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January 2003
8 Jan Two researchers win prestigious medals
8 Jan Exceptional selection of summer courses
10 Jan Adelaide takes strong stand on cheating
15 Jan Human lymph disease could tail off thanks to gecko
15 Jan New nursing head has distinguished career
15 Jan Research award to better understand ageing
16 Jan Siemens science experience offers opportunities
20 Jan Law graduate lands Geneva appointment
21 Jan Human rights internship program to be established
23 Jan Henneberg receives Poland's highest academic award
28 Jan Major breakthrough as optical fibre link completed
31 Jan Community leaders talk uni's future
February 2003
4 Feb Andy Thomas Scholar announced
6 Feb University library moves further into electronic age
7 Feb Scientists urge caution on gene transfer issue
11 Feb First-degree graduates quick to land full-time jobs
11 Feb Adelaide's new education centre... in Sydney
13 Feb Angina drug study boosted by scholarship
13 Feb Routine prostate tests not appropriate: academic
16 Feb Lessons learned from Ash Wednesday
17 Feb Rhodes Scholarship celebrates 100 years
18 Feb Uni to run National Wine Centre
19 Feb New age for Mungo Man
24 Feb Uni supports Mundulla Yellows research
25 Feb Top cop takes over Uni's security
26 Feb Classics graduate heading to Oxford
26 Feb Olympic sponsors may not get their money's worth
27 Feb Acting Dean named for business school
March 2003
5 Mar General Practice secures new Fellowship
7 Mar Public lecture tackles war in Iraq
11 Mar New Czech president is Adelaide professor
11 Mar Warfare forum explores new threats, strategies
12 Mar Clock strikes at Roseworthy - 120 years later
13 Mar Singapore recognises Adelaide medical school
17 Mar DSTO - University of Adelaide to address national shortfall in microwave radar and photonics expertise
17 Mar Graduate destination surveys go on line
20 Mar Iraq war and the law: what's at stake?
20 Mar Genomics centre benefits from fellowships
24 Mar Professor Robert Hill awarded Clarke Medal
April 2003
2 Apr Public Forum asks: is war the answer?
2 Apr Uni benefits from China research funding
3 Apr Wine professor elected Academy Fellow
4 Apr Best Paper Award to two uni researchers
4 Apr University cancels staff travel
7 Apr Young lions of medical research win scholarships
7 Apr People Smuggling: Global Dimensions
8 Apr Jazz singer wins Fulbright scholarship
8 Apr Uni dominates Fleming's Design Competition
8 Apr University welcomes independent quality report
10 Apr Entrepreneurs' Challenge launched
10 Apr Uni's budding international lawyer
10 Apr Free public lecture examines role of music conservatoires
16 Apr Law School reaps success from work program
22 Apr How do you stop the self sabotage?
23 Apr SARS affects Adelaide concert series
29 Apr Young is Swinburne's new Vice-Chancellor
30 Apr Postgrad quality papers go online
30 Apr Tougher testing for alternative medicines
May 2003
1 May Free public lectures by new professors
2 May Still House puts Adelaide on world map
6 May Uni's accommodation strategy on track
6 May Back pain research wins international prize
6 May Public lecture on changing shape of UK-Australia migration
8 May Double scholarship success for twin cellists
12 May Australians to be studied in Ash Wednesday follow-up
16 May Students to benefit from library appeal
20 May Engineer first non-US student to receive special award
21 May Uni's finances back on track
22 May Dentists to give library new fillings
26 May Adelaide Uni benefits from Fulbright scholar
28 May Free lecture: the media and the war in Iraq
29 May A major forum on current trade issues
30 May $5 million for industry-linked research
June 2003
2 Jun What's happened to Adelaide's native species?
4 Jun World-class supercomputer for Adelaide
5 Jun Updated powers for the University of Adelaide
10 Jun New Australian School of Petroleum opens
13 Jun U.S. judge to discuss Bush v Gore
16 Jun Uni launches suicide postvention project
17 Jun Technology management and transfer under the spotlight
18 Jun Former NZ Prime Minister to deliver Joseph Fisher lecture
19 Jun New plan for Adelaide rooftops to go bush
30 Jun Who will be our Young Investigator of the Year?
July 2003
1 Jul Transnational crime and terrorism course goes global
1 Jul Composing hits the right note for music student
2 Jul Postgrad conference focuses on quality
4 Jul Let the Games begin!
7 Jul Study questions gambling program
8 Jul University launches Reconciliation Statement
9 Jul Calling all chess champs: $4000 on offer
10 Jul Uphill battle for PM on Asian visit: expert
10 Jul Water-saving study yields high hope for farmers
11 Jul Wine Centre agreement formally signed
