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Highlighting the importance of girls’ education
The importance of girls’ education will be emphasised during a special public lecture at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, featuring activist and educator Mr Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was a Nobel Prize winner in 2014.
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Festival celebrates student creativity
Creativity will come to the fore during the festival at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ from 23 to 26 October which showcases live music performances, videos, virtual reality projects, photography and graphic design by students, among other work.
Grants to accelerate research commercialisation
Six ³ÉÈË´óƬ-led projects have received funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA), for a range of research projects, including improved electric-vehicle batteries, efficient hydrogen production and better diabetes treatment.
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Students race through the outback to support a sustainable future
³ÉÈË´óƬ students will race through the outback in a specially designed solar-powered vehicle – which they built themselves – as part of the world’s biggest solar challenge event, charting a route from Darwin to Adelaide this October.
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Trees are better for us than we realise
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Environment Institute and Green Adelaide will host an evening with pioneering environmentalist Jon Dee, highlighting the health-giving potential of trees.
Recommendations lead to landmark Succession Act reform
The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI), based at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has made important recommendations culminating in the passing of a new landmark Succession Act to replace decades of out-of-date laws – one even stemming from the era of King Charles II in the 1600s.
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Industries reach for the stars during Space Fortnight
Building structures in zero gravity, growing food while in orbit, searching for space resources and selecting solar destinations for humans – business and industry professionals are learning how to prepare for a future in space from global experts during a stellar two-week event at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.
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Rover teams line up for 2024 challenge
Students from around Australia and overseas have joined the race to be selected to become finalists in next year’s Australian Rover Challenge (ARCh).
Private renting is making you age faster
A new study, jointly conducted by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and University of Essex, has found that renting, rather than owning, a private-sector home leads to faster biological ageing.
Fellows nominated for technological innovation
Three ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (ATSE) for their cutting-edge work in the diverse areas of ocean conservation, energy storage, and decarbonisation transformation in heavy industry.
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