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A mix of alcoholand clergy

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Telescope opens upthe heavens

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International awardfor professor

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Maestros andApprentices shine

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AUSTRALIA’S first evercloned sheep, namedMatilda, has been unveiledby the South AustralianResearch & DevelopmentInstitute (SARDI).The breakthrough, which is the resultof years of collaboration betweenSARDI and Adelaide University,comes four years after Scottishscientists created the world’s firstcloned sheep, Dolly.

A key player in the cloning projectwas Professor George Rogers, who isthe Program Manager of theCooperative Research Centre (CRC)for Premium Quality Wool. Fundingfor the project was received from theCommonwealth through the WoolCRC, which is located at AdelaideUniversity’s Waite Campus in theDepartment of Animal Science.

Professor Rogers said the productionof Matilda using somatic cell cloningtechnology (the same technology thatproduced Dolly at the Roslin Institute,Scotland) was extremely importantfor Australia’s merino sheep industry.

On a basic level, the creation ofMatilda involved the following steps:

• a cell was taken from a donorsheep;

• the cell’s nucleus was transferredto an egg which had had its nucleusremoved;

• the introduced DNA of the nucleusbehaved like the DNA of a newlydeveloped egg, enabling the egg togrow as a normal embryo;

• this embryo was then implantedinto a host ewe, where it developednormally to produce Matilda.

A number of cloned embryos wereimplanted as part of the project, butMatilda, delivered in April bycaesarean section, was the first livebirth.

Professor Rogers said sheep breederswere keenly interested in the benefitsof cloning as a means of rapidlybreeding elite animals that, forexample, were disease free and highproducers of fine wool.

Sheep transgenesis has beenconducted by Professor Rogers’sgroup at Adelaide University overseveral years in collaboration withSARDI, aimed at improving thestructure of wool fibre.

“These improvements could helpAustralia’s struggling wool industryget back on its feet,” ProfessorRogers said.

“There is a very conscious need tostrengthen wool’s competitiveness asa textile fibre, and the application ofcloning techniques to introduce newgenes into sheep opens up enormouspotential.

“It speeds up our research to create

sheep whose wool has new anduseful fibre properties,” he said.

SARDI Director Mr Rob Lewis said thegains for industry could be significant.

“The ability to clone merinos haspotential to help the industry liftannual rates of genetic gain 5% ormore, worth about $300 million over10 years in South Australia,” MrLewis said.

He said under the current industrystructure, based on breedingtechniques, it may take up to 13 yearsto get the desired improvements inwool fibre. Cloning could shorten thisto one year.

“The birth of Matilda demonstratesthe viability of the technology, whichwe think has the potential to allow theindustry to leapfrog generations in thesearch for premium wool typesfavoured by international markets,” hesaid.

The technology also offers a means of“genetic rescue”, where the geneticsof flocks endangered by disease canbe saved.

Similarly, animals with specialqualities nearing the end of their livescan be duplicated, so that studproducers can continue to accesstheir genetic value, he said.

Australia is believed to be among thetop 10 countries in the worldinvestigating cloning technologies for

animal industries.However, it will be some time beforethe cloning technology that producedMatilda will be available commer-cially. More trials are necessary, andthe development of Matilda will haveto be observed closely.

Mr Lewis said all research involved in

the cloning of Matilda had beenundertaken within appropriate geneticmanipulations and animal ethicsguidelines and approvals, includingthe PIRSA Animal Ethics Committee.

Notification was also given to theCommonwealth Gene ManipulationAdvisory Committee.

Cloning technology aims to boost wool industry

Matilda, Australia’s first cloned sheep. Photo courtesy of SARDI.

Wind tunnel Barbie a whole new drag actRIDING your bike in a wind tunnelcan be a real drag at times—justask international toy icon Barbie.Wind Tunnel Barbie is the brainchild ofAdelaide University researchers looking toimprove the aerodynamics of a life-sizedbicycle to be entered in the 2001 World SolarCycle Challenge from Alice Springs toAdelaide.Staff from the University’s Mechanical Eng-ineering, Electronic & Electrical Engineeringand Civil & Environmental Engineeringdepartments have joined forces with two ofAdelaide’s brightest Year 12 students toprepare an entry for the challenge.Project coordinator Mr Stanley Woithe saidtests on Wind Tunnel Barbie formed a vitalpart of preparing an entry in the A-classsection of the challenge, A-class bikes are only allowed a small sectionof aerodynamic shaping (known as fairing) atthe front of the bike.“Many previous fairing designs sufferunexpectedly high drag in side-winds,” MrWoithe said.“The students will be designing a fairing thatprovides low drag under a broad range of windangles. It is expected that the fairing will be asignificant departure from earlier designs.“The students will be measuring the drag of an

unfaired and faired bicycle and rider in a windtunnel, and will also carry out flowvisualisation in a water tunnel.”

Barbie and her bike represent a one-fifth scalemodel of the real thing, and were chosen forthe task for a number of reasons, Mr Woithesaid.

“Barbie and the bicycle are the ideal size forthe wind tunnel, and all the components—bicycle, doll helmet and so on—were ready-made,” he said.

“Barbie also has free-moving joints that allowher to be mounted in the correct position.”

The two students—Paul Quast from ThomasMore College and Andrew Smart from UrrbraeAgricultural High School—are working withAdelaide University staff through the CSIROStudent Research Scheme 2000.

The goals of the scheme are to providestudents with quality research experience;increase the number of quality students takingup science and engineering careers; and toalert students, parents and teachers to thevital contribution of scientific and engineeringresearch to the Australian community.

Other Adelaide University staff taking part inthe project include Dr Richard Kelso asaerodynamics adviser and Mr Ian Linke onmodel fabrication.

—Ben Osborne

Year 12 students Paul Quast (left) and Andrew Smart (middle), along with Adelaide University’s DrRichard Kelso, check on Barbie’s progress in the wind tunnel in the University’s Department of Civil &Environmental Engineering. Photo: Ben Osborne.

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C O M M E N T A R YWHAT CAN BABE TEACH US?

AdelaideanVolume 9 Issue Number 8

EditorDavid Ellis

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The Most Reverend Ian GeorgeAnglican Archbishop of Adelaide

In 1748, at the age of 16, George Washingtoncopied out by hand some “Rules of Civility andDecent Behaviour in Company and Conver-sation”, which seemed to guide him throughouthis career. These 110 rules are from an Englishtranslation of a French Jesuit writing of 1595intended to replace the courtly manners thatrestricted honor to aristocrats. A combinationof stoic and Christian egalitarianism surfaces inthese rules, which guided Washingtonthroughout his life. For instance, Rule 1 is: “Every action done incompany ought to be done with some sign ofrespect to those that are present,” whether theybe of aristocratic or ordinary rank. Rule 36:“Treat [artificers and persons of low degree]with affability and courtesy, without arrogance.”Rule 32 announces “a principle of acceptinghonor only with reluctance and modesty”. Rule63 warns: “A man ought not to value himself orhis achievements or rare qualities of wit, muchless of his riches, virtue or kindred.” In general,these rules were outlining and absorbing asystem of courtesy appropriate to equals andnear equals. Washington’s adherence to thesedemocratic manners throughout his publiccareer evoked Parson Weem’s comment that itwas “no wonder everybody honoured him whohonoured everybody”.Would you say that these are commoncharacteristics of community life today?In the 1990s there were many studies callingattention to the rise of a new “beastliness” insocial relations. As J Budziszewski observes,“Good manners seem to be taking it in the chopslately… Discourtesy, ingratitude, boorishness,and indecorum are now so much expected inpublic life that one begins to make sport ofthem.” In The Triumph of Meanness, NicolausMills provides an extensive analysis of atendency to make “meanness and denigrationcentral to mainstream political writing”. He goeson to describe talk shows that provoke guests tosay derogatory things to each other, newsprograms that allow analysts rudely to interrupteach other, the rise of hostilities between thesexes and the races, and the incitement toviolence and contempt. Look at what RobertMugabe is doing in Zimbabwe at the moment.Meg Greenfield criticises “the new verbalincivility”, describing it as “a continuous low,nasty, combative whine that has become theaccepted background music to our daily lives”.It is a form of cowardice: “it does not have theguts”, she writes, “to confront the opponent’sargument; instead it attempts to discredit anddestroy the opponent, to cast doubt on his moralstanding to be in the argument at all… And we

ourselves, not to mentionour saintly politicalleaders in both parties,could do a lot to change itfor the better if wewished”.This incivility and com-bativeness saturates oursporting activities. Perhaps that is one of thereasons why sport has become such a dominantfactor in all First World cultures. The Agerecently published an obituary of the Braziliangoalkeeper who failed to save the crucial goal inthe World Cup Final in Rio de Janerio in 1950.He lived for a further 50 years and for half acentury was refused back into his club becausehe might bring bad luck. A woman pointed athim and said to her boy: “Look at him, son. Heis the man that made all of Brazil cry.” Lastmonth he said: “Under Brazilian law themaximum sentence is 30 years. But myimprisonment has been for 50 years.”Into this observed descent into incivility anddiscourtesy appeared in 1995 a film whichmany of you may have seen. It was calledBabe. In this Disney-like tale, Arthur Hoggett, asheep farmer, becomes the owner of a pig,Babe, who is subsequently adopted by Fly, themother border collie on the Hoggett farm. Mr Hoggett decides to teach Babe the tricks ofshepherding. Fly explains that the key is“attitude. They just have to know who’s boss”.When Babe tries to push the sheep around,trying to bark like a dog, they just laugh at him.But then Babe speaks to them with a civil andcourteous tone. Amazingly, the sheep walkcalmly out of the fold two by two in a statelyrow. Farmer Hoggett enters Babe for the NationalGrand Challenge Sheepdog Trials. When theyarrive, Babe speaks to the sheep with respect,while Fly uses the ordinary domineering tone ofa sheepdog. “All right, blockheads, payattention over here,” she says as the sheep shyaway in terror. “Now, you pay attention to whatthis pig has to say to you, or I’ll come in thereand rip ya to shreds!” They just veer off andrefuse to communicate. Only when Babediscovers the sheep’s password do they decideto respond to his requests. The crowd laughs inderision as Babe is led out to the competition,but Mr Hoggett is undeterred. The sheepobediently file through the course, in pairs, inresponse to Babe’s instructions. Thesportscaster is speechless as the crowd goessilent in amazement. At the end of a perfectperformance of shepherding, the crowd breaksinto wild applause. Through a lowly pig treatingthe lowlier sheep with civil respect, a miracleoccurs that affects everyone in the story.If Miriam Hauser, Director of the Film Studies

Centre at the University ofChicago, is right when shesays: “Film has becomethe medium in whichstories are told that tendto be central to the con-cerns, problems, preocc-upations of a society,”

does Babe throw light on the deeper dimensionsand motivations of civility in a time when simpleadmonitions to behave well are no longereffective?Babe’s success derives from treating the sheep“with brotherly love”, so to speak. The sheeptake a shine to him because Babe speakspolitely to them and treats them with respect.But this sense of brotherhood Babe has alreadyfound in Farmer Hoggett and the dog family. Thefirst words Babe says to Fly, the mother dog,come in response to her statement that pigs arealmost as stupid as sheep. “Excuse me, nowe’re not.” This polite statement, respectfullybut firmly given, sets the tone for the laterdevelopment. In time, the pups accept Babe asone of the family. The matter of respect for others whom theworld holds in contempt surfaces when Babemeets the matriarchal ewe, who insists, “I’ll notbe called a common sheep, thank you kindly.I’m a Border Lester ewe. The name’s Maa.”Babe learns to treat all of the sheep withrespect, which is the key to their cooperationand Babe’s success as a “sheeppig”.Babe responds appreciatively to the sheep’s co-operation, “Ah, beautifully done. I can’t tell youhow grateful I am to you all. Now for one lastfavor, if the three ladies with collars would kindlywalk out of the ring, I’d be very much obliged.”A distinction between superior beings,embodied by the leading animals on the Hoggettfarm along with Mr and Mrs Hoggett, and the“lowly” is evident throughout the film. “Pigs aredefinitely stupid” is the caption shown whenBabe is brought home, to the disapproving viewof the sheepdogs. That the creatures at the tophave the right to dominate others is the premiseof the farm, accepted if not welcomed by all. After Babe first hears of the bad behaviour ofdogs, and yet is welcomed by Fly into herfamily, the pig’s moral resolution is described bythe narrator of the film: “The pig promisedhimself that he would never think badly of anycreature, ever again.”Through Babe’s example even the dogs learn tobe courteous and civil. But the humans changetoo.The question of how attitudes of people (and, ofcourse, animals) are changed is a central onefrom the opening narration of the film: “This is a tale about an unprejudiced heart, and

