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Burnside bins to lead in understanding food waste

wheelie bins

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are about to dive deep into green, red and yellow household bins in the City of Burnside to understand food waste behaviour through micro-auditing the contents and tracking seasonal variations.

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Greater COVID-19 consultation needed to avoid economic losses

hotel room

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) is urging the State Government to consider a more consultative approach with industry in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid the disruption and losses by the hotel sector.

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide appoints Professor Peter Høj as Vice-Chancellor

Professor Peter Høj AC

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide today announced it has appointed Professor Peter Høj AC as its new Vice-Chancellor and President for a five-year term, to commence on 8 February 2021.

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Virtual careers precinct sparks student interest

Virtual Careers Precinct

Avatars and gaming will help guide students through education pathways into industry in a new virtual careers precinct. It will encourage students into STEM and help them discover more opportunities as part of the workforce of the future.

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Sia Furler Institute appoints its first Artist-in-Residence

Jon Lemon in mixing booth

One of the world’s leading live-sound music engineers has become the first Artist-in Residence at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Sia Furler Institute of Contemporary Music and Media.

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Uni of Adelaide student named Young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n of the Year

Isobel Marshall

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide congratulates social entrepreneur and ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide medical student Isobel Marshall for being named Young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n of the Year for 2021.

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Fish sex organs boosted under high-CO2

Triplefin fish near underwater vent

Research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found that some species of fish will have higher reproductive capacity because of larger sex organs, under the more acidic oceans of the future.

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Clamping down on abuse of Powers of Attorney

Signing a legal document

The independent South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is recommending changes to South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n law and practice regarding Powers of Attorney.

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New discovery in breast cancer treatment

breast cancer research diagram

Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.

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Robotics students face final challenge

NASA Robotics  Challenge team

A team of undergraduate and honours students from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has been selected to go through to the final stage of the NASA Space Robotics Challenge. They are the only ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n team to have made it through to the final.

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