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Mysterious Male Claims Nursery Space Darwin Shadows in the Picture Bright Future Awaits Desert Rockers EDITION 1 2012 MYSTERIOUS MALE CLAIMS NURSERY SPACE DARWIN SHADOWS IN THE PICTURE BRIGHT FUTURE AWAITS DESERT ROCKERS FEATURES REGULARS NATIVE ANIMALS 3 From the 6 THRIVE WITHOUT Vice-Chancellor BUFFEL GRASS TE’ WRAPS 8 OSCAR’S STORY 4 Snapshot IN CLAY AND FILM FIONA’S FRAME 31 Limited Edition 11 OF SHADOWS PUTS DARWIN IN THE PICTURE Q & A ENGINEER SIFTS 34 14 THROUGH NZ’S RUBBLE AND RUIN 36 CDU Art Collection MYSTERIOUS 17 MALE CLAIMS NURSERY SPACE MAKASSAN MAP 20 CONNECTS SCIENTISTS AND COUNTRIES SHELVES DO THE 22 TALKING TO PROMOTE HEALTHY FOODS FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR 24 TO PROBE NEW ERA IN RIVER RESEARCH ALBUM, TOUR AND 26 BRIGHT FUTURE AWAIT DESERT ROCKERS GIANT FROG HAS 28 HYDRATION ALL WRAPPED UP RESEARCHERS 32 AUDIT WATER USE IN TIMOR-LESTE Origins is produced by Charles Darwin University’s Offi ce of Media, Advancement and Community Engagement (MACE). The Offi ce of Media, Advancement and Community Engagement is grateful to the following people and organisations for their contributions and assistance in compiling this edition: Anita Angel, Gavin Bedford, Tim Berra, Sue Carthew, Te’ Claire, Bryan Davies, Michael Douglas, Martin Dziminski, Karen Edyvane, Cain Gilmour, Amy Kimber, Frances Knight, Tania Paul, Chris Miezis, Jen Pinkerton, Steven Reynolds, Christine Schlesinger, Timor-Leste Dive Photo Contest, Chris Wallace, Dion Wedd, Dave Wilson. CONTRIBUTORS Opinions and views expressed in this edition do not necessarily refl ect those of Charles Darwin University. Reproduction of any material appearing in this edition requires written permission from Robyn McDougall [email protected]. PENNY BAXTER Freelance writer Penny Baxter tells the story of Published June 2012 an ancient hand-drawn map of the Makassan Charles Darwin University, NT, Empire that may help protect the biodiversity Australia and resources of the Arafura and Timor Seas. Protection of the shared biodiversity and This edition is also available at: www.cdu.edu.au/ resources of the seas is critical to sustaining corporatecommunications/publications.html. coastal and Indigenous communities in the region. CRICOS Provider No. 00300K RTO Provider No. 0373 LEANNE COLEMAN Staff writer and science communicator Leanne Coleman joins researchers on a tributary near editor project manager the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory to Robyn McDougall Connie de Silva delve into a century-old mystery about a hatchet- shaped fish found only in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. In another story, she design printer reports on an investigation into the underground life of the giant burrowing frog and its ability to survive the Territory’s long dry season. ROBYN MCDOUGALL Robyn McDougall has edited Origins since 2009. She brings to the magazine her skills as a long-time newspaper journalist and her experience as a journalism academic. In this edition, she interviews environmental scientist Text face: Centennial Professor Sue Carthew. Robyn is Director of the Display face: Helvetica Office of Media, Advancement and Community Engagement (MACE) at the University. Origins is printed from vegetable-based inks and 98% of waste and by-products of the process have been recycled into paper products, alternative fuels and miscellaneous materials. PATRICK NELSON Based at the Alice Springs campus, staff The paper used in this edition of Origins has been manufactured under the environmental management system ISO 14001 using Elemental Chlorine Free writer Patrick Nelson has been writing about (EFC) pulp sourced from sustainable, well-managed forests. Territorians, telling their stories and taking their photos for the past 30 years. In this edition of Origins, he accompanies arid zone ecologist Christine Schlesinger on an inspection of her experimental sites in the West MacDonnell Ranges. In another story, Patrick talks with COVER IMAGE Arrernte musician Chris Wallace about his Marine life image courtesy Timor-Leste Dive upcoming desert rock album. Photo Contest: www.underwatertimorleste.com. 3 CDU RANKS VICE-CHANCELLOR IN WORLD’S ORIGINS TOP 400 This result positions CDU fi rmly within the top 4% of world universities C harles Darwin University has made a remarkable entry Of course the challenge for CDU as a regional university is to on to the list of the world’s top 400 universities since we last maintain the ranking in the competitive international system. published Origins late in 2011. This certainly is our challenge for the future. Even though CDU is Australia’s youngest university, the This edition of Origins showcases some of the work taking place prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings at CDU that has helped to position us among the world’s top 400 has placed us at number 