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May 2007 | Volume 16 | Number 3

inside this issue

5 Gloomy forecast from climate experts

8 Student looks beyond the borders

11 How do children view mental illness?

15 Hospital admissions Evening concert casts a spell could be avoided: report

Public Health “This measure is primarily one hospital admissions were potentially of access to health care,” said John avoidable, with 27.1% occurring in Glover, Director of the Public Health the 75 years and over age bracket. A new report released by the Information Development Unit, a The report shows that University of Adelaide’s Public collaborating unit of the Australian socioeconomic status was Health Information Development Institute of Health and Welfare. important with 61% more avoidable Unit shows that almost 9% of “Higher rates of avoidable hospitalisations among people in hospital admissions in Australia hospitalisations indicate less access the most disadvantaged areas of should have been avoided, with to effective and timely primary Australia compared to those in the highest rates among the oldest and health care, delivered for example least disadvantaged areas. most disadvantaged Australians. by a general practitioner or at a “There is a distinct, step-wise The Atlas of Avoidable community health centre. socioeconomic gradient evident in Hospitalisations in Australia: “Key factors important in the total avoidable hospitalisation rates ambulatory care-sensitive conditions number of avoidable hospitalisations in Australia, with each increase in examines hospitalisations which are age, socioeconomic status and disadvantage accompanied by an should be able to be avoided with remoteness.” increase in admissions from these preventive care and early disease The report shows that in conditions,” Mr Glover said. management. 2001/2002, 8.7% or 552,000 continued on page 14 Adelaidean

Adelaidean is the offi cial newspaper of the University of Adelaide. It provides news and information about the University to the general public, with a focus on Life Impact. Circulation: 11,000 per month (March to December) Online readership: 39,500 hits per month (on average) www.adelaide.edu.au/adelaidean From the Vice-Chancellor Editor: David Ellis Design: Australian Financial Review Chris Tonkin In her speech to the peer review process only recommends further funding on Writers: Higher Education Summit in Melbourne last month, the basis of excellence. Candy Gibson Education Minister the Hon. Julie Bishop said the What the Government seems to be saying is that Robyn Mills Federal Government was committed to “less red tape, a framework used by the British 10 years ago, which Contributors: Alison Beare less regulation and greater fl exibility” for Australian they are abandoning, is good enough for us to try now. Lana Guineay universities. Unfortunately the RQF in its current form is too complex Deadline for June issue: Personally, I don’t see any evidence of that. Although and too expensive. Monday 14 May, 2007 Ms Bishop was speaking about university governance The Government has, of course, committed substantial Editorial/Advertising enquiries: Tel: +61 8 8303 5414 in that context, it seems like an odd statement to make amounts of money to helping universities prepare for the Fax: +61 8 8303 4829 at a time when the Government is not exactly leading RQF, but that won’t come close to covering the costs. Email: [email protected] by example. Australian universities everywhere are already incurring Mailing address: Adelaidean If anything, the red tape – that is, the amount of extra large costs preparing for the RQF. Marketing & Strategic administrative work the Government demands of us If the Government wants to make universities and Communications, University of Adelaide, – appears to have increased in my time here. You need research groups more accountable for their research, SA 5005 only to look at the Government’s new Research Quality there are several ways of doing it. The Government Australia Framework (RQF) for an example of that. already has all of the metrics that we supply about our Material may be reproduced without permission but acknowledgement I should point out that I agree with the basic aims of research, and I think you could get pretty close to making must be given to the Adelaidean. the RQF – that is, a framework designed to ensure that a judgement based on the information we provide. Printed by: Australia’s universities are conducting quality research. According to the newspapers, the Labor Party says it Lane Print Group Tel: +61 8 8179 9900 I fully support the idea of ensuring that all research is might abandon the current scheme in favour of one that Fax: +61 8 8376 1044 quality research. is metrics driven, with a bit of peer review and a balance Email: [email protected] Web: www.laneprint.com.au However, it’s diffi cult to understand why the Federal between the disciplines. I’d have to say that’s a better Distribution: Government is persisting with this particular model, idea, and that’s what the Group of Eight universities Lane Print Group which is costing the taxpayers millions of dollars, costing have been saying all along. And it certainly would Passing Out Distribution Co. Registered by Australia Post universities large amounts of money and time, and involve less red tape. No 565001/00046 ignores the basis on which most of our research funding I wish that research were the only example of Correction is provided. bureaucracy soaking up money in an already under- It has come to our attention that some information in our story We compete for most of the funding we receive, and funded university system. Regrettably it is not. about the University of Adelaide’s industry will only fund quality outcomes that are relevant Uni Games success (Adelaidean, to their needs. Funding from the Australian Research November 2006) was incorrect. The University was not overall Council and the National Health and Medical Research champion of rockclimbing Council is both competitive and peer reviewed. So we (Adelaide came second overall). Not mentioned in the story was the compete for the money, we win the money, and then fact that Adelaide also won gold in after we’re done, under RQF, somebody says: “Now we the lightweight four (coxless) rowing event. The online version of this want to conduct another process to see how good you story has now been updated to are.” We’ve already won the money – we must have JAMES A. McWHA correct these inaccuracies. been quite good to get it in the fi rst place. Certainly, a Vice-Chancellor and President

Art & Heritage Collections

To mark Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) My Homeland by Joel the focus of the Visual Art collection for this month Hayes (1999 Geelong) My Homeland in impressed (slump) is Joel Hayes’s evocative piece . glass. This work was Hayes is an Aboriginal artist based in Geelong, donated through the Victoria. He is a member of the Arunta people from Cultural Gifts Program Central Australia and is related to Albert Namatjira. and is part of the His art refl ects both traditional and contemporary University of Adelaide Art Collection. styles. He is a painter in the traditional sense, but also uses the technique of “glass slumping”, where It is on display in the Aboriginal cultural designs are impressed into high- foyer of the Barr Smith quality glassware using high-temperature kilns. Library for the month of May. Hayes has created a number of large glass works commissioned for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Mirna Heruc, Manager, Art & Heritage Collections

2 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 News in Brief

Jazz Awards concert Six outstanding jazz musicians from the Elder Conservatorium of Music have been nominated for jazz awards this year. The award winners will perform and be presented with their awards at the University of Adelaide’s Scott Theatre, off Kintore Ave, on Wednesday 9 May at 7.30pm. The concert will also feature special guests the Adelaide Connection jazz choir conducted by Luke Thompson. Tickets are $8 at the door (no concession). Subscribers to the Elder Conservatorium Evening Concert Series can purchase tickets to the Bob’s haircut pays off Jazz Awards at a special price of $6 per person. For more information, visit: Fundraising www.music.adelaide.edu.au

