Latest news

Search news stories

Enter a keyword to search news.

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide community recognised in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Day Honours

Helen Marshall

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide congratulates alumni, staff and friends recognised in the 2022 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Day Honours list.

[Read more about ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide community recognised in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Day Honours]

Post-COVID – POTS may impact an already struggling health system

Image of unwell person

As ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ struggles with rising infection rates from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are grappling with the likely aftermath of the pandemic, especially for people suffering from illnesses such as long COVID.

[Read more about Post-COVID – POTS may impact an already struggling health system ]

Citizens recruited to unlock the secret lives of echidnas

Echidna image

Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Environment Institute and members of the general public have recorded the largest number of echidna sightings across ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ to aid in the conservation of the iconic mammal.

[Read more about Citizens recruited to unlock the secret lives of echidnas]

SA Drought Hub announces appointment of Director

SA Drought Hub new Director Dr Stephen Lee

The South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub has announced the appointment of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Dr Stephen Lee as its Director.

[Read more about SA Drought Hub announces appointment of Director]

New treatment for leading cause of blindness in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥

Professor Robert Casson examines a patient's eyes.

Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have developed a new treatment for the leading cause of blindness in people of working age in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

[Read more about New treatment for leading cause of blindness in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥]

Superabsorption unlocks key to next generation quantum batteries

battery

Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and their overseas partners have taken a key step in making quantum batteries a reality. They have successfully proved the concept of superabsorption, a crucial idea underpinning quantum batteries.

[Read more about Superabsorption unlocks key to next generation quantum batteries ]

New cohort on course to make history

Aleesa Harmse

Young achievers are embracing the next stage of their lives by taking up places in programs at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide that will set them up as leaders of the future. Demand for programs in core areas such as health remains strong, and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ continues to focus on catering for the need for professionals in cutting-edge hi-tech industries such as cyber security.

[Read more about New cohort on course to make history]

Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments

Dr Erin Brazel in the lab

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Queensland, Griffith ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital (USA), have unlocked a key to making existing frontline antibiotics work again against the deadly bacteria that cause pneumonia.

[Read more about Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments ]

Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology

Glass developed by IPAS for the image chamber of Coretec’s CSpace 3D volumetric display.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) has partnered with The Coretec Group, Inc. to develop a glass to be used in the US company’s CSpace, a 3D static volumetric display technology.  This project will be jointly funded by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

[Read more about Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology]

Medical research funding to treat debilitating diseases

Image of vials in a medical laboratory

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has been awarded more than $6.6 million in research grants from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) to support targeted research on new ways to treat chronic and life-limiting diseases.

[Read more about Medical research funding to treat debilitating diseases ]