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Faculty of Sciences
Ground Floor, Darling Building
(entrance opposite the Barr Smith Library)
North Terrace Campus
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 8 8303 5673
Fax: +61 8 8303 4386
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Information for Schools and Students

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Events for Secondary School Students

Links for Teachers

University Study Information

Resources

Program Finder A list of all the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees available at the University of Adelaide (print-friendly version).
Prerequisites This document outlines the Essential Pre-requisite SACE Stage 2 Subjects, the Recommended SACE Background, as well as general career options for gradudates of all our degrees.
Chemistry Bridging Course information
Careers information for students wondering what sort of jobs a science graduate might get.

The full 2010 Program Information Leaflet for the Faculty of Sciences is available to download. This document contains comprehensive information about all of the degrees offered by the Faculty of Sciences, and is easily printable.

Upcoming Events 2009

This calendar of events will be regularly updated throughout the year - stay tuned for new events and outreach activities!

Month	Date	Event	Definition	Target Audience
January	13 - 15	Siemens Science Experience	Held at the University of Adelaide’s North Terrace and Roseworthy campuses. Students participate in lectures, advanced hands-on activities and learn about careers in Science.	School Event: Year 10 students
February	20	The Australian Brain Bee Challenge Registration Deadline	This event stimulates students’ interest in neuroscience and offers fabulous prizes.	School Event: Year 10 students
March	3 - 5	Wimmera Field Days – Horsham, Victoria	Held in Horsham, Victoria. Parents, teachers and students learn about opportunities at the University of Adelaide.	Community Event: Parents, students (all years) and teachers
	19	University Careers Expo	Held at the University of Adelaide. Students can talk to prospective employers and research various organisations and graduate career pathways.	School Event: Final year students
	20 - 21	South East Field Days- Lucindale, SA	Held in the South East. Parents and students find out about the benefits of attending University.	Community Event: Parents, students (all years) and teachers
April	20 - 21	SASTA Conference	Keynote and cutting edge speakers from the areas of Environmental, Veterinary Science & Physics. Three workshops that include one on careers options and two which involves learning about research relevant to science teaching and hands on experiments.	School Event: Secondary school science teachers and school counsellors
May	1 - 2	Career One Expo, Wayville Showgrounds	Held at the Wayville Showgrounds. Students, parents and teachers can find out about career options.	Community Event: Parents, students (all years) and teachers
June	23	Career Counsellor Day	This event highlights the University of Adelaide’s programs, the SATAC system, and includes an activities session.	School Event: High school career counsellors
June	30	Aim For Adelaide	Aim for Adelaide is an experiential day for Year 9 and 10 students from our Fairway schools (either from the country or schools with low university participation rates). The June date will also include students involved in a new project, the First Generation Program, aimed at students who will be the first in their family to attend university.	School Event: Year 9 & 10 students from Fairway Schools
August	7 - 9	Science Alive, Wayville Showgrounds	Held at the Wayville Showgrounds. The event features spectacular science shows, hands on activities, and study and careers information.	Community Event: Students and their families
	16	University of Adelaide Open Day	Held at the North Terrace Campus for prospective students, their families to learn more about study and career opportunities.	Community Event: Prospective students and their families
	15 - 23	National Science Week	This event emphasizes the importance of science and technology to our economic and social well-being.	Community Event: General Public
September	11	Waite Campus Information Session	A Waite Campus tour and information session will be held in association with the Agricultural Bureau movement of South Australia. The major topic of the day will be the undergraduate programs conducted on the Waite Campus.	Community Event: Prospective students and their families
	13	Roseworthy Information Day	Held at the Roseworthy campus for prospective students and their families to find out about study and career opportunities in agriculture and agricultural science.	Community Event: Prospective students and their families
	16 - 17	Riverland Field Days – Barmera, SA	Held in the Riverland. The event provides advice on the benefits of attending University.	Community Event: Parents, students (all years) and teachers
	29 - 30	Yorke Peninsula Field Days – Paskeville, SA	Held in Paskeville. The event provides advice on the benefits of attending University.	Community Event: Parents, students (all years) and teachers
	22 - 23	Maths Science Life Impact Days	Held at the North Terrace campus. The event involves hands-on activities and provides information on Maths and Science career opportunities.	Student Event: Year 9 students
November	26	Aim for Adelaide	Aim for Adelaide is an experiential day for Year 9 and 10 students from our Fairway schools (either from the country or schools with low university participation rates). Schools should only attend one ‘Aim for Adelaide event’	School Event: Year 9 & 10 students from Fairway Schools

Advertiser Series One Degree

In 2008 the Faculty of Sciences were major contributors to the Advertiser series, One Degree. The series focuses on the environmental issues we are currently facing, including climate change, drought and sustainability to name a few.

If Schools would like copies of this series please contact the Faculty Office 8303 5673 or email as we have spare copies of the complete series available at no cost.

One Degree