News: research

Innovative ideas for vital medical issues

Goodman cres

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has received more than $7.5 million in funding to support seven innovative research projects that aim to address major health issues such as bowel and breast cancer, septic shock and malaria.

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Researchers find the snake clitoris

A death adder snake curled up on the ground

An international team of researchers, led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has provided the first anatomical description of the female snake clitoris, in a first-of-its-kind study.

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Partnership blends leading wine research capabilities

Waite campus

Today, Monday 12 December, a partnership between the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the (AWRI) will be cemented with support from . The partnership will benefit the Australian grape and wine sector by improving grape and wine quality and production, and by building business sustainability.

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Multifaceted approach to combat snails in grain crops

Multifaceted approach to combat snails in grain crops

A new $4.6 million national research project led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ in collaboration with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), is set to provide Australian grain growers with new tools and management techniques to combat snails, aiming to minimise losses and improve market opportunities for affected crops.

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Partnership strengthens ties between Nottingham and Adelaide

Professor Shearer West and Professor Peter Høj.

The University of Nottingham and the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have formally launched the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance.

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Leading photonics expert crowned Innovator of the Year

Andre Luiten in the lab.

A ³ÉÈË´óƬ professor who is helping to position South Australia as a hub for photonics and quantum innovation has been named the 2022 South Australian Innovator of the Year.

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Discovery projects’ wide-reaching impact

Students walk around the Barr Smith Library, with a blue sky above.

Fourteen grants totalling $7,269,318 have been awarded to ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers from the Federal Government to continue their work in a range of important areas including health, wine and food production, pollution and nuclear physics.

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Placenta research puts spotlight on early weeks of human pregnancy

Professor Jose Polo

A ³ÉÈË´óƬ-led research project will deliver important new knowledge in the first weeks of human development to help reduce infertility and pregnancy complications.

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PhD student wins major climate change award

Bobbie Lewis Baida

A ³ÉÈË´óƬ PhD candidate doing critical research into the effects of climate change on sheep production is the overall winner of the Premier’s Climate Change Council 2022 SA Climate Leaders Awards.

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Infrastructure funding supports cutting-edge research

Campus

A hydrogen storage facility, a chemistry study system and a site for biotech plants are among five ³ÉÈË´óƬ projects that have received more than $8 million in funding from the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grant scheme.

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