Approved For Print Post 565001/00046 ADELAIDEAN industrial relations,andofferstaffa onerous FederalGovernmentplansfor safeguard againstsomeofthemore to providesecureemployment, The proposedagreement“isdesigned Chancellor, ProfessorMaryO’Kane. substantially, accordingtotheVice- non-government sourcesrise salaries increaseanditsincomefrom the University’s workforceand If agreedto,theproposalwouldsee Adelaide University. proposal hasbeengiven to staff unionsby A DETAILED Bargaining Enterprise students andwhatwasneededfor accomplishments ofindividual were moreconcernedwiththe students, contemporaryeducators as comparisonandrankingof focused onassessmentmethodssuch While pastteachingtraditionhad read. approach toteachingyoungchildren interest mayreflectthecontemporary He saidthereasonforlackof Education, Training andEmployment. interest” totheSADepartmentof the studyhad“notbeenofparticular Australian educationjournals.Hesaid getting thepaperpublishedin Dr Nettelbecksaidhehaddifficulty Nettelbeck. Psychology AssociateProfessorTed in apaperbyMsBatesand student CarolineBates,andreported an HonoursthesisinPsychologyby The studywascarriedoutaspartof need specialassistance. ability toidentifystudentswhomay have seriousimplicationsfortheir poor capacitytojudgereadingagemay The study’s authorssaythatteachers’ achieving students. estimate thereadingskillsoflow- a highlysignificanttendencytoover- The studyalsofoundtheteachershad accuracy andcomprehension. indicated byawidelyusedtestfor estimating actualreadingage,as were inerrorby12monthswhen one thirdofteachers’assessments The studyindicatedthatmorethan children may wrong. besubstantially ments ofyoung reception andprimary thereadingjudgements about achieve- ofteachers’has suggested thatamajority school teachersSouth Australian primary studyof AN ADELAIDEUNIVERSITY doteachers getitwrong? School studysurprise: Enterprise bargaining growth strategy proposal strategy bargaininggrowth Enterprise Vol 8No16 INSIDE 1874-1999 2 Margaret Clunies Ross From Near andFar: staff. through thepaymentofbonusesto exceeded theUniversity’s targets, than expectedifrevenuegrowth the riseinsalarycouldbeevenlarger on increasesinnetincome.However, The payincreasewouldbecontingent consultancies andresearch. revenue increasesfromfeeincome, predicated onrealisticforecastsof for staffoverthenextthreeyearswas 8.74% (compounded)salaryincrease She saidtheUniversity’s proposed Professor O’Kanesaid. much-needed payriseof8.74%”, position tointerveneeffectivelywhen It saysthatifteachersaretobeina ability todothis. The studycastsdoubtonteachers’ achievement atanearlyage.” any signofdelayedreading said. the focusisonearlyintervention,”he any otherareaofslowerdevelopment “From apsychologicalpointofview, in identifying childrenwhoarestruggling. important, particularlywhen against normativestandardsis measuring students’performance However, DrNettelbeckarguesthat Photo: David Washington.Photo: David their progress. “I thinkitisimportanttodetect N 125 Celebrating EWS F ROM T years HE U 3 NIVERSITY sustainable growth The Vice-Chancellor on improved financialsecurityduring valuable on-the-jobtrainingand fellows. Thesestudentswillgain and honoursstudentsasteaching employment oftalentedpostgraduate The University’s planincludesthe 8.74%. pounded, thetotalincreasewouldbe on meetingrevenuetargets.Com- monthly instalments,dependent and 3.5%wouldbepaidin12- and itsstaff.Furtherincreasesof3% reached betweentheUniversity would bepaidassoonagreementis Under theplan,a2%payrise reading accuracyandcomprehension. Revised—which isusedtomeasure the NealeAnalysisofReadingAbility, information aboutawidely-usedtest— Teachers wereprovidedwith to participate. consent wasreceivedfor112 students between sixandeightyears, The teachersnominatedstudentsaged South Australia. 29 receptiontoYear 4teachersin The study, conductedin1997,involved reading achievement”. “reasonably accurateassessmentsof peers, theyshouldbeabletomake a childisfallingbehindage-level recent visitto Adelaide.StoryPage6. John Drislane interviewedJenniferCarter aboutthebookduring her kidnapping ofPacificIslanders forsaleasslavelabour. darker sidetoWatson’s career—hisinvolvementin“blackbirding”, the A newbiographybyMelbourne-based authorJenniferCarterrevealsa figure attheUniversityof Adelaide. The brilliantandeccentric ProfessorArchibaldWatson wasalegendary INSIDE O F A DELAIDE 6 growth andquality. Instead, theUniversitywouldpursue downsizing andrestrictedhorizons. University wouldresistthetrendof government hadfallen,Adelaide base fundingofuniversitiesby Professor O’Kanesaidthatalthough fund payrises. help earntheextraincomeneededto new staffandrelatedcoststo an investmentofnearly$20millionon Additionally, theplanallowsfor their senioryearsofstudy. particular interestinourfindings.” early, weare surprisedthatthereisno achievement delayisbetterdetected common assumptionthatanykindof aspects ofreadingand,giventhe nonetheless obviouslyimportant But accuracyandcomprehensionare part ofwhatreadingshouldinvolve. comprehension constituteonlyasmall recognise alsothataccuracyand from aboutonetotwoyears.We children hadbeenlearningtoreadfor that it’s asmallsampleandthatthese Dr Nettelbeckadded:“We acknowledge the papersays. months forreadingcomprehension,” for readingaccuracyandseven reading agebymorethansixmonths “These teachersmisjudgedstudent likely tocausemanyparentsconcern. extent thoughtbytheauthorstobe judgements wereinaccurate,toan In total,about75%ofteachers’ thirds ofteachers. were madeatleastoncebyabouttwo- months inerrorandtheselargeerrors comprehension weremorethan12 accuracy and40%forreading About 32%ofjudgementsforreading found forreadingcomprehension. Essentially thesameoutcomewas overestimated. achievement groupwasappreciably Students’ readingaccuracyinalower significant discrepancies. teachers’ assessments,showed Neale test,comparedwiththe the children,asmeasuredby Analysis oftheactualachievements scores, intermsofagepeers. reading comprehensionachievements their children’s readingaccuracyand Teachers werethenaskedtoestimate Adelaide professor New slant onlegendary SEPTEMBER 20,1999 —David Washington—David Continued Page 3 PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 ADELAIDEAN
Celebrating 125years FROM NEAR AND FAR Margaret Clunies Ross is McCaughey older members, like the marvellously Professor of English Language and Early eccentric Bryn Davies, were still English Literature and Director of the there, but most of the appointments, Centre for Medieval Studies at the under the wise and humane guidance University of Sydney. She has also held a of Colin Horne, and later John college lectureship at Lady Margaret Hall Colmer, were fairly new and mostly and St Hilda’s College, Oxford (1965-68), young. It was a marvellous time and the Department was full of life: one of and various travelling fellowships and the best things about it was that it visiting appointments at institutions in was not doctrinaire, it did not espouse Europe and North America. She was a a particular critical line (and this was member of the Humanities sub-panel of a time when the Leavisite plague was the Australian Research Grants Committee afflicting many English Depart- (1987) and of the Australian Research ments), nor did it separate the study Council (1988-90) and a member of the of English Language and Medieval Australian Research Council from 1995-97. Literature from English Literature From 1995-98 she was President of the since 1500. Australian Literature was Australian Academy of the Humanities, to also fully integrated into our which she had been elected in 1990, and curriculum well before this happened served as President of the National in other Australian English Depart- Academies’ Forum in 1997-98. ments, thanks to the influence of Brian Elliott and Geoff Dutton. Margaret Clunies Ross is the author of It was my great good fortune that, at numerous articles and eight books in two the beginning of my second year, just separate research fields: Old Norse- as I was entering the Honours Icelandic Studies (with Anglo-Saxon stream, the Department chose to Studies) and Australian Aboriginal restore its coverage of Old and Middle traditional songs and performing arts. Her English (relinquished in the lean most recent books are Prolonged Echoes. years before 1958) by appointing a Old Norse myths in medieval Northern member of staff to teach in this area. society. Vol. 2: The reception of Norse Ralph Elliott arrived at the beginning myths in medieval Iceland (Odense, 1998) of 1960 and I began to lap up what he and The Norse Muse in Britain, 1750-1820 had to offer: Old English, Middle English, Germanic Philology. In the (Trieste, 