ADELAIDEANVol 8 No 5 N EWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE APRIL 19, 1999 Jeff Langdon on the benefits The Vice-Chancellor on receiving University trials VHF radar INSIDE 2 of Radio 5UV 3 messages from government 5 technology Super celebration of science on campus
DINOSAURS, frogs, cats, koalas, known scientists, Dr Mike Kokkinn mosquitoes and chemistry explosions will (University of South Australia), Dr all take centre stage at the University of David Paton and Associate Professor Adelaide as part of National Science Week Mike Tyler (University of Adelaide), this (the first week in May). promises to be an entertaining and thought-provoking symposium on the National Science Week is Australia's social and environmental issues only nation-wide celebration of science associated with cats, koalas, frogs and which involves people of all ages, mosquitoes. backgrounds and interests. On Wednesday, 5 May, “The Lou and At the University of Adelaide, the Dennis Explosive Chemistry Show” Faculty of Science is running a series of bursts onto the scene. dynamic and informative presentations which are free of charge and open to the Presented by University of Adelaide public. chemists Dr Lou Rendina and Dr Dennis Taylor, this show received rave Organisers Miss Sarah Farrelly and Dr reviews when it was first performed two Chris Daniels said the aim of the week years ago—mainly due to the was to increase awareness of the unexpected appearance of the SA importance of science and technology to Metropolitan Fire Service mid-way our economic and social well-being. through the performance! "This is a unique chance for the Dr Rendina and Dr Taylor risk their University of Adelaide's Faculty of lives demonstrating some of the more Science to showcase the breadth and exciting and fun aspects of chemistry, depth of its research, and demonstrate such as the explosive reaction of nitrous its relevance to the wider world," said oxide and carbon disulphide, the Miss Farrelly. burning of magnesium and the “When Friends Become Pests—Cats, oxidation of white phosphorous. The Koalas, Frogs and Mosquitoes” is the show promises a light and sound first event, on Monday, 3 May. extravaganza like no other. Dinosaurs: truth is stranger than fiction. Part of National Science Week presentations at the Presented by three of Adelaide's best- Continued on Page 5 University of Adelaide from 3 May. Drug study offers new hope for heroin users
HEROIN ADDICTS who want to “kick months of treatment with the drug of rapid opioid detoxification and looking to step up the rate of induction the habit” are being urged to volunteer for naltrexone, with their progress naltrexone maintenance will play an into the trial, hence the call for more a new study which could improve their monitored for 12 months. All important role in providing a basis for volunteers. chances of suppressing cravings for treatment, including the naltrexone guiding our use of this drug. Current heroin users who are heroin. tablets, is provided free of charge to “Previous research, and initial results interested in participating in the trial trial participants. The trial—being undertaken by the of the South Australian trial, indicate should contact the Alcohol and Drug Drug & Alcohol Services Council, The three-year research project, that naltrexone treatment is beneficial Information Service, phone 13 13 40. University of Adelaide and the Royal supported by a $466,000 State for some people. We’re not yet in a They will be asked to leave their name Adelaide Hospital—aims to compare Government grant, is already under position to determine whether the use and contact details. Subsequent the effectiveness of standard way with about 40 heroin addicts of RODA improves the outcome of phone and face-to-face interviews will detoxification practices with a practice having entered the trial. naltrexone treatment,” he said. determine their eligibility for the trial. known as RODA (rapid opiate Study coordinator Dr Jason White, from Dr White said of the 40 people who Importantly, heroin users who have detoxification under anaesthetic). the University of Adelaide’s Depart- had already undergone detoxification, participated in a methadone Over the course of the study, 100 ment of Clinical & Experimental most had been successful in maintenance program in the last three heroin-dependent adults will receive Pharmacology, said the research would establishing a daily pattern of months are to be excluded from the either RODA in the Intensive Care help determine the possible effective- naltrexone use. trial, for several reasons. Unit of the Royal Adelaide Hospital, or ness of RODA in improving the outcome While some of those people used “Starting naltrexone treatment is standard in-patient detoxification at of naltrexone treatment. naltrexone for days or weeks only, more difficult physically and medically Adelaide’s Warinilla clinic. “Naltrexone can now be prescribed by others had continued for several for patients who’ve been taking RODA is a relatively new technique all general practitioners, as well as months. methadone because of the longer- which involves anaesthetising the drug and alcohol specialists, to reduce “We know that some people who have lasting action of methadone,” Dr person and administering an antagonist people’s craving for alcohol and to dropped out of the trial have remained White said. drug to displace heroin from the prevent heroin users who’ve abstinent from heroin, while others “Also, methadone maintenance is receptors in the brain. This differs from undergone detoxification from have relapsed. We will continue to known to be effective in terms of standard detoxification mainly because relapsing to heroin use,” Dr White follow as many participants as reducing heroin use, improving health of the much shorter time involved—less said. possible for up to 12 months, to and reducing death rates. Therefore it than a day, as opposed to withdrawal “However, the use of naltrexone in determine how many achieve and would be unethical for us to do over a number of days. rapid opioid detoxification is not one of maintain abstinence through this anything that would encourage clients For all participants in the study, the approved applications and is still treatment approach,” Dr White said. to leave methadone maintenance for a detoxification is followed by nine experimental. Consequently this trial The rate of induction into the trial was treatment of unknown effectiveness. initially limited to two participants a “I should emphasise that detox- week—one in each group. The main ification is only the beginning of any reason for this was to avoid over- treatment. The post-detoxification Celebrating stretching the capacity of the Royal recovery period is lengthy and THE UNIVERSITY Adelaide Hospital’s Intensive Care requires commitment and per- OF ADELAIDE Unit. severance,” he said. Having refined and gained good The trial is expected to be completed 1874-1999 experience of the RODA procedure, Dr by July 2000. years White said researchers were now —David Ellis
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As I leave 5UV and the University In December last by availability of the estimates indicate that every after nine and a half years I have the year 5UV won four Dr Jeff Langdon station’s programm- University dollar would be chance to reflect on the net worth of (out of a possible Manager, Radio Station 5UV ing on line on the augmented by another ten dollars— the station to the University. five) awards for Internet was a useful some value-adding! excellence. The first additional tool in Because 5UV combines University In times of financial hardship, one was the Dave delivering these staff and community members, it institutions can often retreat into Rose Award for Initiatives in programs to the widely-dispersed gives a unique opportunity to be on economic fundamentalism. Talk of Training. The specific project audience. “maintaining a core business” and campus and in the community at the honoured was the station’s training The fourth award was for 5UV’s same time. And not only the local “outsourcing of service provision” can of Pitjantjatjara and Aboriginal lead businesses, even large support of a youth initiative, LOUD community but also the global broadcasters, a group which FM. LOUD FM was a week’s community through our on-line institutions, to lose sight of the subsequently established Radio “bigger picture”. broadcasting on the FM band broadcasts. Most recently we heard 5NPY in the Pit Lands. 