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  • 149 enrolled award students

  • 3,145 co-publications with collaborators in the region since 2020

  • 45 agreements with 34 partners

  • 1,036 alumni

  • 79 UoA students participated in a mobility experience

  • 48 staff born in the region

* Data as at December 2023

Collaboration in action

  • The Mosaic Company

    Plant growing in soil

    Based at the Ӱֱ of Adelaide’s Waite Campus, thefocuses on the fundamental processes controlling fertiliser efficiency in a wide range of soils globally.

    The, a US-based fertiliser producer and the world’s largest provider of potash and phosphate fertilisers, has been a major industry partner since the Centre’s establishment in 2007.

    “MDz’s 13-year partnership with the Ӱֱ of Adelaide has brought immeasurable value to our company and the growers that depend on our products to increase yields,” said Walt Precourt, Senior Vice President – Strategy and Growth, the Mosaic Company.

    Research at the Centre over the next few years will focus on developing fertilisers with enhanced spreading and handling qualities, and pairing fertilisers with plant traits, biostimulants and microbial technologies for enhanced agronomic efficiency and minimised environmental impacts.

  • Ӱֱ of California, Davis

    Waite Campus plant accelerator

    TheӰֱ of California, Davis (UC Davis)and the Ӱֱ of Adelaide have enjoyed a long-standing and productive partnership. This partnership began through the Ӱֱ of Adelaide’s Department of Wine and Food Science and UC Davis’ Department of Enology and Viticulture, and has expanded in more recent years to include several other disciplines, such as plant sciences, law, and biosciences.

    Since 2019, Ӱֱ of Adelaide researchers have collaborated on 85 research publications with UC Davis researchers. More recently, UC Davis and Ӱֱ of Adelaide researchers were part of an international team which identified anew gene variantin a type of rice that can be modified to improve the performance of the crop. UC Davis is also an international partner in the Ӱֱ of Adelaide-ledCentre for Excellence in Plants for Space.

  • NASA

    Astronaut in space

    The Ӱֱ of Adelaide is proud of its collaborative research and engagement partnership with, which has included the launch of aӰֱ of Adelaide-built satelliteby NASA from Cape Canaveral and collaboration between the two institutes on 99 publications since 2019.

    NASA is also a key partner in the Ӱֱ of Adelaide-ledCentre for Excellence in Plants 4 Space (P4S). P4S is Ӱֱ’s contribution to,withP4S and NASApartnering to develop complete nutrition solutions and on-demand bioproduction technologies that are needed by humans in deep space to break dependence upon resupply.

    NASA has recently announced the selection of three new lunar surface science experiments as part of its Artemis III mission, including the Lunar Dielectric Analyzer, which will search for lunar ice and other volatiles with input from the Ӱֱ of Adelaide’s Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources.

    The Ӱֱ of Adelaide is also a key partner in a project to build Ӱֱ's first lunar rover, with the Ӱֱ'sExterres Facilities being used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space.The ELO2Consortium, which the Ӱֱ is member of, has been chosen by the Federal Government to deliver the national projectto build and operate Ӱֱ’s first lunar rover as part of the Ӱֱn Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Trailblazer Program and supporting NASA’s Artemis missions.

  • Ӱֱ of Nebraska

    Lawyers

    The Ӱֱ of Adelaide is co-leading creation of the world’s first definitive legal text on conflict in space alongside theӰֱ of Nebraska, the Ӱֱ of Exeter, and the Ӱֱ of New South Wales.

    on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operationsis an international research project that will become the definitive document on military and security law as it applies to space.

    In recent years, Ӱֱ of Adelaide students have visited the Ӱֱ of Nebraska as part of theSpace Law and National Security Tour, and Ӱֱ of Nebraska students have visited the Ӱֱ of Adelaide as part of astudy tour to Ӱֱ, with students studying an international law course at the Ӱֱ of Adelaide Law School.

  • Microsoft

    Microsoft apps

    The Ӱֱ of Adelaide’s Ӱֱn Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) has signed aMemorandum of Understandingwith Microsoft to jointly explore how advanced cloud computing, AI, computer vision, and machine learning can be applied in space, beyond Earth’s surface.

    Project AI Off Earth will conduct modelling, emulation and simulation of complex space operations and systems, build algorithms for on-board satellite data processing, develop solutions for the remote operation and optimisation of satellites, constellations and swarms, and address space domain awareness and debris monitoring.

    AIML and Microsoft also intend to use Project AI Off Earth to advocate for STEM careers, advise on structuring STEM traineeships and scholarships, and encourage greater participation by women, underprivileged groups and underrepresented groups.

  • Ӱֱ of Alberta

    Staff collaborating

    TheӰֱ of Albertais one of the Ӱֱ of Adelaide’s key partners, with the two institutions enjoying a long-standing and productive relationship focused on law, health and medical sciences, Indigenous studies, and resource economics.

    Aside from established staff and student exchange programs, the Ӱֱ of Adelaide has also collaborated with researchers from the Ӱֱ of Alberta to produce over 480 co-publications since 2020.

    The Ӱֱ of Alberta is a key partner in the Ӱֱ of Adelaide’sFay Gale Centre for Research on Gender, and was one of the successful applicants in the Ӱֱ of Adelaide’s 2023 Global Partnership Seed Funding Program for itsFoundation relationships for Global First Nations Community of Practiceinitiative.

    This initiative between the two universities will establish a Global First Nations Community of Practice – the first of its kind for the Ӱֱ of Adelaide – which will facilitate information sharing between the two institutions celebrating First Nations knowledge.

  • Clinical trial

    Lab technician working

    Ӱֱ of Adelaide researchers willconduct a clinical trialto help determine the most beneficial dose of steroids for babies born pre-term.

    The clinical trial will be completed as part of an international clinical trial partnership led by McMaster Ӱֱ and the Ӱֱ of Toronto in Canada, and will analyse the effects of a single dose of corticosteroids for babies at risk of pre-term birth.

    The results of this research will impact the care of women and babies in Ӱֱ and around the world, with about 15 million babies born early (before 37 weeks) each year.

  • Detecting cancer DNA

    Microscope

    Researchers from the Ӱֱ of Adelaide and the Ӱֱ of California San Diego have engineered bacteria capable of detecting mutated DNA released from colorectal cancer cells, opening the door tofaster disease detection.

  • Fulbright scholars

    2024 Fulbright Scholars

    The is the flagship foreign exchange scholarship program of the USA aimed at increasing binational research collaboration, cultural understanding, and the exchange of ideas. In 2024, three Ӱֱ of Adelaide graduates in the fields of healthcare systems, dermatology and musical theatre were awarded Fulbright Scholarships.

Partner institutions

  • Dalhousie Ӱֱ
  • HEC Montreal
  • McGill Ӱֱ
  • McMaster Ӱֱ
  • Ӱֱ of Alberta
  • Ӱֱ of British Columbia
  • Ӱֱ of Calgary
  • Ӱֱ of Guelph
  • Ӱֱ of Montreal
  • Ӱֱ of Toronto
  • California Polytechnic State Ӱֱ
  • Colloquy
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Indiana Ӱֱ
  • North Carolina State Ӱֱ
  • Pace Ӱֱ
  • Pitzer College
  • Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
  • Texas A&M Ӱֱ
  • US International Education Association
  • Ӱֱ of California, Davis
  • Ӱֱ of Connecticut
  • Ӱֱ of Dayton
  • Ӱֱ of Maryland
  • Ӱֱ of Pittsburgh
  • Ӱֱ of Southern California
  • Ӱֱ of Vermont
  • Virginia Commonwealth Ӱֱ