Podcast Library

Did you miss Open Day 2008? It’s never too late to learn more about what the University of Adelaide has to offer. Visit the Open Day website for more information.

1. General Talks
2. Health Sciences
3. Humanities and Social Sciences
4. Professions
5. Sciences
6. Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Informative monthly series of public lectures about pressing issues of the day.

Episodes

1. Professor Mike Young
   Water - there's a hole in the bucket
2. Professor Tanya Monro
   Optical fibres: our future beyond telecommunication
3. Professor Alan Cooper
   Watching evolution in action
4. Professor Robert Norman
   The reproductive revolution: have we gone too far?
5. Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz
   The science of making profitable decisions
6. Professor Richard Pomfret
   What use is research in international trade policy & economic development?
7. Professor Mark Tester
   Tougher crops for a warming world
8. Professor Graeme Hugo
   What does population change mean for business?
9. Professor Robert Vink
   Looking after your brain - new approaches to an age-old problem.
10. Hon. John von Doussa QC & Professor Barry Brook
    Climate Change: Catastrophic Impacts and Human Rights
11. Professor Nick Harvey
    Sea-level rise, coastal impacts and management implications
12. Professor Gary A Wittert
    Obesity, Physical, Psychological and Sexual well-being: Implications for Ageing Men.
13. Professor Alan Cooper
    Using ancient DNA to study climate change, mass extinctions, and human evolution.
14. Professor Nancy Pollock-Ellwand
    Urban reform through the ages.
15. Professor Stephen Lincoln
    21st Century: Present and Future Challenges
16. Professor Graham Nathan
    Some pathways toward a more sustainable energy future
17. Professor Pascale Quester
    Sponsorship: Creating meanings and delivering value
18. Professor Anton van den Hengel
    Some ideas about the next generation of image manipulation tools
19. Professor John Williams
    The Constitution and the Murray-Darling Rivers: Send in the Litigators?

Average duration: 50mins
Visit the Research Tuesdays website for more information.

The Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability is hosting the Climate2030 seminar series to explore the likely impacts of climate change.

The seminars address a range of issues relating to the mitigation of carbon emissions and adaptive strategies to respond to the anticipated impacts of climate change.

Episodes

1. Climate Change – Past, Present and Future
   Professor Bob Hill led this session investigating the wide ranging implications of climate change.
2. A Carbon-Constrained Future
   This session, convened by Prof Nick Harvey, will provide an overview of the findings of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and present developments shaping a carbon-constrained future..
3. Population and Environment
   This session will cover population trends and vulnerability within the context of Australia's population policies.
4. Clean Energy Technologies
   Professor Nathan will provide an overview of energy research taking place at the University of Adelaide. Presentations will address the latest developments in wind, geothermal, biofuels, solar and clean coal technologies.
5. The Built Environment
   Associate Professor Soebarto will convene a session which will consider the role of ethics, regulations and research in achieving sustainable design in the build environment. The design of the new 6-star engineering building on campus will be cited as an example.
6. Water
   Associate Professor Justin Brookes will head this session about managing water resources under climate change.
7. Public Health
   Dr Peng Bi will provide an overview of research currently taking place to explore the likely nature of these impacts.
8. Food, Wine and Agriculture
   This session, convened by Professor Randy Stringer, will provide an overview of the anticipated impacts of climate change for these agricultural sectors and explore adaptive strategies.
9. Conservation Sector
   Professor Andy Lowe will head this session whcih will provide an historical context for the impacts of climate change on natural systems, explore changes at a species and community level and the challenges of planning for change in a fragmented landscape.
10. International Policy and Law
    This seminar, convened by Professor Bradbrook, will discuss the current state of the law and legal research that is taking place to give impetus to energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies and other climate-friendly solutions to the world community.
    
11. International Economic Cooperation
    This session will be convened by Professor Christopher Findlay and will discuss the benefits of international cooperation for the development of global markets.

Average duration: 50mins
Visit the Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability website for more information.