New General Manager of More than $9000 has been raised was the wielder of the scissors. Above: Student Services to date for vital research thanks to Luke is a previous recipient of a Professor Bob Hill holds his freshly cut ponytail as Dr Judy Szekeres has been appointed the snip of one lock of hair – and Brain Foundation scholarship, Grant Nelson, Manager General Manager, Student Services at donations are still coming in. following a car accident that left of South 21 hairdressing the University of Adelaide. Professor Bob Hill has fi nally him severely injured. salon, gives the professor’s Dr Szekeres is currently Division given up his ponytail, which has “I am very pleased with the remaining hair an all- Manager in the Division of Business been with him most of his life. The outcome from the whole event,” important trim and Enterprise at the University of Executive Dean of the University of Professor Hill said. “I had no idea South Australia, a position she has Photo by David Ellis Adelaide’s Faculty of Sciences fi rst how important this was to the held for nine years. Prior to that she was Deputy Director of the Co-op grew a ponytail in his undergraduate Brain Foundation and I would never Program at the University of New student days, and only agreed to have expected to raise so much South Wales before spending a brief have it cut off to raise funds for the money for what is, in the end, period as Careers Adviser at the Brain Foundation (SA). such a trivial sacrifi ce. University of Adelaide. The event occurred on the “Interestingly, most people take a Dr Szekeres holds a Bachelor of University’s Barr Smith Lawns, while to notice that it has happened, Arts, a Bachelor of Mathematics, a hosted by ABC Radio 891’s Tim so I obviously haven’t changed much. Certifi cate of Music and a Graduate Noonan and drawing a large crowd “I think it is fair to say that people Diploma of Education in Secondary of curious spectators. are unlikely to see an Executive Music, a Master of Arts in Theatre “The actual haircut took on some Dean of Sciences with a ponytail Studies, and in 2005 was awarded aspects of a public execution,” for another few years at least, and I a Doctor of Education from the University of South Australia with Professor Hill said. don’t think it will be me.” a thesis topic of “Experiences of “It was a diffi cult lead up, given it You can still make a donation administrative staff in the corporate has been part of me for a long time. to support research into brain university”. The hour beforehand seemed much disorders, diseases and injury at the She takes up her position on 21 May. longer. However, the organisers Brain Foundation (SA). To make a were fantastic and I was really donation, call (08) 8303 3607 or News and events website impressed by the way people gave visit the website: www.sciences. For all the latest news and events from up their time so freely for such a adelaide.edu.au/ponytail/ the University of Adelaide, visit: good cause,” he said. www.adelaide.edu.au/news/ Former University of Adelaide science student Luke Rosenzweig Story by David Ellis

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 3 This concert is simply Guitarissimo

Music includes the famous Suite Buenos Aires by Tango composer Maximo Diego Pujol for fl ute and guitar, A new breed of South Australian Astor Piazzolla’s Verano Porteño in musical talent from the University an arrangement for guitar ensemble, of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium and Klezmer for clarinet and guitar, of Music will perform in May as as well as others. a part of the recently established “For guitar players, the Guitarissimo concert series for Guitarissimo series has been a guitar players. fantastic opportunity to perform In the transition from the and reach new audiences,” said classroom to the concert stage Elder Conservatorium guitar student in the Guitarissimo series, the Jody Fisher. “Oliver Fartach-Naini’s students are being mentored by ability to create new opportunities the Event Director, internationally for students and facilitate visits by acclaimed German guitarist Oliver international guitarists to Adelaide, Fartach-Naini. along with his involvement in Following successful concerts in Sydney and Perth music schools, July and November last year, the is changing the future of guitar in May concert will showcase the Australia and allowing young artists talents of Elder Conservatorium to shine.” musicians Jody Fisher, Ben Oliver Fartach-Naini was a Brakenridge, Jason Williams and student of Laurie Randolph at Kirsty Forbes (clarinet) alongside the University of Arts Berlin, the Some of the Elder Tickets are $15 adults/$10 Conservatorium music guests Andrey Lebedev (guitar), Academy of Music and Theatre concession at the door or from students who will take to Laura Pierce (fl ute) and the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in all BASS outlets, BASS dial’n’ the stage for Guitarissimo Marryatville Guitar Ensemble. Leipzig and has participated in charge 131 246 and online: (from left): Jason Williams, The concert program promises many international masterclasses. www.bass.net.au Jody Fisher and Ben an exciting mixture of solo and Today, in addition to lecturing at the Brakenridge chamber music with popular tunes Elder Conservatorium of Music, Mr Proceeds from the concert will Photo by Josie Withers as well as surprise gems. The fi rst Fartach-Naini performs extensively assist Elder Conservatorium of Music students to attend half of the concert (solo guitar) not only as a soloist but in various the Darwin International Guitar will feature the very rare complete chamber music formats. Festival in July this year. Guitarissimo will be held performance of all 12 studies by The Elder Conservatorium of Heitor Villa-Lobos. The second half at 6.30pm on Monday 28 May Music is a Helpmann Academy of the concert (chamber music) will at Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders partner school. be focused around tango music and Street, Adelaide.

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4 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 A local attempts to reclaim land on sheltered sides of the lagoon at Tarawa Atoll, Kirabati

Photo by Nick Harvey Gloomy forecast from climate experts

Environment More intense cyclones, rising sea The report discloses that committee, based in Fiji, dealing levels and increased fl ooding will unusually high sea surface with global change research and be the pattern for Australia’s coastal temperatures have bleached up to training. He has also authored communities by 2050, according 50% of reefs in the Great Barrier more than 100 scientifi c papers Many millions to one of Australia’s leading climate Reef Marine Park since 1979 and and books. of people will change experts, Professor freshwater swamps in northern He is also a member of the be vulnerable Nick Harvey. Australia have been infi ltrated by University of Adelaide’s Research The University of Adelaide saltwater since the 1950s. Institute for Climate Change and to fl ooding by professor is one of fi ve Australian Further south, about one fi fth of Sustainability and the only IPCC lead the end of the lead authors on the Australia and Tasmania’s coastline is at risk of author from South Australia. century due to New Zealand Chapter from the serious erosion in the next 50-100 On the issue of causes of climate second Working Group of the years as a result of rising sea levels. change, Professor Harvey said: rising sea levels IPCC, the global body assessing “On a global scale, sea levels have “Cycles of climate change are the scientifi c evidence for risen at an average of 1.8mm a year evident from the geological record, climate change. between 1961 and 2003,” Professor but human impact is now adding IPCC (the Intergovernmental Harvey said. to the natural cycle. In fact a few Panel on Climate Change) released “Many millions of people will be years ago the prestigious scientifi c the group’s report, called Impacts, vulnerable to fl ooding by the end of journal Nature published an article Adaptation and Vulnerability, in the century due to rising sea levels, referring to a new geological era Brussels last month. It addresses especially in densely-populated and called the ‘Anthropocene’ refl ecting the vulnerability of socio-economic low-lying settlements. The greatest the signifi cance of human infl uence and natural systems to climate populations at risk are in Asia and on global change.” change and options for adapting the Pacifi c.” IPCC was established by two to them. The fi rst volume of the Professor Harvey, from the United Nations organisations – the IPCC report was released in Paris University of Adelaide’s School of World Meteorological Organization in February. Social Sciences, has had a long (WMO) and the United Nations The second report reveals that, in involvement with scientifi c global Environment Program (UNEP). Australia, sea levels are likely to rise change research. The report, Impacts, Adaptation by more than half a metre by the He was Vice-Chair of the and Vulnerability, is the second end of this century. international peak body examining volume of the IPCC’s Fourth “We will experience more intense the effect of global change on Assessment on global warming tropical cyclones and storms will the world’s coastlines, LOICZ involving 2500 of the world’s most be more frequent,” Professor (Land Ocean Interactions in the respected scientists, including 25 Harvey said. “Places like Cairns Coastal Zone) from 1997-2002. from Australia. and southeast Queensland will Professor Harvey is currently Chair be most vulnerable.” of the international START-Oceania Story by Candy Gibson

