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Strategy embeds sustainability across University

Students at the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±'s North Terrace campus

The University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± has launched its Sustainability Strategy 2030 – Here for GoodÌýwhich reaffirms its commitment to providing sustainable and socially responsible solutions that benefit ecosystems, governments, industries and communities.

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Forgotten migrants were critical to the building of Australia

Port Augusta Railway Workers Huts

Personal accounts of migrants’ stories from their time in South Australian work camps could help researchers begin to construct a much fuller account of this important, yet overlooked, period of Australian history.

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Fellowships super-charge esteemed scientists

Australian Academy of Science Fellows

Professors Zaiping Guo and Shizhang Qiao from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™s School of Chemical Engineering have been inducted as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of their ground-breaking research. Professor Guo has been recognised for her work improving the efficiency of batteries, and Professor Qiao for his research in functional materials for new energy technologies.

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Failed antibiotic now a game changing weed killer for farmers

Photo of Tatiana Soares da Costa and her team in the lab.

Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.

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Kangaroo Island wildlife key to beverage fermentation

Bee bacteria

Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± have discovered new species of lactic acid bacteria on Kangaroo Island that could be used in the fermentation of wine, ciders and sour beers.

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