News: Indigenous
University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø marks 150 years with first-ever Kaurna Day: Honouring the past, building our future together
As the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø 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 ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø and the ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø plains.
Joint Indigenous Leadership for CASM
The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø is pleased to announce joint Indigenous leadership for the Centre of Aboriginal Studies in Music for the first time in its fifty-year history.
Indigenous music legacy celebrated with new exhibition
The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø will celebrate 50 years of Indigenous music education with a new interactive exhibition.
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University researchers placed top in their fields
Six University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø 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 Australian song lines
Researchers at the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø have received a grant to focus on central Australian 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 Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers
Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, 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
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 University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø.
Honorary doctorate to be awarded to Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue
The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø will award an honorary doctorate to one of Australia’s most highly respected Aboriginal leaders, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG.
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New fund launched to support Indigenous students
The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø 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
A student from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø’s ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø 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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