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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide marks 150 years with first-ever Kaurna Day: Honouring the past, building our future together

Kaurna Day smoking ceremony

As the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide celebrates its 150th year, a new tradition emerges: Kaurna Day - Tirkanthi - Ngutu - Taikurrinthi (Learning – Knowledge - Be united together), a free public event dedicated to honouring the Kaurna people, the traditional custodians of Adelaide and the Adelaide plains.

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Joint Indigenous Leadership for CASM

Dr Dylan Crismani and Mr Grayson Rotumah

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide is pleased to announce joint Indigenous leadership for the Centre of Aboriginal Studies in Music for the first time in its fifty-year history.

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Indigenous music legacy celebrated with new exhibition

Indigenous music legacy celebrated with new exhibition

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will celebrate 50 years of Indigenous music education with a new interactive exhibition.

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog researchers placed top in their fields

Students walk around the North Terrace campus.

Six ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have been named as the country’s top experts in their fields according to league tables just published.

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Grant focuses on central ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn song lines

Dr Luke Dollman, Dr Dylan Crismani, Mr Grayson Rotumah smile into the camera.

Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have received a grant to focus on central ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn song lines. The project strengthens knowledge, understanding and application of the intricate tuning systems that underpin traditional Indigenous musical practices.

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Study reveals Indigenous ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns at higher risk of HPV throat cancers

Professor Lisa Jamieson smiles into the camera.

Researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns than young non-Indigenous ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland.

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Portrait honours Aboriginal leader

Uncle Rod O'Brien stands next to his portrait, smiling,

As part of National Reconciliation Week, a new portrait has been unveiled in the Barr Smith Library of Uncle Rodney (Rod) O’Brien, respected Kaurna Elder and Cultural Advisor at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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Honorary doctorate to be awarded to Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue

Lowitja O’Donoghue

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will award an honorary doctorate to one of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s most highly respected Aboriginal leaders, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG.

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New fund launched to support Indigenous students

Aboriginal flag

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will create further educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, following the launch of a new Indigenous Support Fund.

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Scholarship for First Nations law student

Mikeyli Hendry

A student from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Adelaide Law School has received a scholarship from one of the legal community’s peak bodies to help her finish her studies.

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