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January 2012
9 Jan New Dean to lead Roseworthy Campus expansion
17 Jan Art education goes global in a virtual world
18 Jan Uni offers will boost access to quality education
19 Jan Premier unveils sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi
31 Jan Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation
February 2012
6 Feb Adelaide hosts major conference on housing issues
8 Feb $1 million funding for food security research
10 Feb Guiding young children towards university
14 Feb University of Adelaide awarded Fair Trade status
15 Feb Elder Hall strikes the right note in 'mad' March
15 Feb Harvard visiting professorship for water expert
17 Feb Pregnant asthmatic women warned of health risks
21 Feb Uni of Adelaide Chancellor re-appointed for two years
23 Feb Outstanding students win $2.6 million in scholarships
27 Feb University opens new women's health centre
27 Feb Student experience focus with new Uni appointment
28 Feb New head of architecture joins University of Adelaide
March 2012
5 Mar New centre enlivens the creative and performing arts
7 Mar Wine science award to Waite researcher
12 Mar World breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat
14 Mar Reduced baby risk from another caesarean
15 Mar New Scholar studying legal rights to River Murray
19 Mar Students and graduates among state's Young Achievers
20 Mar Awards for new diabetes research
22 Mar Simulation explains why HIV cure is elusive
23 Mar Animals receive care under new agreement
23 Mar New engineering head appointed at Uni of Adelaide
26 Mar Ecologists in Adelaide for national symposium
26 Mar New Fellow elected to Australian Academy of Science
26 Mar University of Adelaide appoints its 20th Vice-Chancellor
28 Mar University celebrates 25 years of Indigenous education
29 Mar Unnecessary induction increases risk of complications
30 Mar Canadian marine expert wins Adelaide fellowship
April 2012
3 Apr Discovery paves way for improved pain-killers
3 Apr $1 million fellowship supports new physics chair
3 Apr Stop, revive, survive: a call to protect our languages
10 Apr Adelaide Law School experts to examine unpaid work
11 Apr Uni celebrates milestones at graduation ceremonies
13 Apr Omega-3 continues to astound award-winner
16 Apr New study compares quality of hospital service
18 Apr Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book
19 Apr Space scientists rethink origin of cosmic rays
26 Apr Lung disease sufferers falling "under the radar"
27 Apr Singapore businessman Lim Siong Guan honoured
May 2012
1 May Free public talks: key issues in women's health
2 May Teachers to benefit from free e-Science magazine
4 May Free public lecture: how we're fighting to save species
5 May Higher risk of birth defects from assisted reproduction
7 May Uni position for former Thinker-in-Residence
9 May Mystery of the missing breast cancer genes
11 May New joint centre focuses on Chinese medicine
14 May Continuing support for life saving road safety research
15 May New technology drives reform in SA court rooms
16 May Cost biggest reason for avoiding the dentist
18 May Population, migration the focus of new research centre
21 May The challenge is on for entrepreneurs
24 May Uni sets up $50m agriculture endowment fund
24 May Nobel Prize-winner opens $2.5 million lab in his name
25 May Uni of Adelaide student is Charles Hawker Scholar
29 May Water expert heads to London
June 2012
1 Jun Study supports Mount Lofty Ranges World Heritage bid
1 Jun Emergency vet service now at Roseworthy Campus
4 Jun Climate change expert: Australia will go nuclear by 2030
5 Jun Uni of Adelaide maintains strong financial position
7 Jun Adelaide leads new curriculum on native title
8 Jun Biology inspires complex computer solutions
12 Jun Universities take a global approach to education
13 Jun Stronger focus needed on gender-specific health
13 Jun Chancellor awarded Queen's birthday honour
13 Jun New study shows earlier birth is best for twins
13 Jun Nobel name for new science building
18 Jun No "mining boom" in South Australia
18 Jun Community Radio Celebrates 40 Years
18 Jun Public event celebrates 30 years of IVF
19 Jun New cancer website to support country people
20 Jun Owning a home does not lead to happiness
22 Jun Views of breast cancer survivors needed for study
26 Jun Congratulations to new Chief Justice Chris Kourakis
26 Jun Uni of Adelaide farewells Vice-Chancellor James McWha
27 Jun Accelerating business ideas at Uni of Adelaide
28 Jun Urgent need for climate change adaptation in Lake Eyre region
30 Jun Scientists aim for single flu and pneumonia vaccine
July 2012
2 Jul New Director for Uni financial services centre
4 Jul Shrinking leaves point to climate change
4 Jul Connecting our past, present and future
4 Jul New particle discovery an exciting leap forward
6 Jul Leading international academics give public lectures
10 Jul Truffles add twist to Waite dinner fundraiser
13 Jul Free Public Lecture: The Higgs boson
17 Jul University to host community forum in Port Augusta
18 Jul Marijuana use doubles risk of premature birth
19 Jul New Uni of Adelaide VC says smaller universities are better
25 Jul Record $6.8 million for University's Future Fellows
26 Jul Avoiding biodiversity collapse in tropical forest reserves
