News: Latest News and Achievements
Semester 1 2021 Graduation Important Updates
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If you intend to graduate in the Semester 1, 2021 Conferral Round (Ceremony in September 2021), please check your application status in Access Adelaide now.
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ECMS leading Fulbright Scholarship recipients
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Congratulations to the three ECMS researchers who have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to continue their world-class research at leading US universities.
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Landscape Architecture Awards - vote today
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The Kaurna Learning Circle has been shortlisted in the ‘People’s Choice’ category of the AILA Landscape Architecture People’s Choice Award. Voting closes 2 June.
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International Student Barometer Survey - have your say
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We want to know about your experience at the University of Adelaide – your thoughts will help us improve the student experience for current and future international students. The survey closes 7 June.
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University Library Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources
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The University Library has a range of resources and services that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, staff and Indigenous coursework and research.
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ECMS researcher finds link between disrupted sleep and increased risk of death
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Associate Professor Mathias Baumert and team have, for the first time, discovered a "clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and death from any cause, particularly in women".
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Photonics COVID-19 project awarded funding by Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
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Congratulations to Dr Abel Santos and his project team, whose project "Photonic Viropsy: Harnessing light on chip for precise SARS–CoV–2 diagnosis" has been awarded funding by the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund.
ECMS researchers finalists in the Australian Space Awards
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Congratulations to two of our ECMS researchers, Professor Volker Hessel and Professor Tat-Jun Chin who have been named as finalists in the 2021 Australian Space Awards.
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Mechanical Engineering graduates from 1971 welcomed onto campus
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"A bit has changed in the last 50 years!" This was the sentiment for all 12, 1971 Mechanical Engineering graduates who came back to campus on Thursday 6 May 2021 to celebrate their Golden Jubilee anniversary.
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Geoscientist’s research hits the mark
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Dr Carmine Wainman from the Australian School of Petroleum and Energy Resources has received two major recognitions for his research.