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The Romance of the Fresh Page Fortnightly newsletter for University staff | Volume 39 | Issue 7 | 1 May 2009 The romance of the fresh page Key events Research excellence Invited staff will gather in the marquee on the lawn of Old Government House on 5 May at 5pm to celebrate the University’s continued excellence in research, the success of those who have been granted research awards and contracts, and the launch of research-related initiatives including many commercial outcomes. Hosting the evening will be the Vice- Chancellor Professor Stuart McCutcheon, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Jane Harding, and CEO of UniServices Dr Peter Lee. Perhaps love The Confucius Institute is running free movie nights, featuring exciting productions from Elizabeth Caffin receives her honorary doctorate. China. On 7 May is Perhaps Love, a lavish award-winning 2005 musical – the first to be An honorary doctorate has been bestowed on numerous capacities. “She is also a respected made in China in 40 years. Directed by Elizabeth Caffin who earned Auckland University writer and reviewer.” acclaimed filmmaker Peter Chan, it tells of the Press growing renown during her two decades at In her eulogy the Public Orator, Professor Vivienne love triangle between a handsome actor, his the helm. Gray, noted that university presses “have a special beautiful co-star, and a talented film director. She received an honorary Doctor of Literature commitment to scholarship and to language and to Lin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his ex-lover Sun degree at the Maidment Theatre on 7 April in front writing skill, which reaches a peak in poetry. (Zhou Xun) are shooting a movie for director of family, friends, authors and colleagues. “They are special also because university Nie Wen (Jacky Cheung) when the flames of Elizabeth had made signal contributions to The members see them as the most appropriate their former passion are gradually rekindled. University of Auckland as well as to the cultural and avenue of publication. In New Zealand universities, Nie finds his entire production about to intellectual life of this country and beyond, said the we look to our presses particularly to publish collapse as Lin does everything in his power to Chancellor, Roger France, in opening the ceremony. writing about New Zealand.” win back the ravishing Sun. The movie shows During her time as managing editor and then as Elizabeth Caffin had directed AUP toward from 6.30-8pm in Lecture Theatre 3.402, director of AUP for 21 years until mid-2007 she meeting these commitments and expectations with Engineering Building, 20 Symonds Street. had greatly enhanced the Press’s local and high distinction. She had engaged expert academic international standing. readers and led a talented team of designers in The Last Taniwha “AUP’s books are scholarly, carefully edited, the publication of an illustrious catalogue of books, This new work written and directed by masters designed and printed, and accessible to the covering European, Pacific, Asian and Mäori student in drama, Chris Molloy, intricately thoughtful reader. cultures, and topics as diverse as history and weaves together the story of Moko and Guts, “In output, range, quality and electronic biography and psephology, poetry, children’s two promising young men who cannot escape innovation AUP is unrivalled as an academic literature and wool-work. the violence of their youth, and the popular publisher in New Zealand.” “The quality of these publications is seen in our tribal legend of how the fearsome Taniwha Under Elizabeth’s leadership AUP had become the homes and libraries,” said Professor Gray. ”They was defeated by a small boy called Mouse. leading press in this country for publishing poetry include 47 prize-winning books, with 14 Montana Two more performances will take place at the while continuing to produce major books which Book Awards over a large range of categories.” University’s Waipapa Marae on Sunday 3 May “have contributed greatly to our understanding of Established authors had shown their and 17 May at 7pm. A koha of $15 (waged) ourselves as a people and as a nation”. confidence in the Press by returning again and and $10 (students) is requested. Book on 373 Outside her University role Elizabeth had given again to be published in wonderfully attractive 7599 ext 84226. much to literature and to the publishing industry in Story continues on page 2 UNIVERSITY NEWS IS PUBLISHED BY Communications and Marketing, Fisher Building In this issue 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142 email [email protected] www.auckland.ac.nz/universitynews 2 Best theses EDITOR Judy Wilford 3 Honorary doctorate for Helen Clark PHOTOGRAPHY Godfrey Boehnke, Kathryn Robinson 5 New associate professors DESIGNER Vanda Tong From the Vice-Chancellor Five top theses honoured The University of Auckland Strategic Plan The Vice-Chancellor’s prize for the best doctoral HaeJoo Kang (Biological Sciences) – 2005-2012 sets bold targets for our thesis at The University of Auckland in 2008 has “Characterisation of Streptococcus pyogenes pili: development as one of the world’s leading gone to PhD students in Arts, Engineering, Structure, stability and assembly.” research universities. Achievement of those Medical and Health Sciences, and Science. Streptococcus pyogenes are responsible for a targets will require that we understand clearly The prize is awarded to the five most exceptional range of infections, from sore throat to life- how best to use available resources to theses successfully examined. Criteria include the threatening illnesses. The thesis focuses on recently support staff in delivering excellent teaching, demonstrable significance of each thesis in its field, discovered surface proteins which the bacteria use research and community engagement. As in the originality and excellence of the research, to colonise and establish infections. The three- any organisation, our ability to develop the exceptional academic and intellectual dimensional structures of these proteins were leadership capability of staff, both general achievement, and timely completion. determined, along with how they are assembled, and academic, and at all levels of the Seventeen nominations were received from and a previously unknown mechanism for University, is critical to our future success, faculties for the five prizes, out of a total of 223 stabilising proteins was discovered. particularly in these challenging times. doctoral degrees awarded. Rachael Niederer (Ophthalmology) – “Laser Although we tend to associate leadership scanning in vivo confocal microscopy of corneal The winners were: with the most senior positions in an microstructure in inherited and acquired corneal Felicity Barnes (History) – “New Zealand’s organisation, the reality is that we need, and disease.” London: The metropolis and New Zealand’s therefore must develop and encourage, In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is a new culture, 1890-1940.” outstanding leaders at all levels in the technology enabling high magnification The thesis looks at the role of London in forming University. The ability to lead and motivate examination of the cornea in living subjects, New Zealand’s culture and identity, a significant others, and to make key resourcing decisions, providing a bridge between clinical and laboratory feature of New Zealand’s cultural history which is an asset in every part of the University, observations. This thesis utilises this technology to has, until now, been overlooked. During the 50 though the scale may vary with seniority. Thus examine nerve regeneration following corneal years from 1890, London was actively constructed the acquisition of increasingly complex transplant, ageing changes in the cornea and as part of our cultural landscape rather than as a leadership skills should be seen as a key part structural changes in corneal disease. nostalgic remnant of a predominantly British-born of the development of staff. It is for this Rathan Subramaniam (Anatomy with settler population with important consequences for reason that we wish to develop a Radiology) – “Diagnosis and imaging of comprehensive leadership framework, one the way New Zealand culture was shaped. thromboembolism: Past, present and future.” that describes desirable leadership attributes Dan Huang (Electrical and Computer Rathan carried out studies into at each level within the University. Engineering) – “Robust control for uncertain thromboembolism (complications arising from To this end I have established a Project and networked control systems with random delays.” blood clots). These involved deep vein thrombosis Advisory Group to develop and implement an Networked control systems interconnect sensors, (commonly in the leg) and pulmonary embolism Academic Leadership Framework for academic actuators and controllers through a (blockage of the artery carrying blood from the staff positions and roles throughout the communication network. Such a system has the heart to the lungs). Patients at Waikato Hospital University. This will also help set us up for a advantage of low cost, flexibility and less wiring were assessed for susceptibility to these two later project addressing leadership attributes while also being prone to delays and data loss. The conditions, the imaging modalities to diagnose among general staff. thesis investigates the problems which arise when these conditions and mortality rates in different The Advisory Group has been selected from communication delays vary in a random fashion. staff across the University. During
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