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ADELAIDEANVol 8 No 11 JULY 12, 1999N E W S F R O M T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F A D E L A I D E

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Celebrating

125years1874-1999

Getting to grips with the challenge of pestsRESEARCHERS at the Univer-sity of Adelaide have accepted anew challenge: to help ridAustralia of unwanted pestanimals such as the Europeanrabbit, the European red fox andthe introduced house mouse.

The University is a coreparticipant in the new nationalCooperative Research Centrefor the Biological Control ofPest Animals (Pest AnimalCRC). Teams from the Departmentsof Microbiology and Immunol-ogy, Biochemistry, Obstetricsand Gynaecology and AnimalScience will provide expertisein reproductive biology andvaccine development to helpdevelop fertility control agentsfor the introduced species.Feral pests continue to be amajor problem in Australia,causing devastating environ-mental and economic damageevery year.New methods of control areneeded to replace the currentuse of toxic chemicals. The new CRC will build onthe work of a previous CRC(Vertebrate Biocontrol CRChttp://www.dwe.csiro.au/vbc/),and ensure that specificfertility control agents for therabbit, the fox and the mousewill be developed and applied. The fertility control agents are

vaccines that preventreproduction.They are formulated to bedelivered orally in a bait orremotely through a viruswhich specifically infects thetarget pest animal population.The control agents will becost-effective and environmen-tally friendly. They will alsoreduce the impact of the pestto acceptable levels, be morehumane and retain theireffectiveness over time.The Chief Executive Officer ofthe new CRC, Dr BobSeamark, said:“Laboratory proof of thefeasibility of developing thesenew agents has been obtained.The Centre’s challenge is todevelop the agents to thenecessary level of efficacy andenvironmental safety requiredfor their release.”Researchers at the Universityof Adelaide will contribute tothe Strategic Options Sub-program, designed to supportthe basic science crucial forproduct development andserve as an entry point for newideas in the development andapplication of the research.In the long term the technologydeveloped could be applied tocontrol other pests, such as theferal cat and feral pig.The Federal Government will

provide $14 million of the $56million budget to fund theCentre over the next sevenyears. This money will be wellspent since rabbits alone areestimated to cost more than$600 million each year in lostproduction.The Pest Animal CRC isbased in Canberra but willcoordinate research activitiesof teams from the AustralianNational University, Univer-sity of Western Australia,University of Adelaide,University of Sydney, CSIROWildlife and Ecology, WesternAustralia Department ofConservation and LandManagement and AgricultureWestern Australia.

—Story courtesy of Pest Animal CRC Images courtesy of CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology

New Deputy Chancellorurges greater businesssupport for universitiesTHE NEW Deputy Chancellor of theUniversity of Adelaide, Mr Brian Croser,has highlighted the “relative vacuum” ofbusiness philanthropy in support ofuniversities in Australia.

Mr Croser made the commentsrecently at the launch of the Ian CocksMemorial Trust, named after the lateSouth Australian business andcommunity leader.Mr Croser, who later that same daywas confirmed as Deputy Chancellor,said the trust would “fund activeexchange of people and ideas in andout of the University of Adelaide” inthe areas of grape and wineproduction, marketing, tourism andengineering for manufacturing.These were all areas of interest to MrCocks, who served on the boards ofseveral companies, including MrCroser’s Petaluma Ltd.

Mr Cocks, who died tragically in the1997 Classic Adelaide Rally, alsoplayed a key role in bringing theFormula One Grand Prix to Adelaidein 1985.“The trust is not just about a manafter whom it is named,” Mr Crosersaid.“It is a concept in support of genera-tional change—a concept Ian Cockshimself would have wholeheartedlysupported.”He said there was an area of businessphilanthropy which was “sadly under-developed in this country and probablyin Adelaide, in particular”.“In America, the concept of endowmentsto the great teaching and researchinstitutions is well developed to theimmense benefit of the Americaneconomy.

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Pictured (left to right): Ian Martens, Mary O’Kane, Mal Hemmerling, Sue Cocks, Nick Cocks andBrian Croser at the launch of the Ian Cocks Memorial Trust. Photo: David Washington

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AN AUSTRALIAN OBSERVER IN EL SALVADORHaving been interested in humanrights issues for many years, I tooktime off in February and March thisyear to participate with theAustralian Delegation as aninternational observer of the 1999Presidential Election in El Salvador.

El Salvador is a beautiful country,generally lush and green. It is also arelatively poor country, although itscapital San Salvador bears all theevidence of a modern city withsupermarkets, neon signs and high-rise buildings. The estimatedpopulation of about 6 million (therehas never been an official census)lives in an area one third the size ofTasmania.

El Salvador also has a very unequaldistribution of wealth, and many feelthat the gulf between the rich andpoor is increasing. Not far from themodern shopping complexes andtypical Australian homes are themore numerous slums. It isestimated that 62% of the ruralpopulation lives in extreme povertyand most of these are illiterate.

Today the homes of the middle classand rich are protected by rows ofrazor wire. Private armed guards areubiquitous, guarding both homes andshops. It is the most violent countryin Central America with about 7400homicides per year, mostly fromshootings. This equates to astaggering 20 deaths per day.

The poor people in El Salvador havebeen oppressed for centuries. Thelatest round of intense oppressionstarted in the early 70s and increaseduntil the rural people started takingup arms.

While there is no official starting

date, the war againstthe government isgenerally thought tohave begun around1980 and ended in1992. Throughout thisentire period, torture,intimidation, rape, murder anddisappearances were common. Whilethe killings were initially connectedwith those directly involved in thefighting, towards the end theybecame increasingly random. No-onewas safe.Like the United Kingdom, there aretwo levels of government in ElSalvador: national and municipal.The national president is electedevery five years. The president hasthe power of veto, and in some areas(for example, national security) hasunilateral powers.The Australian Delegation was afascinating group of people with wideexperience in various fields. Mosthad some connection to El Salvador—some were born or had lived in thecountry, while others had workedwith El Salvadorian refugees inAustralia.As official observers, we had beentold it was important to remainimpartial at all times. Our role wassimply to report on what we saw, notto comment or give our own personalviews. We were free to ask simplequestions of individuals or electionofficials, but were to avoid bias inwho we questioned or what we asked.We were to avoid giving theappearance of “interrogating” peopleand were not get into a debate.Previous international delegates whoobserved the 1994 and 1997 electionshad found an alarming level of

fraudulent activity. Forexample, the votingprocedure is so complexthat only about onethird of the populationactually votes.Bureaucratic pro-

cedures required to obtain a votingcard are so complex that at least 20%of the population is ineligible to vote,and there is evidence of bias as towhich regions receive voting cards.Many people have to travel forseveral hours to vote, discouragingvoter turnout and disadvantaging thepoor. In addition, many dead peopleare still on the electoral role, and it’sbeen proven that some of thedeceased have officially “voted” inpast elections.

We had learnt of the recommen-dations for electoral reform whichhad been proposed by internationalobservers of previous elections, andknew that no action had been takento implement them. Ourobservations then gave us theopportunity to further assess therecommendations and look for otherexamples of bias or corruption.

During our visit, the extent of thearmy’s brutality during the war washammered home by a visit to theJesuit University of Central America(UCA). This is where the murder ofsix Jesuit priests and two women co-workers took place on 16 November1989. That day marked a dramaticchange in media attention andinternational awareness of the war,and pointed to the fact that it wasbeing waged not against “communistguerillas”, but against the country’sown people. This event and theearlier assassination of Archbishop

Romero, also from UCA, have come tosymbolise the struggle and sufferingof the El Salvadorian people.Sunday, 7 March was Election Day.We started early, rising at 4.30am toobserve all the procedures used inpreparation for voting. The pollswere open from 7.00am to 5.00pm.To account for the high level ofilliteracy, the voting procedurerequires that a cross be put throughthe party flag of the preferredcandidate, rather than by puttingnumbers in boxes next to names.Each voter can only vote at one boothin the entire country, which is foundin the town at which they lodgedtheir application. The polling centrewhich I observed had 44 votingbooths, each of which had 400 namesand voting papers. After voting, eachperson must either sign their nameor have a fingerprint taken, and theirfinger is dipped in indelible ink toensure they cannot vote twice.One thing that surprised me aboutpolling day was the carnival-likeatmosphere. Many people arrived,voted, then hung around to celebratethe big event. This carnivalatmosphere was assisted by thebright displays of party colours,mostly dominated by thegovernment’s party, ARENA.In our municipality, things wentsmoothly and the officials fromdifferent parties were cooperative andamiable. Our group saw no elementsof overt cheating or intimidation inthe voting process or in thecounting—on the contrary, theprocedures seemed well understoodand were generally well followed.

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byDr Gus NathanSenior Lecturer

Department of MechanicalEngineering

FROM NEAR AND FARCelebrating

125years

When I commenced as anundergraduate at the University ofAdelaide in March 1939, it was a verydifferent institution from the present.There were few buildings and acomparatively small number of staffand students. The number of facultieswas small but students were able toparticipate in inter-faculty debatesand sporting activities and becomewell known in this relatively smallcommunity.Mathematics and Biology as well asthe Humanities were housed in theMitchell Building. I can recall sittingfor an examination in the formerlibrary on the western end of the firstfloor of the building. Until theBenham Building was completed inlate 1939, Botany lectures were heldin the Mitchell Building with studentssitting on splintery wood seats. WEAbook shop was on the lower level.When war was declared in August1939, there were considerable changeswith some courses being shortened toprovide the required graduates forservice abroad and for essentialindustries. Despite the enlistments ofmany students and the increasedpressure on the remaining ones, for a

few years Union activities continuedin a limited way but Inter-Varsitysports ceased owing to travelrestrictions.Lunch time speakers and debatescould be heard in the George MurrayHall, particularly at Wednedaylunchtime. No lectures took place on aWednesday afternoon when manyjoined in sports practice on theUniversity Oval.The Refectory was the main meetingplace at lunch time with staffmembers seated at the long top tablewhile students were scattered at smalltables or seated under the cloisters.This was also the venue for manyevening meetings of societies and theoccasional faculty ball. ElderConservatorium provided lunch hourmusic for relaxation.Because of petrol rationing moststudents used public transport or rodebicycles. Those attending PlantPathology spent lunch times pushingbikes up Glen Osmond Rd to WaiteInstitute, hopefully reaching there intime to eat a sandwich before thelecturer arrived.During the war a Voluntary ServiceDetachment was formed at theUniversity. In addition to our studies,many women served in this unit,assisting as needed at hospitals,helping evacuees after the Darwin

raid and a few travelling on troopships returning from the Middle East.Because of the vacancies caused by theenlistment of so many women andmen, many students worked part-timein industry or teaching in addition totheir studies.I graduated in Science in 1942—thentaught for the next few years while myhusband [Dr Bob Heddle, founder ofthe University’s Health Service]served overseas.As a young wife of a country doctorfrom late 1946, I lost touch with myalma mater for a number of years,although AFUW newsletters kept meinformed of activities.When my late husband was appointedto the staff of the University, I found ita hive of activity and a verybewildering place because of the rapidexpansion in size during the post-wardecades.With three sons and a daughter asundergraduates I became involved invaried aspects of University life. Ourhome was frequented by students,including many from overseas. One ofthe most memorable occasions was thenight of the Medical StudentsSkullduggery, held in the grounds ofour home which I still occupy. It was astanding room only event that onewould wish to experience only once.

