/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/weight-loss-alone-not-enough-to-boost-mens-fertility How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with University of Adelaide research revealing healthy lifestyle behaviours seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself. October 28 2025 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/weight-loss-alone-not-enough-to-boost-mens-fertility /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/ingenious-students-project-lights-the-way-for-powdery-mildew-treatment Final year science, engineering and technology students from the University of Adelaide are ready to showcase their future-leading technology at this year’s Ingenuity showcase on Wednesday, 29 October. October 27 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/ingenious-students-project-lights-the-way-for-powdery-mildew-treatment /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/seafloor-foraging-sea-snakes-sometimes-wiggle Researchers have for the first time closely tracked the fine-scale diving behaviour of two species of sea snakes that forage along the seafloor and discovered that one species performs a curious wiggle while travelling underwater. October 27 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/seafloor-foraging-sea-snakes-sometimes-wiggle /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/24/study-finds-gene-responsible-for-wheat-variety-with-three-ovaries An international research project, involving the University of Adelaide, discovered the gene responsible for a rare form of wheat that grows three ovaries per flower instead of one – which could help wheat farmers increase their grain yield and improve the efficiency of hybrid seed production. October 24 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/24/study-finds-gene-responsible-for-wheat-variety-with-three-ovaries /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/22/former-pm-returns-to-geopolitics-at-annual-lecture Former Prime Minster of Australia the Honourable Julia Gillard AC will discuss with a panel of University of Adelaide experts how the rapidly changing geopolitical environment and rise of disinformation is impacting Australia at her annual public lecture. October 22 2025 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/22/former-pm-returns-to-geopolitics-at-annual-lecture /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/australian-cattle-helping-to-meet-indonesias-rising-dairy-demand University of Adelaide researchers are assessing opportunities for Australia’s live export industry to respond to Indonesia’s plan to substantially increase its dairy cattle imports, under the Indonesian Government’s $45 billion Free Nutritious Meal Program. October 22 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/australian-cattle-helping-to-meet-indonesias-rising-dairy-demand /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/highlighting-the-youth-voice-in-wellbeing-solutions Researchers from the University of Adelaide have taken a closer look at what is important to Australia's young people in a new report. October 21 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/highlighting-the-youth-voice-in-wellbeing-solutions /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/improving-the-quality-of-life-for-men-with-breast-cancer Each year, 200 men or people assigned male at birth are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia. With breast cancer often being considered solely a woman’s disease and no screening program in place, many men receive their cancer news while investigating unrelated conditions or after noticing a lump behind their nipple. University of Adelaide Medical School PhD candidate Dr Steve Kinsey-Trotman is researching how a breast cancer diagnosis impacts men’s quality of life. October 20 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/improving-the-quality-of-life-for-men-with-breast-cancer /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/new-research-reveals-australias-rapid-red-fox-invasion One of Australia’s most devastating invasive predators took just 60 years to colonise the whole continent, according to new research from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide that offers vital clues to preventing future extinctions of native animals from foxes. October 20 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/new-research-reveals-australias-rapid-red-fox-invasion /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/17/new-investment-targets-better-treatments-for-back-pain Australian MedTech company Evolution Surgical will invest $2 million over the next decade in partnership with the University of Adelaide to advance research into spinal conditions such as lower back pain, scoliosis, and degenerative cervical myelopathy – the most common non-traumatic spinal cord injury in older adults. October 17 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/17/new-investment-targets-better-treatments-for-back-pain