International Fellows Award

Building global partnerships for lasting impact

Adelaide University’s International Fellows Award is designed to bring some of the very best academic and research minds from around the globe to South Australia to work with our researchers and students on global challenges.

Connecting high-calibre, globally recognised researchers from top 100 ranked universities (or within top 100 ranked discipline areas) to the Adelaide University community, this program enriches our research, teaching and learning activities and promotes innovative, impactful partnerships. The program will foster long-term international collaborations aligned to Adelaide University’s Signature Research Themes, and increase international co-publications, joint research projects and global academic impact.

For International Fellows, this program presents a unique opportunity to advance your research at Australia’s newest university — an institution dedicated to future-making research of scale and focus that transcends borders around the world. Home to more than 5,000 researchers pioneering some of the most important and powerful innovations and breakthroughs, Adelaide University’s research excellence and impact is fuelled by our unique locations, close campus–industry proximity, world-class research infrastructure, vibrant graduate researcher cohorts, outstanding research talent, and strategic alliances.

The benefits for International Fellows extend beyond their research portfolio. The city of Adelaide was ranked the ninth most liveable city in the world in the 2025 Global Liveability Index, and is surrounded by picturesque coastlines, rolling hills and world-renowned vineyards.

Applications

Applications are now closed for the International Fellows Award.

Program brochure

View the International Fellows Award program brochure to find out more.

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Forge global connections

Step into a vibrant academic ecosystem at Adelaide University, a member of Australia’s Group of Eight.

Australia’s most connected university

Benefit from the strength of our 7,000+ industry and collaboration partnerships to unlock new opportunities and drive innovation and impact.

World-class research meets world-class living

A unique opportunity to engage in world-class research in one of the most liveable cities in the world.

2026 recipients

The inaugural round of the AU International Fellows Award attracted strong interest from high-calibre international academics and researchers from around the globe. Thirteen applications were successful for this round.

Fellow	University	Country	SRT	Host
Professor Sarah-Maria Fendt	KU Leuven & VIB	Belgium	Personal & Societal Health	Professor Lisa Butler, SAiGENCI, College of Health
Professor Yang Li	Peking University	China	Sustainable Green Transition	Professor Stijn Glorie, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Sciences
Professor Timothy Teo	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	Personal & Societal Health	Professor Edward Palmer, School of Communication, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Albert Ping Cheun Chan	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong SAR	Sustainable Green Transition	Dr Daniel Oteng, School of Civil Engineering and Construction, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Professor Renyou Gan	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong SAR	Food, Agriculture & Wine	Dr Bo Wang, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, College of Sciences
Associate Professor Mei Kuin Lai	University of Auckland	New Zealand	Creative & Cultural	Professor Simon Leonard, School of Education, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Professor Andrew Holle	National University of Singapore	Singapore	Personal & Societal Health	Professor Michael Samuel, Centre for Cancer Biology, College of Health
Professor Rafael Perera Salazar	University of Oxford	UK	Personal & Societal Health	Associate Professor David Gonzalez, School of Medicine, College of Health
Professor Abigail Gilmore	University of Manchester	UK	Creative & Cultural	Professor Justin O’Connor, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Professor Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin	Imperial College London	UK	Personal & Societal Health	Professor Elina Hypponen, School of Public Health, College of Health
Professor Mutlu Cukurova	University College London	UK	Personal & Societal Health	Professor Srecko Joksimovic, School of Education, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Professor Yaser Yacoob	University of Maryland	USA	Defence & National Security	Professor Simon Lucey, Director, Australian Institute for Machine Learning
Professor Zhongping Chen	University of California, Irvine	USA	Personal & Societal Health	Associate Professor Jiawen Li, School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology

Further information

For more information about the International Fellows Award, please contact intfellowsaward@adelaide.edu.au.