Vice-Chancellor's message
The annual University Awards for Outstanding Achievement are a highlight of the University calendar: it’s an opportunity for us to get together to shine a light on our achievements, and celebrate the absolute excellence we have within our own University of Adelaide community.
Each nominee this year has made a demonstrable contribution in support of research, teaching, or community engagement, and done so while embracing and exemplifying our University values of Integrity, Respect, Collegiality, Excellence and Discovery.
It is my pleasure to share with you the recipients of the 2025 University Awards for Outstanding Achievement, announced at the event on 19 November.
An Enhanced Student Experience
- Gabriel Azpilcueta, Education Transformation, DASE
- Tasty Tuesday, ABLE Faculty Office; and School of Social Sciences, ABLE
A culture of service innovation and excellence
- Dr Sarah Gilbert, Research Infrastructure and Platforms, DRI
- Global Engagement, DEE
A connected and enriched community
- Dr Amelie Burgess, Adelaide Business School, ABLE
- Mobile Language Team’s Katiti Wiru Project, School of Humanities, ABLE
Leadership Impact
- Professor Sarah Robertson, School of Biomedicine, HMS
Research Excellence and Impact
- Early-career researcher: Dr Gemeng Liang, School of Chemical Engineering, SET
- Mid-career researcher: Dr Cameron Shearer, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, SET
- Outstanding mentorship: Associate Professor Wendy Ingman, Adelaide Medical School, HMS
Interdisciplinary team – joint award
- Imagendo, Adelaide Medical School, HMS
- The Cystic Fibrosis Airway Research Group and Respiratory X-Ray Laboratory, Robinson Research Institute, DRI; and Adelaide Medical School, HMS
You can read the full list of awardees, including all team members, at this website.
I congratulate the worthy recipients of our 2025 University Awards for Outstanding Achievement, and all of our colleagues who contribute to excellence at our fine university. Thank you also to the award category selection panels for their careful consideration of all applications, and the final selection committee under the leadership of Professor Laura Parry, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Excellence).
I enjoyed the award ceremony and took the opportunity to thank all nominees and their nominators. I know the judging panel had plenty of quality nominations to choose from – which is a good thing!
It is an honour to work, every day, with such talented people: our combined efforts clearly demonstrate that together we can achieve excellence, and have goals and aspirations that will lead us resolutely into the future.
Professor Peter Høj AC
Vice-Chancellor and President