1988). following year another medievalist, Peter Meredith, now a Professor of I was born Margaret Tidemann on 24 English Medieval Drama at the April 1942 in Adelaide, went to school University of Leeds, was appointed to at Walford Church of England Girls’ the Department. Although Ralph Grammar School (still called Walford Elliott, who was an inspiring teacher, House when I first went there at the Margaret Clunies Ross: “sad to see history repeat itself”. Photo courtesy of Professor Clunies Ross. age of 4) from the ages of 4 to 16, and was not an Old Norse-Icelandic attended the University of Adelaide specialist, he had had a sound from 1959-62, where I enrolled in philological training, and he decided Arts and took a First Class Honours to offer an off-the-curriculum Old It is hard not to romanticise the past, but I still think of those early Norse course in the lunch hours. It degree in English, graduating at the Adelaide days as the formative period of my own academic career... end of 1962 at the age of nearly 21. I comprised him, a new Tutor, John was an Adelaide girl in every respect Anderson (who later went to and my horizons at that time were Manchester) and me. This is what set wide in imagination and reading, but me off on the academic career I have narrow in practice. I had once been there and in the South Australian started to meet other students (often since followed. I won a George “ Murray Travelling Scholarship from outside South Australia—and then State Library, where I loved reading older than I was) who had similar only to Melbourne on a brief visit with at the cool, dark desks in secluded interests; we talked politics, the University of Adelaide in 1963 recesses during the hot summer philosophy, literature;” we debated, and took it up at the University of my parents and five younger siblings, which I remember vividly because I months. acted in plays and generally had a Oxford, where I studied Old Norse under Gabriel Turville-Petre, then the had to travel some of the way in a My father wanted me to become a marvellous time. I wrote poetry too in caravan and got terribly sick—and I’d those days. And there were members senior Old Norse scholar in the scientist and tried to steer me in that English-speaking world. Since then, I never been overseas. Such an direction, becoming rather resistant of staff in all the Departments I experience—or the lack of it—was, I studied in—and several others have spent various periods of time in when, in the last two years of school, I all the Scandinavian countries, think, common to young Australians decided to study Humanities besides, because Adelaide University including Iceland, as well as in the of my generation, to whom the subjects (called Arts in those days of was quite small at that time—who UK, the US and Germany. At the outside world was known largely from course). It was a near thing, though, accepted me as their equal and University of Sydney, I am one of a newspapers (and The Advertiser and and I have sometimes regretted not introduced me to the world of team of Old Norse-Icelandic The News were not the most going into the hard sciences, where international scholarship and cosmopolitan of daily fare), pop songs Genetics was the thing that turned research. It is hard not to romanticise researchers who have kept Australia and American films. But there were me on. Probably because I resisted the past, but I still think of those on the international map in this also such things as the ABC (I used to this path, my family required me to early Adelaide days as the formative subject, but my beginnings lie at the love the Argonauts) and the contribute something towards my period of my own academic career University of Adelaide. occasional concert and visiting drama financial keep at university, even when these generous scholars There is a lesson to be drawn from company. though I had both a Commonwealth accepted me, and other serious this biographical recollection. It is students, as their equals and When I was at school intelligent girls Scholarship and a State Bursary, and now the case that the Australian urged me into the Teachers’ College inducted us into academic life. I university system continues to usually had to hide their brains under cannot speak too highly of the some cover or other. There were few and the system of bonded maintain the diversity of its teaching scholarships that I came to hate. I privilege of this experience and regret and research in the Humanities and bonus points to be gained among one’s that, in the pressure of the peers for cleverness or intellectual had no interest in being a secondary in other disciplines with the greatest school teacher; I studied the required contemporary university, it is simply difficulty. A story such as mine is now interests. It is true that I found one or not possible to replicate it. two fellow students at school who had subjects alongside my Arts subjects very hard to replay. The funding is similar interests to mine, but for the (and actually found some of them In the late 50s and the early 60s drying up again, and, though private most part I got my intellectual rather interesting), but, when the money had started to flow again into resources may help, they can never be stimulation from my teachers (who moment of escape came in 1963, I the Australian university system as a sufficient to support the range of were very good to me) and from took it, even though it meant paying consequence of the Murray Report generalist studies that a mature books. Years later, one of my younger back my bond while I was a and the Menzies Government’s university system should have and sisters, who went to the same school, postgraduate student at Oxford. implementation of it. Although I did which I enjoyed during my years at told me she sometimes used to look What, then, did the University of not fully understand the politics of the University of Adelaide. Talented up the names of previous borrowers of Adelaide mean to me? It meant so the situtation, I could see the benefits young Australian researchers are now books in the school library, to find many things that I can only give a on the ground. I chose to do Honours again being lost to the Australian that mine was the last name listed— very brief account of them here. First, in English (though a number of other university system, just as they were sometimes the only name. It was an it meant the exhilaration of subjects tempted me) and I entered a in the years before I attended the excellent library, and I read intellectual challenge and breadth of vibrant, expanding Department full of University of Adelaide. It is sad to see voraciously and eclectically, both intellectual opportunity. Then I keen, mostly new staff. Some of the history repeat itself in this way. ADELAIDEAN SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 PAGE 3 International grants success
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY’S rep- The total amount awarded to Adelaide University researchers utation as an Australian leader in Adelaide University was $534,500 will collaborate on these and other research has been bolstered by the over three years, which is more projects with colleagues from the recent announcement of the than 40% of the total amount of UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sustainable Growth International Researcher Exchange IREX grants (approximately Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, (IREX) grants. $1,274,000) awarded in Australia. Canada, the US, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan and India. The spring weather and enterprise The University has been awarded The IREX grants are spread over bargaining have both led me to think 14 of the latest IREX grants, the five of the University’s six “Our success reflects our strong about growth. most of any university in Australia. Faculties: Agricultural & Natural international research reputation, Resource Sciences; Engineering, and is no real surprise,” said the Anyone who has worked in Australian IREX grants are awarded by the Computer & Mathematical Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary universities over the last fifteen years or Australian Research Council. They Sciences; Humanities & Social O’Kane. so will tell you that it has been a time of provide funds for collaboration Sciences; PALACE; and Science. restriction and hardship. They will tell between Australian and overseas “The fact that we have received you about massive growth in student The research projects begin in the researchers. The grants are also a grants for 70% of our applications numbers at marginal funding rates, the year 