The University of South Australia (UniSA)

Australia

In 2016, the University of South Australia (UniSA) celebrates its 25th birthday. We are a young university, continuing to set the pace for world-class research and solutions for a changing world. As Australia’s University of Enterprise, the spirit of enterprise runs through everything we do.

Our research is inspired by challenges and opportunities, partnered with end-users and communities, and underpinned by excellence. We work collaboratively with our partners right from the conception of a research idea, allowing our research directions to be shaped by their opportunities and challenges.

UniSA’s strong commitment to cutting-edge research and engagement with industry has been well recognised, with 97 per cent of our research rated at or above world-class standard (Excellence for Research in Australia 2015). This is an impressive result for a young university, and we are proud of our achievements.

Our research culture is vibrant, outward facing and responsive. We pride ourselves on our capacity to create interdisciplinary teams that can tackle significant real-world challenges, and our researchers strive to make a difference outside the world of academe.

We are globally connected and engaged, helping solve the problems of industry and the professions. Our teaching is industry-informed, our research inventive and adventurous, and focused on creating impact. Through our research, we create knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018

Region: Global
Subject/journal group: All

The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for The University of South Australia (UniSA) published between 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018 which are tracked by the Nature Index.

Hover over the donut graph to view the FC output for each subject. Below, the same research outputs are grouped by subject. Click on the subject to drill-down into a list of articles organized by journal, and then by title.

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area.

AC	FC
52	8.08

Outputs by subject (FC)

Subject	AC	FC
Chemistry	12	2.96
Physical Sciences	14	1.04
Life Sciences	24	2.38
Earth & Environmental Sciences	12	2.55

Highlight of the month

Mixing oil and water

Scientists have developed a novel technique for producing particle-stabilized emulsions that could significantly increase their variety and broaden their range of applications.

Particle-stabilized emulsions, also known as Pickering emulsions, are extremely stable, due to the addition of solid particles that provide protective shells to the emulsion droplets, preventing them from coalescing. They are used in a range of industrial processes, such as food, crude oil, and mineral processing.

Making Pickering emulsions with highly hydrophilic particles could greatly expand the types of emulsions and their range of applications, but has proved challenging.

Now, researchers from the University of South Australia have developed an innovative technique that changes the usually repulsive force between the particles and oil-water interface into a strong attraction by dispersing hydrophilic silicon dioxide particles in oil before mixing with water, eliminating the need for surfactants.

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