how it changed our valley forever. There was atime a few years ago when pigs were affordedno respect, except from other pigs. They livedtheir whole lives in a cruel and sunless world.”In St Paul Returns to the Movies, Robert Jowett,to whom much of this analysis in indebted,states:“The expression ‘unprejudiced heart’ appears toinclude both Mr Hoggett and Babe, but thetransformation includes everyone in the valley,implying that a new ‘respect’ had beenachieved. All of the creatures, the people in thestands, the proud officials of the National GrandChallenge, and even Mrs Hoggett—all share inapplauding the victory of the humble pig. Butthere is a curious element in this celebration:Babe and his boss stand silently to receive it,and they appear completely unaffected by it...The narrator informs us that no one in the standsknew what to say, but Mr Hoggett did: ‘That’lldo, pig. That’ll do.’ Babe looks up to his masterwith contentment. It is as if the reward forvictory is intrinsic in the performance itself; boththe farmer and his pig are content simply tohave done the job well. Neither of them needsthe honor of public applause, because their needfor honor has somehow already been met.”Put simply, by considering others’ needs, Babehas facilitated a transformation in the behaviourpatterns of a whole community.We could do with some transformation inAustralia right now.The embracing of civility and courtesy has manyimplications for an Australian culture increasing-ly divided between rich and poor, a dominantwhite majority back-peddling on reconciliationwith an oppressed indigenous minority, and anincrease of confrontational styles based aggre-ssively on competition rather than cooperation.When I was in legal practice there was atradition that every practitioner was amicuscuriae, a friend of the court. The first interest ofthe legal system was to seek together the truth.Perhaps it was always a dream. But what hastaken its place seems more of a nightmare everyday. My hope and prayer is that we might all betrue friends of the society in which we live andwork. You will understand my special interest in men-tioning that the events of Good Friday and Easterare a pattern to be noted. Jesus’s example ofself-sacrifice on the cross, I believe, is the finestmodel we have. Christians believe that act wasvindicated in the resurrection three days later.It is an ancient pattern: death to self brings newlife—to individuals and to communities.

This commentary was adapted from ArchbishopGeorge’s address to graduating students inBonython Hall on Wednesday 19 April.

“Ah, beautifully done. I can’ttell you how grateful I am toyou all. Now for one lastfavor...

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University identity

I was interested to read John Edge’s letterto staff about the University’s identity, inthe April 24th edition of the Adelaidean.

Several people had asked me recently whether the Uni-versity had changed its name, and my response was -“not that I’m aware of!” But I note that we are nowAdelaide University, not The University of Adelaide. It’s been suggested to me that this puts our Universityat the top of the alphabet and that may be an advan-tage in these competitive times, but I must admit I pre-fer The University of Adelaide. I accept that staff can’tbe consulted on every issue that arises, but I wouldhave thought that changing the name of our institutionwas something that deserved some discussion.

Grant TownsendSchool of Dentistry

Editor: In August 1999 a draft revision of the Univer-sity’s logo was put forward by Emery Vincent Design.This was the first stage in redesigning the University’svisual identity. Comment was invited from Facultiesthrough their Executive Deans. In addition, a series of

focus groups was held. Participants included senioracademic staff, other academic and general staff,student leaders, and external community participants.Support for the use of “Adelaide University” emergedfrom those groups.

Research distinction

In nearly every issue of the Adelaideanthere are comments or an article onresearch, and I keep on wondering whether

it would be wise to specify the ‘type’ of research asthis term represents a category of activities.As well known, research is a ‘collective’ wordrepresenting pure or basic research and appliedresearch; the latter comprising four subtypes, namely,problem-oriented, goal-oriented, developmental, andoperational applied research.The reasons for making a clear distinction, even inbrief newsletter articles, are too many to discuss here.Perhaps an article could be written by one of theresearchers? Dr Karl H Wolf

Eastwood, NSW

L E T T E R STO THE EDITOR

BoydexhibitionSTUDENTS from AdelaideUni are being offered freeadmission to the ArtGallery’s exhibition of thepaintings of Arthur Boyd.The Art Gallery of South Australiahas borrowed several Boyd worksfrom Adelaide University,including the Judges series, fromthe Equinox Cafe, and The Circusand other poems series, from theBarr Smith Library.Students who present their IDcards will be given freeadmission, enabling them to seeand enjoy the University’s worksin the broader context of Boyd’sart. Those wanting to takeadvantage of the offer must go tothe information desk near theGallery’s cafe to receive theirspecial admission tags.

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Good on you, Oz!I’m pleased that The Australian has run a seriesof articles about universities entitled “Whatprice knowledge?” including a good article byAdelaide Arts honours student, Robert Geddes.It’s critical that the issues, dilemmas andproblems facing Australian Higher Education aremore widely understood. Debates in our major,national newspaper are a great help, as areeditorials highlighting the issues. The editorialin The Weekend Australian of 6-7 May,“Knowledge: a strategic investment”, wasparticularly thoughtful.One article in the series was by Minister Kemp.There’s been a tendency for too long forgovernments to use defensive argumentsclaiming there have been no cuts, but the lineseems to be changing. To quote the Minister:“The overarching policy strategy of theGovernment during the past four years has beento maintain (and in research, to lift) the publicinvestment in universities, while providingincentives and opportunities for a better andmore equitable use of resources and a widercommunity contribution”. True enough, Isuppose, if you forget about inflation and the ’96cuts, and overlook some of the more peculiarbureaucracy on fees!I suspect many of us were personallysympathetic to Simon Marginson’s argumentsfor more public funding of universities.However I don’t see much sign of politicalparties being swayed by it. Given the zero-sumnature of government funding, Australiangovernments over the last ten years or so havebeen very reluctant to move the level of fundsrequired to support universities adequately fromthe Health, Welfare or Defence budgets (themain possible sources). Nor have they beenwilling to raise taxes – another possible sourceof funds. As a nation we face choices about highereducation. We can let the universities rundown, or let them support themselves byfinding increasingly large amounts of theirfunding from non-government sources (addingto the stress on an already badly-stressedsystem), or we can ask individuals to pay higherfees (generally not possible for full-timestudents unless in the form of a deferred loan).Or some mix. As I said, I see no evidence of a change of heartby either of the major political parties withregard to more public funding of universities.While there is talk by Labor of the need forgreater support for education, I have not heardof any well-articulated plan for where fundingwould come from and at what levels. It isimportant when calling for public funding also toask for the details of sources and levels offunding. Being fobbed off with token increaseswill not help much at all. We should have backup requests ready too,given the resistance by governments toincreased public spending on universities. Ifthere is to be no increase in public funding, thenthe existing funding system should berestructured. Commonwealth scholarshipsshould be reintroduced and the HECS systemshould be extended so that universities thatwant to can offer domestic students a higher-quality education than they can offer at present,given low levels of government funding perstudent and the highly-controlled nature offunding for domestic students. With theappropriate HECS extension, students wouldnot have to pay for this increased quality untilthey were earning enough to do so. So, let’s encourage our newspapers to keepprinting well-informed debates on highereducation. And let’s take every opportunity toask our political leaders if and how they’regoing to make positive changes to highereducation funding and policy.

MARY O’KANE

Aboriginal kids get taste of uni lifeA GROUP of high school studentsfrom South Australia’s rural andremote areas had the rareopportunity to see, smell andtouch the sea while they were inAdelaide recently—but just asimportantly, they also learnt abouthow it works.The students were part of a group of morethan 100 indigenous high school students(plus teachers and parents) from across theState who got their first taste of universitylife, thanks to an innovative program involvingall three South Australian universities andcoordinated by Wilto Yerlo, the AboriginalPrograms Unit at Adelaide University.The two-day Experience Uni—Securing aFuture program has been hailed by organisersas a resounding success, with coordinatorMs Sonja Kurtzer saying many of the studentshad come away with a new outlook onpossible careers.“Many of the students may not have knownof anyone else in their family or peer groupwho has attended university,” Ms Kurtzersaid.

“In bringing them to Adelaide, we hoped toencourage them to think about universityeducation as a means to a better career. Ouraim was to educate students, but along theway show them that university study canalso be lots of fun.”The Year 10, 11 and 12 students came fromas far away as Marree and Coober Pedy, aswell as Port Augusta, Murray Bridge andNaracoorte, with many commenting on thevalue of having the opportunity to listen to

current and past students talk about theirsuccesses and experiences at university.

During the two days they were involved in“hands-on” activities at each university. Forexample, at Adelaide University studentswere able to examine a coastal modellingbasin which simulated how the oceanworks—and then compare it to the real thingat West Beach, where they stayed.

Students were also entertained by a bandfrom Adelaide University’s Centre forAboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) and tookpart in leisure activities including bannerpainting, a beach walk and sports.Experience Uni—Securing a Future wassponsored by the Department of Education,Training & Youth Affairs.

—Ben Osborne

Proudly posing for The Advertiser photographer Brett Hartwig during their trip to AdelaideUniversity were (from left) Lawrie Rankine, Rohanna McKeown, Azra Rochester andDesmond Karpany. Photo: Ben Osborne.

Staff’s new role on government bodiesSENIOR Adelaide University staffhave been appointed to keypositions on State Governmentadvisory groups.The Executive Dean of the Faculty ofEngineering, Computer & MathematicalSciences, Professor Ian Young, has beenappointed presiding member of the SAGovernment’s Coast Protection Board, whilethe Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research),Professor Edwina Cornish, and ProfessorPeter Høj, Professor of Oenology and Directorof the Australian Wine Research Institute,have been appointed to the StateGovernment’s new Innovation, Science &Technology Council.

The Coast Protection Board is responsible forthe maintenance of all coastal regions ofSouth Australia.

Professor Young has been appointed to theboard until February 2004.

The new Innovation, Science & TechnologyCouncil has been established to develop a“Partnership for Action” on innovation,science and technology matters betweenbusiness, government, universities, researchinstitutions and the community. It will advise government and other relevantparties on a range of strategic issues and willbe expected to play a central role in fosteringa culture of innovation in South Australia.The Council’s 13 members are drawn fromthe private and public sector. Adelaide University Vice-Chancellor ProfessorMary O’Kane has welcomed the newappointments.“Professor Young, Professor Cornish andProfessor Høj would make invaluablecontributions to the State through theirrepresentation on these bodies,” ProfessorO’Kane said.“The Coast Protection Board has a major role

to play in the preservation and maintenanceof a major natural resource in South Australia,its coast, and Professor Young’s appointmentto the board is a tribute to his expertise inphysical oceanography and coastalengineering.”

She said the establishment of the Innovation,Science & Technology Council would bringkey players together in one working group.“Excellent linkages need to be developedbetween all the sectors if South Australia is tocapitalise on its brightest ideas,” she said.“There are many examples of cutting-edgeresearch in our universities and researchcentres and we need to make sure that they generate the maximum benefits for ourState.“The new Council will encourage networkingbetween the key players and help to promotea more entrepreneurial culture.”

—David Ellis

FIVE Adelaide High School studentshave recently spent a week atAdelaide University in a bid toimprove an important process at theUniversity.The students (under the guidance of facilitatorSam Jacob, pictured third from right) were atthe University as part of the ‘E’ Team program.

The ‘E’ Team program involves high schoolstudents spending a week at variousworkplaces. Using Quality Managementprinciples, they analyse a particular section ofthe business’ work and make recommendationson how to improve a process within thatsection.

This year’s Adelaide University ‘E’ Team (fromleft) Aileen Yao, Adrianna Nguyen, Andre Haidar,Linh Lam and Natalie Chhay, examined howstudent feedback from student service areas inthe Division of Student & Staff Services iscollected, analysed and used.

