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INSIDE:LeadershipNew Vice-Chancellorbringing fresh impetus

InnovationNASA & Professor Ian Young

RelevanceStemming human suffering

PartnershipPetroleum School success

INSIDE:LeadershipNew Vice-Chancellorbringing fresh impetus

InnovationNASA & Professor Ian Young

RelevanceStemming human suffering

PartnershipPetroleum School success

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F A D E L A I D E M A G A Z I N E

WINTER 2002

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Regular readers will notice that this issue has a new look. The redesign gives

the magazine a brighter, more eye-catching appearance that I hope will encourage

more people to pick it up and read about the exciting research and educational

developments at the University.

As before, the content reflects the rich diversity of our endeavours. The feature

story on asylum seekers presents a range of academic perspectives on one of the

most contentious political issues facing Australia. Two successful Law graduates,

Kym Taylor and Nicholas Owens, are profiled; the University’s involvement in the

World Congress on Information Technology is documented; and there is a report

on the generosity of Mr Raymond Ryce, who has provided $100,000 to fund

specific research work by a PhD student at the University.

This edition also provides updates on significant University initiatives.

These include the opening of the new School of Petroleum Engineering and

Management, the establishment of a new English Language Centre, and the

launch of the Barr Smith Library fundraising appeal.

On 5 August 2002, Professor James McWha will become the nineteenth

Vice-Chancellor in the University of Adelaide’s 128-year history. This edition

of Lumen introduces you to him. I would like to take this opportunity to wish

him every success in his appointment and to thank all alumni of the University

– and the University community in general – for their continued support,

commitment and loyalty to the University of Adelaide during my time as

Vice-Chancellor.

C.D. BLAKE AOVice-Chancellor

elcome to the winter edition of Lumen, the biannual

magazine that keeps you informed about what is

happening at the University of Adelaide.

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NASA turns to AdelaideProfessor Ian Young has recently received a

major contract from NASA for oceanographic study.

Bringing fresh impetusIn August, Professor James McWha will become

the University of Adelaide’s 19th Vice-Chancellor in theinstitution’s 128-year history.

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4 English language programsA new English Language Centre is helping

recently-arrived international students to adjust morequickly to their new surroundings.

The Nexus – IT in focusIt’s not every day that outstanding students take

centre stage in front of some of the world’s mostsuccessful – and powerful – people.

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Stemming human sufferingThe debate is charged with emotion; but for

sufferers of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,the hope offered by cell therapy is too great to ignore.

Suffer the peopleA blueprint for a ‘humane and politically

achievable’ policy on asylum seekers.

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Radio Adelaide turns 30The pioneer of community broadcasting

in Australia celebrates three decades of outstandingachievement.

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Challenge of nation buildingLife is busy for Dr Helder Da Costa in

East Timor at the moment as he helps in the workof nation building.

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Global relationshipsinternational eventsAlumni and Community news from around the

world and within Australia.

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Hi-tech solution for horsesA new technique - to breath test horses – hopes

to provide a healthy outcome for equines that is of majorinterest to the horse racing industry.

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Petroleum School successThe University of Adelaide’s new School of

Petroleum Engineering and Management is a case ofthinking globally while acting locally.

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Proud proofTwo recent Law graduates show how their

education at the University of Adelaide has helped themto achieve so much so early in their careers.

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efore his appointment atMassey in 1996, ProfessorMcWha had extensiveexperience in the

management of biological researchinstitutes. He has since played aformative role in the development ofthe New Zealand universities’ qualityassurance system.

Aged 54, Professor McWha ismarried with three adult children.A native of Northern Ireland, hegraduated from the Queen'sUniversity, Belfast, with a BScand BAgr (Hons in AgriculturalBotany) and obtained a PhD fromGlasgow University.

University of Adelaide ChancellorMr Robert Champion de Crespignysays Professor McWha has anoutstanding record as an academicadministrator and communicator.

“He has the leadership qualitiesrequired to keep the University ofAdelaide moving forward and ensurethat the process of development andchange within the institution ismaintained,” Mr de Crespigny says.

