/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/20/afr-awards-universitys-research-commercialisation-prowess As part of its annual Higher Education Awards, the Australian Financial Review has acknowledged the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s industry connections with an award for Research Commercialisation for its work with University spin-off company QuantX Labs. August 20 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/20/afr-awards-universitys-research-commercialisation-prowess /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/19/leap-for-immersive-innovation-with-new-ai/vr-lab One of Australia’s most advanced laboratories for immersive virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and simulation research has launched at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. August 20 2025 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/19/leap-for-immersive-innovation-with-new-ai/vr-lab /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/19/help-create-a-world-first-long-covid-diagnostic-test Researchers are seeking participants for a trial which could help create the world's first Long COVID diagnostic test. August 19 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/19/help-create-a-world-first-long-covid-diagnostic-test /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/14/antarcticas-changing-threat-landscape-underscores-the-need-for-coordinated In the face of growing global pressures, a new report from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), including University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers, highlights the opportunity to strengthen and future-proof Antarctic governance by responding to emerging conservation threats with coordinated, proactive measures. August 15 2025 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/14/antarcticas-changing-threat-landscape-underscores-the-need-for-coordinated /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/13/critically-endangered-plains-wanderer-found-in-unfamiliar-territory Researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø have found a critically endangered bird known as the ‘Goldilocks’ of the grasslands in a previously unrecorded habitat niche in South Australia. August 14 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/13/critically-endangered-plains-wanderer-found-in-unfamiliar-territory /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/13/arctic-reindeer-populations-could-decline-by-80-per-cent-by-2100 Researchers predict that future climatic change is likely to cause declines in reindeer abundances and their distribution at rates rarely seen over the last 21,000 years. August 14 2025 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/13/arctic-reindeer-populations-could-decline-by-80-per-cent-by-2100 /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/01/our-poppies-the-pick-of-the-bunch University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø marine ecologist Dr Nina Wootton has been named South Australia’s Young Tall Poppy of the Year August 11 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/01/our-poppies-the-pick-of-the-bunch /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/11/understanding-the-maternal-microbiome The microbiome -- the trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses both good and bad living in your body -- and the role it plays in women's health is the focus of this month's University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Research Tuesdays lecture. August 11 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/11/understanding-the-maternal-microbiome /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/08/students-gear-up-for-world-solar-car-challenge Using a fully solar-powered vehicle built from scratch, university students will race across Australia as part of the world’s biggest solar car challenge aimed to foster sustainable transport innovation. August 11 2025 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/08/students-gear-up-for-world-solar-car-challenge /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/08/new-process-turns-pfas-pollutant-into-fluoride Researchers at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø have developed a sunlight-activated material that can degrade per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water, breaking down the pollutant into harmless components, including fluoride. August 8 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/08/08/new-process-turns-pfas-pollutant-into-fluoride