I was privileged to accompany myhusband on several overseas trips,visiting other universities in England,Ireland, Europe and New Zealand. Ifelt proud to be a graduate of theUniversity of Adelaide, which was heldin high esteem in Australia andinternationally.In 1982 following the death of myhusband, who had been President ofthe Graduates Union, I was invited tojoin the committee. When theGraduates Union became incorporatedin the Alumni Association I became aFoundation Member. By attendingchapter meetings, excursions andvarious functions such as GoldenJubilee celebrations and associateddinners, I have been able to renewvalued friendships with formerstudents not contacted for over fiftyyears.With expansion of the University ofAdelaide to its present size andaffiliation with overseas universities,the Alumni Association provides awonderful opportunity to developcross-cultural ties and a betterunderstanding of our neighbours inthe Indian Pacific region.I feel that my life has been enriched bymy association with the University ofAdelaide and I trust that current andfuture students will benefit in thesame way.

By Mrs Ruth Heddle, BSc 1942, FoundationMember, Alumni Association

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Forum hears ideas on trimester optionsTHE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE isexploring the introduction of a thirdstudy term in the academic year.

The Vice-Chancellor, ProfessorMary O’Kane, told a forum of 100academic staff recently that in aclimate of decreasing governmentfunding, a trimester system wasone option for raising Universityrevenue.“We have to face the fact that weneed to be able to pay world-competitive rates and provideworld-competitive conditions to ourstaff,” she said. “The idea of a trimester system isan important dialogue we have tohave.”The Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Education), Professor PennyBoumelha, said 27 Australianuniversities, including several ofthe Group of 8, already had someform of summer study program.She said a trimester system wouldaim to:• provide greater flexibility of

entry and exit points for students• maximise the use of University

resources• achieve a better “fit” with the

academic year in the northern hemisphere

• enable students to finish their degrees more quickly on a voluntary basis

• improve coordination of services to students in the areas of lifelong learning and professional training, and

• increase the University’s earning capacity through its core activities.

Professor Boumelha said it wasessential that a trimester system didnot lower the quality of existingteaching or increase staff workloads.Academic staff would probably beexpected to participate in only twoof the three study terms. She said three of the models to beconsidered were a summer programof non-award courses lasting aboutsix weeks; an intensive program of

award subjects targeting repeatand other students on a fee-payingbasis; and a formal, fee-payingoptional third study term.Professor Boumelha said manyissues needed to be addressed inconsidering a trimester system. These included restructuring theacademic program, leave andworkload management, selectionand admission procedures,administrative processes, qualityassurance and budgetary issues. “It may be desirable to look at aphased introduction, starting witha relatively small summer school,”Professor Boumelha said.“But the fact that so manyuniversities have found it possibleto proceed (with a trimester system)suggests that we can do it too.”Staff are invited to submit ideasand comments to ProfessorBoumelha through her SeniorExecutive Officer, Mr Gary Martin,gary.martin@adelaide.edu.au

—John Drislane

Equity Outreach: a taste of uni lifeMAKING DECISIONSabout studying at universitycan be one of the hardestthings any high schoolstudent has to do.That’s why the Universityof Adelaide has beenhelping some students inAdelaide’s northernsuburbs get a taste of lifeon campus—to give thema better idea of whatuniversity is really likebefore they make thedecisions that can affectthe rest of their lives.Under a project that hasbeen running for threeyears now, groups ofstudents from Paralowie,Smithfield Plains andFremont-Elizabeth Cityhigh schools have beenvisiting the University tosee first-hand the kind ofexperiences they can have.The project, called EquityOutreach, is aimed ataddressing the under-rep-resentation at universityof students from low socio-economic back-grounds.As many as 70 studentsfrom the three highschools have been comingto the University for arange of activities withstudents and staff sinceYear 10. Over that timethe students have learnt agreat deal about thecourses on offer, how theycan get into university,what to expect when theybecome students here, andwhat careers their studycan lead them to.The most recent seminar

was held late last month,with the students nowhalf way through Year 12.The main feature of thisseminar was a CareerPanel, which includedformer University ofAdelaide graduates whohave successfullyestablished their careersin the northern suburbs.Kristy Willett, a Year 12student from ParalowieHigh School, said theEquity Outreach projecthad been extremelyhelpful.“The project does have abig influence on youbecause it helps you makedecisions about whetheryou want to go to uni,which uni you want to goto, what they have onoffer—that kind of thing.“I’ve always had the basicidea that I would go touniversity, but for a longtime I thought teachingwas all I wanted to do.Now I’m consideringthings like Psychology,Law... I want to start witha Bachelor of Arts, dosubjects like English, Geo-graphy and History, andthen decide where I wantto go from there,” she said.Kirstie Swindley fromSmithfield Plains Highsaid the Equity Outreachproject has shown that“uni’s not as scary as Ithought”.“This project has influenc-ed my decision because it’smade it a lot easier tounderstand how things

work at uni. I thought itwould be hard, but it’squite easy once you seewhat it’s like here,” shesaid.

Kim Duong from Fremont-Elizabeth City High isthinking of studyingAccounting. He’s anotherstudent who has benefitedfrom the project.“This project has helpedme learn more aboutuniversity, how to get in,what to do as a student.

The first time I came hereI didn’t know any-thing about university, so I really learnt a lot,” hesaid.The Equity Outreachproject is an initiative ofthe University of Adel-aide’s Equal OpportunityOffice. For moreinformation contact JaneCopeland on 8303 4254 orthe Project Coordinatorson 8269 6651.

—David Ellis

Looking around the corner - Year 12 students (from left) KristyWillett, Kim Duong and Kirstie Swindley. Photo: David Ellis

Green Paper bluesThe Federal Government has finallyreleased its long-awaited Green Paper onresearch and research training. Entitled“New Knowledge, New Opportunities”,the paper reads well at first. Issues whichhave caused concern in early drafts—thefuture of peer review and of theAustralian Research Council—areaddressed early. Peer review is affirmedas the proper mechanism for assessinghigh quality research; the future of theARC as a research-funding body is acentral plank of the paper. And there areother good things in the scene-settingearly chapters. The importance ofinternationally competitive researchundertaken in Australian universities isacknowledged, as is that of researchconcentration. Furthermore the paperasserts the need for research training tobe carried out in a high quality researchenvironment. The economic spin-offs ofnurturing the research base in ouruniversities is emphasised. Big tick. Thescene setting and the principles seem fine.When, however, one looks at the proposedfunding mechanisms, a profoundmismatch between these principles andthe likely outcomes is quickly revealed.While the ARC is maintained as anindependent granting body it will actuallylose funds. It will no longer be involvedwith research training and Small Grantswill be abolished. Mechanisms forguaranteeing the ARC access to futurefunding and interaction in the Federalbudget process are not addressed at all.So there is a real danger that the ARCcould become a small, irrelevant voice. Ibelieve formal mechanisms must be speltout in order to guarantee the continuationof funding for high-quality universityresearch.Perhaps the most interesting of the newarrangements proposed is the creation oftwo new schemes to be operated by theDepartment of Education, Training andYouth Affairs. These schemes, to be calledthe Institutional Grants Scheme and theAustralian Postgraduate ResearchStudent Scheme, are programs whichprovide some general support to researchand research training, and fund researchtraining places in universities.Despite the rhetoric about researchconcentration in the first part of the GreenPaper, these mechanisms would spreadthe research and research training dollarmore thinly. (Adelaide would looseapproximately $1.5 million in the firstinstance if the formula in the paper wereapplied.) There seems to be no mechanismto connect high quality research trainingwith high quality research. And in theformula which determines the allocation ofpublic funding, research-related income isno longer weighted differently according tosource, public or private. In other words,underlying the new mechanisms is themessage that Government wantsincreasingly to shift the burden of fundingresearch in universities out of the publicsector. Obviously this doesn’t sit well withtrying to enhance Australia’s already highresearch output.This is another case in which statedprinciples might be laudatory but manydevils are in the detail. Our job now is toensure that these devils are very firmlyexorcised, and that research fundingprograms which will achieve the paper’svision are put in place.

MARY O’KANE

P.S. Thanks for all the positioning linesuggestions.

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Toxic Nanny stereotype a backward stepMOVE OVER, Mary Poppins—there’s anew nanny in town.

The Toxic Nanny, that is.Not content with simply looking afterthe children and carrying out domesticchores, this nanny wants power,revenge, and... daddy. Evil to thebone, more than happy to wreak havocon the average family to serve her owntwisted needs, the modern-day nannyis a real killer.At least, that’s what the movies wouldhave you believe.According to University of AdelaideEnglish lecturer Dr Joy McEntee, thecinematic representation of nanniesover the years has not been pretty.And even worse, she believes theimage created of nannies in the movieshas affected the way the public viewsreal-life nannies and the families whohire them.Dr McEntee, who was herself a nannywhile studying for her PhD, recentlypresented an English seminar called“The Turn of the Shrew: DomesticSurveillance and the Toxic Nanny inthe Movies”.“That the nanny can be ‘toxic’ is oldnews for movie spectators,” DrMcEntee said.“In The Hand that Rocks the Cradle(1991), The Nanny (1965) and Don’tBother to Knock (1952), nannies sowseeds of doubt, suspicion andinsecurity which poison the lives offamilies forever.”

