University of Adelaide


The University of Adelaide was founded in 1874 in Adelaide, South Australia as a public university. Today the university has over 17,000 undergraduate and graduate level students. Adelaide has produced five Nobel Laureates and 101 Rhodes Scholars and is a member of the elite Group of Eight. The university is noted for its various specialized studies campuses with emphasis in agriculture, biochemistry, engineering and science. The university has an overseas campus in Singapore.

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Supervolcano eruption -- in Sumatra -- deforested India 73,000 years ago

Supervolcano eruption -- in Sumatra -- deforested India 73,000 years ago

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 3

A new study provides "incontrovertible evidence" that the volcanic super-eruption of Toba on the island of Sumatra about 73,000 years ago deforested much of central India, some 3,000 miles from the epicenter, ...


Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their size and fearsome appearance have made them the stuff of nightmares, but new research just published suggests that sharks may not be as tough as they appear.


Pushing light beyond its known limits

Pushing light beyond its known limits

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (18) | comments 6

Scientists at the University of Adelaide have made a breakthrough that could change the world's thinking on what light is capable of.


Study links folic acid supplements to asthma

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades.


Clean algae biofuel project leads world in productivity

Clean algae biofuel project leads world in productivity

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the future.


New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery

New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers ...


New insights into Australia's unique platypus

New insights into Australia's unique platypus

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New insights into the biology of the platypus and echidna have been published, providing a collection of unique research data about the world's only monotremes.


Ancient bison genetic treasure trove for farmers

Ancient bison genetic treasure trove for farmers

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Genetic information from an extinct species of bison preserved in permafrost for thousands of years could help improve modern agricultural livestock and breeding programs, according to University ...


pregnancy, pregnant woman

Why immune cells count in early pregnancy

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide researcher has been named the 2009 Young Investigator Award winner for shedding new light on why some women are infertile, and why some pregnancies end in miscarriage.


Conservation targets too small to stop extinction

Conservation targets too small to stop extinction: study

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Conservation biologists are setting their minimum population size targets too low to prevent extinction, according to a new study led by University of Adelaide.


Bacterium helps formation of gold

Bacterium helps formation of gold

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Australian scientists have found that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans catalyses the biomineralisation of gold by transforming toxic gold compounds to their metallic form using active cellular mechan ...


Strong link between obesity and depression

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.


Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species

Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Australian researchers have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.


What are you getting? Consumer behavior in restaurants

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Consumers follow a predictable pattern when it comes to ordering food and drinks, according new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. It seems people in groups tend to seek variety when making initial orders, then g ...


Heart study shows many suffer poor quality of life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The world's largest quality of life study of chronic angina patients has revealed that almost one in three experience frequent chest pain, which affects their daily life.