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Equal Pay Day 2023
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Each year the Workplace Gender Equality Agency uses the Australian Bureau of Statistics average weekly earnings data to calculate the number of days after the end of financial year that women have to work to be paid the same as the average man. The date they arrive at is called Equal Pay Day.
Professor Guy Debelle joins the School of Economics and Public Policy as Honorary Professor
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The School of Economics and Public Policy (SEPP) is delighted to announce Professor Guy Debelle has joined the school as Honorary Professor.
10-year Aboriginal Education Strategy
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Dr Sam Schulz from the School of Education led a team of researchers who were invited to present their Aboriginal Education Strategy Work to the statewide leadership team of Catholic Education South Australia (CESA).
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice goes online
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The Adelaide Law School’s GDLP program is run in conjunction with the Law Society of South Australia, the peak professional body representing South Australia’s legal profession.
[Read more about Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice goes online]
Migration researchers awarded the Top Wiley Prize for 2022
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Associate Professor Yan Tan and Dr Xuchun Liu were awarded the top Wiley Prize for 2022.
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Deloitte Academy students have their first class in Advisory Principles and Practice (APP)
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BUSINESS 2000 Advisory Principles and Practice is a course co-designed by the University of Adelaide and Deloitte Australia as part of the joint Academy by Deloitte initiative.
Social Histories of Holden
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Recently, the ‘Social Histories of Holden’ project team of historians in the Department of Historical and Classical Studies held a well-attended event titled ‘Remembering Holden’ as part of the SA History Festival.
Geography PhD graduate Moleen Nand wins the John Lewis Medal for Excellence in Doctoral Research
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The John Lewis Medal for Excellence in Doctoral Research in Geography is awarded to a student who has made a significant theoretical or empirical contribution to geography through the completion of a PhD.
Water Economics Professor wins 2023 SA Environment Award
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Sarah Wheeler, Professor of Water Economics with the School of Economics and Public Policy, has been awarded the Jill Hudson Award for Environment Protection in the 2023 South Australia’s Environment Awards.
[Read more about Water Economics Professor wins 2023 SA Environment Award]
John Creswell Economics (Advanced) Scholarship winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the John Creswell Scholarship in the School of Economics and Public Policy.
[Read more about John Creswell Economics (Advanced) Scholarship winners]