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Embarrassing health problems a silent epidemicPELVIC floor disorders may be muchmore common than previouslythought.Adelaide University researchers, in the firstcomprehensive study of its kind in the world,have found a remarkably high prevalence ofpelvic floor disorders in the general population.

These disorders can be a serious cause ofdiscomfort and even disease, especially amongwomen. The disorders may prompt incontin-ence, vaginal or uterine prolapse, andhaemorrhoids. Bowel and bladder problems canadd to a marked reduction in the quality of life.

Pelvic floor problems have traditionally beenassociated with pregnancy, the bearing of largenumbers of children and with having themdelivered by instrument. Delivery by caesarean

section has been supposed to lessen thechances of resulting pelvic floor disorders, butthe researchers discovered that birth bycaesarean section reduces those risks onlyslightly. Most of these complaints were stillcommon among women who had never had avaginal birth.

“It seems that caesarean section, contrary topopular belief, cannot avoid permanentconnective tissue changes that seem to happenduring pregnancy,” said Associate ProfessorAlastair MacLennan of the University’sDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology(Women’s & Children’s Hospital).

“Pelvic floor exercises and surgery can help, butunless mothers avoid giving birth, by meanssuch as surrogacy or adoption, future pelvic

floor problems after pregnancy are very likely,”he said.

The cross-sectional population survey involvedmore than 3000 South Australians.

Urinary incontinence was found in 4% of men,but in 35% of women aged from 15 to 95,increasing to 50% among older women.

More than 14% of women were found to sufferfrom rectal incontinence of flatus or faeces,while fewer than 10% of men suffered from thesame conditions.

Other health factors associated with pelvic floordisorders were found to be weight, coughing,osteoporosis, arthritis, and reduced quality of life.Symptoms of haemorrhoids also increased withage, appearing in 20% of men and more than

30% of women.“The survey highlights the high prevalence andmajor social impact of pelvic floor prolapse andincontinence in our society,” said ProfessorMacLennan.“It is a silent epidemic, as those with theproblem are often embarrassed to talk about it.”The results of the study are being published thismonth in the British Journal of Obstetrics andGynaecology.The research will also feature in the Decemberissue of Climacteric, the journal of theInternational Menopause Society, which willdevote its editorial to a discussion of theproblem and a plea that it should receive greatermedical attention.

—Rob Morrison

THEORETICAL physicist ProfessorTony Thomas has been awarded theHarrie Massey Medal from the UKInstitute of Physics.Professor Thomas will be presented with themedal during the 14th National Congress of theAustralian Institute of Physics, to be held atAdelaide University from 10-15 December.The medal, awarded biennially, acknowledgesoutstanding contributions made to physics inAustralia, or by an Australian physicist workinganywhere.The citation describes Professor Thomas,Director of Adelaide University’s SpecialResearch Centre for the Subatomic Structure ofMatter (CSSM), as “one of Australia’s mostoutstanding theoretical physicists, who hasmade internationally recognised contributions toa tremendous number of problems in nuclearand particle physics”.One example of his research cited is the “cloudybag model” invented by Professor Thomas andhis co-researchers. It led to three papers nowclassified as famous by the SPIRES database atStanford Linear Accelerator.“Wherever possible,” continues the citation,

“abstract ideas have been developed to the pointwhere they can be tested experimentally…Professor Thomas’s work has had, and continuesto have, a major international impact.”

“It is a great honour to have one’s workrecognised in this way,” said Professor Thomas,“however I must also acknowledge atremendous debt to my colleagues at the CSSMand around the world. My own work hasbenefited greatly from the personal exchangeswhich are essential to good science.”

The President of the Institute of Physics,Professor Sir Gareth Roberts FRS, will presentthe medal to Professor Thomas.

The award will be made during a special plenarysession of the Australian Institute of PhysicsCongress in Bonython Hall on 11 December at5.45pm. After the presentation, ProfessorThomas will deliver the Harrie Massey lecture,entitled “Probing the heart of matter”. Thelecture is open to the public and free of charge.

—Rob Morrison

British medal for physicist

Professor Tony Thomas. Photo: Brenton Edwards.

Art history courses opengallery to studentsADELAIDE University and the ArtGallery of South Australia havejoined forces to provide newpostgraduate courses in art historyin 2001.The new courses are the first of their kind inAustralia, drawing on existing teachingstrengths in the University’s Faculty ofHumanities & Social Sciences, and making useof the Gallery’s extensive collections andcuratorial expertise.There are four new courses: a ProfessionalCertificate, Graduate Certificate in Art History,Graduate Diploma in Art History, and a Master ofArts (Studies in Art History).Each combines formal University lectures withsessions working with collection curators at theArt Gallery. In addition to developing an under-standing of the study of the history of art, and thegoals and methods of connoisseurship, studentswill have the opportunity to view and studymasterpieces not available for current viewing.“This is an exciting and intensive program,which we have developed in close collaborationwith the Gallery’s Director, Mr Ron Radford. Weshall be offering a choice of early-eveningcourses to provide maximum flexibility for thosestudying either for their personal or theirprofessional interests,” said the Executive Deanof the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences,Professor Malcolm Gillies.“The program has been designed to encouragestudents to consider fundamental questions andproblems in the history and historiography of artas it relates to their own direct experience oforiginal works.“By exercising the eye as keenly as the mind,students will be able to exploit the incrediblyrich collections of the Art Gallery of SouthAustralia,” he said.This is the first time that a collaborative programin art history has been offered jointly by thepremier university and art museum of anyAustralian State, with academic and curatorialstaff of the University and the Gallery providingthe teaching.

Core subjects will be in European, Australian andAsian Arts, with elective subjects in areas suchas contemporary art, Australian colonial andindigenous art, European paintingsconnoisseurship, Japanese and Southeast Asianart, prints, drawings and photographs.The Graduate Diploma and Masters programswill also offer opportunities for internship orcuratorial placement at the Art Gallery.Students who enrol in an internship will not onlyexperience work in the curatorial department,but also have exposure to other areas of theGallery’s administration, such as publicprograms, marketing and public relations, andsponsorship and registration.“Collaboration with other institutions alwaysprovides unique opportunities for staff andstudents. This will be an excellent example ofsuch profitable working together,” ProfessorGillies said.“The Faculty is extremely pleased to be able tooffer these academic programs in conjunctionwith the Art Gallery, and we expect them to bein demand both locally and nationally.”

—David Ellis

The Art Gallery of South Australia. Photo: David Ellis.

See also our feature article on subatomicphysics, page 5.

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DR MICHELLE Barnes from the School of Economicswas named Adelaide University’s Supervisor of the Yearat the Postgraduate Students Association awards.At the time the awards were announced in October, Dr Barnes was out ofthe State. The Adelaidean was keen to catch up with her when shereturned.

Dr Barnes has supervised numerous PhD, Masters and Honours studentssince taking up an academic position-her first-at Adelaide in 1998.

Born in the United States, she completed both her PhD and Masters inEconomics at John Hopkins University in Maryland after obtaining herBachelor of Quantitative Economics and Decision Sciences from theUniversity of California, San Diego. Dr Barnes has been involved in thedevelopment of the Finance curriculum at Adelaide, and is presentlyHonours Coordinator for the Bachelor of Finance, as well as the Adviserfor the School of Economics on issues pertaining to the Bachelor ofFinance. Next semester she will be on study leave as a Visiting Scholarat UC Berkeley.

The Postgraduate Students Association presents annual awards toacademic and general staff for their valuable contribution to postgraduatestudy. Dr Barnes described her award as a “real thrill”. “The relationshipbetween a postgraduate student and the supervisor is quite a powerfulone,” she said. “I really enjoy helping people, so I’m quite pleased thatmy students were happy enough to nominate me.”

—Ben Osborne

S T E P H E N C O L E P R I Z E SEXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

Michelle is our supervisor of the year

DECEMBER is the month of graduations atAdelaide University, a time to highlight students’achievements, their years of hard work, and therealisation of their goals.But the graduation ceremonies also highlight theachievements of academic staff who play aninstrumental role in teaching those students.This year, during the graduations in BonythonHall from 18-21 December, the Stephen Cole theElder Prizes for Excellence in Teaching will beawarded to four staff members who have madeunique contributions to teaching at AdelaideUniversity.

For Department of Chemistry senior lecturer DrMark Buntine, teaching is as much about“hands-on” learning as it is anything else. DrBuntine prides himself on making his teaching asaccessible, and easy to understand, as possible.“I’ve always been heavily into research but Ialso really enjoy my teaching, so receiving theaward is a very pleasant bonus,” he says.Dr Buntine specialises in the area of physicalchemistry, which can be very costly to teachdue to the expensive nature of the equipmentneeded for experiments.“While the experiments can be expensive, theyare also the best way to learn. Physicalchemistry has a reputation of being a ‘boring’subject, but I think that with the rightcombination of course material andexperiments, students can really becomemotivated towards it,” he says.“I’m not a big fan of the modern trend towardsflexible delivery, and computer-based learning,and the other buzzwords of today’s education.In chemistry, and in physical chemistry inparticular, the best way to learn is by rolling upyour sleeves, getting in a laboratory and doingthings for yourselves.”Dr Buntine ranks one of his biggest teachingachievements during his time at Adelaide asbeing one of the founders of the AustralianPhysical Chemistry Enhanced Learning Project(or APCELL), which involves 35 Australianuniversities pooling their physical chemistryresources in order to further enhance studentlearning.The diversity of students’ backgrounds is one ofthe prime attractions of teaching at AdelaideUniversity, according to Department ofPhysiology lecturer Dr Nicky Hudson.Dr Hudson joined the Department of Physiologyin 1995, after a career in paramedical researchand teaching around the world in such places asCanada, England and Fiji.Working in some many different places has ledto a greater appreciation of different cultures, anappreciation which has followed on to herteachings in Australia.