26 Jul New computer game to promote new thinking
27 Jul Premier launches new book on Asia Pacific
August 2012
1 Aug Wine network more than just a grapevine
3 Aug Killer infections targeted by hospital study
3 Aug Nutritional research centre wins $2.5 million
7 Aug Children's healthy diets lead to healthier IQ
8 Aug Are we ready for an earthquake in Adelaide?
10 Aug Healthcare leadership is focus of conference
15 Aug Scientists can now block heroin, morphine addiction
16 Aug University puts its best face forward for Open Day
21 Aug University rankings fail student consumers
23 Aug Standing tall for science
24 Aug Adelaide invention will strike a chord with musicians
24 Aug Harcourt lecture on foreign direct investment
25 Aug Melanoma study shines light on patient needs
27 Aug Stamp of approval for Adelaide's Nobel Laureates
28 Aug Volunteers worth more to Australia than mining
29 Aug Adelaide joins with Italy to develop 'super spaghetti'
September 2012
3 Sep Free public event: men's role in fertility explored
4 Sep Florey Lecture highlights need to care for our bones
5 Sep World-first study on spiritual wellbeing
6 Sep $11.3 million grant to help boost jobs in Adelaide's north
7 Sep Young researchers in three minute challenge
10 Sep Exhibition: What is your Image of Justice?
10 Sep Public lecture: Is circumcision a crime?
11 Sep Aussie wasp on the hunt for redback spiders
17 Sep Staff honoured with teaching awards
18 Sep $1.25 million to tackle geothermal challenge
20 Sep Research alliance puts Roseworthy at forefront
21 Sep Elderly urged to join aspirin study
26 Sep Surfing the net helps the elderly stay connected
27 Sep Former Chief Justice returns to Law School as Professor
27 Sep Ageing baby boomers a national priority
28 Sep French honour awarded to Deputy VC
28 Sep Renewed focus in fight against men's cancer
October 2012
2 Oct Flightless parrots, burrowing bats helped parasitic Hades flower
2 Oct Free public lecture: managing heart disease
3 Oct Public forum on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
4 Oct eResearch SA launches game-changing supercomputer
4 Oct Researchers a step closer to controlling inflammation in MS
4 Oct Adelaide's ranking strong but broader vision needed
5 Oct World premieres at music festival
9 Oct Maths to help manage flu pandemics
9 Oct Extending Einstein's theory beyond light speed
10 Oct Japanese children send Australia a visual 'thank you'
10 Oct Rhodes Scholar to tackle global health issues
11 Oct University signs formal partnership with Law Society
15 Oct Innovative solutions from tomorrow's engineers
15 Oct Engineering student takes out international honours
16 Oct Research offers fresh hope to arthritis sufferers
17 Oct Global recognition for Adelaide Engineering Dean
18 Oct New future for an old crop: barley enters the genomic age
18 Oct Uni of Adelaide to extend research partnership with SARDI
19 Oct Public health stats reveal issues of disadvantage
19 Oct Uni of Adelaide wins $31 million for health research
22 Oct Robotics engineer unveils new era of manufacturing
25 Oct Breast cancer research leads to Young Investigator Award
25 Oct Protein regulation linked to intellectual disability
26 Oct Traumatic stress researcher wins lifetime award
29 Oct Ebook platform wins 2012 ZEN eChallenge
29 Oct Asian Century misses crucial visa link to education
30 Oct Hunt for superbugs in Australian animals
November 2012
1 Nov Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity
2 Nov New Professor helping computers to see
5 Nov First sod turned for $10 million equine health centre
5 Nov $19 million research win for University of Adelaide
6 Nov Harvard expert talks business strategy in Adelaide
7 Nov New research centre 560 million years in the making
8 Nov Dream symbols could help in psychotherapy
13 Nov Free public event: New insights into men's health
14 Nov Teenagers' brains affected by preterm birth
14 Nov Computer science helping the aged stay home
14 Nov Vanessa is SA's Young Australian of the Year
15 Nov Genetics point to serious pregnancy complication
19 Nov New Australian scholarship for Indian teachers
20 Nov Top teaching prize for Uni of Adelaide anatomist
21 Nov University professor elected to Humanities Academy
21 Nov Nursing students benefit from new aged care hub
22 Nov Better blood transfusions for preterm babies
24 Nov Recognition for changes to science education
28 Nov Getting to the bottom of wind turbine noise
29 Nov 100 years of a discovery that changed the world
30 Nov Echidna insight into evolution of embryo growth
30 Nov Could mistletoe give the kiss of death to cancer?
December 2012
3 Dec High-quality, small-group learning says Uni of Adelaide Plan
6 Dec Uni of Adelaide research ranked above world class
7 Dec Traditional knowledge of country at risk
7 Dec Students win Endeavour Awards for Asia study
10 Dec French invasion plan published in new study
12 Dec Free Carols on Campus at University of Adelaide
13 Dec First Australian trial of pregnancy asthma service
13 Dec Helping make solar power cheaper
14 Dec Is this the end of Xmas shopping parking pain?
19 Dec Binge drinking study points to new treatment option
19 Dec What's next after SACE results?
21 Dec Dragonflies have human-like 'selective attention'