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Extreme sports a risky business for touristsTHEY are the newest breed of“athlete”, and they are about as farremoved from an Olympic athlete asyou can possibly get.Unlike Olympians, these new athletes do notraining, make no personal sacrifices, and inmany cases don’t even have to try whenpartaking in their chosen sports.And unlike Olympians, these new athletes arerisking far more than normal sporting injurieswhen they “compete”—they are quite oftenrisking their lives.Who are they?According to an Adelaide University researcher,they are ordinary young Australians agedbetween 18 and 35—Mr Joe and Ms JoAverage—who are travelling around the worldin increasing numbers to take part in so-called“extreme sports”, such as bungee jumping,mountaineering and canyoning.Department of Anthropology lecturer DrCatherine Palmer says average Australians aretaking part in these activities under themisapprehension they are high thrill, but lowrisk.“These sports are sold to people as being high-thrill, but at the same time low-risk—and that’sobviously not the case,” Dr Palmer said.“Things can and do go wrong, and when thathappens, the nature of the activities mean livesare lost.“The Interlaken disaster last year is a primeexample of the tragic consequences which canoccur when things go wrong.”

Dr Palmer has researched why ordinaryAustralians are attracted to extreme sports aspart of a paper titled Shit Happens: the selling ofrisk in extreme sports, which she will present atthe Australian Anthropological SocietyConference in Perth later this month.

“I’m interested in why people feel the need torisk their lives like this—why they want to puttheir lives in the hands of people they’ve nevermet—and how the commercial operators selltheir services in such a way that makes themattractive to people,” she said.

“Part of it stems from the fact that anyone cando these activities. You look at an Olympicathlete, they spend years training constantly,making lots of sacrifices and just generallybeing incredibly dedicated to their sport, andyou compare to it to doing these so-calledextreme activities, where basically all you haveto do is show up.

“Much of this is purely about hedonism, in thatpeople want to do these things for themselves—their motivation is one of self-gratification. Alarge part of that is because of the way thesesports are marketed by the operators.”

Of greatest interest—and concern—for DrPalmer are that these tragedies, which usuallyinvolve young middle-class Western travellers,have produced a burgeoning new literary andmedia genre: the adventure saga, anautobiographical account of the disaster aspenned by a survivor.

“While the Interlaken tragedy is yet to make it toprint or the big screen, we have seen in recenttimes films such as The Perfect Storm or books

such as Into Thin Air, which details an ill-fatedtrip to Mount Everest in 1996.

“I find this kind of ‘selling a disaster’ curious andquestionable.”

Another interesting point to emerge from therise of these tourist-oriented extreme sports isthat they differ markedly from their competitive,made-for-television counterpart, Dr Palmer said.

“Competitive extreme sports, like BMX ridingand skateboarding, are more like traditionalsports, because skill is needed and you do needto train in order to be successful,” she said.“The risk is still there, but it’s much more of acontrolled risk.

“But while the competitive sports arepredominantly a male domain, these tourist-based extreme sports attract both male andfemale participants.

“Not a lot has changed about the traditionalplace of men and women in sport, and these

tourist-oriented activities give women a chanceto take part in the kinds of ‘thrill-seeking’activities that have traditionally been thepreserve of men.”

—Ben Osborne

Extreme fun, or danger?

ADELAIDE University has moved a step closerto offering new Masters degrees incollaboration with three international partnerinstitutions.The University hosted a two-day meeting with representativesof the University of Canterbury (New Zealand), WasedaUniversity (Japan) and Universiti Putra Malaysia to discusshow two new Masters programs should be developed.

Participants included Professor Daryl Le Grew, Vice-Chancellorof Canterbury, Dr Shurijo Urata, Professor of the School ofSocial Sciences at Waseda, Dr Muhamad Awang, DeputyVice-Chancellor (Academic) at UPM, and Professor PennyBoumelha, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) of Adelaide.

It was the second meeting between the institutions sincethey agreed to explore the formation of a consortium earlierthis year.

The meeting discussed curriculum development for theproposed Masters programs. It also explored models fordelivery and structure, industry sponsorship opportunitiesand the roles and commitment of each partner. It wasagreed that a Memorandum of Understanding for the projectshould now be prepared.

Further meetings are planned this year.

—John Drislane

Joint programsdiscussed by newconsortium ADELAIDE-BASED biotechnol-

ogy company BresaGen expectsto receive human embryonicstem (ES) cells in the near futurefrom the University of Wisconsin,USA.The cells are intended for use in theBresaGen Cell Therapy Program which isconducted in the Department of MolecularBiosciences at Adelaide University under thescientific direction of Professor PeterRathjen. Stem cells are embryonic cells, among thefirst to appear as a fertilised egg develops.They have the ability to develop into most of the specialised cells in the humanbody including blood, skin, muscle andnerve cells. They also have the capacity todivide and proliferate indefinitely in culture. Scientists can use these two uniqueproperties of stem cells to produceseemingly limitless supplies of most humancell types, paving the way for the treatmentof diseases by cell replacement. In fact,cell therapyhas the potential to treat anydisease that is associated with celldysfunction or damage, including stroke,diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’sdiseases, heart attack, spinal cord injury,

cancer, and AIDS.Parkinson’s disease provides a model ofhow such treatment might occur. Thedisease is caused by dysfunctional nervecells in a particular area of the brain. Usingcell therapy, these faulty cells could bereplaced with healthy, stem cell-derivednerve cells.“Scientists in the Cell Therapy Programhave been able to produce nerve, muscleand blood cells from mouse ES cells andwould like to demonstrate the sametransitions using human ES cells,” saidBresaGen’s Dr Paul Tolstoshev.“BresaGen is focusing on developing cell-

based therapies for Parkinson’s Diseaseand genetic diseases of the bone marrow,using the mouse and rat as modelsystems,” he said.The most useful population of human stemcells for therapeutic purposes are theembryonic stem cells. In December 1998,two USA research teams announced theisolation and stable regeneration of humanES cells in culture. Despite the greatpromise offered by these cells, their sourceand acquisition raised important ethicalquestions.Human ES cell lines come from twodifferent sources. One line is isolated fromhuman foetal tissue obtained fromterminated pregnancies, the other wasobtained from surplus early-stage humanembryos donated by individuals undergoingIVF treatment. It is cells from this secondline that Bresagen will use.Despite the fact that both tissue sources are donated with the informedconsent of the donors, the destruction ofembryos for stem cell isolation hasattracted criticism from some pro-life,religious and bioethics groups. The centralethical argument hinges on the status of anembryo.

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Nerve cells derived from mouse embryonicstem cells.

Biotechnology research to growfrom embryonic start

Associate Professor Rob WoodburySchool of Architecture, Landscape Architecture& Urban Design

The torch relay has been to Adelaide and goneonto Sydney. I am happy to have seen it and tohave been part of the very real community spiritaround this wonderful and worthwhile event. Itseemed to me to be celebrating three things.First, it heralded the upcoming Olympic Games.It was a preamble to what is perhaps really “TheGreatest Show on Earth”. Second, it was anational celebration of Australia. Among thetorch runners were some of South Australia’smost famous and accomplished people.Showcased by the relay were some of theState’s most potent icons, both old and new: theIndia Pacific railway, the Glenelg tram and theAnnesley solar car, to mention a few. Third, itwas a celebration of community. The torchrunners were known to many of the spectatorsand the feeling of goodwill was thick in the air.That there were Adelaide-designed insides tothat elegant torch reminded me of the greatcommunity in which I work. I wouldn’t havemissed it for anything. My children weredelighted.But it missed the point. Completely.It was an outward celebration of an inwardevent that lies beyond its grasp, an event that iscleverly scheduled but once every four years.For most Olympic athletes, that timing meansonce in a lifetime, for a sporting career is short.The Olympics are a peak experience, the

culmination of years of honing knowledge,conditioning, technique and especially resolve.The experience of success in elite competitionis one of intense focus—mind and body areentirely dedicated to one goal. Every aspiringOlympian must surmount enormous obstaclesto gain his or her place on the team. Theprocess of getting there is akin to a forge—ittakes innate talent and transforms it into toughability. You are a different person for havinggone through it.This story too misses an important point.Behind most Olympians stand mentors.Coaches, friends, elders and family share in andare a crucial part of the Olympic experience.Young people may be at their athletic peak.They are seldom at the peak of their wisdom.They need support from those with moreknowledge and wisdom. They need mentors.The lucky ones get such support. Luckier arethe mentors fortunate enough to give it and toreturn trust with trustworthiness. Suchpartnerships and the people in them go throughthe Olympics and emerge on the other side witha greater potential than before. The Olympicsput a sharp edge on character, friendship andcommunity and this is, ultimately, moreimportant than any national medal count.Something is still awry.In the process, Olympians themselves becomementors. It is not a function of age, but ofrelative experience handled wisely. At the sametime a coach is politely suggesting (for the 27thtime) that an athlete needs to stay focused

throughout an event, a 12-year-old is rapt in theawesome performance that such focus canproduce. That 12-year-old takes in more thanathleticism: she sees character and models onit. Olympians carry responsibility beyondthemselves and they gain from this apparentburden. Reputation and trust—the externalthings that endure after the close of an athleticcareer—are built much more on bearing thanaccomplishment.

It comes full circle. Olympic achievement formsa lasting web of community where all involvedcontribute and benefit. The Olympiansthemselves are the most visible manifestation ofthis web, but are only a part of it.

Kerouac wrote that comparisons are odious.Comparing one peak experience to another isfraught with difficulty and risk. But that won’tstop me. There is another, less rare, though byno means common, experience that more thanechoes Olympia. This is the realm of academicexcellence. Like the Olympics, the pursuit ofknowledge takes preparation, joyful effort andintense resolve. A new discovery transformsnot only knowledge, but the discoverer as well.Fortunate scholars work in living communitiesof people and ideas. Both scholar andcommunity gain with each success.

We have no shortage of either aspiringOlympians or excellent academics. Whatseems to me to be in too short a supply in bothenterprises are mentors. It is strange to me thatthis is so. Perhaps we see mentoring asaltruism, an unpopular quality in this illiberal

age. If so, we are blind to an important reality.Good mentors raise the standard for all,including themselves. I wonder how muchmore effective we would be as an institutionand community of scholars and learners if ouralready significant culture of mentoring wentinto serious training.

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Adela ideanVolume 9 Issue Number 16

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L E T T E R STO THE EDITOR

Research and Teaching

In “Teaching & ResearchExcellence—do they go together?”(Adelaidean, 28/8/2000) the Vice-Chancellor notes the 80% overlap

between the top five UK universities in researchand in teaching. Such a relationship wouldalmost certainly also hold for Australia, wherethe top universities are noted for both researchand teaching while others are denigrated forlack of scholarship.

Yet the penultimate paragraph, dealing withincentives to promote teaching excellencewithin this university, is concerned only with themechanics of teaching and rewards forteaching, while ignoring recognition of researchperformance which would fuel teachingexcellence.

The Stephen Cole the Elder Prizes send a greatsignal, but why are there no prizes for the year’sbest research or the most promising researcherunder 40?

Professor Richard PomfretSchool of Economics

Chancellor’s Committee

The Honourable Justice Perry,(Adelaidean, 28/8/2000), suggeststhat I and others have misunder-stood the resolution concerning

the Chancellor’s committee passed at the 31July Council meeting, and argues that theCouncil’s powers and responsibilities remaincompletely unaffected.

On 14 August, the Adelaidean reported “As partof the proposal, the University Council alsoagreed to delegate to the Chancellor all itspowers and responsibilities under the Universityof Adelaide Act 1971.” Whether and how oftenthe delegated powers are exercised is surelybeside the point: the Adelaidean has reportedthat the Council has agreed to delegate itspowers to the Chancellor. If this report iscorrect then the Council’s powers and

responsibilities have certainly been affected.

Perhaps one of the Council Members who votedagainst the motion can explain her/hisunderstanding of its meaning.

