News: achievements
International recognition for Highly Cited Researchers
More than 20 University of Adelaide researchers have been recognised for their outstanding work in the Clarivate annual global list of Highly Cited Researchers (HCR). The HCR list is primarily based on citation activity, with successful academics authoring multiple highly cited papers which rank in the top 1 per cent by references for their fields. Read more.
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Chris Powell Medal
Darwinaji Subarkah (School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences) was awarded the Chris Powell Medal by the Geological Society of Australia (Tectonics and Structural Geology Group). The medal is awarded every two years for an outstanding research paper arising from postgraduate research on some aspect of structural geology or tectonics.
Best wine education provider
Jill Bauer (School of Agricultural Science) has received the Best Wine Education Provider award and Syuzanna Mosikyan received Best Wine Student at the 2024 Wine Communicator Awards. Read more.
2024 AmCham Alliance Award in Artificial Intelligence
Professor Simon Lucey (Australian Institute for Machine Learning) has been awarded the 2024 AmCham Alliance Award in Artificial Intelligence. These awards recognise and celebrate the next generation of Australian and American pioneers on the technological frontiers, creating economic prosperity and building people-to-people engagement in the alliance.
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PhD Research Excellence Award
Dr Mary Brushe (School of Public Health) has been awarded the PhD Research Excellence Award at the South Australian Government’s SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards. Read more.
2024 UNESCO Adelaide City of Music International Collaboration Award
Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini, Associate Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs at the Elder Conservatorium of Music was announced winner of the 2024 UNESCO Adelaide City of Music International Collaboration Award at this year's SA Music Awards in recognition of his sustained commitment to building creative and professional relationships with South Korea. Read more.
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University named in top five for AFR rankings
The University has been recognised as one of the top tertiary institutions in the country, ranking fifth with an overall score of 78 in The Australian Financial Review’s Best University Rankings. Read more.
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ARC LIEF scheme
Professor Gavin Rowell, Professor Paul Jackson, Professor Nigel Spooner (School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences), Dr Andreas Boes (School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and IPAS), and Professor Andre Luiten (IPAS) are the University's five successful recipients of the ARC LIEF scheme and have been awarded over $5 million of funding. Read more.
Student awarded SA Young Australian of the Year
Amber Brock-Fabel, University of Adelaide’s Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) student majoring in Psychology and Criminology, has been awarded 2025 Young Australian of the Year for South Australia. Read more.
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Images of Learning and Teaching competition
Associate Professor Emma George (School of Allied Health Science and Practice) is the staff winner of the Images of Learning and Teaching competition with her photograph Rolling with consumers and lived experience in occupational therapy. Read more.
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