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AdelaideanNews from the University of Adelaide March 2002Volume 11 Number 2

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DISTURBING evidence is emergingthat the increasingly popular drugecstasy can be linked to users sufferinglong-term brain damage.University of Adelaide researchers havefound that ecstasy taken on a few occasionscould cause severe damage to brain cells,with the potential to cause future memoryloss or psychological problems.Dr Rod Irvine, an internationally regardedecstasy expert from the University’sDepartment of Clinical and ExperimentalPharmacology, said with 7% of 17-year-olds reporting use of ecstasy, major healthproblems could be expected in the future."For many years it has been known fromanimal experiments that small doses ofecstasy—even if only taken on only a fewoccasions—can cause severe damage tocertain brain cells," he said."More recently, evidence has started toaccumulate suggesting that this damagemay also occur in humans. Brain scans andpsychological assessment of ecstasy usershas been used to obtain this information."If our suspicions are proved correct, it willmean many of our young people will havememory loss or psychological problems inthe future."Dr Irvine’s research on brain damagecaused by ecstasy shows that the drugseems to work mainly through its effectson one type of brain cell, and even throughone molecule in those cells.It also seems likely that the way the bodyreacts chemically to ecstasy is important inproducing adverse effects, as is thesurrounding temperature, which can leadto users overheating.Adelaide’s reputation as having the highestper capita death rate from ecstasy inAustralia—and perhaps even the world—forms another component of Dr Irvine’sresearch.Dr Irvine is looking at the shorter-termconsequences of ecstasy "overdoses", and

has established that the high rate of deathis due to a different strain of ecstasyappearing on the Adelaide market in themid 1990s."Normal" ecstasy contains thepharmacological ingredient known asMDMA as its main ingredient, but theAdelaide strain often contained noMDMA but rather a more potentchemical known as PMA."PMA hasn’t been around since the early1970s when it was responsible for thedeaths of several people in Ontario,Canada, and now it’s reappeared here inAdelaide," Dr Irvine said."We don’t know where the PMA camefrom, but we do know that it has beenprevalent in Adelaide since the mid1990s."Part of the challenge facing Dr Irvine andother ecstasy researchers around the worldis that they are limited to the extent theycan research ecstasy’s effects on humans."We are trying to uncover new approachesto treatment and prevention, but we can’tdo that unless we understand exactly howthe drug works," Dr Irvine said."Finding out exactly how the drug workson humans is a bit of a problem, becausewe cannot perform experiments withdangerous drugs like ecstasy on humans,due to the ethics involved."So instead we use cell and animal modelsto provide us with basic biologicalinformation which we can apply to thehuman situation."Using the cell model is limiting, becauseof the complicated way drugs are absorbed,moved around the body and excreted."Our main model was the laboratory ratwhich, surprisingly, shares a lot of biologywith humans and was the animal in whichthe brain damage from ecstasy was firstdescribed."

—Ben Osborne

Ecstasy warning:brain damage fromjust a few doses

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PROFESSOR Paul Fairall is the newDean and John Bray Professor of Law atthe University of Adelaide.He is currently Professor of Law at JamesCook University in Queensland, where healso chairs the Academic Board, and wasDean of Law for the past five years.

University of Adelaide Vice-ChancellorProfessor Cliff Blake said the appointmentwas an outstanding one for the University.

“Professor Fairall has a proven record ofachievement at James Cook Universitywhere he has led a dramatic growth in theLaw School over the past six years,”Professor Blake said.

“He is also a prominent figure in legaleducation at national level. As chairpersonof the Council of Australian Law Deans,he has oversight of all the majordevelopments taking place in law

schools across the country.

“This leadership experience, combined witha strong research background, will besubstantial assets to the University ofAdelaide.”

The appointment has also been welcomedby the Executive Dean of the Faculty of theProfessions, Professor Fred McDougall.

“One of Professor Fairall’s early tasks will beto address the issues raised in the report ofthe Law School Review team whichbrought forward 41 recommendations lastyear on how the School could enhance thequality of its teaching, research, andprofessional outreach,” ProfessorMcDougall said.

“The University is committed to providingadditional resources to the Law School togive effect to these recommendations.

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“Professor Fairall will advise which reformsshould take priority and what level of fundingwill be required. The additional funding forthe School will come from the University aswell as from public subscriptions. A majorfundraising initiative is currently beingplanned, and we will be announcing fulldetails later this year."Professor Fairall will also ensure that theUniversity of Adelaide’s law degree continuesto receive accreditation from the LegalPractitioners Education and AdmissionsCouncil, the official accreditation boardwhich is chaired by the Chief Justice. He willlead an enthusiastic and high-quality staffdedicated to enhancing the profile of the LawSchool. The University has started theprocess of rejuvenating the School with theappointment of nine new staff, includingProfessor Fairall."Professor Fairall said he was "absolutelydelighted" by his appointment."It is a special privilege and an honour to leadAustralia's second-oldest law school," he said."Adelaide's proud tradition, its excellent staffand its first-class resources make it byreputation one of the best law schools in thecountry. It has the potential to be the finest.

“I will strive to satisfy the high standards andaspirations of my new colleagues, thestudents, and the senior management. I lookespecially forward to working closely with thelegal profession. I can't wait to get started.”

New Law Dean appointed

Professor Paul Fairall.

O B I T U A R YONG TENG CHEONG

ONE OF the University ofAdelaide's most distinguishedalumni, the former president ofSingapore Mr Ong TengCheong, died at his home inSingapore on Friday, February8, at the age of 66.Mr Ong, who graduated with anHonours degree in Architecture in1962, was awarded aDistinguished Alumni Awardfrom the University of Adelaide in2000. The award, the highesthonour given by the AlumniAssociation, was given "inrecognition of his sustained andillustrious service to the alumni ofthe University of Adelaide and,auspiciously, to the people ofSingapore".

Ong Teng Cheong was born inSingapore in 1936, the second offive children. At the age of 16 hemet his future wife, a fellowSingaporean, 15-year-old LingSiew May. Both eventuallybecame students of architecture atthe University of Adelaide in thelate 1950s, Ong Teng Cheong as aprivate student and Ling SiewMay as a Colombo Plan scholar.Ong Teng Cheong and Ling SiewMay married in 1963, and both

returned to Singaporewhere they practisedarchitecture for severalyears.Mr Ong was introducedto politics in 1969 andbecame a Member ofParliament in Singaporein 1972. He held his seatfor 21 years.Mr Ong served in theSingapore Governmentas a Minister, becameSecretary-General of theNational Trades UnionCongress and was alsoDeputy Prime Minister.Mr Ong is widelycredited as having madea unique contribution tohis country and hispeople. His wide-ranging contributionsinclude town planningand the building of amodern transport system,as well as his passionateinvolvement with the Singaporelabour movement.On September 1, 1993, Mr Ongbecame the first Elected Presidentof the Republic of Singapore andits fifth President overall. His

term lasted six years. He decidednot to seek re-election, and MrOng resumed life as a privatecitizen on September 1, 1999, justweeks after his beloved wife diedof cancer at age 62.One year before he became

president, Mr Ong wasdiagnosed with low-grade lymphatic cancer.He had made severaltrips to the United Statesfor treatment and hadonly been dischargedfrom his most recenthospital visit on February4, a few days before hepassed away.Throughout his career,Ong Teng Cheongsupported his alma materand was instrumental inthe establishment of theAdelaide AlumniChapter in Singapore,inaugurated on May 28,1995—a chapter that isstill strong andcontinues to grow andsupport the University.He continued to takeconsiderable interest inthe Chapter's develop-ment over the following

years. As reflected in a biographypublished last decade, Mr Ong"not only immersed himself in thematerial build up of the nation,but also happily took up the taskof improving human quality andspirit as his mission".

Tributes for the late Mr Ongflowed in from all over the worldfollowing the announcement of hisdeath. As a mark of respect, Stateflags on all government buildingsin Singapore were lowered to half-mast on the day of his funeral.

"I’m sure I speak for many amongthe University community insaying that we are deeply saddenedat the death of such an eminentfigure in our University’s history,"said the Chair of the AlumniAssociation, the Hon. GregCrafter.

"Mr Ong was a widely respectedand deeply loved man, and an iconof his generation. We will misshim greatly."

The late Mr Ong is survived by histwo sons, Ong Tze Guan, 36, andOng Tze Boon, 33, two daughters-in-law and his grandson.

The information for this obituary issourced from Mr Ong’s citation for hisDistinguished Alumni Award, withsupplemental information from theSingaporean newspaper The StraitsTimes and a special report onchannelnewsasia.com. Special thanksto Dr Harry Medlin and Dr RenPotts.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong.

