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LIEF grants provide vital research infrastructure

Students at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's North Terrace campus

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’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 ³ÉÈË´óƬ experts.

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Celebration of Nobel Prize in Literature anniversaries

Patrick White and J.M. Coetzee

A special lineup of authors – including J.M. Coetzee, Helen Garner and Christos Tsiolkas – will take part in a celebration hosted by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ commemorating the Nobel Prize in Literature anniversaries of J.M. Coetzee and Patrick White.

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Researchers funded to pursue new discoveries

Students at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's North Terrace campus

More than $8.4 million has been awarded to 17 ³ÉÈË´óƬ research projects, in the Australian Research Council’s latest round of Discovery Projects grants.

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Future-focused students create STEM-based solutions

Ingenuity cave robot team

³ÉÈË´óƬ students are showing their final year projects at , including the latest version of a cave exploring robot that resembles a spider, improvements to how a NASA robot works and 3D printing to fool facial recognition systems.

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New hope to treat and reverse osteoarthritis

A person experiencing knee pain

Current osteoarthritis treatment manages symptoms rather than addressing the underlying disease, but a new ³ÉÈË´óƬ study has shown the condition may be treatable and reversible.

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Expanded plant phenomics facility to accelerate crop development

Campus

The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), Australia’s national plant phenomics research infrastructure, will receive $60 million in core funding over the next five years to expand its world-leading network of facilities across Australia and accelerate the development of improved crops.

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World-renowned chef visits to boost insect industry

Joseph Yoon

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Waite campus is hosting international edible insect ambassador, chef Joseph Yoon, for two events highlighting the industry-shifting potential of insect agriculture.

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Rhodes Scholar-Elect will solve issues of the future by studying the past

Oliver Douglas

Mr Oliver Douglas has been named as the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 114th Rhodes Scholar-Elect during an event at Government House this October. The prestigious scholarship will enable him to undertake further study at the University of Oxford.

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South Australian researchers join forces with global defence consortium

University building

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the University of South Australia have joined five leading universities in the United Kingdom and United States to support the AUKUS alliance.

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