AU Sport School Holiday Program

The School Holiday Program by Adelaide University Sport and Fitness offers children aged 5-11 a fun, inclusive experience. Kids will build social skills, physical literacy, and motivation to stay active, trying various popular and unique sports. Monday 30 September to Friday 11 October, 9 am to 5 pm. $70 per day (optional $10 lunch available). Register.
 

UniSuper webcast

The basics of investing your super. This webcast will cover the basics of investing your super and how to avoid some common investing pitfalls. Join to make informed financial decisions for your future. Thursday 3 October, 12.30 pm. Online.

Global Opportunities and Impact Forum 2024 - Vietnam, Singapore and India

This upcoming Forum will include an overview of recent engagement activities and outcomes from the Senior Executive Mission to Vietnam, Singapore and India, and will provide information on partnership objectives and initiatives, recruitment efforts, and research opportunities and funding available to support partnership work with institutions in the region. Friday 4 October, 9–10.30 am. Room 704/705 MBA Suite, Nexus 10 Hub, Pulteney Street. Register.

School of Economics and Public Policy research seminar

Ethnic Mixing in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment. Professor Yves Zenou will present his interesting work on social integration of ethnic minority children in the context of an early childhood program aimed at preparing 5-year-old native and Syrian refugee children for primary school. Friday 4 October, 3–4.30 pm. Room 3.01, Nexus 10 building, North Terrace campus and online.

Wonderverse previews

If you missed out on tickets to Wonderverse, you can still get access to a limited number of preview sessions to this sold-out show, exclusively available to University of Adelaide staff, friends, and family. Friday 4 October, 4.15–4.45 pm. Bonython Hall, North Terrace campus. Tickets. 

Supervising Indigenous research and HDR

In this panel discussion, experienced advisors of Indigenous research students and Indigenous research projects will share their understandings of how to grow both student and advisor capabilities, and demonstrate how JCU’s Indigenous Education and Research Centre has been conceptualising the support of Indigenous higher degree researchers. Friday 4 October, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm. Online. 

Wonderverse by Patch Theatre

Lights, beats, dreams: an immersive adventure.

Exiting the consumptogenic system

Stretton Health Equity in conjunction with the Environment Institute invite you to attend the seminar Exiting the consumptogenic system with guest speaker Professor Sharon Friel, Australian National University. Professor Friel's presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray, facilitated by Professor Fran Baum. Thursday 10 October, 10–11.30 am. Room 715, Level 7, Ingkarni Wardli, North Terrace Campus or online. Register.

Alice By Heart

Presented by the second year students of Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre. From the Tony and Grammy award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson, Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s madcap Adventures in Wonderland. Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 October, 7.30–9.30 pm. Little Theatre, Gate 10, Victoria Dr, North Terrace campus. Tickets.

Sustainability spotlight series

Australian Green Investment Index will be presented by Dr. Ivan Indriawan. Bushfire Risk Reduction in Australia presented by Associate Professor Yan Tan. As part of these events, recipients of the Foci and Magnets for Excellence (FAME) Sustainability grants will showcase their projects and their progress to date. Friday 11 October, 12–2 pm. Santos Petroleum Eng G13, North Terrace campus. Register.