Research impact stories

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Discover the latest breakthroughs

Adelaide University delivers locally embedded, globally relevant research with impact. As a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight, and with more than 60 research groups, we lead world-class discovery of scale and focus.

Our work is guided by five Signature Research Themes: Creative & Cultural; Defence and National Security; Food, Agriculture & Wine; Personal and Societal Health; and Sustainable Green Transition.

Converting wave power to electricity

Climate change and coastal erosion are two big, intractable problems facing our planet. Fortunately, Adelaide University’s wave power research group offers an innovative approach to solve both.

Developing the first drug for multi-organ radiation protection

A pharmaceutical breakthrough at Adelaide University is showing promise in both multi-organ radiation protection and cancer treatment.

Discovering genetic causes of disease

Researchers are building on years of discoveries with another breakthrough: that the origins of cerebral palsies, long thought to result from labour or delivery complications, can be tracked to changes in our DNA.

Adelaide University researchers testing genetic causes of disease

Growing plants for space

Adelaide University researchers are helping humanity explore among the stars by developing off-Earth agriculture and – in the process – finding interstellar solutions that could transform plant cultivation here at home.

Harnessing AI to revolutionise endometriosis diagnosis

An interdisciplinary research team from Adelaide University are using ground-breaking AI technologies to make endometriosis diagnosis faster, more cost-effective, and less invasive with IMAGENDO®.

Lifting IVF success rates

From embryology training courses to groundbreaking research, Adelaide University is taking a comprehensive approach to improving IVF.

Making beer more sustainable

Adelaide University and Coopers Brewery have teamed up to make beer production better for the environment.

Revolutionising renewable energy storage

Australia’s premier chemistry and materials scientist, Professor Shizhang Qiao, is advancing renewable energy through his first-ever innovations in catalysis and aqueous batteries.