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 5 Little Women has big cast of graduates

Alumni

University of Adelaide music respectively; baritone Andrew she played opposite Anthony Among the cast of Little graduates will this month play a Turner is Mr Dashwood; and David Warlow and David Hobson in Women at the Dunstan Playhouse are University of major role in the Australian Thelander plays John Brooke. Opera Australia’s production of Adelaide music graduates premiere of an opera production Fellow Conservatorium graduate The Mikado for the Adelaide (back, from left) Eleanor of Little Women. Anthony Hunt is the repetiteur for Festival Centre. Blythman and Sally-Anne A huge hit on Broadway and the rehearsal period. Adelaide baritone Andrew Russell and (front left) across the United States, this Sally-Anne Russell has had a Turner studied singing at the Jessica Dean, pictured with fellow cast member opera about the power of family, distinguished career, performing Elder Conservatorium and the Kylie Bailey friendship and romance is with many companies including Luxembourg Conservatoire. He composed by Mark Adamo based the Oper der Stadt Köln, the has performed operatic roles in Photo courtesy of the State on Louisa May Alcott’s famous Spoleto Festival in Italy, Victoria Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Theatre Company of SA coming-of-age, Civil War-era novel. State Opera, State Opera of South Hungary, Romania, Finland and Little Women is the poignant Australia, Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore. He has toured Australia chronicle of the four March sisters Adelaide International Festivals, and with Co-Opera and regularly sings – Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy – in 19th Canterbury Opera in New Zealand. with the State Opera of SA. century New England. Adapted She has presented concerts and David Thelander is a graduate many times for the stage and recitals in the Netherlands, Austria, of both the Elder Conservatorium screen, it is a tale of the power of England, Canada, Japan and of Music and the Australian Opera family, friendship and romance. New Zealand. Studio. David has appeared Opening at the Dunstan Eleanor Blythman recently in concert with the Adelaide Playhouse on 19 May, the Australian completed a Bachelor of Music Symphony Orchestra, the Southern premiere of Little Women is the in classical voice performance Sinfonia, Dunedin and the Japan result of an “exciting and historic with Honours at the University of Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo. He collaboration” between State Opera Adelaide. In 2005 she made her made his debut for the Australian and the State Theatre Company, professional debut in The Mikado Opera Studio singing the role of said State Theatre Company Artistic for Opera Australia and the Adelaide Ariodat in Handel’s Xerxes. Director Adam Cook. Festival Centre. Later this year Conductor and repetiteur Conducted by Timothy Sexton Eleanor will take up further study at Anthony Hunt is a fi rst-class and directed by Cook, the the Royal College of Music, London. honours graduate of the Elder production sees a number of Elder Jessica Dean, who this year will Conservatorium in both Piano Conservatorium graduates come to be taking up a scholarship in London and Organ performance. In 2005 the fore. on the Royal Academy of Music’s and 2006 he participated in the Mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne prestigious Opera Course, has Symphony Australia Conductor Russell stars in the key role of Jo; performed extensively in Adelaide. Development Program and is sopranos Eleanor Blythman and A First-Class Honours graduate of a regular guest player with the Jessica Dean are Amy and Beth the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

6 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Win tickets to the Janakai String Trio

Four lucky readers of the Adelaidean have the chance to win a double-pass to the latest in the Selby & Friends concert series, featuring the award- winning Janakai String Trio from the United States. The new national tour of acclaimed pianist Kathryn Selby Wool research and her trio, Selby & Friends, has already caught the attention of critics around the country. This month, Selby & Friends could help human disorder welcomes the Janaki String Trio for their fi rst visit to Australia, for a single performance in Adelaide on Sunday 20 May, 2.30pm Animal Science to maximise the lifetime wool- Above: at Elder Hall at the University producing potential of sheep,” Hayley McGrice of Adelaide’s North Terrace Ms McGrice said. Campus. Photo courtesy of SARDI Sheep gene research at the “Because of the similarity of hair Comprising violinist Serena University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy and wool follicle initiation across McKinney, violist Katie Kadarauch Campus, aimed at helping maximise mammals, these fi ndings are and cellist Arnold Choi, these wool production for Australian relevant to research in human hair young musicians have been producers, has shed light on conditions. Mutations in two of the recently hailed by the New York a human genetic hair and genes I have measured have been Times as having “irresistible skin disorder. previously established as causative electricity” and presenting PhD student Hayley McGrice has in ectodermal dysplasia. My work “earthy, magnifi cently polished” performances. won this year’s SARDI Suffrage has shown how these genes are Founded at the Colburn School Science Bursary for her research important in the formation of of Music in Los Angeles in early into the genes and molecular wool follicles and the signalling 2005, the Janaki String Trio signals that affect wool follicle processes involved, and thus may won the 59th Annual Coleman formation in lambs. benefi t further research into this Chamber Music Competition Her research has used novel hair disorder.” in the same year. They fi rst techniques to investigate which Ms McGrice said this fundamental came to international attention specifi c genes are turned on and research into the genes and when they won the prestigious off during key points of the wool pathways involved in wool Concert Artists Guild International follicle formation. follicle initiation could lead to the Competition in 2006. Two of the genes measured in production of pharmaceuticals or Tickets for the National Touring this way are known to be important food additives, with the potential Season for Selby & Friends range in the human genetic condition to increase the number of follicles from $27-$48 and are available by ectodermal dysplasia. People with initiated during development, or calling (02) 9969 7039 or this genetic condition are often increase the rate of wool growth. (02) 9405 5532, or by email: born with extremely sparse hair and Similarly it could lead to benefi ts [email protected] have abnormal or missing teeth and for human hair conditions such as Ticket order forms can also be downloaded from the website: poorly developed sweat glands. ectodermal dysplasia. www.selbyandfriends.com.au “Wool follicles are only initiated The SARDI bursary will help To win one of four double- once during any mammal’s life, so Ms McGrice attend the 5th passes to the 20 May concert if we can determine which genes International Congress of Hair in Adelaide, be the fi rst callers or pathways are responsible, we Research in Vancouver in June to through on (08) 8303 5414. can manipulate the development present her fi ndings. Tickets are valued at $48 each. of follicles – perhaps producing many more wool follicles – so as Story by Robyn Mills

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 7 Student looks beyond the borders

