Events calendar

The Adelaide University School of Law invites academics, policymakers, practitioners, students and members of the wider community to attend the Ocean Governance in the Indo-Pacific Conference 2026, a major international forum examining the legal, security and environmental challenges shaping the future of our oceans.

The Australasian Modernist Studies Network and Modernist Studies in Asia present their first ever joint conference, showcasing regional and hemispheric research into cultural modernism.

The 2026 Harcourt Public Lecture welcomes Nobel Laureate Professor James A. Robinson to Adelaide for an evening exploring economic thought, research and development. Presented by the School of Economics, this year’s lecture continues the legacy of renowned economist Professor Geoffrey Colin Harcourt.

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Australasia Meeting of the Econometric Society will take place at Adelaide University.

The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics.

Showcasing Adelaide University's graduating creative and cultural talent, this is Thinking/Making. Experience this vibrant program of graduating student-led exhibitions and events from across the Schools of Art and Design; Humanities; Communication, Media and Journalism; Architecture and Built Environment; and the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts.

Discover BEGINNINGS. Embark on a journey to better understand how and why we are here, where we belong in the world, and how we can act in the present to shape the future.

FREE ENTRY.

Exhibition by MOD. North Terrace, Kaurna Yarta, Adelaide.

Join Walkley Award-winning journalist Waleed Aly as he discusses his Quarterly Essay, Time of Monsters: What Future for Liberalism? with journalist Tory Shepherd. In this conversation, Aly delves into what happened to liberalism as more and more, we live in a post-liberal world. He maps the new politics arising - conservative and progressive - as mainstream politics loses its appeal, identifying the cracks to the instability at the centre of contemporary life.

Featuring established and emerging cartoonists from across Australia, the Behind the Lines exhibition highlights the significant contribution they make to cultural and political debates through witty, insightful and often poignant satirical drawings, paintings, GIFs and sculptures.

Since the 1970s, the writing of Dr Anne Summers AO – trailblazing feminist, author, journalist, editor and publisher – has helped define the important issues of our time. In conversation with Natasha Stott Despoja AC, Dr Summers will delve into her latest book Witness: People. Politics. Culture. Feminism. 1975-2025.

Explore Adelaide University’s postgraduate programs through various events held online and on campus throughout the year.

Connect with program directors, academics, and postgraduate specialists to gain insight into how postgraduate study can help you advance your career, change direction, or specialise in a field you’re passionate about.

Join us for a series of events where you will hear directly from Adelaide University's Accommodation Service

The Australian Rover Challenge 2027 will take place 18–21 March 2027 at Adelaide University’s EXTERRES Analogue Facility, Roseworthy Campus. This international robotics competition brings together university teams from around the world to design, build and operate semi-autonomous rovers in a simulated lunar environment, completing complex mission tasks inspired by real space exploration.