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Kaurna Day: Tirkanthi | Ngutu | Taikurrinthi
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Location: Kaurna Learning Circle & Barr Smith Lawns
Launching University of Adelaide’s official calendar of 150th celebrations events, Kaurna Day is an immersive and celebratory day of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. A sunrise smoking ceremony kicks off a day full of free music, dance, storytelling, and food.
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School of Psychology Research Seminar: Brain networks detectable by fMRI
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Room 526, Hughes building, North Terrace campus and online
A focus on tasks. Professor Todd Woodward (University of British Columbia) will present on applications of task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to gain an understanding of the functional brain networks that underlie the primary symptoms of psychosis and schizophrenia. Friday 1 March, 1 - 2 pm. Room 526, Hughes building, North Terrace Campus, or online.
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Stretton Health Equity Seminar
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Stretton Room, Napier building, North Terrace campus
Poverty is terrible, but fear of poverty is almost as bad. While we have (mostly) accepted the argument that whether we are rich or poor is a powerful determinant of our health, this can easily lead to complacency if we view those who are managing as ok. Presented by Professor Martin McKee CBE, London School of Hygiene. Tuesday 5 March, 10 - 11 am. Stretton Room, Napier building, North Terrace campus.
Entwined exhibition lecture
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library
Delve into the research and curation behind the university's latest exhibition 'Entwined: string games across cultures' with with Dr Robyn McKenzie. This talk will explore threads from the collection of world-renowned string expert Honor Maude and showcase highlights from the first exhibition curated by students in the Curatorial and Museum Studies program. Tuesday 5 March, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm. Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library. Register.
Diving into Open Waters: Introducing Open Educational Resources
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Online
In this first session of 2024, learn how open educational resources help make education more equitable by providing free and flexible access to learners and teachers alike, and hear how you can adopt open resources to enhance your own teaching. You will also hear about opportunities and grants for publishing your own open access textbooks, including the support that's available to University of Adelaide staff through the Australian and New Zealand OER Collective initiative. This webinar is the first in a monthly series the University Library is hosting in 2024.
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An Evening with Stephanie Kelton and Maren Poitras
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024, 5:40 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Napier Building, Ground Floor, G04 Lecture Theater, North Terrace campus
Women in Economics Network SA and the School of Economics and Public Policy invite you to a special event featuring Professor Stephanie Kelton, an expert on Modern Monetary Theory, former Chief Economist to Bernie Sanders, and a professor at Stony Brook University. Joining Stephanie is Maren Poitras, director of the documentary "Finding the Money. Wednesday 6 March, 5.40-7 pm. G04 lecture theatre, Napier Building, North Terrace campus. Register.
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Healthy Development Adelaide forum
- Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: G04 lecture theatre, Napier building, North Terrace campus
Reframing Challenges to Child Development: Inclusion, Participation and Transformation. This forum is held in conjunction with our partner organisation Flinders University. Thursday 7 March, 5.30-7.30 pm. G04 lecture theatre, Napier building, North Terrace campus. Register.
ThincHer International Women's Day
- Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Barr Smith Lawns
Join ThincHer at the Barr Smith Lawns to celebrate International Women's Day in true ThincHer style. With a picnic setup, animal farm, games, a cartoon artist, a live DJ, slushies and burgers and fries from Gang Gang. Friday 8 March, 12 - 2 pm. Barr Smith Lawns, North Terrace Campus. Register.
School of Psychology Research Seminar
- Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Room 526, Hughes building, North Terrace campus and online
Brain networks underlying schizophrenia symptoms and treatment Professor Todd Woodward (University of British Columbia) will present on using cognitive neuropsychology and neuroimaging methodology to identify dysfunction that results in psychosis symptoms, which has led to the development of Metacognitive Training (MCT), a program designed to inform people with psychosis of the thinking biases that can lead to delusions. Friday 8 March, 1 - 2 pm. Room 526, Hughes building, North Terrace Campus, or online.
Research Tuesdays: Deciphering DNA
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024, 5:30 pm
- Location: Braggs Lecture Theatre, North Terrace Campus or online
More than half a million Australians have a neurodevelopmental disorder such as an intellectual disability or epilepsy. These disorders are usually of genetic origin, yet only 50% of people receive a genetic diagnosis, limiting access to therapies and care. Presented by Lachlan Jolly. Tuesday 13 March, 5.30 pm. Braggs Lecture Theatre, North Terrace Campus or online. Register.