11 Jul Adelaide wins gold at Southern Uni Games
14 Jul Uni graduates lead in earnings and employment
14 Jul Book focuses on constitutional and parliamentary reform
16 Jul Guru conductor visits Adelaide - at last!
16 Jul E-Challenge enters semi-final stage
17 Jul New study gives insights into gay men
18 Jul First performance on Bosendorfer
22 Jul US $1.2m grant awarded to Adelaide
28 Jul A world of ideas as e-challenge hots up
28 Jul International focus on e-challenge workshop
29 Jul Elderly sought for study on daily living
30 Jul Adelaide gets positive rating in uni guide
31 Jul Fee-based enrolment - FAQ
31 Jul Adelaide changes fee-based entry for 2004
31 Jul $10m Automotive Safety Research centre for uni
August 2003
1 Aug It's graduation time at the University of Adelaide
4 Aug Graduation address: Ed McAlister
5 Aug Lynn Arnold to receive doctorate
5 Aug Trade Ministers Face Uphill Battle in Mexico - New Institute Poll
5 Aug Graduation address: Ian Kowalick
6 Aug Top architectural award for uni graduate
7 Aug Roseworthy Information Day spotlights careers in agriculture
8 Aug Uni receives cheque for Mitchell Gates
8 Aug Overseas students an investment in SA future
12 Aug New book takes author from pub rock to PhD
18 Aug U.S. expert to address overall U.S. trade policy
26 Aug Sir Anthony Mason addresses Law School
26 Aug New director announced for Roseworthy
27 Aug Alexander Downer to give Playford Lecture
September 2003
3 Sep $3m world-class centre for cancer research
3 Sep First "supercows" born at Roseworthy
5 Sep Family businesses exporting successfully: study
9 Sep Marriage of talents for Mozart's Figaro
9 Sep Students dish up multicultural salad!
10 Sep Adelaide joins World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Sep New wireless network a perfect study setting
12 Sep Award-winning percussion team in concert
15 Sep Adelaide graduate lands top defence job
17 Sep Free admission to National Wine Centre
19 Sep Power-packed EChallenge in finals fever
19 Sep Students leave class behind to drill for gold
22 Sep Crawford to address international law
24 Sep Commercialisation seminars give students extra boost
24 Sep War and nation-building on roundtable agenda
25 Sep Safety device wins $70,000 EChallenge
25 Sep Bee research adds buzz to tomato industry
29 Sep New Alumni Director appointed
30 Sep Uni celebrates $129,000 support for library
October 2003
1 Oct Uni supports students' concerns
2 Oct Deputy VC takes senior job at Monash
2 Oct Uni and CSIRO embark on unique venture
3 Oct Coetzee wins Nobel Prize for Literature
8 Oct Soprano stars in Song and Symphony
8 Oct Parkinson's disease focus of Abbie Lecture
10 Oct Free admission to Wine Centre extended
14 Oct Public lecture reveals science behind the nation
14 Oct Global trade opinion poll
15 Oct Adelaide wins $10.7m research funding
17 Oct Adelaide student wins Rhodes Scholarship
18 Oct Men's health study wins $450,000 Florey grant
21 Oct Free public forum: is Islam being hijacked?
23 Oct Uni links into world oil and gas industry
23 Oct "Brain gain" grows from plant biotech
29 Oct Uni hosts top U.S. researchers
29 Oct Annual Florey Lecture: what's more important than footy?
30 Oct Free entry to Wine Centre for summer holidays
30 Oct Uni student wins Global Achiever award
November 2003
7 Nov Psychology Week puts emphasis on families
11 Nov Uni invites NT Chief Minister to Adelaide
11 Nov China's chief scientist opens lab in Adelaide
12 Nov $11 million boost for medical research
13 Nov Centre Warns of Delicate Balancing Act Ahead
13 Nov HIV risk among gay men not due to "complacency"
14 Nov "Trevfest" honours leading war historian
14 Nov China's chief scientist is new Honorary Professor
18 Nov McFarlane wins Robert Laufer Award
18 Nov World-class drug and alcohol research centre opens
19 Nov Youth art exhibition at Barr Smith Library
20 Nov Uni offers unique course in international trade
21 Nov New course to benefit rural nurses
December 2003
1 Dec Young doctors follow on from Waugh challenge
2 Dec Latham's election one big Labor gamble
2 Dec Uni to recognise its many volunteers
2 Dec Leeds mining engineer fills Exec Dean role
5 Dec How well do we really know our neighbours?
8 Dec WTO Trade Round: Latest Adelaide Poll Shows Good and Bad News
8 Dec Chess masters in Adelaide for championship
10 Dec Rachel makes it a Rhodes double for 2004
15 Dec Dr Charles Pearce promoted to Professor
16 Dec Frog research - more than skin deep
16 Dec Wheat crop has added health benefits
16 Dec Brain studies share national award
16 Dec First DSTO Chair of Microwave Radar appointed
17 Dec Professorial promotions
18 Dec Oxygen breathes fresh air into fight against cancer