Dr Bob ClarkeDepartment of Pure Mathematics

Nuclear Waste

Your expert panel on nuclear wastein South Australia has presented avery jaundiced, and at timeserroneous, view of the nuclear

waste issue (Adelaidean, 14/8/00).

The panel has simply reiterated the standardpro-nuclear position, including a number ofmisleading statements, and has ignored counterarguments.

By appearing to be uninformed about argumentsagainst a national radioactive waste dump in SAand generally appearing to be insensitive toviews other than its own the expert panel hasunfortunately reinforced the ivory tower imageof universities.

One of the experts is reported to claim that theNational Radioactive Waste Repository Study has been seeking suitable locations for arepository for “low-level waste”. In factthe study has been looking for a site for low and intermediate level waste. That therepository is only for low-level waste is amisconception promulgated by certain FederalGovernment officers and ministers. That amember of your expert panel should uncriticallyaccept this misconception does no credit to thepanel.

The proposed national repository is for low andintermediate level waste that will remaindangerous for hundreds of years. There is alsoa need for an aboveground store for longer-livedand more dangerous wastes. The latter isclaimed to be a separate issue but mostobservers expect that the repository and thestore will end up at the same location. In boththe case of the repository and of the store, mostof the waste comes from one single location,Lucas Heights in Sydney.

The amount of radioactivity in stores such asthat at Adelaide University is comparativelytrivial.

A member of your expert panel seems to be under the impression that the waste will notbe buried at the repository. In fact therepository is a shallow burial system, whichmost people refer to as a dump. Use of theword repository appears to have confused evenan expert.

Your interview with the expert panel over-looked an important point. Radioactive waste at Adelaide University has, according to one member of the panel, been stored in abasement which was flooded and which wasbucketed into the drains (Today Tonight, Channel 7, 18/8/2000; The Advertiser,21/8/2000).

Allowing the storage of radioactive waste in aflood-prone basement and then bucketingpossibly contaminated water into drains areactions that to me appear to be inconsistentwith the term expert.

The panel appears unanimous that it is unsafe tostore the waste at the University. Unfortun-ately, even if a central repository is constructed,interim storage at the University is still part ofthe waste management plan. This suggeststhat the University has some work to do inensuring safe storage facilities for itsradioactive wastes. Alternatively, they mightconsider not using radioactive materials so thatthe problem of managing radioactive wastebecomes academic.

Dr Dennis MatthewsBlackwood

C O M M E N T A R YWHAT’S IN AN OLYMPIC RING

“ Olympic achievement forms alasting web of community whereall involved contribute andbenefit.

”Rob Woodbury was a member of the 1980Canadian Olympic Team.

Letters to theEditorPlease send your letters to the editor, DavidEllis, Media, Marketing & Publications Unit,Room G07, Mitchell Building, AdelaideUniversity, South Australia 5005, or email to:<david.ellis@adelaide.edu.au>.

Welcome to theGames issueThroughout this issue of the Adelaideanyou'll find a number of stories relating to theOlympics as well as other non-Olympicgames and sports (such as our Page 1 storyon extreme sports and our Page 7 story ontwo successful alumni who've set up theirown computer game company).

The staff of the Adelaidean hope you enjoythe issue and all it has to offer. In someways it is both a companion to, and offerssome relief from, all the mainstream mediaattention surrounding the Olympic Games.

—David Ellis

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Globalisation and thenew world order, thenew university orderWhat does globalisation mean for universities?Over the past few weeks I’ve had an opportunity toexplore this question both in practical andtheoretical terms.

On the practical side, our University hosted a mostproductive meeting of the four partners in one of ourglobal consortia—Adelaide University, theUniversity of Canterbury (New Zealand), WasedaUniversity (Japan) and Universiti Putra Malaysia.The meeting focused on how we could best delivernew multi-university Masters degree courses inareas of high demand. Different languages,different cultures, and different communicationsystems are among the big challenges of practicalglobalisation in higher education.

Another practical step towards globalisation wasthe signing of a Memorandum of Understandingbetween our University and the new SingaporeManagement University (SMU) last month. SMUalready has close links with the Wharton School ofManagement at the University of Pennsylvania, sothe new agreement extends the international linksof all three institutions. As it develops, therelationship between Adelaide University and SMUwill involve student and staff exchanges and jointresearch projects.

So much for the practical side of globalisation. Onthe theoretical side, many Adelaide Universityrepresentatives attended the convention onGlobalisation and the New World Order in Kuchinglast month. When I encouraged people to go to thisevent—the second Australian Universities’International Alumni Convention—many weresceptical, despite the great success of the previousAlumni Convention in Adelaide two years ago.They argued that it was a generalist conferenceunlikely to lead to particular insights.

In his address at the Memorial Service for Sir MarkOliphant in Boynthon Hall last month, Barry Joneswarned that the public intellectual in Australia wasan endangered species. I agree. Similarly, thegeneralist conference dealing with issues of majorpublic importance is also an endangered species(the sad demise of the ANZAS conference is a casein point).

I’m delighted to report that the large contingentfrom Adelaide University was impressed by thewhole Convention experience in Kuching—theorganisation, the hospitality and the opportunitiesto participate in stimulating debate. Theconference theme of globalisation was exploredthoroughly in speeches that emphasised the role ofsmart partnerships and networking in meeting thechallenges of the 21st century. The event enabledpeople from many countries to express forthrightopinions, in a public-spirited way, about the futureof universities in the new world order. Again andagain, speakers underlined the importance ofgovernment and communities continuing to supporteducation. Many pointed to the Colombo Plan asan example of the enormous social and economicbenefits that result from government backing foruniversities.

It was wonderful, also, to catch up with people whohad been educated at Adelaide University and whohave gone on to make their mark in a wide varietyof fields. Among them were the former president ofSingapore, the Honourable Ong Teng Cheong, andour host, the Chief Minister of Sarawak. Hearingthese and other alumni speak with such affectionabout their alma mater was quite inspiring. It wasanother reminder of the immense reservoir ofgoodwill that exists for our University and of theimportance of fostering closer links with graduates.

Well done to all concerned. The conferenceadvertised as “the Great Aussie Do in the Land ofthe Hornbills” wasn’t half bad.

MARY O’KANE

Kuching a tough act to followTHE second Australian Univer-sities International Alumni Con-vention in Kuching, Sarawak lastmonth (24-27 August) was anoutstanding success, with morethan 1000 delegates from some20 countries attending. (Theinaugural convention took placein Adelaide two years ago.)Held under the joint patronage ofSarawak’s Chief Minister, YAB DatukPatinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Abdul Taib binMahmud (an Adelaide Universitygraduate), and Australia’s Governor-General, Sir William Deane (who wasrepresented by the Governor of SouthAustralia, Sir Eric Neal), the conventiondrew widespread praise from delegates.Under its broad theme of “Globalisationand a new World Order”, the programoffered a diverse and stimulating choice of28 papers by Malaysian, Australian andinternational speakers.The quality of the offerings wasestablished in the thoughtful openingplenary address by the Chief Minister,which was described by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary O’Kane, as “abrave speech, which set the tone for therest of the conference”.The Chief Minister’s call for a new worldorder based on a greater sense ofdistributive justice found a consistent echoin many other papers at the convention, asthey explored the positives and thenegatives of globalisation under sub-themes of Education, Economics &Business, Governance/ Geopolitics, Tech-

nology, and Environment/ Biodiversity.It was a comprehensive program whosespeakers included the Federal Minister ofEmployment,Training and Youth Affairs, DrDavid Kemp; the United States Ambassa-dor to Vietnam, the Hon Pete Peterson;Malaysia’s Minister of Agriculture, YBDatuk Effendi Norwawi; Professor AlastairDavidson from the Institute of AdvancedStudy at Princeton University; Tan Sri Dato’Musa Hitam, Chairman of the MalaysianNational Commission on Human Rights; DrElizabeth Bennett, Director of Malaysia Pro-gramme, The Wildlife Conservation Soci-ety; and commentator and futurist RichardNeville, who gave the closing plenary.The Vice-Chancellor, Professor MaryO’Kane, was one of five Australian Vice-Chancellors who addressed the issueswhich globalisation raised for univer-sitiesin the 21st century.But the convention was not confined to itsprogram of formal talks. It also featuredsocial functions which enabled delegates tomeet old friends and make new ones, fac-ilitating that informal networking which issuch an important part of every conference.There was a welcoming reception, a formalconvention dinner hosted by the SarawakState Government at the Sarawak Stadium,and a final night street party on the KuchingWaterfront. Cultural performances byartists from the acclaimed Sarawak CulturalVillage and from Western Australia’s BlackSwan Theatre company added to the senseof warm hospitality which pervaded theconvention.

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A FORUM is to be held atAdelaide University to discusshow the University can achievean optimal structure for itsteaching and research.The Academic Structures Working Partywas recently established to advise the Vice-Chancellor on courses of action needed,where required, to enhance academicstructures. The move is aimed at helpingAdelaide University meet its objective ofbecoming a world-class university by 2022.

One of the main strengths of the WorkingParty is that it has no pre-conceptions aboutwhat it might take to achieve the very bestin academic structures. This will enable

submissions from and discussions with theUniversity community to guide the way.Members of the Working Party, most ofwhom are senior academic staff, urged staffand students to attend the coming Forumon Wednesday 13 September.

“While the University’s biologicalscientists, geographers and environ-mentalists are well advanced in theirappreciation of these issues, other parts ofthe University have hardly considered theimplications of change,” said Working Partymember Professor Margaret Sedgley(Horticulture, Viticulture & Oenology).

“The period of consultation and the openforum provide the opportunity for open and

frank discussion, and for exchange of ideasand views. The Academic StructuresWorking Party will advise the VC by the endof the year on overall Faculty structures andfacilitation of excellence in teaching andresearch across the University. It isessential that the University community asa whole drive the discussion.”

Fellow member Professor Phil Barter(Medicine) said: “The establishment of anAcademic Structures Working Partyprovides an opportunity to ask whether ourexisting structure is appropriate for ourdevelopment or whether our future will bebetter served by an alternative structure.

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Call for staff input at academic forum

From left: Sarawak’s Chief Minister and theGovernor of South Australia at the luncheon forSouth Australian alumni, hosted by the Governor.

Celebrations at the final night party at the KuchingWaterfront. Photos: John Edge.

Singapore success for Adelaide educationADELAIDE University’s strong educational ties withSingapore have been further strengthened by thesigning of a Memorandum of Understanding withSingapore Management University (SMU).The MOU provides for a unique collaborative degree structurebetween the two institutions. Students at either institution maycomplete two years at one institution and the last two at the other,gaining two business degrees in four years (one from SMU, the otherfrom Adelaide University).A number of senior staff from both universities attended the signing,including Professor Mary O’Kane, Vice-Chancellor of Adelaide,Professor Tan Teck Meng, Deputy President of SMU, and ProfessorLee Parker from Adelaide’s School of Commerce, who first initiateddiscussions with SMU regarding a link with Adelaide.The City of Adelaide’s Lord Mayor, Mr Alfred Huang, was also amongthe guests attending the signing ceremony at the Westin StamfordHotel.Adelaide is the first Australian university to sign a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with SMU.The events also coincided with last month’s highly successfuleducation fair in Singapore, organised by Education Adelaide andattended by both Adelaide and Flinders universities.Around 2000 people visited the fair, gaining more information aboutthe study opportunities and lifestyle available in Adelaide.Ms Elizabeth Geddes, Director of Adelaide’s Prospective Students

Office, said the weekend in Singapore was an invaluable marketingopportunity.“Adelaide University has never had that amount of exposure inSingapore before. Education Adelaide has done an excellent job ofputting Adelaide on the map,” Ms Geddes said.Meanwhile, the former President of Singapore, Mr Ong Teng Cheong,was the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from AdelaideUniversity. For more details, turn to page 7.

Professor Tan Teck Meng, Deputy President of SMU, with ProfessorMary O’Kane. Photo: Mike Geddes.