5UV is conducted in conjunction with the from an Adelaidian who was in Universities are about community recognised nationally for its excellent national LOUD Media and Arts London when Don Dunstan died. He service as well as teaching and broadcasting training programs, Festival. The LOUD exercise sent an email thanking 5UV for research. And in times of increasing including nationally accredited attained some notoriety when its allowing him to listen to the Don competition between tertiary courses. Rundle Mall live band broadcast was Dunstan Celebration Service in the institutions, market differentiation The second award was made by closed down by the City Council for Festival Centre. Another email came can be achieved in each of these APRA for the station’s contribution being too loud! from a man living in a log cabin in areas of activity. Just as Adelaide Alaska and listening to 5UV on the to Australian Music. 5UV produced As you can see from this range of University strives to be a world class Internet, thanking us for such a series of four CDs throughout 1998 activity, 5UV’s influence extends into institution in the fields of teaching intellectual stimulation. Yesterday a that promoted South Australia’s a wide cross-section of the South and research so too must it be seen taxi driver phoned to say he’d heard emerging artists. Again, this Australian community. And in all to be valued by its community for its a wonderful lecture on Sunday achievement points to a much wider this interaction 5UV is seen as a service to the community. morning and could he have a copy of contribution 5UV makes in the world community outreach component of the talk. Adelaide University, by and large, is of music. Many musical performing the University of Adelaide. It’s hard indeed seen by South Australians as artists from rock and pop through to to put a value on that. Then there are the volunteer being an important part of the classical have their music recorded broadcasters who contibute their Hard to put a value, but what of the community. High profile academics and broadcast by 5UV (and now on experiences as well as find new self cost? Well, in recent years 5UV has who contribute to community life, our sister station 5MBS FM). assurance that in some cases allows been able to increasingly Bonython Hall, the Elder them to enrol in a university course The third award won by 5UV in commercialise its services to the Conservatorium of Music and Radio or embark on new careers. 5UV, among many other activities, December last year was for a series extent that it now only relies on demonstrate that. in conjunction with teacher University support for about one in It’s a rich mix of experience—I see professional development bodies every four dollars needed to operate the future of 5UV and its part in One way of articulating how 5UV under the title “Brainwaves”. Each the station. On top of that, 5UV bringing the University into the maintains this community benefit program looked at development incorporates a lot of voluntary community in a very healthy state. I might be to look at the recent issues in the profession based around involvement in its activity. If this wish it well and may it flourish in national awards won by the station. a specific subject area. The involvement were ‘costed’, reliable the 21st century.
Celebrating 125years FROM NEAR AND FAR John Last has been professor of Penguins in Mary Martin’s I wanted to make things better for epidemiology and community medicine bookshop, a floater at Comley’s pie some who came after me. I learnt to at the University of Ottawa since 1969. cart after dark, a bad, expensive use my hands and eyes with He graduated from the University of hotel meal, that was about it. Now moderate proficiency, but I Adelaide’s Medical School in 1949 and Adelaide is a latter-day Athens of graduated in spite of, not because of the Southern Hemisphere, culturally the academic content of the lectures. has worked in Australia, England, rich, awash with excellent Attendance was supposedly Scotland, the United States, and for the restaurants, the best wines in the compulsory but there were ways to World Health Organization and other world, a perfect climate, an evade this. agencies in Colombia, Indonesia, India, easy-going approach to life and the I learnt far more from books and Sri Lanka, China, Saudi Arabia, and discontents of civilization. But I left Kuwait, and for WHO Headquarters in Adelaide eagerly with my wife and journals in the medical library than from the droning voices of “teachers” Geneva on many occasions. His principal children in 1959, we thought for just a wee while so I could get trained as whose method was to dictate notes, research interest is in the sustainability of or, worse, put pages of a surgical human health in environments and an epidemiologist. It turned out, alas, to be permanent exile. textbook on the screen with an ecosystems that are becoming less epidiascope, and read aloud to us. It sustainable. He recently re-visited the The transition from school to took my brain five years to recover Medical School. university in 1944 mingled from the damage inflicted on it. excitement and exhilaration at the Brighton in the 1930s was a sleepy prospect of learning about That is another way university life seaside village separated from life—biology, physiology, anatomy— has been transformed. I don’t know Adelaide by orchards and vineyards how it is in other faculties, but with vague feelings of guilt at being Emeritus Professor John Last. File Photograph. through which I biked in my Tom there while others just months older problem-based learning has made Sawyerish boyhood, amid warbling than I were fighting and dying to medical education a genuinely card-carrying feminist, outraged by magpies and occasional cars. The save my freedom. The University in pleasurable process for mentors and what I was discovering about the earthly delights of Adelaide at those years (1944-49) was small learners alike. inequities that stacked the deck so millennium’s end lose a little lustre enough for us to mingle across shamelessly against women When I talk in Adelaide now, the as I contemplate an unbroken array faculty lines. My friends included students. That’s another way things interactive discussion is as of suburbs from Gawler to Willunga, many artistic and literary types have changed for the better. I note intellectually demanding as at any of a miniature Los Angeles, complete (Don Dunstan comes to mind). with approval the increasingly the most hallowed halls of learning with photochemical smog and Some assortative mating went on, feminized higher echelons of on the opposite side of the planet. commuting drivers all alone in but in those chauvinist days we academia, though I don’t think five-passenger cars in peak hour “men” resented the women medical Where next? Adelaide is a mature Adelaide University yet has, as we gridlock. students (we called them “girls”). city where life is good. Three do in Ottawa, an associate dean for In my student years at the About 15 years later when I was universities, forsooth! Is there equity issues. University of Adelaide, cultural doing research on medical education enough ferment, enough discontent? stimulation and a good meal were at the University of Edinburgh I My medical course was appallingly I hope so! I’d like to be around to see hard to find. Conversations with underwent a conversion like Saul on inadequate. Perhaps that’s why I how Adelaide University evolves in Max Harris and other Angry the road to Damascus, and became a got interested in medical education: the next half century. ADELAIDEAN APRIL 19, 1999 PAGE 3 GPs take a healthy approach to uni life