Social Science

Imagine: more than 600 of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner world’s brightest young minds, Professor Muhammad Yunus, exchanging ideas with global Nicholas Negroponte, the innovator experts from six continents. behind the non-profi t project “One It’s an idealist’s dream – and one Laptop Per Child”, and United that came true for University of Nations diplomat Dr Shashi Tharoor Adelaide student Linty McDonald were among the guest speakers. earlier this year. “It was so inspiring to experience The 22-year-old Health and Social this collaboration of cultures,” Linty Sciences fi nal-year student spent a said. “I met some amazing people week in Abu Dhabi in late February who are committed to social justice as the sole South Australian and ridding the world of poverty. participant in the biennial Education “The conference brought home Without Borders conference. to me the responsibility that our The international student generation holds for an equitable conference is held every two years future for all. We need to ensure in different locations to discuss basic human rights, sustainable solutions to some of the world’s housing, health, education, water academic accuracy to facilitate the Linty McDonald most pressing social challenges. and food for everybody,” she said. alleviation of poverty,” she said. Students, representatives from Topics covered included Linty has since become a Photo by Candy Gibson the humanitarian sector and inequitable access to education and volunteer with Multicultural Youth leaders of business, technology technology, responding to natural South Australia, which provides a and education participate in a disasters and how universities are variety of services for migrant and collaborative forum that culminates responding to globalisation. refugee young people in Adelaide. with a commitment to action. “The conference has redefi ned She intends to pursue a career in Hosted by the Sheikh of Abu my perspectives in relation to the international health and social Dhabi this year, the conference my studies and the developing welfare fi eld when she graduates at featured workshops, presentations world. I realise now the privilege the end of this year. and debates involving speakers of education and the importance from more than 20 countries. of both practical experience and Story by Candy Gibson

Tougher crops for a warming world A Research Tuesday with Mark Tester

The University of Adelaide’s Research Tuesdays seminar series continues on Tuesday, 8 May at 5:30pm.

Professor Mark Tester, a Federation Fellow Coming up in the series... from the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and the School of Agriculture, 12 June Food and Wine, will talk about how we are Professor Richard Pomfret hunting down the ‘toughness’ genes in plants What use is research in and moving them into our crops to enhance international trade policy and crop yield and sustainability. economic development? Venue: 10 July Research Tuesdays will take place in the Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz Napier Building (Lower Ground) on the The science of making North Terrace campus at 5.30pm. profi table decisions. Duration one hour. Admission is free. For more information: Booking essential: Visit the University of Adelaide’s Ph: 8303 3692 or email: Research website: Professor [email protected] www.adelaide.edu.au/research Mark Tester

8 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration The Don Dunstan Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Lowitja O’Donoghue (Annual) Oration. The Oration has been established to honour Professor O’Donoghue’s work in promoting the rights of Indigenous Australians. The Oration, held during Reconciliation Week in 2007, will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum when Australians voted to remove Hepatitis C from the Australian Constitution language that discriminated against Aboriginal people. Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE rife in our prisons will deliver the inaugural Oration: Date: Tuesday 29 May Public Health Time: 7.00pm – 8.00pm Venue: Hepatitis C infection is endemic The fi gure for female prison Seventy per cent Bonython Hall at the among the South Australian prison entrants is even higher, at 65%. University of Adelaide population, with 42% of the State’s In a bid to reduce the spread of people entering Cost: 1700 prisoners infected with the of Hepatitis C in the prison our prisons have a $15, $10 DDF Subscribers/Concession virus, according to a University of system, Dr Miller has made history of injecting RSVP: Adelaide study. several recommendations to the Through the Foundation on drug use (08) 8303 3364 or via email to: Epidemiologist and University of SA Department for Correctional [email protected] Adelaide PhD graduate Dr Emma Services and SA Department Photo by David Ritter Miller said injecting drug use is of Health. Detainee 002: The Case of David common among the State’s prison “A successful methadone Hicks – in conversation with author population and responsible for the program is already well established Leigh Sales high rate of the blood-borne virus and positively evaluated in all of Leigh Sales, ABC’s National in SA’s prisons. our prisons, but it’s currently the Security Correspondent who visited “Seventy per cent of people only systematic strategy in place Guantanamo Bay twice, will speak entering our prisons have a history specifi cally aimed at reducing the about the experiences that led her to of injecting drug use and although transmission of blood-borne viruses write her book, Detainee 002: The Case most of them modify that behaviour in prison,” she said. of David Hicks. in prison, contaminated needles Dr Miller conducted the study Copies of the book will be available for represent a signifi cant threat as part of her PhD in Medicine, sale and Leigh Sales will be available for book signing. to other prisoners and staff,” which she completed in 2006. She Date: Dr Miller said. graduated at an offshore ceremony Tuesday 15 May Tattoos also account for up to in Hong Kong last month, along Time: 5% of all newly notifi ed cases of with 40 other University of 5.30pm for 5.45pm start – 8.00pm Hepatitis C in South Australia, the Adelaide students. Venue: study found. The majority of these Dr Peng Bi from the School of Room 102, Napier Building at the tattoos are applied within the Population Health and Clinical University of Adelaide prison system. Practice supervised Dr Miller’s PhD. Cost: Approximately 700 inmates were Dr Miller is now working as an Gold coin donation interviewed for the 15-month study epidemiologist at the Victorian RSVP: of South Australia’s eight publicly Infectious Diseases Reference Through the Foundation on operated prisons, which revealed Laboratory in Melbourne. (08) 8303 3364 or via email to: an entry prevalence of Hepatitis C [email protected] approximately 40 times higher www.dunstan.org.au than in the general population. Story by Candy Gibson

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 9 A guide to keeping the blues away

General Practice of life, from politicians to sporting heroes, and of all ages. It impacts on the individual, their family and General practitioner and University the community.” of Adelaide researcher Dr Cate In 2004, as part of her doctoral Howell has released a guide to studies, Dr Howell began keeping depression at bay. developing a primary care treatment The multi-faceted guide, program aimed at reducing the combining a manual and CD, relapse of depression. provides a 10-step program to help “The book is written for patients reduce the severity and relapse of to use, ideally guided by a GP depression, which affects more or mental health professional, ” than one million adults and 100,000 she said. young people in Australia each year. “There has been very limited Keeping the Blues Away was research into relapse prevention launched in Adelaide recently by programs in the past, but this Gail Gago, the Minister for Mental literature supports a range Health and Substance Abuse. of treatment strategies that General practitioners in Adelaide help prevent the recurrence of have endorsed the program after depression.” trialling it with 100 patients over the Dr Howell is a general practitioner past 12 months. and senior lecturer in the Discipline “Depression is often a relapsing of General Practice at the University or recurring problem and it can be of Adelaide. She is also Director of associated with anxiety,” Dr Howell the University’s Primary Care Mental said. Health Unit. “It is a very common problem that Dr Cate Howell with her book, can affect people from all walks Story by Candy Gibson Keeping the Blues Away

Elder Conservatorium of Music Impact in Performance Emily Stone is studying for a Masters degree in Music Performance at the University of Adelaide and was the Australian Youth Orchestra’s principal bassoonist in 2006. “The Elder Conservatorium at the University of Adelaide has an intimate environment and a culture of accessibility, for lessons or just a chat, even with senior staff. I feel as though people are interested in my success. It has had an impact on my ability to develop as a performer.”

