News: Environment Institute
Community-led marine restoration project to address algae bloom
A reef restoration project led by University of Adelaide researchers is to be expanded across South Australia to learn how we can address the ongoing algal bloom, with new funding announced by the South Australian Government.
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Symposium to focus on greening urban areas for the future
With the climate in Adelaide metropolitan area predicted to be warmer and drier, experts are concerned about the potential impact on a rapidly growing urban population.
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New research future on Kangaroo Island
The University of Adelaide has partnered with the state government to build a state-of-the-art research facility on Kangaroo Island.
A Periodic Table of Food for better health globally
University of Adelaide researchers are contributing to a global effort to quantify the makeup of the world’s food supply, enabling data-driven solutions to human and planetary health challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change and malnutrition.
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Leading environmental scientist takes the reins
Plant, ecological and evolutionary geneticist, Professor Andrew Lowe will lead the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute as its newly appointed Director.
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Trees are better for us than we realise
The University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute and Green Adelaide will host an evening with pioneering environmentalist Jon Dee, highlighting the health-giving potential of trees.
Shining a light on dark web wildlife trade
A huge amount of wildlife is traded on the internet, with e-commerce marketplaces, private forums and messaging apps being the most popular means to sell and buy live animals, plants, fungi and their parts and products online.
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There’s something fishy about flake sold in South Australia
It is a popular takeaway choice at fish and chip shops, but new research has revealed threatened species of shark are being sold as flake at some outlets across South Australia.
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New inexpensive method to detect lime in soil
University of Adelaide scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to detect and measure very low concentrations of agricultural lime in soils, which is generally a time consuming and difficult exercise.
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Echidna conservation science initiative a finalist in Eureka Awards
The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) is a finalist in the Australian Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes.
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