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A Decade of Innovation: Celebrating The Braggs Building's 10th Anniversary
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The University of Adelaide celebrates a decade of scientific achievements with the 10th anniversary of The Braggs Building, a $100 million state-of-the-art facility named after Nobel Laureates Sir William Henry Bragg and Sir William Lawrence Bragg. A hub for groundbreaking research and innovation, The Braggs, housing the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), symbolizes the university's commitment to scientific excellence.
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John Bruning received the 2023 Oracle Research Fellowship for groundbreaking Alzheimer's research
Dr John B. Bruning has been honoured with the prestigious 2023 Oracle Research Fellowship for his groundbreaking work in Alzheimer's research at the University of Adelaide. With warpDOCK, a cloud platform for virtual drug discovery, Dr Bruning's dedicated team engages in the rapid screening of billions of molecules, dramatically accelerating the drug development process.
Opening of the Centre of Light for Life at The University of Adelaide
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The Centre of Light for Life opened its doors on the 21st of February, marking the beginning of a new era of advanced research and innovation. Under the leadership of ARC Laureate Fellow Prof. Kishan Dholakia, the Centre aims to pioneer cutting-edge optical imaging and sensing techniques within its dedicated laboratories located in the Engineering, Math, and Sciences building on the North Terrace Campus.
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ARC Linkage Grants underline ability to partner with industry
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The University of Adelaide has been awarded $1,405,458 in linkage grants by the Australian Research Council (ARC) to undertake two projects that aim to reduce the uncertainties of capturing and storing CO₂ and to create a new class of optical fibre that will enable the future quantum internet.
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Manufacturing advances bring material back in vogue
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One of the world’s most important artificial materials is back in vogue because scientists are harnessing its properties for new and diverse future applications such as space navigation and farming.
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IPAS Celebrates Two Outstanding Women as Superstars of STEM for 2023-24
In a remarkable acknowledgment of excellence, two distinguished members of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) at the University of Adelaide, Associate Professor Tara Pukala and Dr Sarah Scholten, have been named among Australia's Superstars of STEM for the 2023-24 period.
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