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School of Psychology research seminar
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Room 526, Hughes building, North Terrace campus and online
Dr Sabrina Sghirripa (School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences) will present her research on cognition, ageing and lifetime experiences that build cognitive reserve. Friday 1 August, 1–2 pm. Room 526, level 5, Hughes building, North Terrace campus and online. .
HELLO webinar
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Online
Privilege and social and health inequalities. As inequities in income, wealth, education and health persist and increase globally, scholars are turning the lens on privilege to better understand how these inequities are created and maintained. Monday 4 August, 12–1 pm. Online. .
Quantum Frontiers and the Search for Majorana Fermions, presented by Professor Sergey Frolov
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025, 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus
Professor Frolov is a distinguished experimental physicist at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on electronic transport in low-dimensional nanoÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, including nanowires and two-dimensional electron gases. Professor Frolov is deeply involved in quantum computing, working with superconducting qubits, quantum dots, and topological states. Monday 4 August, 6.15–8 pm. The Braggs lecture theatre, North Terrace campus. .
Raising the Bar

- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Britannia Hotel, 1 Kensington Rd, Norwood
Join Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact Director, Professor Zachary Munn in his pub talk, Why is 85% of Medical Research Wasted Effort?. Zac explains his job in sorting the good stuff from the not-so-good to improve health outcomes for everyone. Tuesday 5 August, 6:30– 7:30 pm. Britannia Hotel, 1 Kensington Rd, Norwood. .
Why foundational AI matters
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: TechCentral lecture theatre, ground floor, Lot Fourteen, Adelaide.
Join Professor Simon Lucey, Director of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute for Machine Learning who will argue that gaining a better understanding of the foundational aspects of modern AI offers a cost-effective way for ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ to take a leading role. Wednesday 6 August, 12.30–2 pm. TechCentral lecture theatre, ground floor, Lot Fourteen, Adelaide. .
Historical and classical studies seminar
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Napier 420, North Terrace campus
Medicoercion: Biopolitics, Racial Capitalism, and the Colonial Origins of Modern Public Health. Monday 11 August, 11 am to 12 pm. Online.
UniSuper webcast
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
- Location: Online
Super Fundamentals. Learn how decisions you make about your super throughout your working life can shape the kind of lifestyle you have when you’re older. Everyone is welcome – including non-UniSuper members. Monday 11 August, 12.30–1.30 pm. Online. Register.
The future of agricultural crops: to edit or not to edit
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: UniBar, North Terrace campus and online
Join for an interactive debate during National Science Week. This event will bring together experts to discuss the science and societal implications of gene editing in agriculture. Monday 11 August, 6–7.30 pm. UniBar, Union House, North Terrace campus and online. .
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Research Tuesdays: The maternal microbiome
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
- Location: The Braggs Lecture Theatre
Complications such as preterm birth and miscarriage affect thousands of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n families every year. Worldwide, preterm birth is the leading cause of infant death.
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Form and function: unravelling mechanisms driving early life microbiome responses
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Joe Verco lecture theatre, AHMS building, North Terrace
In this talk, Professor Hall will explore the role of probiotics in supporting microbiome development in preterm infants, highlighting evidence from their studies showing significant reductions in necrotising enterocolitis, sepsis, and overall morbidity following supplementation with beneficial Bifidobacterium strains. Wednesday 13 August, 3–4 pm. Joe Verco lecture theatre, AHMS building, North Terrace. .
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