News: achievements
2025 Visualise Your Thesis winners
The winner of the 2025 Visualise Your Thesis competition is Kelli Rush (School of Animal and Veterinary Science) for the presentation: The Science of Hidden Smiles. Kelli will be given the opportunity to participate in the international competition later this year. Sebastian Deverson received second prize, and Sachin Kumar, Damjana Bojatic, and Mubeen Rehman received joint third prize. Further information.
2025 Spirit Awards
The Waite Gin has received a gold medal at the 2025 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards. Additionally, the Waite Winery team's first release of Waite Brandy received silver. Read more.
English Language Centre National awards
At the English Australia conference, held in Brisbane in the last week of August, the English Language Centre were awarded four out of the eight available national awards. Read more.
Australian Financial Review awards
The University jointly received the Research Commercialisation award by the Australian Financial Review for QuantX Labs. More information.
Projects shine at industry awards
Four University construction projects were honoured at the recent Master Builders SA Excellence Awards. SHAPE Australia received two awards for Union House and the Quantum Materials MBE Laboratory. G-Force was recognised for the Urrbrae Gatehouse Relocation, and Harrold & Kite won for the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre on Kangaroo Island. These achievements reflect the outstanding work of our Infrastructure project teams and construction partners.
South Australia Young Tall Poppy of the Year
Marine ecologist Dr Nina Wootton (School of Biological Sciences) has been named South Australia’s Young Tall Poppy of the Year. Her research has involved quantifying the amount of plastic and microplastic found in seafood species globally, analysing the potential effects of plastic on seafood species and fisheries, and working with the seafood industry to help develop solutions to this growing plastic problem. Read more.
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The Lowenthal Lecture Award
Professor Karen Jones from the Centre of Research Excellence: Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health received The Lowenthal Lecture Award at the recent ANZSNM Annual Scientific Meeting.
Australian Water Awards
Dr Jessica Bohorquez (School of Architecture and Civil Engineering) has been named the 2025 Young Water Professional of the Year at the Australian Water Awards. Read more.
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Professor Derek Leinweber (School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences) has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of an outstanding career dedicated to unearthing the most fundamental secrets of matter. Read more.
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Advance HE Fellows
Rich Bartlett, Kimberly Charlton, Daniel Costalonga and Ingrid Sierp have received the Advance HE Fellowship in recognition of their reflective and effective professional practice in teaching and support of learning. Read more.