With the exception of Mary Poppins(1964), she said movies very rarelyshow nannies in a good light, “unlessmummy is dead”. This is because, inmost cases, the nanny poses little riskto the family structure when themother is out of the picture.But what happens when the mother isstill around?“In these cases, the mother isportrayed as a ‘shrew’—a turbulent,unquiet wife—a woman not content tostay home and mind the kids,” DrMcEntee said.“In many films the nanny is shown tobe ‘reproductively disabled’ or unableto establish her own family, and so shetries to incorporate herself into thefamily for which she’s working.”This ignores the fact that many realnannies are professionals who work inorder to make money, not to take overother people’s families.“The movie stereotype is that thenanny is not a professional, she’s justtoo stupid to do other work. And ifshe’s not stupid, she’s too suspect tohire.”Dr McEntee said this view of nanniesfits women into a particular “narrativeslot” which the news media have beenquick to pick up on.“In recent news reports, the nanny hasemerged as a dangerous figure—anuntrustworthy creature who, leftunsupervised, can do devastatingphysical damage to a child.

“Paranoia generated by cases likethose of Louise Sullivan and LouiseWoodward has even been used to opena market for a new surveillancedevice: the Nanny Cam.”This kind of paranoia about nanniesand the safety of children has anumber of flow-on effects for women,Dr McEntee argues.“It makes it harder for mothers toleave the house because they’regetting the message that not only arethey doing something wrong by hiring

a nanny and handing over their‘maternal labour ’, but they could also be putting the children in the careof someone who is potentiallydangerous.“It’s a step backward for women—bothmothers and professional nannies—because it disenfranchises them.That’s particularly disturbing intoday’s society, when there’s awidespread need for child care,” shesaid.

—David Ellis

Killer nanny Peyton Flanders (Rebecca De Mornay) with young Emma Bartel (Madeline Zima) in the1992 Hollywood Pictures release “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle”.

More business support urged New Executive Deanfor Humanities &Social SciencesTHE PRESIDENT of the Australian Academy of theHumanities, Professor Malcolm Gillies, has beenappointed Executive Dean of the University ofAdelaide’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.Professor Gillies has qualifications in Classics,Music and Education and is a noted musicologist.He is President of the National Academies Forumand has been Professor of Music at the Universityof Queensland since 1992. He was Dean of the Faculty of Music and Head ofthe Department of Music from 1992 to 1997.He is also an opera and music critic for TheAustralian.Professor Gillies will take up the position on 1October.

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“In Australia there is a relativevacuum of business support for theinstitutions which can make thegenerational change. It is theuniversities which, almostuniquely, can make Adelaide abetter economy, a better place tolive and work in the long term.”The trust aims to establish acapital fund of $1 million, and MrCroser presented the Vice-Chancellor, Professor MaryO’Kane, with a cheque for$100,000 from Petaluma Ltd.

“I hope this precipitates anavalanche of like support from thefriends and admirers of Ian Cocks,his life and work and from those

who empathise with the ambitionsof the trust,” Mr Croser said.The trustees include Mr Cocks’widow Sue, Professor O’Kane, MrCroser, a Senior Partner of BDONelson Parkhill, Mr Ian Martens,and the Managing Director ofGerard Industries, Mr Rob Gerard.Sue Cocks and son Nick bothattended the launch in the foyer ofthe University’s Mitchell Building.Professor O’Kane said she was“very pleased that the Universitycan help perpetuate Ian’senthusiastic and effective role inbuilding South Australia’seconomy and quality of life”.Mr Croser’s election as DeputyChancellor follows the retirement

of Senior Deputy Chancellor MrJim Bettison and the resignationof Deputy Chancellor Ms JanineHaines.He has well-established links withthe University through theDepartment of HorticultureViticulture and Oenology and thenew Wine Science Laboratory.He was born and educated in SouthAustralia, graduating with aBachelor of Agricultural Sciencefrom Adelaide University in 1969.He was President of theWinemakers Federation ofAustralia from 1991 to 1995 andwas re-elected to that position inSeptember 1997.

—David Washington

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‘Appalling’play up nextfor GuildBEN JONSON’S Sejanus—is it aneglected masterpiece, or deservedlyunproduced?

Written in 1603, the play is thefirst of two “classic curiosities” tobe produced as movedplayreadings by the University ofAdelaide Theatre Guild this year. Director Tim Mares says Jonson’s study of Roman politicsin their decline under Tiberius is“black, angry and deeplypessimistic” but also a kind of“appalling comedy” that all addsup to an “extraordinary andpowerful” play.“With the right sort ofpresentation it could make a verygripping couple of hours,” he says.“Its study of the predicament of well-meaning people in adeeply corrupt political systemmight have some meaning as the end of the millenniumapproaches.” Sejanus is the first leg of a BenJonson double from the TheatreGuild. Its full-scale production ofJonson’s great comedy Volponeopens in the Bakehouse Theatre,Angas Street on Saturday 7August.

Ground not the only place for greeneryADELAIDE—a city well known for itsparks and gardens—could be even“greener” if many of the city’s barrenrooftops were turned into gardens,according to a group of University ofAdelaide students.

The students have developed a plan fora rooftop garden atop the very buildingin which they work: the MawsonCentre for Environmental Studies, onPulteney Street.The garden design was drawn up aspart of last year ’s EnvironmentalFutures subject coordinated by Dr JanCarey (Geographical & EnvironmentalStudies).Students undertaking the subject weregiven the task of conducting afeasibility study and design for arooftop garden for the Mawson Centrebuilding. The project also requireddetailed information about planningand costs of creating the garden.A group of four postgraduatestudents—Sally Gartelmann, LouisaPerrin, Barbara Sheppard and JessicaWalden—designed an elaborate andfunctional native garden which wouldserve as an “outside classroom”.Quiet study areas, garden beds and anursery are all features of the design,which took into account the needs ofstudents and staff.According to their design, the gardenwould be low maintenance and requirelittle water. A “floating level” wouldhave to be created to take some of theweight off the building’s roof, and theestimated cost of this work andestablishing the garden was around$50,000.The students consulted Adelaide CityCouncil regarding planningrequirements and were told thatgardens could be developed atop mostcity buildings, and planners were keento encourage it.“Many other places use rooftops to

create gardens, and we think citiessuch as Adelaide could become evenmore beautiful thanks to gardens likethis. So many spaces can be utilisedwithin the city,” said SallyGartlemann.“There are many benefits of buildingrooftop gardens, both environmentaland economical,” Jessica Walden said.“Soil and vegetation have an insulatingeffect on buildings, making themwarmer in winter and cooler insummer, and reducing energydemands. Rainwater run-off isreduced or delayed, easing thepressure on the building’s stormwatersystem. And it’s been shown thatrooftop gardens can increase thelifespan of a roof because it’s protectedagainst UV rays and the damaging

effects of weather.“Of course, creating outdoor ‘greenspaces’ like a rooftop garden makes thecity much more attractive not only tothe local community but also totourists. By using native shrubs andbushes you increase the habitat fornative birds, and the plants themselvesare also important in that they helpcounter the effects of air pollution,which is very important in a cityenvironment,” she said.At this stage the design for the rooftopgarden is still just an idea. But whenthe Environmental Futures subjectbegins again this coming semester, anew group of students will look furtherinto the design and work to bring itcloser to reality.

—David Ellis

The ground is not the only place for greenery, according to Environmental Studies students (from left)Sally Gartelmann and Jessica Walden. Photo: David Ellis

Awards mark Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander WeekUNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE linguistRob Amery has been honoured by SouthAustralia’s Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander community for his role inreviving the language of the Kaurnapeople of the Adelaide plains.

Dr Amery was last week named SouthAustralia’s “non-indigenous person ofthe year” by the National Aboriginaland Islander Day ObservanceCommittee (NAIDOC), as part ofawards to mark Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Week.University of Adelaide lecturer EddiePeters was also honoured for hiscontribution, being named “MrNAIDOC” for South Australia. MrPeters, a Torres Strait Islander,lectures in dance at the Centre forAboriginal Studies in Music.The pair received their awards fromNAIDOC Chairperson ChristineAbdulla and Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith at a reception at the AdelaideTown Hall.Dr Lomax-Smith said she wasparticularly pleased to see Dr Amery’swork recognised because he hadhelped the Adelaide City Council tobecome more “inclusive and open inthe way we manage the city”.Dr Amery, a Lecturer in the Centre for

European Studies and General Ling-uistics, has been a key player in thereclamation of the Kaurna language.He has utilised historic correspondenceand other materials written in Kaurnato analyse the grammar, producelanguage learning materials and evenproduce new and lost words based onhis knowledge of the language’sstructure.The last fluent speaker of Kaurna diedin 1929. Dr Amery’s work hascontributed to a rekindling of usage ofthe language over the past decade.From obscurity Kaurna language is nowtaught at all levels of education incl-uding at Adelaide University, becomingperhaps the first so-called “dead”language to be revived in Australia.Accepting his award, Dr Amery paidtribute to the many Aboriginal peoplewho had worked with him and theKaurna people who are now dedicatedto revitalising their language.“The Kaurna language movement hasbecome part of the reconciliationmovement, and through the languagethe early history of Adelaide hasbegun to be recognised for the firsttime,” he said.

—David Washington

Rob Amery and Eddie Peters—honored by NAIDOC. Photo: David Washington

ANZAAS Medal winnerThe 1999 ANZAAS Medal has been awarded to Professor Donald W Watts of theUniversity of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Professor Watts has had a distinguished career as a scientist, educator, senioradministrator and public figure in state, national and international arenas.He is Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies at the University of NotreDame, serves on the Education Committee of the Australian Council of theAcademy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and is Chairman of theBoard of the Western Australian technology company, Advanced EnergySystems Ltd.Founded in 1888, ANZAAS is a key promoter of science and now has itsnational office at the University of Adelaide.

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We found the biggest bias to be covert, inthat the system works best for the partywith the greatest resources. The rulingparty provides free buses, free lunches, freeguides (all brightly displaying the partycolours) and free “how to vote” cards toassist the illiterate majority find theircorrect polling booth and make their vote.While in a few extreme cases (observed bya delegate in San Salvador) the assistanceof a particular ARENA “guide” actuallyextended to filling in the voting card for avoter, this was the exception rather thanthe rule.Importantly, it was agreed that the actualvote tally was sufficiently representative ofthe votes cast on the day. I was pleased tonote the number of independent bodies andparties who observed the process, allobtaining their own sets of numbers at theend of the vote count, providing a highdegree of transparency and independence.Thus, while reform is still needed, at leastone important step in the democraticprocess seems to have been reached.Perhaps the most significant issues are

that, in our voting precinct, only about 20%of the estimated adult population actuallycast their vote. Nationally the figure wasabout 30%. It is estimated that about 60%of the population are of voting age.The most positive sign for the 1999 electionis that it was the least violent election inthe history of the country, with only onerecorded case of physical violence. Thebehaviour of the police was also generallypositive, with the police demonstratingwillingness to act against the rulingARENA party, even arresting threepoliticians from the party for voting twice.The local non-government organisationsemphasised to us the ongoing need forinternational observers in El Salvador towork with them, as our delegation haddone. When I volunteered to become anobserver, I wanted to learn first handabout the democratisation process in ElSalvador, and in some small way make acontribution toward that process. The tripexceeded my expectations and is anexperience I will never forget.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Change of direction provesto be a plus for Southcorpscholarship winnerA HOLIDAY JOB on the Yorke Peninsula proveda career-changing experience for George Taylor,winner of the first Southcorp Wines Scholarship.

