ANNUAL REPORT 2003 Published by the Marketing and Communications Division The Australian National University Published by The Marketing and Communications Division The Australian National University Produced by ANU Publications Unit Marketing and Communications Division The Australian National University Printed by University Printing Service The Australian National University ISSN 1327-7227 April 2004 Contents Council and University Office rs 7 Review of 2003 10 Council and Council Committee Meetings 20 University Statistics 22 Cooperation with Government and other Public Institutions 30 Joint Research Projects undertaken with Universities, CSIRO and other Institutions 76 Principal Grants and Donations 147 University Public Lectures 168 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Statement 172 Auditor-General’s Report 175 Financial Statements 179 University Organisational Structure 222 Academic Structure 223 ANU Acronyms 224 Index 225 Further information about ANU Detailed information about the achievements of ANU in 2003, especially research and teaching outcomes, is contained in the annual reports of the University’s Research Schools, Faculties, Centres and Administrative Divisions. For course and other academic information, contact: Director Student and Academic Services The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 T: 02 6125 3339 F: 02 6125 0751 For general information, contact: Director Marketing and Communications Division The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 T: 02 6125 2229 F: 02 6125 5568 The Council and University Offi cers The Council and University Offi cers The Council One member of the academic staff of The Faculties elected 2003 by the members of that staff Dr A Hyslop, BA Adel/LaT, PhD LaT Chancellor The Hon Emeritus Professor P E Baume, AO, MB BS MD Syd, Two persons elected by Convocation HonDLitt USQ, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRACGP (Hon) Ms B M Arndt, BSc ANU, MPsych NSW Pro-Chancellor Dr P McCullagh, MD Melb, DPhil Oxon The Hon Justice A C Bennett, BSc (Hons) PhD Syd, LLB NSW One member of the general staff of the University elected Vice-Chancellor by members of that staff Professor I W Chubb, AO MSc DPhil Oxon, Hon DSc Flinders Ms K Hill Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) A co-opted member Professor J Hearn, BSc MSc Dub, PhD ANU Mr J F Muir, AO Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor M Gillies, BA ANU, MA Camb, MMus PhD Lond, University Offi cers DipEd Qld, LMusA, LTCL, FLCM, FAHA As at December 2003 President, ANU Students’ Association Chancellor Mr S Michelson (01/12/2002 to 30/11/2003) The Hon Emeritus Professor Peter Erne Baume, AO, MB BS Mr M Jeganathan (01/12/2003 to 30/11/2004) MD Syd, HonDLitt USQ, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRACGP (Hon) President, Postgraduate and Research Students’ Assoc. Inc. Pro-Chancellor Mr M K Alexander The Hon Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett, BSc (Hons), PhD Syd, LLB NSW Four persons appointed by the Governor-General Ms G Carnegie, BEc Monash, MPA Harv, MAIIA, FAICD Vice-Chancellor Mr I F Grigg, AM BA ANU Professor Ian William Chubb, AO MSc DPhil Oxon, Hon DSc Flinders Dr M S Keating, AC AO BCom (Hons) Melb, PhD ANU, FRAIPA, FASSA Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1 position vacant) Professor John Alan Richards, BE PhD NSW, FIREE, FIEAust, FIEEE, FTSE, CPEng (to 3/10/03) One Member of Parliament appointed by the Governor- General on the nomination of the Prime Minister Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Senator B Mason, BA LLB(Hons) ANU, MPhil Cantab Professor John Hearn, BSc MSc Dub, PhD ANU One Member of Parliament appointed by the Governor- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) General on the nomination of the Leader of the Opposition Professor Malcolm Gillies, BA ANU, MA Camb, MMus PhD Senator K Carr, BA (Hons) DipEd MA Melb (to 12/10/2003) Lond, DipEd Qld, LMusA, LTCL, FLCM, FAHA Two persons appointed by the Chief Minister of the ACT Mr M Delaney, BA LaTrobe Pro Vice-Chancellor Ms T Kyprianou, BA LLB ANU Professor Robin Barrington Stanton, BE PhD NSW One person who is either a Dean or the Head of a Research Executive Director (Administration) School and is elected, in either case, by the Deans and the Dr David Rosalky, BSc Syd PhD BEc ANU FAIM Heads of the Research Schools voting together Chair, Board of the Institute of Advanced Studies Professor D Evans, BSc Syd, PhD ANU, FRACI, FAA Professor Graham Farquhar, BSc ANU, BSc Hons Qld, PhD One member of the academic staff of the Institute of ANU, FAA, FRS Advanced Studies elected by the members of that staff Chair, Board of The Faculties Dr I Morgan, BSc Melb, PhD Monash Dr Ann L Kumar, BA (Oriental Studies), PhD ANU, FAHA 7 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2003 Dean, Faculty of Arts Director, Research School of Social Sciences Professor Adam Shoemaker, BA (Hons) Queen’s, PhD ANU Professor Ian McAllister, BA CNAA, MSc PhD Strath, FASSA Director, School of Art Director, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies Professor David Williams, TACTC Melb, TC DipArt RMIT, Professor Robert Wasson, BA (Hons) Syd, PhD