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L E T T E R SUniversity’s Apology

The University of Adelaidehas recently issued a publicapology relating toallegations in a forthcoming

book by Dr Warwick Anderson, TheCultivation of Whiteness. Science, Health andRacial Destiny in Australia (M.U.P.).Anderson maintains that University ofAdelaide scientists, participating in fieldexpeditions of the 1930s organised by theBoard for Anthropological Research,subjected Aboriginal people to cruelmedical tests, under duress.Anderson’s claims do not withstand closescrutiny, but the University’s publicapology has lent them weight.Intended as a gesture towardsreconciliation, this rapidly formulatedapology may actually constitute a step awayfrom it.The rich archive describing the activities ofthe Board for Anthropological Researchreveals a very different picture from thatsketched by Anderson.There is no evidence that the Board’smembers subjected Aboriginal people tocruel or unusual procedures. This is not tosay that these people did not find thescientists’ procedures strange—but thelikelihood is that it was a diverting, evencompelling, strangeness.Most of these 1930s expeditions were notconducted at Aboriginal missions orsettlements, where people were forced toendure the tests, but on the very frontier ofcontact where Aboriginal people couldleave at a moment’s notice.That they stayed for a fortnight, voluntarilyparticipating in all the tests proposed bythe scientists—including pin-prick bloodsampling, metabolic ratio tests, and a hostof other physiological measurements, notto mention contributing to kinship andgenealogical records, artefact manufacture,ceremonial performance, sound recordingand filming of material culture processes—

is at odds with Anderson’s model ofcoercion.A standard criticism levelled at scientifictesting undertaken among Aboriginalpeople (and, during the early 20th century,other disadvantaged groups), has been thatthe results have rarely benefited thesepeople. The Board’s research resulted inmore than 100 published papers and whileit is certainly true that mostly Aboriginalpeople remained unaware of those results,there were tangible benefits.The detailed research undertaken duringBoard expeditions by Cecil Hackett onsyphilitic yaws, an indigenous strain of thedisease with severe consequences, resultedin its world-wide eradication by the 1950s.

The Board visited Hermannsburg duringAugust 1929 at the height of the greatestdrought of the 20th century andimmediately diagnosed a scurvy epidemicamong the weakened Aboriginalpopulation.

Their immediate response saved many livesand subsequently the Board, and theUniversity, actively supported the Koporiljawater-pipeline public appeal, enabling theestablishment of a vegetable garden atHermmansburg and averting furtheroutbreaks.

These and other practical results of theBoard’s work, founded on notions ofreconciliation in action, rather thanrhetoric, cannot be found in Anderson’sbook.

It would be encouraging to see theUniversity refer to the documented detailsof its own history and interrogate these,rather than conveying the impression ofimmediate capitulation to shallow andsanctimonious interpretations of its past.An apology based on serious considerationand well-founded remorse would at least bemore convincing.

Dr Philip JonesSouth Australian Museum

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STUDENTS, staff and graduates of theUniversity of Adelaide have taken centrestage at the World Congress onInformation Technology held recently inAdelaide.The World Congress brought together 1500delegates from 45 countries to discuss keyissues of IT (information technology) as theyimpact on a range of industries and thecommunity.Computer Science PhD students DianaHoward and Darren Gawley were amongthree young South Australians chosen torepresent the "Voice of Youth" at the WorldCongress, which was held at the AdelaideConvention Centre from February 27 toMarch 1.Their aim was to provide a youthfulperspective on the future of IT, attend thecongress and comment on topics raised.Diana Howard, 23, holds a Bachelor degreein Computer Science with First ClassHonours from the University of Adelaide.She has just started a PhD with theDepartment of Computer Science and is alsostudying for a Bachelor of Arts, majoring inhistory and philosophy.On day one of the speaking program, MsHoward had the lucky (and nerve-wracking)opportunity to follow the highest-profilespeaker at the Congress, former USPresident Mr Bill Clinton.

"We're the ones who will be shaping thefuture of the industry, so having the chanceto listen in is amazing," Ms Howard said.Ms Howard said she was keen to make somecomparisons between the world in whichmany of the delegates experienced theiryouth and the world that the youth of todaywill one day inherit.“I believe that how we perceive the power ofIT will be a significant factor in the extent towhich that power is unleashed,” she said.“The calibre of the other speakers anddelegates attending the World Congress issimply awe-inspiring. It is an incrediblehonour to attend the Congress and the kindof opportunity that comes once in alifetime.”Darren Gawley, 24, spoke on day two of theCongress. He said attending the event, andhaving the opportunity to speak to delegates,was a unique experience."It’s an excellent opportunity to ‘have the ear’of so many important people in theaudience," he said.Other key speakers at the World Congressincluded high-profile graduates and one ofthe University’s most celebrated current staffmembers. They were: Dr Roger Brissenden,Manager of the Chandra X-ray Center atthe Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatoryin Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (Bachelorof Science with Honours, University of

Adelaide): Mr Bob Bishop, Chairman andChief Executive Officer of Silicon GraphicsInc (Bachelor of Science with Honours,University of Adelaide); Professor GrantSutherland, Director of the Department ofCytogenetics and Molecular Genetics at theWomen's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide,and Affiliate Professor at the University ofAdelaide’s Department of Paediatrics.

Students take stage at World Congress

Diana Howard and Darren Gawley, two of theyoung stars of the World Congress on IT.Photo: Ben Osborne.

Business links a priority for new GSM DeanSTRONGER links with business and acontinued emphasis on international-isation are the priorities of the new Deanof the Graduate School of Management(GSM), Professor Tony Travaglione.Speaking at a GSM reception in his honour,Professor Travaglione told business leadersand academics that the School wasrenowned as a leader in managementeducation in Australia.He paid tribute to his predecessors, ProfessorFred McDougall and Dr Helen Thorne, andto the "outstanding quality" of the School’sacademic and general staff."The GSM at Adelaide has had anexceptional relationship with the businesscommunity," he said."Business has made a substantialcontribution to the School’s growth, helpingto raise almost $1 million throughfundraising appeals.“It will be a challenge for me to build uponthat relationship, but it is a priority areabecause it will be critical in terms of the nextstage of the School’s development."Professor Travaglione said the University ofAdelaide’s MBA (Master of BusinessAdministration) was one of the best in

the Asia-Pacific region.

In Singapore, where it is offered through apartnership with the Ngee Ann Kongsi, itwas recognised as the best program, he said.

Professor Travaglione said he would beencouraging the South Australian businesscommunity to strengthen its relationshipwith international students, throughplacements and other initiatives.

He said this could open up networks andopportunities that would pay dividends forbusinesses, just as it had done in WesternAustralia in the 1980s and 1990s.

Before his appointment to the University ofAdelaide, Professor Travaglione wasProfessor of Management and Head of theGraduate School of Management at theUniversity of Newcastle.

His previous appointments were at CurtinUniversity and at the University of WesternAustralia’s Graduate School ofManagement.

Professor Travaglione’s research interests arein human resource management andorganisational behaviour.

—John Drislane

New Graduate School of Management DeanProfessor Tony Travaglione. Photo: JohnDrislane.

University apologises to Aborigines for past experimentsTHE University of Adelaide hasapologised for scientific experimentsconducted on Aboriginal people by someresearchers in the 1920s and 1930s.The experiments have been documented in anew book, The Cultivation of Whiteness:Science, Health and Racial Destiny in Australia by Melbourne academic DrWarwick Anderson from the University ofCalifornia. The book is due for release thismonth."The University acknowledges that many ofthe tests and experiments carried out onAboriginal people in South Australia in thename of science in the 1920s and 1930s weredegrading and, in some cases, barbarous,"said Vice-Chancellor Professor Cliff Blake."On behalf of the University community, Iexpress my deep sorrow for what happened.I apologise to the descendants of all thosewho were subjected to this treatment

and to their communities."Professor Blake said the practices of the1920s and 1930s would never be permittedby any Australian university today. Modernuniversity researchers were accountable toethics committees and to a range of otherreview bodies, he said.He said that during its 128-year history, theUniversity of Adelaide had been enrichedbeyond measure by Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander cultures. Indigenous cultureshad been shared with, and incorporated into,the work of past and present Universityacademics, bringing great honour to theinstitution and its staff, he said.On National Sorry Day 2000, the Universityapologised publicly for the forced removal ofAboriginal children from their homes.In September last year, the University’s Vice-Chancellor’s Committee agreed on aStatement of Reconciliation committing

the University to:

• promoting an understanding ofindigenous issues, cultures and history inprograms and courses;

• directing strategies towards increasedparticipation of indigenous peoples asstudents and staff in the full range ofUniversity activities; and

• contributing to the process ofreconciliation by educating the Australiancommunity about the cultures, languages,history and contemporary experiences ofAustralia’s indigenous peoples.

The Statement of Reconciliation concludes:"Adelaide University is deeply sorry for all ofthese injustices. And so, we pledge ourselvesto stop injustice, overcome disadvantage, andrespect the right that Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people have to self-determination within the life of the nation."

Jaw joint info just a click awayA new website that provides informationabout a major public health issue—jaw jointdisorders—has been launched by theAustralian Jaw Joint Project.About one third of the population and up to70-80% of people over the age of 60 yearssuffer from some form of degenerative jawjoint disease and a variety of jawdysfunctions. Problems caused by jaw jointdisorders include chronic pain, jaw clickingand limited jaw movement.The Australian Jaw Joint Project is a specialmedical research initiative of the Universityof Adelaide’s Faculty of Health Sciences.The website can be found at:www.jaw-joint.com

Voyager cruises into uni librariesUsers of the three South Australianuniversity libraries will now benefit from anew system that enhances cooperation andshared services. Called Voyager, the newsystem is the same used by students andresearchers at many major research librariesworldwide, including Cambridge and theUS Library of Congress.Voyager provides the University of Adelaidecommunity with the best tool available todiscover and explore the wealth of print anddigital resources provided by the Barr SmithLibrary. The system includes UniversalBorrowing, for reciprocal borrowingbetween the three South Australianuniversities.For more information visit:www.library.adelaide.edu.au

Graduate is Citizen of the YearDr Mark Gryst from the South AustralianDental Service was named Adelaide CityCouncil's Australia Day Citizen of the Year.Dr Gryst, a graduate of the University ofAdelaide, has worked for many years withpeople with disabilities, a challenging areaof dentistry that requires particularly highlevels of commitment, patient managementskills and advanced technical ability.He was recognised with the award at apublic ceremony on Australia Day involving200 guests and 20 new Australian citizens.