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10 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Travelling mace makes maiden voyage

The University of Adelaide prides itself on a number of traditions, including the use of the University mace at graduation ceremonies. “The original mace has had a solid 80 years of use and quite a number of trips overseas. But the overseas graduations have proven detrimental to its condition, and its size and companion wooden box also became problems when travelling due to aircraft cabin luggage restrictions and customs requirements,” said How do children the Manager of the University’s Art & Heritage Collections, Mirna Heruc. “These considerations led the view mental illness? University to commission a new mace specifi cally for travelling overseas, to carry with it the Psychology “I’m interested in how children There could be spirit of the old mace.” describe their parent’s illness, what as many as a The travelling mace was they think are the causes, what they designed by Catherine Buddle think about the symptoms, their million children of Buddle Design and hand Parents with a mental illness views on whether it can be controlled in Australia crafted by silversmith Peter and their children are sought for a or cured. And I also want to fi nd out who have a Coombs, both Adelaide-based University of Adelaide study into about the parents’ understanding artists. Catherine has strong how they both view the parent’s of their illness – that too is little parent with links to the University through illness. researched. This will help us know mental illness her early career as a laboratory PhD student Brooke Ferguson, whether parents with mental illness technician in Zoology, and in the University’s School of want their children to be educated more recently as a graphic Psychology, is seeking parents who about their illness, and how.” designer for both Art & Heritage have a mental illness and are living Ms Ferguson would like to hear Collections and Development in the community with at least one from parents with mental illness & Alumni. child in their care to be interviewed including anxiety, depression, “Catherine’s design embodies about their understanding of mental bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and the contemporary vision of the illness. She would like to interview personality disorders. University with its slick shape both the parent and any children Parents and children will take and sparkling fi nish,” Ms Heruc seven years or over. part in separate interviews to said. “The travelling mace is She hopes her research will help examine their ideas about aspects made out of brushed silver the development of education of mental illness. All responses with gold highlights depicting programs badly needed for children will be anonymous. Just parents a stylised University crest and to help them understand and cope or just children can be interviewed Southern Cross. It is lightweight with their parent’s mental illness. if desired. and can be dismantled for ease “A recent report suggests there To take part or enquire further, of travel.” could be as many as a million please contact Ms Brooke Ferguson The travelling mace is also children in Australia who have a on (08) 8303 3818 or email: an art object and is the latest parent with mental illness,” Ms [email protected] addition to the University’s Ferguson said. “But despite this Ms Ferguson is undertaking her Visual Art Collection. large number, there has been little PhD under the supervision of Dr Its maiden trip last month research into the understanding Lisa Kettler, psychology lecturer and has taken it to graduation both parents and children have registered psychologist. ceremonies in Hong Kong, for the illness they are living with Photo by Shutterstock Malaysia and Singapore. as a family. Story by Robyn Mills photography

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 11 Adelaide degree wins high recognition

Graduation

Chinese lawyer Zhenyu Liu will use his newly acquired Master of Laws from the University of Adelaide to help his company smoothly negotiate changes in domestic law reform. Mr Liu, who works for the law fi rm Andao Yonghua in southern China, said his year-long study program at the University of Adelaide in 2006 had updated his knowledge in the areas of insolvency, company and Tropical architect competition law – all crucial to his fi rm’s success. returns to Adelaide “Andao Yonghua is a rapidly growing law fi rm in Guangzhou and Noted architect and former the partners give high recognition University of Adelaide student for overseas study and the Hijjas bin Kasturi is returning development of company law to Adelaide to launch a public from an international perspective,” exhibition and to give a free public Mr Liu said. lecture in May. The skyline of Kuala Lumpur, The 25-year-old began working Malaysia wouldn’t be the same for Andao Yonghua in 2005 after without the work of architectural graduating with a law degree from “My hometown Guangzhou is a Zhenyu Liu, of Guangzhou, fi rm Hijjas Kasturi Associates. the South China Normal University crowded metropolis of 12 million southern China From the sprouting “bamboo in the Guangdong Province. people and I was looking for Photo by Candy Gibson shoot” design of the Menara “My father worked for a big, something different – a beautiful, Telekom tower, to the Islamic- government-owned company and small city in which to live and study. inspired “hourglass” of the his job involved handling legal “Adelaide and my study Tabung Haji government building cases, so he was probably my experiences at the University have (pictured), and the Maybank biggest infl uence. My dream of given me the most wonderful Tower (which until the Petronas becoming a lawyer, and eventually memories of my life so far. I wouldn’t Towers were built was the tallest a judge, goes back to my high hesitate to go back there to further building in KL), the work of Hijjas school days.” Kasturi Associates is always my skills,” he said. Mr Liu chose the University of Mr Liu graduated with 38 other impressive and memorable. Adelaide for two reasons: the Hijjas bin Kasturi studied at the students at the Hotel Intercontinental Masters program offered company University of Adelaide, and in the in Hong Kong on 17 April. law subjects directly related to this 1960s went on to complete his Story by Candy Gibson Bachelor of Architecture at the work, and the lifestyle appealed. University of Melbourne. He is closely linked with an important development in suburban Adelaide, having been a draughtsman with the South Australian Housing Trust from 1959-61, where he helped to prepare the Master Plan for the town of Elizabeth. A highly respected architect, – he will launch an exhibition of ect Hijjas Kasturi Associates’ work, After 35 years, Lanes has – to a betternew name refl Lane Print & Post we do. to be held at the University of exactly what it is Adelaide’s School of Architecture, Printing, Landscape Architecture & Urban ately owned dedicatede also have ost is the largest priv th Australia. W Design from Monday 21 May to Lane Print & P Company in Sou d. and Distribution Friday 25 May. The launch will Mailing arta as we like to spread ourselves arounally SA Life, we re be followed by a public lecture at offi ces in Sydney and Jak and ke the University of Adelaide 7.30pm on Tropical Architecture. With clients li ut rather reintroduce ourselves – so don’t need to be introduced, b ill now know that it the next time you pick up this publication or the incredibly successfulost. For more information about these inted) SA Life Magazine, you wLane Print & P (and beautifully pr d delivered by . events, contact Development & was printed an on Company and Distributi Alumni on (08) 8303 5800. nting, Mailing ned dedicated Pri r st privately ow Manager about you South Australia’s large k to an Account Photo by M.Rosley Omar and spea t. www.laneprint.com.au CALL 8179 9900 next print projec

12 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Researchers use the high performance of supercomputers for visualisation methods to see and understand their work. This image, used by theoretical physicists, is of a Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) fl ux tube between two quarks. QCD is a theory used to describe the interactions of quarks and gluons, fundamental sub-atomic particles which comprise more familiar particles such as protons and neutrons.

