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A matter of life or death
Life is short. Three words used widely as a call to action to live large and unashamedly take opportunities. It’s also a statement of fact, and for researchers, a never-ending challenge to find new ways to push healthy boundaries at both ends of human life.
Lumen readers' prize - The time issue
Your chance to win wine and books.
Exclusive event: Lumen Live! The FJ and the footbridge
Meet the people behind the iconic Uni prank.
Time of the crime
The time of death isn't quite as simple as lawyers and 'whodunnit' writers suggest. We take you to the scene of the crime.
News in brief - The time issue
The true origins of Stonehenge - just one of the thousands of media stories generated by the University of Adelaide receiving international attention.
The music between the notes
Anna Goldsworthy writes for Lumen on how an ageing metronome still links her to her past.
A matter of life or death
Life is short. Three words used widely as a call to action to live large and unashamedly take opportunities. It’s also a statement of fact, and for researchers, a never-ending challenge to find new ways to push healthy boundaries at both ends of human life.
The (non?)existence and (un?)importance of time
A philosopher and a physicist debate time.
Wine o'clock
In the vineyards and winery on the Waite campus, time is more than a concept: it’s a vital component of grape growing and winemaking.
Australian comedy as an agent of change
Exploring comedy's power to change ideas.
Rebooting the Muse
Examining how the arts can recover from Covid.
News in brief - Spring 2024
Making news around the world.
Exclusive event: Lumen Live! The FJ and the footbridge
Meet the people behind the iconic Uni prank.
The music between the notes
Anna Goldsworthy writes for Lumen on how an ageing metronome still links her to her past.
Reel time at the movies
Our movie critic explores movies and time.
The backfire of time
A new novel by a literary legend.
Wine o'clock
In the vineyards and winery on the Waite campus, time is more than a concept: it’s a vital component of grape growing and winemaking.
A new prank revealed
Another Lumen exclusive!
Lumen readers' prize - The time issue
Your chance to win wine and books.
The speed of time
For an athlete, time is often the toughest opponent. Olympian and honoured alum Amber Halliday knows this all too well. As one of the world’s best rowers, her challenge wasn’t only how to shave milliseconds off the clock, but also how to find the time to train.
The student and the centenarian
Tempus fugit. Differing perceptions of time.
World News - The time issue
Profiles of our amazing international alumni.
Letters to the editor - The time issue
Our readers share their stories - and prize winning contest entries.
A legacy across time
Our donors of the past would surely be amazed to see their gifts continuing to have impact a century or more later.
Time of the crime
The time of death isn't quite as simple as lawyers and 'whodunnit' writers suggest. We take you to the scene of the crime.
The speed of time
For an athlete, time is often the toughest opponent. Olympian and honoured alum Amber Halliday knows this all too well. As one of the world’s best rowers, her challenge wasn’t only how to shave milliseconds off the clock, but also how to find the time to train.
A new prank revealed
Another Lumen exclusive!
Mystery solved!
It has been one of Adelaide’s great unsolved mysteries for more than 50 years: just how did an FJ Holden end up dangling from the Uni footbridge above the River Torrens in 1971?
The art of creation
In this edition of Lumen we celebrate all things creative. Art, music, theatre, comedy, literature, research, teaching and volunteers. Plus we unveil a new artwork created by noted Australian artist and alum Peter Drew.
A history begun audaciously, continued boldly
Our new look Lumen shares the personal stories of students, staff and alumni – and how our University continues to change lives. Guest “history editor” Keith Conlon explores our past, and how our State and our University have grown together.
News in brief - The time issue
The true origins of Stonehenge - just one of the thousands of media stories generated by the University of Adelaide receiving international attention.
World News - The time issue
Profiles of our amazing international alumni.
Celebrating our legacy
Our Chancellor reflects on our past - and future.
World News - Spring 2024
Three alumni share how their extraordinary talents have taken them around the world.
News in brief - Spring 2024
Making news around the world.
Creating a new university
The making of a modern university.
Featured
A new prank revealed. Another Lumen exclusive!
A life-size mannequin hanging from the Elder Hall tower. Footsteps leading from the VC’s house. A pirate flag unfurled atop Bonython Hall. A 70-year-old whodunit? Lumen reveals all.
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From the Newsroom
26
May
Impact of housing on children’s wellbeing
University of Adelaide researchers have secured funding from the 2025 National Housing Research Program to develop a data framework for understanding children’s housing circumstances in Australia and their impacts.
22
May
Participants needed for world-first pancreatic cancer study
South Australian and Victorian patients with pancreatic cancer will be able to participate in a world-first human comparative clinical trial that aims to improve symptoms and survival outcomes using faecal transplant in combination with chemotherapy compared to placebo.
22
May
A career dedicated to unearthing the secrets of matter
The University of Adelaide’s distinguished theoretical physicist, eminent, Professor Derek Leinweber, has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of an outstanding career dedicated to unearthing the most fundamental secrets of matter.
22
May
Climate change poses severe threat to bowhead whale habitat
New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per cent.
University events
15
May
Wise and wonderful women exhibition
The exhibition explores the working lives of women academics in South Australian universities from 1970 to 2024. It draws on findings from a Fay Gale Centre project that critically examined historical and biographical reflections of women who worked in Adelaide’s universities. Thursday 15 May to Wednesday 9 July. Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library, North Terrace campus. Further information.
23
May
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Before The Handmaid's Tale, there was The Penelopiad, a feminist spin on Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. Penelope tells her story from the afterlife, from miraculous birth to marriage with the cunning Odysseus. When war erupts, Penelope is left to fend off relentless suitors, relying on her loyal maids to survive. Friday 23 May to Sunday 1 June, various times. Little Theatre, The Cloisters, North Terrace campus. Tickets.
26
May
Sustainability education workshop
Join us for a fully catered workshop about embedding sustainability into higher education teaching and learning. This workshop brings together educators, researchers, and change-makers who are passionate about equipping students to tackle environmental and social challenges. Monday 26 May, 9.30 am to 3 pm. Function Room 1, Union House, North Terrace campus. Register.
26
May
Historical and classical studies seminar
A Pacific Power: Germany’s ‘Liberal Imperialism’ in Samoa. Presented by Professor Matt Fitzpatrick (Flinders University). Monday 26 May, 11 am to 12 pm. Napier 420, North Terrace campus. Online.
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