A NEW medical service is now available to staff and students at the University of Adelaide. The Health Service, headed by a team of experienced general Receiving loud and practitioners and based on the North Terrace Campus, is open clear Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. As I’ve said before, I am always intrigued Not only is it free of charge, the by the signals sent to universities by Health Service offers staff and governments. Often these signals are students convenience and indirect or cryptic and working out the confidentiality. underlying message (and whether there is Practising GP Dr Jim Kosmas, one) can be quite a challenge. In general himself a medical graduate of the terms the signals are usually about what University of Adelaide (MBBS governments would like universities to do 1992), established the Health or to be. For some time now the Service with three other GPs: Dr Commonwealth Government has been Hannah Le, Dr Anura Nitchingham signalling that it would like universities to and Dr (Mrs) Srimal Nawana. educate ever larger numbers of students, Dr Kosmas said the University of and that this must cost less and less. In Adelaide had called for a nation- other words we must provide more wide tender for the Health Service education for a decreasing call on the in a bid to provide much-needed public purse. We have seen many services to the university examples of this reduction in public funds community. Dr Jim Kosmas and receptionist Angie at the new Health Service. including the introduction of HECS; the “The University wanted a health failure to index Operating Grant funding service that would open for to provide for increases in staff salaries; extended hours, that would cater completely confidential.” walk in on the day that they need and the neglect of infrastructure for students, staff and their Dr Kosmas said staff and students to see a doctor. We’ll make sure replacement. families, a service that would be were welcome to use the you’re looked after. Messages from governments can be involved in health promotion and university’s new Health Service “The same doctors will be working deal closely with other departments “either as their full-time general here all the time, so once you get revised too. Last week we were honoured and facilities, and a service that practice, or for those people who used to a particular doctor, you can to have the Minister for Foreign Affairs, would bulk bill, which means already have a GP but for whatever always see that same doctor if you the Hon. Alexander Downer, address the there’s no out-of-pocket expenses reason need to see a doctor so desire.” Centre for Intercultural Studies and for any students, staff or their quickly”. Multicultural Education here at the families, including international Dr Kosmas said there had already University. In his speech the Minister been a positive response to the students,” Dr Kosmas said. “It can be hard when you’re pointed out that the University of fledgling Health Service, and he working or studying to make time Adelaide had a good track record of taking “The main benefits are that the to see a doctor. If there’s no doctor was hoping to build on that. Columbo Plan students and had recently Health Service is convenient and on campus you would have to make “We really want to see ourselves as been enrolling “reasonable” numbers of it’s accessible, because it’s located a specific trip away, which can on campus and there’s no charge playing an important role in the overseas full-fee paying students. Then mean driving or catching a bus, community spirit of Adelaide whatsoever. booking an appointment, waiting... he went on to say that our University is University, and we’ll look at not doing as well as other universities in “We provide a wide range of and it might take a while to get developing that role further over this regard. But who said this is a services—vaccinations, general seen,” Dr Kosmas said. the next few years,” Dr Kosmas competition? At first taking overseas full- health check ups, advice on travel “But the Health Service is already said. medicine, contraception, and a fee paying students had been portrayed as on campus. You can come in during a way for a university to replace income women’s health clinic, to name a your lunch break, after work, or few. The Health Service is currently located in being lost because of reductions in between lectures, whatever the the Horace Lamb Building but will soon “We also have both male and case might be. Obviously we’d Commonwealth grants but now it seems be moving to Hughes Plaza. To make a to be moving to an expectation. female doctors available. Most prefer people to book appointments, booking call 8303 5050. importantly, the service is but we also welcome those who just Sometimes messages are transmitted through funding mechanisms. And some of the messages are, I believe, not in Australia’s long-term interest but are Leading surgeon graduates again appeasing messages to special interest groups. Changes to the formula for the ONE OF THE NATION’S leading Sciences, Law, Mathematical & National Composite Index used for surgeons, the head of the Australian Computer Sciences, Performing allocating the Research Quantum provide Cranio-Facial Unit, Mr David David, Arts and Science—taking the total an indicative example. Increasing weight has become a doctor all over again. number of graduates to around has been placed on industry funding and 2900. postgraduate completions in recent years This time, however, Mr David has and that means there is decreasing earned a higher doctorate, the Mr David is best known for his work with the Cranio-Facial Unit emphasis on National Competitive Grants University of Adelaide’s Doctor of which are awarded for high-quality Medicine degree. in Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital. The Unit, which was fundamental research (basic and applied) Mr David was one of 260 graduates established by Mr David in 1975, is which underpins the whole of the from the Faculty of Health Sciences dedicated to the “humane country’s knowledge production. I am who received their degrees, understanding and management of concerned to see the importance of diplomas and certificates in the craniofacially deformed” and fundamental research apparently Bonython Hall on Wednesday, 14 has treated almost 5500 patients downgraded in this way, even if it keeps April. over the last 25 years. some of the ‘newer’ players in the research The commemoration ceremonies For his Doctor of Medicine degree, game happier. began last week with Dentistry, Mr David wrote an extensive two- It is also interesting to see the cumulative Medicine, Economics, Commerce volume thesis entitled The effect over time of our reactions to various and Arts. Next week’s ceremonies Australian Cranio-Facial Unit government signals. Our 1998 financial will be held for Architecture & 1975-1996. Copies of the thesis are statements have now been finalised and Urban Design, Engineering, Mr David David. Photo courtesy of the now available in the Barr Smith are on their way to the Governor. The Agricultural & Natural Resource Library. Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Operating Grant as a percentage of our total consolidated revenue is now 44.4%, The newspaper of The University of Adelaide down from 46.2% in 1997 and 49.1% the ADELAIDEAN year before that. It is clear that we are John Edge Julie Ryke Printed by Writers Contributors slowly turning ourselves into a semi- Editor Layout Cadillac Color David Ellis Tony Cox privatised university. That’s what these David Washington Adrienne Eccles James Gruber signals must be about—that’s what Deadline for next issue is 22 April Government must want from us! Room G07 Mitchell Building, South Australia, 5005. Tel (08) 8303 5174; Fax (08) 8303 4838; Email: [email protected] WWW: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/Adelaidean/home.html MARY O’KANE Material may be reproduced without permission but full acknowledgement must be given to the Adelaidean. PAGE 4 APRIL 19, 1999 ADELAIDEAN Advertisement Drama leads in law reforms
ALL THE WORLD’S a stage—something first year contract and legal skills students have discovered this semester as they have acted out characters such as “Debbie”, “Bob”and “Brian” in drama classes to highlight and learn about real life legal problems. Dr Bob Moles, a lecturer in contract law and legal skills, said the drama classes were an alternative to students taking notes in law lectures, so they could relate more to the everyday characters in the exercises. “Traditionally, students get a set of law lectures where they laboriously take notes and the issues and problems discussed don’t really sink in,” he said. “But the best way for students to learn in law is to do something—doing prac- tical exercises [in the drama classes] interests them and makes them learn more than taking notes from lectures.” Sally Haigh, a first year law student, said the drama classes helped to crystallise issues in her mind and to see the impact of legal problems on other people. “It is much more interactive than the Michael Crichton and Margaret Riley play “Brian”and “Debbie” during the law drama classes. traditional methods of teaching law— Photo: David Ellis in the [drama] classes we were actively rather than passively learning,” she and legal skills were being transferred “The idea is, instead of just learning said. to a computer system so students could from lecturers I want students to Nanette Kretschmer, another first year have access to them all year round. become involved with projects that law student, said the drama classes “By doing this, lecturers can become in- relate to their course.” helped her better understand legal ventive and activities such as drama He said students would be involved problems and absorb the different classes may be conducted to engage with a wide range of projects dealing arguments being presented. students in legal issues on a wider with commercial and social issues. The drama classes are just one of the scale.” Professor Michael Detmold, Dean of innovative reforms Dr Moles is Dr Moles said students were also the Law School, said the reforms Dr introducing to change methods of organising projects with external Moles was initiating were among teaching law and make students more legal practitioners to allow many the School was introducing to interested in legal problems and better themselves to research current issues move away from lectures to more skilled to enter the work force. and build up contacts for future innovative ways of teaching. He said lecture notes for contract law employment. —James Gruber Adelaide’s maths dominance continues