Image by Associate Professor Derek Leinweber New supercomputer boosts research capability

Research A new, hi-tech supercomputer “This new supercomputer In addition to the supercomputer capable of six trillion calculations is a major leap forward for the itself, SAPAC had also purchased per second will help South Australia South Australian research and “massive and expandable to tackle some of the big issues development community,” said data storage infrastructure and in scientifi c and applied research, Professor Tony Williams, Director technologies”, Professor such as water resources and of SAPAC. Williams said. environmental management. “The power that this computer “South Australia’s research data The new high-performance offers is desperately needed collections are growing rapidly, and supercomputer will be used by the by South Australia’s research this new infrastructure will help us South Australian Partnership for community to make a real impact in to create a sustainable repository Advanced Computing (SAPAC) to areas of strategic need. for data in this State.” support research and development “It will be used to tackle some Corvus has been funded in part by by governments, industry and of the most demanding scientifi c an Australian Research Council LIEF universities in key areas of need. and technical problems, ranging grant with contributions from the SAPAC is a partnership of the from bioinformatics, fl uid dynamics, three South Australian universities three South Australian universities water resource and environmental and SAPAC itself. – Adelaide, Flinders and UniSA. The management, physical It complements SAPAC’s existing new supercomputer, to be installed oceanography, computational supercomputers, which include at the University of Adelaide next chemistry, and physics. “Aquila”, purchased in 2004 from month, has been purchased from “We believe that Corvus will SGI through a grant from the South SGI, one of the world’s leading high- be the fourth fastest computer in Australian Government. performance computer companies. Australia and, for dedicated R&D, “We chose SGI again as the In the tradition of naming second only to the Australian supplier since they offered us the cluster-based supercomputers National Facility in Canberra,” best overall package and a total after stellar constellations, the he said. technological solution to create new supercomputer will be Professor Williams said Corvus an integrated, high-performance called “Corvus”, the constellation would become an integral part of computing and data management of the crow. It will effectively the evolving national Grid, a network system,” Professor Williams said. replace the retiring “Perseus”, the of high-performance computers, www.sapac.edu.au oldest of SAPAC’s four existing data repositories, scientifi c supercomputers, which was built in instruments and related software the late 1990s. and services. Story by David Ellis

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 13 Hospital admissions could be avoided: report

continued from page 1

The Northern Territory (10.7%) and Tasmania (9.5%) both had higher than national average Asian gateway avoidable hospitalisations, the ACT was below national average (8.2%) and the to working life remaining states all close to national average. Almost two-thirds both won two-month Malaysian Above: of avoidable hospital Commerce placements through the CPA Raymond Radice in Tokyo, admissions were attributable where he spent three Australia Asian Internship Program. to chronic conditions, weeks on a CPA Australia Three University of Adelaide Double degree commerce with large numbers from internship commerce students had a valuable (accounting) and law student diabetes complications and early taste of working life when Sylvester was assigned to audit fi rm Photo by Vanessa Lee circulatory and respiratory they won highly sought-after Asian Moores Rowland Malaysia in Kuala conditions. Just over one- internships through CPA Australia. Lumpur as a trainee auditor. third were attributable to Third-year double degree “This internship program not only acute conditions (dental commerce (accounting) and opened up my fi rst gate to the real conditions, dehydration and economics student Raymond working world but also provided Working for a gastroenteritis, ear, nose and Radice was one of only two a platform for me to evaluate my retail foreign throat infections, convulsions Australian students awarded a ability to work with professional and epilepsy, and cellulitis). exchange fi rm three-week Japan placement auditors,” said Sylvester. A small proportion were through the CPA Australia During his internship, Sylvester gave me a great due to vaccine-preventable International Work Experience was put in charge of a dormant insight into conditions (mainly infl uenza program. company’s account and he was and pneumonia). the Japanese Raymond went to Phillip involved in the audit of fi ve different Atlas of Avoidable Financials KK in Tokyo, a member of companies as well as stocktaking economy and Hospitalisations in Australia: integrated fi nancials services group company inventories. how it interacts ambulatory care-sensitive PhillipCapital, where he spent a Final-year commerce (accounting conditions is available from with the global packed three weeks learning about and corporate fi nance) student Shin www.publichealth.gov.au the company’s operations and Yin won a trainee placement with economy It can also be viewed Japan’s fi nance industry. PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia online using the Interactive “Working for a retail foreign where she assisted professional Mapping software accessed exchange fi rm gave me a great auditors in various aspects of from the website which insight into the Japanese economy company audits. allows searches by state and how it interacts with the global “I enjoyed working with different and regions. economy, the foreign exchange team members, travelling around More detailed maps, and commodity markets,” said and changing working environments with additional data about Raymond. while attached to six different socioeconomic status, “I gained so much more from clients,” Shin Yin said. prevalence of chronic disease the experience than I can just list “I have discovered that I am really and risk factors are also off. The people were fantastic and interested in assurance and this is featured on this website. I especially appreciate the efforts the kind of job that I wish to have in the Chief Executive Offi cer, Chellapa the future. I would not have known Panickar, put into my time there.” this without experiencing it.” Story by Robyn Mills Two other commerce students, Sylvester Kong and Shin Yin Pang, Story by Robyn Mills

14 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Elder Conservatorium PhD student Joanna Drimatis and Honours Performance tenor Robert Macfarlane outside Elder Hall

Photo by David Ellis Evening concert casts a spell

Music Australian composer Robert Les Illuminations for high voice bygone days is expressed Hughes will attend the fi rst concert and strings. This work will feature quite openly.” in the 2007 Elder Conservatorium Honours Performance tenor Robert Tickets to the Evening Concert of Music Evening Concert Series, Macfarlane with the strings of the are $25 adult/$20 conc/$14 student, which features one of his works Elder Conservatorium Symphony available from BASS or dial’n’charge – Sea Spell – composed in Orchestra, conducted by Crellin. 131 246. (There is still time to the 1970s. Britten’s song cycle, written subscribe to save!) University of Written in 1973 as a commission in 1939, is set to a poem by the Adelaide staff at concession price. by the Australian Dental Association- young genius Arthur Rimbaud, and For further information or to International Conference for one is quintessentially Brittenesque. subscribe, please contact the of its subscription concerts, Sea It displays many of the young Manager, Evening Concert Series Spell was originally performed by Britten’s characteristics – fantasy, on (08) 8303 5286 or email: the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in extravagance and high energy, [email protected] the Opera House on 18 July 1973 which are the hallmarks of many – before the offi cial opening of the of his works. Illuminations is the fi rst in the fi ve- Opera House. The fi nal work in the program, concert Evening series for 2007: Hughes, who recently celebrated the Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss his 95th birthday, will be at Elder by Stravinsky, was written Illuminations – Elder Hall Hall at 6.30pm on Saturday 26 to commemorate the 35th Saturday 26 May 6.30pm May to see his piece conducted by anniversary of Tchaikovsky’s Innocence – St Peter’s Cathedral Elder Conservatorium PhD student death in November 1928. Saturday 9 June 6.30pm Joanna Drimatis. Stravinsky adapted several of Drimatis will share conducting Tchaikovsky’s songs and piano Mancini – Elder Hall Saturday 11 August 7.30pm honours with Keith Crellin for pieces for this work, which was the fi rst concert in the evening written as a ballet commissioned by Star Wars – Elder Hall series, called Illuminations, the wealthy dancer, Ida Rubinstein. Saturday 13 October 6.30pm which features the talents of the In the words of Britten’s biographer, Finale – Elder Hall Elder Conservatorium Symphony Roman Vlad: “His fondness for Saturday 24 November 6.30pm Orchestra. Tchaikovsky led him to compose The name of the concert is one of his most tenderly lyrical www.music.adelaide.edu.au derived from Benjamin Britten’s works, in which nostalgia for