“It is essential that theUniversity’s drive to build on itsresearch strengths, secure itsfunding base, and support theprovision of quality services tostudents is underpinned by effectivemanagement.

“Professor McWha is committedto strengthening the University’skey leadership role in South Australiaby developing more partnershipswith industry, other research andeducation institutions, and thewider community.

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“He will give fresh impetus to theUniversity as it works to enhance itscontribution to the wealth and well-being of South Australia throughhigh-quality education, researchand community service.”

Professor McWha joins theUniversity following the appoint-ment last year of Professor CliffBlake AO, who took on the role ofVice-Chancellor at short notice

“Professor McWha iscommitted to strengthening

the University’s keyleadership role in SouthAustralia by developingmore partnerships with

industry, other research andeducation institutions, and

the wider community.”

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pending the appointment of apermanent Vice-Chancellor.

Professor McWha says he islooking forward to taking up hisappointment.

“The University of Adelaideis renowned internationally as oneof Australia’s great universities,”he says.

“In my own days as anagricultural student I was very awareof the Waite’s reputation for researchand teaching, and it is exciting forme to be joining a University withsuch proud traditions.

“Two of the University ofAdelaide’s greatest strengths are thequality of its staff and the standardof its facilities. My priority will be tocontinue the staff renewal presentlyunderway and to ensure that theinstitution has a secure financialresource base so that it can continueto build on its teaching and researchactivities.

“I will be looking also to increasethe number of international studentsby broadening the countries fromwhich they are drawn and thedisciplines within which they study.

“Community involvement isanother area which I am keen todevelop,” Professor McWha says.

“I believe very strongly indrawing communities into universi-ties, and the sort of resources andfacilities which the University ofAdelaide has should certainlyprovide more opportunities todo that.” ■Story David Ellisand John Drislane

In August, Professor James McWha will become the University of Adelaide’snineteenth Vice-Chancellor in the institution’s 128-year history.

Professor McWha has served as Vice-Chancellor and President ofMassey University in New Zealand. He is also Chairman of the New Zealand

Vice-Chancellors’ Committee and has recently become Secretary-Generalof the International Association of University Presidents.

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But that’s exactly whathappened earlier this year when theWorld Congress on IT was held atthe Adelaide Convention Centre.

The event, which broughttogether 1500 delegates from 45countries, was aimed at discussingkey issues of informationtechnology as they impact on arange of industries and thecommunity.

Former President of the UnitedStates Mr Bill Clinton headlined theevent, which was also attended bykey industry leaders, some ofwhom hail from the University ofAdelaide.

Two students, one staff memberand three high-profile graduateswere all speakers at the congress.

Chosen to represent the “Voiceof Youth” were Computer SciencePhD students Diana Howard andDarren Gawley. Their aim was toprovide a youthful perspective onthe future of IT, attend the congressand comment on topics raised.

Ms Howard, 23, holds aBachelor degree in ComputerScience with First Class Honoursfrom the University of Adelaide.This year she started a PhD with

the Department ofComputer Science and

is also studying for a Bachelorof Arts, majoring in historyand philosophy.

Ms Howard had the lucky(and nerve-wracking) opportunityto follow the highest-profilespeaker at the congress, MrClinton. She made the comparisonbetween the world in which manyof the delegates experienced theiryouth and the world that the youthof today will one day inherit.

“I believe that how we perceivethe power of IT will be a significantfactor in the extent to which thatpower is unleashed,” Ms Howard said.

“The calibre of the otherspeakers and delegates attendingthe World Congress was simplyawe-inspiring. It was an incrediblehonour to attend the Congress, andthe kind of opportunity that comesonce in a lifetime,” she said.

Mr Gawley, 24, presented apaper from the perspective ofa person embarking on a career inthe IT industry. He spoke about thefundamental need for a flexible

approach to workingand the challenges ahead for

both graduates and industry.He said attending the event, and

having the opportunity to speak todelegates, was a unique experience.