2000. Projects funded under strong measure of a university’s and been awarded more than 40% clawback to create the ARC, increased the IREX scheme include: of the total grant funds in Australia international reputation in administration and reporting, funding investigating new materials for says a great deal about our research. cuts since 1996 with consequent electronics, reducing aerodynamic expertise. redundancies and job insecurity, the Out of 20 applications, Adelaide sound, improving the quality of olive “This is another feather in the cap decline in research infrastructure, and University received 14 of the grants oil, detecting leaks in Australia’s for Adelaide, proving yet again that enterprise bargaining that has produced —a success rate of 70%. This major water pipe systems, and we really are an Australian leader much-needed salary increases but without compares with the national success installing a new multi-telescope in research and research training.” government funding to cover them. It has rate of 36.6% (89 grants out of a system at Woomera to study high- all been extremely unpleasant! total of 243 applications). energy phenomena in the universe. —David Ellis However, if you scrutinise the annual Financial Statements of many Australian universities, in particular the Group of Eight, you will see that while operating EB growth strategy proposal grants (the government block grants to universities) have dropped in real dollar From Page 1 programs. Axing large numbers of abilities; recent government policy terms, total revenue has increased. So staff is a corrosive strategy that changes have made that much what’s the problem? “The future of Adelaide University would only lead to a lowering of more obvious. In part the problem is that many is in the remarkable talents of our quality. “This plan calls for a collective universities still see the operating grant as the prime driver of teaching and staff and the ability of the “Our plan will deliver real salary effort in which all staff benefit from University as a whole to attract and all our successes. This can only be research activities, although, in our case, increases and the employment of it makes up less than half our total educate the best students and more staff. I’m very hopeful that positive,” she said. consolidated revenue. And we still produce the most innovative the staff and students will support A copy of the draft agree- continue to do all the activities in these research,” she said. our ideas.” ment provided to the unions, as areas that we have always done, in the “We have the capacity to attract Professor O’Kane said the proposal well as a copy of a letter addressing ways we have always done them, so that significant industry support, as was was “a responsible and positive a variety of questions asked by the we have “adjusted” to the declining unit shown recently with the $25 million plan for growth and security”. unions can be viewed on the rate by working harder. We have, along sponsorship from Santos to University’s website at:
ECONOMISTS at the University Mr Wittwer, a Research the Soviet system, the of Adelaide are helping their Associate at the University’s country’s trained economists Mongolian colleagues to meet Centre for International had never had to consider the challenges of the country’s Economics Studies, presented consumers when drawing up new free-market economy. a paper on Modelling Mon- economic plans. golia’s economy using a Currently the world’s biggest He said the biggest barriers to computable general equil- trade at present were not recipient of foreign aid (per ibrium framework. capita), Mongolia has a tran- institutional but infra- sition economy which is “The paper basically com- structural. adjusting to free market pared elements of the Australian economy with “In a country the size of conditions after years of Soviet Queensland, there is only one communism. elements of the Mongolian economy, particularly the rail line, running north to Last month, University of tyranny of distance,” Mr south, and most of the roads Adelaide economist Glyn Wittwer said. are cratered and unsealed. Wittwer travelled to the “But Mongolia does have a capital, Ulaan Bataar, to “Australia was linked to the high degree of social cohesion. address an economic seminar. outside world in 1872 by the telegraph line. Participants included two “It appears to be a peaceful members of the Mongolian “In recent years, the Internet society that tolerates minority parliament. has linked Mongolia to the groups. outside world. The visit was arranged by the “Unlike many other regions, Mongolian Development Re- “The Internet is very im- the transition after the collapse search Centre which has had a portant for the growth of the of the Soviet Union was close working relationship with country’s emerging industries remarkably peaceful, and this the University for several years such as tourism, for example.” could be important in helping through the Dean of Mr Wittwer said one of the the economy to move ahead Economics, Professor Richard analytical difficulties Mon- more quickly.” Glyn Wittwer. Mongolia’s economists never had to consider consumers. Pomfret. golia faced was that, under —John Drislane Photo: John Drislane. Advertisement Prize for parasitic wasp studies
THE 1999 Harold Woolhouse Prize has been awarded to Dr Markus Beck of the Department of Applied and Molecular Biology. The Award, which is presented annually to the best PhD student in the Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, honours Dr Beck’s ground-breaking research into parasitic wasps. His investigations centred on wasps that inject their eggs into other insects such as caterpillars. Dr Beck, an Overseas Postgraduate Research Award student from Germany, examined the mechanisms the wasps use to protect their eggs inside “host” insects. In particular, he sought to identify the genes used for immune protection of the eggs. In cases where several eggs are injected, Dr Beck studied how interlarval competition decides which of the wasp’s offspring lives to take over the host. He discovered that, within the wasp species Venturia canescens, two sub-populations employ two genetically distinct reproduction strategies while using the same host insect as a food source. The discovery is important for the development of practical biological control strategies, particularly wasp release programs targeting insect pests. It has already resulted in a new collaboration between the Department’s researchers and a research team in the Netherlands. —John Drislane Dr Markus Beck
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A NEW conference in Adelaide is bringing the conference speakers. in productivity and export growth, and issues of employment generation and together leading industry analysts from International keynote speaker for the manufacturing currently accounts for industrial renewal. around the nation and overseas to develop conference is The Rt Hon Lord John a major slice of all research and “‘Manufacturing Prosperity’ will a practical and innovative approach to Eatwell, an economist of world repute development in this State,” said the identify practical strategies and revitalise South Australia’s manufacturing who has held professorial positions at conference organiser, Principal government programs to build the sector. the New School for Social Research, Industry Analyst with Adelaide dynamics of future prosperity. A New York, Columbia University, the University’s Centre for Labour sophisticated manufacturing base is The conference, called “Manufacturing Research, Mr Rodin Genoff. Prosperity”, will be launched by the University of Massachusetts and the vital to a turn-around both in living South Australian Treasurer, Mr Rob University of Amsterdam. He has “The challenge for South Australia is standards and employment growth in Lucas, at the Adelaide Festival Centre taught economics at Cambridge to build on the strengths of our this State.” on Wednesday, 21 September. University since 1970. In the British innovative manufacturing industries The conference follows the launch last House of Lords he was principal spokes- by developing practical strategies to “Manufacturing Prosperity” will look year of a book titled Manufacturing man on treasury and economic affairs. grow these ‘industries of the future’,” at South Australia’s competitive future Prosperity, which was co-edited by Mr said Mr Genoff, who is also a speaker in manufacturing from a realistic and Joining Lord Eatwell will be some of Genoff and Professor Roy Green, positive point of view. Can we compete the most respected industry leaders, at the conference. Director