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The University of Adelaide, Australia, and the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½, UK, have announced a new phase of their partnership – distributing a joint seed-fund to combine research power on eight collaborative research projects that each target novel applications in AI, sustainability, space and cybersecurity. The eight – each with a research lead at Adelaide and another at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ – were selected from a highly competitive pool of 19 joint proposals. 

Both Adelaide and ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ share strategic strengths in the areas of AI, sustainability and space – with ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ recently establishing two pan-university institutes: the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Institute for People-Centred AI and the Institute for Sustainability, with work also ramping up around ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½â€™s historic research strength and impact built around the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Space Centre. ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ also has one of the most respected cybersecurity research hubs in the UK – the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Centre for Cyber Security. 

The University of Adelaide is home to the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources, and the Environment Institute. 

Another joint project that ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ and Adelaide researchers will explore is how to promote academic integrity and authentic authorship in a world increasingly dominated by easily accessible AI models. Researchers will also investigate how to supercharge the development of space-based telecommunications systems – exploring the use of terahertz technology (a high frequency radio wave, faster than what is used for mobile phone and wi-fi) in satellites.  

The partnership between the two universities began in 2022 and has grown steadily through regular exchanges of senior staff and experts. In March 2025, a delegation from ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ visited Adelaide to meet with local researchers, explore new project ideas and deepen their collaboration – including through the deployment of this joint research seed-fund. The visit was part of a wider programme of joint work, including shared research roundtables, student mobility talks, and planning development of industry-focused joint short courses to develop AI, cyber and space skills.