George, a final-year Agricultural Science(Viticultural Science) student at the WaiteCampus, started University life studyingMechanical Engineering at North Terrace.“I didn’t enjoy Mechanical Engineeringmuch,” he said. “I soon discovered I preferredit more as a hobby than as a study course.“During my breaks, I began working with anagronomist friend on the Yorke Peninsula anddeveloped an interest in horticulture.“It was my friend who suggested viticulture.“Halfway through the second semester, I quitMechanical Engineering and decided to studyviticulture. “In a way it was hardly surprising: I comefrom the Clare Valley, I lived next tovineyards and I’ve been interested in biologysince my schooldays.”During study breaks, George has gainedvaluable experience working at Jim BarryWines in Clare.

He has also played an important part indeveloping the Clare Valley Winemakers Inc.Scholarship, an initiative offering studentswork experience opportunities locally.As winner of the Southcorp WinesScholarship, George receives a generous$8,000. “I’m very thankful to Southcorp for theaward,” he said.“I’m also grateful to Peter Barry at Jim BarryWines for all his support.”After graduation, George hopes to secure aplace in the Southcorp GraduateDevelopment Program.The program offers graduates the chance tofurther their viticultural knowledge andexperience by working at Southcorp sitesaround Australia. George’s special interest is in irrigation.For his fourth year project, he is conductingirrigation research in conjunction with theWaite-based Cooperative Research Centre forViticulture.

—John Drislane George Taylor. Photo: David Ellis

OPEN DAY is expected to be bigger thanever this year, making the most of theUniversity of Adelaide’s 125th anniversary.The date to remember is Sunday, 1 August.

Want to know how our engineersdesigned the flame for the OlympicTorch? Want to see indigenous musicperformed at a Bush Barbecue? Wantto follow the Science Trail and becomean Adelaide science cadet?All this and more will be on show atOpen Day, again being held at theUniversity’s North Terrace campus.Hundreds of high school students andtheir families will be on campusduring Open Day, which includes aCareer & Course Expo in Bonython

Hall for prospective uni students.Open Day gives Adelaide’s ownuniversity the chance to demonstrateto the South Australian community itscapabilities and achievements inteaching and research. It also givesthe community the chance to interactwith staff and students, and hear, seeand experience life on campus.Other highlights include:• Economics: Muffin Mania! Experiencethe highs and lows of profit and loss bytesting your skills in our simplecomputer simulation. • Agricultural & Natural ResourceSciences: Chilli—test your taste budsand find out what makes chilli burn.

Olive Oil—the next oil boom. BeerBrewing—find out how food technol-ogy delivers your well-deserved treat.• Humanities & Social Sciences: tocelebrate the University’s 125th tastethe food and drink that was typical inSouth Australia in 1874. Watch aChinese Calligraphy demonstration orwrite your name in an Asian language.• Science: begin your journey into theintriguing world of science. Askquestions about the latest ideas andresearch. Get exposed to some of theareas of scientific research that makeAdelaide a leading university.• Architecture: visit a workshop inaction, and see an exhibition of

student designs.• Unibooks: visit us to receive cashand credit discounts.Tours of the campus, the Barr SmithLibrary and the University’s manyvenues and facilities will also beavailable. Learn more about how theUniversity has played a major role inAdelaide for the past 125 years.Roseworthy Campus will also hold anInformation Day on Friday, 30 July(10am-3.30pm), while the WaiteCampus will hold its Information Dayon Wednesday, 4 August (12.30pm-5pm). For more information contact8303 7910 (Roseworthy) or 8303 7337(Waite).

Open Day 99: Information and achievements on show

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Bloomsday celebrations in AdelaideSTAFF, students and alumni all got in onthe act to provide a unique evening ofentertainment on Bloomsday, 16 June.

Every year the work of Irish novelistJames Joyce is celebrated onBloomsday, the day in 1904 whenJoyce first went out walking with hisfuture wife Nora Barnacle.Mr Adrian Kavanagh, the president ofthe Friends of Willunga and AldingaLibraries, organised a Bloomsdaycelebration at Mick O’Shea’s Irish Pub,Hackham, starting with breakfast andreadings at 7.30am and culminating ina 1904-style dinner.Staff and students from theUniversity’s Elder ConservatoriumSchool of Performing Arts contributedto the entertainment at Mick O’Shea’s,in part due to the work of Musicgraduate Ms Jane Wilson.In 1972, when carrying out researchfor her Masters degree, Ms Wilson hadgained access to The Joyce Book in theRare Books Room of the CambridgeUniversity Library. The Joyce Book, published in 1933, containssongs set to some of Joyce’s poems. MsWilson copied the songs and broughtthem back to Adelaide where, 25 years later, they came to the attentionof Mr Keith Hempton, the head of theVocal School at the ElderConservatorium.Mr Hempton told Adrian Kavanaghabout the book and the songs, whichwere provided by some of the foremostcomposers writing art songs betweenthe two World Wars. The composershad donated the songs to help raise

funds for Joyce. Herbert Hughes hadproduced the book, which was itself awork of art. It included an ink sketchof Joyce by Augustus John and wasbound in royal blue hand-woven silk.The Joyce Book was published byOxford University Press and 450copies were sold by subscription at twoguineas each.With the help of Ms Anne Adamek,lecturer in Vocal Repertoire at the ElderConservatorium, and at the encourage-ment of Mr Kavanagh, Mr Hemptonorganised a performance of 10 of the 13songs as part of the entertainment for

the Bloomsday dinner.Keith Hempton, bass, sang three ofthe songs (by John Ireland, EdgardoCarducci and Eugene Goossens);Lindsey Day, a tenor graduate of theConservatorium, sang four songs (byEJ Moeran, Arthur Bliss, GeorgeAntheil and CW Orr); and SamanthaRubenhold, a soprano honoursstudent, sang three songs (by ArnoldBax, Albert Roussell and HerbertHughes). The demanding pianoaccompaniments were played by AnneAdamek.

—Jane Wilson

(From left) Samantha Rubenhold, Anne Adamek, Keith Hempton and Lindsey Day at Mick O’Shea’sIrish Pub. Photo by Jane Wilson.

AlumniActivitiesWHAT’S APPLIED ANDMOLECULAR ECOLOGY?FIND OUT by joining the AlumniAssociation for a visit to theDepartment of Applied andMolecular Ecology at WaiteCampus on Wednesday, 4 August,7:00pm - 9:00pm.Professor Otto Schmidt and hiscolleagues will present a livelyoverview of the work done by theDepartment in the science andmanagement of organisms innatural and agriculturalecosystems.Visitors will see the Department’sfacilities and hear presentations bystaff about the management ofpests ranging from koalas to weedsto parasitic wasps.The new Department, whichincorporates the former Depart-ment of Crop Protection, teachesan integrated approach to themanagement of pathogens, insects,vertebrates and weeds, and themanagement of ecosystems. The Department also coordinates awide variety of research programsthat deal with the biology andecology of organisms and selectedroles of humans in the functions ofecosystems.To help with planning, pleasetelephone the Alumni Office tomake a booking: 8303 5800. Enter the main building at WaiteCampus through the Waite Roadentrance and meet in the Lobby. All graduates and friends of theUniversity are welcome. This activity is offered by theAlumni Association but you do nothave to be a member of the AlumniAssociation to take part.

ACTIVE NOISECANCELLATIONAS OUR world gets noisier, whatcould be more useful than a way ofcancelling noise out? Can weactively cancel noise by creating an“anti-noise”?The Alumni Association invites everyone to a presenta-tion by Professor Colin Hansenand his colleagues at theDepartment of MechanicalEngineering on Tuesday 27 July,7:00pm - 9:00pm.Professor Hansen has beenconducting research in the area ofactive noise cancellation for thepast ten years. He will lead a presentation aboutthe principles and applications ofactive noise cancellation, whichwill include demonstrations ofactive noise cancellation bypostgraduate students who areworking towards doctorates on thesubject. This presentation will begin in theHH Davis Room (room S117) onthe first floor of the MechanicalEngineering Building (EngineeringSouth). To assist with planning, pleasetelephone the Alumni Office on8303 5800 to make a booking. This activity is free, and allgraduates and friends of theUniversity are welcome.

Alumni in Queen’s Birthday Honours listCONGRATULATIONS to the followingalumni who were recognised in the recentQueen’s Birthday Honours List:

• Member in the General Divisionof the Order of Australia (AM)Mr Robert Denyer Cheesman (BArch65): for service to architecture and thearchitectural profession, particularlythrough the Royal Australian Instituteof Architects.Mr Nicholas Niarchos (LLB 70): forservice to the Greek community of SAthrough groups providing socialwelfare, cultural, educational andsporting programs.Also awarded an AM was Mr BrianBurns who, while not an alumnus of

the University, has a close associationwith the University—for service to theadministration of medical andveterinary science, to the University ofAdelaide and to the community.

• Medal in the General Division ofthe Order of Australia (OAM)Mrs Elspeth Mary Doman (BA 45): forservice to the Art Gallery of SouthAustralia Foundation, particularlythrough the organisation of fundraisingevents, and to the St John Ambulance.Mr Ian Arch Fletcher (BMedSc 71,MBBS 74): for service to medicine,particularly as a surgeon in the PortLincoln and Eyre Peninsula areas ofSouth Australia.

Mr Hugh Fletcher McEwen (BSc 72):for service to athletics as a coach andtechnical adviser in the Oceaniaregion.Mr Jack Mackay Nobbs (BSc 44, MSc51): for service to Hockey in SouthAustralia as a player, coach, managerand administrator.Mr Ian Ronald Oliver (RDA 57): forservice to regional and economicdevelopment in the Riverland area,and to the community of Waikerie.• Public Service MedalMr Paul Maxwell Wilton (GradDipEd92): for outstanding public service and innovation in the field ofeducation.