—Ben Osborne

E-team offers students unique opportunity

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A mix of alcohol and clergyAUSTRALIANS are renownedfor being able to down largequantities of alcohol—butaccording to an AdelaideUniversity researcher, wehaven’t got a patch on religiousfigures in traditional Europe.Dr Lynn Martin, Director of the University’sResearch Centre for the History of Food &Drink, says from the 8th century until aslate as the 18th century, priests, monks,friars and even nuns were consumingenormous quantities of alcohol.This hearty consumption of alcohol led tothe popular image of a drunken priest inthe past, Dr Martin said.The figures for average daily consumptionor ration of alcohol per person arestaggering—a word which would alsodescribe the state of the people on thereceiving end of such quantities:• Priests of Munden’s Chantry (Mid-15thcentury): 18 litres of ale;• Prior of Blyth (15th century): 13.5 litresof ale;• Monks of Austrian monasteries (14thcentury): 2-4 litres of wine;

• Nuns of S. Maria delle Vergini (Mid 15thcentury): carafe of wine.To put these figures into perspective, theannual per capita consumption of wine inlate medieval and early modern Italiantowns ranged from 200 to 415 litres. Thiscontrasts with the annual per capitaconsumption of 20 litres in Australia and60 litres for present-day Italy.In his latest paper, entitled Alcohol and theClergy in Traditional Europe, Dr Martinargues the role of alcohol was far moreimportant in traditional Europe than it istoday.“Alcohol was a necessary component ofmost people’s diet—people drank asignificant portion of their daily intake ofcalories,” he said.“They drank water, of course, but in theperiod before safe alternatives such as teaand coffee, many people began their daywith a draught of ale or wine at breakfastand continued drinking throughout the day.“Contrary to Karl Marx, religion was notthe opiate of the people, alcohol was.Alcoholic beverages often provided theonly refuge and the only comfort from theharsh realities of daily life, and the even

harsher catastrophes and disasters thatwere too often a feature of existence in thepast.”

This “opium” definitely applied to thereligious people of the day, according to DrMartin, who examined the way literaturefrom the time portrayed the clergy.

For the most part, it wasn’t a kindportrayal—priests, monks and friars weresupposedly drunkards and haunters oftaverns and alehouses, Dr Martin said.

“So widespread was the reputation ofclergy for drunkenness that it attained thestatus of proverbs. ‘Bibamus papaliter’,that is, ‘Let us drink like a pope,’ did notmean to drink in moderation,” he said.

“Medieval monks also perfected ale-brewing techniques and earned areputation for the quality of their brew.

“In England they produced three grades ofale, weak, mild and strong, and markedtheir barrels accordingly with one, two, orthree Xs. This is of course how Four Xbeer gets its name, and not, as somepeople believe, because Queenslanderscan’t spell beer.”

—Ben Osborne

IF, as the saying goes, “the proof ofthe pudding is in the eating”, thereal proof for a team of Adelaideengineers came on Wednesday 10May when the Sydney 2000Olympic Torch was lit in Greece.After almost two years developing the fueland combustion system for the torch, thehard work by engineers at Adelaide Univer-sity and local company Fuel & CombustionTechnology (FCT) was finally put to the test.

Despite being outshone by the controversy ofwho was carrying it, the torch itselfperformed admirably.

The torch-lighting ceremony in Olympia,Greece, was the first real sign that theSydney 2000 Olympics will soon beunderway.

From Greece the torch is making its way toAsia and then to Australia for the longesttorch relay of any Olympics.

Members of the torch development teamfrom Adelaide’s departments of MechanicalEngineering and Chemical Engineering, andfrom FCT, held an impromptu celebration onthe night of the torch lighting.

The team had reason to celebrate. They wereawarded the contract to develop the fuel andcombustion system for the torch back in

1998, beating national competition for theprestigious contract.

In a team effort itself worthy of a gold medal,countless hours of design and testing byaround 20 researchers, including academicstaff and students (including a postgraduatestudent from Malaysia), plus the efforts oftechnical and secretarial staff, produced aflame for the torch which has burned brightly.

The torch flame is the most environmentallyfriendly of all the Olympic torches, with littleto no visible smoke or toxic emissions andthe lowest greenhouse gas emissions yet.

The development team is confident that thetorch will perform well in a variety of weatherconditions in Asia and Australia.

“We’re very pleased that after all this time thetorch is working as expected,” said teamleader and Mechanical Engineering seniorlecturer Dr Gus Nathan.

“It’s impossible to test for every possiblesituation the torch will face, but at this stagewe’re glad to see that the flame is burningbrightly and is doing everything that SOCOGwanted it to do.

“The real excitement for us will come whenthe torch relay begins in Australia. We will beclosely monitoring the torch’s performanceand hope that it lives up to the nation’sexpectations.

“It was a great challenge and a great honourfor the development team to take on thiscontract, and we’re obviously delighted tohave played our role in Olympic history,” DrNathan said.The Adelaide team was also awardedSOCOG’s contract to develop the barbecue-sized community cauldrons which travel withthe Olympic torch during the relay.

—David Ellis

Olympic torch a success, despite the controversy

Dr Lynn Martin from the Research Centre for the History of Food& Drink pours himself a ration. Photo: Ben Osborne.

Sophie Gosper runs with the Olympic torch in Greece.Photo by Associated Press.

Wind tunnel testing was vital in thedevelopment of the Sydney 2000 Olympictorch, enabling researchers to gauge theflame’s reaction to a variety of windconditions. Pictured here are AssociateProfessor Keith King (Chemical Engineering),Dr Gus Nathan (Mechanical Engineering)and Mr Steven Hill (FCT). Photo: BrentonEdwards.

Edith Cowan University in Perth recently celebrated the 5th Birthday of its School ofEngineering, and paid tribute to Adelaide University Vice-Chancellor Mary O’Kane. ECU isgrateful for the “vision and encouragement” of Professor O’Kane, who was on the originalsteering committee that guided the inception of its engineering school. Pictured at thecelebration are (from left) Dr Derek Abbott from Adelaide University’s Department of Electrical& Electronic Engineering (representing Professor O’Kane), Professor Millicent Poole, Vice-Chancellor of Edith Cowan University, and Professor Kamran Eshraghian, Head of the School ofEngineering at Edith Cowan.

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New outback telescope opens up the heavensA $4 MILLION telescope operated jointly byAdelaide University and the University ofTokyo has been officially opened atWoomera by the Japanese Ambassador toAustralia, Mr Masaji Takahashi.The powerful 10-metre CANGAROO telescope will enablescientists at the International Astrophysical Observatory tomake observations of radiation (gamma rays) fromsupernovas, pulsars and black holes.It replaces the 3.8 metre telescope used at theObservatory since the two universities established theCANGAROO Project in 1992.(CANGAROO takes its name from the Collaboration ofAustralia and Nippon for a Gamma Ray Observatory in theOutback).A contribution of $200,000 towards the cost of thetelescope was provided by the Australian ResearchCouncil and the National Committee for Astronomy.Further funds of around $10 million from the University ofTokyo will fund three additional telescopes at the site overthe next four years. These will combine with the newlyopened telescope to form CANGAROO 3, a powerfultelescopic system expected to provide important newscientific findings.At least two other such systems will come into operationin the next few years and combine with forthcomingsatellite programs.Adelaide University Vice-Chancellor Professor MaryO’Kane said the CANGAROO project was an outstandingexample of international cooperation in science.“Over the last eight years the project has achievedsignificant scientific results and played an important partin training a new generation of astrophysicists,” ProfessorO’Kane said.“As well as the research component, the program provides

training for Japanese and Australian PhD and Mastersstudents.“It underlines Adelaide University’s commitment to theconcept of research partnerships and confirms the Univer-sity’s stature as a research institution of internationalsignificance.”The Australian coordinator of the project is AssociateProfessor John Patterson from Adelaide University’sPhysics & Mathematical Physics Department.He said CANGAROO 3 would enable scientists to look forhuge black holes at the centre of galaxies, and study theeffects on galaxies of black holes.Also present at the official opening in Woomera on 9 Maywere Professor Yoji Totsuka, Director of the Institute forCosmic Ray Research, Professor Tadashi Kifune from theUniversity of Tokyo, and Mr Joe Van Homelen, WoomeraArea Administrator.

—John Drislane

Night sky over Woomera. Photo courtesy of Dr John Patterson.Media attention as Professor Mary O’Kane speaks at theopening of the telescope. Photo: Rob Morrison.

Young scientists keep it freshFOR the past three years, a major event ofNational Science Week has introducedyoung researchers and their work to thespotlight.‘Fresh Science’, part of the ‘ScienceNOW’ event held inthe Melbourne Exhibition Centre, emphasises theimportance of Science Communication.

Each year it introduces 16 young scientists who presenttheir research to the public. They are chosen fromaround Australia, with their work representing some ofthe most exciting, as yet unpublicised research.

As well as introducing science to the media, FreshScience also introduces the media to the researchers.They have access to experienced sciencecommunicators who advise them on presentation andmedia releases. They present their work in a publicillustrated talk, undergo a 10-minute interview with ajournalist, and then review media reports of theirresearch.

One of this year’s participants, Dr Yasmin Edwards(whose paper “Why Don’t We Breathe Ourselves ToDeath?” was discussed in the 8 May issue of theAdelaidean), has found the experience to be invaluable.

“As a scientist, I always felt that I was an effectivecommunicator, who could walk the walk and talk the talkbecause I was academically trained. However, sinceparticipating in ScienceNOW I have realised that theability to communicate is not a skill that is automaticallybestowed on all our species after we graduate. What’smore, the failure to recognise the need to communicatewell in a science career is the one sure way of killing itoff,” Dr Edwards said.

So who do scientists need to communicate with?

“First, with other scientists. Science is so diverse thatpractitioners who are very knowledgeable in onediscipline can be relatively ignorant in another,” she said.

“It is through interaction with other scientists that wecan more rapidly advance our research and ourunderstanding of the global challenges that face us as asociety.

“Second, we have a responsibility to teach and mentorour students. This needs finely tuned communicationskills, well beyond the ‘chalk and talk’ approach thatmost of us grew up with. Students, especially youngerones, have not yet learned the language, jargon andshorthand communication common to those who havebeen active in a scientific field for a long time.

“More and more it is how students learn rather thanwhat they learn which is important in teaching. This isbecause the subject matter of scientific disciplinescontinues to expand and become rapidly outdated, and ifstudents are to have successful professional careers,they need to be equipped with the skills to continue tolearn after they have left the classroom.

“Third, we need to interact with the community. Weneed to expose ourselves, show members of the publicwhat we are doing and why. Only then can we raise ourprofile to a point where we really have public credibility.Maybe then the government will recognise the awesomecapacity of the scientists that they have in this country.”

Ms Rachel Melland is a PhD student with theCooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Weed Manage-ment Systems at Adelaide University’s Waite Campus.She was also chosen as a finalist in Fresh Science.

Her topic, “Fire Destroys Weed and Saves Biodiversity”,dealt with a new environmentally-friendly way of killingboneseed, among Australia’s worst weeds.

The new methods combine controlled fires, herbicidesand revegetation, and replace the old “hit or miss”method that threatened to wipe out rare and endangeredplant species as it killed the boneseed.

“We are now able to restore native biodiversity to areaswhich are currently being wiped out by boneseed,” MsMelland said.

“After the fire has burnt out existing boneseed, newnative grass growth chokes the weed out and stops it re-establishing.”

She said landowners and conservation workers wereoften nervous about using fire, both because of thepotential effects on native species and concern that afire will escape to damage to surrounding property.

However, legal controllable fires can be a powerfulweapon against boneseed and other weeds.

Like Dr Edwards, Ms Melland found her experience atScienceNOW to be overwhelmingly positive.

“As a result of my presentation and media attention atScienceNOW I was able to spread the results of myresearch to a large audience.

“Media attention so far includes national and localcoverage on ABC TV news, interviews with ABC radio,an article in the Stock Journal and a feature in Town andCountry, and an invitation to write an article forAustralian Science magazine due out in June/July,” shesaid.

DR Geoff Crisp tries to do more than just impart sheerknowledge through his teachings—he wants his students tothink about what they are learning.It is a philosophy based on the student being able to put their learning to effectiveuse in today’s society—and it is also a philosophy which has been recognised byAdelaide University. Dr Crisp has been awarded one of the three Stephen Cole theElder Prizes for Excellence in Teaching for 1999.Senior lecturer and deputy head in the Department of Chemistry, Dr Crisp said hewas very pleased to receive the award, describing it as the highest tangiblereward for his teaching career thus far.“It was very nice to receive it,” he said.

“But if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have stopped teaching the way I’m doing it nowbecause I wasn’t being recognised—I would still be doing it this way because itis important for the students.

“I guess you could describe my teaching philosophy as being more than justteaching content—I am trying to put this content in some sort of context for thestudents, to try and encourage them to become more responsible scientists.

“This involves teaching problem-solving, utilising resources and identifyingconsequences of their actions before they do anything. It’s one thing to mix smallquantities of chemicals here at the University and then dilute it and wash it downthe sink (if you are allowed to), but you can’t take that approach mixing largequantities out in industry—that’s the sort of thing I try to get my students to thinkabout.”Dr Crisp did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University ofQueensland and Australian National University respectively, and has worked atuniversities in Germany, the USA and Australia.He has taught at Adelaide University since 1988, and since that time has won twoFaculty of Science Teaching Excellence Awards (1994 and 1996).

