Events: event
2025 Three Minute Thesis Faculty Finals
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul - Thu, 7 Aug 2025
- Location: Various locations
Experience big ideas in just 3 minutes. Join us for the 3MT Faculty Finals across ABLE, HMS, and SET faculties where graduate researchers showcase their work in clear, compelling three-minute talks. Help choose the People’s Choice Winner and celebrate the finalists advancing to the University 3MT competition. Thursday 31 July to Thursday 7 August, various times and locations. Register.
The Watsons
- Date: Fri, 1 - Sun, 10 Aug 2025
- Location: Little Theatre, The Cloisters, North Terrace campus
The Watsons is a clever, funny play that starts as a classic Austen romance before twisting into something wildly unexpected. Modern day author meets old fashioned characters. The Watsons playfully explores identity, free will, and who really gets to control the story. Friday 1 August to Sunday 10 August. Various times. Tickets.
Raising the Bar
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Britannia Hotel, 1 Kensington Rd, Norwood
Join Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact Director, Professor Zachary Munn in his pub talk, Why is 85% of Medical Research Wasted Effort?. Zac explains his job in sorting the good stuff from the not-so-good to improve health outcomes for everyone. Tuesday 5 August, 6:30– 7:30 pm. Britannia Hotel, 1 Kensington Rd, Norwood. Register.
Why foundational AI matters
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: TechCentral lecture theatre, ground floor, Lot Fourteen, Adelaide.
Join Professor Simon Lucey, Director of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning who will argue that gaining a better understanding of the foundational aspects of modern AI offers a cost-effective way for Australia to take a leading role. Wednesday 6 August, 12.30–2 pm. TechCentral lecture theatre, ground floor, Lot Fourteen, Adelaide. More information.
Historical and classical studies seminar
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Napier 420, North Terrace campus
Medicoercion: Biopolitics, Racial Capitalism, and the Colonial Origins of Modern Public Health. Monday 11 August, 11 am to 12 pm. Online.
UniSuper webcast
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
- Location: Online
Super Fundamentals. Learn how decisions you make about your super throughout your working life can shape the kind of lifestyle you have when you’re older. Everyone is welcome – including non-UniSuper members. Monday 11 August, 12.30–1.30 pm. Online. Register.
The future of agricultural crops: to edit or not to edit
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: UniBar, North Terrace campus and online
Join for an interactive debate during National Science Week. This event will bring together experts to discuss the science and societal implications of gene editing in agriculture. Monday 11 August, 6–7.30 pm. UniBar, Union House, North Terrace campus and online. Register.
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Form and function: unravelling mechanisms driving early life microbiome responses
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Joe Verco lecture theatre, AHMS building, North Terrace
In this talk, Professor Hall will explore the role of probiotics in supporting microbiome development in preterm infants, highlighting evidence from their studies showing significant reductions in necrotising enterocolitis, sepsis, and overall morbidity following supplementation with beneficial Bifidobacterium strains. Wednesday 13 August, 3–4 pm. Joe Verco lecture theatre, AHMS building, North Terrace. Register.
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2025 Joseph Fisher Public Lecture
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
- Location: The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus
Economics, Ethics and Power: How Can Economics Help Us Navigate the Challenges of Our Times? Featuring Senator Barbara Pocock—economist, Emeritus Professor, South Australian Senator, and alumni. Wednesday 13 August, 5.15–6.45 pm. The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus. Register.
Design assessment in the age of AI
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Online
In this workshop, you will explore the impact of generative AI on assessment validity, integrity, and authenticity. Using a structured evaluation tool, you will critically examine your current assessments for their susceptibility to AI tools and consider opportunities to strengthen or redesign them. Thursday 14 August, 2–3 pm. Online. Register.