PROFESSOR Ernie Tuck has become the hydraulics, bio-fluid dynamics, defence second University of Adelaide science and games theory. mathematician to be awarded the “This is recognition by our peers; these ANZIAM Medal. are the people we deal with professionally day to day, so it means a The Medal is awarded by the great deal. professional organisation Australian and New Zealand Industrial & Applied “I think it’s pretty significant too when Mathematics (ANZIAM), which is a you think about it, that two out of the Division of the Australian three ANZIAM medals have gone to Mathematical Society. mathematicians from Adelaide. In many academic and professional Nominees must have given areas, Melbourne and Sydney outstanding service to the profession dominate. But this is an indication of applied mathematics in Australasia that they certainly don’t dominate in through their research achievements this area. and through other activities. “Adelaide’s been extraordinarily So far only three of the medals have prominent in the development of been awarded—two of them to applied mathematics in Australia, and University of Adelaide staff. Ren is generally considered to be the father of Applied Mathematics in this The first ANZIAM Medal was awarded country.” in 1995 to Emeritus Professor Ren Potts from the Department of Applied “Ernie was my first Honours student Mathematics. and he was my best Honours student. He showed the best potential, and that Interestingly, Professor Potts was once potential has been realised,” Professor Ernie Tuck’s Honours supervisor at Potts said. the University of Adelaide back in the 1950s. “I think both of us share the view that L to R: Emeritus Professor Ren Potts and Professor Ernie Tuck. Photo: David Ellis our job is not just about research, it’s Now colleagues, they have both earned about being involved with others in the highest degrees of respect from the field right across the country, Earlier this year Professor Tuck was mathematician and a physicist. their peers. also awarded the Thomas Ranken Lyle working closely with teachers, The first ever recipient was a Medal by the Australian Academy of “Following Ren in this honour is contributing to the applied University of Adelaide professor, while rather incredible,” said Professor Tuck, mathematics community. Science. the last recipient was Professor Tony who has a national and international “And because we’ve taken that The medal, which carries with it both Thomas from the University of reputation for his research in applied approach, it’s very exciting to see that national and international prestige, Adelaide’s Department of Physics & mathematics, covering such topics as both of us have now received the has been awarded biennially since Mathematical Physics. ship hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, ANZIAM medal.” 1931, alternating between a —David Ellis ADELAIDEAN APRIL 19, 1999 PAGE 5 University trials VHF radar technology
RADAR TECHNOLOGY being trialled by “The unique aspect of our radar is that University of Adelaide researchers could it works at a much lower frequency lead to improvements in air safety, than has previously been used for this efficiency of airport operations and work, only about 50 MHz. UHF radar reductions in air pollution. operates typically between 400 and 1300 MHz,” Dr Vincent said. The university’s Atmospheric Physics Group is studying new applications for Dr Vincent’s research in this area Very High Frequency (VHF) radar. started at the University of Adelaide in 1994 thanks to an ARC large grant. Atmospheric radar technology is being To date, students from the tested by the Bureau of Meteorology to Department of Physics have trialled determine changes in the atmosphere the VHF radar system at Alice Springs and to study the winds. Such radars in conjunction with colleagues from have potential for use at airports, Monash University, at Buckland Park where atmospheric conditions play a and even Sydney airport. crucial role in the day-to-day, or minute-by-minute, airport operations. “In collaboration with the Bureau, our radar array was set up at Sydney for a Until now most of these radars, known month to get some preliminary as “boundary layer radar”, have measurments, to see if it’s feasible to operated at Ultra-High Frequencies operate at Sydney airport,” Dr Vincent (UHF). But there are some drawbacks said. associated with UHF radar, such as its inability to determine key atmospheric “This has a lot of potential for what is parameters in the presence of rain. called for short-term forecasting or ‘Now-Casting’, where you have several Dr Bob Vincent, Reader in Physics, low-level radars which can provide the explains the benefits of VHF radar. information necessary to update The University of Adelaide’s radar array set at Sydney Airport. Photo courtesy of Dr Bob Vincent. “One of the main problems in using forecasts for a few hours ahead rather UHF is that when you’ve got rainfall, than a day ahead. prototype VHF radar system for the “Environmental protection authorities the UHF radars just see the rain drops, “‘Now-casting’, could be very beneficial Bureau of Meteorology. across the world are very interested in they don’t see weaker echoes from the to airports. Improved knowledge of Another important area to which this the potential these radar systems have atmosphere and so they can’t measure weather conditions could result in in identifying such air pollution the vertical wind in that situation. work could be applied was better safety for aircraft and more environmental protection, he said. problems. It might mean that, with an Whereas a VHF radar can. It can efficient airport operations, because accurate forecast, the industries that separate out the two components. decisions on which runway to use can “VHF radar can tell you where the top cause the most air pollution could be “One of the other key benefits is that depend on the low-level winds and of the ‘boundary layer’ is situated— shut down before they blow their VHF radar can be used to measure how they are changing with time and that is, the region where air pollutants smoke over the city and suburbs. get mixed up—so theoretically you can wind conditions at very low levels. height. This could potentially save “Of course, if we’re talking about predict any potential air pollution We’ve developed a VHF boundary airports hundreds of thousands of shutting down industries and possibly problems before they arise,” he said. layer radar which can study winds as dollars and, more importantly, it could costing those industries a lot of money low as 300 metres above the ground. save lives.” “If you’ve got very still conditions, in the process, you’ve got to have “The Bureau of Meteorology is very Dr Vincent said ATRAD, the which we often get here in Adelaide in really accurate predictions. And that’s interested in this capability, of being Atmospheric Radar Systems company Autumn, the winds won’t move the where the research we’re doing comes able to measure atmospheric conditions established through the University of pollutants away and so it all just sits in,” Dr Vincent said. at both low and high altitudes. Adelaide, had already developed a over the city, creating a haze. —David Ellis AW Jones lecture by VC Super celebration of Science From Page 1 Hollywood portrayal of dinosaurs to EDUCATING ADELAIDE: the Role of management theorist Dr Peter Last but not least is “Hollywood highlight hot issues in the debate about Education in Positioning the Modern Sheldrake re-iterated the Dinosaurs—Truth is Stranger Than the life and times of these mysterious City-State is the challenging title of the economic role of education, while Fiction”, to be held on Friday, 7 May. creatures. 