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Indigenous housing offers architectural insightsWHY has Aboriginal housing inremote areas attracted such littleinterest from architects?Is it a case of out of sight, out of mind? Or doesit reflect a reluctance to tackle a so-called“problem area”?

Adelaide University lecturer Liz Grant is unsureof the answer. But at the School of Architec-ture, Landscape Architecture & Urban Designshe is working to ensure that the next genera-tion of architects is more knowledgable on thesubject.

Ms Grant coordinates a pilot program thatintroduces second and third-year architecturestudents to studies in remote Aboriginal housingacross Aboriginal Australia. It is the firstprogram of its kind at an Australian university.

Students use ethno-architecture in AboriginalAustralia to discover the diversity in Aboriginalcultures. Guest lecturers speak on topics suchas the concept of Aboriginality, the impact ofgovernment policy on Aboriginal people and theorigins and characteristics of homelands.Among the lecturers has been Associate Prof-essor Paul Memmott from Queensland Univer-sity’s Aboriginal Environments Research Centre.

During the forthcoming semester break, the 10participating students will go to Umoona(Cooper Pedy) to live and work in an Aboriginal

community and undertake research.

“It’s important for students to get out to remoteareas and experience the life of thecommunities,” said Ms Grant. “The wholethrust of the course is that we need to design forthe way people live. You can’t separate housingfrom health and social issues.

“The students will be participating in aCommunity Development Employment Program.They’ll work on landscape projects, arts andcrafts, construction and maintenance. This willhelp them to improve some practical skills and,at the same time, learn more about Aboriginalcommunities. The idea is that this will feedback into the course.”

Student Paul Herzich said the pilot programprovided a good introduction to Aboriginalcultures.

“It’s important for us to learn Aboriginal people’sways of living happily and comfortably, just aswe learn the ways of non-Indigenous people.Architects need to design to fit people’slifestyles.”

Ms Grant said the pilot program would beevaluated by academics and participatingarchitects with a view to developing a model forincorporating Indigenous education intoarchitecture.

—John Drislane

Students Josephine Neldner and Paul Herzich with a wiltja constructed with the help of WiltoYerlo. A wiltja is a form of ethno-architecture still in use in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. Photo: John Drislane.

Oliphant awards a fitting memorialA MEMORIAL service for SirMark Oliphant took place inBonython Hall on 18 August.Almost immediately after-wards, the hall began to fillwith hundreds of entries inthe competition that bears hisname and for which Sir Markhimself fashioned the trophy.The Oliphant Science Awards are anannual event, which encouragesstudents to explore, question andprobe the world around us and toappreciate the links between schoolscience and the greater scientificenterprise.As a major sponsor of the OliphantScience Awards, Adelaide Universitydisplayed 700 entries—the combinedwork of 3000 students. The entrieswere then moved to the InvestigatorScience Centre until the announce-ment and presentation of prizes at theAustralian Mineral Foundation on 8September.The entries are a diverse collection ofresources, with categories for models,inventions, computers, games, essays,experiments, photographs, posters,videos and webpages.Sir Mark was the patron of the South

Australian Science Teachers’Association (SASTA), which organisesthe awards each year.“The Oliphant Awards are the premier science competition in theState, involving students across all age groups,” said Mr DonaldBramwell, the Executive Officer ofSASTA.“By promoting science at all levels of

school we are ensuring that allstudents in South Australia have theopportunity to explore, question andprobe the world around us.“In addition, the awards enableteachers and parents to develop theirown skills and expand their ownexperiences in collaboration with theirstudents.”

—Rob Morrison

A model of environmental farmimprovement, from Jemima Raymondof Scotch College.

Donald Bramwell inspects a wind-powered numbat. Photo: RobMorrison.

English program to benefitinternational studentsA NEW program aims to help international students,and some local ones, get “up to speed” on Englishlanguage and communication.The Pre-Enrolment English Program (PEP) has been designed specificallyto assist international students whose English skills are just belowAdelaide University’s requirements to gain entry to the University.Students who otherwise would miss out on entry to Adelaide cancomplete the Pre-Enrolment English Program, studying for either 10weeks or five weeks, depending on their English proficiency.The program is also suitable for Australian students who do not havesufficient academic English language and communication skills, orknowledge about academic conventions.The PEP curriculum has been devised and written by staff from theAdvisory Centre for University Education and was specifically tailored forthe designated student groups. The program is delivered by AdelaideUniversity’s Centre for Professional & Continuing Education.“The PEP serves as an added attraction for both international studentsand Australian students from non-English speaking backgrounds to studyat Adelaide University,” said the Centre’s Director, Ms Liz Pryzibilla.“It provides them with an academic English learning pathway, continuitywithin the University and enhanced opportunities to succeed in tertiarystudy.”Prospective international students may apply for the Pre-EnrolmentEnglish Program on receipt of a conditional letter of offer from theUniversity. Australian students may apply direct to the Centre.Additional information about the PEP, including course dates, fees andaccommodation details, can be obtained from (08) 8303 4777.

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“The Working Party welcomes ideas andsuggestions from a wide range of people bothinside and outside the University. This willensure that whatever emerges draws on and isreflective of as wide an experience as possible.Ultimately, it is essential that whatever isdecided is seen to be in the best interests of thewhole University community and is embraced byall.”Dr Pat Buckley (Physiology), another memberof the Working Party, said although the group’stitle specified structure, there were many otherissues to discuss.“We need to consider questions such as whatare the best academic programs we candeliver, and how can student (and staff)interest in emerging disciplinary combinationsbe best facilitated. Then we can consider thestructural issues that intersect with thesequestions, and advance some recommenda-tions for useful structural change,” she said.

“The work of this group will of necessity befinite and bounded, its outcomes being more ofa stepping stone to optimising our corebusiness of education and research training.What will matter to the quality of the outcomeis the nature and quality of the input, and thatwill require as many people as possible tocontribute their thoughts on the terms ofreference of this group.”

Submissions to the Working Party are nowopen, with all submissions to be received nolater than Friday 29 September.

For the Working Party’s terms of reference andother information, go to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) webpage: <http://w w w. a d e l a i d e . e d u . a u / D V C / r e v i e w s /academic_structures.html>

Call for staff input – forum

The Forum will be held in Napier LectureTheatre 102 from 1.00-2.00pm Wednesday13 September.

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Space future is in safe handsAT the start of October, KimberleyClayfield will be travelling intospace. Metaphorically, at least.Ms Clayfield, a postgraduate student atAdelaide University’s Department ofMechanical Engineering, is the ProgramDirector of SpaceFutures 2000, a conferencewhich will run from October 4-7 in Canberra,bringing together youth from all over Australiato discuss the promotion of space for thefuture of Australia.“Australia can have a future in the global spaceindustry,” said Ms Clayfield, “and the keythings that the space industry needs forsuccess are education and collaboration.“SpaceFutures 2000 is about bringing togetheryoung people who are passionate about thedevelopment of a strong Australian spaceindustry, and giving them a chance to meet, toexchange ideas, to have their enthusiasmnoted by industry and governmentrepresentatives, and make a positive

difference to space policy in this country.”The conference is being presented by theAustralian Students’ Space Association(ASSA), which was founded in Queensland in1998. Its first achievements were asuccessful youth space forum and the launchof the national magazine Aurora Australia.As the association expanded nationally,Melbourne became the site for a second forumin 1999, involving a live video conference withAndy Thomas. That year, five ASSA delegatesalso represented Australia at the UnitedNations Space Generations Forum.The link with the United Nations continues.SpaceFutures 2000 will be held in conjunctionwith UN World Space Week, ensuringinternational interest in the forum’s outcomes,one of which will be the launch of ASSANational, a body responsible for coordinatingfurther activities in all States.“In the past, the Australian space industry hassuffered from fragmentation and a serious lack

of funding,” said Ms Clayfield.

“Many young people with the skills andenthusiasm to make a positive contribution tothe Australian industry have moved over-seas to work in more established spaceprograms.

“There is no better time for young Australiansto come together to show their support for anAustralian space industry.”

The three days of the conference includeaddresses, technical sessions, round tablediscussions and public forums. Sponsorship isbeing sought, especially from govern-ment departments, corporations andeducational institutions with an interest in the development of an Australian spaceindustry.

For more information on SpaceFutures 2000,contact Kimberley Clayfield: (08) 8303 3157,<kcclayfi@mecheng.adelaide.edu.au>.

—Rob Morrison

THE Olympic Torch Relay is now onthe home stretch to Sydney for the2000 Olympic Games.While engineering researchers at AdelaideUniversity have paid close attention to the relay,another group—students devoted to sciencecommunication—has also been watching therelay with enthusiasm.

Marijke de Weerd is studying for a GraduateDiploma in Science Communication at the ANUand is a scholar with the Shell QuestaconScience Circus. Her study requires her toundertake a range of activities which explainscience to a wider audience, while the ScienceCircus has given her the chance to travel withthe torch relay.

Attached to Adelaide University’s Media,Marketing & Publications Unit for a week, Ms deWeerd described her recent torch experience:

As the torchbearer runs into the cele-bration site, the gathered crowd cheers, claps and screams. The interest in the torch hasbeen tremendous, with thousands of people flocking to the Shell Questacon stage tolook at, touch and even take a photo of the torch.

The Science Circus aims to give people a closerlook at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch,informing the public about the science andtechnology behind the torch.

The system used in the torch was designed hereat Adelaide University and is a first in manyways. It can withstand winds up to 65km perhour, torrential rain and is environmentallyfriendly. It is the first torch to use a liquid fueland it is also the first torch to be curved in shape.

Following the torch around is hard work. Thescholars set up the stage, give presenta-tions, speak to the public, pack up the stage and drive to the next celebration site twice aday. There is also the problem of having to leavethe lunchtime site before the torch does—nobody wants us to pack up, but the torchconvoy doesn’t stop and pull over for anyone,even performers running late. Touring is all partof life for the scholars who, when not taking part

in the torch relay, spend 12 weeks of the yeartouring regional Australia presenting scienceshows to schools and community groups.

The highlight of each celebration site is seeingthe community cauldron lit. The cauldrons werealso designed here in Adelaide and as the flameburns brightly on the stage for 50 minutes thecrowd again gathers, hoping to get a chance totake their photo with a torch. For many peoplethe torch relay is the closest they will get to theOlympics and they want to remember theirexperience of holding the torch.

Of course, there are always those who want tolight their barbecues with the torch, but they aresoon told that the flame is sacred and can only beused to light the official torches and cauldrons.

Most people are not just interested in the torchrelay but also want to know who will run intoHomebush stadium with the torch and how thecauldron will be lit. With the last two Olympicssetting a high standard, Sydney has a lot to liveup to. Considering this year’s torch relay is thelongest in history, the lighting of the mainstadium cauldron will be something Australiawill never forget.

—Marijke de Weerd

Olympic torch – it’s personal

Kimberley Clayfield. Photo: Rob Morrison.

Members of the Shell Questacon ScienceCircus who have been travelling Australia toeducate the public about the torch.

State Treasurer and Minister for Industryand Trade Mr Rob Lucas (right) presents aplaque commemorating Scan Optics’achievement of exporting to 100 countriesto founder and CEO Dr Rod Watkins.

Scan Optics celebrates an export milestoneA TINY French island in the IndianOcean is responsible for the latestmilestone in the history of acompany based at AdelaideUniversity’s Thebarton Campus.Reunion, located 700km east of Madagascarand with a population of some 700,000, becamethe 100th country to which surgical micro-scope manufacturer Scan Optics exports itsproducts.The State Treasurer and Minister for Industryand Trade, Mr Rob Lucas, visited Scan Opticsrecently to present Scan Optics founder and CEODr Rod Watkins with a certificate to

commemorate the occasion, as well as taking atour of the Scan Optics premises.Scan Optics was established in 1986, and hasthe primary aim of producing high-quality, low-cost portable microscopes for cataract surgery.Due to their quality, robustness and ease of use,these microscopes have become the standardfor many of the world’s major aid organisations,predominantly in developing countries.“We are very pleased to reach the milestone ofexporting to 100 countries,” Dr Watkins said.“There are some 200 countries in the world so tobe reaching approximately half of them is a verysignificant achievement for us.