Macq Fellow RMIT, MEd LaTrobe Dean, Mathematical Sciences Institute Director, School of Music Professor Alan Carey, BSc Syd, MSc Adel, DPhil Oxf Professor Simone Raymond de Haan, MMus WA, GradDipPerf CSM, AMusA Director, Asia Pacifi c College of Diplomacy Professor William Maley, AM, BEc LLB MA ANU PhD UNSW Dean, Faculty of Asian Studies Professor Anthony C Milner, BA Monash, MA PhD Cornell, Director, Asia Pacifi c School of Economics and Government FASSA Professor Andrew MacIntyre, BA (Hons) MA, PhD ANU Dean, Faculty of Economics and Commerce Director, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Professor Keith A Houghton, BCom Melb, MSc (Econ) Lond, Professor Nicholas Glasgow, MBChB MD Auckland, FRNZGP, PhD WAust, FCPA FRACGP, FAChPM Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Director, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research Professor John Baird, BSc PhD ANU Professor Jon Altman, BA MA (Hons) Auck, PhD ANU Dean, Faculty of Law Director, Centre for Cross Cultural Research Professor Michael Coper, BA LLB Syd, PhD NSW, Barrister Professor Howard Morphy, BSc MPhil Lond, PhD ANU NSW, Barrister & Solicitor ACT Director, Humanities Research Centre Dean, Faculty of Science Professor Adam Shoemaker, BA (Hons) Queen’s, PhD ANU Professor Timothy Carlisle Brown, BSc Monash, PhD Camb Director, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Director, ANU Medical School Health Professor Paul A Gatenby, MBBS Tas, PhD Syd, FRACP, FRCPA, Dr Anthony McMichael, MB BS PhD, FAFPHM MRACMA Executive Director, National Graduate School of Director, The John Curtin School of Medical Research Management Professor Judith Whitworth, AC, DSc MD PhD BS Melb FRACP Professor Chong-Ju Choi, BA Seoul, MPA Harv, MBA INSEAD, MPhil, PhD Oxon Director, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics Professor Penny D Sackett, BS UNO, MS PhD UPIT Director, Centre for Mental Health Research Professor Anthony Jorm, BA Qld, GDipComp Deakin, Director, Research School of Biological Sciences MPsychol PhD NSW, DSc ANU, FASSA Professor Jonathan Stone, BSc(Med) (Hons) PhD DSc Syd, FAAS, FAIB Director, Policy and Projects Unit Mr Michael Gallagher, BA (Hons) DipEd Macq Dean, Research School of Chemistry Professor Denis Evans, BSc Syd, PhD ANU, FRACI, FAA Director, Research Offi ce Dr Ian McMahon, BSc PhD ANU Director, Research School of Earth Sciences Professor T Mark Harrison, BSc Univ of Brit.Col, PhD ANU Director, Offi ce of Quality Enhancement & Statistical Services Director, Research School of Information Sciences and Professor Marie Carroll, BA (Hons) PhD Otago, MAPS Engineering Professor John Richards, BE PhD NSW, FIREE, FIEAust, FIEEE, Director, Student and Academic Services FTSE, CPEng Dr Patricia Miller, BSc (Hons) PhD Manc Director, Research School of Pacifi c and Asian Studies Dean of Students Professor James Fox, AB Harv, BLitt DPhil Oxon, KNAW, Mr Selwyn Harcourt Cornish, BEc WAust FASSA Director, Student Recruitment and International Education Director, Research School of Physical Sciences and Mr Timothy Beckett, MA Dub Engineering Dean, The Graduate School Professor Jim Williams, BSc PhD, NSW, FAIP, FIEAust, FTSE Dr John Hooper, BA (Hons) Syd, PhD Oxon 8 The Council and University Offi cers Director, Scholarly Information Services Mr Vic Elliot, MA Victoria University of Wellington, MLitt Oxon, DipNZLS AALIA FNZLIA Director, Corporate Information Services Mrs Fay Gibbons, BSc Syd, GradDipCompStud CCAE Director, Scholarly Technology Services Dr Brian Molinari, BE WAust, PhD Camb Head, Supercomputer Facility, Information Infrastructure Services Dr Bob Gingold, BSc Monash, PhD ANU Manager, University Records Ms Diana Murrell, BSc UWA, LittB MPP ANU, Grad Dip Legal Studies UniCanb Director, Human Resources Mr Mark Clisby, BA (Hons) Adel, Grad Dip (Adult & Further) Ed SACAE, MEd (Human Resources Studies) UniSA Director, Facilities and Services Mr Warwick Raymond Williams, BSc NSW Director, University Accommodation Ms Marie Wensing Head, Council and Boards Secretariat Ms Jan O’Connor, BA James Cook Acting Director, Finance and Business Services Mr Peter Shipp, BBus (Accounting) Tas, CPA Director, University Investment Offi ce Mr Neil French, BA (Accounting) UCA, CPA Director, Marketing and Communications Division Ms Lee-ann Norris, BA (Comm) CSU, MBA RMIT, BBus (Marketing) Monash Legal Offi cer Mr Kenneth Grime, Barrister & Solicitor Master, University House and Graduate House Professor John Alan Richards, BE PhD NSW, FIREE, FIEAust, FIEEE, FTSE, CPEng Offi cers for Ceremonial Occasions Marshal Mr Selwyn Harcourt Cornish, BEc WAust Esquire Bedell Dr Kristina Murphy, BSc (Hons) PhD ANU 9 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2003 Review of 2003 Highlights No. 49 among world universities In 2003, the ANU was ranked equal 49th among world universities – the only university in the Southern Hemisphere to make the top 50, and one of only two Australian universities to make the top 100. This was a signifi cant accolade for the University and the nation. Growth The University experienced another year of steady growth, with revenues from all sources of just over $567 million in 2003, up from $473 million in the previous year.