1999 AW Jones Lecture, to be delivered arguing that a broadly based, With video clips from dinosaur movies, liberalising approach best served Presented by Dr Chris Daniels and on Friday, 7 May by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Rob Saint (University of sound and computer animations, working of the University of Adelaide, Professor economic as well as individual and models and audience participation, this is social needs.” Adelaide) and Ben McHenry (South Mary O’Kane. Australian Museum), and conceived and a lively and humorous presentation of the real science behind dinosaurs. In announcing the details of the In the tenth anniversary lecture, developed by Mr Gerald Buttfield 1999 Lecture, Mr Gerry White, Professor O’Kane will attempt to (University of Adelaide), this highly Each presentation is free. Starting time Chair of the SA Chapter of the reconcile these strands through the engaging presentation was nominated is 7.30pm in the Rennie Lecture Australian College of Education, concept of the Learning City, one of for the Eureka Prize for 1999. Theatre. Bookings are essential: contact noted that the AW Jones Lecture the key ideas of the emerging A geneticist, a palaeontologist and a Sarah Farrelly: (08) 8303 4003 or series was established in 1989 to philosophy of Lifelong Learning, and comparative physiologist use the email
ROB NORMAN, recently clinics in Adelaide city and the Unlike fad weight-loss pro- appointed to a personal chair in Northern Territory, and it also grams which promise quick Obstetrics and Gynaecology by helped establish a unit in results through crash diets, the University of Adelaide, has Indonesia with which it Professor Norman has estab- also recently taken over the continues an association. lished that the only sure way to leadership of a world-class Repromed employs 25 people slim down is through lifestyle on its own research projects, changes. His work on this fertility service, Repromed. For and a further 30 on clinical front, in conjunction with him, these two aspects of his services. All profits raised are researcher Anne Clarke, is working life go neatly hand in ploughed back into research. attracting international hand. Professor Norman sees that the interest. Repromed Pty Ltd is an University has good cause to be Another of his research offshoot of the Reproductive proud of this unit which is not projects, still in its early stages, Medicine Unit at the Queen only an important centre for involves a study of how the Elizabeth Hospital. It was academic study and training, immune system can adversely founded in 1987 and headed by attracting students and train- affect ovulation and the Professor Colin Mathews, the ees from many different successful implantation of former Head of the Depart- countries, but also provides one embryos in the womb. ment of Obstetrics and of the best fertility services Gynaecology at TQEH whom His work in reproductive available anywhere in the medicine has a vital ethical Professor Norman replaced world. He himself is both a dimension to it as well. In this year as both Departmental clinician and researcher in ob- considering who should receive Head and Head of Repromed. stetrics and gynaecology with IVF treatments, he has been Professor Norman regards particular skills in chemical drawn into the controversy Repromed as a shining exam- pathology. His specialist surrounding couples with drug ple of how organisations like knowledge of the hormonal and alcohol problems, same-sex the University of Adelaide and barriers to fertility is rated couples, single mothers and TQEH can work together to among the best in Australia. surrogate mothering. In all reap commercial benefits from One area of his research work cases, the paramount principle academic research, capital- involves the link between he follows is the interests of the ising on the findings of the female obesity and infertility. child. University’s Department of The more overweight a woman Because of his experience and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. is, the harder she finds it to expertise, he has been asked to Luminis Pty Ltd, the Univer- become pregnant. With 47% of serve on the SA Council of Professor Rob Norman. Photo courtesy of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, TQEH. sity of Adelaide’s commercial Australian women diagnosed Reproductive Technology, development unit, played a key as overweight and numbers which advises the SA Parlia- being somewhat conservative Meanwhile, having already role in getting the venture increasing, the Australia-wide ment about ethical issues. In in regard to reproductive helped some 3000 “bundles of started. problem of infertility which his view, the legislation is medicine—which is not joy” into the world, Prof- While TQEH provides some 10% of couples already face is workable overall despite some necessarily bad. At least the essor Norman and Repromed infrastructure and staff, growing literally. difficulties with interpretation. current legislation provides also have many more on the Repromed provides a valuable The solution—all so simple in Although SA has a consider- definable boundaries as to way. service at TQEH for all South theory, but yet so difficult in able reputation for social what is acceptable practice and Australians. It has additional practice—is to lose weight. reform, he sees the State as what is not. —Tony Cox Multi-disciplinary Poster prize for ‘real world’ study
REPETITIVE STRAIN injuries and feast of cuisine muscle fatigue were the issues CUISINE is the subject of a new and daring symposium being looked at by a group of being held in Adelaide next month. Physiology students in a recent research project. The symposium, run by the University of Adelaide’s Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink, The students, who received a will take a fascinating look at cuisine across a wide prize for their efforts, produced range of disciplines and examine them from a a poster on the relationship regional, national and global viewpoint. between the forces exerted on people’s muscles and their rate Topics include: “Cuisines as Therapy”, “Visceral Proximities: Eating, Sex and Ethics”, “The Tyranny of fatigue. of Culture in Cuisine”, “How Cuisines Develop”, and In particular, they looked at the “Cuisines Under Time-Space Compression”. elbow flexor muscle. The symposium begins with registrations on Friday By getting test participants to evening, 14 May, at Charlick’s Feed Store, followed bend their elbows and maintain by the opening lecture by Professor Sidney Mintz, the muscle contraction, the Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Johns students were able to study the Hopkins University. Professor Mintz is the author of resulting physical stress on the “Sweetness and Power” and “Tasting Food: Tasting muscle. Freedom”. On Saturday, 15 May, the symposium continues at Research such as this may be Charlick’s Feed Store, a restaurant based in important in preventing Adelaide’s East End which has been praised for its workplace injuries, such as “world-class standard” by the American food writer through the field of ergonomics, Jeff Steingarten. as it could help identify the main dangers leading to Some major figures with wide interests in food and physical stress, pain and injury Pictured above are two of the students who earlier this year received the RF Whelan cuisine will give papers at the symposium. They in workers. prize for their poster. include food historians Barbara Santich, Michael From left: the students’ supervisor, Dr Judy Cheong, and Justin Pitman and Khoa Symons and Angela Heuzenroeder, food writers The RF Whelan Prize awarded Tran. The other students who took part in the research project, but not pictured, are: Rosario Scarpato and John Newton, cultural studies to the five students involved in Karen Bunting, Michelle Sharrad and Natasha Vasso. Photo: David Ellis lecturer Jean Duruz (UniSA), nutrition lecturer Pat the project is named in honour Crotty (Deakin) and an expert in gender studies, of the former head of the Associate Professor Elspeth Probyn (Sydney). Physiology Department, accepted a cheque on behalf of “We wanted to research an area The cost of the symposium prior to 3 May is $100; Professor Bob Whelan, who saw the group and thanked the that had some relevance to the thereafter the cost is $130. Included in the cost are an important role in teaching Physiology Department and real world, and repetitive strain dinner, lunch and morning and afternoon tea, as students to communicate their their supervisor, Dr Judy injury is something that a lot of well as a copy of the book of papers from the science. Cheong. workers face every day, so it was an interesting research project symposium. Places are limited. Two of the students, Justin “We wanted to take a fairly from that perspective,” he said. For registration forms or more information about the Pitman (who is also based in the simple problem and analyse it in symposium, contact the University of Adelaide’s Department of Obstetrics & a scientific way,” Justin Pitman Department of History on (08) 8303 5032. Gynaecology) and Khoa Tran, explained. —David Ellis ADELAIDEAN APRIL 19, 1999 PAGE 7 Missing Alumni Harry Lander—natural gift THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is once again looking for the addresses of its missing 1949 Golden Jubilee Graduates. If you know the wherebouts of any of the for lateral thinking following please contact Judy Benson, 08 8303 4276 or email