of the Employment Studies not only with other States, but also economic analysts and commentators “This conference is ideal for anyone Centre, University of Newcastle. with the rest of the world? What are in Australia, including represen- involved in business, from For more information about the the strategies for growth which South tatives from the SA Centre for manufacturing, product development, conference (including registrations) Australian industry and the Manufacturing, Department of research development, engineering contact the Hartley Management government need to act on to take us Industry and Trade, AusIndustry, and scientific services, to the provision Group on (08) 8363 4399 or email: into the 21st century? These business and academia. of legal and financial services, or in [email protected]. questions and more will be asked by “South Australia is leading the nation government dealing with day-to-day —David Ellis Democratic movement leader visits THE MAN widely regarded as the Olof Palme Award, The Robert F. reunification with Taiwan, the future ‘Father’ of China’s democracy Kennedy Human Rights Award and of Xinjiang Province and Tibet. movement, Mr Wei Jingsheng, has given the European Parliament’s Sakharov The audience was amused by Mr a public talk to a packed lecture theatre Prize for Freedom of Thought. He has Wei’s reference to his letter to the late at Adelaide University. also been nominated for the Nobel Deng Xiaoping, which asked the Peace Prize. Mr Wei, an electrician at Beijing Zoo paramount leader of China to resign. in the late 1970s, has spent all but six Organised jointly by Adelaide “A few days later,” Mr Wei added with months of the last 17 years (nearly University’s Centre for Asian Studies mock surprise, “he did!” (referring to half his adult life) in prison for the and the Department of Politics, Mr Deng’s anticipated decision to resign peaceful expression of his views on Wei’s public talk on Friday, 3 from a number of his formal roles in Chinese politics, economic reform and September was delivered to a packed the Chinese government). foreign relations. lecture theatre in the Napier building. After a lengthy question-and-answer Currently a visiting professor at His talk covered a range of issues session, Mr Wei found himself at the Columbia University in New York, Mr concerning democratisation and centre of a large group of well-wishers Wei has been described as the most human rights in China, his own time eager to have photos taken with him, important political prisoner of his in prison and his dealings with the and to get his autograph. To these, time. In 1997 he published a book Chinese leadership. and the many others listening to Mr entitled The Courage to Stand Alone. The discussion after his presentation Wei’s delivery, it was a memorable talk, and an historic occasion. He has been awarded a number of touched upon a number of contro- Dr Wei Jingsheng and Dr Felix Patrikeeff. international prizes, including the versial areas, including China’s —Dr Felix Patrikeeff, Politics Photo courtesy of Dr Patrikeeff. Adelaide rowers up with the best German education leaders visit Adelaide A DELEGATION of German university Australian students to gain a more leaders has visited Adelaide to discuss a detailed understanding of the legal ground-breaking new Law course—one of framework in the European Union. the first offered jointly by an Australian Students spend up to one semester in university and an overseas institution. Adelaide and one semester at Adelaide University has established a Mannheim, and undertake a fully-integrated joint degree program, dissertation at their home institution. the Master of Comparative Laws, with The degree is awarded from both the University of Mannheim. institutions. The course enables students to study Six German students are now in the different codes of law throughout Adelaide under the program and two the world. The course also helps Australian students are in Germany.
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AMBER HALLIDAY AND MARK men’s lightweight quad sculls team. SPARNON (above) are not the type to For six weeks before the cham- rest on their oars. pionships, both rowers participated in Ms Halliday, a third-year Psychology an intensive squad training session in student, and Mr Sparnon, a first-year Melbourne. student of Medicine, are two of Aust- Unable to reschedule his studies in ralia’s most promising young rowers. Adelaide, Mr Sparnon had to embark Both represented their country at the on a hectic schedule of weekly flights recent Under-23 World Champion- to and from Melbourne. ships (Nations Cup Regatta) in Ms Halliday, who has been rowing Germany—and both returned with competitively for six years, puts her medals. success down to good coaching and Ms Halliday, who received a $1,000 strong family support. grant from Vice-Chancellor Professor She says the standard of Australian Mary O’Kane to compete in the rowing is so high that her immediate championships, won gold in the ambition is to be re-selected for the women’s lightweight double sculls team competing in next year’s Under- with Victorian rower Hannah Every. 23 World Championships. Mr Sparnon took bronze as part of the —John Drislane PAGE 6 SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 ADELAIDEAN Biography reveals new slant on legendary Adelaide professor
NEARLY 60 years after his death, Professor Archibald got older, but he did it in such a way that he told Watson remains a legendary figure at the University of only a vestige of the truth. Adelaide. “The picture he presented of himself was of a The brilliant, eccentric surgeon and anatomist, who buccaneering, romantic pirate.” headed the School of Anatomy for 35 years (1885- Ms Carter’s research has established that Watson, 1920), was renowned as an adventurer, a womaniser who was born the son of a wealthy pastoralist in and flouter of convention. Tarcutta, New South Wales, left Australia in 1869, Stories of his exploits are legion. aged 20, to supervise his father’s land holdings in Fiji. He once stole the head from a corpse at Adelaide In December 1871 he joined the brig Carl at Levuka, Hospital morgue and replaced it with a cracked pot. supposedly as a passenger. For recreation, he liked to ride his motorbike around The Carl was on its second “recruitment” voyage in the University’s anatomy room. the South Seas, kidnapping islanders for sale in Peru, the Guianas or Queensland. When he retired from academic life he spoke just five words to assembled well-wishers: “You are all Four months earlier, 70 captured islanders had been bloody hypocrites”. massacred aboard the brig off the Solomon Islands. Watson is remembered as rogueish, inspirational, Watson kept a journal of the second voyage from cantankerous and unorthodox. January to April 1872. But a new biography coinciding with the 150th When the brig returned to Levuka it became the anniversary of his birth argues that Watson’s target of an official investigation. “loveable eccentricity” was in fact a carefully Crew members were charged with kidnapping and cultivated pose to divert attention from a shameful murder, but Watson, although arrested, fled before episode in his youth. he could be charged officially. Jennifer Carter—new slant on Archibald Watson. The book, by Melbourne-based author Jennifer In an unsworn deposition before his escape, Watson Photo: John Drislane. Carter, reveals new details of Watson’s involvement admitted that the brig had kidnapped 101 men from in “black-birding”—kidnapping Pacific Islanders for different islands during its second voyage, but he and was a consulting surgeon to Australian troops in sale as slave labour. denied any personal involvement. Egypt during the First World War. In old age, Watson brushed off the episode as Jennifer Carter argues that this is unlikely. Throughout his life, Watson kept extensive diaries another amusing interlude in his action-packed life. “He claimed he went on the cruise for his health, but and “commonplace books”. Ms Carter, however, provides convincing evidence it’s very obvious from the log that he was well Carter says these reveal a reflective man who was that his involvement was more sinister. acquainted with sailing ships. subject to bouts of depression—a picture at odds Her book, Painting the Islands Vermilion: Archibald “He may not have been involved in the first terrible with the public clown. Watson and the Brig Carl (Melbourne University voyage of the Carl but it’s highly likely he was “I know biographers are supposed to like their Press) publishes for the first time a log Watson kept involved in this kind of thing (blackbirding) before.” subjects, but most of the time I didn’t like mine,” she of a blackbirding voyage in the South Seas. Even if Watson was not personally involved in said. Ms Carter found the log among a collection of murder and kidnapping, MsCarter argues that he “The only time I felt a real sympathy with Watson was Watson’s papers lodged in the National Library of was still culpable. when I read his notes about performing anatomy on Australia by the late biochemist, Dr Hedley Ralph young men of 20 and 21 during the First World War ... Marston. She writes: “…a young, able-bodied passenger remained aloof from the kidnapping: he said and did “I could feel his anger then on behalf of his fellow (Marston had planned, but never completed, his own nothing while fellow human beings … were bullied, man. biography of the surgeon.) persecuted, frightened out of their wits and cast into “During Watson’s lifetime, people had heard stories the darkness of a hold when they had known “Watson was an inspirational teacher but I think he about his involvement in blackbirding,” Ms Carter nothing but fresh air and daylight all their lives…” was a very lonely, vulnerable person with no one to said. confide in. The diaries and commonplace books Watson fled to Europe and went on to study became very important to him. “The medical community knew he had been engaged medicine in Germany, France and England. in dark deeds in the South Seas but no one pursued it. “He seemed to always have a coterie of younger In 1885, aged 35, he returned to Australia to become people around him, people more inclined to admire “It was only after he retired and started cruising (as the first Elder Professor of Anatomy at the than to question him. I think that was a good a ship’s doctor) that Watson began to talk about it. University of Adelaide. indication of his vulnerability.” “He probably felt a need to unburden himself as he He went to the Boer War as a service officer in 1900 —John Drislane
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EUROPEAN WASP research at Adelaide more familiar worker wasps, and have University has a new sting in its tail following similar markings. the appointment of Dr Andy Reeson from the Anyone can help with this research. If Institute for Virology, Oxford. they see a hibernating or newly emerged Dr Reeson has taken up a postdoctoral queen, they can collect the live wasp in a appointment at Adelaide as part of the jar. The specimen can then be collected University’s three-year project into the by Dr Reeson. control of European wasp. However, Dr Reeson warns that members The study is funded by the State of the community who try to capture live Government through Luminis and is wasp queens should be extremely careful. based in the Department of Applied & “Individual wasps can sting and they Molecular Ecology (Waite Campus). should NOT be picked up by hand,” Dr Dr Reeson, an expert on the diseases of Reeson said. insects, will be using his knowledge to “Using a jar and a lid is the best method, explore possible options for the biological but anyone who is allergic to insect stings control of European wasp. or not confident about collecting a One of the first priorities of Dr Reeson’s specimen should not be involved. research is to study queen wasps, which “If nests are encountered—and this is are active throughout the Spring. unlikely at this time of year—they should NOT be disturbed as this can result in the At this time of year, queen wasps emerge wasps becoming aggressive,” he said. from their winter hibernation sites and seek out new places in which to build nests. Dr Reeson needs live specimens of queens to initiate nests in the laboratory, For more information about the European which can later be used to assess wasp research project, contact Dr Reeson on ext potential control agents. 37273 or Associate Professor Andrew Austin on ext 37265. Queen wasps are slightly larger than the ADELAIDEAN SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 PAGE 7 Obituary: Rodney Levinge 1922-1999
ROD LEVINGE, a well-known member of the digital hardware to operate in real time. In engineering profession, died peacefully of a heart particular, simulation of PPI radar displays attack on Monday, 23 August 1999. had to include ground echoes, sea clutter, rain, height holes, as well as moving targets with or Rod was planning to submit his PhD thesis in without FFI. Sonar had to simulate thermal the near future, in the Department of Electrical layers, sea noises and the known signatures of and Electronic Engineering at the University of various vessels. Adelaide. He had a long and fruitful career as an At DSTO he made a study of modal analysis electronics engineer in England, and later, in and of the best methods to extract high quality DSTO in Australia. His career spanned more data. In addition the analysis of time series than two generations of electronic advances. At data from trials required the design of digital the end he was still making contributions to filters. The study of aircraft flutter required forward-looking innovations for industry. the design of an in-flight force generator. With a Higher National Diploma (1951) he was Rod served the profession in many ways and appointed team leader at Vickers Armstrong notably through the IEE Overseas Committee Aircraft in Weybridge, England and was in South Australia where he held several responsible for the design of navigation committee positions and and led the Committee systems, radar and inertial, for guided as its Chairman in the mid-1980s. weapons. Information gained in applied He was active as the international liaison advanced control theory was passed on to member of the committee for the International engineering colleges to help reshape their Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal courses. In 1961, in conjunction with GG Processing in the three years up to 1994, and Gouriet at Wayne Kerr Laboratories, he he organised a home-stay system for delegates patented a new method for measuring transfer from less fortunate countries so that this functions. Using analogue techniques, the ICASSP was the first in which zero-cost method was later superseded (1968) by the fast accommodation was available. fourier transfer transform. He is survived by his wife, Madeleine and As a team leader with Solartron and Marconi daughter, Nicole. While we regret his passing Space and Defence Systems he designed radar it is with admiration and pleasure that we note and navigation aid simulators. These were he led a full and exemplary life until the end. required for training and the study of tactical use of systems. For adequate realism second —Professor Robert Bogner The search for quality: Rod Levinge experimenting in wine-quality modelling. and third generation computers required extra Electrical & Electronic Engineering Photo courtesy of Professor Bogner. Alumnus presents Philosophy Club camp THE QUAINTLY NAMED ‘Old House’, located in growing economic underclass in advanced super science talk picturesque surroundings at Piccadilly in the western societies! The title is, of course, a Adelaide Hills, was the venue for the annual deliberate allusion to Jonathon Swift’s famous ADELAIDE PHYSICS graduate Igor Bray, now Associate Professor Philosophy Club Camp during the first weekend original “A Modest Proposal”, in which he in the School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences at Flinders of Spring. sarcastically urged that Irish babies be killed, University, recently presented a superb talk in the Rennie Theatre sold and eaten, for they would surely be as enigmatically titled: “The Reality of the Fictitious Forces, Atomic Those who attended were treated to a well off as those Irish destined to destitution veritable feast of stimulating ideas for the Collisions and Conflict Resolution”. under British rule. The serious point behind mind, as well as fine food for the body, Professor Hunt’s talk was that the arguments The talk was the second in this year’s series of evening talks courtesy of the remarkable gastronomic skills espoused by many ‘economic rationalists’ organised by the Science and Mathematical Sciences Chapter of philosopher/chef Mr Vlad Popescu! could equally well be used to justify slavery, of the Alumni Association. The weekend was highlighted by talks ‘voluntarily’ entered into, of course! In an exciting presentation which included some clever original on a wide variety of subjects ranging from As well as organising the annual camp, the animations, Dr Bray suggested that the key to understanding Love to the relevance of Madhyamika Philosophy Club also presents regular talks life, whether at