FICTIONAL FORCES?The Science and Mathematical Sciences Chapter invitesall members and friends to a public lecture to be held inthe Rennie Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 28 July at7:30 pm. Dr Mike Ford will present an illustrated lectureabout ‘fictional forces’ in the world of physics.

Barr Smith Library ToursThe Barr Smith Library is offering free 30minute guided tours on the first Thursdayof every month.

Familiarise yourself with the layout,collections, resources and services of theBarr Smith Library. Your guide will giveyou a Library Information Kit to keep forfuture reference.

Tel Jennifer Osborne, ReferenceServices Librarian, on 8303 3706 oremail <josborn@library.adelaide.edu.au>. Maximum of 12 per group.

Rhodes Scholarship for 2000The Rhodes Scholarship is open to both women andmen and is tenable at the University of Oxford for twoyears in the first instance.

The scholarship provides for the payment of thescholar’s College and University fees as well a stipendof 720 Pounds Sterling per month.

Candidates must be Australian citizens resident inAustralia for at least five of the last ten years and havepassed their eighteenth birthday but not reached theirtwenty fifth birthday by 1 October 1999.

Intending candidates should contact the HonorarySecretary for application forms and further informationas soon as is possible.

Applications, 1999 for 2000, close with the HonorarySecretary of Selection Committee for South Australia at5.00pm on Wednesday 1 September 1999.

GEOFFREY SAUERHonorary Secretary

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Many benefits to flow from new Melanoma UnitSKIN CANCER patients in SouthAustralia—and the rest of the world—areset to benefit from a new venture whichdraws together expertise in the researchand treatment of melanoma.

The Adelaide Melanoma Unit, a jointinitiative of the University of Adelaideand the Royal Adelaide Hospital(RAH), was officially opened thismonth by South Australian HumanServices Minister Mr Dean Brown.The Unit, based at the RAH, takes amultidisciplinary approach to theresearch and treatment of melanoma,bringing together the fields of generalsurgery, plastic surgery, medicaloncology, radiation oncology, derma-tology, pathology, nuclear medicine,epidemiology and palliative care.Members of the Adelaide MelanomaUnit already have close ties with othercentres in Australia and around theworld, such as the John Wayne CancerInstitute in California, which willresult in an even greater level ofcollaboration on research andtreatment issues.Australia has the highest rate ofmelanoma in the world—it is thefourth most common cancer in menand the third most common in women.In both sexes it accounts for around8% of the total cancer incidence.Melanoma rates are also increasingworld wide by about 4% each year.The Director of the new AdelaideMelanoma Unit, Dr Brendon Coventry(University of Adelaide Department ofSurgery), said the Unit was animportant step forward. It willcomplement the RAH Cancer Centredirected by Clinical Professor IanOlver and the Surgical Oncology Unit

headed by Associate ProfessorGrantley Gill.“The University of Adelaide’s Depart-ment of Surgery has been involved invaccine research and melanomatreatment for almost 15 years now.“We began to realise that in order tomake our work truly beneficial topatients, we needed to involve asmany groups within the hospital andthe University as we could,” DrCoventry said.This collaborative effort has manybenefits for the patients, the medicalprofession and the community, he said.“First of all, it’s very much focused onfinding out what’s best for the patient.Having a wide range of expertisecoming together in this way is muchgreater than what we could offerpatients as individuals. So now whena patient is referred to us, we can givethem a much more considered opinionon the best path of treatment theyshould take.“Secondly, the collaboration is ofenormous benefit to research andteaching. Through the AdelaideMelanoma Unit, we can take a morecoordinated approach to researchingmelanoma, and we can take advantageof new trials of vaccines or state-of-the-art treatments which are beingdeveloped elsewhere in Australia orthe world. We can then offer patientsentry into these research trials, withthe benefits eventually being passedon to other patients.“Coming together as a single Unit alsoenables us to conduct education at alllevels—for undergraduate students,people in the medical profession, andfor the public. So we can expand the

knowledge and understanding ofmelanoma treatment, as well as themessage about prevention, much moreeffectively.“And the fourth major benefit of havingthis Unit is that, for the very first timein Adelaide or South Australia, we’veset up a support group for melanomapatients,” Dr Coventry said.“It’s very important for patients to beaware that there are others out therewho have suffered melanoma and got through it. The patient supportgroup has now been established withthe help of the Anti-Cancer Foun-dation, through the effects of patients

and their families.”The Adelaide Melanoma Unit waslaunched at a seminar on melanomatreatment involving about 100 medicalpractitioners from around Australiaand New Zealand, including membersof the Sydney Melanoma Unit.The seminar included a videocon-ferencing link-up with ProfessorCharles Balch and Professor DonaldMorton at the John Wayne CancerInstitute, who presented the latestfindings on research into melanomatreatment techniques.

—David Ellis

Professor Charles Balch speaks from the John Wayne Cancer Institute in California to a melanomaseminar group in Adelaide. Photo: David Ellis

Chemistry bookTHERE’S A NEW addition to the BarrSmith Library’s shelves—a textbookco-authored by University of AdelaideChemistry Professor Stephen Lincoln.

The book, an advanced treatise onthe field of SupramolecularChemistry, is co-authored with DrChris Easton of ANU and publishedby Imperial College Press.

Professor Lincoln presented a copyof his book to the UniversityLibrarian, Mr Ray Choate(pictured, left). Mr Choate saidcopies of all textbooks authored byUniversity of Adelaide staff arekept on file at the library.

Wormholes + warp driveThey’re normally associated with sciencefiction—but on July 14, Wormholes, WarpDrive and Negative Energy will form thebasis of a fascinating public lecture at theUniversity of Adelaide.Presented by American physics expertProfessor Larry Ford (Tufts University,Massachusetts), this free public lecturediscusses the theory behind such ideas as‘traversable wormholes’, which would act astunnels to otherwise distant parts of theuniverse, and ‘warp drive’, which wouldallow travel at speeds faster than light.Where: Union Hall, University of Adelaide.When: 7.30pm, Wednesday, July 14.Admission is free - all are welcome.

B u l l e t i n B o a r d

11.00am European StudiesSeminar: The Legacy of the Holocaustand German National Identity byProfessor Hans Mommsen (RuhrUniversity Bochum). Room 723,Hughes Building.

12noon Child Health ResearchInstitute Seminar: MetabolicGenotype and Colorectal Cancer byProfessor Ian Roberts-Thomson(Gastroenterology, QEH). SeminarRoom, 7th Floor, Rieger Building,WCH. Light refreshments provided.

12.30pm General PracticeSeminar: Men’s Health Issues by AlanSpriggs. Room 27, Level 2, EleanorHarrald Building, RAH. Bring yourlunch.

8.00pm Centre for EuropeanStudies and General LinguisticsPublic Lecture: Nuremberg as anAesthetic State: “Die Meistersinger” -Image and Counter Image of History byProfessor Dieter Borchmeyer(Germanistic Institute, University ofHeidelberg). Bragg Lecture Theatre,Ground Floor, Bragg Building. RSVP:Professor Brian Coghlan, tel 8303 5637or fax 8303 5241.

1.00pm Chemical Pathology

Seminar: Palliative care of Sanfillipopatients by Sarah Fleming (PaediatricNurse Consultant). Seminar Room 1,4th Floor, Rieger Building, WCH.

2.00pm Theatre Guild: Movedplayreading of Ben Jonson’s Sejanus,directed by Tim Mares. Little Theatre.$5 at the door or book 8303 5999..

1.10pm History Staff/Postgrad-uate Seminar: The United States andTurkey in the Post-Cold War Era byProfessor Van Coufoudakis (Universityof Indiana, Purdue University, FortWayne, USA). Rm 420, 4th Flr, Napier.

6.00pm Centre for InterculturalStudies & Multicultural EducationSeminar: The United States, Greece,Turkey and Cyprus in the Post-ColdWar Era by Professor Van Coufoudakis(Political Science, Indiana University,Purdue University, Fort Wayne, USA).Council Room, Level 7, HughesBuilding. Refreshments from 5.30pm.Enquiries Mariusz Kurgan, 8303 5788.

9.15am Advisory Centre forUniversity Education Workshop:Active Learning in Lectures, presentedby Assoc Professor R Cannon. ACUESeminar Room, 6th Floor, HughesBuilding. 12noon close. EnquiriesLynn Bradshaw, 8303 5771 or email:<lbradshaw@acue.adelaide.edu.au>.

12noon HCCR/IMVS Seminar:Identification of novel cell cycleinhibitors using a Drosophila geneticscreen by Dr Helena Richardson(Wellcome Senior Research Fellow,Department of Genetics). VercoTheatre, IMVS.

1.00pm Chemical PathologySeminar: Pathogenesis and Preventionof Pneumococcal Disease by Dr JamesPaton (Department of Microbiology,WCH). Seminar Room 1, 4th Floor,Clarence Rieger Building, WCH.

1.00pm Biochemistry Seminar:Epigenetic effects on gene expression inmice by Dr Emma Whitelaw (SeniorLecturer, Department of Biochemistry,University of Sydney). Room 209, 2ndFloor, Darling Building.

4.00pm Obstetrics & Gynae-cology Seminar: New insights aboutlung maturation by Professor Alan Jobe(Division of Pulmonary Biology,Children’s Hospital Medical Center,Cincinnati, Ohio). Seminar Room, 6thFloor, Medical School North.

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DINNERThe Humanist Society of SA is holding adinner on Friday 30 July 1999 at theNorwood Function Centre. Tickets $27(including buffet meal) call 8255 9508.Proceeds to the Don DunstanFoundation.

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

4WD Field Trip GuidancePackage SessionsFamiliarisation and driving experience for Universitystaff and postgrad students involved in field work.Improve your knowledge about our 4WD vehicles andmake your field trips safer. Learn how to reduceenvironmental impact from driving. Make your fieldtrips more efficient and enjoyable.

Session dates 9 or 10 September 1999. Half dayfamiliarisation session or full day session includesdriving experience.

Need more 4WD field trip experience with sand driving?

Trip follows part of the old Gold Escort route South ofTailem Bend. The trip continues via our field site inNgarkat Conservation Park. Saturday 11 September,leaving at 8.00am from gate 8 Victoria Dr. Returnaround 8.00pm.

Charge $40 per person. Light lunch included.Department vehicles will be accompanied byexperienced 4WD Environmental Biology Departmentfield staff. Drivers must have application form forpermission to drive University vehicles completed andapproved.

Tagging along with us in your own vehicle is fineprovided your trip is deemed private and not forUniversity business. Convoy limit 4, vehicles need UHFradio. There is no charge for tag along vehicles.