—Ben Osborne

Stephen Cole Prize

Dr Geoff Crisp. Photo: Ben Osborne.

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International award to rural medicine professorTHE Director of the SouthAustralian Centre for Ruraland Remote Health,Professor David Wilkinson,has been awarded a majorprize by the Royal College ofPhysicians in London.Professor Wilkinson, who wasappointed to head the Whyalla-basedCentre last year, has won theFrederick Murgatroy Memorial Prizefor 2000.The prize is awarded every threeyears by the College to a graduatewho has made an importantcontribution to the science or practiceof tropical medicine.Previous winners have includedProfessor Nick White and ProfessorSebastian Lucas, two of the acknow-ledged world leaders in the field. The award recognises ProfessorWilkinson’s outstanding work inSouth Africa between 1987 and 1998.Professor Wilkinson worked initially

as a medical officer in two busydistrict hospitals with about 450 bedsand progressed to the position ofmedical superintendent (head of thehospital).As public health program developer,he initiated a rural research programthat focused on public health priorityareas including tuberculosis,HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitteddiseases.His most successful initiative was acommunity-based program fortreating patients with tuberculosis.Treatment occurred in patients’homes or workplaces and comple-tion rates reached 85% comparedwith previous rates (typical of parts ofAfrica) of around 20%.This model of community-based,directly-observed therapy has nowbecome a central part of the WorldHealth Organisation’s (WHO) GlobalTB Control Strategy.Professor Wilkinson’s research unitdeveloped a collaboration with the

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—John Drislane Professor David Wilkinson.

Joan Burton Paton AM, 1916-2000JOAN PATON was born at Cremorne,Sydney in 1916, the fifth and youngestchild of John and Dora Cleland. Shemoved to South Australia with herparents in 1919 when her father becamethe first occupant of the Marks Chair inPathology at Adelaide University.Her interest in natural history began at an early age,accompanying her father on walks and learning thebasis of the scientific approach.

Her lifelong interest in birds was spawned by attendingmeetings of the South Australian OrnithologicalAssociation and in dissecting all beach-washed birds.In 1932 she wrote an essay on the birds seen on herholidays and won a pair of canaries and a guinea.

Joan was a student at Adelaide University where shemajored in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry beforegraduating BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry in 1939,followed by an MSc in 1947. She was a keen hockeyplayer being a University Blue in 1939 and also a Staterepresentative.Her career as a Biochemist commenced at the Instituteof Medical & Veterinary Science in 1940, where sheworked for 12 years. In 1951 she married Pat and thedemands of marriage, children and caring for an ailingfather were all taken in her stride. She simplyincorporated all of these things into her life withoutfuss. Having children was a turning point in her busylife as it gave her an excuse to rediscover her passionfor birds and nature study. Like her parents sheencouraged her children as well as nieces andnephews to explore their surroundings. She took greatdelight in re-living her early naturalist days with herchildren.In the early 1960s she develop an interest in birdbanding and became a registered bird bander in 1962.There was a lack of suitable books for birdidentification at that time, so Joan built up a largecollection of photographic slides of birds. This interestwas maintained in tandem with a busy teaching careeras a part-time teacher and demonstrator in theBiochemistry Department at Adelaide University(1953-70) and in Biology (1970-87).

In 1967 she joined the WEA Spring School atAngorichina as ornithologist and tutored each year until1981. Her classes in ornithology for the WEAcontinued until 1999. These were the introduction tobirds for many, many people who subsequently joinedher on bird study tours, including trips to the MusgraveRanges, the Sir Joseph Banks Islands, and safaris toLawn Hill and the Kimberley and Broome areas.Joan also forayed into many parts of Australia with PatThomas (daughter of Sir Douglas Mawson, formerly ofAdelaide’s Zoology Department), a parasitologist witha particular interest in the parasites of the native fauna.Joan collected samples for Pat throughout her busycareer and has several parasites named after her.Joan’s many roles in conservation included beingNational Parks Commissioner (1968-71), member ofthe National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Committee(1973-78), the Cleland Conservation Park Trust (1978-

80), the Mt Lofty Ranges and Sturt District NationalParks Advisory and Consultative Committees from1982, and the Burnside Environment AdvisoryCommittee from 1994. She also served as VicePresident and then President of the South AustralianOrnithological Association, was the RegionalRepresentative of the Royal Australasian OrnithologistsUnion before joining the Council of the RAOU from, andserved as Vice President and then President of theAdelaide Ornithologists Club.Joan authored over 65 papers and wrote chapters forbooks about birds on the Heyson Trail, the FlindersRanges and Encounter Bay. She also enjoyedcomposing poetry and telling stories, and joined agroup of enlightened and well-educated women—theTatlers—who delivered their papers, prose and poemsat monthly meetings.All these amazing achievements were recognised in1996 when Joan was awarded an AM (Member of theOrder of Australia) for her service to ornithology,education and the environment.As valuable as these contributions were, they pale intoinsignificance against her greatest contribution andgreatest asset—her ability to teach, to enthuse,encourage and inspire others. She had great patienceand treated all people as equals, never fussed overanyone, never expected anything in return.Joan Paton touched and moulded the lives of herchildren and influenced the lives of many others. InSouth Australia few bird-watchers can look at birdsand not be reminded of the day Joan showed themsomething ornithological; a generation of doctorsfondly recall her teaching them biochemistry; ageneration of Biology I students remember herinitiating them into the intricacies of the circulation ofthe sheep heart, or the life history of a moss.Joan died at home on 28 April 2000, and is survived byher children, Barbara, David and James, and her sixgrandchildren.

—adapted by Margaret Davies from the tribute atJoan’s funeral delivered by Dr Ross Reid

Soccer engineers score a win

After a number of years competing in the Adelaide CorporateChallenge Competition, the Department of Electrical & Elec-tronic Engineering’s five-a-side soccer team (pictured above)has finally been victorious, winning the first season for 2000.Recruiting of some talented postgraduates ably supported by some seasonedstaff veterans took the team from wooden spooners last year to the top of thetable, losing only one game for the season.The Adelaide Corporate Challenge organises friendly lunchtime competitions in anumber of sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball, netball and eight ball.Further information: Adelaide Corporate Challenge, 0412 842 127, web page<http://www.seol.net.au/challenge>

ADELAIDEAN MAY 22, 2000 PAGE 7

C A R E E R P A T H SSOLDIERING ON FOR EAST TIMOR

A CAREER in the Army isn’texactly typical for AdelaideUniversity graduates, but it’spart of the winding pathbeing taken by Sciencegraduate Paul Rosenzweig.With 20 years Army Reserve servicebehind him, late last year MajorRosenzweig was selected to raiseand command the Deployed ForceSupport Unit - Darwin, which isresponsible for the preparation andtraining of Australia’s armed forces foroperations in East Timor.Paul comes from a long-standingSouth Australian family which haslived in SA since 1849. He attendedEdwardstown Primary School andMarion High School. In the early1980s he graduated from AdelaideUniversity with an Honours degree inZoology, and from the then SouthAustralian College of AdvancedEducation (now UniSA) with aGraduate Diploma in Education.He spoke to the Adelaidean about hisunique career.

I joined the Army Reserve in 1979while studying at Adelaide Uni, andserved with the Adelaide UniversityRegiment at Torrens Depot. I wascommissioned in 1985 and served asa Reconnaissance Troop Commanderin the North West Mobile Force inDarwin. Later I commanded Darwin’sDefence Force Careers ReferenceCentre (1996-97) and OperationalSupport Squadron, North WestMobile Force (1998-99). During thistime I was awarded the ReserveForce Medal, which was a greathonour.

My background in Science and Zoo-logy was not wasted, however. From1997-99 I was the Executive Officer ofWildlife Management InternationalPty Ltd, a private wildlife researchconsultancy and management firm inDarwin. Before this, I had been Aideto the Administrator of the NorthernTerritory (1991-97) at GovernmentHouse, Darwin, and had facilitated anumber of vice-regal visits to theeastern provinces of Indonesia. The research skills I learnt at univer-sity I diverted towards my interests inhistory, and I have now published twobooks and numerous papers onmilitary history and biography, andhave twice received the SabretacheAward of the Military HistoricalSociety of Australia. In addition tothese activities, recently I have pro-vided support as a facilitator andlinguist to three surgical reconstruc-tion team visits to Flores, Indonesia,conducted by the Australia-South EastAsia Rehabilitation Foundation.By late 1999 I had reached a “careerdecision-point” and was consideringoptions for my future. In November,as the Australian commitment to EastTimor continued to grow consider-ably, I became aware of a role beingcreated in Darwin for the “pre-deployment training” of personnel.Australian Defence Force personnelwho were joining the InternationalForce in East Timor (INTERFET) wererequired to undergo a comprehensiveregime of preparation and training.The idea was to raise and command anew unit to do this within anexceptionally short time frame.I try to maintain a pro-active approach

to life, and my inspiration at this timewas a quote from Sara Henderson ofBullo River Station (NorthernTerritory): “Don’t wait for the light toappear at the end of the tunnel; stridedown there and turn the bloody thingon yourself.” With this in mind, Ipursued the opportunity to becomeinvolved with the pre-deploymenttraining of troops for Timor, and waschosen for the job of raising and com-manding the Deployed Force SupportUnit - Darwin. Initially, I carried outthis role as a Reservist, but in Januarywas offered a Short ServiceCommission in the Regular Army.The opportunity to participate in theraising of a new unit was a greatexperience, made all the more signif-icant for two main reasons: I’d justcompleted the requirements for aDiploma in Frontline Management, sothe concepts of transformationalmanagement, corporate sustainabilityand methodologies for enactingchange in the workplace were fresh inmy mind; and I’d just submitted mythesis for a Master of Arts inSoutheast Asian Studies, whichincluded my recent experience inIndonesia and my knowledge ofregional history and culture.Taking on this full-time role, I suddenlyfound myself working 18-hour days,seven days a week, throughoutDecember, January and February,with only two days off during thatperiod. It sounds intense, but I wasthriving on it! In just four months, weconducted 18 Force PreparationCourses, one fly-away training teamvisit to Enoggera, and one preparationcourse for United Nations MilitaryObservers. Our unit has deployed

over 1200 personnel and also con-ducted the redeployment of MilitaryObservers returning from East Timor.

Since February, Australian militarypersonnel have continued to deploy toEast Timor for service with the UnitedNations Transitional Administration inEast Timor (UNTAET), and our unit inDarwin has continued to conduct thepreparation and training of individualsfor service with UNTAET.

Throughout this time, the unit hasbeen supported by a variety of peopleincluding some Defence Reservespecialists from Adelaide such asLieutenant Ravi Mahajani RANR(Medical Officer) and FlightLieutenant Stacey Ellul (NursingOfficer), and it was great to catch upwith some fellow South Australianswho were able to get involved.

While I’m currently based in Darwin,my heart has remained in Adelaide,although I am keen to pursue interestsoverseas.

I see it an an honour and a rewardingexperience to play such a significantrole in the Australian Defence Force’soperational commitment to EastTimor. For me personally, it hasprovided the opportunity to capitaliseon all the skills I have developed sincemy time at Adelaide University. On amore global scale, it just reinforcesthat the skills you learn at universityprovide the basis of a skill-set towhich you keep adding throughoutlife. Every experience opens the doorto a new potential. “Going with theflow” is a soft option—you need to bedynamic and proactive, and seizethose opportunities as they arise.

AROUND 1500 international graduates ofAustralian universities are expected toattend the Second Australian UniversitiesInternational Alumni Convention, to beheld in Kuching, Sarawak (East Malaysia)from 24-27 August.The theme of the convention is “Globalisation and theNew World Order”. A range of speakers acrossseveral disciplines have already agreed to participate.This a particularly appropriate theme given thepressure on all countries for increased globalinteraction and a need for the peoples of the world tocome to understand what globalisation really means,what the positives and negatives of it are, and whatthe future may look like.This convention continues on from the highlysuccessful inaugural convention held in Adelaide in1998, at which [how many attended?].In addition to the stimulating plenary and concurrentsessions there are a range of complementary

activities planned for this year’s event.Kuching is not a mainstream tourist destination, rathera place to enjoy a rich cultural heritage and anextremely diverse, tropical natural environment; theold blends with the new, and the people are warm andfriendly.It is expected that a large number of Adelaide alumnifrom peninsular Malaysia and Sabah will attend aswell as those who live in Sarawak.The convention offers the opportunity for Adelaide alumni, and not just those living in Adelaide, to sharethe mutual bond of their alma mater in an internationalenvironment.Further details about the convention and travelpackages can be obtained by calling (08) 8232 8722or email: <geoffrey.sauer@adelaide.edu.au>. Earlybird registration closes on 31 May.

