International Students | 10 September 2025 | 
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Join the G’day Mates for an adventure at Monarto Safari Park
Explore, enjoy and upload to the UniSA Time Capsule
Beware of contract cheating
Shape your learning experience at uni with our Academic Student Representatives
2026 Student Services and Amenities Fee in Adelaide University
Network outage – City East campus
Take your Adelaide University degree overseas!
Stretch, breathe, connect: Free yoga with UniSA Sport
Take a moment to check in with yourself and others this R U OK? Day
Last chance to win more than $1700 worth of prizes with the Bupa wellbeing competition
Take home more than $50 worth of healthy goodies with UniSA’s nutrition program
Online workshop: Let your values guide you to your goals
Student Life
 
Monarto animal experience image with the Bupa logo
Join the G’day Mates for an adventure at Monarto Safari Park
Step into the wild and explore Australia’s largest open-range zoo with G’Day Mates! Jump on the Zu-loop bus for a ride through vast natural habitats, spotting incredible wildlife and hearing expert insights from our passionate guides.

Enjoy viewing platforms perfect for unbeatable photo ops and close-up encounters, and don’t miss the highlight of the day – Lions 360, Australia’s only 360-degree lion encounter, where you’ll be safely surrounded by one of the country’s biggest lion prides.

Tickets are $35 each (normally $140), which includes transport, park entry and the Lions 360 experience. Bring your mates to share the adventure, or make new friends along the way.
Date
Saturday 4 October
Time
8:30am – 4:30pm
Location
Meet at City West campus
Get Monarto tickets
Photo collage of good memories at uni
Explore, enjoy and upload to the UniSA Time Capsule
Uni life has always been about more than just study – it’s about the friendships and the memories you’ll never forget.

As UniSA approaches a new era, we invite you to add your memories to the UniSA Time Capsule, which celebrates a proud history of educating students since the 1850s, beginning with the earliest forerunner of UniSA – the South Australian School of Art. Over the years, students have made lasting memories from pub crawls (yes, they had those in the 1800s too) to study tours, visits from celebrities, and other adventures.

Browse others’ memories, vote for your favourites and don’t forget to add your own too. Contact us at TimeCapsule@unisa.edu.au if you have any questions.
Explore the Time Capsule
Join the G'Day Mates on Facebook
FOR YOUR STUDY
 
Cheap help can cost you big!
Beware of contract cheating
We are aware that some UniSA students have fallen victim to blackmail as a result of contract cheating. Contract cheating is when someone else completes your academic work, like an essay, quiz or lab report, or even sits exams for you.

You might receive messages through social media (especially Instagram or WhatsApp) from people posing as tutors or offering ‘assignment help’, but engaging with them can seriously harm your academic, financial and emotional wellbeing. Some services even resort to threats or blackmail once you’ve engaged with them.​

Learn more in the Academic Integrity module or talk to a Learning Adviser for guidance. If you encounter advertising of a suspected illegal cheating service, you can report it to TEQSA. If you've been contacted, or if you've already used one of these services and aren’t sure what to do, reach out to a Counsellor for wellbeing support.
ACCESS MODULE
CONTACT AN ADVISER
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Shape your learning experience at uni with our Academic Student Representatives
Do you have feedback on your program and want to help shape the future of learning at uni? Our Academic Student Representatives (ASRs) can facilitate that!

ASRs play a vital role in listening to your feedback and communicating these with your program directors. If you have ideas for new initiatives and activities, or suggestions to improve learning and teaching, they help ensure your voices are heard. ASRs are only available for select programs, so check the website to find yours.
CONNECT WITH ASR
Studiosity - 24/7 online learning support & writing feedback
FOR ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
 
2026 Student Services and Amenities Fee in Adelaide University
Information about the 2026 Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) and how it will be charged in Adelaide University is now available on the Adelaide University website. If you have any questions, please contact the Transition Support Team via email or phone: +61 8 7420 5101.
Network outage – City East campus
Between 23 September and 3 October 2025, six buildings at the UniSA City East campus will be migrated to the new Adelaide University network. While these upgrades are necessary, they will involve planned outages during the migration period for each building. Visit the UniSA website for updates and to view the planned schedule.
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Take your Adelaide University degree overseas!
Did you know that Adelaide University students can go on exchange to one of our partner universities? Studying overseas is a transformative experience – a chance to immerse yourself in new cultures, broaden your academic horizons and create lasting memories. Best of all, you’ll remain enrolled and supported by Adelaide University throughout your time abroad.

