Research set to transform farm practices
A South Australian researcher says Australia is on the cusp of the biggest transformation of its farming landscape since the arrival of Europeans.
View ArticleWater research looks at underground supplies
A study focused in the Willunga basin will try to find out which of South Australia's underground water resources are most sustainable.
View ArticleSARDI says merger plan progressing
The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) hopes it is close to finalising an agreement to merge with Adelaide University.
View ArticleBetter times see growing interest in farming careers
With drought now a memory, more secondary school students are turning to vocational and TAFE training in agriculture.
View ArticleSA Premier rejects nuclear argument
A nuclear power advocate thinks it is inevitable Australia will embrace nuclear energy, but the SA Premier rejects that.
View ArticleNew uni campus opens in Port Augusta
The University of Adelaide has opened its new campus in Port Augusta.
View ArticleReport says SA growth needs more than mining
The Centre for Economic Studies is warning against pinning SA's future prosperity on a mining boom.
View ArticleRegional student teacher placements urged
The Australian Education Union is backing a call for a rural placements scheme for student teachers in South Australia.
View ArticleAcademic talks up wind energy potential
An academic says South Australia has the potential to almost triple the electricity produced from wind energy.
View ArticleResearchers study antibiotic resistance
Scientists at Adelaide University are leading national research on the levels of antibiotic resistance in livestock and pets.
View ArticleResearchers say bees boost crop yields
Researchers say increasing native bee populations in broadacre crops can boost yields by up to 30 per cent.
View ArticleNew trade training centre opens
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Paul Caica says a new trade training centre in the APY Lands will enhance local students' employment opportunities.
View ArticleVision and care emerge from the red dust
Vital health services have endured the years and grown in the red dust of the outback.
View ArticleResearch centre honours pioneering scientist
A research centre at Adelaide University is being named in honour of the pioneering scientist Reg Sprigg.
View ArticleUni campuses share in $18m
UniSA's Mount Gambier and Whyalla campuses will get $18 million to help students be better prepared for jobs.
View ArticleSmelter changes sideline EPA, says scientist
An environmental scientist says standards for Port Pirie's lead smelter in SA could be compromised because the EPA will be sidelined.
View ArticleUni fears capped dentistry student numbers
The vice-chancellor at Charles Sturt University says a proposal to restrict the number of students studying dentistry will hurt regional communities.
View ArticleRegional TAFE cuts to be determined
TAFE SA has promised no current regional students will be affected when 150 jobs are cut due to restructuring of the organisation over the next 18 months.
View ArticleFree for all to cost 150 TAFE jobs
Plans to cut 150 jobs from across TAFE SA follow increased competition from the introduction of the Skills for All program, which provides students with free or reduced-cost courses.
View ArticleAdelaide University to boost animal research
Adelaide University is spending $50 million to expand animal research at its Roseworthy and Waite campuses.
View ArticleRegional study heats up
It is hoped a study being done by the University of Adelaide on the impacts of extreme heat on regional communities will help to form future government policies.
View ArticleStudents design water quality app
Seven students of Carnegie Mellon University in Adelaide have developed an app to help the South Australian Environment Department record groundwater samples in remote areas.
View ArticleCourse opens Indigenous pathway to legal careers
A pioneering TAFE course is working to bridge the gap between secondary school and entering law school for Indigenous Australians.
View ArticleAboriginal law students breaking barriers to education
Attending law school has been out of reach for many Aboriginal students across South Australia, but a program offering pathways to legal careers could be set to change this.
View ArticleNative planting might help fight vine pests
It is hoped research on Australian native plants might lead to reduced chemical use in vineyards.
View ArticleCouncil engineers study plan
The Port Pirie council has begun talks with the University of South Australia to enable people to study engineering in the Spencer Gulf city.
View ArticleRemote students hampered by internet problems
Slow internet speeds are hampering education services in remote areas, says the Isolated Children's Parents' Association.
View ArticleBe afraid: Study to teach fear to native animals
Researchers will try to teach native animals in the outback to fear feral predators such as foxes and cats.
View ArticleStudy shines spotlight on farm suicide
A University of New England study is looking into the impact of suicide and accidental death on farming families.
View ArticleRegional students able to study early childhood education
For the first time, the University of South Australia will offer a degree in early childhood education at its Mount Gambier and Whyalla campuses.
View ArticleHope for regional youth to access mental health help online
Flinders University is leading a program to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in rural and regional areas.
View ArticleVideo conferencing effective in mental health services delivery, but Medicare...
A researcher is urging mental health services provided by video conferencing be covered by Medicare.
View ArticleC. J. Dennis biography gives new insight into Australian writer's talent and...
Almost a century after his classic work The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke was published, a new biography reveals poet and author C.J. Dennis had a prolific output despite struggling with alcoholism,...
View ArticleGiant cuttlefish research finding criticised by Marine Society of South...
A marine interest group has condemned giant cuttlefish research in South Australia as scientifically flawed, but the scientist involved has defended it.
View ArticleScience teachers go back to school, looking to inspire students
Science teachers converge on Canberra to learn more about inspiring the next generation of scientists and researchers.
View ArticleYouth put 'Hands Up' to take ownership of their own education. Apply for a...
Young people need to put their hands up and take ownership of their education.
View ArticleEarthquake prediction: Adelaide professor says science advancing rapidly
Long warned about the earthquake risk due to fault lines across Adelaide, the city's residents are assured the science of predicting jolts is advancing rapidly.
View ArticleSpeed limit reductions proposed for more country roads in South Australia,...
There is a renewed push to reduce the speed limit on some regional roads in South Australia after earlier cuts reduced road trauma.
View ArticleRemote APY Trade Training Centre offers life-long learning foundations,...
A training centre in the remote APY Lands of outback South Australia passes 1,000 enrolments since being established about three years ago.
View ArticleCorella pest control efforts turn to citizen science project to map and...
A citizen science project is the latest effort as South Australians try to find effective ways to manage rampaging flocks of corellas, which often leave a trail of damage.
View ArticleArrium: Economic modelling finds grim SA impact if Whyalla steelworks closes
Any closure of Arrium's Whyalla steelworks would lead to more than 5,000 job losses across South Australia and cost the state's economy as much as $770 million, an economic study finds.
View ArticleGeothermal power project closes in SA as technology deemed not financially...
Energy company Geodynamics closes its geothermal power test project in the Cooper Basin, with the technology working but revenue failing to outweigh the cost.
View ArticleResearchers buoyed and baffled by breeding pattern of banded stilt in outback...
An Australian bird is breeding more than first thought - but researchers are no closer to understanding how it reads the weather from thousands of kilometres away.
View ArticleHow digital mining and old-fashioned supply and demand made 2017 shine
After four or five years in the doldrums, 2017 was by most definitions a good year for Australia's mining sector and its race to perfect its future in the digital mine.
View ArticleUniversity of Adelaide and UniSA decide against merger
The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia decide against merging after failing to reach an agreement during collaboration talks.
View ArticleFamily history sets record straight on women's role in agriculture
A farmer was surprised to learn his great-grandmother took over the station in 1919, but a historian says women in farming have been overlooked.
View ArticleInternational students groups call for action on cheating to get into...
International student associations call for more regulation of overseas migration agents as they reveal cheating on English tests required for Australian universities can be common practice.
View ArticleFossils of giant new species of sea creature found on South Australia's...
The fossils of a giant new species of sea creature are discovered on South Australia's Kangaroo Island and with its formidable legs with spines used for crushing and shredding food, scientists are...
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