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Early 2021 Internship opportunities - applications closing soon

Posted on Jan 14 2021 by admin

There are currently a large number of internships ready to start in early 2021 available on CareerHub. See a selection here and apply today.

A letter to my Year 12 self – Sophie Dolling

Posted on Jan 14 2021 by admin

"If I were to have my time at uni again there are a few things I wish I knew…"

Ancient DNA research reveals evolutionary secrets of Game of Thrones dire wolves

Artwork credit: Mauricio Antón/Nature. Caption: Somewhere in Southwestern North America during the late Pleistocene, a pack of dire wolves (Canis dirus) are feeding on their bison kill, while a pair of grey wolves (Canis lupus) approach in the hopes of scavenging. One of the dire wolves rushes in to confront the grey wolves, and their confrontation allows a comparison of the bigger, larger-headed and reddish-brown dire wolf with its smaller, grey relative.

Posted on Jan 14 2021 by admin

University of Adelaide scientists have sequenced the ancient DNA of dire wolf fossils for the first time and uncovered new secrets of the animal made famous by the TV show Game of Thrones.