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New modelling simulates 2021 unemployment rate and incidence of Housing Affordability Stress
New economic modelling on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic shows that once COVID-19 government support interventions end, total unemployment in 2021 could peak at 1.752 million under the most severe of three scenarios modelled.
New wheat and barley genomes will help feed the world
An international research collaboration, including scientists from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Waite Research Institute, has unlocked new genetic variation in wheat and barley – a major boost for the global effort in breeding higher-yielding wheat and barley varieties.
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Shellfish reef project wins Eureka Prize
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide marine ecologists are among a team of scientists awarded a Eureka Prize for their research towards rebuilding ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s lost shellfish reefs.
Space research centre renamed after ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n astronaut
The Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources is the new title for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide centre spearheading how to optimise the sustainable use of off-Earth resources.
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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is home to world-leading researchers
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s ability to attract talent to South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and nurture world-leading researchers has been further confirmed by the latest list of the world’s most influential researchers.
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Earthquake testing aims to protect Adelaide’s heritage
Researchers are simulating the effects of an earthquake on historic buildings in a bid to protect Adelaide’s heritage.
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Exploring the origins of wine regionality
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is bringing together experts from around the world in a two-day virtual conference to discuss the science that creates and defines regionality in wine.
Three Fellows elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences
Three ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have been elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences.
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Are our soils healthy enough to grow our own food?
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers at the Waite campus have surveyed soil health across the Adelaide region to uncover the potential for food crops to be grown in an urban environment.
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Shining a light on the issue of wine fraud
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating wine – a potential solution against the estimated billions of dollars’ worth of wine fraud globally, but also offering a possible means of building regional branding.
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