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Science Experience, Jan 15-17 at The University of Adelaide

By Donna Montes | Published: December 12, 2012
The Science Experience program is designed to give students who have an interest in science, an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work! The University of Adelaide run the program in mid January each year (15-17 Jan 2013).  Students wishing to undertake the [...]
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Chemistry Spectacular: Wed 31st October 2013

By Stav | Published: September 13, 2012
The School of Chemistry & Physics is proud to present an exciting Chemistry stage show featuring a range of spectacular, thrilling and attention grabbing experiments and demonstrations which will motivate, inspire and delight! Aimed at students from Year 8-11 and of course anyone who has a love of chemistry. Our world-class chemistry experts will enthrall with experiments [...]
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e-Science Issue 2: Out Now!

By Stav | Published: July 27, 2012
The new and exciting Issue 2 of e-Science magazine features the science behind everything from chocolate addiction to murder! How soil science is used to solve criminal investigations How we can feed the world sustainably Why junk food is so hard to resist How hot rocks in the earth can provide energy Also new are short research bytes on recent [...]
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e-Science Magazine

By Stav | Published: May 1, 2012
e-Science is a free science magazine written by scientific researchers. Each interactive article delivers a range of relevant class resources for primary and secondary teachers. Digital and fully interactive, e-Science is available in both iPad and web browser formats. The Faculty of Sciences at the University of Adelaide has created a free Science magazine, e-Science.   e-Science, [...]
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Uni brings science to our schools

By Stav | Published: November 25, 2011
The University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Sciences staff are teaming up with schools to improve students’ understanding of the subject and show young people how it can be applied to the real world.  Chemistry lecturer Dr Tara Pukala (pictured) has been working with Henley High School science teacher Jeremy LeCornu to trial the university-school partnership. The [...]
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October information night for teachers – podcast

By Donna Montes | Published: November 2, 2010
This podcast is a recording of the opening remarks by Professor Bob Hill at an information night for teachers held on October 26th. Professor Hill is the executive dean of the faculty of sciences. His remarks give background to the iPad Enhanced Learning in First-year Sciences (ELFS) plan and address the ‘ten big questions’ around [...]
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Are ‘refined’ carbohydrates worse than saturated fat?

By Donna Montes | Published: August 25, 2010
The Inaugural Innovation in Food Lecture Date/Time: Monday 6th September, 4pm Location: Plant Research Centre Auditorium, Waite Campus School of Agriculture, Food & Wine Named Lecture Series: Innovation in Food Lecture 2010 Speaker: Professor Jennie Brand-Miller, University of Sydney Are ‘refined’ carbohydrates worse than saturated fat? The take home message from health authorities for the past three [...]
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ASELL Science Workshop

By Donna Montes | Published: April 15, 2010
The ASELL Science Workshop was held on the 6th-9th of April 2010 at the University of Adelaide. It involved the disciplines biology, chemistry and physics. Universities were invited to send 2-person teams (one academic and one student). Thes workshop included a mixture of discussions and laboratory-based activities. Each team showcased one experiment from its home [...]
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School of Agriculture, Food and Wine shines…

By Donna Montes | Published: December 3, 2009
…at the ARC Research Showcase Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President, Professor Mike Brooks attended the Australian Research Council’s annual research showcase and grant announcement event at Parliament House on Monday 26 October. The Showcase display, designed by Adelaide Research & Innovation, featured agricultural research success stories, including special tasting samples of the baking benefits of FR Durum [...]
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2009 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Honours Student Presentations

By Donna Montes | Published: November 15, 2009
It may have been Friday 13th and 40 degrees outside but the atmosphere in the Benham lecture theatre was one of quiet anticipation. 8 slightly nervous Honours students presented their final seminars to their peers, staff and supporters. Questions were handled with aplomb and there was mass sigh of relief once if was all over was! Congratulations [...]
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