“It’s an excellent opportunityto ‘have the ear’ of so manyimportant people in the audience,”Mr Gawley said.

Other key speakers at the WorldCongress included three high profilegraduates, two of whom arerecognised leaders in the IT worldand the other a specialist for NASA.They were: Dr Roger Brissenden,Manager of the Chandra X-rayCenter at the SmithsonianAstrophysical Observatory inCambridge, Massachusetts, US;

Mr Bob Bishop, Chairman andChief Executive Officer of SiliconGraphics Inc; and Mr Doug Elix,Senior Vice President and GroupExecutive, IBM Global Services.

Professor Grant Sutherland,who at the time was Directorof the Department of Cytogeneticsand Molecular Genetics at theWomen’s and Children’s Hospitaland Affiliate Professor withthe University of Adelaide’sDepartment of Paediatrics,was also a guest speaker at theevent. ■

Story David Ellis

IT’S not every day that

outstanding students take

centre stage in front of some

of the world’s most successful

and powerful people.

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The Nexus

Chosen to represent the “Voice of Youth” were Computer Science PhD studentsDiana Howard, Darren Gawley and year 12 graduate from Brighton Secondary School,Aparna Rao. Their aim was to provide a youthful perspective on the future of IT, attendthe congress and comment on topics raised.

he alternative plan calls for:

• abandoning the so-called “Pacific solution”• releasing asylum seekers into the community• allowing successful asylum seekers to

sponsor immediate family members• scrapping temporary protection visas, and • working with Indonesian authorities and

others to undermine people smugglers and agree on an international plan for resettling refugees.

Mr Mares, who completed a BA in Politics and German atthe University of Adelaide in 1986, said Australia neededpolicies that addressed widespread public concern about bordercontrol and orderly migration yet at the same time protected therights and dignity of vulnerable people.

“It is not true that the only substitute to Australia’scurrent harsh regime is to abandon national sovereigntyand open borders to all comers,” he said. “This is not an all-or-nothing debate.”

Mr Mares has had a long-standing interest in refugee issues andis the author of Borderline: Australia’s treatment of refugees andasylum seekers (UNSW Press 2001), a prizewinner in the 2001Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards. He presents the nightlyregional current affairs program, Asia Pacific, which is broadcaston the ABC’s Radio Australia and Radio National networks.

SufferthePeople

TA blueprint for a“humane and politically achievable”policyon asylum seekershas been put forward by authorand journalist, Peter Mares.

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Detainees protest after breaking out of the Woomera Detention Centre.Photo: Darren Seiler, courtesy of The Advertiser.

Successful asylum seekers would be granted residency andthe right to sponsor immediate family members to join them

through the migration program. The system of temporaryprotection visas would be scrapped.


Under his alternativepolicy, the so-called“Pacific solution”would be abandonedand all asylumseekers processedin Australia. After

security clearances and health,identity, and background checks,they would be released into thecommunity with regular reportingrequirements – or placed in hostel-style accommodation. Successfulasylum seekers would be grantedresidency and the right to sponsorimmediate family members tojoin them through the migrationprogram. The system of temporaryprotection visas would bescrapped.

Failed asylum seekers wouldbe returned to detention, pendingremoval from Australia, if therewas reason to believe they wouldabscond. Children would bedetained for no more than sevendays. Australia would ensureprompt and humane removal

of failed asylum seekers by establishing a network of returnagreements with countries fromwhich people have fled. It wouldalso introduce a new humanitarianvisa for people who do not meetrefugee criteria but who could not,in good conscience, be returnedto their homelands.

At regional level, Australiawould enter into an agreementwith Indonesia to guarantee toresettle all asylum seekersidentified as refugees by theUnited Nations Commission onHuman Rights in Jakarta. PeterMares argues that this would giveasylum seekers the incentive toseek out assistance from the UNand undermine the attraction ofpeople smugglers.

As part of the agreement,Australia would help Indonesia toimprove its border security andto update its laws on peoplesmuggling. It would also helpIndonesia to remove from itsshores those who have been

rejected for refugee status bythe UN.