“Certainly we are focusing our export efforts oncountries with bigger populations and with largenumbers of cataract blind, such as China andIndia, but we also take pride in the fact that wecan help the smaller countries of the world, suchas Reunion.”

The Reunion microscope purchase wasarranged by Mr Claude Doussineau, president ofthe Rotary Club of Etang-Salé in the south of the Reunion, to donate to the AssociationSanitaire Réununionnaise which organiseshumanitarian missions to the Indian Oceanabout three times a year.

—Ben Osborne

ADELAIDEANPAGE 6 SEPTEMBER 11, 2000

THE ABC‘s Science Show marked its 25thbirthday on Saturday 26 August.Under the guidance of presenter RobynWilliams, the Science Show has been a majoroutlet for news about Australian science. It hashelped to shape policies that affect research inAustralia and explored the important scientificadvances and controversies of this century.In the face of ever-decreasing funding, univer-sities are “spruiking” their research achieve-ments in the media. Adelaide University’sscience journalist, Dr Rob Morrison, interviewedRobyn Williams on this growing trend.

Universities, CRCs and other organisationsare increasingly hiring sciencecommunicators and journalists to publicisetheir science research. What really are thebenefits in doing that?I’ll give you five reasons why the promotion ofscience is important for them. The first reasonis that there is so much change in the worldthat, for democracies to work, it is essential thatpeople know what is going on. I’ve just done aninterview about stem cells. It’s a tremendousethical issue and also a tremendous issue interms of investment, and for that immenselypromising piece of medical research to have itseffect it must be comfortably accepted by aninformed populace—so the first reason isdemocracy.

The second reason is wealth. Again, using thatexample, if it comes off, the amount of moneymade and the amount of wealth, genuine wealth,created for the community will be immense.Thirdly, science tells you who you are. In the olddays, people used to say that women wereinferior, blacks were inferior—now we know thatthis is not true. Science is a fantastic bullshitfilter, and some of the work done on this campusabout Aboriginal history has changed the face ofAustralia and how we look at ourselves. When Iarrived in this country people thought the historyof human presence was 5000 years. Now theyknow it’s 60,000 and that’s giganticallyimportant for a world view from Australians.The fourth reason to promote scienceawareness is that it’s tremendous fun. There’sgreat excitement. It’s really one of the reasonsthat documentary programs are so popular.The fifth reason is a sort of quarantine effect.Unless you have informed people on campuswho say, “yes we know what that stem cellwork is; we know what that bug is; we knowthat cane toads should not be imported”, thenyou get swamped with the kind of science youdon’t need, so there has to be a sort of qualitycontrol for Australia.Those are five major reasons why it’s vitallyimportant, and I think you can apply each one toa campus like this. Therefore you need to havethe sort of science that you do made known

throughout the land, so that people canappreciate these qualities.Academics have ever-increasing workloads.Where are the benefits to individualresearchers in popularising their work in themedia? Does it, for example, help them toget grants?I’m not sure whether it does you any goodprofessionally. I’m not sure whether it can getyou more grants. I suspect it might because, asyou know, (only) one in five propositions getspicked by the ARC. If it’s a toss up, but theyhappen to know that you walk on water andglow in the dark and were on the Science Showlast week—who knows?I think that in an odd way that people don’trecognise, it gives you confidence. I really dobelieve that an awful lot of us in these fieldshave had our knees shot away in the past fewyears, and many people have come to the endof their careers wondering, “What was that allfor? Did it amount to very much? Yes Iproduced a few tweaks in the selection of thenumber of bristles on a particular group of flies,but will anyone ever remember?”But if you talk about your work, and if you feelsome sort of resonance—I’ve had this from somany scientists whom I’ve talked to—then theyreally do get very good feedback in the bestpossible sense, and I think it tells themsomething about why they did their work and

what it means to their community. I found thatsome of the most confident and enduringscientists are those who have been out theredoing that.Robyn Williams’s interview with Professor PeterRathjen on stem cells will be broadcast in afuture Science Show.

I N T E R V I E WBENEFITS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

“ I’m not sure whether it can getyou more grants. I suspect itmight.

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Human reproductive technology in the next 20 yearsGENETICS is a relatively youngdiscipline, but it has become an enfantterrible. While controversy rages aboutthe wisdom or otherwise of geneticengineering and its use in commercialcrops, reproductive medicine hasdilemmas of its own.In-vitro fertilisation raised a mass of ethical issues,as did the possibility and then the achievement ofcloning. The ability to detect genetic abnormalitiesin young embryos has raised even more ethicalquestions, and Australia is now about to embark onhighly significant research involving embryonic stemcells.

The research is expected to lead to new treatmentsfor Parkinson’s disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease,cancer and a host of other diseases associated withcell dysfunction or damage.

But stem cell technology has ethical problems, too,as the cells must be harvested from humanembryos.

All of these issues are to be explored in theInaugural Lloyd Cox lecture on Saturday 16September, entitled Reproductive Technology in thenext 20 years—embryonic stem cells, cloning andgenetic diagnosis.Speakers will cover a range of topics, such as ethicsand the law, reproductive immunology and itspotential to reduce pregnancy loss, and ways inwhich genetic assessment will change pre-implantation outcomes.The keynote speaker will be Professor AlanTrounson from Monash University. ProfessorTrounson, a pioneer in human reproductiveresearch, was the first in the world to produce ababy from frozen human embryos, the first tointroduce donor eggs into human IVF, and hasrecently become the first person in Australia toundertake embryonic stem cell research.“Professor Trounson is probably the mostoutstanding world expert on the growth anddevelopment of human embryos,” said ProfessorRob Norman, Head of Adelaide University’s

Reproductive Medicine Unit (Repromed). “Thismeeting will point to where reproductive technologyis headed for the next 20 years, and ProfessorTrounson is the most visionary leader anywhere inthe world in this controversial area,” said ProfessorNorman.

As part of the seminar, Professor Norman willhimself lead a discussion on how the sometimeshighly technological processes of reproductivemedicine can be made more natural.

The seminar is named in honour of Professor LloydCox, Adelaide University’s first Professor ofObstetrics & Gynaecology, who initiated theReproductive Medicine Unit at The Queen ElizabethHospital.

The seminar has been designed for medicalspecialists, general practitioners, scientists, nurses,students and the general public. It will be held in theMain Lecture Theatre, Women’s & Children’s Hos-pital (North Adelaide) from 9.00am until 1.00pm.

—Rob Morrison

Biotechnology research to grow from embryonic startFrom Page 1

“The early-stage embryos used for the isolationof human stem cells are no more than six daysold and are invisible to the naked eye,” said DrTolstoshev, Manager of the Cell ReprogrammingDivision at BresaGen. “Furthermore, theseembryos are composed of around 100-200unspecialised cells and contain no specialisedcell types such as those that make up thecentral nervous system, including the brain,” hesaid.The isolation of stem cells from human embryosis legally difficult in Australia, but researchershere are permitted to import cells that havebeen legally isolated in another country. Aresearch group led by Professor Alan Trounsonat the Monash Institute of Reproduction andDevelopment recently obtained human ES cellsin this way. Once isolated, stem cells can behandled in the laboratory under guidelinessimilar to those governing other human celltypes.Because stem cells at present must beharvested from embryonic tissue, there is thepossibility of an immune reaction when they areimplanted into a recipient—an outcome assoc-iated with many organ and tissue transplants.There is also difficulty in obtaining sufficientdonor cells. Both problems could be overcome if

stem cells could, instead, be harvested from thepatient that they are used to treat.

Dr Tolstoshev sees the possibility that stem celltechnology may develop to this point, at whichembryonic cells will not be required. “There isstrong evidence for stem cell populations inadult tissues such as skin, blood and brain,” hesaid. “These may have the potential to formmany of the specialised cells in the body, butthey are very difficult to isolate and grow usingcurrent technologies.”

However, there are strong indications thatresearchers may be able to reprogram normaladult cells to form cells of an earlier develop-mental stage, possibly even to the ES cell stage.

“If we can develop such technology we canavoid the moral and ethical issues, but it iscritical at this stage that we have access tohuman embryonic stem cells so that we canstudy the complex biology involved and assesstheir potential for cell therapy applications.”

BresaGen is attempting to derive stem cellsfrom normal adult cells, which would overcomethe ethical issues associated with the isolationof embryonic stem cells and provide animmune-compatible source of cells for therapy.The research is following two separate paths.In the first, adult cells could be coaxed to form

stem cell populations by manipulating the cellculture conditions. The alternative route wouldinvolve using “nuclear transfer technology”,which was used to produce Dolly, the world’s firstcloned sheep. This could be done by fusing anadult cell with either an egg cell, or with an EScell, that has had its genetic material removed,and then using the resulting stem cells to derivespecialised cell types for therapeutic applications.Although nuclear transfer technology has beenused to clone several species including sheep,pigs, goats, cows, and mice, there is noevidence to suggest that the technology can beextended to humans. Furthermore, there is aworld-wide ban on human reproductive cloning,and the majority of scientists, governmentauthorities and bioethicists agree that humancloning would offer no benefit to society.A cell that is recently fertilised is termedtotipotent, meaning that it has the unlimitedcapacity to develop into all postembryonictissues. As the cell develops and dividesrepeatedly, this potential is briefly retained.Identical twins develop at the stage when theinitial egg has divided into two cells, each ofwhich forms a person.Normally, however, the divisions occurrepeatedly within the single embryo, and asthey increase in number, some of the

developmental potential of the cells is lost.Once the developing embryo has formed ahollow ball of cells, a cluster of them inside aretermed pluripotent. These pluripotent cells cannot form a placenta and its supporting tissues,so they can not develop into a completeorganism, but they can form virtually all thetissues of the human body.Several private companies own patentsprotecting different aspects of stem cell therapy.Geron, a biotechnology company based inCalifornia, owns substantial intellectual propertyrelating to the identification and use of humanpluripotent cells, and methods for the isolationand regeneration of human embryonic stemcells.

It is likely that other complementarytechnologies will also be required to developstem cell-based therapies. BresaGen hasexclusive rights to a patent application whichclaims an intermediate cell type that sharesmost of the characteristics of embryonic stemcells, but can be more easily coaxed to formspecific cell types. The therapeutic uses of thiscell type and its derivatives are also claimed inthe application. The patent application was filedby Adelaide University and was acquired byBresaGen in 1999.

—Rob Morrison

Registration is free, but bookings areessential. Contact Helen Holmes:(08) 8222 7654, <helen.holmes@adelaide.edu.au>.

Professor Alan Trounson.

Robyn Williams.

ADELAIDEAN SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 PAGE 7

AS students at Adelaide University,Richard Harrison and Greg Siegele couldonly dream that one of their favouritepastimes would one day become amajor business.Today that dream is a reality—theircomputer game company, Ratbag,employs 35 people, has earned aninternational reputation and secured a$5.5 million deal with one of the world’sbiggest video game companies, Sony.Known mainly for its car racing gamesPowerslide, Dirt Track Racing andLeadfoot, Ratbag is now working onsprint car games for PC and Playstation2, as well as other new projects.Greg Siegele, who has degrees in Lawand Economics from Adelaide University,is the CEO of the company, whileRichard Harrison, a Science graduate, isRatbag’s Chairman and TechnicalDirector.The Adelaidean spoke with Richardabout their success.