Register interest , bookings and payment: Contact DavidLadd at Environmental Biology, tel 8303 4558 or mobile0408 089 340, email: <david.ladd@adelaide.edu.au>,alternatively, Environmental Biology office, MarilynSaxon tel 8303 4458.Check our web page for moreinformation: <http://www.science.adelaide.edu.au/botany/staff/ 4wd.htm>.

University presentation folders and crestsThe Media, Marketing & Publications Unit has new University ofAdelaide presentation folders available for a cost of $2.50 each. Thefolder features the lion on the Bonython Hall. They are ideal forinformation kits/packages for special visitors, job applicants, etc.Purchase orders to Media, Marketing & Publications, enquiries to8303 5174 or email: <puesan.ng@adelaide.edu.au>.

Also, the University crests are now available at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/crests/>. The crests are available to staff in colour and blackand white for both PC and Mac users. Contact the Media, Marketing& Publications Unit, 8303 5174, if you require advice about properuse of the logotype.

Social Phobia Research StudyAre you bothered by excessive shyness, timidity, fear ofembarrassment of speaking in front of people? Do you often fearrejection? Do these fears cause you to avoid relationships oractivities? Are they distressing to you?

Do you have problems with any of the following:

• Are easily hurt by criticism• Few close friends outside of your family• Unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked• Avoid social or occupational activities that involve significant

contact with others, especially strangers or people in authority• Avoid social situations because of a fear of saying something

inappropriate or foolish, or being unable to answer a question• Fear of being embarrassed by blushing, crying, shaking or

appearing anxious in front of people• Exaggerate the possible difficulties, dangers or risks involved in

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We are seeking individuals to participate in a study. To register yourinterest or for further information, call Dr Nick Potts at the QueenElizabeth Hospital on 8222 7062.

The Australian Chemical TraumaAlliance (ACTA) will be holdingits 1999 conference at theUniversity of New England,Armidale NSW on the 13, 14, 15August. The focus of thisconference will be the effects ofchemical exposure on children.This will encompass thebehavioural, pyschological,physical, genetic, educational,legal and social aspects and willaddress environmental disorders.

The guest speakers will includethe esteemed Dr Gunnar Heuserwho runs a specialist clinic inCalifornia, USA. Dr Heuser hasbeen assistant Professor ofMedicine at the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles School ofMedicine since 1970.

The Sunday Expo will be aninformation day where all supportgroups of environmental illnessand/or children’s disorders will beinvited to present table displaysand, where possible, presentationsincluding discussions with thepublic. There is no charge.

Enquiries: Tracy Brown , tel & fax:(02) 6772 0066. Email:<acespade@northnet. com.au> orvisit our web site at: <http://www.ozemail. com.au/~actall>.

AustralianChemical TraumaAlliance Inc

LINCOLN COLLEGEAffiliated with University of Adelaide

Second Semester Accommodation

Application are invited from studentswishing to take up full-board residencein Lincoln College for second semester1999.

Students live in comfortable single studybedrooms with telephones. Collegefacilities include a library, music rooms,laundries, weights room and a moderncomputer laboratory. Networkconnections in all rooms link with theUniversity’s network and the Internet.

The College provides active support forlearning, the development of a vibrantcommunity and personal growth. 14tutors provide a wide range of disciplinesand organise mentoring. The StudentClub organises social, cultural andrecreational events throughout the year.

Tel (08) 8290 6000 or write to: ThePrincipal, Lincoln College, 45 BroughamPlace North Adelaide SA 5006. Email:<admin@lincoln.college.adelaide.edu.au> or visit our web site at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/Lincoln/>.

JULY 12, 1999 Bulletin Board, PAGE 2

Further information about thefollowing vacancies please refer toHuman Resources’ Web page at<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/advpos.htm> or the contactperson named in theadvertisement.

Please note that applications, induplicate, addressing the selectioncriteria and quoting the relevantreference number should includenames and full addresses of threereferees. The address for applica-tions is C/- the Department orOfficer named in the advertise-ment. Selection criteria andapplicable duty statements maybe obtained from the contactofficer named in theadvertisement.

Applications for the followingvacancies are not restrictedto members of the University.

CLINICAL DIRECTORSENIOR LECTURER LEVEL C(Ref: 3209)Dental School

Colgate Australian Clinical DentalResearch Centre

Salary: $59,332 - $68,415 + Dentalloading of $7,976

This fixed-term position is availa-ble from August 1999 for up tothree years initially. Furtherinformation from Assoc ProfessorL Richards, Dental School, tel8303 3296, fax 8303 3444.

COMPUTING OFFICER(Ref: 2761)Faculty of Health Sciences

Salary HEO6: $38,751 - $41,959

This continuing position isavailable immediately. Furtherinformation from George Travan,Manager, Faculty InformationTechnology, tel 8303 6108, fax8303 3788 or email: <george.travan@adelaide.edu.au

PERSONAL ASSISTANT(Ref: 1909)Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Salary: HEO 5: $34,610 - $38,619or HEO 6: $38,751 - $41,959

The successful applicant will beappointed at a level appropriate totheir qualifications and expertise.

This fixed-term position isavailable immediately.

Further information may beobtained from Sharna Pearce,Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) tel 83035665.

EMBRYOLOGISTS(Ref: 3224) (3 Positions)REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINEUNIT

Salary HEO4/HEO5: $30,736 -$33,808/$34,610 - $38,619

Successful applicants will beappointed at a level appropriate totheir qualifications and relevantexperience. All positions areavailable until 28 February, 2000in the first instance with annualrenewals anticipated.

Further information may beobtained from Rita Clayton, tel8222 6788, fax: 8222 7521 oremail: <rita.clayton@adelaide.edu.au>.

SOUTH AUSTRALIANTERTIARY ADMISSIONSCENTRE (SATAC)INFORMATION OFFICER(Ref: 3382)Salary HEO3: $26,725 - $30,467

This continuing position isavailable immediately. Furtherinformation may be obtainedfrom Greg Coote, tel 8224 4060.

SOUTH AUSTRALIANTERTIARY ADMISSIONSCENTRE (SATAC)CASUAL ASSESSORSSalary: Casual rates at HEO Level 4

It is anticipated employment willbe available on a daily basis asworkflow demands between 23August, and early February 2000.Further information may beobtained from Ms Janice Verrantel 8224 4022, or the SATAC officetel 8224 4000.

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

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS: Applicants for all positions shouldretain the relevant reference number and watch the “Notice toApplicants” column in the Adelaidean for advice about the fillingof the position.

The University notifies applicants that the following vacancies forHigher Education Officers (HEO) with the reference numbers asstated have been filled and thanks them for their interest: 3324HEO2, European Studies; 4088 and 4016 HEO6, Office of DeputyVice-Chancellor (Education); 4254 and 4261 HEO5/6, RoadAccident Research Unit; 4203 HEO5/6 and 3240 HEO3, Obstetricsand Gynaecology.

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

HUMAN RESOURCES DEADLINES FOR ADELAIDEAN

For the Adelaidean of 9 August, advertising paper work must beto Human Resources by 23 July.

For the Adelaidean of 23 August, advertising paper work mustbe to Human Resources by 6 August.

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

Equal Opportunity Office andHealth Service change locationsFrom the first week in July the Equal Opportunity Office (previouslylocated on the Hughes Plaza) and the Wirringa Health Service(previously located on the ground floor of the Horace Lambbuilding) have switched premises.

This move aims to locate in a more prominent place a heavy demandstudent/staff service such as the Health Service. The full range ofservices from both units will continue to operate without disruption.

New signs will be placed at the service points, at the perimeter gateand on campus directory boards.

Phone numbers and all other contact details remain unchanged.

DISTINGUISHED HISTORIANSPublic Lecture SeriesThe Department of History is celebrating the 125th anniversary ofthe University of Adelaide with a series of public lectures to bepresented by three distinguished historians.

The three scholars are: Professor Dick Geary (Professor of ModernEuropean History, University of Nottingham); Dr Paul Hammer(Queen Elizabeth II Australian Research Fellow); and Professor WWesley Pue (Nemetz Chair of Legal History, University of BritishColumbia).

All lectures in the series will be held in Napier Lower GroundLecturer Theatre LG29 at 6.30pm.

10 August Professor Dick Geary: Voting for Hitler. ThePeculiarity of German Politics?

17 August Professor W Wesley Pue: Law for the Beaver andthe Kangaroo: Inscribing Britishness in Canadaand Australia

14 September Dr Paul Hammer: Thinking About Virginity:Reading and Writing about Elizabethan England.

CENTRE FOR BRITISHSTUDIES

AnnualConferenceBritain Today: Interdisciplin-ary Perspectives onContemporary Britain: 23-25September 1999, University ofAdelaide

Major sessions will focus on:• Britain - The Third Way?• British Politics and Europe• The Changing Community• Gender, Class and Culture.

Speakers will include:• Geoff Gallop• Neal Blewett• John Bannon• Nigel Rapport• Valerie Walkerdine• Catherine Driscoll

For further informationcontact: Associate ProfessorAde Peace, Department ofAnthropology, tel 8303 5931.

Dental treatment forstaff & studentsEmergency and routine treat-ment is available at theUniversity’s Colgate AustralianClinical Dental ResearchCentre. Concessions areavailable for holders ofUniversity Cards. Set fee firstappointments. For appoint-ments ring - 8303 3436.Address: 2nd Floor, AdelaideDental Hospital, Frome Road,Adelaide.

These are some of the the University’s staffand students who have been on the airwavesin the past month.

15 June: ABC, Behind the News: AndreasSchloenhardt (PhD student, Law) on illegalimmigrants.

25 June: SAS7 News: Dr Jason White(Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology) onparliamentary debate about drug injectingrooms.

27 June: 5DN/5AD: The Vice-Chancellor,Professor Mary O’Kane, on the trust fund inmemory of Ian Cocks.

29 June: 5AN: Dr Margaret O’Hea (Classics),on Julius Caesar.

29 & 30 JuneABS2, SAFM, 5DN: Giordana Cross, PhDstudent, on the relationship of overeatingand junk food to PMS.

30 June: 5AN: Professor Jack McLean (RoadAccident Research Unit) on Adelaide’s blackspots.

1 July: 5AN: Professor Christopher Burrell(Microbiology & Immunology) on the flu.

1 July: ABS2, The 7:30 Report: Ernest Easton(PhD graduate) and Professor JonathanPincus (Economics) on Ernest Easton beingthe oldest PhD student in the world.