—Geoff SauerAustralian Secretary, Second Australian Universities

International Alumni Convention

Alumni Convention in Malaysia Sciences Chapter aidsNational Science Week

PUBLIC DEBATEThe Adelaide University Labor Club inassociation with the Don Dunstan Foundationpresents a light-hearted Public Debate:

That the Labor Party is no longer theworker’s party“When I joined the Labor Party, it contained thecream of the working class. But as I look aboutme now all I see are the dregs of the middleclass.”—Hon. Kim Beazley Snr. (March 1979).

Panel members Anthony Durkin, Linda Kirk,Anne Levy, Jane Lomax-Smith, Tim Stanleyand Penny Wong

Thursday 25 May, Lecture Theatre 102, FirstFloor, Napier Building, Adelaide University,6.00pm - 7.30pm. Entry by donation.

THE Alumni Association’sScience & MathematicalSciences Chapter has onceagain contributed to thesuccess of National ScienceWeek in South Australia byjointly organising or spon-soring several educational andentertaining events.In cooperation with the Bureau ofMeteorology, Physics alumnus StuartGibbs gave a two-part presentation in theRennie Lecture Theatre on 4 and 11 Mayentitled “Whither the Weather”.

Mr Gibbs provided a look at the historyand future of weather forecasting inAustralia and around the world.

A fascinating feature of the talk was alive link to the Bureau of Meteorology’smain computer to demonstrate theeffects of small errors in themathematical models used in creatingweather forecasts.

It was readily apparent from thisdemonstration that over longish periodsof time (ie, greater than a week), therewere some serious differences in theoutcomes predicted by different models,and as the speaker pointed out, allmodels in use in all countries were beingcontinuously reviewed and improved.

Probably the most popular eventinvolving the Chapter was theorganisation of the “Sleek Geeks Show”,a visit by popular ABC Triple-Jpersonalities Dr Karl Kruselnicki and DrAdam Spencer. The Scott Theatreprovided a wonderful venue for an

audience of over 600 to enjoy an originaland worthwhile presentation by thesetwo prominent science popularisers.As the Adelaidean goes to press, anevent with the provocative title “ScienceSaved Me From Sport!” is beingorganised by Youth ANZAAS andsponsored by the Chapter for students inyears 8 to 12.The speakers for the evening, Dr PeterTeague and Dr Stephen Russell, will beaddressing how real science affects ourdaily lives, opening up new technical,economic and cultural options for peopleand jobs. They will also address the disastrousperception among our youth that scienceand technology is for “nerds” and“nigels”. The speakers will demonstratethe exciting and important nature ofscience and technology and will highlightareas to which young people can bestrelate.The Chapter thanks the AlumniAssociation, ANZAAS-SA and the NSW-SA Coordinating Committee for providingsponsorships and facilities for itscontribution to National Science Week inSouth Australia.The next talk in the Chapter EveningSeries, titled “HIV, Immunology and thePotential for a Vaccine”, is scheduled forWednesday 28 June in the RennieLecture Theatre, commencing at 7.30pm.

For more information call Robert Perrin,Chair of the Science & MathematicalSciences Chapter, on (08) 8303 4965.

Public SeminarsA SERIES of free public seminars is beingheld at Adelaide University’s ThebartonCommerce & Research Precinct on 31 Mayin the Lecture Theatre, Building 16.The first seminar will be held at 9.30am. The speaker isDr Malcolm Campbell, Managing Director and founderof Abcon Management Services. Dr Campbell willdiscuss issues related to the area of intellectual andindustrial property.

The second seminar at 1.30pm will be presented by MsLeonie McKeon. Ms McKeon’s business is ChineseLanguage & Cultural Advice, which commenced in1998 as part of the Business Initiatives from Graduates(BIG) Scheme.

Details: Tania Johnson at the Enterprise EducationGroup on 8303 3098.

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University Elder Conservatorium section ofthe entertainment program, with a solopiano performance of “St Francis of PaolaWalks on the Waters” by Franz Liszt.The piece is a virtuosic tone poem depictingthe legend of St Francis of Paola who,“having been refused a ferry ride due topoverty, invoked the glory of God andspreading his cloak across the water andholding one end of it up like a sail, floatedacross the sea. The ferryman, overcomewith awe, dropped to his knees and beggedfor God’s forgiveness”.The story’s romantic nature is not lost onLiszt, who crams the piece full of grandgestures, expansive rhetoric andsumptuous harmonies, before concludingwith a larger-than-life finale.Guest speaker at the dinner will beinternationally acclaimed Australianfilmmaker Scott Hicks, who directed“Shine” and “Snow Falling On Cedars”.Tickets to “Maestros and Apprentices”include a four-course dinner, all wines andentertainment for $120. For moreinformation call (08) 8303 3692.

—Sheila Bryce, Helpmann AcademyAdelaide University graduate and University MedallistLeigh Harrold.

THE 2000 Elder ConservatoriumConcert Series in Elder Hall presentsa series of five superb eveningconcerts in a showcase of theConservatorium’s finest musiciansand ensembles.World-renowned conductor NicholasBraithwaite conducts the opening concert onSaturday 3 June, featuring the Elder Conser-vatorium Symphony Orchestra performingBerlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique”, one of thegreat Romantic milestones of classical music.

Acclaimed internationally for its interpretivefinesse, the Australian String Quartet performsa powerful and passionate chamber concert onSaturday 29 July. The program includes Wolf’s“Italian Serenade” and the recentlycommissioned String Quartet No. 2 byAustralian Roger Smalley, with Schubert’s“Death and the Maiden” providing a power-packed finale to this magnificent evening.“A World of Jazz” on Thursday 24 Augustpresents a spectacular triple bill. The vocal jazzensemble, the Adelaide Connection directed byConnaitre Miller, and the University of AdelaideBig Band directed by Hall Hal are joined by theHormingo Ensemble, making its seriespremiere. These groups will explore a myriad ofmusical influences in the name of jazz—fromLatin, African, World music, Brazillian, blues andswing, from classical to ragtime—a night ofvirtuosic performances not to be missed.

Concert 4 on Saturday 9 September featuresone of Australia’s finest wind groups, the ElderConservatorium Wind Ensemble conducted byRobert Hower. As one of only 16 ensemblesselected from a field of 60 worldwide, it hasbeen invited to perform at the prestigious 10thWorld Association for Symphonic Bands and

Ensembles (WASBE) Conference in Switzerlandin July 2001. This concert presents thisoutstanding ensemble at their best as a preludeto their international premiere.“Symphonic Stories” provides the theme forConcert 5 on Friday 27 October, featuring theElder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestraconducted by Nicholas Braithwaite. RichardStrauss’ symphonic poem “Till Eulenspiegel”tells the story of a peasant clown in a series ofmusical episodes, while “Kakadu” by PeterSculthorpe evokes the beauty, desolation andsplendour of the Australian landscape. Theseries concludes with Tchaikovsky’s FourthSymphony, one of the most important pieces inthe Western canon of orchestral music.This world-class series is sponsored by OrlandoTrilogy wines. Subscriptions are available inpackages of three or six concerts—call BASSSubscriptions on 8400 2277. Bookingbrochures and tickets for single concerts arealso available through all BASS outlets.

—Di Kidd, Elder Hall Concert Manager

Elder Con’s 2000 concert series “world class”Benefits for AlumniMembers

ADELAIDE University’s AlumniAssociation is offering itsmembers special rates for the2000 Elder ConservatoriumConcert Series.Current Alumni Association members, onpresentation of their membership card, canpurchase a subscription package at thefollowing concession prices: three concertsat $40.70 (including Concert 1) or $42.00(excluding Concert 1), or the full series offive concerts at $58.90. Please note: onlyone ticket per cardholder per concert.Alumni Association members who have a“Services Package” will be issued with aprinted ticket voucher which entitles them toone free ticket per concert. Otherentitlements include purchase of an extraticket for any of the concerts at the singleconcert concession price of $14.50 before 1July or $16.00 after 1 July. This vouchercan be exchanged by the bearer for a ticketnot less than four days before each concertand only at the BASS outlet at the AdelaideFestival Centre. Please note that all prices quoted aboveinclude the GST where applicable. Foradditional information regarding this concertseries and ticket concessions for AlumniAssociation members, contact Julie Vozzo atthe Alumni & Community Relations Office,44 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide University, (08)8303 5800.

ASQ offersclassical delightsTHE upcoming Concert 2 in theAustralian String Quartet’s sub-scriptions series on 2 June gives theASQ a chance to perform some ofthe most delightful music in therepertoire.The sublime string quartet of Debussy will besandwiched by two great classical works,Haydn’s String Quartet in E flat (opus 64/6) andBeethoven’s “Rasumovsky” String Quartet No 1.The early start time of 6pm will be appreciatedby many who come straight from work, enabl-ing concert-goers to dine afterwards in themany restaurants and cafes in the East End orwith the ASQ at the Art Gallery Cafe. Theseafter-concert three-course dinners at the ArtGallery Cafe are sure to prove popular. Concertgoers, sponsors and musicians will all dinetogether with the Quartet—enjoying the finefood of Cath Kerry and the very fine wines fromPetaluma.The ASQ is offering a special “latecomerssubscription” for the last three concerts in theAdelaide Subs Series. Three fabulous concertsfor $96 ($64 concession/$32 student). Dinnersubscriptions for these three concerts are alsoavailable at $256 per person, which include athree-course meal and a glass of fine wine toaccompany each course. Single tickets forConcert 2 can be purchased for $33 ($22concession/$11 under 26). Call BASS on 131246, or for more information about the ASQseries call Freecall 1800 040 444.

—Tom Carrig, ASQ

Benefit concertfor radio 5MBSSTUDENTS of Adelaide University’sElder Conservatorium Vocal Schoolare performing to support a localradio station.The 70 students are investing their time andtalent in a Benefit Concert for Adelaide finemusic radio station 5MBS (101.5FM).The concert will have a varied program ofhighlights from popular opera and operetta, andwill feature bassoonist Karene Cooks.5MBS, which grew out of the fine musicbroadcasting on University Radio 5UV, isentirely volunteer operated. Proceeds from thebenefit concert will enable 5MBS to continue toimprove its service to the music-lovingcommunity of South Australia.“The students are delighted to support 5MBSwith their talent,” said Mr Keith Hempton, headof the Vocal School.“Every opportunity to perform is welcome, andin this benefit concert the students aresupporting a very important resource for theAdelaide fine music scene.”The concert will be held on Friday 26 May inElder Hall at 8.00pm. Tickets at $17/$10 conc.Book at BASS on 131 246. For information call(08) 8303 3933 during business hours.

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11.00am Politics Seminar:Reconciliation & Gift-Giving by PalAhluwalia. Common Room, 4th Floor,Napier Building.

12noon Plant Science Seminar:Characterisation and mapping of chrom-osome regions conferring improvedgrowth and yield of barley on sandy soilsof low fertility by Mr Nigel Long (PhDstudent). PS Seminar Room, Waite .

1.00pm Microbiology & Immun-ology Seminar: Genetic characterisa-tion of toxic cyanobacteria (blue-greenalgae) by Dr Chris Saint (SA Water).Library, 5th Floor, Medical School South.

1.00pm Clinical & ExperimentalPharmacology Seminar: Hydralazine:new actions for an old drug by Dr PhilBurcham (Clinical & ExperimentalPharmacology). Seminar Room, 6thFloor, Medical School, North Wing.

1.10pm Law Seminar: HousingLaw by Kath McEvoy. Room 216,Ligertwood Building.

1.10pm Student Workshop: Learndeep relaxation by Mark O’Donoghue;Relationships by Susan Howard. Coun-selling Cen, Grnd Flr, Horace Lamb Bldg.

1.10pm History Staff/Postgrad-uate Seminar: The ghost who ran asugar factory by Dr Roger Knight(History). Common Room 420, 4th Floor,Napier Building.

3.30pm ACUE Seminar: Thequality of learning: Memories of earlyexperiences of maths by ChristineIngleton (Educational Development,ACUE). Seminar Room 2, Level 2, SchulzBuilding.

1.10pm Student Workshop:Surviving a PhD by Mark O’Donoghue.Counselling Centre, Ground Floor, HoraceLamb Building.

3.15pm Anthropology Seminar:Provincializing Europe by Prof DipeshChakrabarty (South Asian Language &Civilization, University of Chicago).Room 722, 7th Floor, Napier Building.