IT’S A CASE OF “out with the old, in with the new” at University Radio 5UV. No, that doesn’t mean Student Radio is launching a takeover bid for Roundabout’s timeslot... and it’s not a reference to Jeff Langdon’s announcement that he’s leaving 5UV after almost 10 years as Station Manager! Instead, it refers to the newly renovated office space at the rear of 5UV, a move which aims to provide a more productive and safe working environment for the hundreds of 5UV/5MBS volunteers. The “back office” as it’s known was in need of renovation for some years, and on the basis of occupational health and safety and productivity issues, the University of Adelaide provided the station with a minor works grant of about $60,000. Work began in late February and was completed in record time in March. The new-look office space was officially launched by the Deputy Vice- Chancellor (Education), Professor Penny Boumelha, on 31 March. With its refurbishment complete, 5UV was “well placed to continue its magnificent community work on behalf of the University”, Professor Boumelha said. 5UV Program Manager Laine Langridge and Station Manager Jeff Langdon in the newly refurbished back [see also Dr Jeff Langdon’s commentary on page 2]. office. photo: David Ellis Stardust theory in public lecture Advertisement
ARE WE ALL “children of the stars”? University in the US, on leave from the That’s the notion being put forward in a Open University. new and exciting public lecture at the As part of her PhD studies at Cambridge, University of Adelaide by one of the world’s Professor Bell Burnell was involved in the foremost female physicists, Professor discovery of pulsars, which opened up a Jocelyn Bell Burnell from the Open new branch of astrophysics. She has University in the UK. subsequently worked in the fields of Professor Bell Burnell will give this year’s gamma ray astronomy, X-ray astronomy Claire Corani Memorial Lecture in the and infrared astronomy, and has been Rennie Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm on awarded some of the highest prizes in her Tuesday, 4 May. profession from learned bodies in the US and the UK. Her topic is Cosmic explosions and the creation of the elements—you are made of The Claire Corani Memorial Lecture is a star stuff! free public lecture in the Australian Institute of Physics International Women “What kind of atoms make up the in Physics lecture series. It promises to be molecules that make up the cells that a stimulating and thought-provoking make our bodies?” she asks. experience. “Where did these atoms come from, and An annual event at the University of how did they get to be in our bodies? Adelaide, the lecture will also see the “Life on Earth depends on the death of presentation of the Claire Corani Memorial stars as well as on the Big Bang that Prizes, which are awarded to high- created the Universe. There is star dust in achieving female students currently your veins, and in an ultimate and studying second-year Physics. intimate way we are children of the stars.” The prizes are named in honour of a Since 1991 Professor Bell Burnell has been graduate of the University of Adelaide, Professor of Physics in the Open Claire Corani—an active member of the University, which is the UK’s largest. In South Australian Women In Physics group 1999 and 2000 she is working at Princeton who died in 1994.
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APRIL 19, 1999 T HE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE PAGE 1 LUMINIS End of An Era Graeme Langsford, the SNAPSHOTS Department of Physiology’s retiring Laboratory Manager, LUMINIS SUPPORTS Daniel Smith, Dansona Blooms - was farewelled on Friday 5 BUDDING ENTREPRENUERS Production and sale of Sturt’s Desert March with a “This is Your Life” Pea as a cut flower. Luminis would like to congratulate presentation. Casey van Sebille, Sylva - Design and and welcome seven graduates who Graeme’s friends and colleagues production of limited edition art- successfully applied for places within gathered to surprise him with a the University’s Graduate furniture and production design humorous and at times emo- Entrepreneurial Program for 1999. service for manufacturers. tional resumé of his life and a Jim Woolcock, Ecco Consulting - The program offers a broad range of career spanning almost 40 years Consultancy in the area of environ- at the former Waite Institute, support and training for mentally sustainable building design. entrepreneurial university graduates the CSIRO and the University of who have an innovative idea for a Adelaide. Graeme can reflect on Graeme Langsford with his wife Prue and “This is Your Life” presenter new business venture. INTERNATIONAL a long and selfless period of Associate Professor Garry Scroop. Photo courtesy of Physiology. ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM service to the Department pf Luminis provides business advice, Physiology, the Faculty of of traditional practical teaching Department, and to provide registration, insurances, accounting, Cathie Hill - Preparation of business Science and the University. with more innovative approach- advice in his areas of special contractual and legal services, and plan for a US company considering es, and the more recent expan- expertise. To formalise this location in Australia. Following 14 years with the sion of the Department’s teach- relationship, the Dean of MD Peter Hart is a member of the Human Nutrition Group at Board which manages the program. ing load and staff profile. Science, Professor Alastair CSIRO, Graeme was appointed Graeme has worked extraordin- Blake, appointed Graeme to the The 1999 participants in each of the GRADUATE BUSINESS SUPPORT Laboratory Manager of arily hard to meet all of these position of Visiting Associate three programs comprising the SCHEME Physiology in 1976. His 20+ challenges, and has been an and presented him with a Graduate Entrepreneurial Program Alex Zinoviev, Numacom - Software years in the Department of invaluable member of the certificate of service, signed by are: development in the area of statistics Physiology were busy and Department’s staff. the Vice-Chancellor. and acoustics. productive, seeing major changes at all levels of the Within the broader University Refreshments followed the BUSINESS INITIATIVES FROM An information session for potential context, Graeme has served on formalities, with much of the GRADUATES (BIG) University. These include the applicants for the year 2000 intake increasing importance of numerous Faculty committees appreciative crowd staying on to Drew Kluska, Drew Kluska will be held at Einstein’s Café, The- information technology in and been something of a senior help Graeme celebrate his Australian Safaris - Customised barton Campus, 6.30pm on 5 May. Universities, a revolution in the statesman to Laboratory retirement. safari tours catering to the high yield Managers in the Faculty as their For course details tel Ms Kankana techniques used in biomedical All of Graeme’s colleagues and tourism market . role has become increasingly McPherson: (08) 8303 3273. research, many changes to the the many friends he made Anoosh Manzoori, HEALTH INFO- funding models and accounting complex. during his time at the University NET - Health information service to —Paul Szuster, Business systems for academic Graeme continues to maintain wish him all the very best for the alternative health care market . Development Manager, Luminis Departments, the replacement an active interest in the the future.
