News: research
Falling Walls Lab Competition 2024
Co-presented by the University of Adelaide (UoA) and the University of South Australia, this year’s Falling Walls Lab competition saw six entrants present innovative solutions to the question, “"As a result of scientific, technological, economic, and sociological breakthroughs, which are the next walls to fall?".
Celebrating the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance
The growing reach and impact of the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance (ANA) was celebrated at the second ANA Symposium, which was hosted by the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom in May 2024.
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Researchers highlighted in Top 250 for 2021
Ten University of Adelaide researchers have been highlighted as Rising Stars of Research (40 researchers under 40), Superstars of Research (for lifetime performance), and as leaders in their field.
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Serving up healthy plant-based food research with new flavour facility
Researchers from the University of Nottingham and University of Adelaide have joined forces to launch a new international food flavour facility to improve the taste of sustainable, healthy, plant-based food and ingredients.
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Students honoured in NASA Robotics Challenge
A diverse team of undergraduate and honours students has been awarded third prize and US$75,000 in the NASA Space Robotics Challenge , as well as an Innovation Award for its work on critical challenges in the competition.
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Winner of Three Minute Thesis Competition
PhD student Trang Thi Thu Nguyen (Centre for Global Food and Resources), from Vietnam, is the winner of the University's Three Minute Thesis competition.
Australia/Malaysia webinar series
A University of Adelaide professor will be speaking as part of a series of webinars to share experiences on the delivery of online education and research during COVID-19 and discuss sustainable, innovative approaches to quality online education for a future beyond the current pandemic settings.
New collaborative International Research Laboratory launched
CROSSING is a collaboration between the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, the University of South Australia, IMT Atlantique, and Naval Group.
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Hugh Stretton Oration: In Conversation with Glyn Davis event
On Thursday 18 February, the University of Adelaide's Stretton Institute hosted the inaugural Hugh Stretton Oration: On Life's Lottery, featuring Professor Glyn Davis AC and a panel discussion held in the historic Elder Hall.
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Photonics COVID-19 project awarded funding by Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
The University has been awarded funding for research in diagnosing COVID-19.