7.30pm Musicological Society ofAust/The Elder Conservatorium,School of Performing Arts Seminar:The role of the violin in early 17th centuryItalian instrumental ensemble music by DrJula Szuster; Ideology, authenticity and thecanon: The first published version ofBruckner’s Ninth Symphony by Mr JohnPhillips. Rm 1107, Level 11, Schulz Bldg.

12.10pm Recitals Australia 2000Autumn Series: Jeffrey Kong & BereniceHarrison - 2 pianos; Leigh Harrold -piano. Adults $3/Conc $1. PilgrimChurch, 12 Flinders St, Adelaide.

1.10pm Geology & GeophyiscsSeminar: Global Lightning Studies andGroundwater Detection (current researchprojects in electromagnetism) by DrGraham Heinson (Geology &Geophysics). Mawson Lecture Theatre,Mawson Laboratories.

1.10pm Genetics Seminar: CasperGroth and Jason Powell - PhD proposals.Seminar Room, Ground Floor, FisherBuilding (southern entrance).

4.00pm Physiology Seminar:Autonomic ganglia - why do we needthem? by Prof Ian Gibbins (Anatomy,Flinders Medical Centre). Seminar RoomN416-N417, Medical School North. Lightrefreshments served afterwards.

4.30pm Environmental BiologySeminar: Rabbits, sheep, cattle andmulga by Dr Fleur Tiver (UniSA).Seminar Room, 4th Floor, Fisher Building.

6.30pm Australian Institute ofInternational Affairs Talk: The SouthAfrican Reconciliation Process by MsAnika Johnstone (Politics). UnionCinema, Level 5, Union House.

12noon HCCR Seminar: ATM:Complex control in multiple pathways byProfessor Martin Lavin (QueenslandInstitute of Medical Research, RoyalBrisbane Hospital). Robson Theatre,Eleanor Harrald Building, RAH.

12.05pm Psychology Seminar:Decision processes and memory by DrDoug Vickers (Psychology). Room 527,Hughes Building.

1.10pm Physics & MathematicalPhysics Seminar: Slow light and whatto do with it by Dr Andrew Greentree(The Open University, UK). Kerr GrantLecture Theatre, Physics Building.

6.00pm Adelaide UniversityLabor Club/The Don DunstanFoundation Light-Hearted PublicDebate: That the Labor Party is nolonger the workers’ party. Panel members:Anthony Durkin, Linda Kirk, Anne Levy,Jane Lomax-Smith, Tim Stanley andPenny Wong. Lecture Theatre 102, Napier.

10.00am Animal ScienceSeminar: Visions for the Sheep IndustryDevelopment Centre by Cheryl Pope(Project Manager, sheep IndustryDevelopment Centre). Room 12,Callaghan Building, Roseworthy Campus.

10.00am Social Inquiry Seminar:Labour Studies - Explaining Australianworkers’ compensation ‘reforms’ by KevinPurse. 11.00am Gender Studies - Feministtheories of news media research by KathieMuir. Seminar Room, Level 3, 10 PulteneyStreet.

1.00pm Biochemistry Seminar:Regulation of cell cycle progression byprotein phosphorylation by Dr BorisSarcevic (Garvan Institute). SeminarRoom, 2nd Floor, Darling Building.

1.00pm Asian Studies Seminar:Post-Mao New Poetry: Occidentalism byDr Xianling Song. Room 518, Level 5,Ligertwood Building.

1.10pm Elder ConservatoriumLunch Hour Concert: Elder Conser-vatorium Chamber Orchestra, SemyonKobets - artistic director, Janis Laurs -conductor. Works by Schoenberg and Vivaldi. $3 at the door. Elder Hall.

1.15pm Inaugural Lecture: PercyGrainger as essayist by Professor MalcolmGillies (Executive Dean, Humanities andSocial Sciences). Lecture Theatre G04,Napier Building.

2.00pm Public Lecture: Why I didit and what happened by Fran West (firstwoman to fly a fixed-wing aircraft aroundthe coast of mainland Australia &Tasmania). Florey Lecture Theatre,Medical School, North Wing.

4.00pm Obstetrics & Gynae-cology Seminar: Inhibin and Activins inPregnancy: Transforming growth factors

transforming outcomes by Dr EuanWallace (Obstetrics & Gynaecology,Monash Medical Centre, MonashUniversity). Seminar Room, 6th Floor,Medical School, North Wing.

11.00am Politics Seminar: AnItaly of Asiatic Dimensions: 19th centuryItaly as a model for 21st century India byPeter Mayer. Common Room 420, 4thFloor, Napier Building.

12noon Plant Science Seminar:Oxidative Stress and Plants: PossibleStrategies in Improving Tolerance by DrArun Aryan (Plant Science). CharlesHawker Conference Centre, Waite.

1.00pm Microbiology &Immunology Seminar: Meioticrecombination in Neurospora crassa: pureresearch with commercial implications byDr Jane Yeadon (Biological Sciences,Flinders University). DepartmentalLibrary, 5th Floor, Medical School South.

1.10pm Law Seminar: Positivismand the rule of law by LeightonMcDonald. Room 216, Ligertwood Bldg.

1.10pm History Staff/Postgrad-uate Seminar: One Hundred Years ofMalaysian History by Dr Peter Burns(History). Common Room 420, 4th Floor,Napier Building.

2.00pm English Staff/Postgrad-uate Seminar: The Girl of the Period:Girls, Culture and Crisis in Joyce’s Fictionby Dr Catherine Driscolll (English);London, Babylon, Adelaide, confusionsignifying: C17the Prophecy, C21stNeurosis by Paul Lobban (English). Room618, Napier Building.

3.30pm ACUE Seminar: Theoutcomes of an international educationfor Indonesian graduates by Associate ProfBob Cannon (Director, ACUE). SeminarRm 2, Level 2, Schulz Building.

8.00pm The Fourth GalatisAnnual Byzantine Lecture & PrizeCeremony: Our Image of a ByzantineEmperor: Constantine VII Porphyro-gennetos by Dr A Moffatt (ANU).Council Room, 7th Floor, Wills Building.Drinks 7.30pm. RVSP: 8303 5638.

1.10pm Student Workshop: Theperfect procrastinator by SallyHebenstreit. Counselling Centre, GroundFloor, Horace Lamb Building.

3.15pm Anthropology Seminar:Dancing with Snakes: the Poetic Politics ofAboriginal Dance in the Face of theWhites by Fiona Magowan.(Anthropology). Room 722, 7th Floor,Napier Building.

9.30am The Enterprise EducationGroup Free Public Seminar:Intellectual Property by Dr MalcolmCampbell (Managing Director/OwnerAbcon Management Services). LectureRm, Bldg 16, Thebarton.

10.10am Electrical & ElectronicEngineering Seminar: A DirectionSensitive Model of Atmosphere Noise byAssociate Professor Chris Coleman. RoomEM212, New Engineering & Maths Bldg.

12.10pm Recitals Australia 2000Autumn Series: Robin Higgs - piano;Irina Lioubimova - piano. Adults $3/Conc$1. Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street,Adelaide.

12.30pm Clinical NursingSeminar: Care of Dying Patients in AcuteCare Settings by Dr H McCutcheon(Lecturer, Clinical Nursing). Room 36,Level 3, Eleanor Harrald Building, RAH.

1.10pm Genetics Seminar: Title tobe announced, by Dr R D’Andrea.Seminar Room, Ground Floor, FisherBuilding (southern entrance).

1.30pm The Enterprise EducationGroup Free Public Seminar: Businessstart-ups by Leonie McKeon (Owner,Chinese Cultural & Language Advice).Lecture Room, Building 16, Thebarton.

4.00pm Physiology Seminar:Problem based learning: just a fashion ordoes it perform? by Dr Adrian Bower(James Cook University). Seminar RoomN416-417, Medial School North.

4.30pm Environmental BiologySeminar: The opportunity andchallenges of conducting ecologicalresearch in urban and suburbanenvironments by Dr M MacDonnell(Botany, Uni of Melbourne). SeminarRoom, 4th Floor, Fisher Building.

12noon HCCR Seminar: FibroGen:Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF)and renal fibrosis by Dr M DeNichilo(Bresagen Limited). Robson Theatre,Eleanor Harrald Building, RAH.

12.05pm Psychology Seminar:Inspection time: an “elementary” task?Apparently not by Dr Nick Burns. Room527, Hughes Building.

1.10pm Student Workshop:Effortless Exams by Sue Barnard.Counselling Centre, Ground Floor, HoraceLamb Building.

10.00am Animal Science Sem-inar: Genotype x environment inter-actions in wool characteristics of Merinosheep by M Yamin (PhD student).Conference Rm, Davies Building, Waite.

10.00am Social Inquiry Seminar:Labour Studies - Title/speaker to beadvised. 11.30am Gender Studies - Titleto be advised, by Donna Chung. SeminarRoom, Level 3, 10 Pulteney Street.

1.10pm Elder ConservatoriumLunch Hour Concert: Nick Parnell -percussion, Leigh Harrold - piano (1999Elder Conservatorium Classical MusicalAwards winners). Works by Feld,Prokofiev, Schmitt, Rosauro & Green.Admission $3 at the door. Elder Hall.

1.15pm Inaugural Lecture:Culture, emotion and illness by ProfessorRobert Barrett (Psychiatry). LectureTheatre G04, Napier Building.

4.00pm Obstetrics & Gynae-cology Seminar: Relaxin in humanpregnancy by Dr P Kristiansson (Obstet-rics & Gynaecology, WCH). SeminarRoom, 6th Floor, Medical School, North.

7.30pm Jazz Series 2000: ThePeter Raidel Quartet present a mix oforiginals and standards plus Serenity Nowfeaturing Michael Kay (saxophone).Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, 59 Port Road,Hindmarsh. Tickets $12/$8 conc.Bookings and enquiries: Margaret Reines8303 4339.

C O M I N G E V E N T SM a y 2 2 n d - J u n e 4 t h

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TUESDAY 30 MAY

WEDNESDAY 31 MAY

MONDAY 29 MAY

THURSDAY 1 JUNE

FRIDAY 2 JUNE

FRIDAY 26 MAY

SUNDAY 4 JUNE

For further information about thefollowing vacancies please refer toHuman Resources’ Web page at<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/advpos.htm> or the contact personnamed in the advertisement.

Please note that applications,in duplicate, addressing theselection criteria and quoting therelevant reference number shouldinclude names and full addresses ofthree referees. The address forapplications is C/- the Departmentor Officer named in the advertise-ment. Selection criteria andapplicable duty statementsmay be obtained from thecontact officer named in theadvertisement.

Applications for the followingvacancy will be consideredonly from members of the staffof the University*

COMPUTING OFFICER(Ref: 4380) (Continuing)Department of Civil andEnvironmental EngineeringSalary: HEO7 $43,478 - $48,779

This continuing position is availableimmediately. Further information,including the duty statement andselection criteria, may be obtainedfrom Mr Trevor Daniell, Head ofDepartment, tel 8303 5135, fax 83034359 or email <trevor.daniell@adelaide.edu.au>. Further informa-tion on the Department may beobtained on the website: <http://www.civeng.adelaide.edu.au>.Applications close 2 June 2000.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT(Ref: 2974) (Fixed-term)Department of Plant Science, WaiteCampusSalary: HEO3 $27,174 - $30,979*Junior rates apply to those persons20 years of age and under

This fixed-term position is availablefrom 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.Further information from Dr VivienVanstone, tel 8303 7456, fax 83037109 or e-mail <vivien.vanstone@adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close26 May 2000.

GENERAL LIBRARY ASSISTANT(Ref: 2130) (Continuing)The University of Adelaide LibrarySalary: HEO2 $25,815 - $27,445**Junior rates apply to those persons20 years of age and under.

This continuing position is availableimmediately. Further details fromTina Hardin, tel 8303 5370 or email<tina.hardin@adelaide.edu.au>.Applications close 29 May 2000.

*includes only those persons whohold current written contracts ofappointment with the University.

Applications for the followingvacancies are not restricted tomembers of the University.

TENURABLE LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER INSTRUCTURAL ENGINEERING(Ref: 10380)Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering

Salary: Lecturer $49,249 -

$58,484/Senior Lecturer $60,329 -$69,564

These positions are availableimmediately. Further informationconcerning the duties of thepositions may be obtained from MrTrevor Daniell, Head of Depart-ment, tel 8303 5135, fax 8303 4359or email <trevor.daniell@adelaide.edu.au>. Further details ofthe Department are available on<http://www.civeng.adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close 23 June2000 to the General Manager,Human Resources.