Applications for the Semester 2, 2026 exchange program will open from Monday 15 September to Monday 8 December 2025. Want to know more? Attend one of our upcoming information sessions or visit our website.
LEARN ABOUT SEMESTER EXCHANGE
Transition support
Mon-Fri, 8:30am - 6pm
Phone: +61 8 7420 5101
Click to email
FOR YOUR WELLBEING
 
Image of students doing yoga
Stretch, breathe, connect: Free yoga with UniSA Sport
Take a moment to pause and recharge with UniSA Sport’s free yoga class as part of the R U OK? Day 2025 event. Whether you’re new to yoga or a regular on the yoga mat, join us for a relaxing session designed to support your wellbeing and help you connect with others. There are limited spots available – secure your place now!
Get yoga tickets
Image of a female student chatting with a counsellor
Take a moment to check in with yourself and others this R U OK? Day
Tomorrow (11 September) is R U OK? Day – a reminder to check in with yourself as well as others, and know that it’s ok to reach out for support.

If you ever need a safe place and someone to listen without judgement, UniSA’s Counselling Service is here for you. Our qualified counsellors understand the student experience and will help you explore strategies that work for you. Whatever you’re going through, you don’t have to go through it alone.
Get counselling support
Last chance to win more than $1700 worth of prizes with the Bupa wellbeing competition
Do you have an inspiring wellbeing story to tell? Or perhaps you would like to share your own wellbeing tips based on your personal experience?

The Bupa wellbeing competition is a great opportunity to inspire other students to live well, while also giving you the chance to win one of four amazing prizes, including a $500 and $800 travel voucher, a $300 gift card and a UniSA gym membership.

But hurry – submissions close on Sunday 21 September!
Enter Bupa competition
International students: Join UniSA's free nutrition program. Bupa logo
Take home more than $50 worth of healthy goodies with UniSA’s nutrition program
Are you keen to learn new cooking skills and improve your food awareness and nutrition knowledge? Join UniSA’s free nutrition program, proudly supported by Bupa!

The program includes two cooking classes, where you’ll learn to make healthy food that you can eat and take home. You’ll also be guided on how to read food labels and budgeting as part of a local supermarket tour, with a complimentary $50 Coles/Myer voucher to spend. Plus, all participants will receive a small thank you gift.

Cooking classes: Monday 22 September & Wednesday 24 September, 11:00am – 1:00pm, City East campus
Local supermarket tour: Friday 26 September, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Want to join the program? Contact Fatima Kazemi from your UniSA student email and register by Monday 15 September. Please provide your name and any dietary requirements.
REGISTER FOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
Out-of-hours Crisis Line - Call 1300 107 441 or text 0488 884 163
FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
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Online workshop: Let your values guide you to your goals
Discover how to align your values with the goals you want to achieve in our online self-development workshops. The workshop will guide you through reflective exercises that help you identify your core values and understand how they shape your daily decisions and long-term aspirations. You'll also learn how to integrate these values into your goals.

In the follow-up learning circle, you’ll join an open, supportive conversation with your peers as you work together to translate ideas into meaningful actions. These are our last workshop series this year, so don’t miss out and register now!
Date
Wednesday 10 September & Thursday 16 October
Time
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location
Online
REGISTER – 10 SEP
REGISTER – 16 OCT
Build your employability with Career Workshops
PUZZLE CORNER
 
UniSA services memory game winners
UniSA services memory game: Winners
Did you recognise all the UniSA student support services featured in last edition’s puzzle? Congratulations to Anna Kot, Hayley Caldwell, Mai Kanada, Rachel Marsden and Xinyi Wang for completing the challenge and winning the prize draw. If you haven’t already, make sure you connect with these services as they are here to help you thrive at uni. Until next time!
OTHER EVENTS
 
Create a Convo for R U OK? Day
Thursday 11 September, 10:30am – 1:30pm, City West campus
Join us for a day of connection, creativity and relaxation. Connect with UniSA wellbeing services, contribute to the collective colouring-in, make your own clay wellbeing companion, and take a moment to unwind, chat with friends and support each other.

CHECK OUT R U OK? DAY EVENT
Career Connect
Tuesday 16 September, 1:30pm – 4:30pm, City West campus
Your next job is calling! Meet potential employers, get a free professional LinkedIn photo and explore casual, part-time and temporary roles. Sessions run in three one-hour slots – please select your preferred time when you register.

Register for Career Connect
 
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The University of South Australia respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla First Nations Peoples and their Elders past and present, who are the First Nations’ traditional owners of the lands that are now home to the UniSA campuses in Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla.