Category Archives: study

Communicating Science

By Stav | Published: November 10, 2011
The University of Adelaide is providing a 2-week intensive course for Communicating Science from 2-13 July in 2012. The course titled,  SCIENCE 7020 Communicating Science will be offered at a Postgraduate level however HDR and research students are also able to undertake this course.  It will provide an opportunity to develop and expand skills of communicating [...]
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Pine evolved to resist rise of flower power

By Stav | Published: June 14, 2011
A new study led by Dr Ed Biffin from the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, has found the arrival of angiosperms restricted most conifer species to marginal habitats and alpine areas in the northern hemisphere. However, one distinctively different southern hemisphere family of conifers known as the Podocarpacae (plum pines) was [...]
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Women in Science and Engineering Summit

By Stav | Published: April 29, 2011
On the 11th of April Alicia Hurkmans, the Young Scientists of Australia Adelaide Chapter Inc. (YSA) and from the University of Adelaide, attended the United Nations Women in Science and Engineering Summit (WiSE) summit held in Canberra. The summit was largely aimed of industry and research leaders, representatives from major institutions such as CSIRO, WEHI Medical [...]
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10BQ – How do we unravel the causes of diseases?

By Donna Montes | Published: March 10, 2011
Find out about some of the interesting research University of Adelaide scientists undertake to answer this question. ‘The Flip side to antibiotics‘ by Thomas Tu explores our current research into different ways of combatting disease with “bugs” becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics.
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Open Day-Inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals

By Donna Montes | Published: August 11, 2010
‘Frogs – a source of potential medicines ‘ – a three minute thesis What is the 3MT? It’s about developing academic and research communication skills. Research higher degree (PhD and Masters) students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. 3MT Finals [...]
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Mid-Year Science Postgraduate Scholarships Available

By Donna Montes | Published: May 12, 2010
The Faculty of Science at the University of Adelaide is offering mid – year scholarships for the Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and Divisional Scholarships. Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and Divisional Scholarships are available to domestic students who have completed an Australian Honours degree or equivalent at the level of 2A or [...]
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Science pre-enrolment podcasts

By Donna Montes | Published: January 28, 2010
If you missed the pre enrolment session for Science, fear not. You can download the podcasts here: Pre enrolment session intro How to enrol Program advice
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Australian University Crops Competition

By Donna Montes | Published: October 30, 2009
Three University of Adelaide students competed at the recent Australian University Crops Competition. They are Thomas Copely – 2nd year BSc(AgSc) student, Wayne Mattschoss – 2nd year BSc(AgSc) student and Michael Noble – 3rd year BAg student. Of these three students, Michael Noble came 2nd in the competition! University students and lecturers from across Australia participated in [...]
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Roseworthy Open Day 2009

By Donna Montes | Published: September 10, 2009
For anyone wanting information about studying Animal Science or Veterinary Science, the Roseworthy campus is having its annual Open Day this Sunday 11am – 3pm. There will be plenty of experts around to answer your questions about these degrees, as well as showcasing the exciting research and teaching facilities! You can take a tour and see [...]
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OPEN DAY 2009 – What a day!

By Donna Montes | Published: August 24, 2009
Well, Open Day is over for another year. Our 2009 event saw huge numbers of visitors come to the Sciences Marquee to try some exciting hands-on activities. And information was distributed throughout the day about degree and career options for people considering University study. All of the Open Day talks will soon be available for download [...]
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