2 June: ABS2 Stateline: Dr Andreas Klieberand Mr Mike Reid (Horticulture, Viticulture& Oenology) on exporting SA food andbeverages and leveraging our strengths inthese fields.

Introduction to Multimedia - Monday morningsfrom 19 July to 20 September, 9am-12noon - $380

• study historical developments• gain insight into recent advances via the

World Wide Web• learn how to apply current and emerging

technologies within the development of interactive multimedia

• learn about the impact multimedia technologies have had on our global lifestyle

• discover the production cycle and distribution of interactive multimedia products and their essential attributes

• learn about new occupations that now exist thanks to multimedia

Digital Imaging - Thursday evenings from 22 July to23 September - 6pm-9pm - $380

• learn the main features of Adobe Photoshop including painting effects, filters, selection tools, layering, masking, manipulating, enhancing and creating fantastic graphics

• create graphics, logos and manipulated images while applying creative techniques to solve specific design briefs

• be introduced to the vector-based illustration and text-editing program Illustrator 8

• understand the difference between Vector and Bitmap images

• understand image enhancement, manipulation and image crafting techniques

• learn the differences between the major 2D software programmes, different image formats and file management protocols

• understand presentation techniques in relation to digital artwork

• learn the principles of copyright and their conventions in relation to digital images

Call our Education Hotline, 8232 8444 for a program.

Media Watch Ngapartji Courses

Protecting yourIntellectualCapitalIn this age where information andknowledge are rapidly becomingmore important than plant andequipment, it is vital thatorganisations identify, protect andeffectively exploit what may betheir most valuable assets.

In this article, Brett Cowell andMegan Low introduce us toIntellectual Capital and how itmay be protected. In a followingarticle, they will discuss some ofthe issues regarding theexploitation of intellectual capital.

INTRODUCTION

Intellectual capital is a term usedto describe traditional intellectualproperty rights such as patents,trademarks, designs, copyright,plant breeder’s rights and circuitlayouts and includes anorganisation’s confidentialinformation, trade secrets andknow-how. Intellectual capital isan asset the worth of which can bedramatically increased if identifiedand protected by an organisation.

Organisations which overlook orunderestimate their intellectualcapital portfolio run the risk oflosing valuable rights, includingpotential revenue throughlicensing and other forms ofexploitation. Those which fail toprotect their intellectual capitalalso risk having it copied or takenby others, including contractors orformer employees.

Protection of patents, trademarksand designs can be achievedthrough registration processes.Registration is not available forother types of intellectual capitalsuch as copyright, trade secretsand know-how. Measures such asownership agreements and

confidentiality agreements musttherefore be used to maximiseprotection for the owner.

PATENTS

The registration of a patent,trademark or design entitles theowner to exploit the invention ortrademark (in relation to thegoods and/or services to which itis registered) to the exclusion of allothers and entitles the owner toseek redress against anyone whoinfringes the registration.

A patent protects the functionalityof the invention and lasts for 20years. Design registration protectssolely the appearance of the inven-tion. Design registration is for aninitial 12 month period and canbe renewed for a further six years.It is not uncommon for bothpatent and design applications tobe lodged for the same inventionto protect not only the function-ality but also the appearance ofthe invention.

To be patentable, an inventionmust:-

• be new and inventive, that is have an advantage over all thatcurrently exists in the art; and

• not have been previously disclosed before a patent application is lodged.

DESIGNS

Similarly, to be eligible for designregistration, a design must be newand original, and there must be noprior disclosure of the designapplication.

DISCLOSURE

What is disclosure? Disclosureincludes publication and use otherthan use by the owner for thepurposes of research andadvancement of the invention.However, any commercial use ofthe invention by the owner or byany other person will constitutedisclosure and thereby invalidate

any subsequent application forregistration.

PRIORITY DATE

Lodgement of a registrationapplication establishes a prioritydate. Once registration is granted,any infringing act by a third partyafter the lodgement date (ratherthan the registration date) isactionable by the owner.

Once the application has beenlodged, ownership of theinvention is protected and theowner may proceed withmanufacture or may conductnegotiations with other parties toexploit the invention.

TRADEMARKS

A registered trademark protectsthe mark in relation to the goodsand/or services for which it isregistered. A letter, word, name orshape or even a colour or soundthat is used to denote the origin ofthe goods or services may be reg-istered. To be eligible for registra-tion, a trademark must be capableof distinguishing the particulargoods or services from someoneelse’s goods or services. A trade-mark cannot be purely descriptive.

Trademark registration lasts for aperiod of 10 years and can berenewed.

TRADE SECRETS AND KNOWHOWA great deal of value may reside inan organisation’s trade secrets andknow how—how it does things, itsmethodologies, its databases, theknowledge it and its people have,and possibly its customers mayhave, in the organisation’s field ofexpertise or business.

Organisations often take thisintellectual capital for granted andignore its importance or do notknow how to capture andmaximise its use to theorganisation. A starting point isto carefully consider each area ofoperations and the knowledge,systems and methodologies used,then document or share them sothat they are captured andretained in the organisation for its

benefit. The loss of a keyemployee can quickly demonstratethe danger of an organisationfailing to do this.

CONFIDENTIALITYAGREEMENTS

Confidentiality agreements areanother form of protection forintellectual capital and can beused to protect trade secrets,know-how and confidentialinformation as well as patentablematerial, trademarks and designmaterial where registration hasnot been sought.

If an owner wants to discuss aninvention with a third party priorto applying for patent or designregistration, he/she should enterinto a confidentiality agreementwith that third party. This willconfirm ownership and will alsoprevent the disclosure of theinvention during those discussionsfrom invalidating a subsequentapplication for patent or designregistration.

Under the agreement, the thirdparty agrees not to disclose theintellectual capital to anyone else.There are often restrictions ondisclosure even to that thirdparty’s employees. The agreementmay extend to materials relating tothe intellectual capital and anysubsequent work created. Theagreement should bind the third

party and its employees andcontractors, even after theagreement may terminate.

In most cases, employers shouldhave agreements with theiremployees confirming theemployers’ ownership ofintellectual capital including theemployees’ work product. If thereis to be some sharingarrangement, this should beclearly documented.

BREACHES OF AGREEMENT

The owner can seek remediesagainst a third party who breachesa confidentiality agreement eg. bydisclosing any of the material, thesubject of the agreement. Theowner may be entitled to aninjunction restraining the partyfrom any further use or disclosureof the confidential informationand/or monetary damages.

CONCLUSION

Every organisation shouldcarefully assess the intellectualcapital it owns and consider stepsto protect it.

To effectively manage its intellect-ual capital portfolio, an organisa-tion should consider use of anasset register to document andmonitor its intellectual capital.

—Brett Cowell & Megan LowCowell Clarke

Commercial Lawyers

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L U M I N I SS N A P S H O T S

The WPDN is a developmentinitiative for all women generalstaff of the University ofAdelaide. It focuses on issuesaffecting the professional andpersonal development needs of

women general staff.

The WPDN runs monthlylunchtime forums on a widerange of topics.

For further details, visit our website at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/wpdn> or contact LeeJones (email <lee.jones@adelaide.edu.au>, tel 8303 3277).

Megan Low Brett Cowell

Advisory Centre for University EducationACTIVE LEARNING IN LECTURES

Associate Professor R Cannon, Thursday 22 July, 9.15 am - 12 noonACUE Seminar Room, 6th floor Hughes Building

Although there is much attention given to the centrality of learningin higher education, the fact is that there is still widespread use ofteacher-centred methods such as the large group lecture.

Effective learning and teaching methods employ various strategiesthat require student activity, even in very large classes. In thisworkshop, opportunities will be provided to develop anunderstanding of the nature and importance of active learning and toidentify strategies that can be applied in your teaching.

TEACHING AT UNIVERSITY COURSE

Semester 2 1999: Wednesday, 2.15 - 5.00 pm, 4, 11, 18, 25 August; 1,8, 15 September

The course consists of seven sessions and a project, and is designedfor staff teaching, or intending to teach, at the University of Adelaide.

For enrolment details contact Lynne Bradshaw, 8303 5771 or email:<lbradshaw@acue.adelaide.edu.au>.

ARC SMALL GRANTS SCHEME 2000Applications are invited for initial funding under the ARC SmallGrants Scheme for 2000. This scheme aims to support, on acompetitive basis, high quality research projects and pilot researchprojects of modest cost conducted by researchers of proven excellence;and to support new researchers who show clear evidence of highresearch capacity.

All disciplines are supported except clinical medicine and dentistry.

The minimum grant size is $5,000; and the maximum is $20,000 inMathematics, Theoretical Physics and Humanities and Social Sciencesand $30,000 in all other disciplines.

The Application Form, the University’s guidelines and otherinformation are available on the Research Branch web site at:<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/formslist.html>.

Prospective applicants should note that the closing date forapplications is Monday 16 August and that LATE APPLICATIONSWILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

ARE YOU REGISTERED• to automatically receive regular updates about research funding

opportunities in your areas of interest

• so that details of your interests and expertise are available to potential sponsors, collaborators or industry partners?

If not, contact the Research Branch on extension 35137 forinformation about how you can register on the SMARTS/GENIUSsystem, or access the SPIN/SMARTS/GENIUS website through theResearch Branch homepage.

Research Branch Update

Research Branch web site: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/>

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTEOF PHYSICS (SA BRANCH)

Free PublicLectureWormholes, Warp Drive, andNegative Energy is the title ofthe lecture to be presented byProfessor Larry H Ford(Department of Physics, TuftsUniversity, Medford,Massachussetts, USA) onWednesday 14 July at 7.30pmin the Union Hall, Universityof Adelaide.

WWW: <http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/aip-sa/>

REMINDERSubmitting a notice tothe Adelaidean?Please send all documents asRTF files as we are Word 5.0Mac users.

Thank you.

Research Grants & Fellowships

The following is a list of grant, fellow-ship and other research fundingschemes currently available forapplication. A detailed electronicversion of this listing (Update:Research), together with guidelinesand application forms for some of themajor schemes, are available at:<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/>.For hard copy application forms andguidelines, contact the ResearchBranch, ext 35137; or email<louise.moore@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 Scientific & IndustrialResearch Organisation (CSIRO): 1999CSIRO Medals for ResearchAchievement: Closing date: 16 July 1999.

National Council for the Centenary ofFederation - History and EducationProgram: Expressions of Interest -1901 General Election and Sport:Internal closing date: 16 July 1999. Website: <www.centenary.gov.au>.

New South Wales Police Service:Policing Research Grants - SirMaurice Byers Fellowships: The internalclosing date has now been extended until 16July 1999.

