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University community members honoured

Students walk around the North Terrace campus.

The exceptional work of alumni, staff and affiliates from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s community has been recognised in the King’s birthday honours.

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Demon barber Sweeney Todd is a cut above the rest

Sweeney Todd lead actors Matthew Geaney and Millicent Sarre are students at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. Photo by Isaac Freeman

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s delightfully gory production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street stars students from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, with guest director James Millar – an award-winning Australian actor, writer and singer – at the helm.

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³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 2022 Consolidated Financial Results

Image of the Mitchell Building

The University reports a 2022 operating surplus of $12 million, compared with a surplus of $198 million in 2021, representing a decline of $186 million.

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Significant losses in Australia-China trade call for resilience

Cargo ships at a port in China

Australia-China relations have deteriorated sharply in the last three years, most visibly because of China’s formal and informal bans on some important Australian commodity exports which have caused significant losses.

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³ÉÈË´óƬ statement on a First Nations Voice

Kaurna Learning Circle

The role of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ is to advance learning and knowledge.  The University is committed to upholding academic freedom and freedom of speech. These things make our campuses and our publications important places for the free exchange of ideas and for the debates that keep our democracy vibrant, healthy, and fair.

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Illegal macaque trade could spark the next pandemic

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The illegal trading of macaques for research purposes could be increasing the chance of further pandemics, according to a new study by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.

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Karnkanthi Indigenous Education Program

Karnkanthi Indigenous Education Program

Colleagues from Wirltu Yarlu recently hosted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and their parents at the annual Karnkanthi Careers Night. It’s part of Karnkanthi’s suite of activities to prepare senior school students for university by building on their personal, academic, and cultural strengths.

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Deconstructing psychopathic personality stereotypes

Research Tuesdays - June

In this latest Research Tuesdays event, Psychopathy’s Upside, ³ÉÈË´óƬ psychology researchers Kevin Dutton and Elaine Fox will explore psychology stereotypes – challenging psychopathy misconceptions and sharing insight into the nuances of optimism and pessimism.

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More realistic hospital experience for medical students

Photo of a person using Sunrise EMR

Medical students at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will graduate with a better knowledge of how to use the electronic patient record system that’s in place in hospitals around South Australia.

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Recycling marine plastics to save wildlife

Hawksbill turtle. Image: David Harasti, Parks Australia

Protecting turtles from marine debris strewn across the Northern Territory coastline and recycling plastic pollution is the focus of a new ³ÉÈË´óƬ-led project.

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