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Alien organisms – hitchhikers of the galaxy?
 
    
      Scientists warn, without good biosecurity measures ‘alien organisms’ on Earth may become a reality stranger than fiction.
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Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem
 
    
      A University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem.
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Education can mitigate COVID-19 employment shocks
 
    
      More support for education and training of young people is the key to offsetting the employment shocks of pandemics like COVID-19, according to the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES).
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Open Universities Australia announces the arrival of University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø degrees to the marketplace
 
    
      Open Universities Australia is today celebrating the arrival of one of Australia’s leading universities to the marketplace, with the first University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø degree program now open for enrolments.
Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation
 
    
      Researchers at the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Law School are surveying Murray Darling Basin stakeholders about their beliefs regarding water trading and ownership of water rights to help inform future policy.
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Ironing out the cause of Alzheimer’s disease
University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers have found important evidence supporting their theory that a deficiency of active iron in the brain is an important factor in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Consumers hungry for information on new ways of producing food
 
    
      Consumers want to learn more about new ways of producing food, even if the technologies used to produce those foods are broadly acceptable to the public.
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Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth
 
    
      New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.
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Vulnerable people to have better access to justice
 
    
      Vulnerable people who have difficulty communicating should have better assistance when accessing the justice system according to a new report.
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Improving IVF success: research shines a light on embryo health
 
    
      A team led by the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has developed a new diagnostic tool that has the potential to improve IVF success rates for hopeful parents.
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