Success Stories

The impact to help the world with a growing problem
According to the United Nations, 850 million people across the world are hungry and this problem is growing. According to Professor Mark Tester at the University of Adelaide, we can make a difference. Professor Mark Tester and his team are part of a global effort to help people feed themselves. A major problem is that the level of salt in the world’s rivers is increasing at an alarming rate. Our own Murray River, for example, is becoming increasingly saline.
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The impact to turn cancer from a sentence into a word
A cure for cancer may be a long way off but Professor Shaun McColl and his team at the University of Adelaide are working towards preventing 90% of cancer related deaths. Imagine the impact of being able to prevent the growth of secondary cancers. A key to combating these insidious complications lies in understanding what controls cell movement through the body - a long term project of the University of Adelaide's Professor Shaun McColl.
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Australia's cultural revolution
In June 2005, the University of Adelaide and the Australian Ballet signed a memorandum of understanding, the aim of which was to increase collaborative endeavour and relations between the two organisations. The Memorandum follows the receipt of a major ARC Linkage Project grant awarded to the University of Adelaide, the Australian Ballet and the National Library of Australia.
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Commercialising insulin-like growth factors
Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) are small, highly-related proteins which stimulate the growth and differentiation of a wide variety of cell types. Professor John Wallace from the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, is an expert on IGFs, which are produced by the liver and circulate in the blood.
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Increasing road safety, preventing injuries
Research in road safety and injury control at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide, contributes to the reduction of the human and economic costs of road crashes. The Centre began life in 1973 as the Road Accident Research Unit (RARU) with the planning and undertaking of an in-depth study of road accidents in the Adelaide metropolitan area.
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Lighting flames for a greener future
Combustion is the very foundation of the world's industrial society. It underpins the current standard of living in the industrial world as well as being a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Turbulence, Energy and Combustion (TEC) group at the University works with industry and international collaborators to develop environmentally responsible, cost-effective energy technologies for industries. The group's members are drawn from the Schools of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering.
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Reducing the risk of complications in late pregnancy
The Research Centre for Reproductive Health and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, through Dr Claire Roberts and Professor Gus Dekker, is receiving $2.37m from the Premier's Science & Research Fund to further their work on Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SA SCOPE).
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