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Realising the trade and investment potential between Thailand and Australia

Bangkok trade

Trade experts are recommending that Australia’s ties with Thailand need to be refreshed in the light of the changing trade and political landscape in South-East Asia.

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Linkage Projects grants foster food industry partnerships

University of Adelaide North Terrace Campus

University of Adelaide researchers investigating a vaccine to protect poultry against salmonella and identifying important plant compounds have been awarded an ARC Linkage Projects grant, designed to foster strategic research partnerships.

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Scottish ogre spotted on campus

Shrek

Everyone’s favourite Scottish ogre will appear on stage when students from the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music deliver their joyous production of Shrek The Musical.

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High lung cancer rates in naval veterans linked to asbestos

HMAS Culgoa Newcastle NSW 23 April 1951 courtesy Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate and National Library Australia

A University of Adelaide and Oxford University study has discovered asbestos exposure led to a higher incidence of asbestos-related lung cancers in British and Australian naval personnel than in other armed forces.

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Supporting lung health with break-through monitoring technology

Research Tuesdays

In this latest Research Tuesdays event, Breathe Easier, researchers will explore the need for further development of tools to monitor one of the most life-sustaining organs – the lung.

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Twenty years of improving rural health

Adelaide Rural Clinical School’s 2023 rural placement students Mitali Rawat, Zakia Saymontee, Lachlan Clarke, Alison Teubner, Elly Schoff, Mansa Sukheja, Emma Lane, and Eden Smith in Port Augusta.

The Adelaide Rural Clinical School (ARCS) is celebrating 20 years since its inaugural rural-placement program for medical students, and two decades of connecting University of Adelaide-trained medical professionals with country communities.

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Tri-lateral alliance set to address critical AUKUS workforce and skilling opportunities

Goodman cres

Defence companies Babcock Australasia (Babcock) and HII (NYSE: HII) have joined forces with the University of Adelaide, Curtin University, and the University of NSW to form the AUKUS Workforce Alliance (AWA) – a dedicated partnership committed to preparing a skilled workforce in support of all steps of Australia’s optimal pathway to sovereign nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS Pillar 1.

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Projects funded to fight systemic racism and inequity

Campus

Two University of Adelaide research projects aiming to improve the cultural safety of Australia’s health system for First Nations people have been awarded Federal Government funding.

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LIEF grants provide vital research infrastructure

Students at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

The University of Adelaide’s technological capacity for research has been bolstered by two Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grants, awarded by the Australian Research Council.

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AI to lighten the load in the fight against bushfires

A controlled burn

Snapping a picture on your next bushwalk could help predict and prevent devastating bushfires, thanks to a new innovative mobile phone app, NOBURN, powered by AI developed by University of Adelaide experts.

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