Globally, Australia would leadthe way in building internationalsupport for a plan to address theplight of Afghan and Iraqirefugees. Mr Mares said that aninternational plan would offerconcrete prospects of resettlementand further reduce the appeal ofpeople smugglers.

He concluded: “Some refugeesand some non-refugees willcontinue to arrive on our shoresuninvited and without authorisa-tion. When they do, they thrustresponsibility upon us. It may bean unwelcome responsibility, butthe quality of our response to thechallenge posed by asylum seekersis a measure of our nationalcharacter. Compassion should notbe confused with weakness.”

For details of Mr Mares’ alternative policy,visit: www.goasiapacific.com/specials/journeys/default.htm

Story John Drislane

Photo: Sarah Reedcourtesy of The Advertiser


Immigration detention, despitethe way in which it is currentlypractised and perceived inAustralia, is not a correctionalservice. The sole purpose ofimmigration detention is tofacilitate administrative acts:the determination of the legalstatus of asylum seekers and thefacilitation of their removal if visaapplications fail.

Accordingly, the accommoda-tion and treatment of persons indetention must be as favourableas possible, and detention centresshould provide basic, humanesupport and accommodation tounauthorised immigrants, andoffer detainees maximum personalfreedom while recognising thesecurity and safety issues thatmay arise.

Prolonged and unjustifieddetention of unauthorisedimmigrants can amount to“arbitrary arrest or detention”as prohibited under article 9(1)International Covenant for Civiland Political Rights (ICCPR).

Moreover, the detention ofimmigrants in remote areas andthe lack of access to legal adviceand human rights organisationsinterfere with the rights of accusedindividuals under international law.In particular, the practice of notinforming detainees about theirrights can amount to a violation ofarticle 10(1) ICCPR and breachesprinciples 13 and 17(1) of the UNStandard Minimum Rules for theTreatment of Prisoners.

It is not yet clear how effectivethe recent measures implementedin Australia have been. However,with growing migration pressuresin all parts of the Asia Pacificregion, it is most likely that thenumber of people willing tomigrate clandestinely or otherwiseirregularly will continue to riseas long as Australia, along withother countries in the region,fails to address the root causesof illegal migration.

Comment: Andreas SchloenhardtAndreas Schloenhardt is a Lecturer at the University of AdelaideLaw School, specialising in immigration and refugee law.

Root causes of illegalmigration not addressed

Above: Child playing in a kindergartenat Woomera Detention Centre.

Below: A protest in King William Street,Adelaide.

Photo: Dean Martin,courtesy of The Advertiser



Comment: Margaret CastlesMargaret Castles is a practising solicitor and a Senior Lecturerat the University of Adelaide Law School.


About 50 lawyers, and as manyparalegals, law students, and inter-preters, are contributing pro bonoto the representation of asylumseekers detained at the WoomeraImmigration and Detention Centre.

Last year, as part of the ClinicalLegal Education program in theLaw School, I set up a small clinicof four students to work on asylumseeker issues. The students visitedWoomera with me twice, inter-viewing clients, with a view toaddressing human rights andrefugee status issues. We workedwith other solicitors advocatingon behalf of asylum seekers’human rights.

Being a practising solicitor aswell as a university lecturerprovides the opportunity toinvolve students in “real life”practice issues as part of anacademic course. Working atWoomera is as “real life” as it gets,requiring us to confront the verycore issue of rights and justice inour community.

There are many contentiousissues that vex the mind and senseof justice of a lawyer involved inthis work.

The fact that in Australia asylumseekers are imprisoned for monthsor years whilst their applicationsfor visas are processed is an

affront to those inculcated withthe belief that in our culture onlythe guilty are punished.

The idea of incarceration asa matter of administrativeconvenience, when every otherwestern nation manages a muchgreater volume of refugeeswithout denying their right tofreedom, is difficult to understand.