Why set up your own computergames company? What attracted youto this career?Greg and I have known each other andbeen game fanatics since primaryschool. We started with Pong andmoved on to an Atari 2600 bought for mein Grade 7. Then came the Intellivision,Commodore 64, Amiga and PC. Now weare fortunate enough to have all thecurrent game systems to play with.We saw that there were some gamesthat we wanted to play and that wewould be able to make better thananyone else and went for it. The abilityto combine computer graphics withartificial intelligence and physicalsimulation and call it work was a bighook for me personally.How difficult/easy was it to set upyour own company? What were yoursetbacks (if any) and how did youovercome them?It wasn’t too hard to set it up though Ilook back now and realise that we knewnext to nothing. In the early days there

were just two of us and some sporadicwork by contractors so the pressure tokeep money coming in the door wasn’tthere. Which is just as well because nomoney was coming in the door.Our initial setback was creating a prettyleft-field game concept without a strongvision of what the game experience andobjectives would be. It was alsorunning only on Silicon Graphicshardware since that was all I hadexperience programming on. Whenpublishers came back and said “Verypretty but let’s see it running on the PCand let’s see some gameplay before wegive you any money,” we had to go backto the drawing boards. In doing so wedecided to go with our second gameidea which was for a futuristic, highlyevolved variant of Stunt Car Racerwritten for the Amiga by GeoffCrammond. Thus Powerslide was born.Having our publisher who was to fundour next two games after Powerslide runinto financial difficulty and have tocancel was also very hard. We startedwork on Dirt Track Racing and thestrength of this product and the ones wehad in the pipeline saw us get publishingdeals with Wizardworks and, of course,more recently with Sony.I’m glad we made it to where we are butI’m not sure I’d like to go for the entireride again.What are the drawbacks and/orbenefits of basing a computer gamecompany in Adelaide, especiallywhen the market is driven overseas?We have a very good talent pool to drawfrom here. The exchange rate isgenerous. Costs for office space andliving costs are low. The air is clean, thewater drinkable and the people friendly.On the negative side it takes some hardwork and more than a little shouting toget noticed when you start out.Publishers are nervous about making asizeable investment in a company basedin a State which they can’t locate on amap. Increasingly though this ischanging as awareness of the potentialof Australian developers is recognised.

What are the most attractive featuresof your job?The variety of work is exciting, as is theopportunity to work with cutting-edgetechnology and have to extract the mostfrom it. I value the room for artisticexpression and enjoy working withfriendly, easy-going people that have apassion for what they do.How much of what you learnt atuniversity has been directly orindirectly applicable to your career?

University extended the base providedby my schooling. It was also my firsttaste of the grand social experiment thatfear had denied me at school. If youhappen to be at university right now,make the most of it. Devour theknowledge, get the degree but also beaware of the fact that you may never bethrust into close proximity with so manypotentially like-minded individuals againin your life.

Everyone learns in different ways andhas their imagination sparked bydifferent triggers. I like to believe I’m avisual thinker. I’m sure many of theseeds for what I have learnt since wereprovided at university but it all seems tocome so much easier now when Irealise I need to understand somethingbefore I can simulate it or before I canmake pretty pictures on the screen.

What words of encouragement couldyou give to young Australians whowant a career in the computer gamesindustry?

There are numerous options for em-ployment, with companies continuallyexpanding because of their success andincreasing overseas awareness of thepotential for investing in Australiandevelopers. The industry providesemployment to programmers, modell-ers, texture artists, graphic designers,managers and business gurus alike.

As games merge with internet-deliveredmedia the skills you learn are applicableacross a range of short-staffed indus-tries. Oh yeah, it’s fun too: you get tomake things bounce, sink, think and sing.

C A R E E R P A T H SRATBAG MAKES ITS MARK ON GAMING INDUSTRY

From left: Greg Siegele and Richard Harrison, co-founders of Ratbag.Photo by Dean Martin, courtesy of The Advertiser.

A screenshot from Ratbag’s game, Dirt Track Racing – Sprint.

ONE OF Adelaide University’smost prominent alumni, Mr OngTeng Cheong, has been presentedwith a notable DistinguishedAlumni Award.

Mr Ong, the former and first electedPresident of the Republic of Singapore,received the award from the Chair of theAdelaide University Alumni Association,the Hon Greg Crafter and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary O’Kane as partof the lead up to the Second AustralianUniversities International Alumni Con-vention 2000, held in Kuching, Sarawak.

The ceremony was held in the Crowne PlazaRiverside and was attended by a selectgroup of representatives from AdelaideUniversity, the Alumni Association andmembers of the Malaysian Chapter. It was

a distinguished occasion which providedthe opportunity for the Vice-Chancellor, onbehalf of the Adelaide Universitycommunity, to recognise Mr Ong’ssustained and illustrious service to thealumni of the University and, auspiciously,to the people of Singapore.

Former President receivesAlumni Award

A COMBINED South Australian Univer-sities Alumni Gathering was held at theCrowne Plaza Riverside to commencefestivities associated with the openingof the Second Australian UniversitiesInternational Alumni Convention. The reception was attended by His Excellency SirEric Neal, Governor of South Australia and the ChiefMinister of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri HajiAbdul Taib Mahmud as well as graduates andfriends of Adelaide University, the University ofSouth Australia and Flinders University.Guests were invited to mingle in a warm andwelcoming atmosphere which created a fittingbeginning to the Convention. The Chair of theAlumni Association, the Hon Greg Crafterexpressed that “the informal gathering of so manySouth Australian alumni provided a valuableopportunity for alumni to catch up with old friends

and to meet with new friends”. The presence of theChief Minister and the Governor of South Australiacreated an appropriate sense of occasion reflectingthe importance of the ties between SouthAustralian Universities and our international alumni.

South Australian UniversitiesAlumni Convention

CORNELL CHAPTERThis year’s Annual Dinner of the Cornell Chapter will be held at St Mark’s College on theevening of Thursday, 3 November 2000. Guest speaker will be Mr Greg Mackie. Watchthis space for further details in September. Two round table discussion evenings arealso being planned for the first half of 2001. Each will focus on the present state, roleand importance of the Humanities and Social Sciences in 1) the University and 2)secondary school education in South Australia. More details about both thesediscussion evenings will appear in the Adelaidean near the end of the year.

From left: Sir Eric Neal, Mr Ong Teng Cheong,Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmudand Michael Abbott QC.

ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY Alumni Association and EducationAdelaide sponsored three members of AdelaideUniversity’s alumni to attend the Second AustralianUniversities International Alumni Convention held inKuching, Sarawak on 24-27 August. The sponsoreddelegates (pictured left) were Aaron Witthoeft, HonoursStudent in the Politics Department, Farley Wright, PhDStudent in the English Department and Kate Wright,Bachelor of Arts graduate.

Alumni Association sponsored delegates

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ASO’s tribute to music pioneerTHE Adelaide SymphonyOrchestra will honourAdelaide-based electronicmusic pioneer TristramCary’s 75th birthday with aspecial tribute concert to beheld later this month.Conducted by Graham Abbott, theASO will perform a program devotedentirely to the works of Cary, rangingfrom a suite from his score to the 1958film Tread Softly Stranger to the worldpremiere of his autobiographical pieceScenes from a Life.Tristram Cary was born in Oxford in1925, and began his pioneering workin electronic music from the late1940s. He was also a composer ofboth instrumental and electronicmusic for films, radio, television andtheatre, and in 1967 he founded thefirst London teaching studio forelectronic music at the Royal Collegeof Music.

He moved to Australia in 1974, wherehe began a long and productiveassociation with Adelaide University.He came as a Visiting Composer andstayed on as a Senior Lecturer, andwas then promoted to Reader and alsoDean of Music before leaving full-timeteaching in 1986 to devote more timeto teaching. He became an Australian citizen in1990, and was awarded the OAM in1991 for his services to music. Adouble CD, Soundings, whichcelebrated 40 years of his music, wasreleased in 1995.

—Ben Osborne

Tristram Cary: A 75th BirthdayTribute will be held at the NorwoodConcert Hall on Saturday, 27September from 8pm. Tickets areavailable from BASS (phone 131246), and are $27 adult/$22 adultconcession/$16 tertiary concession.

Tristram Cary. Photo: Ben Osborne.

From Page 3Many Australian universities also tookadvantage of the occasion to hold re-unions for their own alumni. The threeSouth Australian universities joinedforces under the banner of EducationAdelaide for two functions, including aluncheon hosted by Sir Eric Neal atwhich three alumni (one from eachuniversity) were presented with Out-standing Alumni Awards for their con-tribution to bilateral relations betweentheir country and South Australia.They were the Chief Minister of

Sarawak (Adelaide), Adrian Lim KenYean (Flinders), and Singaporean OhBong Leng (UniSA).The next convention will be held in2002 under the theme, “Networking inthe Knowledge Economy”. It will behosted by the Government of Victoriaand Victoria’s universities.If the response of delegates in Kuchingto the completeness of the programand the hospitality shown to them isanything to go by, Melbourne will havea tough act to follow.

—John Edge

Kuching a tough act to followTHE Olympic torch team led the way—now it’s our athletes’ turn.As well as helping to develop the flame technology forthe Sydney 2000 Games, Adelaide University has otherclose links with the world’s greatest sporting carnival.Three members of the University Boat Club—KateSlatter, Alison Davies and Carmen Klomp—aremembers of the Australian rowing squad at the Games.Kate, a gold medallist at Atlanta, will compete in theWomen’s Pairs, Alison will row in the Women’s Eight,and Carmen is a reserve for the Women’s Quad.Judo is the other sport with an Adelaide Universityconnection. Anthony Lawrence Clarke, a member ofthe University Judo Club, will be attempting to retainthe gold medal he won in the under 90kg title at theParalympics in Atlanta four years ago.Another club member, Chung Jae Lee, was selected forthe Australian team but cannot compete. His Australiancitizenship papers did not come through on time and hehas been forced to miss out.

In the lead-up to the Games, the Judo Club hosted morethan 20 Olympic judo players and officials from Nigeria,Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Mali. The club workedclosely with Judo SA and the Office for Recreation andSport in their Prepared to Win program to ensure thatthe African teams received the sparring practice theyneeded.

—John Drislane

Our ‘Olympic team’ heads to Sydney

ADELAIDE University forged another link with theupcoming Sydney Olympics when it played hostto a group of Kenyan Olympic officials recently.

The officials, who were in Adelaide with the Kenyan team aspart of its preparations for the Games, visited the University atits recent Open Day, and were sufficiently impressed torequest another visit.

Community relations officer Mr Ben Yengi (pictured far right),took the group on a quick tour of the North Terrace campus,where they were addressed by International Promotions &Marketing head Mr Jay Jayatilaka on what Adelaide Universitycould offer Kenyan students.

—Ben Osborne

Kenyan officials visit

Pictured with Mr Yengi are Kenyan officials(from left) Alfred Khangati, Jackson Tuwei,Alfred Kenyanito and David Okeyo.

10.00am Politics Postgraduate/Staff Seminar: Brazilian (Post)Colon-ialism: Race & Nation in the History ofBrazil by Benito Cao; Reproduction andReproductive Technologies: Giving BodiesWeight by Bronwyn Donaghey. Room420, Napier Building.

1.10pm Student Workshop: LearnDeep Relaxation by Mark O’Donoghue.Counselling Centre, Ground Floor,Horace Lamb Building.

2.00pm English Staff/Postgrad-uate Seminar: Hindmarsh Island(Kumarangk): Challenging AustralianMythologies by Steve Hemming(Australian Studies, Flinders University).Room 618, Napier Building.

3.30pm Advisory Centre forUniversity Seminar: AccessingResearch Funds by Simon Brennan & RodJewell (Research Branch). Seminar Room2, Level 2, Schulz Building.

6.00pm Centre for InterculturalStudies & Multicultural EducationSeminar: Multiculturalism and the OpalIndustry by Mrs Sophia Provatidis(Managing Director, MajesticOpals/Member of the Council forMulticultural Australia). Council Room,Level 7, Wills Building.

12noon Child Health ResearchInstitute Seminar: Regulating mRNAstability with a view to promoting bloodvessel development by Dr Greg Goodall(Hanson Centre). CHRI Seminar Room,

WCH. Light refreshments will beprovided by Interpath Services.

1.00pm Postgraduate Confer-ence on Environmental Research:Eight postgraduates from six departmentsspeaking on their research. BenhamLecture Theatre, Ground Floor, BenhamBuilding. No registration fee. (See boxednotice on page 3 of bulletin board formore information).

