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New music festival AdeLOUD promises unapologetically noisy day on campus

Genesis Owusu

A new student-led music festival, AdeLOUD, is turning up the sound at the University of Adelaide for its 150th year, presenting incredible international, national and local acts including Genesis Owusu, Elsy Wameyo, Nooriyah, and JamesJamesJames.

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Awards night abuzz with praise for citizen science program

Three women stand on a stage with an award

A citizen science program increasing the knowledge of Australia's diverse ecosystems has been recognised at the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

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Women political leaders celebrate suffrage

Women in the House

Elder Hall was home to a moment in history last night, bringing together powerful and prominent Australian female figures to celebrate 130 years of women’s suffrage in South Australia, coinciding with the University of Adelaide’s 150th anniversary.

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More international experience visits campus

International Fellows 2

Two more International Fellows visited the University of Adelaide North Terrace campus in July.

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Turning up the heat on dragonfly sight

Dragonfly

University of Adelaide researchers and collaborators from Lund University in Sweden have made a breakthrough in understanding how dragonflies' brains work.

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Surprising spin offs of slowing down wind turbines

Dr Rey Chin

The cost effectiveness of wind farms could be significantly improved by reducing the speed of wind turbines that are clustered together, which could improve their longevity and also reduce noise pollution.

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Tropical plants discovered in Tasmania’s ancient Polar Forest

Miriam Slodownik at the Lowana outcrop credit Gregory Jordan

New remains of a 53-million-year-old polar forest have been unearthed near Macquarie Harbour in western Tasmania, unveiling previously unknown ancestral origins of rainforest plants in the southern polar region.

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Waite 100 Whisky wins bronze

Waite 100 Whisky

The University of Adelaide’s inaugural whisky release, the Waite 100 Whisky, was awarded bronze at the 2024 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards.

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Research centre funded for global control of two serious infections in young people

Students at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

University of Adelaide researchers have received $3 million for a new research centre set to determine the most effective immunisation program using one vaccine to protect against both meningococcal disease and gonorrhoea.

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Silicon chip propels 6G communications forward

Multiplexer

A team of scientists has unlocked the potential of 6G communications with a new polarisation multiplexer. This allows multiple data streams to be transmitted simultaneously over the same frequency band, effectively doubling data capacity.

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