the macroscopic or at the microscopic level, is to Buddhism to fundamental debates within throughout the year to which all are cordially choose a frame of reference which simplifies the interactions of contemporary western philosophy; and from invited. Our next talk will be given by Dr interest. the difficulties of imputing responsibility for George Djukic on the topic “Death: What is it, Depending upon the frame of reference, the forces which we the actions of collectivities, to whether there and should the atheist fear it?” on Thursday, feel and understand as centrifugal or coriolis forces might be are fundamental differences in the thinking 14 October at 7.30pm, Room 525, Hughes pseudoforces. The talk discussed how these fundamental patterns characteristic of different cultures. Building. lessons of physics might be applied in everyday life as well as Perhaps the most provocative talk was For more information about the Club’s how they have led to immense progress in understanding Associate Professor Ian Hunt’s “A Modest atomic collision theory. activities, please contact Justine Lera on (08) Proposal for the new Millenium” in which he 8303 3816. Dr Bray described diverse applications ranging from NASA’s ‘advocated’ the reintroduction of slavery as a —Chris Walsh Hubble Space Telescope program through to how his team is means of providing for the needs of the Postgraduate Student, Philosophy building a better light bulb. Intelligent questions came from the school students present, and there was some spirited discussion on the alternative approach to understanding the “fictitious” forces. Opera supremo Grants for Doctoral Igor Bray was the joint winner, with Yuri Kivshar, of the 1998 Pawsey medal, awarded by the Australian Academy of Science Students for outstanding research in physics by scientists not over the to speak at age of 40 years for work carried out mainly in Australia. Doctoral candidates wishing to apply for the AUGU/RC The Chapter thanks him for freely giving his time and making chapter dinner Heddle Award or the Mutual Community Postgraduate such a valuable contribution to its program. Two further Travel Grant are reminded that application forms are lectures are planned by the Chapter in 1999. RETIRING Artistic Director of available from the Alumni Office. —Robert Perrin Opera Australia, Moffatt These two grants, of $1250 and $2500 respectively, Chair, Science & Mathematical Sciences Chapter Oxenbould, will be the guest are available to support doctoral students who wish to speaker at a special Cornell Chapter travel to a conference at which they will present work, Dinner to be held at Ayers House on or to another institution at which they will learn a Barr Smith Library Tours Friday 8 October. technique or method essential to their work that cannot Music will be provided by be learned here. The Barr Smith Library is offering free 30 minute guided lutanist Simon Martyn-Ellis. tours on the first Thursday of every month. These tours Enquiries: Alumni Association, 8303 5800. are ideal for those alumni who use the library, and The dinner will be held in the particularly those who are new Services Subscribers. elegant Henry Ayers Room, Familiarise yourself with the layout, collections, resources 6:30pm for 7:00pm. $50 per person. Please make your Visit the Alumni Association web site to find out and services of the Barr Smith Library. Your guide will give you a about activities during October: Library Information Kit to keep for future reference. Tel: Jennifer booking at the Alumni Office: tel Osborne, Reference Services Librarian, 8303 3706 or email 8303 5800, fax 8303 5808, or call
IT’S turning out to be a great year for will next perform in the Elder Elder Conservatorium Honours Conservatorium’s Classic Composers percussionist Nick Parnell. concert on Saturday 6 November with The Elder Conservatorium Symphony, First he was one of only two South conducted by Nicholas Milton. As Australian finalists in the Australian winner of the Concerto Competition Young Performers Award in Perth he may perform a concerto of his where he played with the Western choice—and has chosen to again Australian Symphony Orchestra. He perform Rhapsody by Ney Rosauro. then went on to win the Elder Con- servatorium’s Concerto Competition His final Honours recital will be held and now he’s landed first prize at the at 8pm on 24 November in Scott 1999 Adelaide Eisteddfod in the Per- Theatre. The richly varied program cussion, Woodwind and Brass category. for this free concert will demonstrate the many varieties of percussion For his winning performance at the instruments and music styles. Eisteddfod Nick Parnell played Rhapsody by Ney Rosauro, a 30- On the recital program are: Prisim by minute concerto. This piece involved Keiko Abe (Marimba); Rudimental playing several multi-percussion Clave by Wooton (Snare Drum); Ben- instruments including vibraphone Vindo by Ney Rosauro (Vibraphone); and some unusual Brazilian instru- Effugonetrom by Max Leth (a duet for ments: the Shekere, a type of gourd marimba and vibraphone, and a Repineque drum. He was accompanied by Matt Davis); and accompanied in the competition by Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra pianist Leigh Harold, who was the by Schuantner, a multiple percussion other South Australian finalist in the work in which Nick Parnell will be Left Young Performers Award. accompanied by Leigh Harold on piano. Nick Parnell recently gave a highly —Sheila Bryce Nick Parnell pictured at the Enchanted Eveing Directions successful free concert in August and Helpmann Academy concert. Photo courtesy of Sheila Bryce. conference Rare offering from A moment of light A THREE-DAY conference focusing on In the whole appalling saga of left-of-centre politics will take place at East Timor over past weeks, the University of Adelaide from 22-24 the Vice-Chancellor’s offer of September. Theatre Guild accommodation on Roseworthy Campus for East Timorese The event, Left Directions, will THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Adelaide University Dramatic refugees is one of the few small moments of feature broad-ranging discussions on Theatre Guild will present the Society (AUDS) in 1953. light in a week of depression, anger and issues including socialist basics, second in its “Classic Curiosities” The Theatre Guild’s moved distraction. History might have something social justice and welfare, class, season of moved playreadings on different to say about the “best efforts of our gender, education and aboriginal reading offers the chance for Sunday 26 September. audiences to decide whether the leaders” (past and present) which she referred rights. to on ABC radio, but that’s another matter. A This month’s offering is The play has life, or is just a curiosity Speakers will include Rev Nic of theatrical history. small gesture, in the context of the enormity of Cenci (1819) by leading Romantic the fate of the people, as the Vice-Chancellor Francis of the Brotherhood of St poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Lawrence; Neal Blewett, Geoff Director Alex Kirk has no doubt said, but I totally support her action, and Gallop, Gael Fraser, Carol Bacchi, The Cenci was Shelley’s first of the play’s suitability for perfor- applaud her concern. mance. Hugh Stretton, Mark Latham MP, attempt at writing drama, a form More than any other number of repetitions of Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Pat of composition for which he “Lovers of Shelley’s verse will the self-congratulatory mantra of “excellence Thomson. thought he had no talent. be delighted at the restraint in research and training” which trips off the and skill used in the preparation The conference is free and has been The play was offered to the lips (and pens) of members of staff at every of the text for performance,” he organised by the Politics Department management of Covent Garden opportunity, THIS is the sort of thing which says. in conjunction with the Don Dunstan and Drury Lane, but declined will make the University great, at least in the Foundation. because of its subject, which “Shelley’s detractors will find eyes of the rest of the world. Perhaps when dealt with the incestuous passion themselves pleasantly sur- things settle down, the University might The venue for discussions is LG 29, of Count Francesco Cenci for his prised at the play’s flow and prevail on the Government to consider Napier Building (Wednesday and daughter Beatrice. those not familiar with the poet, following this example, with an offer of Thursday) and the Ira Raymond or familiar only with his verse, assistance to students from East Timor, or Room, Barr Smith Library (Friday). There is aptness in the Theatre even secondment of staff to the University in Guild’s choice of The Cenci. will find this reading a The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary fascinating eye-opener.” Dili (if it still exists). O’Kane, will open the conference Four hundred years ago this In the unthinkable event that the killing in officially and chair the first session— month the historical Lady East Timor continues, I hope that Roseworthy featuring Rev Nic Francis and Gael Beatrice Cenci, her elder brother can accommodate some of those who survive, Giacomo and stepmother The Cenci plays for one performance Fraser—on Wednesday at 2.00pm. only on Sunday 26 September at The so that at least a few people from East Timor Countess Lucretia were executed Chapel, Theatre 62, Burbridge Rd, will know that ordinary people here don’t by order of Pope Clement VIII for Hilton. The performance is at subscribe to the sentiment expressed by For full conference details, contact the their part in the murder of Count 2.00pm, with an expected duration Samuel Clemens when he facetiously wrote, Politics Department, telephone 8303 5699 Cenci. (including interval) of two hours. “In statesmanship get the formalities right, or email
