Events: staff news

Academic Integrity Awareness Week

Date: Mon, 18 - Fri, 22 Aug 2025
Location: Various locations

Academic Integrity Awareness Week aims to uphold and refresh student and staff understanding of academic integrity. Encourage your students to engage in fun activities like workshops, pop-up stalls, games, quizzes, social media activities, free donuts, free pizza and prizes. Monday 18 to Friday 22 August, various times and locations. Register.

The politics of Australian federal gender equality policy with Emerita Professor Carol Johnson

Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Stretton Room, Napier 420, North Terrace campus

Join the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender at a seminar presented by Emerita Professor Carol Johnson. This engaging discussion is led by one of Australia’s leading scholars on gender and politics. Wednesday 20 August, 3–5 pm. Napier 420, Stretton Room, Napier building, North Terrace campus. RSVP by Friday 15 August.

2025 Play with Pride

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Bonython Hall, North Terrace campus

Join us for the 2025 edition of Play with Pride – a celebration of inclusion and diversity in sport. This event will be hosted by Ali Clarke and brings together athletes, advocates, and allies to champion LGBTIQA+ representation in sport. Friday 22 August, 2–5 pm. Bonython Hall, North Terrace campus. Tickets.

Guest lecture from the ASEAN Secretary General

Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Lecture room 3, Napier building, North Terrace campus

In this exclusive opportunity, internationally renowned diplomat and educator His Excellency Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will host a guest lecture for students, staff and alumni from the University of Adelaide and UniSA. Speaking on the topic Deepening Relations as Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia. Monday 25 August, 11 am to 12 pm. Lecture room 3, Napier building, North Terrace campus. Register.

Childhood Obesity: Prevention and Action

Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025, 5:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Location: Napier 102 lecture theatre, Napier building, North Terrace campus

Join us for the Healthy Development Adelaide and Preventive Health SA forum. Childhood obesity is escalating globally. Our expert speakers will present on international and local research and insight with collaborative partnerships for obesity prevention and action. Wednesday 27 August, 5.30–8.15 pm. Napier 102 lecture theatre, Napier building, North Terrace campus. Register.

From decriminalisation to future reform: fifty years of LGBTIQ+ legal progress in South Australia

Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus

Join for a compelling symposium that explores the profound legal and social changes sparked by one of Australia’s most harrowing unsolved crimes — the drowning of Dr Duncan in the River Torrens in 1972. Thursday 28 August, 5.30–7 pm. The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus. Register.

Elder After Hours - Beauty and Power

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Elder Hall, North Terrace campus

Elder Hall welcomes two of Australia’s most compelling musicians, pianist Aura Go and cellist Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve, for an intimate evening of chamber music. Saturday 30 August, 6.30–8.30 pm. Elder Hall, North Terrace campus. Tickets.

Elder After Hours - Classical meets Jazz: Crossing the Great Divide

Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall, North Terrace campus

Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, is a lively and rhythmically-charged celebration of Latin American influences. Mark Simeon Ferguson’s Live and Die With the Butterflies is an evocative work combining lyrical beauty with cinematic intensity. Ravel’s Bolero, a masterpiece of orchestral color and hypnotic rhythm, is performed here in its original form followed by a reimagined version. Friday 12 September, 7–9 pm. Elder Hall, North Terrace campus. Tickets.

Elder After Hours Concert - Radiance

Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall, North Terrace campus

In its third concert for 2025, Ensemble Lumen draws the audience into a dance of light and shadow, where three remarkable works shimmer with their own unique brilliance. Wednesday 24 September, 7–9 pm. Elder Hall, North Terrace campus. Tickets.

Beyond the lecture - creating active learning experiences

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Online

In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore the principles of flipped learning and how to reframe your course to encourage greater student engagement. Through discussion and hands-on activities, you’ll examine effective strategies for designing and facilitating learning across both online and on-campus environments, and how to make intentional use of educational technologies to support these approaches. Thursday 25 September, 1–3 pm. Online. Register.