Debate centres on AdelaideDebaters from around Australia willconverge on the University of Adelaide’sNorth Terrace campus to take part in TheEconomist 2002 National IntervarsityDebating Championship (March 28-31).The tournament is the nation's mostprestigious debating tournament, attractingthe cream of Australia's tertiary students.All preliminary rounds and most finalsdebates will be held at the University, withthe grand final held in Bonython Hall. Thedebates will encompass topical social,political, environmental and economicalissues.This year 80 teams from 15 Australianuniversities will take part in the event,involving up to 350 debaters andadjudicators. For more information visit:www.adelaideclubs.com.au/easters

Mega-what?Two new exhibitions have opened atAdelaide’s Investigator Science andTechnology Centre.Megawatt! deals with electricity’s relevanceto our daily lives and the importance ofsafety when dealing with electricity.Future Harvest explores the future offarming through the issues of innovationand sustainability, while also dealing withthe challenges facing agriculture. Find outhow much Adelaide eats in a day and whereSouth Australia’s agricultural products go.Both exhibitions run until May 5.

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CD-ROM the key toworld of biodiversityTHOUSANDS of Australian universitystudents studying in the areas of biologyand environment science are set to benefitfrom a new hi-tech teaching tooldeveloped by the universities of Adelaide,Queensland and Sydney.BioED is an interactive CD-ROM system thatenables students to easily identify thousands ofAustralian animals, plants and micro-organisms.

Free copies of the CD-ROM, launched lastmonth at the University of Adelaide, will bedistributed to every university in Australia.

The BioED CD provides eight separate keys togroups including:• protozoa• soil micro-arthropods (segmented

invertebrates)• insect orders• wasps• mosquitoes• microscopic fungi• weeds, and• urban pestsThe Adelaide component of the project,responsible for the material on wasps, ants andbees, was led by Associate Professor AndyAustin and Dr John Jennings from the Centrefor Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity. Theteam, in the Department of EnvironmentalBiology, also included Dr Muhammad Iqbaland Mr Nick Stevens.

"There has been a real need for an easy-to-use

identification system in CD-ROM form formany years," said Dr Austin.

"The CD provides a resource for learning aboutvarious groups of organisms with text boxes andsome video that provide information onstructural characteristic, behaviour, ecology, etc.

"BioED also contains a huge library of digitalimages and illustrations that would beprohibitively expensive in any printed form."

For instance, the wasp key contains more than350 separate images.

In all, there are 500 different groupingsrepresenting tens of thousands of Australianspecies.

"The sheer scale of the material contained inBioED will aid students throughout Australiain the identification of this important part ofAustralia’s biodiversity, and it will helpimmensely in students’ learning," Dr Austinsaid.

BioED was developed thanks to a $160,000grant in 1999/2000 from DEETYA'sCommittee for University Teaching and StaffDevelopment, the biggest such grant awardedin 1999.

Dr Austin said the project was the first stage ofa larger, ongoing national initiative that wouldinclude other groups of organisms as keys forthem were developed.

—David Ellis

A screen capture from the BioED CD-ROM launched recently at the University of Adelaide.

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New approach to multimediaSTUDENTS in the University ofAdelaide’s new Bachelor of Mediadegree will be able to undertake onlinestudy in a Multi-Media Technologycourse developed by engineers, butwhich has a non-technical approach.The course is being offered on a trial basisand may be available on a fee-paying basis infuture.

The course was developed by theUniversity's Centre for TelecommunicationsInformation Networking (CTIN) inpartnership with Learn.ed Solutions, aprivate sector education company thatspecialises in the design and delivery ofelectronic education services.

It covers the basic knowledge of multimediatechnology, in an interactive and non-technical way and focuses on how it can beapplied and why it has become such a usefultool.

Students in the new Media degree in theFaculty of Humanities and Social Scienceswill be the first at the University of Adelaideto trial the new course, but JamesGiesbrecht, Senior Research Engineer atCTIN said in the future students in other

faculties may be able to count the coursetowards the requirements of their degrees.

"We believe that the course has the potentialto enable students in every discipline toenhance their understanding and use ofmulti-media technology both to accessinformation and to produce their ownmaterial," he said.

"The course content is stored on CD-ROMand examinations are taken online. Studentswill study topics at their own pace, whileassessment of student knowledge is likely tooccur during regular universityexaminations."

"The new Multi-Media subject is not onlypractical, but through its delivery methodwe are ensuring that students also developappropriate and necessary skills."

He said the partnership between CTIN andLearn.ed Solutions was providing studentswith access to an important subject area atan appropriate and up-to-date technicallevel.

"Students who complete the course shouldhave a good understanding of how multi-media technology works, and how to use it,"he said.

Free Public LectureTalking Psychology: Featuring a Princess, a Short Skirt and the Cast of Friends

by Professor Jonathan Potter (Loughborough University, UK)Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences (University of Adelaide)

Where: Hughes Lecture Theatre, Hughes Building, Level 3University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus

When: 4pm, Monday, March 11

Where do you find psychology? In the last century this question has been answered by looking tothe relationship between what people do and the rewards and punishments they suffer, or, morerecently, by comparing what goes in to people's heads with what comes out.

This lecture advances a third answer. Psychology is found by looking at what people say. Peoplemanufacture psychology in their talk as they live their lives. The mind (cognition, memory,emotion and so on) is produced in talk to do things—to complain, gossip, flirt, justify; to live livesand work at jobs. Discursive psychology starts with what people actually do—it is literally thestudy of mind in action.

Commercialisation of research"The process of transforming ideas, knowledgeand inventions into greater wealth forindividuals, businesses and/or society at large."

EXCITING plans are underway in theUniversity of Adelaide’s Faculty ofEngineering, Computer and MathematicalSciences to bring together the Science andTechnology Programs (STC) and EnterpriseEducation Group (EEG).The new unit will focus on the provision ofprograms in Entrepreneurship, Innovationand Commercialisation.To ensure that University research projectswith commercial potential have everyopportunity to move through thecommercialisation process, the unit is offeringa range of courses from the Master of Scienceand Technology Commercialisation on anaward or non-award basis.Courses available in 2002 include:• Managing Product Development andProduction (March 18 – April 19)

How do you progress your research intoproduct development? What are the bestpractices organisations are using to advancethe product development and productionprocess?• Legal Issues of the Commercialisation Process(April 29 – June 16)

Are you interested in gaining a deeperunderstanding of the legal issues surrounding

the management of intellectual property andcommercialisation process?

• Financing New Ventures (July 29 – Sept 22)

Would you like to determine the capitalrequirements, and various ways of financing anew venture? Among the forms of financingexamined are 'angels' and informal investors,venture capital, debt capital, and inside andoutside equity.

• Innovative Strategic Management (Oct 8 –Nov 24)

Understand technology andcommercialisation strategies as part of yourbusiness or operational strategy. Examine theuse of models and other concepts to measurethe effectiveness of commercialisation andthe analysis and measurement of risk. Howwould a commercialisation project affect yourUnit, Department or Faculty?

All courses are priced at $1500 (PELSavailable)

Plans also include the development of abroader range of programs including shortcourses in commercialisation relevant to otherFaculties.

If you would like to know more about thecourses or the Master of Science andTechnology Commercialisation, pleasecontact the Director, Joanne Pimlott, on (08)8303 6409, 0413 701 400, email:[email protected], or visit thewebsite: www.adelaide.edu.au/stc


Seawater solution to Adelaide’s water problemsDESALTED seawater is being touted asa potential replacement for the RiverMurray as Adelaide’s main source ofdrinking water. The idea comes fromUniversity of Adelaide researchersheading a major study into the issue.The study, funded by a 2002 ARC LinkageGrant, will be conducted over the next threeyears, with the results likely to have enormousimplications for how and where Adelaideobtains its future drinking water.

Adelaide uses an annual average of about 180billion litres of water each year, with abouthalf of this coming from the River Murray.

But with the Murray increasing in salinity,water quality problems are being forecast forAdelaide due to its reliance on the river.

The University study will be jointlyundertaken by two postgraduate students,Michelle Wittholz and Kylie Hyde from thedepartments of Chemical Engineering andCivil & Environmental Engineering, underthe direction of Project Chief InvestigatorsDr Chris Colby and Associate ProfessorBrian O’Neill (Chemical), and Dr HolgerMaier (Civil & Environmental).

The study will focus on how desalting (ordesalination)—the process of removing saltsfrom water—would resolve predicted waterquality problems.

The options to be studied include:• Seawater desalination along themetropolitan coastline;• Desalting of river water as it is pumpedfrom the River Murray or reservoirs in theAdelaide Hills;• Desalination of reclaimed sewage fromAdelaide’s wastewater treatment plants;• Desalination of groundwater.

Dr Colby said the amount of salinity inAdelaide’s water supply is already a concern.

"Now a recent salinity audit by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission has found thataverage water salinity could exceed desirabledrinking water quality by 40% of the timewithin the next 20 years, unless remedialaction is taken," he said.