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SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 T HE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE PAGE 1 Project Endeavour update University to host international conference in Project Endeavour is moving positively Faculty heads and will undergo initial RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS applied computer science towards its initial milestones of: training during September and October. A briefing on Project Endeavour • defining the new business processes The specific milestones for each of the was given to the VCC by the Project Dr Friedrich Recknagel, Department of Soil and and information systems to support Project Teams for the period September Director on 18 August, outlining Project Water, has been appointed as chair of the Human Resources, Finance, Student - January 2000 are: progress and the roles of International Scientific and Organising Committee Administration; and HR/Payroll: Super Users. Briefings have been given to for the 2nd International Conference on Applications • implementing the Payroll, General Faculty Deans and Divisions by of Machine Learning to Ecological Modelling 6 September 1999: Parallel Test No. 1 (AMLEM) to be held in Adelaide from 27 November - Ledger, Accounts Payable and the Project Director and team members. Commenced 1 December 2000. The decision was made at the first Purchasing modules of PeopleSoft Data conversion/migration for HRMS is AMLEM Conference in Toulouse, France in and the Research Master system. 30 September 1999: Parallel Test No. 2 complete. Commences November 1998, where Dr Recknagel was invited as a The Project Teams are now focused on 8 November 1999: Payroll System Goes The Financial systems team has started keynote speaker. The successful bid to host this establishing the appropriate mechan- Live to present to the Super Users and conference in Adelaide is in recognition of the isms to support staff across the Univer- Reference Group an overview of the pioneering work of Dr. Recknagel’s Aquatic Ecology sity after the implementation of the new Financial Systems: PeopleSoft Purchasing module. Research Group in the area of predictive modelling of systems. To this end, two roles have 8-24 September 1999: Conference Room The Research team has started freshwater ecosystems by fuzzy logic, artificial neural been identified to perform critical Pilot No. 1 negotiations for the purchase of networks and genetic algorithms. communications and support functions 19-25 October 1999: Conference Room Research Master software. The conference will focus on innovative research areas within a Faculty—those of Change Pilot No. 2 such as ecological data mining and hybrid ecological Facilitator and Super User. The Student Administration team is November 1999: User Training currently defining how it will undertake modelling by state-of-the-art machine learning Change Facilitators will be responsible Commences future business processes using the techniques. for the ongoing communication of January 2000: General Ledger, Accounts PeopleSoft software. The conference will be organised in close change objectives associated with Project Payable, Purchasing Go Live collaboration with the National Research Centre for Endeavour and for obtaining feedback The Organisational Change Management team has developed Aquatic Ecology at University Paul Sabatier in from colleagues to ensure issues and Student Administration: Toulouse and is sponsored by the International concerns are addressed by Project Team Training and Communications plans to 30 June 1999 - 19 October 1999: support all of the systems Society for Ecological Modelling (ISEM). Leaders and/or members before and Institutional Setup after implementation of each system. implementations occurring October Professor Sven-Erik Jorgensen, ISEM President and 5 November 1999: Campus Community 1999 to March 2000. Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious journal “Ecological Super Users will support the day-to-day Goes Live Modelling” and Professor Peter Angeline, President of users of the new systems and processes Research: the International Society for Evolutionary following implementation. They will be If you’d like to know more about Computation will be keynote speakers at the the first point of contact for staff for any September 1999: Conference Room conference. problems and will provide a critical Pilots Project Endeavour please visit the Web site at:
MONDAY 20 SEPTEMBER strategy, unionism and ideology by Michael COMING EVENTS Rose. Seminar Rm, 3rd Flr, 10 Pulteney St. 1.00pm Microbiology & Immunol- TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER ogy Seminar: An Adelaide innocent in September 20th — October 1st the world of Silicone Valley biotech by Dr C Juttner (Medical Director, MedVet Science). 6.30pm AIIA Seminar: Australian Library, 5th Floor, Medical School South. Reinhold Niebuhr by Dr Mary Maxwell 1.00pm Chemical Pathology Trade Policy and APEC by Trevor Peacock (Former President, AIIA [SA Branch]). Seminar: Flinders Uni Biomedical (Regional Director, Foreign Affairs & Trade 1.00pm Clinical & Experimental Dept ). Union Cinema, Union House. Pharmacology Seminar: Synergistic Union Cinema, Union House. Engineering support for research activities effects of anti-oxidants by Dr Dale Gerke at WCH by Dr Homer Nazeran (Flinders (Private dental practitioner). Seminar WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER University). Seminar Room 1, 4th Floor, WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Room, 6th Floor, Medical School North. Clarence Rieger Building, WCH. 1.10pm History Staff/Postgrad- 6.00pm CISME Seminar: Education 12.30pm General Practice Teach- 1.10pm Horticulture, Viticulture & uate Seminar: They Didn’t Have Much in a United Europe by Prof W Mitter ing Unit Seminar: Make the Patient Your Oenology Seminar: Report on study to be Happy About: How Australian (President, World Association for Educa- tour of viticultural regions of Oregon, USA Soldiers saw Korea in the Korean War by Partner by Dr Bob Moorhead. South Wing tion Research). Council Rm, Level 7, Wills. Seminar Rooms, Modbury Public Hospital. by Mr Bob Barrett (HVO). Plant Research Mr Richard Trembath (Uni of Melbourne). Centre Auditorium, Waite Campus. 1.10pm Horticulture, Viticulture & Common Room 420, 4th Flr, Napier Bldg. 1.10pm Genetics Seminar: Oenology Seminar: Interactions of FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER Title to 4.00pm Applied & Molecular be announced, by Dr Tony Brumby. phylloxera with resistant and susceptible Ecology Seminar: Genetics of Bacillus Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Fisher Bldg. thuringiensis in cotton bollworm, grapevines by Ms Alison Kellow (HVO). 1.00pm Asian Studies Seminar: Plant Research Centre Auditorium, Waite. Ecology and Development in North China 4.00pm Physiology Seminar: Helicoverpa armigera, and diamondback Career Skills in Science by Drs M moth, Plutella xylostella by Mr Mahmood 1.10pm Genetics Seminar: Title to by Prof Martin Williams. Room 518, Nordstrom & P Buckley. Room N416-417, Ahmad (Final PhD Seminar). Charles be announced, by Dr G Goodall. Seminar Ligertwood Building. Med School Nth. Refreshments afterwards. Hakwer Conference Centre, Waite Campus. Room, Ground Floor, Fisher Building. 