Woman of the Year Awards

Dr Sarah Scholten (Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing) was last week named the SA Weekend Innovator of the Year for her significant contributions to her field, with the experimental physicist generating international attention. Sarah was one of six inspiring women recognised in the Advertiser Sunday Mail SkyCity Woman of the Year Awards.

Several of the finalists across the four categories of awards were staff or alumni of the University of Adelaide, including:

• Innovator category: Dr Laura Eadie (Adelaide Medical School) and Dr Dhani Dharmaprani (Australian Institute for Machine Learning)
• Leader of the Year category: Professor Caroline Miller (School of Public Health) and Chancellor Cathy Branson AC KC (joint-finalist with University of South Australia Chancellor Pauline Carr).

The University of Adelaide sponsored the Rising Star award which was won by Corporal Kbora Ali, who was also named overall 2024 Advertiser Sunday Mail Women on the Year.