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Researchers funded to pursue new discoveries

Students at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

Posted on Nov 1 2023 by Johnny von Einem

More than $8.4 million has been awarded to 17 �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide research projects, in the �Ӱ�ֱ��n Research Council’s latest round of Discovery Projects grants.

Future-focused students create STEM-based solutions

Posted on Nov 1 2023 by Crispin Savage

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide students are showing their final year projects at , including the latest version of a cave exploring robot that resembles a spider, improvements to how a NASA robot works and 3D printing to fool facial recognition systems.

New hope to treat and reverse osteoarthritis

Posted on Nov 1 2023 by Johnny von Einem

Current osteoarthritis treatment manages symptoms rather than addressing the underlying disease, but a new �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide study has shown the condition may be treatable and reversible.

Expanded plant phenomics facility to accelerate crop development

Posted on Oct 25 2023 by Johnny von Einem

The �Ӱ�ֱ��n Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), �Ӱ�ֱ��’s national plant phenomics research infrastructure, will receive $60 million in core funding over the next five years to expand its world-leading network of facilities across �Ӱ�ֱ�� and accelerate the development of improved crops.

World-renowned chef visits to boost insect industry

Posted on Oct 25 2023 by Poppy Nwosu

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s Waite campus is hosting international edible insect ambassador, chef Joseph Yoon, for two events highlighting the industry-shifting potential of insect agriculture.

Rhodes Scholar-Elect will solve issues of the future by studying the past

Posted on Oct 25 2023 by Poppy Nwosu

Mr Oliver Douglas has been named as the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s 114^th Rhodes Scholar-Elect during an event at Government House this October. The prestigious scholarship will enable him to undertake further study at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Oxford.

South �Ӱ�ֱ��n researchers join forces with global defence consortium

Posted on Oct 25 2023 by Crispin Savage

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide and the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of South �Ӱ�ֱ�� have joined five leading universities in the United Kingdom and United States to support the AUKUS alliance.

Highlighting the importance of girls’ education

Posted on Oct 24 2023 by Poppy Nwosu

The importance of girls’ education will be emphasised during a special public lecture at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide, featuring activist and educator Mr Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was a Nobel Prize winner in 2014.

Festival celebrates student creativity

Posted on Oct 20 2023 by Crispin Savage

Creativity will come to the fore during the festival at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide from 23 to 26 October which showcases live music performances, videos, virtual reality projects, photography and graphic design by students, among other work.

Grants to accelerate research commercialisation

Posted on Oct 19 2023 by Johnny von Einem

Six �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide-led projects have received funding from �Ӱ�ֱ��’s Economic Accelerator (AEA), for a range of research projects, including improved electric-vehicle batteries, efficient hydrogen production and better diabetes treatment.