TENURABLE LECTURER INENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING(Ref: 10379)Department of Civil andEnvironmental EngineeringSalary: $49,249 - $58,484.

This position is available immed-iately. Further information concern-ing the duties of the position fromMr Trevor Daniell, Head ofDepartment, tel 8303 5135, fax 83034359 or email <trevor.daniell@adelaide.edu.au>. Further details ofthe Department are available on<http://www. civeng.adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close 23 June2000 to the General Manager,Human Resources.

TENURABLE LECTURER INGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONSYSTEMS(Ref: 7657)Department of Soil and Water, WaiteCampusSalary: $49,249 - $58,484

This tenurable position is availableimmediately. Further informationincluding the selec-tion criteria, maybe obtained from Professor SallySmith, tel 8303 7210 or email<sally.smith@adelaide.edu.au>.Applications close 13 June 2000 tothe General Manager, HumanResources.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWFault Seals to HydrocarbonReservoirs(Ref: 10365) (Fixed-term)Salary $38,414 - $46,786(*A minimum of $43,584 is payableto the holder of a PhD)

RESEARCH FELLOWGeological Disposal of CarbonDioxide(Ref: 10366) (Fixed-term)Salary $49,249 - $54,484National Centre for PetroleumGeology and Geophysics

These fixed-term positions areavailable from 1 July 2000 for aperiod of 2 years. Furtherinformation from Professor RichardHillis, tel 8303 4299, fax 8303 4345or email <rhillis@ncpgg.adelaide.edu.au>. See also <http://www.ncpgg. delaide.edu.au>.Applications close 9 June 2000.

SENIOR ASSESSOR(Ref: 3368) (Continuing)South Australian TertiaryAdmissions Centre

Salary: HEO7 $43,478 - $48,779

This continuing position is available

immediately. Further informationincluding duty statement andselection criteria, should be obtained from Gail McGie, tel 82244039 or email <gail.mcgie@satac.edu.au>. Applications close 5 June2000.

SCHOOL EXECUTIVE OFFICER(Ref: 6898) (Continuing)School of EconomicsSalary: HEO7 $43,478 - $48,779

This continuing position is available immediately. Furtherinformation may be obtained fromAssociate Professor Colin Rogers,Dean, School of Economics,email <colin.rogers@adelaide.edu.au>. The duty statement andselection criteria from Ms. MelissaGibbs, tel 8303 5717, fax 8223 1460or email: <melissa.gibbs@adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close 2 June2000.

STUDENT SERVICES POLICYOFFICER(Ref 7218) (Continuing)STUDENT SERVICES PROJECTOFFICER(Ref: 10362) (Fixed-Term)Student Services Policy BranchSalary: HEO7 $43,478 - $48,779

Both positions are available from 5June 2000. Further informationfrom Ms Pamela Cook, tel 8303 5882or email: <pamela.cook@adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close 2 June2000.

POSTGRADUATE SECRETARY(Ref: 6882) (Fixed-Term)Department of Public HealthSalary: HEO3 $27,174 - $30,979

The position is availableimmediately until 31 December2000. Further information fromMrs F Kalambokas, tel 8303 3563 oremail: <florence.kalambokas@adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close29 May 2000.

RESEARCH SUPPORT ANDADMINISTRATION OFFICER(Ref: 4697) (Continuing)Salary: HEO 3 $27,174 - $30,979

CLERICAL SUPPORT(Ref: 4662) (Continuing)Salary: HEO2 $25,815 - $27,445*

*Junior rates apply to those persons20 years of age and under.

Research Branch

These continuing positions areavailable immediately. Furtherinformation including the dutystatement and selection criteria may be obtained from Mrs ColeenRoddam, tel 8303 5137 or email: <coleen.roddam@adelaide.edu.au>. Applications close 29 May2000.

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

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

HUMAN RESOURCESDEADLINES FORADELAIDEAN

For the Adelaidean of 5 June 2000advertising paper work must bereceived in Human Resources by19 May 2000.

For the Adelaidean of 19 June2000 advertising paper work mustbe received in Human Resourcesby 2 June 2000.

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

Payroll Services: update

PAYMENT FORMS & CHANGES

Due to a system upgrade required for Group Certificatepurposes and the end of the financial year, Payroll Serviceswould like to remind all staff of the need to have casual formsand pay changes, eg bank authority changes & overtimeclaims, in by the deadlines set out below.

The following standard deadlines apply in June and will beadhered to:

Deadline for Payday10 am Tuesday 23 May 2/6/0010am Tuesday 6 June 16/6/0010am Tuesday 20 June 30/6/00

Faxes will only be accepted by NON North Terrace Campusesand must also be received by 10am on the Tuesday.

Your help and cooperation is appreciated.

GROUP CERTIFICATES

As you are no doubt aware, the University has undertaken amajor upgrade of its Information Technology systems in 1999and 2000, including the introduction of a new HumanResource/Payroll system. As a consequence of changing to anew system part way through a financial year, there will bechanges to the issuing and distribution of Group Certificatesfor the 1999/2000 financial year.

Staff who have been paid in both the previous system (Legacy)and the new system (Peoplesoft) will receive two (2) GroupCertificates this financial year. The certificates will look verydifferent from each other and will have different paymentdetails. The Legacy Group Certificate will have details ofpayments made up to and including 5 November 1999, whilethe Peoplesoft Group Certificate will cover payments madefrom the 6 November 1999 onwards.

Both certificates will need to be included in your taxationreturn.

The Legacy system certificate will be distributed todepartments for all current staff. The Peoplesoft certificatewill be posted to your home address.

Staff who have been paid only in Peoplesoft will receive oneGroup Certificate which will be posted to your home address.Former employees of the university who were paid only inLegacy will receive one Group Certificate that will be posted totheir home address.

The Legacy system certificate will be printed on AustralianTaxation Office stationery while the Peoplesoft certificate willbe printed on A4 paper. Both forms comply with AustralianTaxation Office requirements.

It is anticipated that the certificates will be distributedduring early July. This is a little later than in previous years,but still within Australian Taxation Office guidelines.

Staff who have recently changed their home address shouldcomplete a Change of Name/Address form which is on theHuman Resources Web site (www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/forms).Should you have any questions please contact HumanResources on 35666.

A PHILBEYA/g Manager, Payroll Services

GST and postgraduate scholarshipsAll academics who fund postgraduate scholarships which areindexed to the Australian Postgraduate Award/University ofAdelaide Scholarships/Australian Postgraduate Award(Industry) rates should be advised that following advicereceived from DETYA, all stipends/allowances will increasewith effect from 1 July 2000 as follows:

Base Stipend: $17,071pa

Priority/Industry: $22,030pa

Thesis allowances: Masters: $415

PhD: $830

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Barr Smith Library toursJoin a free 30 minute guided tour on the first Thursday of every month. Ideal for staff,postgraduates or honours students unfamiliar withthe layout, collections, resources and services of theBarr Smith Library. RSVP to Jennifer Osborn(Reference Services). Max of 12 per group. Tel: 83033706 Email: <jennifer.osborn@adelaide.edu.au>.

The Stephen Cole the Elder Prizefor Excellence in Teaching 2000The Stephen Cole the Elder Prizes for Excellence in Teachingrecognise and reward outstand-ing teaching. The prizes are awardedannually to academic staff whose teaching is regarded by studentsand academic colleagues as being of excellent quality.

Applications are invited for the 2000 Stephen Cole the Elder Prizes for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Adelaide.Three prizes will be awarded for undergraduate teaching, one ofwhich will be awarded to an applicant in the first five years of theirteaching career, and one award will be made for postgrad-uateteaching. Each prize will consist of a monetary award of $5,000 anda certificate presented at the appropriate commemora-tion ceremony. The prize money is to be used by the winners to help them with the further development of their teaching activities.

Each winner will be required to agree with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) on appropriate form of dissemina-tion oftheir achievements in teaching (which might include a seminar, anarticle for the Adelaidean and/or a web-page article). Candidateswith at least two years’ service to the Univer-sity in a teachingposition are eligible for nomination by their students and academiccolleagues. Teaching groups may also be nominated.

Nominations will be considered by a selection committee convenedby the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and consisting ofstudent and academic staff representatives.

Nominations are now sought for The Stephen Cole the Elder Prizesfor Excellence in Teaching for 2000. Guidelines and nom-inationforms can be obtained from Marie Reitano, Office of the DeputyVice-Chancellor (Education), Rm G04, Mitchell Building, ext 35511,fax: 35150, email: <marie.reitano@ adelaide. edu.au> or down-loaded from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s web-site: <http://www.adelaide. edu. au/DVC/quality/stephen_cole_ prize.html>.

Nominations must reach the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Education) by Monday 5 June 2000.

PENNY BOUMELHADeputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)

Women’s ProfessionalDevelopment Network (WPDN)The WPDN is a development initiative for all women general staff ofAdelaide University. It focuses on issues affecting the professionaland personal development needs of women general staff.

The WPDN runs a variety of activities including breakfasts,lunchtime speakers and workshops. For more information, visit ourweb site at:

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

or contact Sam Jacob <sam.jacob@adelaide.edu.au>, ext 34201, orDanielle Hopkins <danielle.hopkins@adelaide.edu.au>, ext 33937.

COMING EVENTS

Breakfast• 8.00am on Thursday 15 June• 8.00am on Friday 14 July at the Union Gallery Coffee Shop.

Lunchtime Speaker• Monday 5 June. Venue and speaker details will be on the web

site. Free event of 1 hour duration, bring your lunch.

On-line advertising service

SEEK Communications has recently been selected by the AVCC asthe successful provider of on-line advertising for Australianuniversities. Use of the service has been endorsed formally byAdelaide University.

SEEK is a premier Internet recruitment site in Australia, and hasalready entered into successful partnerships to provide tailoredadvertising services.

SEEK Communications will set up a specialised website foruniversity job advertisements, called UniJobs. This site will permitinterested applicants to browse on-line advertisements and includesthe capacity for individuals to search for advertisements by preferredcriteria (eg by location or by occupation classification). In time, theservice will allow applicants to lodge applications electronically,through the email system.

Departments may utilise UniJobs as part of their advertising strategyto complement/replace external advertising in the print media. Alladvertisements on UniJobs will be placed through HumanResources. Staff will be available to assist departments in thedevelopment of advertisements and to provide advice on lodgement.

To encourage universities to take up this service and to quickly buildup the critical mass needed for success, SEEK is offering a half pricediscount until the end of 2000.

Cost per advertisement: $30 (will normally be $60)

Period of display: 28 days

It is anticipated that the service will commence mid-year. Briefingsessions will be conducted around the University in the comingweeks. For further information, contact Kathie Hurst or Lee Jonesin Human Resources, ext 35666.

STEVE DAYSHGeneral Manager, Human Resources

Car Parking: for Guests

All vehicles parked on campus must show a validpermit or a valid ticket. Hand written notices orcopies of invitations to functions are notacceptable.

If you are organising a function and it is reasonable(essentially any University business meeting,conference of the like) to provide parking forguests this must be specifically organised.Temporary Parking Permits can be obtained bylodging a request at the Property Services homepage at <http://www.psb.adelaide.edu.au> andfollowing the prompts. We would prefer at least adays notice for the issue of temporary permits.Ideally these should be included in your invitationto your guests.

For functions that commence after 4.45pm ticketscan be obtained from the ticket machines locatedin the Underground Car Park, in gate 10 and ingate 13. Tickets costs $4.00 and provide parkinguntil 8.00am the next day. This is the preferredoption for events that are not University businessbut are using University facilities. The Universitydoes not provide free parking as part of facilitieshire.

Underground Care Park: Changes to TicketMachine

A new ticket machine has been purchased and willbe installed and be operational on the upper levelof the Underground Car Park by the time you readthis.

The existing ticket machine will be re-located fromits present location outside Bonython Hall to thelower level of the Underground Car Park between16 and 26 May 2000. This will coincide with newsignage relating to the use of these machines. Thenew procedure will be to park, obtain a ticket fromthe machine and then display the ticket in thevehicle. This is the same procedure as for parkingin the Adelaide City stress and some of theAdelaide City car parks.

A sign detailing the parking procedure will remainat the existing ticket machine location for possible6 months. An attendant will be required for afterhours events until the end of June 2000. Afterwhich the car park will be able to operate un-attended. The attendant booth will then beremoved.

CARL BRADNEYManager, Car Park

Sunday afternoonconcert

On Sunday 11 June at 2.30pm at65 Watson Avenue, Rose Park.Tickets $12 at the door;afternoon tea provided.

