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Leading the fight against pregnancy complications
The inspiring story of one of Australia’s leading pregnancy and birth researchers. Professor Claire Roberts is an incredible woman with seemingly indestructible optimism and an immense love for her family. But the alumna leading the fight against pregnancy complications has a heartbreaking story of unimaginable loss. Five days after giving birth to her son in […]
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A ripe business for wine lovers
Wine was in VinoMofo co-founder Justin Dry’s DNA. With ancestry links to some of the world’s oldest shiraz vines and two uncles working in the industry (one of whom literally wrote the book on viticulture), the University of Adelaide wine marketing graduate had an extraordinary introduction to wine. “I had my uncle Peter lining up […]
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University Achievements
Members of the University community have been recognised for their outstanding achievements, winning a number of prestigious awards. We are proud to acknowledge the exceptional accomplishments of those achieving excellence in their field. University of Adelaide Honorary Degrees The Hon. Alexander Downer AC Doctor of the University (honoris causa) In acknowledgement of his exceptionally distinguished […]
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Rupa creates history to change the future for migrants
Bangladesh’s first indigenous female to receive a PhD shares her amazing journey. Dr Rupananda Roy is polite, unassuming and her eyes sparkle when she talks about her little girl. And as the first indigenous woman from Bangladesh to receive a PhD, her academic achievement has created history. Rupa, as she prefers to be called, belongs to […]
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Matt’s clever crisp revolution
Matt Parry takes on Pringles in the ultimate David vs Goliath battle. Matt Parry is the man behind The Good Crisp Company, an all-natural, gluten free snack food brand revolutionising the canister chip industry. Taking America’s better-for-you market by storm, the company’s first year saw its stockists swell from a selection of Northern California Whole […]
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Ten years producing world class graduates
The people and passion behind SA’s only vet school Roseworthy was always going to be the perfect location for South Australia’s inaugural animal and veterinary sciences school. Located just 50 kilometres north of Adelaide, near Gawler, and situated on 1600 hectares of farmland with access to lots of animals, the School has been producing world class […]
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From Refectory to Hub
Despite a makeover and a new name, the refectory remains a much loved, multi-use space for students. Refectory derives from the Latin reficere, ‘to remake or restore’. The University of Adelaide’s old refectory was certainly a place students went to be restored, catch up and have fun. These days, Hub Central fills that role and […]
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Celebrating our heroes of medical discovery
120 years after his birth, Howard Florey continues to inspire a new generation of researchers. Howard Florey’s discovery of the use of penicillin in 1938 has saved more than 200 million lives and is considered one of the greatest medical advances of all time. Florey’s journey in medicine started at the University of Adelaide. Today, […]
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Generations of volunteering
Barbara Kidman and Madeleine Ryan find the perfect place to pursue their passion for preserving history. Unbelievably, at 91, Barbara Kidman is only the University of Adelaide’s third oldest volunteer. She is part of the University Volunteer Program comprising more than 2,800 students, alumni, lecturers, friends, family and members of the public who provide nearly […]
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Dr Emma McEwin shines in making lives visible
Sir Douglas Mawson’s great granddaughter relishes the art of telling the untold stories of important historical figures. Finding threads in the form of objects and artefacts and sewing them together to tell the untold stories of people’s lives is what inspires writer and alumna Dr Emma McEwin, the great granddaughter of explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. […]
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