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News stories and achievements from the University of South Australia in 2018.
00:51 - Research news
01:25 - Achievements, awards and appointments
02:06 - Alumni networks
02:20 - Partnerships
03:10 - New buildings and facilities
News highlights 2018
• UniSA ascends world university rankings
- #26 out of 250 universities in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018
- #264 out of 1011 universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings
• UniSA leads SA in graduate employment and graduate satisfaction
- Source: QILT Graduate Destinations Survey 2015 and Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016-17
• Global #1 ranking for UniSA’s brand management research
- Source; Australian Financial Review BOSS Magazine / League of Scholars
• Top tier recognition for UniSA’s MBA
- Source: CEO Magazine’s 2018 Global MBA Rankings
• UniSA students bring home Commonwealth Games gold
- Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall and track cyclist Matthew Glaetzer win gold
• First graduations in Pridham Hall, April 2018
• New musical composition marks milestone for every graduate
- Composed by Aboriginal Australian soprano Deborah Cheetham AO
• Supporting women’s and men’s cycling at the Santos Tour Down Under
• UniSA office in China to benefit Australian technology
- Technology transfer office opens in Suzhou
• 737 flight simulator installed at Mawson Lakes
Enterprising Research
• World-first exercise science performance toolkit
• New intergenerational dementia education program
• Research finds stillbirth stigma is entrenched
• Centre for Cancer Biology spin-out company launched to tackle Western diseases
• New vaccine to protect against mosquito-borne diseases
• Smart drones deliver low-cost precision farming practice
• Affordable Mawson Lakes cell therapy device to lead fight against disease
Enterprising People
• Prof Julie Ratcliffe wins Australian Research Council Linkage grant for ‘quality-of-life’ instrument
• Prof Phil Howlett recognised for lifetime contributions to mathematics
- 2018 ANZIAM Medal
• Dr Jacinta Johnson receives 2018 early career pharmacist award
• Cancer researcher Adjunct Prof Greg Goodall wins Julian Wells Medal & elected to Australian Academy of Science
Honorary Awards
• Deborah Cheetham AO - Honorary Doctor
• Guy Maron AM - Fellow of the University
• Bill Muirhead AM - Honorary Doctor
• Associate Professor Monica Oliphant AO - Honorary Doctor
• Professor Rhonda Sharp - Emeritus Professor
Appointments
• Professor Alan Boddy
- Cancer drug specialist to lead UniSA’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
• Associate Professor Tim Moore
- New deputy director appointed to Australian Centre for Child Protection
Enterprising Partnerships
• $450m Siemens’ grant puts UniSA students in the Industry 4.0 box seat
• Saab and UniSA collaborate on design of new combat consoles for submarines and ships
• UniSA a key player in new MinEx Cooperative Research Centre
• UniSA leads digital quest for safe use of medicines
• High tech research hub boosts SA’s timber industry
• New accelerator grants drive industry-research collaboration for future industries
• Channel 44 and UniSA join forces to train media students
• UniSA teams up with the Adelaide Fringe
• Staff and students help veterans prepare for Invictus Games
• Social enterprise the focus at UniSA’s new Yunus Social Business Centre
Enterprising Places
• Pridham Hall opens its heart and its doors to graduates
• UniSA Cancer Research Institute opens
• Future focused museum MOD. unveiled
• Doors open to the future of learning: Samsung SMARTSchool
• English-Mandarin bilingual high school to open at Mawson Lakes
- With Maple Leaf Education Asia Pacific Ltd
For more from University of South Australia visit:
UniSA Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UniSA/
https://www.facebook.com/UniSANewsroom/
UniSA Twitter:
https://twitter.com/UniversitySA
https://twitter.com/UniSAnewsroom
UniSA Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/universitysa/
UniSA Weibo:
http://weibo.com/studyatunisa
News stories and achievements from the University of South Australia in 2018.
00:51 - Research news
01:25 - Achievements, awards and appointments
02:06 - Alumni networks
02:20 - Partnerships
03:10 - New buildings and facilities
News highlights 2018
• UniSA ascends world university rankings
- #26 out of 250 universities in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018
- #264 out of 1011 universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings
• UniSA leads SA in graduate employment and graduate satisfaction
- Source: QILT Graduate Destinations Survey 2015 and Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016-17
• Global #1 ranking for UniSA’s brand management research
- Source; Australian Financial Review BOSS Magazine / League of Scholars
• Top tier recognition for UniSA’s MBA
- Source: CEO Magazine’s 2018 Global MBA Rankings
• UniSA students bring home Commonwealth Games gold
- Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall and track cyclist Matthew Glaetzer win gold
• First graduations in Pridham Hall, April 2018
• New musical composition marks milestone for every graduate
- Composed by Aboriginal Australian soprano Deborah Cheetham AO
• Supporting women’s and men’s cycling at the Santos Tour Down Under
• UniSA office in China to benefit Australian technology
- Technology transfer office opens in Suzhou
• 737 flight simulator installed at Mawson Lakes
Enterprising Research
• World-first exercise science performance toolkit
• New intergenerational dementia education program
• Research finds stillbirth stigma is entrenched
• Centre for Cancer Biology spin-out company launched to tackle Western diseases
• New vaccine to protect against mosquito-borne diseases
• Smart drones deliver low-cost precision farming practice
• Affordable Mawson Lakes cell therapy device to lead fight against disease
Enterprising People
• Prof Julie Ratcliffe wins Australian Research Council Linkage grant for ‘quality-of-life’ instrument
• Prof Phil Howlett recognised for lifetime contributions to mathematics
- 2018 ANZIAM Medal
• Dr Jacinta Johnson receives 2018 early career pharmacist award
• Cancer researcher Adjunct Prof Greg Goodall wins Julian Wells Medal & elected to Australian Academy of Science
Honorary Awards
• Deborah Cheetham AO - Honorary Doctor
• Guy Maron AM - Fellow of the University
• Bill Muirhead AM - Honorary Doctor
• Associate Professor Monica Oliphant AO - Honorary Doctor
• Professor Rhonda Sharp - Emeritus Professor
Appointments
• Professor Alan Boddy
- Cancer drug specialist to lead UniSA’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
• Associate Professor Tim Moore
- New deputy director appointed to Australian Centre for Child Protection
Enterprising Partnerships
• $450m Siemens’ grant puts UniSA students in the Industry 4.0 box seat
• Saab and UniSA collaborate on design of new combat consoles for submarines and ships
• UniSA a key player in new MinEx Cooperative Research Centre
• UniSA leads digital quest for safe use of medicines
• High tech research hub boosts SA’s timber industry
• New accelerator grants drive industry-research collaboration for future industries
• Channel 44 and UniSA join forces to train media students
• UniSA teams up with the Adelaide Fringe
• Staff and students help veterans prepare for Invictus Games
• Social enterprise the focus at UniSA’s new Yunus Social Business Centre
Enterprising Places
• Pridham Hall opens its heart and its doors to graduates
• UniSA Cancer Research Institute opens
• Future focused museum MOD. unveiled
• Doors open to the future of learning: Samsung SMARTSchool
• English-Mandarin bilingual high school to open at Mawson Lakes
- With Maple Leaf Education Asia Pacific Ltd
For more from University of South Australia visit:
UniSA Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UniSA/
https://www.facebook.com/UniSANewsroom/
UniSA Twitter:
https://twitter.com/UniversitySA
https://twitter.com/UniSAnewsroom
UniSA Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/universitysa/
UniSA Weibo:
http://weibo.com/studyatunisa
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