1.10pm Elder Conservatorium 4.00pm Soil & Water Seminar: 2.00pm ARCHSS/English Seminar: Lunch Hour Concert: Peter Handsworth Restoration of floodplain wetlands at the How to Turn your Thesis into a book by Ms - clarinet, Stefan Ammer - piano. Works by THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Lower River Murray: From the ecosystem Marion Halligan and Eva Sallis. Council Schumann, Berg, Francaix and Rossini. to the landscape scale by Friedrich Room, Level 7, Wills Building. Admission $2 at the door. Elder Hall. 12noon HCCR/IMVS Seminar: Recknagel. Rm 301, Prescott Bldg, Waite. 3.00pm Biochemistry Seminar: 4.00pm Obstetrics & Gynaecol- Macrophages, cytokines and skeletal path- Earlier Cardiovascular Development by Dr ogy Seminar: Pest animals: is fertility ology by Dr D Haynes. Verco Th., IMVS. TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER Paul Krieg (Developmental & Cellular control the answer? by Dr Bob Seamark 1.00pm Chemical Pathology Biology, University of Texas). Seminar (Vertebrate Biocontrol CRC). Seminar Seminar: Medicine in India by Dr PJ Room, 2nd Floor, Darling Building. Room, 6th Floor, Medical School North. Kuruvilla (GP). Seminar Room, 4th Floor, 12noon Child Health Research Clarence Rieger Building, WCH. Institute Seminar: Epithelial Patho- 4.00pm Physiology Seminar: Oxid- Physiology and Barrier Function by Dr ation and atherogenesis by Professor Roger MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 1.10pm Physics & Mathematical Ross Butler (Gastroenterology, WCH). Dean (Heart Research Centre, Sydney). Physics Seminar: How do the copper Seminar Room N416-417, Medical School oxides superconduct? by Dr Mukunda P Child Health Research Institute, Seminar 1.00pm Microbiology & Immun- North. Refreshments served afterwards. Das (ANU). Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre. Room, 7th Floor, Rieger Building, WCH. ology PhD Report: Mutation studies on Light refreshments. murine leukaemia virus pre-integration 2.00pm ARCHSS Seminar: Queer THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER complex to promote nuclear importation in FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER Sovereignties: Indigenous and Sexual non-dividing cells by Budiman Bela. Identity Politics in Australia by Dr F Nicoll 12noon HCCR/IMVS Seminar: Library, 5th Floor, Medical School South. 1.10pm Elder Conservatorium (ARC Postdoc Fellow). Room G08, Napier. Early Development of Heart and Blood 2.00pm Social Inquiry Seminar: Lunch Hour Concert: Elder New Music 6.30pm AIIA Seminar: For Whom Vessels by Prof P Krieg (University of The changing employment relationship in Ensemble, Grahame Dudley - Director. are the Weapons? Revisiting the Work of Arizona). Verco Theatre, IMVS. the UK: work roles, skills, management Admission $2 at the door. Elder Hall. SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 Bulletin Board, PAGE 2 SITUATIONS GENERAL Missed the VACANT NOTICES deadline? 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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL SCHOOL Council Election: 30 PUBLIC HEALTH - 2000 November 1999 Call for Nominations As the result of the retirement of • GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH Mr David Williams, nomina- • MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Alice Davey Award tions for election to fill a casual • DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY vacancy on the University The Alice Davey Award has been established for the purpose of Council, for a member elected The Department of Public Health at the University of Adelaide offers fostering the development of research in the field of Sudden Infant by the General Staff of the Uni- a multi-disciplinary postgraduate program in Public Health to Death Syndrome in memory of Alice Grace Davey who died of versity to serve for the period 1 prepare graduates for careers in public health or to broaden the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 1994. January 2000 to 5 March 2001, public health orientation of the current work of those with are now being called. • The Award consists of a medal and a monetary award, the annual established careers. value of which is subject to the availability of funds as determined Council members elected by the The teaching aims to stimulate students to think creatively about the by the Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences. General Staff are themselves distribution and causes of health and illness in populations, and required to be members of the • The successful recipient shall be the individual who has about policies and practices which support and improve the health General Staff. contributed the most meritorious recognised scholarly work of the public. relevant to SIDS research or who is deemed to have the potential A nomination must be made on • The Graduate Diploma in Public Health consists of course work to make a significant contribution to the field of SIDS research. the prescribed form, and must and can be completed in one year of full-time study or two years reach the Returning Officer at • Individuals who are, or who were at the time of undertaking the of part-time study. the University before 12 noon research, a student, staff member or title holder of the University Friday 22 October 1999. For • The Master of Public Health consists of course work and a of Adelaide, shall be eligible to apply. nomination forms and further substantial thesis or a dissertation and can be completed in two • Nominations are called for annually by the Medical School, information call 830 35871. years of full-time study or four years of part-time study. Faculty of Health Sciences and the closing date for the Award is 8 All continuing/contract General Applicants to these two courses may have a degree in any discipline October. Staff of the University are relevant to public health. In exceptional circumstances, persons • Nominees will be required to provide a brief statement outlining eligible to vote in elections of without degrees but with significant experience may be considered. the significance of the research contribution, or potential Council members by the Within each award, it is possible to specialise in policy, health contribution, to the advancement of knowledge in the field of General Staff. promotion, ethics and law, environmental health, or epidemiology Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. REX HANNEY and biostatistics. Please foward Nominations and supporting documentation to: Mrs Returning Officer • The Doctor of Philosophy is available to students who have Stella Richards, Committee Secretary (Medicine), Medical School qualified, at a high level, for an honours degree or equivalent at Office, University of Adelaide, Australia 5005 by 8 October 1999. an Australian University, and who satisfy the department’s A copy of the rules is available on request. Observer places expectations. Exemptions to the usual academic requirements may sometimes be made on the basis of appropriate experience. available at UN conference NB: An Information Evening about these programs will be held FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH COMMITTEE Friday October 15 1999 from 5.30pm to 7.00pm in the Seminar Observer places will be available Room, Level 6, Bice Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital. Intending at a major United Nations applicants are encouraged to attend. Undergraduate Medical conference which will help set Research Vacation Scholarships the future of world food trade For further details and application forms, please contact Ms Peggie and standards: 11 - 15 October, Chu-Clark, Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, for 1999-2000 Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne. Australia 5005, telephone (08) 8303 3572, or facsimile (08) 8223 The events would be relevant to 4075 or e-mail
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Research Grants & Fellowships Canadian High Commission Scholarships 2000: Applications available for • Canada-Asia-Pacific Award in Postgraduate Awards for research degrees Canadian Studies (CAPA) leading to a PhD in a wide range of The following is a list of grant, fellow- Unless otherwise stated, information • Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) disciplines, including dairy manufacturing, ship and other research funding and applications are available from the • Faculty Research Program (FRP) farm research, industry analysis and schemes available for application. A Student Information Office, Level 4, Internal closing date: 23 Sept 1999. Web site: agricultural extension. Priority is given to detailed electronic version of this Wills Building, or call ext 33044/