Lisbeth Rutter - pianoforte,Kimberley Mann - piano,Addrienne Eccles - appalachiandulcimer and folk songs.

RVSP: The Magdalene Centre8232 6898.

Professional &ContinuingEducation coursesProfessional and ContinuingEducation is presenting thefollowing professionaldevelopment courses.

The cost for Adelaide Universitystaff for these one-dayprograms is $208.

Risk Management02PD1011Wednesday 24 May 2000

Leading Change02PD1016Tuesday 30 May 2000

Project Management02PD1018Thursday 1 June 2000

From Team Member to TeamLeader02PD1030Wednesday 7 June 2000

Interpersonal Communicationfor Success02PD1039Friday 9 June 2000

Contact Nadia Tarasenko, 83034777 to enrol or for furtherinformation.

FLINDERS UNIVERSITYACADEMIC AND STUDENT SERVICES DIVISION

International Student Services Unit

CoordinatorHE07 - $42,180 - $45,344 pa continuing

Ref: 00098. Available immediately, the appointee will be required tosupport the welfare of international students; implement variousprograms to ensure the smooth integration of international studentson to the campus and into the community, and provide the first ofcontact for issues facing international students.

Further information, including position documentation, must beobtained from Ms Helen Herreen, Health & Counselling Unit,phone 8201 2117, fax 8201 3154 or email: <Helen.Herreen@flinders.edu.au>.

Applicants must address the selection criteria in the documentation.Applications, quoting the reference number, and givingqualifications, experience and the names, addresses and facsimilenumbers/email addresses of three referees of whom confidentialenquiries may be made, should be lodged with the Manager, HumanResources, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, orfax 8201 3131 by 5.00pm Monday 29 May 2000.

Car Parking Update

Web re-developmentCheck out <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/pr/webdev>for an update on theUniversity’s web scopingproject.

InauguralLecturesFridays 1.15pm, LectureTheatre G04, Napier Building.

26 May: Percy Grainger asessayist by Prof MalcolmGillies (Executive Dean,Humanities & Social Sciences)

2 June: Culture, emotion andillness by Prof Robert Barrett(Psychiatry)

KathleenLumley CollegeIs the postgraduate residentialcollege of the University. TheCollege has 2 small flats and 2single study bedrooms (withbathroom) available for shortand medium term visitors tothe Uni.

Contact Allyson Sandham, tel8267 3270, fax 8239 1705,email: <klc@adelaide.edu.au>.

MAY 22, 2000 Bulletin Board, PAGE 4

Research Grants & Fellowships

The following is a list of grant, fellow-ship and other research fundingschemes currently available forapplication. A more detailedelectronic version of this listing(Update: Research), together withguidelines and application forms forsome of the major schemes, areavailable at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/>. For hard copyapplication forms and guidelines forthe funding schemes listed below,contact the Research Branch, ext35137; or email <renae.minerds@adelaide.edu.au>.Sponsored Programs InformationNetwork (SPIN): SPIN Australia - A data-base containing current and comprehensiveinformation on over 2,600 government andprivate funding opportunities. The SPINweb site is accessible via the ResearchBranch web site.

International Union Against Cancer(UICC) - International CancerFellowship: International CancerTechnology Transfer Fellowships(ICRETT): No closing date, selection resultswithin 60 days.

American Chemical Society -Programs of the Petroleum ResearchFund: Applications may be made at anytime. Web site: <http://www.acs.org/acsgen/prf/grant.htm>.

The Charles A. and Anne MorrowLindbergh Foundation - Grants:Internal closing date: 6 June 2000. Web site:<http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/grantsummary.html>.

Kate Challis RAKA Award - Poet’sAward: Internal closing date: 9 June 2000

National Heritage Trust - CoastcareFunding for Environmental Projects:Internal closing date: 9 June 2000. Web site:<http://www.environment.gov.au/marine/coastcare/guide.html>.

Queensland Government - LiteraryAwards 2000: Internal closing date: 12June 2000

Pig Research and DevelopmentCorporation (PRDC)· Training and Development Awards:

Internal closing dates: 21 June & 22 September 2000

· Travel/Conference and Distinguished Visitor Awards: Internal closing dates: 21 June & 22 September 2000

· Partnership Projects, Industry Placement Awards, & Regional and Special Projects: Internal closing date: Applications may be submitted at

any time. Web site: <http://www.dpie.gov.au/prdc>

Australian Academy of ForensicSciences - Oscar RiversSchmalzbach Foundation ResearchGrant: Internal closing date: 23 June 2000

Australian Academy of theHumanities: Travelling Fellowships:Internal closing date: 23 June 2000

Australian Academy of theHumanities/Royal Academy of Letter,History and Antiquities: OverseasProgram - Sweden: Internal closingdate: 23 June 2000. Web site: <http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/aah>.

Australian Kidney Foundation -Medical Research Project Grants,Medical Research Equipment Grants,Medical Research Seeding Grants:Internal closing date: 23 June 2000. Website: <http://www.kidney.org>.

National Archives of Australia -Frederick Watson Fellowship 2000:Internal closing date: 23 June 2000

Australian Spinal Research Trust -Grants for Spinal Cord Research:Internal closing date: 23 June 2000. Website: <http://www.spinetrust.com.au>.

Diabetes Australia Research Trust -Call for Research Grant Applications:Internal closing date: 23 June 2000

NHMRC Travelling Award forResearch Training: Internal closing date:13 July 2000. Web site: <http://www.nhmrc.health.gov.au/research/2001/training/travel/flyer.htm>.

Matsumae International Foundation -Matsumae International FoundationFellowship Program: Internal closingdate: 17 July 2000

BHP - Community Trust andCommunity Support Programs:Internal closing dates: 22 July & 25 October2000. Web site: <http://www.bhp.com.au/community/trust.htm>.

Australian Academy of the SocialSciences in Australia - Australia/China Exchange in the SocialSciences: Internal closing date: 23 July2000

Australian Academy of the Human-ities: Publication Subsidies: Internalclosing date: 24 July 2000. Web site:<http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/aah>.

Australian Academy of theHumanities/Academy of SocialSciences in Australia/VietnamNational Centre for the SocialSciences and Humanities - OverseasProgram - Vietnam: Internal closingdate: 24 July 2000. Web site: <http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/aah>.

Australian Academy of Science -Fenner Medal: Internal closing date: 24July 2000. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/awards/femmed.htm>.

Australian Academy of Science -Gottschalk Medal: Internal closing date:24 July 2000. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/awards/gottscha.htm>.

Australian Academy of Science -Moran Medal: Internal closing date: 24July 2000. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/awards/moran.htm>.

Australian Academy of Science -Pawsey Medal: Internal closing date: 24July 2000. Web site: <http://www.science.org.au/awards/pawsey/htm>.

JH & JD Gunn Medical ResearchFoundation - Research Grants:Internal closing date: 24 July 2000

Royal Society of London / TheAustralian National University / TheNational Health and MedicalResearch Council - Howard FloreyFellowships in Biomedical Sciences:Internal closing date: 24 July 2000

Australian Academy of the Humani-ties/Royal Netherlands Academy ofArts and Sciences/ Academy of theSocial Sciences in Australia - Over-seas Program - The Netherlands:Internal closing Date: 8 Aug 2000. Web site:<http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/aah>.

Scholarships

Unless otherwise indicated, furtherinformation and application formsare available from the StudentCentre, Level 4, Wills Building.Please lodge all applications with theStudent Centre unless otherwisestated.Canadian Studies Awards: ACSANZPostgraduate Awards: Up to $A2,800 forMasters or Doctoral candidates engaged inresearch into Canadian studies to undertakeresearch trips to Canada for up to sixmonths. Closing: 30 September. ICCSGraduate Student Thesis/DissertationScholarship: $CAN3,500 for Masters orDoctoral candidates to undertake thesis-related research at a Canadian university for4-6 weeks. Closing: 15 November. Furtherdetails from Canadian High Commission,Academic & Public Affairs Section,Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra ACT2600, tel: (02) 6270 4000, fax: (02) 62704083, email: <eva.zarka@dfait-maeci.gc.ca> or visit the ACSANZ Web Site:<http://www. powerup.com.au/~acsanz>.

French Government ScientificFellowships 2001: Tenable for 3-6

months between March 2001 - December2001. The purpose of the fellowships is toenable Australian scientists (Australiancitizens), involved in French-Australianscientific research projects, to visit a Frenchhost laboratory or institution in order topursue their current collaborative research,to complete their training or to implementa well-defined project that can be beneficialto France and Australia. Applicationsavailable from <http://www.france.net.au/frames_eng.html>. Closing: 15 August .

National Heart Foundation Postgrad-uate Research Scholarships 2000(Medical and Non-medical): Open toAustralian citizens or permanent residentsfor full-time postgraduate research studiesleading to a PhD at an Australian university.Research should be concerned withcardiovascular function, disease or relatedproblems. Closing: 26 May (Medical)/25October (non-medical)(Student Centre)

River Basin Management Society -Ernest Jackson Memorial ResearchGrants: For the purpose of providingsupport and assistance in meeting costsassociated with student research projectsbeing undertaken in any field of study alliedto river basin management. Value: up to$2000. Closing: 31 May (Vic)

Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office- Scholarship for Mandarin ChineseTraining: Open to Australian citizenswishing to further their studies inMandarin and/or carry out research inTaiwan between September 2000 andAugust 2001 for one year. Value: tuitionfees and NT $15000 per month. Studentswill need to pay their own airfare,lodging/accommodation fees, food, healthinsurance, and other expenses during theirstay. Application forms available fromTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, tel:(03) 9650 8611. Closing: 25 May(Melbourne)

Turkish Government Scholarships2000/2001: Language and CultureSummer Courses: value: 51 millionTurkish lira. Tenable for 2 monthscommencing 1 July 2000. Applicants mustbe graduate students and in good health.Closing: 10 May 2000. Higher EducationScholarship: Open to Year 12 graduateswho wish to study or are currently studyingat universities in Turkey. Value: 47.5mTurkish lira p/m. Closing: 10 July 2000.

Zonta International - Amelia EarheartFellowship: Open to women of anynationality in an effort to encourage andsupport women to expand their horizons bypursuing aerospace-related sciences andaerospace-related engineering. Value:$US6000. Applications and further detailsmay be downloaded from www.Zonta.orgClosing: 15 November (USA).

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 G R A N T S A N D S C H O L A R S H I P S

POSITIONS VACANT IN THE RESEARCH BRANCH

If you are interested in working in a role where you canassist in helping the University to achieve its researchgoals check out the ads for vacant posi-tions at HEO2and HEO3 level in the Situations Vacant page of thisedition of the Adelaidean.

In addition the Branch is looking urgently forenthusiastic and reliable staff to fill the two followingcasual contract positions:

Research Grants Officer (HEO 6): to relieve the GrantsOfficer responsible for NHMRC programs and otherhealth and medical research grant programs for aminimum of 3 days a week;

Administrative and Data Support Officer (HEO4): tocoordinate data entry for the operation and maintenanceof research-related data bases, oversee the promotion ofgrant opportunities in the University and assist in theupdate, maintenance and enhancement of the ResearchBranch website. Required for 2 to 3 days a week.

In both cases the positions are available immediately for

the remainder of 2000. Documentation relating to thesepositions from Coleen Roddam (ext 35137) and enquiriesor requests for further information to Cyril Brown (ext33534).

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ARC) GRANTSFOR 2001

Research Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Scheme :Final applications for this scheme are due in the ResearchBranch by no later than Friday 26 May. Application forms and guidelines are on theResearch Branch website and further information isavailable from Sondra Gould on ext 33387.

Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme: The keyobjective of this scheme is to develop the researchexpertise of Indigenous Australian researchers to a level atwhich they can compete in open competition formainstream research funding. Applications are acceptedonly from Indigenous Australian researchers and all ChiefInvestigators must meet this criterion. However, as the

scheme aims to develop the research expertise ofsuccessful applicants, it is strongly recommend-ed that amentor (who does not need to be an IndigenousAustralian) is associated with the proposal to providespecific expert advice on the subject of the research.

Application forms and guidelines are available on theResearch Branch website and further details from SondraGould on ext 33387.

Applications close with the Research Branch on Friday 16June.

ARC STRATEGIC PLAN

The inaugural Strategic Plan for the Australian ResearchCouncil was launched in Canberra on 3 May. The Plancan be accessed, in summary or in full, on the ARC’shome page at: <http://www.arc. gov.au>.

Research Branch: Positions vacant and ARC grants

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