MONDAY 19 APRIL 12.05pm Psychology Seminar: COMING EVENTS Human factors research and engineering 1.00pm Microbiology & for the military by Dr Jeremy Manton (DSTO). Room 527, Hughes Building. Immunology Seminar: The antibody April 19th — 30th April response in the human infant by 1.00pm Chemical Pathology Professor Heddy Zola (Child Health Seminar: Some Obstetric Metabolic Research Institute). Departmental Immunology, Monash Medical School). David Crisp (Postdoctoral Fellow). Mysteries by Dr Bill Hague (Obstetrics, Library, 5th Floor, Medical School Verco Theatre, IMVS. Lecture Room S112, Engineering South. WCH). Seminar Room 1, 4th Floor, South. 1.00pm Chemical Pathology 1.10pm Genetics PhD Clarence Rieger Building, WCH. Seminar: Regulation of mRNA Proposals: Deborah Coates, Gabrielle Stability by Dr Greg Goodall (Head, Samuel and Janet Wong. Seminar FRIDAY 30 APRIL TUESDAY 20 APRIL Cytokine Research Laboratory, Hanson Room, Ground Floor, Fisher Building. Centre). Seminar Room 1, 4th Floor, 1.10pm Student Workshop: 12noon Child Health Research Clarence Rieger Building, WCH. Managing Panic Attacks by Debra 1.10pm Elder Conservatorium Institute Seminar: The Endothelium Richards. Counselling Centre, Ground Lunch Hour Concert: Gil Sullivan - piano. All Chopin program. Elder Hall. and Inflammation by Professor Mathew FRIDAY 23 APRIL Floor, Horace Lamb Building. Vadas (Human Immunology, IMVS). 1.10pm Geology & Geophysics Admission $2. Seminar Room, 7th Floor, Rieger Seminar: Crustal Evolution of the 1.15pm Inaugural Lecture Building, WCH. 1.10pm Elder Conservatorium Gawler Craton by Dr Kathy Stewart. Series: Fluid Dynamics and the Living 1.10pm Anatomical Sciences Lunch Hour Concert: David Rumsey Mawson Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Cell: where engineering and biology Seminar: Widespread Axonal Injury in - organ. All JS Bach program. Elder Mawson Laboratories. meet by Professor Eric Dunlop Hall. Admission $2. Missile Head Injury by Dr Barbara 4.00pm Physiology Seminar: (Chemical Engineering). Lecture Koszyca (Pathology). Room S127, 1.15pm Inaugural Lecture The dynamic ovarian follicular Theatre 102, Napier Building. Medical School, South Wing. Series: Treatment of Angina Pectoris - epithelium and its basal lamina by Dr 1.30pm Social Inquiry Seminar: Blood or Drugs by Professor John Ray Rodgers (Medicine, Flinders The gendered conditions of health, Horowitz (Cardiology). Lecture Theatre problems and possibilities in working WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL Medical Centre). Seminar Room N416- 102, Napier Building. 417, Level 4, Medical School North. life and family life by Anne Sponsored by Powerlab/AD Hammarström (Women’s Studies Centre, University of Sweden). Seminar 4.00pm Physiology Seminar: TUESDAY 27 APRIL Instruments. Mast cells in the skin as mediators of 4.30pm Environmental Biology Room, 3rd Floor, Pulteney Towers immunomodulation following exposure Seminar: Prevalence and pathology of (cnr Pulteney St & North Tce). All to UV radiation by Professor John 3.15pm Anthropology Seminar: multiparasite infections by Dr Trevor welcome. Finlay-Jones (Microbiology & Infectious From Local Space to Tourist Space: Petney (University of Heidelberg). 3.30pm Agronomy & Farming Diseases, Flinders Medical Centre). Accommodating the Global in the Place Benham Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Systems Seminar: Estimation of the Room N416-417, Level 4, Medical of the Local by Marko Diamantis Benham Building. least limiting water range in texturally School North. (Anthropology). Room 722, 7th Floor, contrasting soils by Stanley Semetsa Napier Building. (Soil Science/AFS). Seminar Room, THURSDAY 29 APRIL Agronomy & Farming Systems, THURSDAY 22 APRIL Roseworthy Campus. WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL 12noon HCCR/IMVS Seminar: 4.00pm Obstetrics & 12noon HCCR/IMVS Seminar: The molecular basis of cytokine receptor Gynaecology Seminar: How you can Cross-presentation: A mechanism for 10.10am Electrical & Electronic activation: lessons from activating know if it’s a girl or a boy and if it is CTL priming and tolerization to Engineering Seminar: Support mutants by Dr Richard D’Andrea healthy by Dr Nicole Hussey (QEH). peripheral antigens by Associate Vector Machines: A New Paradigm in (Immunology, HCCR). Verco Theatre, Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Medical Professor Frank Carbon (Pathology & Classification and Regression by Dr IMVS. School North. APRIL 19, 1999 Bulletin Board, PAGE 2
undergraduate and postgraduate responsible for the more complex *APPLICATIONS to the Director, teaching, curriculum development, areas in the implementation, Information Technology Services, SITUATIONS as well as participate in the commensurate with their skills and University of Adelaide, Australia, VACANT provision of clinical services within experience. 5005 by 23 April 1999. the Division. The Department Appointments may be made in the teaches medical students during Applications for the following for Council and associated following classifications depending the third, fourth, fifth and sixth PROJECT OFFICER AND vacancies will be considered committees including Academic on the qualifications and years of the course in a curriculum REVIEWS OFFICER only from members of the Board, Vice-Chancellor’s experience of applicants: which emphasises patient contact, staff of the University** Committee and ethics committees. (Ref: 4016/4088) bedside teaching, problem-based (Ref: 4102) HE04: $30,737 - Duties will include assisting in the Office of the Deputy Vice- and self-directed learning $33,808 preparation and distribution of Chancellor (Education) HUMAN RESOURCES techniques. The position entails meeting documents, word- (Ref: 4103) HE05: $34,610 - PROJECT OFFICER coordinating the fourth year Salary HEO6: $38,751 - $41,959 processing, typing of oral $38,619 student examination. (Ref: 3617) dictation, enquiries, database (Ref: 4104) HE06: $38,751 - The Project Officer and Reviews Human Resources entry, preparation of web pages, You should have: $41,959 Officer will both provide high level support to the Deputy Vice- Salary HEO6: $38,751 - $41,959 and assisting with financial records • a medical degree registrable in (Ref: 4105) HE07: $42,760 - together with related duties as Chancellor (Education) through South Australia as a physician $47,973. the Senior Executive Officer. The To work as a member of the required. • a higher degree, MD or PhD Organisational and Policy The positions will suit enthusiastic Project Officer will be primarily You should have: • demonstrated track record in applicants who relish working in a responsible for the day to day Development team. The Human research. Resources Project Officer will • excellent interpersonal skills, busy, vibrant team environment administration of various ad hoc participate in a