1.10pm Genetics PhD update:Lillian Allen (third year). Seminar Room,Ground Floor, Fisher Building (southernentrance).

12noon Hanson Centre forCancer Research Seminar:Regulation of Interleukin-3 genetranscription by Mr Abbas Hawwari(Human Immunology, IMVS). RobsonTheatre, RAH.

12.05pm Psychology Seminar:Issues relevant to the development ofmental health services in South Australiaby Dr Margaret Tobin (Director, MentalHealth Services in SA). Room 527,Hughes Building.

7.00pm Field Geology Club of

SA/Royal Society Lecture: Lessonsfrom the last 65,000,000 years by DrRobert Hill (Environmental Biology).Mawson Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,Mawson Laboratories. Supper served.

11.30am Social Inquiry - GenderStudies Seminar: Muriel’s Wedding: Areading of ‘white wedding’ narratives byChristyana Bambacas. Seminar Room,3rd Floor, 10 Pulteney Street.

12.45pm Dentistry Seminar: Theprofessional development of dentalhygienists by Margie Steffens. LectureTheatre 1, 6th Floor, Adelaide DentalHospital.

1.10pm Elder ConservatoriumLunch Hour Concert: Tessa Miller -soprano, Glenys March - harpsichord,Zoë Barry - baroque cello. Early Italianand English Baroque. Admission $3(including GST) at the door. Elder Hall.

1.10pm Asian Studies Seminar:Title to be advised, by Dr Gerry Groot.Room 518, Level 5, Ligertwood Building.

1.15pm Inaugural Lecture: Japan:the paradoxical power by ProfessorPurnendra Jain (Centre for AsianStudies). Lecture Theatre G04, Napier.

4.00pm Obstetrics & Gynae-cology Seminar: Reducing perinatalmortality in southern Africa by Professor

David Wilkinson (Centre for Rural &Remote Health, Whyalla, UniSA).Seminar Room, 6th Floor, MedicalSchool, North Wing.

9.00am Obstetrics & Gynae-cology Seminar/Lloyd Cox Lecture:Reproductive Medicine: The Next 20Years by Professor Alan Trounson(Institute of Reproduction & Develop-ment, Monash University). Main LectureTheatre, 1st Floor, Queen VictoriaBuilding, WCH. RSVP Essential: HHolmes, tel 8222 7654 or email<helen.holmes@adelaide.edu.au>.

5.00pm North TerraceNeuroscience Discussion Group:Clocks, mice and melatonin: Molecularaspects of biological timing by AssociateProfessor David Kennaway (Obstetrics &Gynaecology). Seminar Room, 6th Floor,Medical School, North Wing.

12.45pm Dentistry Seminar:Management of chronic orofacial pain byTom Wilkinson. Lecture Theatre 1, 6thFloor, Adelaide Dental Hospital.

1.10pm Elder ConservatoriumLunch Hour Concert: Ashley Hribar -piano. Works by Scriabin andRachmaninov. Admission $3 (includingGST) available at the door. Elder Hall.

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C O M I N G E V E N T S1 1 t h S e p t e m b e r — 2 2 n d S e p t e m b e r

MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

Smart Card RefundsNOTICE TO ALL STAFF AND STUDENTSThe three-year trial of Telstra smart cards at Adelaide University iscoming to a close. Telstra has announced many changes in itssmart card operations and as a consequence, in 2001 the Universitywill enter a period of review.

From 9 October 2000 the electronic purse function on theUniversity Card will cease to operate and Telstra will remove all re-load terminals from the campus. The electronic purse is the onlyfunction affected.

All other functions on the card will continue to be valid, such as:

• library borrowing• building access• identification• transport and other student concession

Telstra will make cash refunds available to those University card-holders who have value remaining on their electronic purse. TheTelstra Refund Station will be located on the Hughes Plaza,adjacent to the Security Office and the Card Centre. Cash refundswill be available upon presentation of the value laden card from10am-4pm in the week of 9-13 October 2000.

Questions can be directed to the Card Centre Manager by phoneon 8303 3442, or by email at <cardcentre@adelaide.edu.au>.

Academic Women’s ForumInvites all academic women to a seminar on: Promotion at theUniversity of Adelaide to be held on Tuesday 12 September, 12.30- 2.00pm in the Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library.

Speakers include: Sue Turner (Human Resources), Professor ChillaBulbeck, Professor Margaret Sedgley, Associate Professor NaliniJoshi and Kathy Harrington (NTEU).

Topics to be addressed include:

• promotions procedure• what a Promotions Committee looks for in an application• seeking advice and selecting referees• making use of the Appeals process.

Lunch will be provided at 12noon. RVSP: Andi Sebastian <andi.sebastian@adelaide. edu.au> if you will be attending the lunch.

FundraiserThe Don Dunstan Foundation aims to achieveDon Dunstan’s vision of a more caring, tolerantand just society through fostering research andeducation on a broad range of issues concerningsocial development. Located at AdelaideUniversity, the Foundation is national in focusand relies upon pulbic donations and support forits work. The foundation is intended to continueand extend Don’s work—not looking to recreatethe past, but by giving vision and direction tothose committed to building a better Australia inthe 21st century.

Help make the vision a reality.

We seek a dynamic individual to assist theFoundation in working towards achieving ourfundraising goals. It is expected that theFundraiser will have the ability to make aninnovative contribution to the determination ofthe Foundation’s goals and objectives.

We seek an individual who has:

• a thorough understanding of fundraising techniques, principles, procedures and practices

• an undestanding, and most importantly,ideological empathy and commitment towards the aims and objects of the Foundation

• highly effective interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate and interact successfully with individuals from varying backgrounds

• a high level of initiative and an innovative and pro-active team approach.

An honorarium commensurate with the part-time nature of this contract position is offered.The role is available immediately and is for aperiod of one year in the first instance. If youwould like to discuss this role further, pleasecontact Michelle White, Executive Officer, TheDon Dunstan Foundation on (08) 8303 3364.

FORGET the one-sided grand final at the MCG—thereal battle during this year’s AFL season was waged atAdelaide University.

The Adelaide University Footy Tipping Competitionattracted more than 90 participants from staff at theNorth Terrace, Waite and Roseworthy campuses, aswell as family and friends, all eager to prove theirfootball knowledge.

The best—and worst—tippers were recognised at arecent barbecue held on the Goodman Crescent lawns.

Extrastaff employee Craig Ridley (centre) was thewinner, with 123 correct tips, with Property Services’Greg Badger (left) second with 120.

Security’s Bevan Humphrys (right), and ITS’s TonyLicul (not pictured) tied for third with 119, while JoanZilm (not pictured) of Cleaning won the woodenspoon with 51 tips.

University TeachingDevelopment Grants2000

The aim of the UniversityTeaching Development Grants isto promote the enhancement oflearning and teaching at AdelaideUniversity.

The aim of the UniversityTeaching Development Grants isto promote good learning andteaching practices; to encourageand foster innovation in highereducation teaching; and toprovide staff developmentopportunities.

The Selection Committee,consisting of representatives ofthe University Learning andTeaching Committee, consideredthe applications to be of goodquality and selected a total nineapplications for the 2000 roundof the Adelaide UniversityTeaching Development Grants.Information in relation to thesuccessful applications can befound at <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/DVC/quality/teaching_development_2000_winners.html>.

The successful applicantspresented proposals which willeffect practical advances inlearning and teaching by, amongother things, developing tools forinteractive learning, role-playsimulations, student partici-pation in large tutorials,mapping transferable skills andthe development of studentportfolios at the University. TheUniversity Teaching Develop-ment Grants vary in sizeaccording to the scale and natureof the projects funded.

Further information in relationto the University TeachingDevelopment Grants can beobtained from Marie Reitano,Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), RoomG04, Mitchell Building,telephone: 35511, fax: 34873,email: <marie.reitano@adelaide.edu.au> or downloadedfrom the Deputy Vice-Chan-cellor’s web-site: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/DVC/quality/teaching_development_l&t_grants.html>.

PENNY BOUMELHADeputy Vice-Chancellor

(Education)

Special StudiesProgram

Special Studies commencing inthe period July-December 2001.

Applications are now invited forSpecial Studies commencing inthe second half of 2001.Applications from HumanResources (ext 35666 or 35177)or from: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/services/f_sspapp.htm> and should be returned toHuman Resources through theHead of the Department no laterthan 30 September 2000.

Following a recent review of theSSP, the University has revised

the rates of financial support forstaff undertaking SSP activitiesfrom 2001 as follows:

1. Calculation of airfareassistance will be simplified andrelated more closely to the actualcost for the staff member anddependents, to providereimbursement of the economy-class, advance-purchase returnairfares up to a maximum figureas set out below for the staffmember and each dependentcharged an adult fare, with anappropriate fraction for depen-dent minors based on actualfares charged.

• for travel to UK, Europe or North America up to $2,800;

• for travel to Asia, Africa or South America up to $2,000;

• for travel in Australia and the Pacific up to $1,000.

2. The travel grant may beawarded once for each threeyears of employment and thepresent complexity under whicha staff member elects to use acertain number of “fare days”will be eliminated.

3. The allowance as a cost ofliving subsidy will be doubled, iebased on 14.4% of the dailysalary of a Level C at step 6 fortravel in Australia or the Pacific.

The revised policy and associateddocumentation are available onthe HR web page. The paymentprocedures with regard to taxa-tion arrangements are currentlyunder review and will befinalised shortly.

The supporting statement onpage 6 of the application mustbe completed by the Head of theDepartment and Heads arereminded that in accordancewith Para 2.1.6 of the SpecialStudies Program Policy they areasked to comment specifically onboth the academic justificationfor the program and itinerary,and the implications in terms ofthe teaching, examining andadministrative needs of theDepartment. All applicationsshould be considered by theDepartmental Committee beforesubmission.

Under the terms of Paragraph2.1 of the Policy all applicantswill be required to justify theperiod of Special Studies sought,irrespective of the length of theperiod involved. Questionsshould be directed to the JulieRaeck, ext 35177.

STEVE DAYSHGeneral Manager

Human Resources

For further information aboutthe following vacancies pleaserefer to Human Resources’ Webpage at <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/advpos.htm> or thecontact person named in theadvertisement.

Please note that applica-tions, in duplicate, addressingthe selection criteria and quotingthe relevant reference numbershould include names and fulladdresses of three referees. Theaddress for applications is C/-the Department or Officernamed in the advertisement.Selection criteria andapplicable duty statementsmay be obtained from thecontact officer named in theadvertisement.

Applications for thefollowing vacancies are notrestricted to members ofthe University.

PROFESSOR OF PAEDIATRICSURGERY(Ref: 10368) (Fixed-Term)Base Salary: $93,572

The Department of Paediatrics,Faculty of Health Sciences,Adelaide University, and theDivision of Paediatric Surgery atthe Women’s and Children’sHospital, Adelaide, SouthAustralia have established thisnew position with funding fromthe Women’s and Children’sHospital, to support and enhanceacademic activity in paediatricsurgery and paediatric surgicalresearch at the Hospital and theUniversity.

The position is available from 1January 2001. Furtherinformation concerning theduties and academicresponsibilities of the positionare available from Mr ASutherland, Chief (Medical),Division of Paediatric Surgery,Women’s and Children’sHospital, North Adelaide, SouthAustralia 5006, telephone 82047223, facsimile 8204 7057, andProfessor D Roberton, Head,Department of Paediatrics,Adelaide University, Women’sand Children’s Hospital, NorthAdelaide, South Australia 5006,telephone 8204 7452, facsimile8204 7031. Information aboutthe Women’s and Children’sHospital is avail-able on itswebsite at <http://www.wch.sa.gov.au>, and on the Departmentof Paediatrics on its website at<http://www.health.adelaide.edu.au/paediatrics>.

Applications close 2 October2000.

