Our Journalists

Clare PeddieClimate and Environment editor

Clare Peddie is the climate and environment editor at The Advertiser driving the Green Zone campaign. She joined The Advertiser in 2006 having previously worked at the CSIRO, universities and research institutes. A passionate science communicator with an extensive and ever-expanding network of contacts, she thrives on exploring new ideas with talented people. Follow @ClarePeddie

@ClarePeddie

Clare Peddie

Latest

SA News

File photo of retired Perth vet and cave diving expert Craig Challen (R) with his Adelaide diving partner Richard Harris. Challen and Harris were crucial to the rescue operation which successfully saved 12 boys and their football coach out of a cave in Thailand.

Harry’s next plan to help more kids

Dr Richard Harris has vowed to “inspire the next generation of explorers” at the Australian of the Year lunch in Adelaide.

SA News

Adelaide musician Nathan Leigh Jones is also a research student in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. Supplied.

Music — just what the doctor ordered

We know what music we like, but now a University of Adelaide psychology researcher and musician has uncovered lyrics with therapeutic benefits and is prescribing a playlist to go. So, what’s on the good doctor’s playlist?

SA News

22/11/18 - MOD. is the Museum of Discovery at UniSA, North Terrace. Preview pic at the new Waging Peace exhibition opening Nov 27. Uni SA graduate Lucie Keightley, marketing assistant at MOD, in The sleep pod room which talks about why sleep is important and how when you don't get enough sleep, you don't make good decisions. Strange sleep pods dangle from the ceiling in the Futures Gallery. Photo - Naomi Jellicoe

How taking a nap can be a force for peace

Can we aggressively pursue peace? Try sleeping on it – no, really. This exhibit entices visitors to have a nap and realise the power of a rested mind.

SA News

Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary owners have bought back the neighbouring lake, part of the original platypus habitat called Lake Cumbungi. Co-owner David Cobbold at the lake, which includes three underwater observatories on the side of the lake. Supplied pics

Warrawong buys back long-lost lake

Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary’s new owners have bought back the neighbouring lake, part of the original platypus habitat, years after it was sold.

Theatre springs to life in the Gardens

Travel through time and explore the Adelaide Botanic Gardens with a mysterious historical character, brought back to life for the outdoor theatre show “Circa”.

SA research puts the bite on a devilish disease

Adelaide stem-cell research promising to cure the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease is raising money using a crowd-funding campaign launched today.

Life skills are the elusive secret to students’ success

A QUEST to find ingredients required for students to do well at school and have successful careers, driven by University of Adelaide researchers, affirms there’s more to life than intelligence.

Instant human camera

A STRUGGLE to process a painful life experience has inspired a spectacular OzAsia dance performance Andropolaroid 1.1 by Berlin-based Japanese choreographer and dancer Yui Kawaguchi.

Isolated spot where our tiniest animals are thriving

HUNDREDS of kilometres north of Adelaide is Bon Bon Reserve, a 216,700 ha site. Here, ecologists are monitoring the lives of some of Australia’s smallest animals.

Arts world honours legacy of Kaurna elder

ARTISTIC and cultural achievement in the South Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community is being celebrated with the new Stevie “Gadlabarti” Goldsmith Memorial Award.

Original URL: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/journalists/clare-peddie/page/52