National Heart, Lung, and BloodInstitute (NHLBI), USA: ResearchGrants for the Development of MousePhenotypic Screens for Heart, Lung,and Blood Diseases and SleepDisorders: Internal closing dates: Letter ofIntent: 19 July 1999; Application: 1September 1999.

Apex Council of Australia - ApexFoundation Trust for Autism: 2000Apex Trust for Autism Grant: Internalclosing date: 23 July 1999.

Apex Foundation for Research intoIntellectual Disability Limited -Research Grants: Internal closing date:23 July 1999.

Association of CommonwealthUniversities - THB Symons Fellowshipin Commonwealth Studies 1999:Internal closing date: 23 July 1999.

Australian Academy of the Humanities- Publication Subsidies: Internal closingdate: 23 July 1999. Web site: <http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/aah/>

Australian Academy of the Humanities/ Academy of the Social Sciences inAustralia / Vietnam National Centrefor the Social Sciences and Human-ities - Overseas Program: Vietnam:Internal closing date: 23 July 1999.

Australian Academy of Science · Fenner Medal· Gottschalk Medal· Moran Medal· Pawsey MedalInternal closing date: 23 July 1999. Web site:<http://www.science.org.au/awards/awards.htm>.

Australian Academy of Science -Margaret Middleton Fund: Award forResearch on the Conservation ofEndangered Native Animals: Internalclosing date : 23 July 1999.

Australian National University / RoyalSociety of London / NHMRC: HowardFlorey Fellowships Tenable in theUnited Kingdom and Australia: Internalclosing date: 23 July 1999. Web site:<http://jcsmr.anu.edu.au/florey>.

BHP - Community Trust andCommunity Support Programs:

Internal closing dates: 23 July and 25October 1999. Web site: <http://www.bhp.com.au/>.

Dairy Research and DevelopmentCorporation - Research and Develop-ment Funding 2000-01: Internal closingdate: 23 July 1999. Web site:<http://www.drdc.com.au>.

Health and Aged Care; Common-wealth Department of National IllicitDrug Strategy Community Partner-ships Initiative - Second RoundFunding: Internal Closing date: 23 July1999. Web site: <http:// www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/drugs/illicit/nids/cpi.htm>.

Karitane Research Grants for Child,Adolescent and Family Health Issues:Internal Closing date: 23 July 1999.

Land and Water Resources Research& Development Corporation:Research & Development Proposalsand Travel Fellowships for 2000 -2001: Internal closing date: 23 July 1999.Web site: <http://www.lwrrdc.gov.au>(under General Call Research)

National Health and Medical ResearchCouncil - Training Awards for 2000:(Australian Clinical Research PostdoctoralFellowships, Australian Part-Time ResearchFellowships, CJ Martin Fellowships, HowardFlorey Centenary Fellowship, INSERMExchange Fellowships, Neil Hamilton FairleyFellowships, Peter Doherty Fellowships, PublicHealth Postdoctoral Fellowship (Australia),Sidney Sax Fellowships). Internal closingdate: 23 July 1999. Web site:<http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc>.(Proceed then to “Research Program” andthen “Training Awards”)

Reg Waite Award for Young AustralianAchievers: Internal closing date: 23 July1999.

Retina Australia - Retina AustraliaResearch Grants 2000: Internal closingdate: 23 July 1999.

JH & JD Gunn Medical ResearchFoundation: Research Grants: Internalclosing date: 24 July 1999.

Australian Academy of Science /Australian Research Council / JapanSociety for the Promotion of Science· JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships in

Japan 2000-2001Internal closing date: 26 July 1999.

Australian Academy of Science /Science and Technology Agency· STA Postdoctoral Fellowships in

Japan 2000-2001· Japanese Government Research

Awards for Foreign Specialists 2000-2001

· Short-Term Fellowships in Japan 2000-2001

Internal closing date: 26 July 1999. Website: <http://www.science.org.au/internat/exchange/japfel.htm>.

Ian Potter Foundation and Ian PotterCultural Trust - Grants: Internal closingdates: 26 July & 25 October 1999.

Educational Commission for ForeignMedical Graduates - ECFMGInternational Fellowships in MedicalEducation: Internal closing date: 30 July1999

Asthma South Australia - 1999Research Grants: Internal closing date: 3August 1999

Juvenile Diabetes FoundationAustralia - 1999 Travel Grants forYoung Researchers: Internal closingdates: 5 August and 4 November 1999 and 3February 2000.

Australian Academy of Science -Boden Research Conferences(Expressions of Intent): Internal closingdate: 6 August 1999

National Health and Medical ResearchCouncil - Travelling Award for

Research Training: (This award is aimedat current holders of Australian basedFellowships). Internal closing date: 6 August1999. Web site: <http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc> (Proceed then to“Research Program” and then “TrainingAwards”)

Australian Academy of the Humanities/ Royal Netherlands Academy of Artsand Sciences / Academy of the SocialSciences in Australia: OverseasProgram - Netherlands: Internal closingdate: 6 August 1999.

Australian Rotary Health ResearchFund· Mental Illness Research Grants· Mental Illness Research - Arhrf Ian

Scott Fellowship· First Aid, Pre-Hospital Treatment

and Emergency Care Research Internal closing date: 6 August 1999. Website: http:// www.rotarnet.com.au

Sudden Infant Death ResearchFoundation Inc. - Research Grants:Internal closing date: 9 August 1999.

Human Frontier Science Program -Research Grants and Long TermFellowships: Internal closing date: 18August 1999. Web site: <http://www.hfsp.org>.

Australian Academy of Science -Graeme Caughley TravellingFellowship in Ecology: Internal closingdate: 20 August 1999. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/awards/awards.htm>.

Garnett Passe and Rodney WilliamsMemorial Foundation Award for 2000:Research Training Fellowships inOtorhinolaryngology: Internal closingdate: 20 August 1999.

Horticultural Research & DevelopmentCorporation - 1999 Graham GregoryAwards: Internal closing date: 20 August1999

Scholarships

Unless otherwise stated, furtherinformation and application forms forthe following scholarships areavailable from the Registrar, Scholar-ships, or the Scholarships Officer,Graduate Studies and ScholarshipsBranch, Level 7, Wills Building, ext35697/33044. Please lodge allapplications with the ScholarshipsOffice unless otherwise stated.AFUW-ACT Bursary: Free board andlodging for up to four weeks at UrsulaCollege, ANU to a woman graduate or finalyear honours student who wishes to carryout some short project, in any field, thatnecessitates a short stay in Canberra.Closing: 31 July (Canberra)

Australian Kidney FoundationBiomedical Research Scholarshipsand Summer Vacation Scholarships:Biomedical Research Scholarships are opento Australian applicants enrolled in a PhD orMD at an Australian university. Vacationscholarships are open to undergraduatescurrently enrolled in the Faculty of Medicineor other faculties offering courses in thebiological sciences. Applicants should havecompleted, or expect to complete, at leastone full year of their course by thescholarship’s commencement. Closing: 8September - Vacation Scholarships; 23 June -Biomedical Scholarships (ScholarshipsSection)

Charles and June Ross InternationalFellowship: Open to women scientists(natural and physical sciences) who areAustralian citizens and have graduated froman Australian university. The Fellowship istenable for one year in the USA to a full-time graduate or postgraduate to undertakestudy or research. Applications available

from AAUW Educational Foundation,Fellowships and Grants, North Dodge Street,Dept 141, PO Box 4030, Iowa City, Iowa52243-4030 USA, fax: (319) 337 2201, tel:(319) 337 1716 ext 141. Closing: 15December (USA)

Japanese Government ResearchAwards for Foreign Specialists,Science Awards 2000-2001: Open toAustralian citizens or permanent residentswishing to undertake research for up to sixmonths in Japanese government nationallaboratories. Applicants must have beenengaged in scientific or technologicalresearch for more than three years afterobtaining a university degree in the fieldrelated to their proposed Japanese study.Forms available via internet: <http://www/science.org.au/internat/exchange.japfel.htm>. Closing: 2 August (Canberra)

Merrill Lynch Forum: Grants will beawarded to PhD students who best explainthe commercial application of theirdissertation topic. Applications via theForum’s Web Site: <www.ml.com/innovation/>. Closing: 15 September (USA)

Multiple Sclerosis Australia -Postgraduate Research and SummerVacation Scholarships: Postgraduatescholarships open to registered medicalgraduates or appropriately qualified sciencegraduates or health professionals. Vacationscholarships intended for currently enrolledundergraduates completing three or fouryears of a full-time course leading to anhonours degree in medicine, health scienceor science. Applications for vacationscholarships may be sent directly to thefunding body by 31 August 1999. Closing:23 August- Postgraduate Scholarships(Scholarships)

National Heart Foundation Post-graduate and Vacation Scholarships:Postgraduate scholarships, non-medical, forfull-time research leading to a PhD at anAustralian university. Vacation Scholarshipsprovide opportunities to participate inresearch projects which are broadly relatedto the cardiovascular function. Closing: 8September -Vacation Scholarships; 25October - Non-medical (Scholarships)

NH & MRC PostgraduateScholarships: Applications are nowinvited for Medical/Dental PostgraduateScholarships, Dora Lush (Biomedical)Postgraduate Scholarships, Public HealthPostgraduate Research Scholarships,Training Scholarships for Aboriginal Health(includes undergraduate). Kits available onrequest. Closing: 6 August (Scholarships)

Research Abroad Scholarships: Opento full-time higher degree research studentswho have completed their structuredprogram; part-time students not inemployment; Lecturers Level A. Studentswho have previously held a Research AbroadScholarship are ineligible. Applicants mustbe able to show that travel overseas isessential for the pursuit of theirpostgraduate work. Closing: 31 July(Scholarships)

Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop AsianFellowships : Open to Australian citizensto undertake individually devised projects inan Asian country, in such fields as socialservice, local community development,peace-keeping, public health/welfare,technology, environment/resourcemanagement, arts/culture, sport. Closing:30 August (Victoria)

Sir Robert Menzies Scholarship inLaw: Tenable for two years in the UKcommencing October 2000. Value: returnair fare, substantial emoluments which arenot subject to UK income tax. Academicexcellence is of primary importance.Applicants should be those aiming to attainprominence in Australia as demonstrated bytheir record of leadership, extra-curricularactivities and interest in the service ofothers. Closing: 23 August (Scholarships)

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A N D O T H E R F U N D I N G S C H E M E S

R E S E A R C H A N D S C H O L A R S H I P S