The fact that 58,000 personsfrom western nations illegallyoverstay their visas, live andwork in our community, whilsta few thousand persecutedminorities from the Middle Eastare incarcerated, lends weight toour concerns.

The appalling conditions atWoomera, the prevalence ofprofound depression and suicideattempts, beg a review of ourcountry’s policy and practice in itstreatment of persons unfortunateenough to have to seek safe havenon our shores.

seekers (who in most cases areescaping persecution, discriminationand torture) over the last six monthsis unacceptable.

The use of strategies suchas ‘dumping’ asylum seekers onsmaller Pacific islands and hardeningan already harsh detention policy,along with the ‘children overboard’fiasco, signifies a crisis inrefugee policy.

The Politics of deceptionComment: Don McMasterDon McMaster is a Research Fellow in the Department ofPolitics at the University of Adelaide.

‘Real life’ issues at Woomera

The Tampa episode andthe Pacific Solution of late2001 portrayed a governmentin crisis with its treatment ofasylum seekers.

While there is historicalprecedent of dehumanising asylumseekers, the Howard Government’sdeliberate deception about thenature of the refugee problem andthe demonising of desperate asylum

This is not sustainable, either ineconomic or human terms.

Australia needs credibleleadership and visionary planningto overcome the crisis and sufferingcaused by the mismanagement ofrefugee policy.

On the other hand, sinceTampa there has been a publicground-swell against theGovernment’s draconian measuresof interdiction and detentionpolicy. Mandatory detention isexpensive, costing $104 a dayper head and many groups arecalling for an appropriate andhumane method of managingasylum seekers such as communitybased programs.

Community systems have beencosted by a Select Committee of theNSW Parliament with average costsof: Parole system $5.39, Probation$3.94 and Home Detention of$58.83 a day per head – clearlyeconomically efficient and muchmore humane.

Australia needs a humane andsustainable approach to refugeeand asylum policy; this requires anend to mandatory detention and aclosing of the ‘hell holes’ such asWoomera Detention Centre.

Australia’s treatment of asylumseekers is not the mark of acivilised society. ■

A banner erected by local residents nearWoomera Detention Centre.Photo: Campbell Brodie, courtesy of The Advertiser


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The Challengeof nation buildingLife is busy for Helder Da Costa inEast Timor at the moment.

The University of Adelaide’sfirst PhD graduate from therebuilding country, Dr Da Costareturned to his homeland last yearto take up a position with thenewly established NationalUniversity of East Timor.

He studied for his PhD atAdelaide’s School of Economicsfrom 1996 to 2000, under thesupervision of the Director of theCentre for International EconomicStudies, Professor Kym Anderson.

Dr Da Costa is now Director ofthe National Research Centre atthe National University of EastTimor, and says his new job isproving both challenging andexciting.

“I got back to East Timor inNovember 2000, and I have beenreally busy since then,” he says.

“As Director of the National

Research Centre, I have beencoordinating research initiatives,fellowship programs, and researchcooperation with other researchagencies in the region.

“I have also done someconsulting work in social andeconomic strategic policyformulation for the East TimorTransitional Administration.”

Dr Da Costa says he firmlybelieves that his time at the

University of Adelaide hassignificantly contributed to hissuccessful career.

“I’m particularly proud tograduate from the Universityof Adelaide as it is a prestigiousuniversity, and by doing mystudy there it has given me theconfidence and wisdom to applymy skills in nation building inEast Timor,” he says. ■Story Ben Osborne

East Timor

Adelaide’s first East Timor graduate, Helder Da Costa,celebrates receiving his Economics doctorate with

East Timorese friends Agostinho Moniz (left) andBeatriz Joaquim. Photo: Ben Osborne.

NASA turnsto AdelaideNASA turnsto AdelaideWhen NASA needed to know about potentialocean conditions near its Florida launchsites, it didn’t turn to a local or even one ofits own staff.

Instead, it turned to the University of Adelaide.

When NASA needed to know about potentialocean conditions near its Florida launchsites, it didn’t turn to a local or even one ofits own staff.

