/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2024/05/23/an-international-collaboration-to-protect-elderly-from-heatwaves A team from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Public Health will develop a public health warning system for heatwaves in China, supported by a grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s National Foundation for Australia-China Relations. May 23 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/05/23/an-international-collaboration-to-protect-elderly-from-heatwaves /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/08/university-aboard-nasas-search-for-lunar-volatiles NASA has announced the selection of three new lunar surface science experiments as part of its Artemis III mission, including the Lunar Dielectric Analyzer, which will search for lunar ice and other volatiles with input from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources (ATCSR). April 08 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/08/university-aboard-nasas-search-for-lunar-volatiles /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/08/uk-us-australia-collaboration-scales-plant-growth-in-preparation-for-space A collaborative project that will prototype controlled-environment-agriculture systems for Low Earth Orbit, involving the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S) and led by UK company Vertical Future (VF), is set to receive $3 million in funding. April 08 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/08/uk-us-australia-collaboration-scales-plant-growth-in-preparation-for-space /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/02/plants-to-be-grown-on-the-moon-when-humans-return NASA has announced that when humans take their first steps back on the Moon after 50 years during the Artemis III mission, astronauts will cultivate and return lunar-grown plants to Earth for the first time. April 03 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/02/plants-to-be-grown-on-the-moon-when-humans-return /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/14/fly-biocontrol-release-targets-farm-snail-pests A biocontrol program has commenced on the South Coast, where Australian-bred parasitoid flies have been released to help control snail pests and protect crop yields, quality and growers’ profitability. March 14 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/14/fly-biocontrol-release-targets-farm-snail-pests /newsroom/news/list/2024/02/26/australian-universities-accord-report Following the release of the comprehensive Australian Universities Accord report on Sunday 25 February the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the University of South Australia will carefully consider the recommendations and their implications for the nation’s higher education sector. February 26 2024 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2024/02/26/australian-universities-accord-report /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/25/lecture-by-julia-gillard-explores-childhood-education-and-care In this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture, the former Prime Minister will explore the importance of delivering quality childhood development support in South Australia. August 25 2023 Poppy Nwosu /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/25/lecture-by-julia-gillard-explores-childhood-education-and-care /newsroom/news/list/2023/07/18/changing-the-face-of-politics-in-south-australia A new program offered by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ to encourage more South Australian women to enter politics has been officially launched. July 20 2023 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2023/07/18/changing-the-face-of-politics-in-south-australia /newsroom/news/list/2023/04/19/shifting-the-landscape-of-sas-mental-health-laws The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI), based at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has made important recommendations for reforms to improve mental health laws in South Australia. April 19 2023 Fiona Crowe /newsroom/news/list/2023/04/19/shifting-the-landscape-of-sas-mental-health-laws /newsroom/news/list/2023/03/21/scholarships-for-the-best-and-brightest-to-teach-our-kids The ³ÉÈË´óƬ will play a role in strengthening and diversifying South Australia’s teaching profession with scholarships supporting some of the best and brightest students enrolled in teaching degrees. March 21 2023 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2023/03/21/scholarships-for-the-best-and-brightest-to-teach-our-kids