http://www.unisa.edu.au/news News releases from the University of South Australia en-au http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/250512 In its 21st birthday year, the University of South Australia is again placing the spotlight on the issues that matter for Indigenous Australians, consistent with a strong tradition of recognition for our First People. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:45 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/240512 Celebrating living history and a significant local hero are two aspects of a key exhibition now open at the University of South Australia’s library this month to coincide with history month, honouring UniSA’s former Chancellor Dr Basil Hetzel and his incredible contribution to world health. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/210512a/ In December of 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights including Article 4 which declared with great purpose that No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Mon, 21 May 2012 16:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/210512/ University of South Australia organisational behaviour expert Professor Peter Chen will share his knowledge on how human sustainability can be improved to build a healthy workplace at a public lecture at City West Campus this week. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/160512/ Bullying expert Adjunct Professor Ken Rigby will review and evaluate how teachers handle cases of bullying in schools at a seminar at the University of South Australia next week. Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/160512b/ Traffic congestion, over consumption, pollution, energy and water supply and a growing demand for everything – they are all a part of a mix that makes up modern urbanised communities and as populations globally continue to be drawn away from rural lifestyles and into vast urban centres – these issues are increasingly those of our times. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/150512/ As support grows to constitutionally recognise Indigenous people as the first Australians, UniSA’s Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Anglicare SA will jointly present a forum to explore constitutional reform on May 30. Day, 15 May 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/Designer-medicines-beat-food-factor/ Researchers at the University of South Australia’s Ian Wark Research Institute and Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science at Monash University have cracked a way to use innovative nanotechnologies to ensure disease-controlling drugs are absorbed in the body much more efficiently. Day, 10 May 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/040512.asp A $4 million investment to deliver a greener, safer, foot traffic-friendly environment in the city’s West End has received strong endorsement from University of South Australia Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Høj. Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/010512.asp An international expert in teenage sleep will give a free public lecture at the University of South Australia this week. Tue, 01 May 2012 14:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/280412.asp They were years packed with change and controversy and many of the decisions made between 1983 and 1991 helped to fashion a new Australia for the 21st century. Fri, 28 Apr 2012 17:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/260412.asp More than 400 recreational cyclists will don their lycra this weekend in Adelaide’s inaugural Ride for Pain, a community bike ride designed to help raise awareness about the frequently overlooked issue of chronic pain. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/230412.asp An international pilot shortage has fuelled the expansion of UniSA’s Aviation School with new facilities at Parafield Airport set to be completed at the end of April. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/200412.asp UniSA international studies and marketing graduate James Martin and his team have won this year’s Pank Prize for Entrepreneurial Activity for their publishing business which produces a guidebook and smart phone application aimed at international students studying in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/180412.asp A collaboration between University of South Australia architecture students, street artists, the Integrated Design Commission and the Service to Youth Council is bringing the plight of homeless youth right into the heart of Adelaide this month through a major installation now in place on North Terrace. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/170412.asp Media coverage of Anzac Day is set to improve following the release of a media style guide written by UniSA researcher Sharon Mascall-Dare. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/160412.asp It may be 2012 but sexual harassment remains a persistent problem in Australian workplaces Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/130412.asp A new virtual reality cancer treatment training facility at the University of South Australia is allowing student radiation therapists to learn the best possible treatment and care of cancer patients. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/120412A.asp The University of South Australia is hosting an Indigenous Knowledges Symposium highlighting Indigenous practices of effective land and natural resource management. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/120412.asp Professor Christopher Saint will discuss cutting-edge research on the future of Australia’s water supply at a public lecture on Tuesday April 17. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/040412.asp One of the most critical challenges in dealing with the increasing rate of child abuse and neglect in Australia will lie in dealing with the problems of adults. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/020412.asp An exercise and physical activity program developed by the University of South Australia for children with cancer has helped about 30 South Australian children improve their health and well-being. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/270312B.asp Osteoporosis prevention strategies – including diet and exercise – will be the focus of the University of South Australia’s next Successful Ageing seminar on April 20. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/270312A.asp If, as the pop hit asserts “video killed the radio star”, the internet has had the effect of slow poison on the newspaper business and has placed journalism itself under enormous pressure, according to Chairman of Private Media, Eric Beecher. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/270312.asp The University of South Australia is celebrating having been named an Employer of Choice for Women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) for the 10th consecutive year. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/260312.asp The University of South Australia’s graduation ceremonies this week will honour former South Australian of the Year, Laureate Professor John Ralston AO, who has recently retired after a distinguished career as one of Australia’s most prominent physical chemists. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/210312A.asp The third in a series of professional symposiums will be held at the University of South Australia this week examining mental health service responses in critical and crisis situations. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/210312.asp University of South Australia experts will be making their contribution to keeping the International Space Station (ISS) ticking over as part of an international network of tracking stations monitoring the path of the latest European Space Agency (ESA) rocket launch on behalf of the French Space Agency, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and Arianespace. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/190312.asp Exercise doesn’t need to be all about ‘no pain, no gain’ to reap the associated health benefits, according to research published in two top-ranking journals. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/150312.asp UniSA scientist Dr Stephanie Reuter Lange will soon travel to the United States to expand on her research into why the response to medications varies between patients. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/140312A.asp The University of South Australia is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Buckskin has been appointed as its inaugural Dean of Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research, reporting directly to the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Professor Joanne Wright. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/140312B.asp The University of South Australia has secured an international leader in the field of functional genomics to give the first lecture for 2012 in its popular Knowledge Works public lecture series. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/140312.asp Four first year students relocating to Adelaide for study at the University of South Australia have received a financial boost by being awarded John and Johan Høj Rural Connect Scholarships. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/090312a.asp A new book documenting the lives and stories of young people across four countries has highlighted the lack of support given by local and national funding bodies for music making activities. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/090312.asp By far Australia’s most significant agricultural area, the more than 3000 km Murray Darling Basin spans five states. And therein lies the historical difficulty in managing the resource. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/060312.asp Four key strategies may make the difference between effective and less effective media campaigns according to a White Paper released by UniSA’s Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science and leading global broadcaster CNBC this week. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/220212a.asp UniSA Honours student, Kate Swaffer, will be making a touching Adelaide Fringe debut on Saturday when she presents her show ‘My Unseen Disappearing World’ encapsulating her battle with early onset dementia. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/220212.asp Adelaide’s recreational cyclists are being urged to help raise awareness about chronic pain by joining the University of South Australia’s Ride for Pain on Sunday April 29. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/210212.asp Adelaide’s climate will become hotter and drier to mirror Whyalla’s climate in 50 years’ time – and we need to prepare for this change accordingly, research conducted at UniSA has found. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/160212.asp Its known worldwide as “the beautiful game” and it is about to make its mark in a very special way on young people in five high schools across the northern and western suburbs and regional South Australia. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/150212.asp The second of the three little pigs built his house out of wood and although in the fairy tale the wolf blew it down, the head of UniSA’s Zero Waste Research Centre – Professor Steffen Lehmann says piggy number two, may have been onto something. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/130212A.asp Just one month into his appointment at the University of South Australia and Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science at the Mawson Institute, Dr Nico Voelcker, has won a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship to carry out a long-term research project in nanomaterials. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/130212.asp The ‘time bomb’ facing busy Australian workers squeezed by the demands of work and care is the focus of a new book by University of South Australia researchers being launched this evening by Premier Jay Weatherill. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/090212.asp Research academics from around the world will be meeting at the University of South Australia this week to discuss the implications of the results of the largest student academic integrity survey ever conducted in Australia. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/080212.asp Former diplomat and University of Sydney Adjunct Professor Richard Broinowski will give a public lecture on the future of nuclear power in the wake of last year’s Fukushima disaster for the University of South Australia’s Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in Adelaide next week. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/070212A.asp The University of South Australia is helping to keep Adelaide children healthy from the ground up with free children’s podiatry screenings being offered at City East Campus on Saturday February 18. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/070212.asp How to educate tomorrow’s accountants to deal with the incoming carbon tax and future sustainability initiatives will be one of the hot topics discussed when the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, University of South Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia host a forum on the future pathways to the profession for accountants tomorrow. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/300112.asp It wouldn’t be much of a friendship if you said ‘hi’ then didn’t speak again for the next few years, yet that’s a fair summary of the relationship many Facebook users have with brands they clicked on as ‘liking’, according to a study by University of South Australia’s Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/250112.asp After a childhood spent riding through the streets of Adelaide, 21 year old UniSA student David Parsons is about to chase the dream of becoming an elite professional cyclist when he leaves for Belgium next March. Thu, 25 Jan 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/160112.asp Can your mind change how allergic your skin is? New research just published in Current Biology shows it can. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/120112.asp Dr Soyeon Yi could be mistaken for a young school girl, but make no mistake that this 33 year-old woman has a PhD in biotech systems, and after intensive training in Russia, was lucky enough to be launched into space in 2008, making her South Korea’s first astronaut! Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:30 +0930 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/100112a.asp Team UniSA-Australia is shaping up as the team to watch for new Australian cycling talent this year with the bulk of the group aged under 25 and already achieving great results both on the road and the track. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:00 +1430 http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2012/100112.asp UniSA researchers are about to launch an investigation into the impact of ADHD medications on children in a bid to pinpoint how stimulants such as Ritalin and dexamphetamine may be impacting areas of the brain that control movement. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:30 +1430