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 15 Podcasting has taken the world by storm, and software and hardware such as Apple’s ever-present iTunes and iPod are now fi nding their way into conferences and classrooms. The University of Adelaide’s Centre for Learning and Professional Development (CLPD) is receiving international recognition for its work into podcasting thanks to a profi le on the Apple Education website. Allan Carrington from the CLPD’s Online Education Unit discusses some of the benefi ts of podcasting for knowledge sharing. Podcasting: a whole new bite at the education Apple

Commentary For anyone who has attended from Spring Arbor University in function. Because of this, and the a conference – regardless of its Michigan. Randy was already accessibility and ease of use of the subject or industry focus – it will conducting a series of trials using technology, integrating podcasts as a hardly come as a surprise that podcasting in education. Since that fundamental component of education there is just as much, if not more, meeting, we’ve been in constant will rapidly become commonplace. knowledge among the audience contact, working to promote good Randy Meredith coined the term Podcasting will than with the speakers. It’s for that pedagogy in podcasting. “podagogy”. At Spring Arbor, and must go reason that we’ve embarked on The results I’d had at EDUCAUSE lectures are recorded and placed past the one-way an exercise that has underpinned were then duplicated back home online for subscribers. A separate what is set to be a major change in at another conference, ASCILITE 10-minute podcast prepared by broadcasting knowledge sharing. 2006, Australia’s largest regional the lecturer also covers additional paradigm In 2005, I was invited by the conference focusing on education information or poses particular convenors of the EDUCAUSE and technology. Again we found questions or problems to the conference in Florida to create that podcasting using this model students. Randy says: “What this audio podcasts of post-presentation enriched the archive of knowledge achieves is a change in pedagogy – Photo by Kevin O’Daly, interviews with conference sharing from the conference and engaging students outside class time Aspect Photographics presenters. My initial thought was improved the learning outcomes. and getting them to think harder and that it would be little more than Conferences need to seriously look longer. Hence, the term podagogy.” duplicating the material already at this model for the future. It won’t be long before the students presented. What happened, Podcasting lends itself ideally to themselves start using podcasts to though, was that the presenters education. The technology exists respond to those of their lecturers were more relaxed and started and it’s already sitting with the vast and teachers, making the use of talking about things they hadn’t majority of educational institutions podcasting a logical evolutionary discussed in the presentation. In and students. The “Net Generation” stage for a wide range of web-based most cases it was that relaxation is charging in, and it’s up to us and educational activities. that resulted in my ability to capture to redefi ne the way in which we Podcasting will and must go past the real passion about what they do capture and share knowledge. the one-way broadcasting paradigm. and why they do it. Apple has a big role to play in The next stage we need to reach The wealth of community wisdom all this. Apple has inspired and is using the podcast medium as a and its practical application that encouraged people to experiment two-way dialogue – we just need the you can fi nd at any conference is and investigate the whole underpinning software to manage staggering. Talking to people who podcasting world and is now light that process and make it as easy are just wandering around after a years ahead in providing people as possible. The CLPD is currently presentation can easily give you a with an environment in which researching ways to do this. whole new perspective on a range creating, producing, delivering of subjects. and playing podcasts is integrated With podcasting, you have and seamless. This is an edited version of the the opportunity to share that In the education environment profi le that appears on the Apple perspective and take conference specifi cally, the entire Apple Education website, and has been knowledge sharing well beyond podcasting environment is highly edited and reproduced with the typical presenter-attendee relevant to the Net Generation. Apple’s permission. paradigm. When you look at the Apple At that conference I met Randy hardware and software, it relates www.apple.com/au/education/ Meredith, a like-minded professor directly to they way they learn and profi les/uniadelaide/

16 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Legal lives explored in new book

Law lives of Sir Samuel Way, Sir George far as I can tell, he gave a total of Above: Murray, Sir Mellis Napier, John Bray about £150,000 of his own money Dr John Emerson with his book First Among Equals, and Len King, and their impact on to the University. standing near Lauren- A close look at the lives of South the State. “The Murray Building itself cost Jade Ryan’s artwork, Australia’s Chief Justices has led “The book is fi rst and foremost him £10,000, which back then Chief Justices of South a University of Adelaide scholar to a social history of South Australia, was fi ve times his salary as Chief Australia. The art, on discover more about the University which happens to be seen through Justice,” Dr Emerson said. display outside the Moot and the city of Adelaide than he had Court in the University of the lives of fi ve of our Chief Dr Emerson, who is now a Adelaide’s Law School, ever expected. Justices,” Dr Emerson said. Visiting Research Fellow with the also features on the cover Dr John Emerson was What Dr Emerson discovered University’s Law School, said writing of Dr Emerson’s book. commissioned by South Australian when writing the book was how First Among Equals was a very Supreme Court Justice Tom Gray important many of the Chief satisfying experience. It has given Photo by David Ellis to write a book about the fi ve Justices were to the history of the him a greater appreciation of how Chief Justices in the State since University of Adelaide. Adelaide has developed over the Federation. At the time, Justice Gray “The book is partly a history of years and the roles that key fi gures was president of the John Bray Law the University of Adelaide because have played in that development. Chapter of the alumni. four of the Chief Justices (Way, “I never saw any sign of them “Justice Gray said he wanted Murray, Napier and Bray) were also fl agging,” he said of the Chief someone who didn’t know too Chancellors of the University, over a Justices. “They never doubted much about the law, because then period of 100 years,” he said. themselves. If something didn’t I could tell a story to a broader “They are all men who, particularly work they’d pick themselves up and audience than just lawyers and in Samuel Way’s case, were have another go.” historians,” Dr Emerson said. visionaries and were all determined. First Among Equals – Chief By his own estimation, Dr Way was one of the main driving Justices of South Australia Since Emerson said he was up to the task: forces for the whole foundation of Federation is published by Barr “I never even knew what a Chief the University of Adelaide, and the Smith Press and sells for a RRP of Justice was when I fi rst started it University’s development would $60. The book was launched by – my background is in French. So I have been much slower without him the current Chief Justice of South had to start from scratch,” he said. driving things along. Australia, the Hon. John Doyle AC. More than three years later, the “During Murray’s term in The Adelaidean has one free copy results of Dr Emerson’s hard work particular the University really of First Among Equals to give away have been published. His book, expanded, and he put a lot of his to a lucky reader. To win, be the First Among Equals – Chief Justices own money into that. fi rst to call (08) 8303 5414. of South Australia Since Federation, “Murray is one of the biggest provides a unique insight into the single donors to this University – as Story by David Ellis

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 17 Development Library offers & Alumni Events

John Bray Law Chapter electronic resources to alumni Event: Big Band Dance with the Adelaide Art Orchestra, conductor Timothy Sexton, vocalist Johanna Allen and a Ballroom Dancing Show Date: Saturday 5 May 2007 Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm start Cost: $65 per person $45 students/ concession. BYO Supper and Drinks Venue: Bonython Hall RSVP: phone (08) 8303 6356 or email [email protected]