“Because Physiology is studied by medicalstudents as well as science students, I deal withstudents from many backgrounds and cultures,which is something that I really enjoy about myteaching,” she says.“I have a particular interest in indigenous health,and also enjoy meeting and helpinginternational, as well as Australian students,with their studies.”Dr Hudson’s philosophy on teaching is simple: “Itry to show enthusiasm, concern and respect forall students and their learning,” she says.“I aim to integrate educational practice andscholarship by advancing or transformingknowledge in a creative, disciplined andinformed manner.”In an added bonus, Dr Hudson will receive herStephen Cole prize at the same Decembergraduation ceremony as her daughter, Dr SarahHudson, will receive her PhD in Obstetrics &Gynaecology.Making teaching as practical and as hands-onas possible is also Dr Gerald Schneider’ssecret to teaching.A lecturer in the Department of MechanicalEngineering, Dr Schneider has played a key rolein establishing aerospace engineering atAdelaide University. He has supervised anumber of students in this field, and thestudents have been so keen to learn more aboutaerospace engineering they have, under DrSchneider’s guidance, established a StudentBranch of the American Institute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics.“I feel very privileged and honoured to beawarded such a prestigious prize for teaching atAdelaide University,” Dr Schneider says.“I would like to thank the people who have nom-inated me for this prize, with special thanks to TheSir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund for supportingmy position as Lecturer in the Department.”Dr Schneider believes his job as a teacher isbecoming easier thanks to new sources ofinformation and versatile teaching aids, such asthe internet, video, and powerpointpresentations. He says he gets enormoussatisfaction from teaching.“I can remember one particular case when theparents of a fourth year student came up to meduring our project exhibition and thanked me forteaching their son how to learn. They said theyhave not seen him studying a subject(Aerospace Engineering) so enthusiasticallybefore and that I had made a real difference.”Associate Professor Rob Woodbury from theSchool of Architecture, Landscape Architecture& Urban Design believes he is just one of severalstaff in his School who could have won the prize.“Being surrounded by excellent teachers makesteaching well yourself a lot easier. It helps too

to have good students, and the School has thesein droves,” he said.

“For me, teaching is a wonderful frustration. Itis wonderful because I get to see the ‘lights turnon’ for students on a regular basis. It isfrustrating because when I look back at a term’steaching it is just so obvious what I could havedone better.”

Dr Woodbury knits together what the Schoolcalls ‘creative action’ with ‘critical thought’: “I’mconstantly requiring students to both proposedesigns and take various critical stances ontheir own work and the work of their peers. Thisworked especially well this year in my first yearcomposition class. The quality of work and levelof debate in the year’s final presentations wasquite amazing.”

Among other things, Dr Woodbury teachescomputing in design, especially how computersare transforming the practice of architecture.He has also helped pioneer the use of theinternet as a teaching tool.

“If my efforts here have had a focus it has beenon encouraging students to become diverse intheir skills and robust in learning new thingsabout computers. It is marvelous to see that agrowing number of our graduates are bothcapable and fearless in using and adapting thisrelatively new medium,” he says.

Dr Michelle Barnes. Photo: Ben Osborne

Dr Nicky Hudson, one of the recipients of the Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence inTeaching for 2000. Photo: Ben Osborne.

The eight ceremonies for the Decembergraduations are as follows:• Monday, 18 December - 10amFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences• Monday, 18 December - 3pmFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences• Tuesday, 19 December - 10amSchool of CommerceSchool of EconomicsGraduate School of Management• Tuesday 19 December - 3pmSchool of Architecture, LandscapeArchitecture & Urban DesignElder Conservatorium - School of PerformingArts (including AMEB)• Wednesday, 20 December - 10amDental SchoolMedical School• Wednesday, 20 December - 3pmFaculty of Science• Thursday, 21 December - 10amSchool of EngineeringSchool of Mathematical & Computer Sciences• Thursday, 21 December - 3pmFaculty of Agricultural & Natural ResourceSciencesSchool of Law

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A time to celebrateOne of the most popular events in our 125th anni-versary celebrations last year was the end-of-year“town-and-gown” party on the Goodman CrescentLawns. Many staff remarked how much theyenjoyed mixing with colleagues, alumni and friends ofthe University in a festive and informal setting.

I hope as many staff as possible will come along tothis year’s town and gown party at GoodmanCrescent on Friday 8 December (4.30pm-7pm). Likelast year, it will provide an opportunity for hundredsof members of the University community to gettogether with friends from the public and privatesectors in a shared celebration of the University’sachievements. There’s no shortage of reasons tocelebrate: it’s our 126th year, it’s the festive seasonand it’s the end of the academic year.

As a University, we can take pride in what we’veachieved over the past 12 months. In a difficultexternal environment—continuing funding press-ures and ever-increasing international com-petition—we have made good progress in severalkey areas of research and education. I want to takethis opportunity to thank all staff members for theircontribution and to record my appreciation of yourefforts. Our greatest strength as a University is thequality and commitment of our staff.

One of the most encouraging developments of thepast year has been the growing realisation acrossthe University of the changes we need to make—and why we need to make them. There’s a betterunderstanding of the realities we face as aUniversity and a willingness to take a good hardlook at the way we work.

I’m pleased also with the way the University haslifted its national and international profile. This isone of the key challenges identified in our StrategicPlan as a prerequisite to being recognised as agreat world university. We have generatedwidespread interest for innovative academicprograms such as the Masters Degree in Scienceand Technology Commercialisation and the MastersDegree in Gastronomy, both of which are beingoffered in conjunction with world-renownedinstitutions (the University of Texas in Austin andthe French cooking school Le Cordon Bleu,respectively). Our involvement in the Olympic torchand cauldron project has also focused attention onthe excellence of our engineering research.

The past year has also us seen build solidly on ourstrengths—another key strategic goal. Theopening in October of the $18 million Molecular LifeSciences Building ensures that the University willcontinue to be an international bioscience leader inthe 21st century. The new building represents oneaspect of a range of research taking place acrossthe biological sciences, including work in wine,food, nutrition, medicine and the environment.(One of the other pleasing developments of the pastyear has been the increased internationalrecognition of our strength in research themes,particularly in food, wine and nutrition.)

Our links with industry have been strengthened andextended on several different fronts. The mostsignificant was the signing of an official agreementto establish the Santos School of PetroleumEngineering and Management funded by $25 millionsponsorships from Santos over the next 10 years.

On a sadder note, we mourned the loss of ourChancellor, Bruce Webb, and former ChancellorDame Roma Mitchell, both of whom made valuablecontributions to the development of AdelaideUniversity. Our new Chancellor, Robert Championde Crespigny, has already demonstrated his strongcommitment to the University and I believe he willbe a major asset.

The advances of the past year represent furtherstepping stones on the path to our future. Theykeep us on track to meet the challenges we haveset ourselves and I believe they provide solidfoundations for continued growth.

I extend season’s greetings and best wishes for thenew year to all staff members, alumni and friends ofthe University. See you at the town and gownparty!

MARY O’KANE

Industry sponsors scholarshipWASTE management companyCollex Pty Ltd has committed$100,000 to Adelaide Universityover the next five years to supportpostgraduate research into theenvironment.Collex will provide $20,000 per annum for thenext five years, establishing the CollexFinders-Baudin Adelaide Scholarships.As the name suggests, the scholarships are tohelp commemorate the 200th anniversary ofthe meeting between England’s CaptainMatthew Flinders and France’s CaptainNicolas Baudin, who in the course of their in-dependent naval expeditions met at EncounterBay in April 1802. Both around SouthAustralia expeditions made significantprogress in scientific exploration.The scholarships are for students under-taking postgraduate doctoral researchdegree in academic areas related to environ-mental or sustainable environmental issues.“We’re delighted that Collex has agreed tosupport us and our postgraduate researchstudents in this generous and innovative way,”said the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor(Development), Dr Norman Ashton.“The company’s commitment of $100,000over the five-year period is another realindication of the increasing collaborative linksbeing established between major businessenterprises and Adelaide University,” he said.

The signing of the agreement between Collex Pty Ltd and the University at the head office ofCollex in Sydney. The deal will provide $100,000 over five years. From left: Dr NormanAshton, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development), Adelaide University and Mr Tony Morrissey,General Manager Human Resources, Collex.

Head start for gifted studentsGIFTED secondary schoolstudents in Adelaide’s metropol-itan area now have the chance toget a head start at uni.Adelaide University has launched a newHeadstart Scholarship Program for 2001, anaccelerated entry scheme for academicallygifted secondary students.Designed in consultation with schools, thenew program is aimed at meeting the needsof gifted and exceptionally motivatedstudents who require a challenge beyond theYear 12 curriculum.The program targets students who havealready successfully completed subjects atSACE Stage 2 or International BaccalaureateDiploma level.

During the course of Year 12, those studentschosen for the scholarship can study up to12 units (or the equivalent of a half-year’sworkload) of first-year study at AdelaideUniversity.

They will attend classes and sit exam-inations on the same basis as other students.Grades will be recorded and can be used forstatus once the students are admitted into anacademic program at the University, allowingthem to fast-track their study or take a widerrange of courses than usual.Headstart students will also receivementorship and guidance as they make the

transition from high school to university.Because the program is a scholarship, itprovides funds to cover the students’ HECSand other fees for that year.“This is the first time Adelaide University hasoffered such a scheme, and it is an excitingventure both for us and for secondarystudents,” said the Director of theProspective Students Office, Mrs ElizabethGeddes.

“Although similar schemes exist in otherStates, Adelaide’s Headstart Program doesnot incur a cost to students.”The number of places offered to the HeadstartScholarship Program is limited, and eachapplication will be assessed on its merits.For more information contact Paula Ritchie,phone 8303 4379 or email: <paula.ritchie@adelaide.edu.au>.

—David Ellis

NOMINATIONS for the SA YouthAwards Showcase close on 28February 2001.

There are nine awards in total, sponsored byindustry, the State Government andAdelaide University.

An initiative of Paradise CommunityServices, the awards aim to identify youngSouth Australians between the ages of fiveand 25 who have already demonstratedtheir achievements by becoming a finalist inone of the many other awards available toyoung people in the State.

The SA Youth Awards Showcase takes intoaccount young people who have been

nominated as finalists in awards up untilDecember 31, 2001.

In selecting a winner for each category, thejudges are not bound to select entrants whohave previously won another award. Allyoung people who have reached the finals ofanother award are equally eligible.

The categories are:

• Adelaide University Leadership Award

• Caddle Crash Sports Award

• Coles Achievement Award

• ETSA Utilities Community & ServiceAward

• Mitsubishi Initiative Award

• Motorola Science & Technology Award• Rys Pty Ltd/A & J Electrical Inspirational

Award• Toro Australia Natural Resources &

Environment Award• SA Government South Australian Young

Person of the Year

For each category the winner receives a$2500 cash prize. The overall winner willreceive a further $2500 cash prize and anoverseas travel package for two sponsoredby Qantas and Novotel.

For nomination forms or other enquiries, callParadise Community Services on (08) 83360066, or email: <pcs@pcs.org.au>.

SA Youth Awards Showcase

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Ethical initiatives a matter of courseTHE December edition of AustralianInnovation Magazine will carry acover story on stem cell research inAustralia.Adelaide and Monash universities, the pioneersof this research in Australia, will feature in thisissue of the quarterly. As the federal govern-ment’s own publication, the magazine carriesnews of the country’s best science andtechnology to a wide international audience.

But stem cell research is about more thantechnology. The same can be said of geneticengineering, human reproductive medicine andother issues now at the forefront of science.Most have significant ethical implications.The Faculty of Health Sciences will offer two new subjects in Bioethics next year. CalledEthical Issues in the Biomedical Sciences (II &III), they will cover issues such as researchpractice, death and dying, reproductivetechnologies and ethical decision making. “The increasing investment in research forcommercial or political gain poses questionsthat affect those involved and the community atlarge,” said Dr Jeff Trahair, one of the threecoordinators of the subjects.“There is no shortage of dilemmas facing us allin the present and future. They present acreative opportunity for answering the question‘what do we want to become?’”

Adelaide University is poised to be an ethical‘hot seat’ because of its relationships withindustry in areas of ethical concern, andstudents will increasingly be involved inresearch programs with significant ethicalimplications.

The subjects have been designed initially forScience and Health Science Students, but thethree coordinators are drawn from theUniversity’s departments of AnatomicalSciences, Philosophy and Public Health. Despitethe problems of mounting such a program acrossdifferent departments and even differentfaculties, they cite many rewards, particularlythe synergies of working with colleagues whohave different perspectives.

They hope that the subjects will attract studentsfrom across the University, and eventuallydevelop into a full academic stream with acommunity placement program.

“We hope this course will become well knownwithin the University community and that it willincrease the standing of the University in thewider community and among peer institutions,”said Dr Annette Braunack-Mayer.

Dr Denise Gamble agreed: “We hope to developour graduates’ capacities for responsiblepractices both professionally and personally,”she said.

—Rob Morrison

Matilda, Australia’s first cloned sheep.

Nerve cells derived from mouse embryonicstem cells.

Visitor from Texas

ADELAIDE University couldbecome the destination of choicefor students wishing to studyabroad, following the recent visitof a Rice University administrator.Ms Shannon Cates (right) is the AssociateDirector of International Training at RiceUniversity, which is located in Houston,Texas. Her main role is to promote and assistundergraduate students at Rice to studyabroad on a variety of approved programs.Her primary interest in Adelaide as adestination for students is in the fields ofscience and engineering, and she met withseveral representatives in these disciplines,as well as touring the Waite campus.She is pictured with the Director of theProspective Students Office, Mrs Liz Geddes.

The science of human “spare parts”FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: “Dr Frankenstein’screation will always remain science fiction”by Dr Helena Ward, Cooperative ResearchCentre for Tissue Growth and Repair.

MEDICINE has been transformed byrecent developments in biology.The Human Genome project, advances in stemcell research and the cloning of Dolly haveopened a new and exciting era in treatments ofdisease, injury and the effects of ageing. Thedemand for replacement organs has becomeinsatiable, whether it is the result of disease oraccident.Paradoxically, the major source of replacementorgans—motor vehicle and other accidents—isshrinking due to advances in motor vehicle andworkplace safety. Demand for replacementorgans far outstrips supply. So how will werebuild the broken bodies of the 21st century,and what are the limits to artificial body parts or

organs transplanted from other animals orpeople?

Medical researchers are now exploring thepossibilities of using single cells to grow spareparts for humans or even to transplant organs ortissues from other species. In the final talk of theAlumni Association Science Chapter 2000Evening Talk Series, Dr Helena Ward from theCooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growthand Repair will speak about the scientific back-ground of these latest developments in medicine,the recent discoveries and their implications forthe future, and will cover some of the ethical andregulatory issues which arise from thiscontroversial new area of scientific endeavour.

The talk’s title, “Dr Frankenstein’s creation willalways remain science fiction”, refers toheadlines in sections of the British tabloid mediawhich labelled the first baby conceived by invitro fertilisation a “frankenstein creation”—a

headline which now often greetsannouncements of advances in gene technologyor xenotransplantation. Would these newtechnologies be more acceptable if MaryShelley had not written her famous book? Is thepublic concern really founded on the possibilitythat modern science could enable the creationof Shelley’s hero to become reality?

Dr Helena Ward is a prominent sciencecommunicator and is superbly qualified toaddress these matters, with a career spanningresearch in Australia and Britain.Rennie Lecture Theatre, Johnson BuildingEast, Adelaide University (North Terracecampus), 7.30pm Wednesday, 13 December.Further information can be obtained fromANZAAS on 8303 4965, or AdelaideUniversity’s Alumni and CommunityRelations office on 8303 3196.

—Rob Perrin

ADELAIDE University has briefed thegrape and wine industry on itsworld-class research, as part of itsongoing plan to effectivelycollaborate and communicate withthe sector.A recent Grape and Wine Industry OutreachSeminar, the second of its kind, was hosted bythe Department of Horticulture, Viticulture andOenology (HVO) at the University’s Waitecampus. The seminar gave staff and specialguests the opportunity to tell industry playersabout their latest research projects and findings.“We believe we are effective in conductingresearch that is relevant to the wine and grapesector and we achieve this by keeping inconstant contact with industry people andobserving trends,” said Professor MargaretSedgley, Head of the Department of HVO. The one-day seminar was attended by winemakers, viticulturists, technicians, researchers,marketers and administration staff. Topicscovered included phylloxera research, wineyeast bacterial studies, olive oil production,wine consumer behaviour, and e-commercestrategies for small and medium-sizedvineyards.

Professor Sedgley said it was important forindustry to be aware of the department’sactivities and said seminar attendees were“often surprised by the extent of research andthe quality of the facilities”.“This department has excellent teaching andresearch facilities, including the Wine Science

Laboratory, and since we receive financial contri-butions from industry we want to show them howmuch we appreciate this help and how we areutilising the facilities,” Professor Sedgley said.The day also commemorated the naming of theCoombe Vineyard and the launch of the CoombeVineyard Fund. Based at the Waite campus, thevineyard is extensively used by students andresearchers and has been named after distin-guished Adelaide University teacher andresearcher Bryan Coombe. He started teachingat Waite when it offered the only horticulturecourse in Australia, and his contribution to viticul-tural teaching and research is well documented.The Coombe Vineyard Fund will raise money topurchase additional machinery and equipment.The fund provides the opportunity for companiesto assist in producing world-class graduateswith the skills to lead the Australian wineindustry into an exciting future.To find out more about the Coombe VineyardFund, please call 8303 7242.

—Sally Raphael

Grape and wine industry gets a tasteof research expertise at Adelaide

For more information about food and wine-related research, see the Adelaidean’s specialcolour supplement in this issue.

DR ROB Morrison has been electedas the new President of the RoyalZoological Society of South Aust-ralia, which runs Adelaide Zoo andMonarto Zoological Park.Dr Morrison, the science journalist in AdelaideUniversity’s Media Unit, is also attached toFlinders University as Associate Professor ofEnvironmental Studies. He replaces the outgoingPresident, Associate Professor Mike Tyler fromAdelaide University’s Department of Environ-mental Biology.“I am looking forward to developing strongerresearch links with the University,” said DrMorrison, who chairs the Society Research andConservation Committee. “The Society has justappointed its first Research Coordinator, and heis already actively pursuing links with variousUniversity Departments.”The Zoological Society and Adelaide Universityhave a long and close association. The late DrFrank Dalziel from the Department ofPsychology supervised hundreds of studentresearch projects at the Zoo, and his bequestwill see the zoo’s Education Service put its firstoutreach vehicle on the road.Both organisations are involved in WMC’s AridZone Recovery Project, which is returning threat-ened plants and animals to a central Australiansite. Carla Litchfield, who has just completed herPhD on behavioural studies of the zoo’s animals,serves on the Society’s Research Committee,and is the current ‘Unsung Hero of AustralianScience’ for her work with Africa’s great apes.“Other university staff are involved in diverseprojects, from feeding botanic gardenspecimens to tree-kangaroos and examiningtheir droppings, to behavioural studies of rarerock-wallabies to assist in surrogate breedingprograms,” said Dr Morrison.“The close proximity of the Zoo to AdelaideUniversity, the Museum and the Botanic Gardensis quite unique, and I expect some important jointresearch programs to come from it,” he said.

Uni-Zoo links to strengthen

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IT USED to seem so simple.Atoms were the smallest particles of matter. Anatom was indivisible; and then they divided it.Splitting the atom unleashed much more than anatomic explosion. It rewrote Newton’sfundamental laws of physics, and changed thevery ways in which we look at matter andenergy.Physics was once the science of tangible,visible matter and how it behaves, but a wholenew branch of physics now examines matter atthe subatomic level, and the process ofdissecting subatomic particles seems to thenovice a never-ending one.Take an atom apart, and negative electrons arefound surrounding a nucleus of positive protonsand neutral neutrons. But these nuclearparticles can be broken down further, intoquarks and gluons.Such particles are hard to visualise.Conventionally they are drawn as a small solarsystem, with electrons whirling like tiny planetsaround a central sun-like nucleus. As youstruggle with this model, however, it becomesless satisfactory the further you go, for electronscan behave like particles but also like waves.Tiny objects may not have precise positions,and they can tunnel through walls. Empty spaceis not empty, and some events do not have acause.These are some of the postulates of quantumtheory, and they seem constantly at variancewith the reliable laws that govern themacroworld that we know. In fact, dealing withthe subatomic world requires a bit of radicalrethinking.All observable physical phenomena are nowthought to be understandable in terms of fourfundamental forces; strong, weak,electromagnetic and gravitational. Stronginteractions bind atomic nuclei, provide the fuelfor stars, giving us the nuclei of chemicalelements and ultimately living things.“Clap your hands together,” says Professor TonyThomas, from Adelaide University’s SpecialResearch Centre for the Subatomic Structure of

Matter. “They don’t pass through each otherbecause of the electromagnetic interactions,without which life could not exist. Yet atomsalso need nuclei, and it is the strong interactionwhich binds different combinations of protonsand neutrons into the stable nuclei of thedifferent elements,” he explains.“Stars, including our sun, burn small nuclei toproduce bigger nuclei. The mass that is lost inthe process becomes the energy that isreleased.”The electromagnetic interaction gives us light,radio and microwaves among others, while theweak interaction is responsible for radioactivedecay. It is also responsible for the means bywhich supernovae give off their energy asneutrinos, their cores collapsing into neutronstars and black holes.

“In some ways, the weak interaction is the mostenigmatic of the forces,” says ProfessorThomas. “It is responsible for many forms ofradioactive decay of unstable nuclei. It lets onekind of nucleus turn into another, and plays acrucial role in the stellar cycle.“When all the nuclei in a star eventuallycombine to form the biggest nucleus, iron, thestar’s fuel is exhausted. Gravity plays a rolehere, for without it, stars would blow apart andcease to burn,” he says. “Gravitationalinteraction also determines the motion oftangible objects, planets, solar systems and theuniverse itself.”Ideally, all of the four forces would arise from asingle ‘theory of everything’. As yet, there is nosuch candidate. The organising principle foralmost all our understanding of modern physicsis the Standard Model. In one elegantframework it combines the first three of thesefour fundamental physical interactions.All three can be analysed by the sophisticatedmathematics of quantum field theory, especiallygauge field theories, but there remain tantalisingholes in the understanding of this physicalrealm.

There is, for example, no generally acceptedgauge field theory for gravity, and while the

theoretical understanding of weak couplings isprofound, it is incomplete when it comes to thestrong couplings. It is this area that is of specialinterest to the Special Research Centre.

The Centre’s researchers are leading an attackon some of these problems through a multi-pronged approach, from mathematicalmodelling and cooperation with experimentersat the world’s major particle accelerators, to theuse of advanced supercomputers.

The latter involves a technique known as LatticeGauge Theory. Space-time is represented by afour-dimensional lattice. The computerextrapolates to infinitesimal lattice spacings andinfinite lattice volumes, allowing the extractionof quantities of physical interest. Theseextrapolations require calculations involvingever-increasing numbers of lattice points;prompting the need for a powerful computer.

Adelaide University is now home to the NationalComputing Facility for Lattice Gauge Theory,with the Orion supercomputer capable of 110billion calculations per second. All currentlattice gauge theory groups in the country arerepresented in the Centre, which competes inthe forefront of international research.

Professor Thomas says that just as the simpleplanetary model of an atom has becomecomplicated by the requirements of quantumtheory, so the once simple realm of physics hasrequired some reappraisal.

“Physics is an all-enveloping discipline whichattempts to explain all observable phenomena interms of the fewest fundamental constants andwith the simplest mathematical framework,” hesays Professor Thomas.“All sciences are subsets of some of thesephenomena. Physicists still have a vital role toplay in these related fields, as well as in

engineering, because of their capacity forsolving problems from first principles.”As the subatomic aspect of physics movesmore deeply into the realm of mathematics, itrelies increasingly on the interplay betweenphysical insight and the brute force of modernsupercomputers. “It is the need to use ever-larger grids in order to better approximate thereal universe that drives our unquenchable thirstfor larger and larger supercomputers!” saysProfessor Thomas.The challenging area of subatomic physics willbe among several areas of physics to bedebated in December, when Adelaide Universityhosts the 14th National Congress of theAustralian Institute of Physics. The programruns from 10-15 December.During the Congress, the prestigious HarrieMassey Medal will be presented to ProfessorThomas for his outstanding researchcontributions [see article on Page 1].

—Rob Morrison

F E A T U R ESUBATOMIC PHYSICS: WHERE LESS IS MORE

“ Physicists have a vital role toplay... because of their capacityfor solving problems from firstprinciples.

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AN Adelaide University scientist willtravel to Britain early next year tolearn more about using medicaltechnology to study plant roots.Dr Annie McNeill from the Department ofAgronomy and Farming Systems hopes the tripwill assist in starting a similar research programat the University’s Roseworthy campus, andhas already begun preliminary investigationsinto the technology.

Medical CAT scan equipment from Dr Jones andPartners at St Andrews Hospital in Adelaide isbeing used to scan plant roots while they arestill in the soil, providing 3D images that give atrue indication of root morphology, distributionand dynamics.

The technology will allow scientists to takesequential shots of the plants to measure exactrates of root growth, without causing anydisturbance to the roots.

According to Dr McNeill, the ability to see howthe root system responds to adverse conditionssuch as salinity, compaction, low levels ofmoisture and high levels of disease or toxicelements, will be of particular importance todryland farming areas of Australia.

“As far as I’m aware, the only other rootresearch program in Australia currently usingmedical imaging equipment is based inCanberra,” Dr McNeill said.“It would be of huge benefit to have a projectbased in South Australia that was research-ing the function of plant roots in our

unique conditions.”

Dr McNeill funded in needed to buy the specialcomputer equipment and software needed toprocess the scans. And although the project isstill in its early stages, Dr McNeill can see anexciting future.

“Having a CAT scan machine dedicated to plantresearch would be the ultimate aim of theproject and would give South Australia theopportunity to become a research leader in thisfield,” she said.

—Sally Raphael

3D images go to theroot of plant research

Medical imaging also has uses in agriculture,as shown here by a look at plant roots underthe surface.

FREE PUBLIC SEMINAR: “Novel Nano-Organisms (Nanobes): Living Analogues forMartian Nanobacteria?” by Dr PhilippaUwins, Centre for Microscopy andMicroanalysis, University of Queensland.

With an introduction by Professor Paul Davies, Visiting Professor, Imperial College,London.

On 7 August 1996, NASA made the historicannouncement that a Martian Meteorite(ALH84001) could contain evidence for pastlife on Mars.

Central to the thesis, and perhaps the mostcontroversial aspect of the findings, were thefossil remnants of sub-bacteria sized “cells”called nanobacteria.

While the results were of great scientificinterest they fuelled a fierce and highlycontentious debate, not only concerning theexistence of Martian microbes, but acontroversy surrounding the minimumpossible size of life on earth.

It has remained unresolved to this daywhether these mineralised nanobacteria werefossilised remnants of independent life-forms,artefacts of sample preparation or unusualmineral deposits.

However, more recently, the existence of novelnano-organisms (nanobes) was reportedgrowing on Triassic and Jurassic sandstonescollected from petroleum exploration boreholesoffshore Western Australia.

These filamentous and yeast-like cells providefurther evidence for nano-scopic life in thesame size range as the controversial Martiannanobacteria.

Organised by Adelaide University’s Centre forBiomedical Engineering, this seminarpromises to be a stimulating and provocativediscussion.

If nanobes are novel life forms as claimed, it forces us to reconsider several eternally fascinating questions. What is life?How did it evolve? Is there life outside theEarth?

Dr Philippa Uwins is a Senior Research Fellowat UQ. She has a degree in Geology from theUniversity of Edinburgh and a PhD inPalynology (the study of organic microfossils)from the University of Aberdeen.

She has also worked at Robertson ResearchInternational’s head office in North Wales as apalynologist, focusing on Tertiarybiostratigraphy of North Sea petroleumreservoirs. Dr Uwins has been at theUniversity of Queensland, Centre forMicroscopy and Microanalysis since 1989.

SG15 Hone Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,Medical Building South, Frome Rd. 5.30pm,Wednesday 6 December.

For more information contact the Secretary ofthe Centre for Biomedical Engineering, MrAndrew Allison: 8303 5283 or email<aallison@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au>.

Has life from Mars alreadylanded on Earth?

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TWO ADELAIDE University scientistsreceived awards at the Royal Society ofSouth Australia’s recent Annual GeneralMeeting.Emeritus Professor Tom White, an HonoraryResearch Fellow at the Department of Applied andMolecular Ecology, received the prestigious VercoMedal for his outstanding contribution to animalecology.

Mr Ben Smith, a PhD candidate in the Department ofEnvironmental Biology, received the Society’sinaugural Postgraduate Presentation Award for thefinest student presentation at the Society’smeetings in 2000.

Both men received their awards from the Society’spatron, the Governor of South Australia, Sir EricNeal.

The two recipients represent the Royal Society ofSouth Australia’s proud tradition in thedissemination of scientific information and its role inthe development of younger scientists.

The Society welcomes any persons interested in

anthropology, the earth sciences or biologicalsciences to participate in next year’s program,commencing March 2001.

—Ben Osborne

Adelaide University scientists, Mr Ben Smith(centre) and Dr Tom White (right) with RoyalSociety of South Australia patron Sir Eric Neal atthe Society’s recent Annual General Meeting.Photo by Robyn Cane.

Royal awards showcasescience achievements

In memoriam: David Ian GravestockBorn in Chelmsford, England on 17October 1947, David’s academicbrilliance was apparent at an earlyage.After high achievement at Elizabeth High School,David did not settle immediately into AdelaideUniversity life. Out of necessity he worked full-time (researching holography and infra-reddetection). Part-time study at University (BSc)took third place to friends, camping, fishing,boat-building, photography and pool.

In 1975, David was awarded First ClassHonours in Geology, an Esso Scholarship andthe Tate Medal. From 1976-80 David studiedfull-time under the tenure of a CommonwealthPostgraduate Research Award. (Sons Peter andStuart were born while he was working on hisPhD thesis.) David’s Honours and PhD researchtopics focused on Archaeocyaths, and hebecame a world-class geoscientist forging closelinks with Russian, French, Italian and Canadiangeologists. “David knows more about AustralianCambrian than anyone” (Professor Noel James,Canada).

In 1980, David joined Delhi Petroleum and laterthe SA Department of Mines and Energy (nowPIRSA) where he was Principal PetroleumGeologist at the time of his death. He played asignificant role in promoting the State’spetroleum exploration activity.

David had an encyclopaedic knowledge ofgeoscience, innovative thinking and rigorousresearch skills. He authored and co-authoredmany high-standard books, papers and reports,and also reviewed and edited research papers

with sharp eyes and mind.

He was also fluent in French and Russian, andhad knowledge of German, Spanish andPitjantjatjara. David’s profound respect andadmiration for Aboriginal knowledge and waysof being led to him negotiating land access forpetroleum exploration.

He was a key contact person betweenGovernment agencies, petroleum and miningindustry and the university community. Amember of the Faculty of Science AdvisoryBoard, Visiting Research Fellow and a memberof the Research and Education Committee at theNCPGG, David also tirelessly supervisednumerous honours and postgraduate students.Distinguished Membership of the PetroleumExploration Society of Australia (PESA) wasawarded to him posthumously.

David died of cancer on 15 December 1999.More than 600 people attended his funeral, andtributes flowed in from around the world. Davidwas always a good man, a scholar and agentleman, and we miss him.

—Valerie Gravestock

John Bray Oration 2000

Pictured at the highly successful John BrayOration 2000 are The Hon Justice Tom Gray(President of the John Bray Law Chapter), TheHon Justice Ian Callinan (Justice of the HighCourt of Australia), Master Peter Norman(Secretary, John Bray Law Chapter) and TheHon Greg Crafter (Chair, Alumni Association).Around 120 law students and academics fromboth Adelaide and Flinders universities,members of the John Bray Law Chapter andlegal profession, and members of the generalpublic thoroughly enjoyed Justice Callinan’spresentation on “Legal and Other Literature”.The Oration, held in the Ballroom of beautifulUrrbrae House, Waite Campus, was followedby a reception in the Drawing Room organisedby the John Bray Law Chapter Committee.

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International students graduationA Graduation Dinner Dance forinternational graduands was held on21 November in the Ballroom of theStamford Grand, Glenelg. The event was hosted by the Vice-Chancellorand organised by a committee representing theVice-Chancellor’s office, Overseas StudentsAssociation, International Students Centre,Graduations office, and the Alumni andCommunity Relations office. International students enjoyed the opportunityto celebrate their upcoming graduation withfamily and friends, and staff of AdelaideUniversity. In his welcoming remarks the Hon Greg Crafter, Chair of the Alumni Association andMaster of Ceremonies for the evening, spoke ofthe benefits to both students and the Univer-sity in maintaining contact following graduation. One way in which this can beachieved is through the Alumni Association’sChapters (three international and twelveAustralian). Professor Edwina Cornish, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) provided the openingaddress on behalf of the Vice-Chancellorcongratulating all graduands and highlightingthe significant contribution of international

students to all aspects of Adelaide Universitylife. Mr Mark Lee, President of the OverseasStudents Association, spoke of the prestige

attached to being a graduate of AdelaideUniversity and wished all graduands muchsuccess in their future careers and studies.

—Kim McBride

SEASON’SGREETINGSON behalf of the staff of theAlumni and Community Relationsoffice I extend our warmestwishes to all Alumni Associationmembers during this festiveseason. I would also like to take this opportunity tothank all of our alumni and friends for theirsupport and commitment to the AlumniAssociation and Adelaide University duringthe past year. 2000 has been a year of much change andgrowth in the Alumni Association and I thankyou for your patience, your words ofencouragement, and active support duringthis dynamic period. In addition to our membership steadilyincreasing over the past few months, wehave also enjoyed a renewed interest bylongstanding members in the activities of theAssociation. We look forward to continuing this trend in2001 by reaching out to even more of ouralumni.

Rachael OliphantDirector, Alumni and Community Relations

Leaders of the future: international students from Adelaide University.

Campus tours:Summer schedule2000- 2001Learn about the history and heritageof South Australia’s oldest University.See the University’s historicbuildings and beautiful grounds.Individuals, families and groupsare all welcome.Tours are conducted by trainedguides from the University’s AlumniAssociation. Tours last one hour.There are some strenuous sections,including stairs; your guide canadvise of alternative outdoor routes.Regular tours are offered eachTuesday morning at 10:30 am andare free of charge. Groups may makearrangements for tours at other timesby calling the Alumni and CommunityRelations office on (08) 8303 3196.Please meet at University Gate 20next to the Art Gallery of SouthAustralia on North Terrace. The lasttour for 2000 will be held on 12December. Tours for 2001 willresume on 6 February.

Hong Kong graduates ball

The Hon Greg Crafter, Chair of the Alumni Association, Mrs Rae Crafter and the Director,Alumni and Community Relations, Rachael Oliphant are pictured having dinner with Pei KwunYap, President of the University of Adelaide Alumni Association Hong Kong Inc., and othermembers of the Chapter. During the trip to Hong Kong Mr and Mrs Crafter and Ms Oliphantalso attended the Graduates Ball 2000 of the Federation of Australian Alumni Associations inHong Kong. Hong Kong alumni from Adelaide University attended the Ball with alumni from 18other Australian universities.

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Cornell Chapter AnnualDinner 2000THE Cornell Chapter Annual Dinner 2000 was held on 9November, following the Annual General Meeting, in theelegant ambience of the Senior Common Room of StMark’s College. All present thoroughly enjoyed thepresentation by Mr Greg Mackie, Councillor, City ofAdelaide, Co-proprietor of Imprints Bookshop, andFounding Chair of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas. MrMackie spoke of the pleasure and excitement of growingup in Adelaide in the sixties and seventies, and how thatdeveloped his interests and attitudes and his belief thatopen and informed public debate is essential for thewellbeing of the community. He was introduced by BrianCoghlan and thanked by Tim Mares (both former Chairs ofthe Cornell Chapter) and was warmly received by agathering of Cornell Chapter members and distinguishedguests including the Hon John Bannon, Master of StMarks, the Hon Justice and Mrs Legoe, the Hon Justiceand Mrs Perry, and Professor Malcolm Gillies, ExecutiveDean of Humanities and Social Sciences and President ofthe Australian Academy of the Humanities. The musicalinterlude was provided by the Accelerando Cello Quartet,a group of Conservatorium students with a growingreputation. “Their choice of a contemporary and a mid-twentieth century piece showed their courage andintelligence as musicians and was justified in thereception of their performance,” said Tim Mares, Cornellchapter Committee member.

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For the first time, the Summer School isoffering award courses normally taught at theUniversity during the academic year. Subjectsinclude Anthropology, Clinical Legal Education,Chemistry, Advanced English LanguageDevelopment and Mathematics.“The offering of award courses follows in thetradition of other great universities, such asOxford, Edinburgh and UCLA, all of whom offerlarge and well-established Summer Schoolsthrough their various Continuing Educationdepartments,” said the Director of Professional& Continuing Education, Ms Liz Pryzibilla.

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Summer’s here – time for school

THESE postgraduate travel grants are awarded bi-annually to assist postgraduate students enrolled atAdelaide University to travel to a conference or anotherinstitution to present their work or learn a particularmethod essential to their research. The recipients of the September 2000 round of the Mutual CommunityPostgraduate Travel Grants; AUGU/RC Heddle Awards were Ms RebeccaBilton (Molecular Biosciences), Mr Raphael Afolayan (Animal Science),and Mr Brad Ferguson (Electrical and Electronic Engineering).

The next round of the awards will be held in April 2001.

Rebecca Bilton (pictured) will use the travel funds to attend the “8thInternational Symposium on Insulin Receptors and Insulin Action” to beheld in Geneva, Switzerland in 2001. Attending this conference willallow Rebecca to gain valuable knowledge in the field of Diabetes.

Mutual Community travel grants and awardsAdelaideanin 2001We hope you enjoy this, our last issue of theAdelaidean for 2000.

The first issue next year will be published on5 February 2001 with the deadline for bulletinboard material, classifieds and coming eventsclosing 5.00pm 25 January 2001.

Merry Christmas from the whole editorial team.

4.15pm History Staff / Postgrad-uate Seminar: Spearing the Governor,by Philip Jones (SA Museum). SeminarRoom, Ground Floor, Napier Building.

5.00pm Physiology Seminar: Motorcortex in human motor control, byProfessor John Rothwell (MRC HumanMovement and Balance Group, Institute ofNeurology, London). Hone LectureTheatre, Ground Floor, Medical SchoolSouth Wing.

10.10am Electrical & ElectronicEngineering Research Seminar: Anintroduction to Quantum computation: Ananoscopic solution to a big problem, byJoseph Ng (Electrical & ElectronicEngineering). Room EM212, NewEngineering and Mathematics Building.

1.10pm Genetics Seminar: To beadvised, by Dr Andreas Houben. SeminarRoom, Ground Floor, Fisher Building.

5.30pm Biomedical Engineering:Novel nano-organisms (Nanobes): livinganalogues for Martian nanobacteria? by DrPhilippa Uwins, introduction by ProfessorPCW Davies. SG15 Hone Lecture Theatre,Ground Floor, Medical School South.

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4.00pm British Studies AGM/Talk:News from Lilliput: Reading the Scrib-lerians now, by Dr R Phiddian. SeminarRoom, Ground Floor, Napier Undercroft.

10.10am Electrical & ElectronicEngineering Seminar: Peculiar effectsin Nanoparticle WO 3 & Gold Films; (withtechnical applications) by Prof Laszlo BKiss (Uppsala University). Room EM212,New Engineering & Maths Building.

3.00pm Science/ACUE Seminar:Integrating Education and Research byProfessor Dean Zollman (Kansas StateUniversity). Seminar Room, Level 2 Schulz,

1.10pm Genetics Seminar: To beadvised by Professor Rob Saint. SeminarRoom, Ground Floor, Fisher Building.

7.30pm Free Public Lecture: DrFrankenstein’s creation will always remainscience fiction by Dr Helena Ward (CRCfor Tissue Growth & Repair). RennieLecture Theatre, Johnson Building.Further details 8303 4965 or 8303 3196.

12noon HCCR Seminar: Cancer: theemergence of the big picture by Dr BCoventry. Robson Theatre, RAH.

1.00pm Environmental BiologySeminar: Biologically active alkaloids ofamphibian skin: Arthropod and othersources by JW Daly (National Institutes ofHealth, USA). Mawson Lecture Theatre.

1.10pm Genetics Seminar: To beadvised, by Dr Chunyan Huang. SeminarRoom, Ground Floor, Fisher Building.

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TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER

THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER

THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER

FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER

FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER

FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER

Security AwarenessWORKING AFTER HOURS

Note the following points:

• Ring your campus Security numberand advise them you are in yourwork area.

• Building and room number.• Approx time you will be leaving.• Security is available to escort you to

your car or transport service.

SECURITY ESCORTS

The University Security Section isavailable 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearto escort you by vehicle or foot to yourvehicle or transport service. Rememberif catching public transport adviseSecurity in advance as offers may becommited to other tasks.

SECURITY NUMBERS

North TerraceGeneral 35990 Emergency 35444

WaiteGeneral 35990 Emergency 35444

ThebartonGeneral 35990 Emergency 35444

RoseworthyGeneral 37999 Emergency 35444

Security awareness presentations can bearranged for your area.

S E N A T E R E P O R TM E E T I N G 2 2 N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 0

The annual meeting of the Senate ofAdelaide University was held on 22November 2000, attended by 140members.

Addresses

The members were addressed byProfessor Robert Saint, Professor ofGenetics, Department of MolecularBiosciences, Adelaide University, whospoke on the topic “ Genomes: why allthe fuss?”. Professor Saint’s talk was bothhumorous and very informative, and waswarmly received by the Senate.

The Vice-Chancellor then addressed theSenate, giving brief details of thehighlights of the University’s activities inthe past year.

Legislative business

For the first time in at least 30 years, theCouncil did not refer any items oflegislative business for the Senate’sconsideration.

Motions of which notice had been given

Mr David Hester had given notice of thefollowing motion:“That the Senate recommend to theUniversity Council that the Councilreconsider its decision of 31/07/00, bywhich it delegated all its powers andresponsibilities under the University Act tothe Chancellor, and established aChancellor’s Committee to advise theChancellor on the exercise of suchdelegation.”

Before introducing the Motion, speakingfrom a prepared statement, Mr Hesterinformed the Senate of his recentexchange of correspondence and meetingwith the Chancellor and of theChancellor’s intention to ask the Councilto appoint an independent person toreview the operation of the Chancellor’sCommittee.

After a number of eloquent andpassionate speeches, the motion wascarried overwhelmingly.

Not only Mr Hester but a number ofspeakers during the course of the debate

foreshadowed the need for there to be aconsequential motion concerning theproposed independent review of theChancellor’s Committee.

After numerous amendments (includingsome to accommodate a point which theVice-Chancellor put to the Senate), theconsequential motion finally passed was:

The Senate recognises the good intentionsof the University Council in seeking toimprove the governance of the Universityby setting up the Chancellor’s Committee,and welcomes the Chancellor’s initiative inrecommending to Council the setting up ofan independent review of the Chancellor’sCommittee.

The Senate appointed a subcommitteecomprised of the following:

• Mr David Hester (senior lecturer,Classics, as Convenor)

• Mr John Keeler (Reader, Law)• Dr Baden Teague (Graduate)• Dr Warren Rogers (Warden of Senate)• Ms Gail Higginbottom (postgraduate

student)• Mr Zane Young (postgraduate student)

to make submissions to the independentreviewer when appointed.

Other business

The Senate approved the Minutes of theSenate Meeting held on 24 November1999 and noted the Report on AnnualElections to the Senate StandingCommittee and the Report of theStanding Committee of the Senate onMatters other than Legislative Businessfrom the Council, all of which werepublished in the Notice Paper. It alsonoted the Select Committee’s call forsubmissions, which is publishedelsewhere in this Adelaidean. The Senatecarried a motion of appreciation for theservice of Dr John Patterson, Mr PeterBalan and Mr Murray Stock, who have allgiven long service to the StandingCommittee and who had not sought re-election.

SUSAN GRAEBNERClerk of the Senate

A Select Committee of the Senate wasestablished at the 1999 Senate meeting. It hasmet three times and discussed a number ofoptions relating to its terms of reference,which derive from a motion passed at the1999 Senate meeting, as follows:

That the subject matter of Professor Pincus’smotion* together with the relationship of theSenate and the Alumni Association be referredto a Select Committee...

*Professor Pincus’s motion (which was notpagges) was as follows: Given the changed roleof Council, following the 1996 amendments tothe University of Adelaide Act; given thatCouncil has confirmed Academic Board as itsmajor non-managerial source of academicadvice, and has other specialist standingcommittees for advice; and given the existenceof the Alumni Association, the Senate can nolonger usefully serve the functions set out inSection 18(5) of the University Act.

The Select Committee has agreed to call forsubmissions so that it can hear from as manyinterested persons, especially members of theSenate and the Alumni Association, aspossible.

Whilst it is certain there are other optionswhich ought to be considered, the SelectCommittee asks any person who wishes tomake a submission to address one or more orall of the following options:

Option One: Retain the Senate but with(formal) closer working relationship with theAlumni Association.[Any such (formal) closer workingrelationship would need clearly to delineatethe functions of the Senate and those of theAlumni Association.]

Option Two: Formally merge the Senateand the Alumni Association.[The Senate would be discontinued and theconstitution and activities of the AlumniAssociation would be so re-arranged to allowthe Alumni Association to undertake thefunctions previously undertaken by theSenate.]

Option Three: (Without any change to theUniversity of Adelaide Act) have the Senate

conduct itself as if it had only the same orsimilar functions to those of theConvocations (of graduates) of theUniversities of Sydney and Melbourne.[The Convocations (of graduates) of theUniversities of Sydney and Melbourne haveno legislative function nor are either in aposition to veto or delay any decision of theirequivalent of the Council nor any decision ofthe senior management of the University;each has a Standing Committee ofapproximately 40 members - and apredetermined number of members mustcome from each of the faculties so that theStanding Committee should provide a faircross-section of graduates); each StandingCommittee considers matters referred to it bythe Council-equivalent and may refer mattersof concern about the affairs of the Universityto the Council-equivalent or seniormanagement for consideration; and eachStanding committee reports its activities to anannual meeting of graduates.]

Option Four: Have the University Actamended to replace the existing provisionsrelating to the Senate with provisionsanalogous to the provisions relating toConvocation in the Sydney and MelbourneUniversity Acts.

Option Five: Have the University Actamended to abolish the Senate - simplyleaving graduates with the right to elect threemembers of Council.

Option Six: Invite the Council and seniormanagement to reconsider the present policyon University legislation so as to involve thegraduate body through the Senate once againin major legislative decisions.

(The Select Committee wishes to make itclear that no significance should be drawnfrom the order in which the foregoingoptions are listed.)

The Select Committee asks that anysubmission be in the hands of the Clerk ofthe Senate, c/- Office of the Vice-Chancellor,by 28 February 2001.

WM ROGERSWarden of the Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE

Call for submissions

For all information about thefollowing vacancies pleaserefer to Human Resources’Web page at <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/advpos.htm> or the contact HumanResources.Please note that applica-tions, in duplicate, addressingthe selection criteria and quotingthe relevant reference numbershould include names and fulladdresses of three referees. Theaddress for applications is C/- theDepartment or Officer named inthe advertisement.

Applications for the followingvacancies will be consideredonly from members of thestaff of the University*

RESOURCES MANAGER(Ref: 10668) (Continuing)Dept of Environmental BiologySalary: HEO8 $48,913-$55,028

MANAGER(Ref: 10661) (Continuing)International Student CentreSalary: HEO8 $48,913-$55,028

LOANS SUPERVISOR(ACTING)(Ref: 10669) (Fixed-Term)Barr Smith LibrarySalary HEO4 $31,252-$34,376

* includes only those personswho hold current writtencontracts of appointment withthe University.

Applications for the followingvacancies are not restrictedto members of theUniversity.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR INCORPORATE FINANCE (Ref: 10662 (Tenurable)School of CommerceSalary: Lecturer Level D $72,642-$80,028

SENIOR LECTURER INPSYCHOLOGY (Ref. 10665) (Fixed-Term)Department of PsychologySalary: Senior Lecturer Level C$60,329-$69,564

LECTURER/SENIORLECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY (Ref. 1298) (Tenurable)Department of PsychologySalary: Lecturer Level B $49,249-58,484/Senior Lecturer Level C$60,329-$69,564*

LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY (Ref. 1308) (Tenurable)Department of PsychologySalary: Lecturer Level B $49,249-$58,484

LECTURER LEVEL B/SENIORLECTURER LEVEL C INMARKETING (Ref: 4220) (Tenurable)Horticulture, Viticulture andOenology, Waite CampusSalary: Lecturer Level B $49,249-$58,484/ Senior Lecturer Level C$60,329-$69,564*

LECTURER LEVEL B INPHYSICS(Ref: 10658) (Fixed-Term)Department of Physics andMathematical PhysicsSalary: $49,249-$58,484

LECTURER LEVEL B,INTEGRATED FARMINGSYSTEMS(Ref: 3787) (Tenurable)Agronomy and Farming Systems,Roseworthy CampusSalary: $49,248-$58,484

LECTURER LEVEL B INGASTRONOMY(Ref: 10667) (Fixed-Term)Department of HistorySalary: $49,249-$58,484

LECTURER LEVEL A INGERMAN STUDIES(Ref: 10655) (Fixed-Term)Centre for European Studies andGeneral Linguistics Salary: $34,475-46,786

JEAN B REID MEDICALRESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP (Ref: 4056)HILDA FARMER MEDICALRESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP (Ref: 4993)FTT FRICKER MEDICALRESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP (Ref: 4058)Salary: $43,584-$46,786

DIVISIONAL FINANCEOFFICER(Ref: 10666) (Continuing)Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)Salary: HEO8 $48,913-$55,028

WEB GRAPHIC DESIGNER (Ref: 10654) (Fixed-Term)Media, Marketing & Publications Salary: HEO7 $43,478-$48,779

COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGOFFICER(Ref. 10664) (Fixed-Term)Department of PsychologySalary: HEO7 $43,478-$48,779

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTOFFICER(Ref: 10653) (Fixed-Term)Information Technology ServicesSalary: HEO3 $27,17 -$30,979

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (Ref: 10670) (Fixed-Term)Paediatrics and Obstetrics andGynaecology (WCH)Salary: HEO3 $27,174-$30,979

AUGUST 28, 2000 Bulletin Board, PAGE 2

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

Recruitment advertisingWhile the Adelaidean is in itssummer recess, the HumanResources website <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/HR/newpos/advpos.htm> will be themajor source of informationabout job vacancies for Dec2000 and Jan 2001.

For departments wishing toadvertise vacant positionsduring the summer period,publication dates and deadlinesfor advertising material to reachHR are as follows:

Publication HR Deadline18 December 8 December8 January 22 December22 January 12 January

Departments that wish to adver-tise in the external press (egAdvertiser) during Dec/Jan, weadvise the following deadlines:

Publication HR Deadline16 December 8 December13 January 5 January20 January 12 January27 January 19 January

A meeting of the Adelaide University Council washeld on Monday 27 November in the Molecular LifeSciences Building.

1. Chancellor’s report

The Chancellor, Mr Robert Champion de Crespigny,gave his regular oral report to Council, during whichhe spoke of:

• his recent visits to Oxford and Harvard Univer-sities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyand the University of California in Los Angeles;

• his recent meetings with Chancellors of otheruniversities, including Melbourne, Flinders andthe University of SA and his hopes that the role ofuniversity councils and the nature of governancemight be the subject of greater public discussion;

• his desire for more open communication betweenhimself and the wider University community.

2. 2001 provisional budget

The Council approved a provisional budget for 2001.It has been based on the following key principles(most of which are not new):

1. The University’s budget will set out to spend,in cash terms, no more than it will receive duringthe course of the year. For the purposes of thisprinciple, cash excludes donations and bequestincome, and proceeds of sale of assets. TheUniversity’s Operating Result and cash positionwill be reviewed quarterly and adjustments will bemade to the Capital and Operating Plans in theevent of any deterioration in the cash position.2. Faculties and divisions’ discretionary spendingwill be required to be break even or be on a smallsurplus basis each financial year. A shortfall willonly be accepted in respect of “tied” funds incertain circumstances.3. There will be no increase in borrowings, bethey direct or off balance sheet arrangements.4. All proceeds on sale of assets will be brought toaccount in Corporate and applied to debtreduction or enhancing the University’s cashsavings. They will not be available for fundingoperating costs.5. The financing of major capital expenditure willbe assessed on a case-by-case basis having regardto the net quantifiable benefit to the University.6. Each Executive Dean/Executive Director shallbe personally responsible and accountable to theVice-Chancellor for ensuring their respectiveareas of responsibility are within budget.7. Once the budget is set, there will be no changeto that budget during the course of the year,other than allowing for movement of operationalresponsibilities between faculties/divisions.8. The Budget principles will be reviewedannually.

A final budget will be brought to the first meeting ofCouncil next year.

[This part of the meeting was held in confidentialsession, but the 2001 budget document itself will bereleased to the University community soon. Therehas been separate communication from the Vice-Chancellor to all staff about the 2001 budget.]

3. Chancellor’s Committee and delegations

This part of the meeting was held in confidentialsession, but the decisions can be reported on, asfollows:

As previously reported in the Adelaidean, whenCouncil established the Chancellor’s Committee italso agreed to delegate all the Council’s powers tothe Chancellor, though the delegation could only beexercised on the recommendation of theChancellor’s Committee and decisions made weresubject to ratification by the Council.

At this meeting, on a motion from the Hon. JusticeJohn Perry, Council unanimously resolved:

that the Chancellor’s Committee define the specificsituations in which it believes it appropriate that theChancellor, on advice of the Chancellor’sCommittee, should have delegated authority; andthat the Chancellor’s Committee report to the nextmeeting of Council.

Also at the time that Council established the Chan-cellor’s Committee, Council agreed that there shouldbe an annual review of the committee. At thisCouncil meeting, Council considered a proposal thatthe review be brought forward, but resolved, afterconsiderable debate, not to do this. The prevailingview of the meeting was that it was too early in thelife of the Chancellor’s Committee to make an

effective assessment of its performance and role.

A preliminary report from the Warden of the Senate,reporting on the resolutions from the annual Senatemeeting, was tabled at the meeting. (Theseresolutions are included in the report from the Clerkof the Senate in this Adelaidean). Council resolvedto note the report, thank the Senate for itscontribution, and look forward to receiving the fullreport at the first Council meeting next year.

4. Council election results

Council noted the outcomes of the recent electionsby members of the Senate, academic staff andgeneral staff of members of the Council. The newmembers will take up office on 6 March 2001. Fulldetails of the Council election results can be viewedon the web at: <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/secretariat/council/2000/2000election.pdf>.

5. Council elections review

The Council noted that the Council Secretary hasbeen asked by the Chancellor to prepare a positionpaper on issues associated with elections to theCouncil. Council members have been invited toforward comments and submissions to the CouncilSecretary. University members also are welcome todo so.

6. New Council committees

The Council had a preliminary discussion of a paperfrom the Chancellor proposing the establishment oftwo new Council committees and the re-vamping oftwo others. The two new committees proposed arean Education and Research Development Committeeand a Benefactors and Friends Committee. Theneed to be sure that the Education and ResearchDevelopment Committee complemented, and didnot overlap, the role of Academic Board wasemphasised. The terms of reference are still beingdetermined, and Council members were invited tosubmit comments and suggestions to the Chancellor.

7. Report from Vice-Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor presented her regular writtenreport to Council, which summarises for the benefitof Council members some of the major activities oritems of note in the University since the previousmeeting. These included our success in ARC grants,the December graduations, the opening of theRoseworthy Information Centre, the forthcomingTown and Gown Christmas Party, and theappointment of Professor Guy Ludbrook to theChair of Anaesthesia - most of which have beenreported in other editions of the Adelaidean. Anearly draft of the 2000 Annual Report was alsoincluded with the Vice-Chancellor’s Report.

8. Presentation from Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Education)

In keeping with the Council’s role of setting strategicdirections for the University, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor Penny Boumelha,gave a presentation on Education at AdelaideUniversity. Council members received a paper whichcovered the University’s present position, reportingon matters such as student demand, our studentprofile, and some selected indicators. ProfessorBoumelha’s presentation reviewed our educationgoals, our current status, the local and policycontexts, the strengths and weaknesses of ourinternal environment, some strategic policy shifts,examples of increasing collaboration and ofeducation activities that increase income, and ofpriorities for action and performance indicators toenable regular review. Professor Boumelha finishedwith her vision for education at Adelaide as follows:

• Make our small size and strong research base astarting point for better teaching and learning

• Design our courses to provide better integrationof double degrees and give every student abalance of transferable andprofessional/vocational skills

• Tailor individual student learning experiences • Improve student support and integrate student

services into the learning experience• Foster strong personal attachment to Adelaide

University.

The presentation was well received and extensivelydiscussed, and the establishment of benchmarks waswell supported.

9. Other reports

Council also noted other reports from the SeniorManagers (see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/secretariat/council/2000/meeting00.htm.), as well asreports from the Convenors of other Councilcommittees.

SUSAN GRAEBNERCouncil Secretary

C O U N C I LI N B R I E F

Perimeter gates toclose on Xmas Day

From midnight on 24 December2000 to midnight on 25December 2000, all perimetervehicle and pedestrian access tothe Campus will be closed.

University staff needing entry tothe Campus on Christmas Dayshould contact the SecurityOffice, tel 8303 5990.

JOHN LARWOODManager, Projects & Facilities

Campus maps

Coloured campus maps are duefor their annual update. Pleasecheck your department’s listingon the relevant North Terrace,Waite, Roseworthy or ThebartonCampus map.

If corrections/alterations need tobe made please provide aphotocopy of the appropriateportion of the map and index,and clearly highlight theproposed correction/alteration.

Please forward this informationto Brenton Kalz, PropertyServices Branch by Friday 15December 2000.

Farewell

The friends and colleagues ofProfessor F Andrew Smith andProfessor Joe Wiskich are invitedto attend a combined farewellfunction to be held on Tuesday 19December from 4.30pm - 6.30pmin the University of AdelaideClub.

Nibbles will be served. Cash baravailable. RSVP: Marilyn Saxon,tel 8303 4458.

Site works

There will be a deal of siteworkon the terrace campus over theChristmas long vacation periodwith one of the more noticeableactivities being an upgrade to thesteps and stairs in the manycourtyards. Legislative require-ments dictate certain improve-ments such as new handrails andstair tread markings. All work isplanned to be completed beforeO week 2001.

ROD PAGEProperty Services

Course InformationEvening

A Course Information Eveningwill be held at Adelaide Univer-sity from 5- 8pm on 3 January2001. The evening is for SATACapplicants wishing to discusstheir study options. Sessions willrun at 5pm, 6pm and 7pm, andcourse advice will be available inBonython Hall. Parents/guard-ians and friends are welcome.Bookings are essential and can bemade via the Student Centre on8303 5208. SA country andinterstate callers can contact theFreecall Hotline: 1800 061 459.

DECEMBER 4, 2000 Bulletin Board, PAGE 3

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

University parking permitsPermit Type 2001 Fee F/T Deductions

incl. GST

Yellow (YOC) $400.40 $15.40

Double Yellow (YOCD) $416.00 $16.00

Blue (BOC) $400.40 $15.40

Double Blue (BOCD) $416.00 $16.00

Frome St (YFS) $400.40 $15.40

251 North Terrace (Y251NT) $400.40 $15.40

University Vehicle (UV) $364.00 n/a

Departmental (D) $364.00 n/a

Part Time (PTSOC) $250.00 n/a

Commercial (COM) $400.40 n/a

Temporary permits (ticket machine) $ 5.00 n/a

After hours full year (AHFY)- Staff $120.00 n/a- Student $ 60.00 n/a

After hours semester permits (AHS1or AHS2)- Staff $ 60.00 n/a- Student $ 30.00 n/a

Part Time Permit HoldersSalary deductions are no longer available.

Direct Payments: A tax invoice, payable by cheque/money orderonly, will be provided opting for direct payment. Permits will beissued once payment has been received.

Parking permit holders arereminded to re-apply for their2001 permits.

New fees are advertised (right).

Visit the Property Services website: <http://www.psb.adelaide.edu.au/carpark/ renewal.html>.Enter all information as required.Your permit will then bedistributed in early December.

Please note that part time permitholders will be required to pay thefee up front. Salary deduction isno longer an option.

Duplicate permit holders can havethe entire cost deducted fromtheir salary avoiding separatepayment for the second permit.Choose this option if preferred.

If you have chosen money order/cheque as the payment method,please await our GST invoice.Once your invoice is receivedplease visit 230 North Terrace,Level 4, Finance Cashier to makepayment and collect your permit

Further assistance: PropertyServices, 8303 3107 or ChubbTraffic Services, 8400 6690.

ELIZABETH HARDMANParking Coordinator

South Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Health

Research Associate or Research FellowWHYALLAFIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 28 JUNE 2002 - 1.0 TimeRESEARCH ASSOCIATE $43,282 to $46,459 pa, orRESEARCH FELLOW $48,905 to $58,075 pa+ Excellent employment conditions

The SACRRH is one of seven University Depts of Rural Healthlocated in rural and remote areas in States and Territory aroundAustralia. The SACRRH is a joint venture between the AdelaideUniversity, the University of South Australia and the Common-wealth Department of Health and Aged Care. The SACRRH islocated at the Whyalla campus of the University of South Australiaand has a support base with staff in the Adelaide University.

The SACRRH is seeking a research associate or research fellow withepidemiological or other quantitative skills to provide support forresearch activities undertaken by the centre. The current researchfoci are on Injury Prevention, Mental Health and Aboriginal Health.

Essential criteria for this position include:

• A relevant Honours Degree, Masters Degree or equivalentexperience.

• Experience in quantitative research processes and methods.• Skills in conducting reviews of literature.

The position is available from January 2001. Further informationfrom Mr Jeff Fuller, Director, Public Health, SACRRH, tel (08) 86476021, mobile: 0419 821 830, fax (08) 8647 6164 or email<jeffery.fuller@unisa.edu.au>.

Applicants must obtain a position description and lodgementdetails from Julie Atkinson, Administrative Assistant, tel (08) 86476174, fax (08) 6847 6164, email: <julie.atkinson@unisa.edu.au> orfrom the website: <http://www.unisa.edu.au/hrm/jobs/>. ClosingDate for applications is 5pm, Monday 11 December, 2000.

The Adelaide University and the University of South Australia are EqualOpportunity Employers. The Universities have a policy of no-smoking inthe work environment and will require the appointee to observe this. TheSouth Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Health reserves the right toappoint or not appoint at the stated level.

University of South Australia

Student Service Adviser, Central Campus2 Positions – 1 x Continuing, 1 x Contract to 29 June 2001Division of Health SciencesHEO Level 4OB – Both 1.0 time $31,031 to $35,079 pa+ 10% Enterprise Bargaining pay increase over approx. 2.5 years+ Attractive superannuation benefits

Campus Central, University of South Australia, is responsible forproviding a broad range of student administration services tostudents, prospective students, and staff of the University, andprides itself on its customer focused service approach in thedelivery of these services. We are currently seeking to appoint twoenthusiastic and motivated individuals to the position of StudentService Adviser, to be located at the City East Campus.

Student Service Advisers are the first point of contract for allstudent enquiries to the Campus, and therefore provide a crucialrole in ensuring service objectives are met. The range of queries areextensive, and a comprehensive and accurate knowledge of coursesand the University’s policies and procedures must be maintained.

Student Service Advisers work under general direction and are ableto resolve customer issues within the scope of established policies,procedures and practices. The position of Student Service Adviserprovides an outstanding opportunity to develop a career ineducational administration. If you have a strong commitment toclient service, outstanding communication and time managementskills, have an eye for detail and enjoy working in a busy officeenvironment, you are encouraged to respond to this advertisement.

The standard opening hours for Campus Central are 8.30am –6.00pm, and staff are rostered over these hours.

Applicants must obtain a position description and lodgementdetails from Linda Bowen, Division of Health Sciences, tel 83022259, fax 8302 1116 or email <linda.bowen@unisa.edu.au>, oralternatively at <http://www. unisa.edu.au/hrm/jobs/>. Closingdate: 27 November 2000

THE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Call for papersAustralasian Association for Engineering Education 12th AnnualConference AaeE2001, Towards Excellence in Engineering Education,26-28 September 2001, Queensland University of Technology,Australia.

Website: <http://www.icms.com.au/aaee2001/> or email:<aaee2001@icms.com.au>.

Important dates: Expressions of interest, 31 January 2001; Papersubmission (full paper), 30 March 2001; Acceptance Notification, 31May 2001; Final submission (camera ready), 13 July 2001.

Future Directions andHighlights of ResearchThe Australian Institute ofNuclear Science and Engineer-ing invites you to presentationson Future Directions andHighlights of Research onThurs 7 December, 11am -6pm, at McLarens on the Lake,McLaren Vale. Informationonline at: <http://www.ansto.gov.au/ainse/council.html>.

Explore YourFuture!First workshop Monday 4DecemberWho are you? Why are youhere? What do you want?What will you become?

Create your Future*Your Future Edge is a trainingand development company atthe Thebarton Commerce andResearch Precinct of AdelaideUniversity. We help people toexplore, discover and createpositive futures. Run by trainedand accredited psychologists andconsultants, Your Future Edgeconducts a series of four 3-hourworkshops over two weeks.

The Explore Your Future!workshops systematically guideparticipants through a programof well-established andinnovative exercises andtechniques that are the tools toCreate Your Future.

Workshops 1 & 2 provide peoplewith a clear sense of identity andself-confidence. Workshops 3 &4 develops action plans toachieve real results, to reduceself-sabotage and empowerpositive, lasting changes.

For school and universityleavers, Your Future Edge assistsstudents to face the hardestcareer decisions they may everface. For those alreadyestablished in lives and careers,Your Future Edge empowerspeople to make changes towardmore meaning and fulfilment.

Your Future Edge has hadamazing success helpingstudents from MarryatvilleHigh School, AdelaideUniversity, and UniSA.

Workshops are held throughoutDecember at “The Joinery,”Adelaide University, Commerceand Research Precinct, 35-37Stirling St, Thebarton.Bookings, phone Bruce Riley on8410 4900.

DECEMBER 4, 2000 Bulletin Board, PAGE 4

Research Branch: special noticesNHMRC PROGRAM GRANTAPPLICATIONS FOR 2002

The final policy statement for the newNHMRC Program Grants Scheme is nowavailable on the NHMRC website at:<www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/research/contents.htm>.

The deadline for notifying the Office of theNHMRC of Intent to Apply is 31 December2000 while the internal deadline for finalapplications will be 30 January 2001. TheIntent to Apply is not mandatory orbinding but will assist the Office of theNHMRC to arrange peer review in a timelymanner.

ARC CLOSING DATES, 2001

Formal advice has been received from theAustralian Research Council (ARC) of theclosing dates in 2001 for applications forfunding in 2002. They are:

16 March 2001: Discovery - Projects[formerly Large Grants and Fellowships]Internal close: 22 February

30 March 2001: Linkage - InternationalFellowships [formerly IREX Fellowships]Internal close: 15 March

12 April 2001: Linkage - Projects[formerly SPIRT] Internal close: 22 March

4 May 2001: Linkage - Projects

(APA(I) only) [formerly SPIRT APA(I)]Internal close: 12 April

1 June 2001: Linkage - Infrastructure[formerly RIEF] Internal close: 19 April(draft); 24 May (final)

21 June 2001: Discovery - IndigenousResearchers Development Internal close: 4June

Continuous: Linkage - InternationalAwards Internal close: continuous

ARC INFORMATION SESSIONSAn Information Session at which theguidelines and application procedures forall of these schemes for 2002 and feedbackon the 2001 application round will bediscussed has been scheduled for Tuesday12 December, from 10.30 am to 1 pm inthe Council Room, Wills Building. Detailsare available on the “What’s New” page ofthe Research Branch website. Furthersessions for those unable to attend inDecember, including one specificallydevoted to completing the new applicationforms, will be held in the weekcommencing 22 January 2001. Furtherdetails will be available from the ResearchBranch in due course.

Pending the release of the 2002 guidelinesand application forms, intending applicantsare encouraged to commence drafting the

“Additional Text” component of theirapplications as soon as possible, on thebasis of the 2001 guidelines, for review bytheir colleagues.

FORUM FOR EUROPEAN-AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY COPERATION OR“FEAST”.

The diplomatic missions representing theMember States of the European Union andthe European Commission in Australia, inassociation with major Australian S&TOrganisations, have embarked on acommon action to highlight and improvethis cooperation. This initiative is knownas the Forum for European-AustralianScience and Technology coperation or“FEAST. FEAST is a practical initiative withtwo components: an ongoing electronicforum delivering relevant and usefulservices, and regular working meetings.

FEAST is seeking the participation ofEuropean researchers working in Australianand Australian researchers with strongEuropean links through:

• registering details with FEAST via theinternet;

• assisting in determining what servicesyou would like FEAST to provide theresearch community; and

• assisting in determining the format ofthe first FEAST event “EnhancingResearch through Collaboration andLinkages

You can do all these quickly and easily byvisiting the FEAST website

ARC GRANTS RECENTLY AWARDEDFOR FUNDING FROM 2001 AND THEGST

The recently awarded ARC RIEF, SPIRTand Large Grants ‘Conditions of Award’have now been distributed to ChiefInvestigators. Under Clause 5 Grant Funds,you will note that the funding is paid to theinstitution exclusive of GST. This meansthat the full amount awarded will bedeposited to your Research Grant Accountwithout a deduction for a GST component.

The GST component on any purchases youmay make for your research project will bemet from the University GST HoldingAccount. Your Department FinanceOfficer, when coding any invoices forpayment relating to your research projectmust show the cost of the purchase to yourGrant Research Account Code and the GSTcomponent to the GST Holding AccountCode.

www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/

Adelaidean Schedule 2001The publication dates and deadlines for Bulletin Board entries, Job Advertisements,Classifieds and booking of advertising space are listed below:

Publication Date Bulletin Board Deadline Human Resources Deadline(Monday) (Thursday 5.00pm) (Friday 5.00pm)

5 February 25 January 19 January

19 February 8 February 2 February

5 March 22 February 16 February

19 March 8 March 2 March

2 April 22 March 16 March

16 April 5 April 30 March

30 April 19 April 12 April

14 May 3 May 27 April

28 May 17 May 11 May

11 June 31 May 25 May

25 June 14 June 8 June

9 July 28 June 22 June

23 July 12 July 6 July

6 August 26 July 20 July

20 August 9 August 3 August

3 September 23 August 17 August

17 September 6 September 31 August

1 October 20 September 14 September

15 October 4 October 28 September

29 October 18 October 12 October

12 November 1 November 26 October

26 November 15 November 9 November

10 December 29 November 23 November

Research Branch

REMINDERAUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL INFORMATION SESSION: Tuesday 12December 2000, 10.30am - 1.00pm, Council Room, Level 7, Wills Building, NorthTerrace Campus.

RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT FOR 2002Mrs Janet Dibb-Smith, Professor Doug McEachern, Professor Russ Baudinette, Dr GusNathan together with Research Branch and Scholarships Branch staff will provideinformation to assist you with applications for ARC Grant Schemes for 2002 funding

Topics to be covered will include:• changes to the schemes and/or guidelines for 2002• comment and feedback on the 2001 application round• plus a question time to assist researchers in preparing successful applications

ALL INTENDING APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND

RSVP and any enquiries to Research Branch, tel 8303 5137.

NOTE: NEW GUIDELINES, APPLICATION FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS TOAPPLICANTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE RESEARCH BRANCH WEBSITE<http://www.adelaide.edu.au/RB/electronic.html>.

In the Business of Innovating FuturesGraduate Programs in Business EnterpriseDesigned for Graduates and Professionals of all DisciplinesAn intensive 3-day on-campus course for would-be entrepreneurs and people thinking of starting their own business will be held from Monday 29 January -Wednesday 31 January 2001. Contact us for details.

Phone (08) 8303 3094, or email <shane.cheek@adelaide.edu.au> for details.

Enterprise Education Group: <www.eeg.adelaide.edu.au>.

Are you feeling stressed or lethargic?Do you want to improve yourgeneral health and fitness?

The Women’s Professional Develop-ment Network (WPDN) has negot-iated an attractive membershippackage with Fernwood FitnessCentre in Rundle Mall.

The offer is available to all AdelaideUniversity women staff (general andacademic staff) and includes asignificant discount on the normalmembership fee.

For details visit the WPDN website at: <www.adelaide.edu.au/wpdn>.

Fitness offer for women staff

Feeling hungry?Mara Danese in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office has negotiated a deal with ExecutiveSandwiches, in the basement of David Jones (food area) off North Terrace.

Adelaide University staff can purchase rolls from Executive Sandwiches at the discountprice of $4.50, with one meat and up to four salad combinations. You will need toshow your staff card when ordering.

Orders can also be placed via phone (8227 0149) or fax (8227 0148).