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Law alumni win prestigious international fellowships

Law Fellowships

Three of the University of Adelaide’s brightest young law graduates are heading overseas on prestigious fellowships that will see them further their studies and broaden their career horizons.

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Student ambassador displays entrepreneurial passion

Onnie Chan

A talented immersive media specialist is the University of Adelaide‘s next ThincLab Chief Student Entrepreneur. Onnie Chan will serve as an ambassador for ThincLab – the University's business incubator – and inspire students, alumni and staff to pursue an entrepreneurial path to enhance their future career prospects.

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Dilmah Chairman visits for tea and wine

Dilmah Chairman Dilhan C Fernando and Associate Professor Susan Bastian

The University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Susan Bastian has invited Dilmah Tea Chairman Dilhan C. Fernando to Adelaide to share insights into the terroir properties of Australian and Barossa wines and Dilmah Ceylon teas.

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Study reveals winning combination for sports-related shoulder injuries

Photo of Dr Timothy Lathlean holding a gym weight.

Starting a robust exercise program sooner after surgery could prevent patients with dislocated shoulders from sustaining a repeat injury and help them return to sport faster.

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Endangered bats’ ruling roost discovered in Fiji

A Pacific Sheath-tailed Bat. Credit: Kristofer Helgen

A cave containing thousands of endangered Pacific Sheath-tailed bats has been discovered on Vanua Balavu, an island on the remote Lau archipelago in Fiji.

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Survey gathers insights into withdrawal effects from stopping antidepressants

Photo of young man holding pills

University of Adelaide researchers are taking a closer look at the problems some people experience when stopping antidepressants, with the aim of using the research to improve services and supports for patients.

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Transformative gift will support future excellence in engineering

Photo of Pamela Wall

South Australian philanthropist Pamela Wall has donated $5 million to the University of Adelaide to establish an endowed academic chair: the Ian and Pamela Wall Chair in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. This extraordinarily large and generous gift will kickstart the University of Adelaide’s 150th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign.

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National partnership to harness analytics for grains RD&E

GRDC manager enabling technologies John Rivers; The University of Queensland Emeritus Professor Kaye Basford, Professor of Biometry; University of Adelaide Dr Julian Taylor, Biometry Hub; and Curtin University’s Professor Mark Gibberd, Director, Centre for Crop and Disease Management; represent the strategic partners for the Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI) initiative.

Australian growers will benefit from a renewed focus on grains research, development and extension (RD&E) data and insights with the announcement of a five-year strategic partnership aimed at harnessing analytics to drive the sector’s profitability and global competitiveness.

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Environment and green technology projects funded

Students at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

Early-career researchers working to address global environment and climate-change issues were among the 10 University of Adelaide projects awarded as part of the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Research Award scheme.

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Lecture by Julia Gillard explores childhood education and care

Julia Gillard

In this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture, the former Prime Minister will explore the importance of delivering quality childhood development support in South Australia.

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