Global Reputation

By every measure, the University of Adelaide—a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities—stands tall among the world’s leading institutions of learning and innovation.

Ranked as a top-100 university (QS, 2024), with over 300 partners across 47 countries, our global reach and academic ranking enable us to address the most pressing global challenges.

150 years of research excellence

Top 100 University

Over 300 global partnerships

8 world leading research institutes

International Fellows Award

The International Fellows Award (IFA) is designed to bring some of the very best research minds from around the globe to Adelaide to work with our researchers and students on key global challenges.

Our research impact

Growing plants for space: securing Earth’s sustainable future

University of Adelaide researchers are helping humanity explore among the stars by developing off-Earth agriculture and––in the process––finding interstellar solutions that could transform plant cultivation here at home.

Harnessing AI to revolutionise endometriosis diagnosis

An interdisciplinary research team are using ground-breaking AI technologies to make the historically fraught process of endometriosis diagnosis faster, more cost-effective, and less invasive with IMAGENDO®. 

Restoring lost reefs: bringing oysters back from extinction

With ‘ocean music’ and a multi-species approach, University of Adelaide research is helping restore reefs crucial to the recovery of lost ecosystems.