range of short term oral and written Provision is made for private and have: major projects, and will be and ongoing projects. communication skills, practice in accordance with the • experience in the operation of required to provide administrative organisational and clerical skills University’s rules relating to the systems or delivery of services support to various committees and Currently these include projects practice of a discipline. relating to the review and develop- • excellent word-processing skills in a student-focused higher working parties, to conduct ment of HR policy, the develop- • ability to type oral dictation and **We provide a salary supplement education environment research and to compile reports. ment of an HR plan for the Uni- proof read documents as specified by the South • good investigation, research and The Reviews Officer will provide a versity, enterprise bargaining and • ability to use initiative and Australian Health Commission. problem solving skills full range of administrative judgement support to departmental, administrative skills traineeships. The position is available from 1 • good written and verbal In addition the Project Officer will • ability to work as part of a team. communication skills disciplinary and other review July 1999. Further details from groups responsible for assessing be the “Webmaster” for the This continuing position is Professor Richard Ruffin tel: 8222 • the ability to organise a variable Human Resources WWW site. available from 1 July 1999, 44.1 workload and meet deadlines in aspects of the performance of 6740 or fax: 8222 6042. University activities. The Project Officer will also be hours per fortnight. Further a time-critical environment details Tupp Carmody, tel: 8303 APPLICATIONS to the General • the ability to exercise initiative You should have: expected to undertake research on Manager, Human Resources, a range of HR related topics, using 4194, fax 8303 4407 or e-mail: effectively whilst being • high level administrative and
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Art Collectors take note Research Branch Update The University of Adelaide Art Collection has been recently approved by the Committee on Taxation Incentives for the Strategic Partnerships with application by Friday 23 April for ARC Small Grants Scheme 2000 - Arts to participate as a recipient institution in the Cultural Industry - Research and Training consideration at a meeting of the Preliminary Information Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Research) Gifts Program which operates under Section 30-15 of the (SPIRT) Scheme It is expected that the guidelines of the three South Australian Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Applications for funding under this and application forms for ARC universities which will determine the This means that taxation deductions are now available for scheme in 2000 close in the Small Grants Scheme (SGS) Research Branch on Tuesday 27 institutional contributions to be private collectors making donations of significant works of allocated to each proposal. The draft funding in 2000 will be available in April. The scheme is designed to art to the University’s Art Collection. Donations must be must include the completed mid-May. The Deputy Vice- encourage and develop long-term accompanied by at least two valuations of the current application form and a one-page Chancellor (Research) [Professor strategic alliances between higher market value, provided by approved valuers. outline of the proposed budget, Ross Milbourne] and the SGS panel education institutions and industry including the expected contributions chairs will present two Please contact me for further information and relevant through collaborative projects, forms and list of approved valuers. of each of the institutions involved. Information Sessions about the Fellowships and postgraduate scheme at 1pm on Thursday 20 JOHN PERKINS Scholarships. The application form and guidelines May (North Terrace) and Curator, University Art Collection and a report on the allocation of Friday 21 May (Waite campus), Application forms, guidelines and grants for 1999 are available through instructions are available on the particularly for new staff or first the Research Branch web site. time applicants. Research Branch web site and Enquiries should be directed to Vada further information may be Osborn on extension 33387. Applications for SGS funding in Promotion of the obtained from Vada Osborn on 2000 will close on Monday 16 extension 33387. This program funds relatively large University’s Research scale initiatives (in excess of August 1999. Expressions of interest from staff who are interested in The University Research Committee has decided to establish $100,000) to develop research Research Infrastructure infrastructure on a cooperative basis appointment to the Discipline Panels a Working Group to identify better ways of promoting the (Equipment and Facilities) will be invited shortly. Contact Cyril University’s research strengths and achievements. across groups of institutions or the Program - 2000 grants: deadline higher education system as a whole, Brown (extension 33534) for Anyone who has suggestions in this regard or who is for draft applications or with organisations outside the information. interested in joining the Group is invited to contact Janet Intending applicants for funding system. Funding is for one year only Dibb-Smith, Director of Research Policy and Support by under the RIEF program in 2000 are and approximately $19.6 million will Research Branch web site: email RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FUNDING SCHEMES Research Grants and Fellowships Heart Foundation - Grants-In-Aid for Scholarships area of Greek studies (ancient, Byzantine or Research (Biomedical and modern) in language, culture, literature, The following is a list of grant, Education/Health Promotion): Internal Unless otherwise stated, information history, archaeology, society, religion, fellowship and other research funding closing date: 23 April 1999. U4/99 and application forms for the follow- economy, politics or geography, at another university, or Queensland University, pro- schemes currently available for Northern Territory Government / ing scholarships are available from viding that some part of the course involves application. A more detailed Department of Corporate and the Registrar, Scholarships, or the electronic version of this listing Scholarships Officer, Graduate studies at another university. Value: $4,500. Information Services: Northern Closing: 23 April 1999 (Queensland) (Update: Research), together with Territory History Awards ‘99: Internal Studies and Scholarships Branch, guidelines and application forms are closing date: 23 April 1999. U5/99 Level 7, Wills Building, ext Hosei University Foreign Scholars available at: