News: achievements
Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (US)
Dr Katherine Morel (SAiGENCI) has received a 2023 Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (US) for the project titled Modulation of Oxidative Stress Responses to Augment Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy.
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The General Sir John Monash Foundation 2024 Scholars
Medical graduate Alyssa Pradhan is one of 16 Monash scholars announced last week. Alyssa will study for a PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Harvard University.
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Worldwide finalist: Dr Lulu He
Dr Lulu He (School of Architecture and Civil Engineering) was recently one of six worldwide finalists (and the only one from Australia) for the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Rising Star Award.
2024 ARC College of Experts
Congratulations to the 7 staff members appointed to the Australian Research Council for 2024: Professor Katie Barclay, Professor Matthew Gilliham, Professor Frank Grutzner, Professor Martin Lambert, Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray, Professor Yvonne Stokes, and Professor Shaobin Wang. More information.
Global Youth Committee
Faculty of ABLE student Emily Parsons is one of 17 young leaders nationally selected to sit on a Global Youth Committee established by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and chaired by Julia Gillard. The Committee aims to bridge the gap between the experiences of young people and the policies that dictate their lives.
StudyAdelaide International Student Awards
International students from the University of Adelaide have been awarded for their academic excellence and community engagement. Adelaide Dental School PhD student Taseef Farook has won the Overall Recognition for International Student of the Year award and the Postgraduate Research category. Other category winners were Hania Abdul Baseer (Undergraduate), Pornthip Srisantisuk(Community Engagement), On Yin Chan (Peer Support), Gavin Quek (Rising Star Alumni) and Adelaide University Vietnamese Student Association won the Student Association of the Year.
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Rhodes Scholar-Elect: Oliver Douglas
Mr Oliver Douglas has been named as the University of Adelaide’s 114th Rhodes Scholar-Elect during an event at Government House this October. The prestigious scholarship will enable him to undertake further study at the University of Oxford. More information.
Staff join the Adelaide Education Academy
Congratulations to the 19 staff members who successfully applied to join the Adelaide Education Academy (AEA) in the recent round. Learn more about the AEA and their members here.
University participating in APWiL Mentoring Program
As an active member of APRU, the University of Adelaide has two mentees and two mentors participating in the 4th cohort of the APWiL Mentoring Program: Dr Esma Dogramaci, Associate Professor Zohra Lassi, Dr Dilcar Joali Paredes Mariño, and Dr Sonia Lin. More information.
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AIEC Awards
The University of Adelaide and University of Adelaide College have jointly won the Best Training award at the Australian International Education Conference, after being nominated for the award by one of the industry’s largest agents, AECC Global.
