University Events Calendar

14 November, 2017

Word, Image, Song: Celebrating 500 years of Luther's Reformation

Date/Time: Monday, 16 October 2017 - Thursday, 30 November 2017

Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1

Cost: Free: All Welcome

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On 31 October 1517 the German Augustinian monk, Martin Luther, attached his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. Luther's objections to church doctrine and practices, relating especially to the sale of indulgences, sparked the Protestant Reformation and instigated social and political change on a global scale.

Luther's belief that Scripture alone is the sole authority for Christian belief and practice, and therefore that salvation is dependent on faith alone because of Christ's sacrifice, emphasised the value of the word of God and the need for the word to be available to people in their own language.

Luther's reforms spread rapidly through Europe, and also influenced the colonisation of South Australia and its German immigrants. The recording of Aboriginal languages by German missionaries in order to spread the word of God through the vernacular acted to keep languages alive and establish new traditions of Aboriginal song.

This exhibition will explore the importance of the word, its transmission through the new technology of printing, and its interpretation through images and song.

On display in the Rare Books & Special Collections foyer from 16 October - 29 October 2017 and in the Barr Smith Library Reading Room (level 2) from 30 October - 30 November 2017.

Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224

Research Tuesdays: LIFE IN A SMART CITY

Date/Time: Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Location: The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus

Cost: FREE. Registrations are essential.

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As the 'Smart City' movement gathers pace worldwide, Adelaide is moving to the front of the pack. In fact, many experts believe we could be a global top-five Smart City within a decade. But what, you may ask, does that actually mean for you?

As founder of the Australian Smart Cities Consortium, the University of Adelaide is uniquely placed to shed light on this question; and in this fascinating forum, four of our leading smart cities researchers will do just that.

Presenting perspectives from the fields of big data, public health, digital disruption, and architecture and urban design, these thought leaders will explain: the new ways of thinking reframing how we plan and design our communal and personal spaces; and how integrated smart technologies will increasingly be used to enhance your entire experience of living and working in them.

THE PRESENTERS

Associate Professor Nick Falkner is Director of the University of Adelaide's Australian Smart Cities Consortium. Also a member of the University's Computer Science Education Research Group, he has researched extensively in the areas of: computer network design and security; privacy; blockchain technologies; the Internet of Things; and educational engagement.

Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer is Professor of Health Ethics in the University of Adelaide's School of Public Health. She chairs a number of committees and councils across human and animal ethics, contributes to research into chronic disease prevention and treatment for Indigenous Australians, and has held research appointments at the University of Bristol (UK) and Radboud University (Netherlands).

Professor Tom Hadju is Director of the University of Adelaide's Sia Furler Institute for Contemporary Music and Media. In addition, he holds the University's Chair of Creative Technologies, is an Adjunct Professor at the Adelaide Business School, and was this year appointed Chief Innovator of South Australia by the State Government. Professor Hadju is also a member of the University of Sydney's Digital Disruption Research Group.

Associate Professor Dr Julian Worrall is Program Coordinator for the University of Adelaide's Master of Architecture program. He has taught extensively in Japan at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University and Waseda University, and in private practice has worked on masterplans for cities in France and the United Arab Emirates with iconic Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas's Rotterdam firm, OMA.

Contact: Mrs Maria Mesa, Email: maria.mesa@adelaide.edu.au, Events and Sponsorships Coordinator, Business: 08 8313 6381