Across our campuses, the next generation of researchers are answering some of today’s most pressing issues, focused on ensuring healthier people and a healthier planet.
Research themes
Improving the quality of human life around the world.
Improving the quality of ecology and our environment.
Research overview
Implementing changes that make a big difference to lives and communities here at home, across the Pacific and around the globe. And ultimately, bringing about real impact and positive change that helps move everyone forward.
Research impact
Researcher spotlight
Leading Microbiologist, Professor Peter Timms, has spent decades searching for a way to address disease in koalas >
The team has had a breakthrough — developing, trialling and administering a successful koala chlamydia vaccine.
UniSC Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering Dr Joanne Macdonald >
UniSC Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering Dr Joanne Macdonald and postdoctoral researcher Dr Nina Pollak from UniSC’s Centre for Bioinnovation worked with CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness on the research into the Nipah virus.
Research news
UniSC scientists named STEM superstars
11 DecA love of science has led two researchers from UniSC down two very different career paths – but today they share the same national honour.
How pop-up warnings and chatbots can be used to disrupt online child sex abusers
6 DecA UniSC Sexual Violence and Prevention Unit study finds messages and chatbots can be effective at stopping people from continuing to search for child sexual abuse materials.
Study reveals concerning trend of young women committing online sexual offences
6 DecUniSC researchers find young women are 20 times more likely than both adult women and adult males, and nearly eight times more likely than young males of perpetrating an assaultive child sexual abuse material offence.
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