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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Entrepreneur and Venture Advice Clinic Launches
The Adelaide Law School was proud to launch its fourth free legal advice service today, the Entrepreneur and Venture Advice Clinic. The clinic is housed within ThincLab, the University’s venture accelerator, and offers free, confidential advice to individuals, new start ups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs). EVAC is staffed by fourth and final year […]
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Adelaide Law Scholar won Competitive Grant from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Through a highly competitive process, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) recently decided the results of the 2018 round of applications for the Australia-China Joint Action Program, together with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Dr Nengye Liu’s project “regulating China’s distant water fishing in the Polar Regions” is one of four projects that […]
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Making Corporate Law Great Again: Attending the CLTA 2018 Conference
ROCIT members Professor Christopher Symes and Dr Beth Nosworthy attended at the Corporate Law Teachers’ Association Annual Conference in 2018, held at La Trobe’s city campus in Melbourne from 11 – 13 February. The CLTA Annual Conference is a highly regarded conference focussed on Corporate Law, drawing attendance from members of the profession and the […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 10
Friday the 9th of February saw the last official day of the study tour, with the feature of the day being a presentation by Professor Peter Dutton of the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, just under 120kms from Boston. Established in 1639, Newport is a town steeped in history, and significant […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 9
What do President Barack Obama, Australian High Court Justice Stephen Gageler and Adelaide University’s own Professor Dale Stephens have in common? They are all alumni of Harvard Law School, the venue of today’s visit. Fortunately, after the snow and freezing rain of yesterday, we awoke to bright blue skies. Negotiating the subway proved no obstacle, […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 8
Whilst the sound of a ringing alarm set to 4:30am woke most tired Australian students who drearily dragged themselves out of bed with a hasty attempt to squeeze last minute belongings into their suitcase, two students slept safe and sound… the banging on their door and calls from reception didn’t disrupt their rest. Seemingly the […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 7
This morning had our group attend the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, Virginia. Not surprisingly, we had to surrender all phones and electronic devices upon entry, so we weren’t able to take many photos during the day other than out the front. The morning was filled with a number of impressive presentations from members […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 6
The crisp breeze gently wafted through the metropolis of Washington, D.C. as we awoke to the next day of our trip. Today was the day that we would embark upon a journey to the American Congress, the institution responsible for countless important domestic and international decisions. After an early breakfast at the hotel we departed […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 5
Eager to make the most out of our first and only free day in Washington, we started off with a 6am wake-up call in order to watch the sunrise over the National Mall. Though it was a brisk morning in D.C., we ventured to the Lincoln Memorial where we were lucky enough to be one […]
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Space and National Security (Nebraska, U.S.A) Study Tour – Day 4
Football, Art, Law and History – Nebraska Style Following a hearty breakfast in the hotel lobby, we congregated by the front doors and stepped out into the freezing cold (– 10C) to load into the bus where our driver delivered us to our first stop of the day – the Nebraska Memorial Stadium. To […]
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