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Duckweed is the fastest-growing flowering plant, but new knowledge of duckweed genetics discovered by Adelaide University researchers could lead to even faster growing rates. The research team, led by Professor Nikolai Borisjuk at the Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering in Kyiv, Ukraine, described for the first time the architecture of the duckweed 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) chromosomal ...

Two of Adelaide University’s brightest researchers will head to the US after being awarded 2026 Fulbright Scholarships. Dr Brandon Stretton, School of Medicine, was named the South Australia Scholar and will head to New York University (NYU) Langone Health to explore how advanced AI can deliver high fidelity clinical education, personalised feedback and decision support.

Published in Regional Studies, the research examined the future direction of population growth across Australia’s capital cities, regional centres and rural areas, as the pandemic reshapes where households and firms choose to locate. Australia’s population has become increasingly concentrated in major capital cities over recent decades and many regional centres have experienced population decline. ...

A new study from Adelaide University’s Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) has found speed limits in Australia are not sufficiently matched to the risk to road users should a crash occur. CASR Senior Research Fellow Dr Sam Doecke and Deputy Director Associate Professor Matthew Baldock analysed eight years of data from South Australia and New South Wales to calculate the fatal crash rate by...

Dedicated teaching staff at Adelaide University have been recognised for outstanding contributions to student learning at the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). The Awards, established in 1997, promote excellence in learning and teaching in all aspects of higher education by celebrating programs and practices that support students and enhance learning.