Latest news
Search news stories
Enter a keyword to search news.
New treatment for leading cause of blindness in Australia
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a new treatment for the leading cause of blindness in people of working age in Australia.
[Read more about New treatment for leading cause of blindness in Australia]
Superabsorption unlocks key to next generation quantum batteries
Researchers at the University 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
Young achievers are embracing the next stage of their lives by taking up places in programs at the University 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 University continues to focus on catering for the need for professionals in cutting-edge hi-tech industries such as cyber security.
Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments
Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), The University of Queensland, Griffith University, The University 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.
Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology
The University 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 University of Adelaide.
[Read more about Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology]
Medical research funding to treat debilitating diseases
The University 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 ]
Older Australians beat the heat at home
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a guide for older South Australians to help them to keep the temperature in their homes comfortable during summer and winter.
Grants pave the way for further discovery
Twenty-two grants totalling $10,189,703 have been awarded to University of Adelaide researchers from the Federal Government to further their work in diverse areas that will impact people’s lives in Australia and globally.
Witness competence law in the dock
The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the University of Adelaide is inviting views from the community and interested parties as part of its review of the State’s laws regarding the competence of witnesses.
Solving the disappearance of bears and lions with ancient DNA
An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide, suggest a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
[Read more about Solving the disappearance of bears and lions with ancient DNA]