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Zinc–iodine battery with outstanding stability now a reality

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a new dry electrode for aqueous batteries which delivers cathodes with more than double the performance of iodine and lithium-ion batteries.

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Adelaide University appoints new Vice Chancellor

Professor Nicola Phillips

Following a comprehensive global search, Australia’s new major university announces Professor Nicola Phillips as its new Vice Chancellor and President (Vice Chancellor) with effect from 12 January 2026.

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The monotreme sex gene is unlike that of all other mammals

An echidna

Researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, University of Queensland and Monash University, have discovered that the genetic mechanism that determines sex in monotremes is different from all other mammals.

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AI study-help app wins Tech eChallenge

Quixly

An AI-powered app that transforms educational materials into personalised learning tools has taken out the top prize in the University of Adelaide’s Tech eChallenge program.

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Exploring how social forces are shaping the menu

An image of food on a table.

As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, researchers are exploring the impact of food systems.

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Royal honours for University community

Students at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

The exceptional work of more than 20 staff, alumni, and affiliates from the University of Adelaide’s community has been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday honours.

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What’s driving the rise of NLM wines?

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New research from Adelaide Business School at the University of Adelaide provides a framework for understanding the growing consumer interest in no, low and mid (NLM) alcohol wines.

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WA to implement University’s risk-reduction system UNHaRMED

Bushfire south Western Australia credit Philip Thurston

The Western Australian Government has awarded a $2.2 million contract to a University of Adelaide research group to implement UNHaRMED – a natural hazard risk reduction approach and decision support system – in the state.

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New program targets oral health and language revival in APY Lands

Mobile Language Team

A new art-driven pilot program by the University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team (MLT) is helping improve oral hygiene among Anangu (Aboriginal) children in remote communities while strengthening the Yankunytjatjara language on the APY Lands.

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Counting the cost of Long COVID and ME/CFS

A man lays on his arm at a desk

In just one year, Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) cost the German economy €63.1 billion (AU$111 billion), or about 1.5 per cent GDP, according to a new German-Australian study.

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