News: staff news
Bupa corporate health insurance plan
Join a Bupa corporate health insurance plan and get 8 weeks for free. The University has worked together with Bupa to offer staff health cover with corporate benefits. Get an 8% monthly corporate discount on your health insurance ongoing and waive the two and six-month waiting period on Extras*. This offer is available until 31 October. More information.
SQL101: Databases and SQL
A relational database is an efficient and widespread means of storing structured data, and Structured Query Language (SQL) is the standard means for reading from and writing to databases. Databases use multiple tables, linked by relationships, to store large amounts of data without repetition while maintaining data integrity. Friday 23 August, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. Online. Register.
Library webinars for students
Encourage your students to join the University Library Semester 2 webinars, designed to enhance fundamental library skills. The webinars run weekly each Wednesday, 11.30 am to 12 pm during teaching weeks. For more information and to register, visit the Library Webinar for Students webpage.
Conditionals and Visualisation in Excel
This course will cover conditional syntax, nested functions, statistical charting and outlier identification. Armed with the tips and tricks from our introductory Excel for Researchers course, you will be able to tap into even more of Excel’s diverse functionality and apply it to your research project. Wednesday 21 August, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. Online. Register.
Planned PeopleSoft Campus Solutions upgrade
PeopleSoft Campus Solutions will undergo a maintenance upgrade between 5 pm Friday 30 August and 9 am Monday 2 September. Service interruptions will be experienced for Access Adelaide, Course Planner, MyAdelaide, and other IT core services. Please clear your browser cache if you experience any issues after the upgrade is complete. If you have any questions or continue to encounter issues following the upgrade, contact the ITDS Service Desk on 08 8313 3000 or via the MyIT Portal. More information.
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Fitness Hub: massage guns and freezing Fridays
Unwind with $5 massage gun sessions and $5 freezing Fridays at the North Terrace Fitness Hub. Massage gun sessions are available Monday to Friday, 12–2 pm, from 19 August to 27 September. Register. The next $5 freezing Fridays is on 30 August. Register.
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Monday Morning Mile
Register for the Monday Morning Mile at the new Fitness Hub on Level 4 of Union House, North Terrace campus. The Monday Morning Mile is an indoor 1.6km treadmill run which includes 30 minutes of free gym access. Register your preferred time slot here.
Vice-Chancellors message
Open Day 2024 was inspiring, impeccably organised, and successful. Sunny conditions assured a large turnout of people eager to meet our academics, tour our facilities, and get a firsthand feel for student life at the University of Adelaide.
New social media pages
With Adelaide University set to commence teaching in just 18 months it is suggested you do not create new social media accounts directly associated with the University of Adelaide. If you think your area might need its own social media presence, seek advice from the Marketing branch first to explore alternatives. More information.
Future Fellows
The Australian Research Council has awarded three University of Adelaide academics more than $3 million funding, as part of the 2024 Future Fellowships scheme. Associate Professor Timothy Legrand (School of Social Sciences) was awarded $1,130,337, Dr Kylie Dunning (Robinson Research Institute) was awarded $1,061,521 and Dr Danny Wilson (School of Biological Sciences) was awarded $1,061,015.
