Lumen Stories

Wirltuti/Warltati (Spring/Summer) Readers’ Prize

Lachlan Wallace — September 10 2024

Your chance to win 150^th anniversary prizes.

The pursuit eternal

Isaac Freeman — June 5 2024

Pioneering research in plant breeding, alternative proteins, and transformative technologies keeps the Waite at the cutting edge in its constant pursuit of the next big thing.

Harvesting knowledge

Isaac Freeman — June 5 2024

Harvest is a crucial part of every winemaker and viticulturist’s year. Meet the team of staff and students who tackled the 2024 vintage at Waite.

When wine came to Waite

Isaac Freeman — June 5 2024

Many a successful winemaker made their way through Roseworthy Agricultural College before it merged with the ��˴�Ƭ in 1991. The move saw South Australian teaching and research in oenology and viticulture transferred to the University’s Waite campus, which has since become a global icon of winemaking.

A year of celebrations

Isaac Freeman — April 3 2024

The celebrations for our 150th have already begun – the party has officially started.

World News - Autumn 2024

Lachlan Wallace — April 3 2024

We invited some of this community to be our special “foreign correspondents” - to give a brief insight into their lives, careers and success around the world.

Onnie Chan

Isaac Freeman — April 3 2024

Education has always played a significant role in my life, thanks to my mother’s influence. Now, I am turning a new page because of my studies at the ��˴�Ƭ.

Based on a true story

Lachlan Wallace — April 3 2024

From Braveheart (1995) to Pearl Harbor (2001) to Netflix’s The Crown and SBS’s Versailles, films and television series have long been regarded as unreliable documents to history.

Lumen readers' prize

Lachlan Wallace — April 3 2024

Your chance to win 150^th anniversary prizes.

World News - Spring 2024

Isaac Freeman — September 11 2024

We asked three alumni to share where their extraordinary talents have taken them in the world.