The study will set out to show thatdesalination could be used to augmentAdelaide’s water supply—reassuring both thepublic and industry that future water suppliesshould be secure no matter how much theMurray might deteriorate.

"Desalination has traditionally been regardedin Australia as an expensive technology, butdesalting costs have gone down dramaticallyin the last decade," Dr Colby said.

"New large-scale desalting plants builtoverseas are now able to produce freshwaterfrom seawater, for less than $1 per kilolitre.

"Some of these desalting plants are built nextto existing or new power plants to recyclewaste heat from electricity generation.

"Desalination is already being used elsewherein South Australia—albeit on a more-expensive, smaller scale—on KangarooIsland, Olympic Dam and at Coober Pedy, sowhy not for Adelaide?"

Dr Colby said the findings of the study wouldalso be of interest to the State’s food industry,which, according to Government reports, isexpected to grow from its current size of $5.5billion per year to $15 billion per year by2010.

"Such growth would be of tremendousbenefit to the State, generating jobs andeconomic development not only in thecountry, but also the city," he said.

"But this would require a cheap and reliablesource of water, and the River Murray is stillthe best place to obtain this.

Dr Maier said that this was the other goal of

the study, to see how the desalinationscenarios could affect Statewide allocation ofwater resources from the River Murray toregional communities.

"For example, say part or all of Adelaide’swater supply pumped from the Murray wasreplaced by desalted seawater, could this riverwater be diverted elsewhere for other uses,such as for irrigation of agricultural crops ormeeting environmental flows?" Dr Maiersaid.

"Could it be more sensible to use cheaper

untreated river water for agriculture, where itcan be value added, and desalted water forAdelaide’s drinking water?"

The study has the financial support of theSouth Australian Departments of Industryand Trade, and Water Resources, and willfeed into an integrated water managementstrategy titled Water for the Future beingdeveloped for metropolitan Adelaide by theState Government.

—Ben Osborne

Postgraduate students Michelle Wittholz (left) and Kylie Hyde will examine the potential ofseawater as a potential source for Adelaide’s drinking supplies. Photo: Ben Osborne.

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NASA eyes ocean studiesADELAIDE’S Faculty ofEngineering, Computer & Math-ematical Sciences already has stronglinks with the pre-eminent spaceorganisation, NASA.Australia’s first astronaut, Andy Thomas,was an Adelaide engineering graduate andhas gone on to fly many NASA missions.And now the Faculty’s Executive Dean,Professor Ian Young, has received a majorcontract to provide NASA withinformation on ocean surface conditions.Professor Young has an internationalreputation in the field of usingoceanographic satellites to measure oceansurface properties."How it works is that we have beengathering data from these satellites forabout 10 years," Professor Young said."As the satellite orbits around the Earth, itsends pulses of energy down to the surface.These pulses are reflected back to thesatellite, and by timing how long it takes forthe energy to return and measuring howmuch energy returns, we can calculateproperties of the ocean surface—we candetermine things like the wave height, theperiod of the wave or how long it is, thedirection of the waves, the speed of thewind and the direction of the wind."We’ve been able to obtain data for 200kmby 200km ‘squares’ of ocean, and put ittogether into a database available in CD-ROM. This sort of information is veryuseful for many different people and groupsand we’ve had a fair amount of interest in italready."NASA is the highest-profile organisationto take an interest in Professor Young’sresearch—it will shortly receive copies ofthe CD-ROM and distribute themprimarily among its design team.Professor Young’s research has the greatestimplications for NASA’s design engineers,who need to know about ocean conditionsfor a number of reasons.

"They design spacecraft taking intoconsideration many properties of theocean," Professor Young said."If they have to ditch their craft in theocean, they need to know which part of theocean has the best chance of favourableconditions for recovery. This is particularlyimportant directly down path from thelaunch pad: if something goes wrong earlyin the launch and they have to ditch thecraft, they need to know what oceanconditions could be like near the launchpad."When they design the craft they can usethis data to determine specifications so thatit won’t sink or break up, no matter theconditions."They are also looking at making theirbooster rockets retrievable, and thereforethey need to know about ocean conditionswhen designing those."A unique feature of Professor Young’sresearch is that because it has beenaccumulated over such a long time (10years), it can be used to predict suchoccurrences as once-in-100-year storms.This information is not only extremelyuseful to NASA, but for other ocean-basedindustries such as the offshore oil industryand global shipping bodies."By extrapolating the 10-year data, we canpredict the impact of, for instance, once-in-100-year storms, which give an extra levelof security when designing things like oilrigs," Professor Young said."Of course, there’s always the risk that theonce-in-1000-year storm might happentomorrow, and it is extremely difficult topredict such extreme events, simply becausewe haven’t been collecting data foranywhere near long enough. However, ourdatabase is still a very useful device to helpwith determining both average conditionsand events as extreme as a once-in-100-yearstorm. In addition, we can determine theseconditions anywhere on the ocean surface,no matter how remote."


Stories of secret war expose our pioneer spiritA SECRET war fought on SouthAustralia’s frontier from the 1840sonwards is the subject of a new book co-authored by University of Adelaideacademics.Fatal Collisions takes a close look at keyincidents of violence between Europeansettlers and Aborigines and the storiessurrounding those incidents.The book’s main theme is how storiesabout frontier violence changed over theyears, and how they were used to supportnotions such as the "pioneer spirit".The three authors of Fatal Collisions areDr Robert Foster and Dr AmandaNettelbeck, lecturers with University ofAdelaide’s departments of History andEnglish respectively, and Mr RickHosking, English lecturer at FlindersUniversity.When they learnt that they were allworking on the same area independently,they decided to collaborate on the onebook.The result is a fascinating account of howsome of the worst tragedies in SouthAustralian colonial history have beenaltered, mythologised and exploited forparticular causes through their retelling.In some cases, the retold stories bear littleresemblance to the actual tragic eventsthat unfolded; in others, the tragedy wasamplified.Two examples used in the book are thecase of James Brown in 1849 and the"Maria massacre" in 1840.James Brown, a pastoralist in SouthAustralia’s south-east, was charged withshooting dead nine Aboriginal people.The victims included babies, young girls,old women and a blind man. Unable tofind witnesses, the Crown was forced todrop the case despite the magistrate’sconviction of his guilt.Two generations later, a glowingbiography of Brown’s life merely notedthat he was involved in a charge ofpoisoning an Aboriginal man but emergedfrom the trial with a clean slate.The story had changed from shooting topoisoning, from nine victims to one, fromevading trial to being found innocent.Stories told about Brown in localcommunities also gave him heroicqualities."He [Brown] rode on his horse, all theway up the Coorong to the mouth of theMurray, and he eventually got to Adelaidewhere his alibi was established,” Dr Fostersaid.“So that becomes what the story isremembered as: Brown was a greathorseman. That’s part of the pioneerthing; good pioneers are good horsemen.“So the atrocity, which has been watereddown in the retelling, becomes a device toset up the horse ride." The Brown case is "a massacre by anystandards", Dr Foster said. "It’s cold-blooded killing.“If Brown were around today he’d bereviled as a mass murderer. Instead, he hadbecome a mythological figure; a trueSouth Australian pioneer.The Maria massacre was also reworked inthe telling. This time it involved themassacre of white people by Aborigines.Two dozen people who survived theshipwreck of the Maria in SouthAustralia's south-east were killed as theymade their way back to Adelaide.The Maria massacre is the biggest death

University of Adelaide academics Rob Foster (left) and Amanda Nettelbeck with their new book, Fatal Collisions. Photo: Ben Osborne.

toll of Europeans in any one episode inAustralia's history, not just in SouthAustralia."As the story was told over the century, ittook on features that were starting toemerge as part of colonial popular culture,things like fears of cannibalism andcaptivity," DrNettelbeck said."So the story cameto take on fictionalelements, thatthere was a womanwho had escapedthe massacre butwas taken captiveand held as a sexualslave, and therewere stories ofbodies beingroasted and eaten.“These are features that didn't exist in theinitial documentation of the event, butcolonial popular culture, as it mutatedover the 19th century, supplied thesefeatures to the historical events."Again these stories "were being enlistedfor particular ideological purposes", DrNettelbeck said."It’s not as though the violence wasforgotten—it was remembered but it wasremembered in order to support theburgeoning story of white nationalidentity.“So those stories of violence were beingremembered not in order to bemoan theviolence but in order to celebrate thewhite pioneer legend," she said."The pioneer legend, as we know, is aboutendurance and gumption, about thepeople who ‘made the land great, who

battled drought and flood and fire, andAborigines’. So that’s the contextthrough which these stories get filtered,"Dr Foster said.Maria was followed by an act ofgovernment retribution on Aborigines,who were captured and summarily

executed.At the time, thisstirred public debateand causedrepercussions fromLondon because, asBritish subjects,Aborigines wereentitled to a trial."The sovereignty ofAboriginal peopleswas never actuallyrecognised," Dr

Foster said. "They were judged to beBritish subjects, and therefore you can’thave a war, you have police action;resistance becomes criminality.“The ongoing violence between whitesand blacks was never recognised as beingwarfare between sovereign peoples.“That’s the way it played out in reality, butthat’s not how the State officiallyrecognised it."Much of the warfare was not out in theopen, although many people knew aboutit; it happened at a lower level, it was moresecretive.“Aboriginal people were supposed to beBritish subjects, you weren't supposed todo these nasty, terrible things, so thetendency was to keep a lid on it."Dr Nettelbeck said the events of the1840s were more controversial when they

were originally reported than theysubsequently became in the stories thatemerged from them."In the times they were reported, theseparticular massacres were seen as complexevents that raised complex legal issuesabout the relationship betweenAboriginal people and British settlers;they raised complex legal issues aroundthe rights of the British government todeclare Aboriginal people Britishsubjects; and all of these things were hotlyand controversially debated in the mediaat the time," she said."But the controversies of the 1840sbecame watered down in the subsequentretelling of them a generation later.“What might have been considered acomplex legal and moral debate, andcaused all kinds of stirring in the colonyabout the commensurability of Aboriginallaw and British law, became by the 1870sand 1880s invisible as an issue.“By then it was a case—if not fully, thenat least largely—of enlisting those storiesto feed into the pioneer legend, of successin great difficulties."Fatal Collisions, published by WakefieldPress, is available in bookstores now at arecommended retail price of $24.95.