TENURABLE SENIORLECTURER(Ref: 1567)Department of MedicineSalary: $60,329 - $69,564 +clinical loading of $16,197 maybe applicable

The position is located at TheQueen Elizabeth Hospital, whichis a major teaching hospital ofthe Adelaide University and isamalgamated with the Lyell

McEwin Health Service.

This tenurable position isavailable from October 2000.Further information includingthe selection criteria may beobtained from Professor Ruffin,telephone 8222 6740 or facsimile8222 6042.

Applications close 29 September2000.

TENURABLE LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER(Ref: 8236) Department of Clinical andExperimental PharmacologySalary: Lecturer Level B $49,249-$58,484/ Senior Lecturer Level C $60,329-$69,564*

The Department of Clinical andExperimental Pharmacologywishes to employ an academicpharmacologist or toxicologist,preferably with a strong teachingand research record in cell and/or molecular biology, to comple-ment the Department’s researchstrengths, which are in the basicand clinical pharmacology ofdrugs of abuse and dependence,and molecular toxicology.

*The successful applicant will beappointed at an appropriate leveldepending on qualifications andrelevant experience.

This tenurable position isavailable immediately. Furtherinformation including the selec-tion criteria may be obtainedfrom Professor F Bochner,telephone 8303 5571 or email<felix.bochner@adelaide.edu.au>.

Applications close 4 October2000.

DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT (Ref: 4689) (Continuing)Division of Student and StaffServicesSalary: HEO6 $39,402 - $42,664

This continuing position isavailable immediately.

Further information, includingthe duty statement and selectioncriteria may be obtained fromBarry Porter, telephone 83036303, or email <barry.porter@adelaide.edu.au>.

Applications close 18 September2000.

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S I T U A T I O N SV A C A N T

G E N E R A LN O T I C E S

HUMANRESOURCESDEADLINES FORADELAIDEAN

For the Adelaidean of 25September, advertising paperwork must be received inHuman Resources by 8September.

For the Adelaidean of 9October advertising paperwork must be received inHuman Resources by 22September.

New Internet Dialup Service forUniversity Staff

As part of the rollout of Project Odyssey, we are pleased toannounce the official launch of the dial-in service for staff. We atITS are confident that the service will enable staff members toaccess the University network remotely with improved reliabilityand speed. We'd also like to thank those people who have takenpart in the testing phase of the service and especially those whohave provided invaluable feedback to ITS.

Instructions on how to access this service can be found from theITS Home Page at <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ITS>.

SeptemberMeeting

Please note changes for theSeptember meeting; it will be ajoint meeting with the FieldGeology Club of SA.

What we have learnt from thelast 65 million years by Prof-essor Robert S. Hill, 7.00pm,Thursday 14 September,Mawson Lecture Theatre,Dept Geology & Geophysics,Adelaide University.

The fossil record is nowregarded as a primary datasource in our quest to under-stand the world and how itcame to be the way it is. Wehave the good fortune to livein or near two of the greatnatural experiments in life onthis planet: the massive extinc-tion caused by climate changeon Antarctica and the massiveradiation of unique life formson Australia as it survived tensof millions of years of isola-tion. The fossil record tells usmuch about these two eventsand a consideration of themalso provides some lessons ofglobal significance. The focusfor the history of life is shiftingtowards the subtle and com-plex interactions amongcatastrophic events, extinctionsand evolutionary radiations. Itis now clear that we are notonly the products of acatastrophic history, we are thebeneficiaries of it.

Professor Hill completed hisBSc and PhD at the BotanyDepartment, Adelaide Uni-versity. He worked briefly atJames Cook University beforeaccepting a lecturing positionat the University of Tasmaniain 1980. He was professorand Head of the School ofPlant Science. In 1997 hereceived his DSc from AdelaideUniversity. In 1999 he began asenior research fellowship atAdelaide University,researching the effect of theonset of aridity in Australia onthe vegetation. He is a Fellowof the Linnaean Society ofLondon, a Fellow of theAustralian Institute of Biologyand Emeritus Professor at theUniversity of Tasmania.

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Join a free 30 minute guidedtour on the first Thursday ofevery month.

Ideal for students, staff oralumni unfamiliar with thelayout, collections, resourcesand services of the Barr SmithLibrary.

RSVP to Jennifer Osborn(Reference Services). Max of12 per group. Tel: 8303 3706Email: <jennifer.osborn@adelaide.edu.au>.

Barr SmithLibrary tours

Missed the deadline?For all the latest news see the online bulletin boards at<http://online.adelaide.edu. au> available to staff and students ofthe University.

ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY SMALL RESEARCHGRANTS SCHEME 2001

Following the discontinuation of the ARC SmallGrants Scheme, applications are invited for fund-ing under the Adelaide University Small ResearchGrants Scheme for 2001. The Application Form,the scheme guidelines and other information areavailable on the Research Branch web site at:<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/electronic.html> or by clicking on “What’s New” on theResearch Branch home page. Prospectiveapplicants should note that the closing date forapplications is Monday 18 September.

AUSTRALIAN-GERMAN JOINT RESEARCHCO-OPERATION SCHEME

The Australian-German Joint Research Co-operation Scheme is a two year pilot schemewhich is jointly funded and managed by AdelaideUniversity, Australian National University, theCommonwealth Government Department ofIndustry, Science and Resources, and the GermanAcademic Exchange Service (DAAD). The schemeaims to foster international scholarly and scien-tific cooperation through funding of researcherswho participate in co-operative research projectsbetween Australia and the Federal Republic ofGermany. We envisage that up to 100 staffexchanges will be funded during the course of thepilot scheme.

Please note: The first call for applications hasbeen postponed until late September/earlyOctober 2000. The Research Branch will forward

further information to Departments once thedetails have been finalised. In the interim, forinformation contact Lynette Kelly on 35175.

ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY AND CSIROHEALTH SCIENCES & NUTRITIONCOLLABORATIVE GRANTS PROGRAM 2001

Adelaide University and CSIRO Health Sciences& Nutrition are offering grants to encouragecollaborative research projects between membersof the two organisations and, where appropriate,industry or international collaboration. Projectswith the potential to forge links with internation-al research institutes in food, nutrition and healthare strongly encouraged, as are those with thepotential to lead to more significant researchprograms, which would have the capacity toattract funding and support from sourcesexternal to the University and CSIRO. Anamount of up to $20,000 for one year will beawarded to successful applicants.

Applications are to be submitted on the officialApplication Form available on the ResearchBranch web site at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/electronic.html>. Further information andinstructions for applicants are available at thesame address. Enquiries to: Daina Shaw orSimon Brennan in the Research Branch ph: 83035051 or email: <daina.shaw@adelaide.edu.au> or<simon.brennan@adelaide.edu.au>. ClosingDate: Friday 29 September 2000.

Research Branch: Special Notices

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB

PlantNematologyResearchAwardThe Grains Research andDevelopment Corporationthrough the Department ofApplied and MolecularEcology is offering a PhDscholarship for research inplant nematode ecology.

The scholarship is available aseither a full (APA Industryrate of $22,030 pa) orsupplementary ($10,000 inaddition to an APA or AUS)scholarship for up to 3 years.

For further information pleasecontact Dr Ian Riley on 83037259 or email: <ian.riley@adelaide.edu.au>.

Closing date: 31 October2000.

Student Evaluation of TeachingThe Advisory Centre for University Education provides a serviceto all University teaching staff who wish to evaluate their teaching.This service is known as Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET).Staff wishing to use SET for the first time should call theEvaluation Service Office, ext 33496/33023, for a copy of thepackage.

The SET package contains a User Manual, appropriate evaluationrequest forms, and some information concerning applications forpromotion and tenure. The service is free of charge and isavailable to all teaching staff of the University.

Due to high demand for SET questionnaires, and to the fact thatthe Evaluation Service is currently staffed by one full-time persononly, please send your evaluation request forms to the ACUE atleast four weeks prior to the planned date of your evaluation.

It is ACUE policy that all requests are placed in a queuedetermined strictly by date of receipt. Requests which do notallow sufficient lead time may not be processed. We recognisethat occasionally there will be circumstances where a staffmember will need to request an evaluation service but cannot give the required minimum notice. In these cases a service will be provided within 5 working days and a priority fee of $75charged.

Postgraduate Insight: The Environment

2nd Conference on PostgraduateResearch on the EnvironmentThe conference is designed as a means of promoting collaboration between the many groups involved in the environment within the university with a particular emphasis on the insight thatpostgraduates gain as part of their research. This year eightpostgraduates from six departments will present talks rangingfrom the necessity of losing control in order to rehabilitatewetlands on the lower Murray river, to an exploration of variouspoints of intersection between recent Australian literature, ecologyand the environment.

The keynote address will be given by Associate Professor RobFowler from the Law School.

The conference will be held from 1.00pm on Wednesday 13September 2000 in the Benham Lecture Theatre. This year theconference is free and a limited number of proceedings will beavailable on a first come basis.

Details of the program and speakers can be found at theconference web site: <http://www.civeng.adelaide.edu.au/pgenvc/> or by email from Dr Walker <david.walker@adelaide.edu.au>.

Women’s ProfessionalDevelopment Network (WPDN)The WPDN is a development initiative for all women general staffof the University of Adelaide. It focuses on issues affecting theprofessional and personal development needs of women generalstaff.

The WPDN runs a variety of activities including breakfasts,lunchtime speakers and workshops. For more information andinstructions on how to join our listserver, visit our web site at:

<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/wpdn>

or contact Danielle Hopkins (danielle.hopkins@adelaide.edu.au,33937) or Catherine Edis (catherine.edis@adelaide.edu.au, 36151).

Coming Events

Social Breakfast: 8.00am Monday 16 October, Union Gallery, L6Union Building, North Terrace Campus.

Join your colleagues for a pre-work breakfast. Come and make afew new friends (or become re-acquainted with your old ones!).

PostgraduatesVote for 2000Staff AwardsOn line nominations for:Supervisor, Lecturer andGeneral Staff Member of theYear.

Nominations close 5.00pmFriday 15 September 2000.Voting by postgraduatestudents only.

Nomination forms are avail-able from the PGSA office andon line via the noticeboard onthe front page of the PGSAwebsite at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/PGSA>.

The awards will be presentedby Professor Mary O’Kane,Vice-Chancellor, at 5.00pmon Friday 29 September inthe Wills Refectory, UnionHouse.

RSVP by Friday 22 Septembervia the PGSA Office on 83035898.

The Friends of Urrbrae Housepresent

A Blast fromthe PastA grand ball in the 1920s stylein the Ballroom of UrrbraeHouse featuring Ken Way’sJazz Allstars and Nick Crispe(Celebrity dance Studios).

Saturday 7 October, 8.00pm -midnight. Dress optional, but20s if you can!

Tickets $30 each (inc GST)includes buffet supper, fundance lesson, door and bestdressed prizes.

Bookings essential: Peggy on8303 7497.

Adelaide University CouncilElections On Wednesday, 8 November 2000 there will be an election of threemembers of University Council elected by the Senate, threemembers of the Academic staff elected by the Academic Staff andtwo members of the General staff elected by the General Staff forthe period 6 March 2001 to 5 March 2003.

The following members, who are all eligible for re-election, areretiring: ML Abbott, JTB Linn and EH Medlin (elected by theSenate); PM Gill, S Richardson and RJ Crewther (elected by theAcademic Staff); and JD Cecchin and JA Dibb-Smith (elected bythe General Staff).

A nomination must be made on the prescribed form, and mustreach the Returning Officer at the University before 12 noonFriday, 29 September 2000. Nomination forms and furtherinformation may be obtained from University Reception, MitchellBuilding, North Terrace Campus or by phoning 8303 3408.

Council members elected by the Senate are not themselvesrequired to be members of the Senate, but they may not be either astaff member or a current student of Adelaide University. Allgraduates of the University are members of the Senate and areeligible to vote in elections of Council members by the Senate.Any Adelaide University graduate who wishes to receive ballotpapers for the election by the Senate and is not on the Senatepostal address list should phone 8303 3408.