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Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Chapter (ECIC) Event: Launch of Echallenge and Library frequently asked questions of us: This service has Alumni gathering can they have access to Library the potential to Date: Sunday 13 May e-resources when not on campus or Time: Drinks/launch: when living away from Adelaide?” be well received 6.00pm, dinner: 7.30pm University of Adelaide alumni said University Librarian Ray Choate. by alumni, as it Cost: Drinks free, dinner TBA around the world can now enjoy “We see it as an important step Venue: National Wine Centre access to selected e-journals and forward in the Library’s provision of begins to answer databases through the Barr Smith services to what is a largely external one of their most RSVP: Development & Alumni Offi ce on (08) 8303 6356 or Library. section of the University community. frequently asked fax (08) 8303 5808 The Library has recently expanded If it is diffi cult for our alumni to visit alumni services to include a range of questions the Library, then this service helps United Kingdom Chapter electronic resources, giving alumni to bring the Library closer to them.” access to more than 5000 journals, Access for the rest of 2007 is Event: Reception for the Premier, The Hon. Mike Rann, hosted by the Agent- magazines and newspapers, as well provided to alumni at no extra General with the Combined Adelaide as another 4000 country-specifi c charge beyond the current industry reports, from any internet- Alumni UK and South Australian Business borrowing fee. From 2008, the Ambassadors Network (SABAN) enabled computer, no matter where Library may introduce separate Venue: Australia House, London it is located. charging for online resources, Date: Wednesday 16 May Using resources provided largely which would give members the through two databases – Academic opportunity to register solely for Time: 6.00pm–7.30 pm Search Alumni and Business Source online resources. RSVP: by Tuesday 8 May to Alumni – University of Adelaide To fi nd out more about the Barr [email protected] alumni will have access to a range Smith Library’s new electronic of generalist publications, such as resource service, visit: www. Florey Medical Chapter Time Australia, Business Week, New adelaide.edu.au/library/membership/ Event: Film Evening: Scientist and Scientifi c American, as alumni.html#databases “Copying Beethoven” well as highly specialised academic If you are not yet a registered Venue: Trak Cinema, 375 Greenhill Road, journals in most disciplines. borrower, information on joining the Toorak Gardens These resources are now Library is available at: Date: Thursday 24 May available to alumni who are Library www.adelaide.edu.au/library/ Time: 7.15pm for 8.00pm showing borrowers, and are provided on the membership/alumni.html or by understanding that material is for Cost: $15 – includes complimentary contacting the Services Section, glass of wine personal research and educational Barr Smith Library, on RSVP: essential by close of business use. (08) 8303 5124 or email: “This service has the potential Tuesday 17 May to Development [email protected] & Alumni, phone (08) 8303 5356 to be well received by alumni, as it or fax (08) 8303 5808 begins to answer one of their most Story by Lana Guineay

18 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Main photo: James Smith (right) receives his award from State Labor MP Chloe Fox, Member for Bright Above: Professor Bob Hill, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, congratulates Sarah Crook, who took out the Science & Technology Award. James is the highest achiever of all

Achievement University of Adelaide PhD James is currently investigating Australia. The web link is: www. student and men’s health researcher men’s help-seeking behaviours healthpromotion.org.au/journal.php James Smith has been named the through the Discipline of Public James is also the current 2007 Young Achiever of the Year for Health at the University of Adelaide. President of the Australian Health South Australia. This research forms part of the Promotion Association (SA Branch). James was selected ahead of 24 Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study, Another University of Adelaide other fi nalists at a gala presentation for which he has already received a student, Sarah Crook, a PhD dinner in March at the Hilton Hotel, number of accolades. candidate in Aerospace Engineering, attended by more than 400 people. “My research is debunking the took out the Science & Technology It caps off an amazing 12 months myth that men are not interested Award at the awards night. for the 26-year-old who took out in their health, ” he said. “They are, Sarah, 24, is currently researching the Young Australian of the Year for but they negotiate their health in ways of reducing the intense noise South Australia in 2006. different ways to women. They and vibration produced by high- “I was stunned when they read attempt to focus on solutions when speed aircraft. Her long-term goal is out the result,” James said. “The they have a health problem. If they to become an astronaut and in 2006 calibre of fi nalists was amazing and can fi x it themselves then they may she was coordinator and moderator it’s a real honour to be recognised in not seek help. It’s a very masculine of the Moon to Mars Workshop in the same league.” approach.” Valencia, Spain. Finalists vied for top honours in In late 2006 he was also awarded Four other University of Adelaide nine separate categories, with one a $15,000 scholarship by the students were fi nalists at the overall winner. James won the Masonic Foundation to undertake 2007 South Australian Young Leadership Award as well as the top a men’s health policy study tour Achiever Awards. prize, securing a total of $2000 prize of the UK and Ireland in May/June money. He has already donated this year. half of it to Project Australia, a One of his papers on men’s health youth-driven initiative linking young has been published this month in leaders across the country. the Health Promotion Journal of Story by Candy Gibson

Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007 Adelaidean 19 Wilde classic makes a comeback

Theatre Guild

Adelaide theatregoers can look British-trained actor David Thring This is only the second time Above: forward to one of the wittiest plays plays Jack Worthing, one of the the Theatre Guild has performed Marieka Hambledon plays Gwendolen in the in the English language being two male leads, alongside Andrew Wilde’s most famous play – the fi rst Theatre Guild’s new performed by the University of Lawlor, a GP in real life, who uses production was in 1957. production of Oscar Adelaide Theatre Guild in May. his wicked sense of humour to great June said audiences could Wilde’s The Importance Oscar Wilde’s The Importance effect as the irrepressible Algernon. expect “a great night out, with lots of Being Earnest of Being Earnest is being brought Pam O’Grady, well-known to of laughs”. to stage under the guidance of South Australian theatre buffs, “It will also be a visual feast Photo by David Ellis experienced director June Barnes takes the part of Lady Bracknell because the set is very colourful, and her offsider Ann Weaver, a who delivers what is claimed to be based on impressionistic painters, seasoned actor who makes her the most interpreted line in English and the actors will be dressed in directorial debut with Wilde’s drama: “A handbag.” period costume.” masterpiece. The phrase – referring to the Written in record time by the 19th handbag in which Jack Worthing century playwright, The Importance was found as a toddler at a railway The Importance of Being Earnest will of Being Earnest is a witty station – has reportedly given rise play at the Little Theatre, Cloisters, observation of the late Victorian to the most varied readings, ranging at the University of Adelaide’s North Terrace Campus on May 5, 8-12 and era, poking fun at marriage, morality from incredulous thought, to a 15-19 at 7.30pm. and class. scandalised expression, to just “It is a very funny play, full of one- plain baffl ed. Tickets ($25 and $20 concession) liners, puns and double entendres. “We have chosen the cast can be booked at BASS on 131 246, A lot of people seeing it for the very carefully because this is the Guild offi ce (08) 8303 5999 or the website: fi rst time may not pick up on all a well-known play and a lot of www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild the witticisms, but will still fi nd it the audience will have high extremely enjoyable,” Ann said. expectations,” June said. University of Adelaide staff and Generally considered to be “The onus is on us, as directors, students can buy tickets for $15 Wilde’s best work, The Importance to ensure that the actors deliver on Tuesday 8 and 15 May. of Being Earnest showcases their lines in sympathy with the some of Adelaide’s most talented script, the Victorian era and the young actors. English aristocracy.” Story by Candy Gibson

20 Adelaidean Volume 16 | Number 3 | May 2007