—David Ellis

GIVEAWAY: The Adelaidean has onefree copy of Fatal Collisions to giveaway.To win, be the first caller on (08) 83035174 to answer this question: what wasthe name of the vessel mentioned inthis story that was shipwrecked inSouth Australia’s south-east?

The Brown case is amassacre by anystandards... it’s cold-blooded killing. If Brownwere around today, he’dbe reviled as a massmurderer. ”

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A-Z history of SouthAustralia first of its kindTHE FIRST A-to-Z reference bookdevoted to the history of an AustralianState has been compiled by an editorialteam at the University of Adelaide.The Wakefield Companion to South AustralianHistory is a one-volume guide to, andcommentary on, more than 600 events,institutions, people, places and topics ofsignificance in the history of South Australia.Its 655 pages were compiled by ProfessorWilfrid Prest (Editor) and Dr Kerrie Round(Managing Editor) from the University’sDepartment of History, with entries writtenby 220 contributors from South Australia,interstate and overseas.Dr Round said the idea for the bookoriginated with Professor Prest, who iscurrently on leave at Princeton University."Although his research speciality is earlymodern Britain, Professor Prest has a stronginterest in South Australian history," DrRound said."He recognised a relative shortage of recentpublications on the history of SouthAustralia, and believed this project wouldpromote greater interest in the subject."While Dr Round coordinated the complexwork of commissioning and reviewing theentries, Dr Carol Fort (a recent Adelaidehistory PhD graduate) was responsible asAssistant Editor for much of the book’sbiographical content. They worked closelywith an editorial board based mostly in theUniversity’s Faculty of Humanities and SocialSciences, drawn from the departments ofHistory (Dr Robert Foster, Mr BernardO’Neil and Professor Susan Magarey), SocialInquiry (Dr Margaret Allen) and Politics (DrJenny Tilby Stock), as well as theDepartment of Public Health (Dr JudithRaftery). Further input came from 26associate editors, whose broad range ofexpertise reflects the Companion’scomprehensive coverage and scope.In what one pre-publication reviewerdescribes as "an astonishing feat", final text of

the Companion was delivered to thepublisher just 18 months after the project hadsecured Centenary of Federation funding,both State and Federal, in December 1999.

Many unusual and little-known facts areincluded. In 1879, for example, a pastry cooknamed Edmond Mears, who was based at theAdelaide Central Market, registered a patentfor self-raising flour. He is one of numerousinventors, technologists and scientists whosework is recognised in the book.

Dr Round said innovation -- both social andtechnological -- was a striking feature ofSouth Australian history, a point remarkedupon also by Professor Prest in his preface:

"In South Australia we find the nation’s firstanti-discrimination, heritage conservation,income tax and marital rape legislation andthe first state museum to display Aboriginalpaintings as contemporary works of art.

"Here also were the first bitumenised road,electro-convulsive therapy, employers’association, government-owned railway,political referendum, powered flight andtotalisator. This is to say nothing of somemore familiar firsts …"

In the current climate of political uncertainty,two State election results highlighted in thebook carry particular interest: the 1938election in which a record 13 independentswere returned, and the 1968 poll in whichSteele Hall won with only 44% of theprimary vote to Labor’s 52%, a result thattriggered electoral reform.

"The book covers a very wide range ofsubjects and is intended as a first point ofreference for a broad readership," said DrRound. "It will be of interest to schoollibraries and public libraries but will beequally useful on the home bookshelf."

The Wakefield Companion to South AustralianHistory is published by Wakefield Press and isavailable in bookstores now for $79.95(hardcover).

—John Drislane

Dr Kerrie Round. Photo: John Drislane.

Insight into Mitchell’s mind:prize-winning philosophy bookreveals “forgotten academic”A BOOK about one the greatestfigures in the University of Adelaide’shistory has earned its author a majorprize from the University.A Mind's Own Place: The Thought of SirWilliam Mitchell is written by Dr W.Martin Davies and is due to be publishedthis year by Edwin Mellen Press in theUnited States.Dr Davies, who is Academic Coordinatorat the Monash University EnglishLanguage Centre, submitted his book asa second PhD to the University ofAdelaide (his first was from FlindersUniversity).The work earned him the $22,000 H. J.Allen Prize from the University’sDepartment of Philosophy, an ARCsmall grant and two ArtsSA grants.H. J. Allen was a former student of SirWilliam Mitchell, who was Professor ofEnglish and Philosophy at the Universityof Adelaide. Mr Allen donated money tothe University to fund a book-lengthessay on the philosophy of Sir WilliamMitchell.A short biography on Mitchell by DrDavies appears in the volume SA's Greatsby the Historical Society of SA. Anedited version of that biography follows:William Mitchell was born in Inveravon,north Scotland in 1861, the son of a hillfarmer. He was one of six children. In1898, Mitchell married Erlistoun Barr-Smith, and thereby became part of awealthy South Australian pastoral family.Before he died in 1962 at the age of 101,he had distinguished himself both as ViceChancellor (1916-1942) and laterChancellor (1942-48) at the University ofAdelaide.He held the Hughes Chair in EnglishLanguage and Literature and Mental andMoral Philosophy, and was the first (andto date only) philosopher working withinAustralia to give the Gifford Lectures atthe University of Aberdeen, this he did in1924 and 1926. In 1927 he was knightedfor his services to South Australia.In South Australia Mitchell is bestremembered as one of the foundingfathers of Adelaide University. He is

well-known for his contributions toscholarly life: this included obtaininggrants for the University; founding thechair of biochemistry; spending largesums on library acquisitions; and makingmany administrative contributions (theneo-Gothic Mitchell Building on NorthTerrace, Adelaide, is named in hishonour).

Less well known, however, is thatMitchell was a first rate philosopher.Before taking up his appointment inAdelaide he was a lecturer in moralphilosophy at the University ofEdinburgh (1887-90); lecturer ineducation at University College London(1891-94); twice guest lecturer atUniversity of Cambridge; and lecturerand examiner at Royal University ofBreslau.

As a teacher and academic, Mitchell washighly regarded and something of apolymath, being engaged to teacheconomics and education as well asphilosophy, psychology and literature. Itmight be disputed how much teaching heactually did in economics and literature,but there is no doubt that he was a manof considerable energy.

For this reason perhaps he described hischair, not as a chair but a sofa! He wasalso an unpretentious character. It is said,for example, that he didn't have need fora room in his capacity of Vice Chancellor.If he wanted to see someone on anadministrative matter, he'd see them intheir room!

Because of his considerable abilities as anacademic, administrator, andintellectual/social commentator, Duncanand Leonard describe Mitchell as "thenearest approach to a philosopher-kingthe academic world has ever seen".

Mitchell was an early proponent of whatis now called "cognitive science". Hisphilosophical views can be fairly said tomark a transition between the idealisttraditions that arrived on Australian soilin the early part of the nineteenthcentury, and the radical materialist viewsthat followed especially in Adelaide, butalso elsewhere on the continent.

Sallis releases her next novelAN AWARD-WINNING author andlecturer in the University of Adelaide’sCreative Writing program is to launchher new book at this month’s Writers’Week as part of the Adelaide Festival ofArts.The latest work by Dr Eva Sallis (picturedbelow), who won The Australian/VogelLiterary Award for the bestselling Hiam, iscalled The City of Sealions.

The central character is the girl Lian, bornof a Vietnamese mother, who finds herselfon a journey of personal discovery throughArabic lands. It is through Lian's loss ofidentity in a confronting foreign culture thatshe is able to find compassion for hermother's difficult life and an understandingof their unforgiving relationship. Thenovel’s central themes are community andidentity, otherness and self.

Renowned South African author J.M.Coetzee describes The City of Sealions as "Arich book—a lyrical account of a girl'sgrowth and self-discovery, and at the sametime a deeply sympathetic exploration of

Muslim culture."Dr Sallis won the 1997 TheAustralian/Vogel Literary Award and the1999 Dobbie Award for Hiam, which alsodealt with Islamic culture. Dr Sallis has aPhD in comparative literature (English andArabic) from the University of Adelaide,travels regularly to the Middle East and is ateacher and supervisor in the University’sCreative Writing program.The City of Sealions, published by Allen &Unwin, goes on sale from Friday, March 8at a recommended retail price of $19.95.


A NEW Centre for AustralianIndigenous Research and Studies hasbeen established at the University ofAdelaide.Located within the Faculty of Humanitiesand Social Sciences, the Centre comprisestwo key existing indigenous units, WiltoYerlo and the Centre for Aboriginal Studiesin Music (CASM). Both units have retainedtheir names as entities within the Centre andare staying in their current physical locations.The Director of Wilto Yerlo, Mr RogerThomas, has been appointed Head of theCentre for 2002. It is envisaged that anIndigenous Chair will be appointed for aninitial period of five years, starting in 2003.Mr Thomas said the new Centre would bringIndigenous research and education more fullyinto the University’s academic life and wouldstrengthen the current activities and servicesof both CASM and Wilto Yerlo. Thedevelopment and delivery of a newundergraduate degree on Indigenous topicswould be a priority, he said."The Centre’s location within the Faculty ofHumanities and Social Sciences makesavailable greater reserves of support for thetwo key constituent units," he said. "WiltoYerlo will continue to provide studentsupport and tutorial assistant services to theFaculty of Health Services and will alsomaintain its existing academic links withother faculties."Mr Thomas said the Centre would monitor

the University’s current programs and coursesdealing with Indigenous topics. It would alsoconduct market research to determinedemand and scope for Indigenous programs,develop links to local and national industriesand the arts, and strengthen connections withIndigenous community groups.Wilto Yerlo (Sea Eagle in the Kaurnalanguage) is a teaching, research, learning,access and support centre for Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander students, offering

foundation programs in Science, Humanitiesand the Social Sciences.

CASM offers a unique program forAboriginal and Torres Strait Islandermusicians, leading to the AdvancedCertificate or Associate Diploma in Music.

The Centre for Australian IndigenousResearch and Studies can be contacted on tel.(08) 8303 3623, fax (08) 8303 4396.

—John Drislane

Centre for indigenous studies created

Performers with the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music. Photo: Ben Osborne.

Are you an art lover?THE University of Adelaide and theArt Gallery of South Australia havejoined forces to provide a uniqueopportunity for graduate studies in arthistory.The program combines formal Universitylectures with curatorial expertise, and willshowcase the extensive art collections ofone of Australia’s premier art galleries.

A substantial component of each coursewill be spent in the gallery, with theartwork.

Students will gain an understanding ofhow to look at art from around the world,and of the goals and methods ofconnoisseurship.

In doing so they will have access tocollections not currently available to thepublic.

Courses include European art, Australianart, Japanese art, Contemporary art andAustralian Indigenous art, a CuratorialPlacement and an Internship program.

This is an exciting program, withmaximum flexibility in the choice ofcourses.

It leads ultimately to a full Masters degree,but students may add and combinemodules to suit their personal orprofessional interests.

For more information contact DrCatherine Speck: (08) 8303 5746.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

10.10am Electrical & Electronic EngineeringSeminar: Passive Microwave SurveillanceSystems, by Nigel Johnson and Chris Mandalovi(Avalon Systems). S112, Engineering South Bldg.

12.30pm Clinical Nursing Seminar: Care of thepatient with a mental illness, by Mr Sam Goodes(Nurse Manager, IMS, RAH). Rm 36, Level 3,Eleanor Harrald Bldg, RAH.

1.10pm Geology & Geophysics Seminar: RemoteSensing of Regolith and Bedrock Cover in theOlary Domain, Curnamona Providence, SouthAustralia, by Ian Lau. Mawson Lecture Theatre.

1.10pm Public Health Seminar: A simplifiedpictorial method for mastering the math ofdiagnostic probability: animating the 2 + 2 table,by Dr John Lee (Department of Family Medicine,Medical School, University of California). BiceSeminar Rm, Level 6, Bice Bldg, RAH.

4.00pm Physiology Seminar: Did Milo KnowSomething the Bull Didn't? Neuromuscular Controlof Large Forces, by Dr Gary Kamen (University ofMassachusetts). Numico Seminar Rm, Level 5,Medical School South, Frome Rd.

9.00pm Theatre Guild: Late Night Shopping.Theatre off the Plaza (between Hughes Plaza andBarr Smith Library entrance). Tickets $15/$10 atFringeTIX 8201 4567 or from the website:www.adelaidefringe.com.au

THURSDAY, MARCH 7

1.05pm Public Lecture: A Beautiful Mind: Nashand Mathematics, by Prof. Michael Eastwood. RmG08, Mathematics Bldg.

9.00pm Theatre Guild: Late Night Shopping.Theatre off the Plaza. Tickets $15/$10 at FringeTIX8201 4567 or www.adelaidefringe.com.au

FRIDAY, MARCH 8

1.10pm Elder School of Music: Lunch HourConcert, with Charles Bodman Rae and StefanAmmer, works by Debussy, Ravel and BodmanRae. Tickets $4 at the door. Elder Hall.


SATURDAY, MARCH 9


SUNDAY, MARCH 10


MONDAY, MARCH 11

4.00pm Public Lecture: Talking Psychology:Featuring a Princess, a Short Skirt and the Cast ofFriends, by Prof. Jonathan Potter (LoughboroughUniversity, UK and Visiting Research Fellow,Faculty of Health Sciences, Adelaide University).Hughes Lecture Theatre, Level 3 Hughes Bldg.


TUESDAY, MARCH 12


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

10.10am Electrical & Electronic EngineeringSeminar: Automatic Target Detection &Recognition Using SAR Imagery, by Assoc. Prof.Jim Schroeder (CSSIP/ITR, UniSA). S112,Engineering South Bldg.

1.10pm Geology & Geophysics Seminar: Uplifts,monsoons, and their deep sea record, by QianyuLi. Mawson Lecture Theatre.

1.10pm Public Health Seminar: Abortion as aconsequence of prenatal screen for susceptibilityfor common disease--a bioethical perspective, byMs Ellie Rosenfeld (PhD student, Public Health,Adelaide University). Bice Seminar Rm, Level 6,Bice Bldg, RAH.

4.00pm Physiology Seminar: Linking theory topractice - from Adelaide to Exeter, by Dr NickyHudson (Physiology, Adelaide University). NumicoSeminar Rm, Level 5, Medical School South, FromeRd.

5.20pm Anatomical Sciences: Memorial andDedication Service for those who donated theirbodies to medical science. Bonython Hall. All arewelcome.


THURSDAY, MARCH 14

1.05pm Public Lecture: A Beautiful Mind: Nashand Economics, by Dr Richard Damania. Rm G08,Mathematics Bldg.

9.00pm Theatre Guild: Late Night Shopping.Theatre off the Plaza. Tickets $15/$10 at FringeTIX

8201 4567 or www.adelaidefringe.com.au

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

1.10pm Elder School of Music: Lunch HourConcert, with Nicholas Milton, MichaelGoldschlager and Kathryn Selby, works byBeethoven and Dvorak. Tickets $4 at the door.Elder Hall.


SATURDAY, MARCH 16

2.00pm History of Science, Ideas & TechnologyGroup: Welding--History and Latest Technology, byProf. Valerie Linton (Chair of Welded Structures,Mechanical Engineering, Adelaide University).Royal Society Rooms, Plane Tree Crt (off KintoreAve, behind State Library Bldg).


MONDAY, MARCH 18

5.30pm CISME Seminar: Religion and Politics inMuslim Countries, by Prof. Riaz Hassan (FlindersUniversity). Council Room, Level 7, Wills Bldg.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

10.10am Electrical & Electronic EngineeringSeminar: Passive Sonar Signal Processing, by DrDaniel Solomon (DSTO). S112, Engineering SouthBldg.

12.30pm Clinical Nursing Seminar: Usingreflective processes in practice development, by DrKen Walsh (Practice Development Coordinator,Glenside Campus). Rm 36, Level 3, EleanorHarrald Bldg, RAH.

1.10pm Geology & Geophysics Seminar: TheCurnamona Province: Critical Questions, byLachlan Rutherford. Mawson Lecture Theatre.

1.10pm Public Health Seminar: Justice, fairnessand children, by Dr Matt Gaughwin (Drug &Alcohol Resource Unit, RAH). Bice Seminar Rm,Level 6, Bice Bldg, RAH.

4.00pm Physiology Seminar: Control of unilateraland bilateral movements: Evidence from reactiontime and TMS, by Dr Mike Garry (Physiology,Adelaide University). Numico Seminar Rm, Level5, Medical School South, Frome Rd.

6.00 pm Open Forum and Dinner: Spirit in theUniversity, with Dr Basil Hetzel, Dr WayneCristaudo and Rev Dr Mark Worthing. UniversityStaff Club, upstairs. Cost $20. Contact MikePietsch tel: 83034161 or 8378 2895.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

1.10pm Elder School of Music: Lunch HourConcert, with Keith Crellin and Rodney Smith,works by Bax and Hindemith. Tickets $4 at thedoor. Elder Hall.

4.00pm Obstetrics & Gynaecology Seminar:Endothelial cell laminins: role in leukocyteextravasation, by Dr Lydia Sorokin (NikolausFiebiger Center, Erlangen). Level 6, Medical SchoolNorth, Frome Rd.

6.00pm Graham Mount Oration: Charlatans,cosmetics and commerce, or the Mount(ain)road?—which path should Continuing Educationchoose?, by Prof. Wyatt R. Hume (Executive VC,UCLA, newly appointed VC, UNSW). Elder Hall.Followed by dinner at the Art Gallery of SA. Cost:$95.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

1.10pm Geology & Geophysics Seminar:Improved reconstruction of primary rockcomposition from major, trace and rare earthelement composition using numerical modellingprocedures, by Aaron Brown. Mawson LectureTheatre.

1.10pm Public Health Seminar: DiabeticRetinopathy in the Katherine Region of theNorthern Territory, by Dr Nandor Jaross (MMScStudent, Public Health, Adelaide University). BiceSeminar Rm, Level 6, Bice Bldg, RAH.

4.00pm Physiology Seminar: IGF-I and treatmentof bowel disease, by Mr Gordon Howarth (CHRI,WCH & Physiology, Adelaide University). NumicoSeminar Rm, Level 5, Medical School South, FromeRd.

5.30pm CISME Seminar: Politics and Religion inContemporary Vietnam, by Dr Ninh Xuan Tran.Council Room, Level 7, Wills Bldg.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

7.30pm Music for Good Friday: Haydn’s Passionand Schubert's Mass in A flat, with the vocaltalents of the School of Music. Elder Hall.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

1.10pm Geology & Geophysics Seminar: Gravityand seismic studies of the Eden-Burnside and ParaFaults, Adelaide, by Matt Hutchens. MawsonLecture Theatre.

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A D E L A I D E F R I N G E 2 0 0 2IT WAS party time at the University ofAdelaide recently as the Adelaide Fringe2002 kicked off in a blaze of colour,excitement and entertainment.The University has a starring role in theFringe with its Cloisters and UnionBuilding serving as the Hub, while aroundthe North Terrace campus some 16 differentlocations are hosting more than 60 officialFringe events.

The Fringe began in its customary

extravagant manner with its OpeningParade through the east end of the city,culminating in a massive Opening Party atthe Barr Smith Lawns attended by morethan 10,000 people.

Adelaide Fringe 2002 runs until March 17.The University of Adelaide and theUniversity of Adelaide Union are officialsponsors of the Fringe through their supportof the Hub.

Photos by Emily Shepherd.

The University of Adelaide is also the Hub of the Adelaide Fringe 2002. Photo: David Ellis.

Acrobats kept the large crowd entertained during the Fringe Opening Parade.Part of the huge crowd which gathered on the Barr Smith Lawns to herald the start of theAdelaide Fringe 2002.

The Opening Parade featured plenty of colourful characters such as thisduo. Photo: Emily Shepherd.

The excitement of the Fringe is drummed home to onlookers during theOpening Parade.

Making a grand entrance at the Opening Parade was this motorcyclingpair.


P O S T D O C P R O F I L EDR CATHIE COULTER

THE LINK between foetal developmentand diseases that affect us later in life isthe main aim of research undertaken byDr Cathie Coulter in the University'sDepartment of Physiology and the newlyformed Research Centre for Physiologyof Early Development.Dr Coulter, a NHMRC RD WrightResearch Fellow, heads the DevelopmentalMolecular Endocrinology Laboratory and is aChief Investigator on the recently fundedNHMRC Program Grant investigating the"Early Origins of Adult DiseaseShe arrived in Adelaide in late 1998 afterundertaking post-doctoral work at theUniversity of California, San Francisco, theUniversity of Western Ontario in London,Canada, and the Baker Medical ResearchInstitute in Melbourne.Dr Coulter is currently on the National Boardof Directors of the Australian Society forMedical Research and is also Treasurer of theEndocrine Society of Australia.Her research program comprises a series ofstudies to investigate the mechanismsunderlying the "Foetal Origins of AdultDisease", a rapidly growing research field thathas received considerable internationalattention including a World Congress in2001."The 'Foetal Origins of Adult Disease'hypothesis is based on data from a remarkableseries of over 35 epidemiological studieswhich have demonstrated a clear relationshipbetween maternal under-nutrition, restrictionin foetal growth and the onset ofhypertension in later life," Dr Coulter said.According to studies, prenatal exposure toexcess levels of particular adrenal steroidhormones called glucocorticoids may play amajor role in the "programming" of thefoetus's key endocrine systems, she said.

"This has permanent effects on the endocrine,cardiovascular and sympathetic nervoussystems, and may lead to the emergence ofhypertension, obesity, glucose intolerance andnon-insulin diabetes in later life," Dr Coultersaid.

Her research focuses on the mechanisms thatregulate the synthesis, metabolism andfunction of glucocorticoids in normal andabnormal development.

Dr Coulter's laboratory has been establishedwith a number of research grants, includingfunding from the National Health & MedicalResearch Council, the Australian ResearchCouncil, National Heart Foundation ofAustralia, Channel 7 Children's ResearchFoundation of South Australia, and the Clive& Vera Ramaciotti Foundation.

Dr Cathie Coulter.

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Creative writers awardedfor unpublished worksA CREATIVE writing student at theUniversity of Adelaide has beenawarded the Inaugural DriftwoodManuscripts Prize.The prize recognises the achievement of awriter enrolled in the University’s CreativeWriting Program, and is awarded for thebest manuscript submitted in a given year.

This year’s winner, James Roberts,produced a novella manuscript that dazzledits examiners. It is described as a "mix ofthe magic and the mundane that is witty,energetic, engaging and inventive". MrRoberts received $300 for first prize. Therunners-up were Sue Farrugia and MelanieKinsman.

Driftwood Manuscripts has a specialrelationship with the University,consolidated by the establishment of thisannual prize. Driftwood was founded byCreative Writing lecturer Dr Eva Sallis in1997 prior to her appointment at theUniversity. At the beginning of 2001 shesold the business to novelist, journalist andfreelance editor Kirsty Brooks, who hasextended Driftwood’s range and reputation.The agency uses the services of nearly 50 expert assessors Australia-wide to provide detailed reports on

writers’ manuscripts in all genres.

"This is an extraordinary prize," Dr Sallissaid. "Driftwood Manuscripts isincreasingly acknowledged as the foremostmanuscript assessment agency in Australia.This prize celebrates what is happening inSouth Australia both in the industry andamong emerging and established writers."

The University’s Creative Writing Programhas gone from strength to strength. In the2002 Festival, two writers who completedthe Masters and are currently enrolled forthe PhD, Corrie Hosking and JaredThomas, are shortlisted for the FestivalManuscript Award. Two others, CathKenneally and Steven Kelen, shortlisted forthe John Bray Poetry Award, are currentPhD candidates. Former student WendyWright will launch her novel The Air ofTokyo on Thursday, March 7 at Imprints.

Meanwhile, two other students in theCreative Writing Program have shared theBundy prize for English Verse. The annualprize is offered for the best poem or groupof poems in English submitted incompetition.

This year’s winners are student GabrielleArtini, who is also a staff member with theUniversity Secretary, and Rebecca Johinke.

APPLICATIONS are now available forthe April round of the MutualCommunity Postgraduate TravelGrants and the AUGU/RC HeddleAward.Up to two Mutual CommunityPostgraduate Travel Grants of up to $2500each and one AUGU/RC Heddle Award ofup to $1500 are available to assist doctoralcandidates enrolled within the University ofAdelaide, to be used by the recipient totravel to a conference or similar gathering topresent his or her work, or to travel toanother institution to learn a particular

method essential to his or her own work.

Such travel may be undertaken within thestate, within Australia, or overseas.Applicants may apply for either or bothof these grants/awards.

Applications can be downloaded from theAlumni, Community Relations & Develop-ment website: www.adelaide.edu.au/alumni,sent to you via internal mail or collectedfrom the office at Level 1, 230 NorthTerrace. The deadline for submission ofapplications is no later than 5.00pm onFriday, April 12. Contact Joan Soon on (08)8303 3317 for further information.

Postgrad student? Win money for travel!

IT’S 70 years since the first universityrugby team in South Australia pulled onits boots and packed down for the scrum.To celebrate this milestone, the AdelaideUniversity Rugby Union Football Club hasannounced its University Rugby Challenge—a $5000 prize for the best new player to theclub and a free end-of-season trip to theGold Coast.

The challenge is open to any able-bodiedperson, male or female, from anywhere in thecommunity, who joins the University Cluband plays with the club for season 2002.

"We will provide expert coaching and supportwith fitness, nutrition, and physiotherapy,"said club president Mr Jeremy Cape, aUniversity of Adelaide graduate who nowworks with the CSIRO.

"As well, we are offering the opportunity toparticipate in a full calendar of entertainingand fun social events throughout the season."

The University Rugby Challenge is open toanyone who has the enthusiasm and spirit toparticipate.

"Attitude is more important to us thanexperience, knowledge or history.

“The future is tomorrow not in the past," saidMr Cape, who first played for the club in1975 and represented South Australia from1975-77.

"We expect that quite a number of playerswill be interested in coming and playing withus this year as a result of the Challenge."

The University Club is also offering a $5000cash bonus to the player judged best andfairest for season 2002, as well as the chanceto win a trip to the Gold Coast.

The 2002 season begins on March 16. TheUniversity Club trains at the Waite Oval,Netherby, on Tuesdays and Thursdays eachweek.

For more information call Jeremy Cape on8303 8552, or email: [email protected]

Rugby challenge tries toconvert new recruits

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Fran reflects on alife of plane sailingFRAN West has seen more of Australiathan many of us will ever see in ourlifetimes.In 1999 Ms West became the first woman tofly a fixed-winged aircraft completely aroundthe coast of mainland Australia. In 2000 shealso flew around the coast of Tasmania,making her the first woman to fly a fixed-wing aircraft around the whole nation.Now the University of Adelaide graduate(Bachelor of Arts, 1972), former librarian andbusiness woman has released a book abouther round-Australia flight, which includesphotographs of some of Australia’s moststartling and inaccessible coastline.Called Plane Reflections - about life and a flightaround Australia’s coast, the book is not just acollection of fascinating anecdotes about herjourneys, but also personal insights andmessages of inspiration.Ms West said her book was itself inspired bySara Henderson’s best-selling OutbackWisdom, as well as the many people, includingschool groups, who have listened to Ms Westgive talks about her flight."The book is partly aimed at raisingAustralians’ awareness of the unique, harshand beautiful country they live in, as well asentertaining and enlightening people aboutthe lessons I have learnt during my travels,"she said.Ms West’s flights in 1999 and 2000 earned

her the Lores Bonney Trophy, presented bythe Queensland Branch of the AustralianWomen Pilots’ Association. She was alsorecognised by Australian Geographic magazinewith a Spirit of Adventure Award.In the Year of the Outback and to celebrateEncounter 2002, the bicentenary of themeeting between Matthew Flinders andNicolas Baudin, Ms West is planning anotherflight later this year that commemorates bothevents. The flight will take in several keyEncounter 2002 sites as well as key ruralareas. Ms West will start at Naracoorte,flying via Bordertown and the DukesHighway to Aldinga. Then she will headover to the Barossa Valley and up to Wilpenaand Arkaroola, back to Port Augusta andCeduna and return via the coast."It is an important year, with both of theseevents highlighting our country and ourhistory, and that’s why I want to show mysupport for the Year of the Outback andEncounter 2002 in the way that I know best,"she said.Proceeds from the sale of Plane Reflectionswill help Ms West achieve hercommemorative flight. For more informationabout the book or to obtain copies, contactFran West on (08) 8270 6623, or email:[email protected]. You can also find outmore information about Fran, her flights andsponsoring further flights by visiting:www.slsa.sa.gov.au/ozflight/ Adelaide graduate, author and pilot Fran West. Photo: Ian Bridge, Fleurieu Photographics.

A L U M N I N E W SOFFSHORE GRADUATIONSDuring the upcoming Offshore Graduationsin Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (April 6 and7), alumni in the region are encouraged toparticipate in a Morning Tea to be held inSingapore on the morning of the ceremony(April 6) and the Reunion Dinner to be heldin the evening following the Kuala Lumpurceremony (April 7). For more informationplease contact Rosslyn Cox at (618) 83033692 or email: [email protected]

The Chief Minister of Sarawak, a mostprominent and supportive alumnus, hasagreed to deliver the convocation speech atthe Kuala Lumpur ceremony.

AUIAC 2002The 2002 Australian UniversitiesInternational Alumni Convention (AUIAC)is to be hosted in Melbourne this year fromSeptember 5-7. The Convention, always wellattended by alumni from around Australiaand the Asian region, is promoting the theme"Networking in the Knowledge Nation". TheUniversity of Adelaide’s Alumni, CommunityRelations and Development office isplanning to host a number of activitiesspecifically for Adelaide alumni to coincidewith the Convention, culminating in aHomecoming back to the Universityimmediately following the Convention close.Further information can be obtained bycontacting Rosslyn Cox on (618) 8303 3692or email: [email protected] information about the Conventioncan also be found at www.auiac2002.com

ESTEEMED MALAYSIANGRADUATE HONOUREDSarawak’s Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul TaibMahmud, has been bestowed the "HonoraryOfficer in the Order of Australia" award byAustralian High Commissioner PeterVarghese. The award is the highest given toa non-Australian and recognised Taib’scontribution towards enhancing education,trade, social links and other bilateral ties.

Taib and his wife, Puan Sri Laila, are formerstudents of Australian universities. Taibgraduated with an LLB in 1960 from theUniversity of Adelaide. He is the chairmanof the Malaysia-Australia Foundation.

The award ceremony was held at the HighCommission in Kuala Lumpur, inconjunction with about eight scholarsreceiving the first round of 55 MalaysiaAustralia Colombo Plan Commemorationscholarships.

NEWS FROM MALAYSIAThe Adelaide Uni Alumni Malaysia Bhd arepleased to announce the following events:

A South Australian Alumni BusinessNetworking Dinner at the OutbackSteakhouse in BB Park, Kuala Lumpur onThursday, March 7 at 7.00pm. Tickets atRM 50.00 are available from the Chapter’sSecretariat.

The Reunion and Graduate Dinner will beheld at the Islamic Arts Museum on April 7at 6.30pm. Tickets at RM 50.00 are availablefrom the Chapter’s Secretariat.

Adelaide Uni Alumni Malaysia BhdSecretariat:B-10-9, Megan Phileo Avenue,12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Tel / fax: 603-27151233Email: [email protected]

ALUMNI BOARD NOMINATIONS Nominations are now being accepted for theposition of Pro-Chair on the AlumniAssociation’s Alumni Board. The positionhas recently become vacant due to a moveinterstate. We extend our very best wishes toJane Jose and thank her for her contributionto the Alumni Association during her periodas Pro-Chair.

The responsibilities of the Pro-Chair aredefined in the Association’s Constitution.

The deadline for submission of nominationshas been extended to Friday, 22 March 2002.

Further information and a nominations formcan be obtained from Ms Kim McBride:phone (618) 8303 3196 or [email protected]

VISIT OUR HISTORIC CAMPUSHeritage Tours of the historic North TerraceCampus are available every Tuesday. Theseone hour tours, conducted by trainedvolunteer tour guides, provide a greatopportunity for parents of new students atAdelaide University to walk around thegrounds of South Australia’s oldestUniversity, learn about the history andheritage and to see where your children arestudying. An ideal way for you to revisit youralma mater.

For details on the tours call the Alumni,Community Relations and Developmentoffice on (08) 8303 3234 or email:[email protected]

DISCOUNTED BORROWING!Did you know that if you are registered withthe Alumni, Community Relations andDevelopment office you can now enjoyborrowing rights at the Barr Smith Libraryfor a $55 annual fee? As a graduate andfriend of Adelaide University you will havevaluable access to an extensive range of BSLresources! For further information contactthe Barr Smith Library directly on 08 83035370 or drop in and ask one of our friendlylibrary staff.

SUPPORTING THE WORKS OFSHAKESPEAREThe Mares-Eaden Fund was established in2001 in memory of the life and work of TimMares and Robin Eaden following theirtragic car accident. Both Tim and Robinwere former staff members in the University’sEnglish Department. Friends and colleaguesall over the world value their contribution toliterary scholarship.

Funds donated to the Mares-Eaden fund willhelp to provide perpetual endowment for a

prize for an undergraduate essay or honoursthesis in Shakespearean and ElizabethanStudies, for students enrolled in theDepartment of English at AdelaideUniversity.

Further information is available on ourwebsite or from the Alumni, CommunityRelations and Development office.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUTMAKING A GIFT TO THEUNIVERSITY?A bequest is a gift to the future generations ofstudents and scholars who will continue ourtradition of excellence…

If you wish to help Adelaide University inyour will, and would like advice or furtherinformation about making a bequest, pleasecontact:Mrs Elaine Baker, Senior DevelopmentOfficerAlumni, Community Relations andDevelopmentLevel 1, 230 North Terrace Adelaide University SA 5005Telephone +61 8 8303 5800Facsimile +61 8 8303 5808Email [email protected]

50 YEARS OF LINCOLN COLLEGEPast and present collegians are invited togather to celebrate 50 years of service totertiary students at Lincoln College on theweekend of April 13 and 14. Celebrationswill commence with a Welcome Receptionon Friday evening, April 12 followed byvarious group dinners at some of Adelaide’sfine local restaurants.

A program of activities has been planned forthe weekend including Past and PresentCollegians Football and Soccer matches atthe University Grounds. Further details ofthe program and registration forms areavailable by contacting June Field at LincolnCollege on (08) 8290 6006 or via email [email protected]


Elder Professor’s debut recitalCHARLES Bodman Rae, ElderProfessor of Music and Dean of theElder School of Music at the Universityof Adelaide, will make his Australiandebut as pianist and composer at ElderHall on Friday, March 8.This concert opens the Elder Hall LunchHour Concert Series and is part of theAdelaide Festival’s Chamber Music Series.

Professor Bodman Rae is highly regardedinternationally as a composer, pianist andauthor.

From 1997 to 2001 he was Director ofStudies at the Royal Northern College ofMusic in Manchester. He has beenVisiting Composer at the CincinnatiCollege-Conservatory of Music and at theChopin Academy of Music in Warsaw,where he worked closely with WitoldLutoslawski. His monograph on TheMusic of Lutoslawski is now in its thirdedition.

His secondary field of research concerns thesymbolism of bells in 19th and 20th centuryEuropean music. This interest has inspiredhis program choice. Entitled Pianos andBells, it includes two of his owncompositions, Jede Irdische Venus ("EachEarthly Venus") and Fulgura Frango ("Ibreak the thunder") along with works byDebussy and Ravel for solo and two pianos.Stefan Ammer, another pianist ofdistinction, will join Professor Bodman Raefor this recital.

This stunning program is the first of morethan 30 lunch hour concerts being held atElder Hall throughout the year. It isfollowed on Friday, March 15 with aperformance by the Macquarie Trio, led byNicholas Milton.

Later in May the Australian String Quartetwill be joined by colleagues from the ElderSchool of Music for a special presentationof Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens.

Other guests include Z.o.o. Guitar Duo whowill be visiting from Holland in June andcellist Christian Wojtowicz who will bevisi

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