306 in the world. This result positions universities. It shares some of the positive impacts we are having CDU firmly within the top 4% of world universities. locally, nationally and internationally. It is a wonderful result by any measure and should be a source You will learn how one of our engineering graduates is helping of great pride for the Northern Territory, our staff, students and Christchurch in New Zealand to get back on its feet after a series alumni. Times Higher Education also placed CDU at number 13 of devastating earthquakes in 2011. in the rankings of Australian universities. We also talk with a researcher who has recently headed an The rankings, which were released in the second half of 2011, audit of water supplies in Timor-Leste and her concerns about are based on data provided by Thomson-Reuters and take into the impact of climate change there and in other developing consideration excellence in teaching, research and knowledge countries. transfer, and the international outlook of the university. And closer to home, you will discover how the Menzies School of These national and international rankings are enormously Health Research is spreading the message about healthy food in gratifying given our university’s size, relative youth and its remote communities in the Northern Territory. location in the far north of Australia. It is an endorsement of I hope you enjoy this snapshot of CDU. years of great work in research, in particular, which is often cited by other researchers and also reflects the high productivity Professor Barney Glover of our staff and postgraduate students. Vice-Chancellor 4 SNAPSHOT NT PHARMACY STUDENT HAS FIRST SHOT AT SNAPSHOT NATIONAL ORIGINS TITLE BELOW Final year pharmacy student Sarira El Den will represent the NT at the national Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year competition later this year. STUDENT TEACHERS TOAST OF THEIR TOWN Four CDU students were “The beauty of this program the toast of their town at is that it is customised to meet the recent opening of the the needs of the students, Growing Our Own teacher their community and the local education program at Ltyentye school that they work in,” Apurte (Santa Teresa) in Professor Byrnes said. Central Australia. On completion, the students Karina Gorey, Kirsten Braun, will be able to apply Marcus Williams and Anita for membership of the The Territory’s top pharmacy student will compete Gorey are working towards Northern Territory Teachers’ at the national finals of the Alphapharm Pharmacy a Bachelor of Teaching and Registration Board. CDU Student of the Year competition. Learning Pre-Service and delivers Growing Our Own, Inservice, a fully accredited funded by the Australian This is the first year NT students have had the opportunity and nationally recognised Government, to 10 students to compete in the national competition that recognises teacher education program across the Territory in outstanding skills. being delivered by CDU Bathurst Island, Wadeye and During the recent SA and NT regional finals in Adelaide, through the Growing Our Own Santa Teresa. program in partnership with CDU pharmacy student Sarira El Den was judged to “The program is truly the Catholic Education Office. have recommended the best medicine, securing a challenging the frontiers of place in the finals in Melbourne later this year. Pro Vice-Chancellor of teacher education. It embodies She will compete for a trip to the Netherlands to the Faculty of Law, Education, the idea of two-way learning, attend the International Pharmacy Student Federation Business and Arts Professor which enables an exchange Congress in 2013. Giselle Byrnes said it was of knowledge and experience. an important day in While our students are The Pharmacy Student of the Year award is a joint celebrating the achievements learning from CDU academic initiative of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia of Ltyentye Apurte School staff, they also learn from the and Alphapharm, in collaboration with the National in growing the number students in new and profound Australian Pharmacy Student Association. of Indigenous teachers in ways,” Professor Byrnes said. community schools. Literature in more than and Associate Professor RESEARCH 16 Northern Territory Brian Devlin will build the Aboriginal languages archive in collaboration PROJECT TO will be preserved after with the communities PRESERVE CDU researchers secured that own the languages, $430,000 as part of the enabling the researchers INDIGENOUS Australian Research to engage with texts (and LANGUAGES Council’s 2012 Major related audiovisual files) Grants announcement. as well as the Indigenous knowledge authorities for IN NT The researchers will create the languages. a living digital archive of endangered literature in The project also involves more than 16 Australian the Australian
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