News: bushfires

Experts available for holiday season

Students at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

Over the summer holiday season the following University of Adelaide researchers are available to comment on their areas of expertise. 

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Study from “Black Tuesday” bushfires finds link to PTSD

A bushfire burns through vegetation, with dark smoke above.

New research published in the Australian Journal of Rural Health has shown people who are forced to relocate after a bushfire are at a higher risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD.

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Rare Kangaroo Island dunnart under threat from feral cats

A rare Kangaroo Island dunnart in its natural habitat. Photo by Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

A study involving researchers from the University of Adelaide has found that feral cats are putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart – a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island – to the brink of extinction.

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When smoke gets in your vines

Bagging grapes to stop smoke taint

University of Adelaide researchers have found a promising new technology for overcoming smoke taint in grapes – a serious issue for grape and wine producers worldwide in the wake of recent devastating fires that have led to ruined and smoke-affected fruit and in some cases the loss of whole vineyards.

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Bushfire blaze raises bee extinction forecasts

The golden-green carpenter bee (

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five-fold after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to new research.

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Supporting the recovery of Adelaide Hills wildlife

Image of an antechinus

Wildlife ecologist Dr Jasmin Packer from the University of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences, has lent her voice to the long-haul recovery of the habitat devastated by the recent Adelaide Hills bushfire, which is home to endangered species and wildlife. 

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Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival

Two koalas in tree

A University of Adelaide-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.

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Bushfire response

Donations from St Andrew's Hospital Australian Bushfires

In challenging times, communities come together to support their own. In one of Australia’s most severe bushfire seasons, here’s how we’re helping – and how University staff can, too. Find out more about our bushfire response so far.

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University assists bushfire affected grape growers and winemakers

Hickinbotham Roseworthy Lab, Waite campus

The University of Adelaide is offering assistance to wine producers affected by the bushfires in the Adelaide Hills.

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