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Nurturing local talent

Dr Mark Miller

Alumnus, practicing Occupational Therapist and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dr Mark Thompson (Master Public Health 2013, PhD 2020), wants South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ to be a place that nurtures talent. 

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Parkinson research improving quality of life for thousands

Associate Professor Lyndsey Collins-Praino

In a relationship which has spanned nearly six decades, funding from the NeuroSurgical Research Foundation (NRF) has been instrumental to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ delivering significant research findings and improving health outcomes and quality of life for thousands of people. 

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Student wellbeing at the forefront of the Law Students Society

Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Law Students Society

Each year the cost of required textbooks can be prohibitive for students experiencing financial hardship. 

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Inaugural Alastair McEwin scholarship recipient

Aidan Barry, 2018 Alastair McEwin Scholarship recipient

In 1994, Alastair McEwin AM graduated from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, deeply grateful for the support he’d received through the Sir Charles Bright Scholarship. Now, having risen to the position of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Disability Discrimination Commissioner, he’s giving others with a disability the same opportunity to ‘fly’.

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Local doctor comes full circle

Dr Vanessa Hughes

In 2006, Dr Vanessa Hughes received an Augustus Short Scholarship to study a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). Today she holds positions as both a General Practitioner and as a Lecturer at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Medical School.

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Discovering new cancer therapies

Aimee Horsfall

Receiving an Augustus Short Scholarship in 2012 to study a Bachelor of Science (Molecular & Drug Design), Aimee Horsfall from Loxton South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, is today absorbed in research that could lead to changes in cancer treatments.

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Engineering solutions to transform farming

Louise Thomas

Louise Thomas received an Augustus Short Scholarship in 2011 to study a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Sports). Today, Louise is the cofounder and mechatronics engineer at Tensorfield Agriculture, based in California.

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Aspiring barrister dreams big

Augustus Short Recipient Minh Bui

In 2009, Minh Bui received a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Commerce at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. With a passion for Law, Minh also studied a Bachelor of Laws, graduating with a LL.B and B.Com in 2013.

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From medical graduate to country practice

Dr Natalie Payne

Dr Natalie Payne received a scholarship in 2008 to study a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. Today, Natalie is a GP working and living in Tanunda, South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

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Funding critical library resources

Young male student is smiling at the camera, wearing glasses and a denim jacket.

This year’s Barr Smith appeal raised enough funds to secure access to two new and invaluable collections – the Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall and Migration to New Worlds. These collections will benefit students, like Master of Music student Andrew Groch, and researchers across numerous disciplines.

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