SUSAN GRAEBNERReturning Officer

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Research Grants & Fellowships

The following is a sample of grant,fellowship and other research fundingschemes currently available forapplication. The complete listing,together with guidelines andapplication forms for some of themajor schemes, are available at:<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/>.For hard copy application forms andguidelines for the funding schemeslisted below, contact the ResearchBranch, ext 35137; or email<kelly.parish@adelaide.edu.au>.Sponsored Programs InformationNetwork (SPIN): SPIN Australia - Adatabase containing current andcomprehensive information on over 2,600government and private fundingopportunities. The SPIN web site isaccessible via the Research Branch web site.

Commonwealth Department ofVeterans’ Affairs - Local Commem-orative Activities Fund: Internal closingdate: Apply at any time. Web site: <http://www.dva.gov.au/health/grants/grants.htm>.

Cotton Research and DevelopmentCorporation (CRDC) - ResearchProjects Grants, Scholarships,Awards: Applications may be submitted atany time (however, main funding roundoccurs in January). Web site: <http://www.crdc.org.au>.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation -Max Planck Research Awards forInternational Cooperation: (anyacademic discipline): Applications may bemade at any time. Web site: <http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/stp_01.htm>.

National Research Council (USA) -Resident Research Associateships forthe NASA Ames Research Center:Internal closing date: 15 September 2000.Web: <http://www4.nas.edu/osep/rap.nsf>.

Dept. of Health and Human Services(USA) / National Institute of Neuro-logical Disorders & Stroke Research/ National Institute of Diabetes,Digestive and Kidney Disorders /National Institute of Child Health andHuman Development / NationalInstitute of Mental Health / NationalCentre for Research Resources -Project Grants: Internal closing date: 15September 2000. Web site: <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide>.

Korean Association of Science &Technology in Australia (KASTA) - 2ndKorean Brain Pool Program in 2000:(scientists and engineers from overseas towork in various research institutes inKorea): Internal closing date: 15 September2000. Web site: <http://www.kasta.org.au>.

Perpetual Trustees - Grants: Internalclosing date: 15 September 2000.

Adelaide University Small ResearchGrants Scheme 2001: Internal closingdate: 18 September 2000. Web site:<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/> (clickon Electronic Application Forms).

Dept of Education, Training and YouthAffairs - Research Fellowships 2001:Internal closing date: 18 September 2000.Web site: <http://www.detya.gov.au/about/index.html>.

Gastroenterological Society ofAustralia Awards For 2000: Grants,Travel Awards and PostdoctoralFellowship for 2000 and 2001:Internal closing dates: 20 September, 29September and 20 October. Web Site:<http://www.gesa.org.au>.

Australian Institute of NuclearScience and Engineering (AINSE) -Grants 2001: Internal closing date: 22September 2000. Web site: <http://www.ainse.edu.au>.

Rural Industries Research andDevelopment Corporation (RIRDC) -Various programs include: Honeybee;

Egg Industry; Chicken Meat; GlobalCompetitiveness; ResilientAgricultural Systems; Human Capital,Communications and InformationSystems; New Plant Products; NewAnimal Products; Asian Foods; Deer;Essential Oils and Plant Extracts;Rare Natural (Animal) Fibres; TeaTree Oil; Wildflowers and NativePlants; Agroforestry and FarmForestry; Pasture Seeds; FodderCrops; Horses; Rice: Internal closingdate: 22 September 2000. TravelConference Funding: Closing date: 3month prior to planned travel date. Website: <http://www.rirdc.gov.au>.

Australian Academy of the Human-ities - Overseas Program with theFormer Soviet Union: Internal closingdate: 22 September 2000

Australian Academy of Science -Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Fund: (forestryscience): Internal closing date: 22September 2000. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/awards/jacobs.htm>.

Canadian High Commission: Canada-Asia-Pacific Award in CanadianStudies (CAPA): Faculty ResearchProgram (FRP): Faculty EnrichmentProgram (FEP): ACSANZ Postgrad-uate Award for Canadian Studies:Internal closing date: 22 September 2000.International Council for CanadianStudies - Program for InternationalResearch Linkages: Canadian StudiesAcademic Internship Program: Internalclosing date: 8 November 2000. Web site:<http://www.powerup.com.au/~acsanz/>.

Department of Foreign Affairs andTrade - Australia Indonesia Institute -Project Funding: Internal closing date: 22September. Web site: <http://www.dfat.gov.au/aii>.

Perpetual Charitable PlanningServices - Clive and Vera RamaciottiFoundations: General Grants/Medalfor Excellence/Travel Grants forBiomedical Research: Internal closingdate: 22 September 2000 (Travel Grants).Web site: <http://www.perpetual.com.au>.

Pig Research and DevelopmentCorporation (PRDC): Training andDevelopment Awards: Internal closingdates: 22 September 2000. Web site:<http://www.prdc.com.au/travel_confernce_and_distinguished_visitor_awards.htm>.

Dried Fruits Research and Develop-ment Council - Research andDevelopment Projects: Internal closingdate: 23 September 2000. Web site:<http://mildura.ozland.net.au/dfrdc>.

Grains Research and DevelopmentCorporation (GRDC) - Travel/Confer-ence Attendance 2000/2001: Internalclosing date: 23 September 2000. Web site:<http://www.grdc.com.au>.

The Commonwealth Fund-HarknessFellowships in Health Care Policy:Internal closing date: 25 September 2000.Web site: <http://www.cmwf.org>.

Australian Academy of Science -Scientific visits to Europe in FY2001 -2002: Internal closing date: 25 September2000. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/internat/exchange/eurovis.htm>.

Australian Academy of SocialSciences - Call for WorkshopProposals: Internal closing date: 25September 2000. Web site: <http://www.assa.edu.au>.

Asthma South Australia - 2000Research Grant: Internal closing date: 26September 2000.

Rebecca L. Cooper Medical ResearchFoundation Ltd - 2001 ResearchGrants: Internal closing date: 6 October2000.

The Garnett Passe & Rodney WilliamsMemorial Foundation Awards for2001: (for research in Otorhinolaryngol-ogy or the related fields of biomedical

science): Senior / Principal ResearchFellowship, Project Grants, SabbaticalFellowship, Overseas ResearchFellowship: Internal closing date: 6October 2000.

AMRAD Corporation - 2001 Postdoc-toral Awards (biomedical): Internalclosing date: 13 October 2000. Web site:<http://www.amrad.com.au>.

Research Institute of Innovative Tech-nology for the Earth (RITE) -Research Proposals: Internal closingdate: 17 October 2000. Web site: <http://www.rite.or.jp>.

International Society of ArboricultureResearch Trust - John Z. Duling GrantProgram: Internal closing date: 18October 2000. Web site: <http://www.isa-arbor.com/ISAResearchTrust/duling.html>.

University of Calgary, The CalgaryInstitute for the Humanities -Postdoctoral Fellowships 2001-2002:Internal closing date: 23 October 2000.Web site: <http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/Others/CIH/CIHApplication.html>.

The Ditchley Foundation -conferences: Internal closing date: 24October 2000. Web site: <http://www.anu.edu.au/cabs/general/ditchley.html>.

Australian Academy of Science -Scientific visits to the United Statesof America, Canada and Mexico:Internal closing date: 25 October 2000.Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/internat/exchange/usavis.htm>.

National Heart, Lung, & BloodInstitute, USA - Supplements forEmbryonic Cryopreservation of Ratsin Hypertension Research: Internalclosing date: 26 October 2000. Web site:<http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-98-009.html>.

University of Jerusalem - Golda MeirFellowships: Internal closing date: 30October 2000.

Rockefeller University - RockefellerArchive Centre Residencies andGrants-in-Aid: Internal closing date: 17November 2000. Web site: <http://www.rockefeller.edu/archive.ctr/ac.giap.html>.

Scholarships

Unless otherwise indicated, furtherinformation and application formsare available from the StudentCentre, Level 4, Wills Building.Please lodge all applications with theStudent Centre unless otherwisestated.Adelaide Postgraduate CourseworkScholarships: Available to studentsintending to enrol in a Masters bycoursework at Adelaide University in 2001.Applicants must be Australian citizens orPermanent Residents; have completed fouryears of tertiary study and have beenawarded a First Class Honours orequivalent. Awards are not available tothose who will be receiving in 2001 anotherequivalent scholarship/award to undertakethe proposed program. Applicants shouldapply separately for admission into theproposed course. Closing: 31 October(Student Centre)

American Association of UniversityWomen - Charles and June RossInternational Fellowship: Open towomen scientists (natural and physicalsciences) who are Australian citizens andare graduates of an Australian university.Available for full-time graduate or post-graduate study or research in the USA forone academic year. Value: approx$US16,860. Applications only availablefrom AAUW Educational Foundation,Fellowships & Grants, North Dodge Street,Dept 141, PO Box 4030 Iowa City, Iowa52243-4030 USA. Further details fromProfessor June Ross, Department of

Biology, Western Washington University,email: <rossjrp@cc.wwu.edu>. Closing:15 December.

Australian Postgraduate Awards/Adelaide University Scholarships2001: Available to students intending toenrol in a PhD or Masters by research atAdelaide University in 2001. Applicantsmust be Australian citizens or PermanentResidents, have completed four years oftertiary study and have been awarded a FirstClass Honours or equivalent. Awards arenot available to those who will be receivingin 2001 another equivalent scholarship/award to undertake the proposed program.Closing: 31 October (Student Centre).

British Federation of UniversityWomen: A booklet providing details ofawards provided by the Federation isavailable on request to the Student Centre.

Cambridge Australia Trust Scholar-ships 2001 (including Packer andPoynton Scholarships): The Trust incollaboration with the CambridgeCommonwealth Trust in the UK areoffering 12 scholarships annually for PhD,and others for one-year professionalmasters students. Total value of PhDscholarships is more than $140,000.Enquiries to: the Honorary Secretary,Cambridge Australia Trust, GPO Box 93,Canberra ACT 2601, tel: (02) 6248 7744,fax: (02) 6248 6287. Full details availablefrom <http://www.anu.edu.au/cabs/scholarships>.

Commonwealth Scholarship &Fellowship Plan 2001 - UK Awards:Open to Australian students wishing toundertake postgraduate study at Masters orDoctoral level in the UK commencingOctober 2001. Applicants should hold abachelors degree or equivalent with uppersecond class honours or above. Closing: 29September (Student Centre).

Dairy Research & Development Cor-poration Postgraduate Study Awards2001: Open to Australian citizens orPermanent Residents commencing in 2001for research degrees to PhD level, trainingin extension and related disciplines.Available areas include manufacturing, farmresearch, industry analysis, agriculturalextension. Closing: 23 October (StudentCentre).

DR Stranks Travelling Fellowship:Open to Adelaide University postgraduatescholars to provide assistance for travel andother unavoidable research costs in relationwith their research and investigationsoutside South Australia. Value: up to$5000. Closing: 23 October (StudentCentre)

Epilepsy Association of NSWResearch Scholarships 2001: Open tomedical, nursing and allied healthprofessionals who have experience in thecare of people with epilepsy and/or areworking in epilepsy research at universities,colleges or teaching hospitals in Australia.Value: $35,000pa plus up to $2,500 traveland conference expenses. Tenable for oneyear. Applications from Mr Keith Roberts,tel: (02) 9856 7090, email: <researchschol@epilepsy.org.au>. Closing: 29 September(NSW).

George Murray Scholarship: Open toAdelaide University graduates who wish toundertake postgraduate study or postdoc-toral research in approved universities orother institutions outside of Australia.Postgraduate study tenable for up to threeyears, postdoctoral research tenable for oneyear. Closing: 31 October (Student Centre)

Gowrie Research Scholarships: Whenawarding the scholarships, considerationwill be made to the character and otheractivities of the candidates, and specialattention shown to lineal descendants of amember of the Forces who was killed onactive service or who died as a result of anyoccurrence which happened during periodof enlistment. Value: $4000 pa. Closing:31 October (Student Centre).

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