Instead, it turned to the University of Adelaide.

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Professor Ian Young is Executive Dean of the Faculty ofEngineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences. He has aninternational reputation in the field of using oceanographicsatellites to measure ocean surface properties. Recently, ProfessorYoung received a major contract from NASA to provide it withdata and information taken from more than 10 years of studies.

ASA’s design engineerswill benefit the mostfrom Professor Young’sinformation, as theyneed to know about

ocean conditions for a numberof reasons.

“If they have to ditch their craftin the ocean, they need to knowwhich part of the ocean has thebest chance of favourableconditions for recovery,” ProfessorYoung said. “This is particularlyimportant directly down path fromthe launch pad: if something goeswrong early in the launch and they

have to ditch the craft, they needto know what ocean conditions arelikely near the launch site.

“When NASA designs the craftthey can use this data to determinespecifications so that it won’t sinkor break up.

“They are also looking atmaking their booster rocketsretrievable, and therefore they needto know about ocean conditionswhen designing those.”

The way the data has beenobtained is based on a simpleenough premise: as the satellitesorbit the Earth, they transmitpulses of energy to the surface.These pulses are then reflectedback to the satellite.

“By timing how long it takes forthe energy pulses to return to the

satellite, and how much energyreturns as opposed to how muchwent out, we can calculateproperties of the ocean surface,”Professor Young said.

“We can determine propertiessuch as the wave height, theperiod of the waves or how longthey are, the direction of thewaves, the speed of the wind andthe direction of the wind.

“We have been able to obtaindata for 200km by 200km‘squares’ of ocean, and compiledthis into a database availableon CD-ROM.

“By extrapolating the 10-yeardata, we can also predict theimpact of, for instance, once-in-100-year storms, which give anextra level of security whendesigning things like oil rigs. Theability to determine these extremeevents is a unique feature of thedata set and extremely valuable formany ocean engineering designproblems,” he said.

“The database is a very usefulaid to help with determining bothaverage conditions and events asextreme as a once-in-100-yearstorm. In addition, we candetermine these conditionsanywhere on the ocean surface,no matter how remote.” ■

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ope. It’s the one wordthat sums up muchof the debate on theuse of human stem cellsfor research.

The debate on all sides ischarged with emotion; but forsufferers of diseases likeAlzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,the hope offered by cell therapyis too great to ignore.

Put simply, cell therapy is aclinical technique involving thetransplantation of healthy cellsto replace diseased cells. Thesehealthy cells can be producedfrom “stem cells”, the embryoniccells that first appear as afertilised egg develops.

Using stem cells, scientists canproduce a seemingly limitlesssupply of varying kinds of healthyhuman cells, helping to make cellreplacement therapy a possibility.Cell therapy has the potential tobe used in the treatment of anydisease caused by cell damage ordysfunction, including Parkinson'sdisease, stroke, diabetes, heartattack, spinal cord injury, cancerand AIDS.

The University of Adelaide’sDepartment of Molecular

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Biosciences is conducting ground-breaking research into this area,in partnership with BresaGen Ltdand the University’s Centre forthe Molecular Genetics ofDevelopment. By using stem cellsfrom mice and rats, Adelaide’sresearchers are making greatprogress in the development ofcell therapy, particularly fordiseases such as Parkinson’s.

That’s where the hope kicksin for sufferers.

Raymond Ryce, from Sydney,said he had no future to lookforward to. A once keenyachtsman and owner of one ofAustralia's oldest transportationcompanies, Mr Ryce, now 68, hasbeen fighting a personal battleagainst Parkinson’s disease for thepast 12 years.

He knew that someday his fightwould end – his condition, whichhad already robbed him of hisagility and often his speech, wouldeventually prove fatal.

Two years ago Mr Ryce hada major accident: he fell over achair and fractured his ribs andsternum in 11 places. While lyingin bed recovering, Mr Ryce sawa television program that changed

H“I was amazed, I didn’tthink anyone inAustralia had gone sofar with any researchinto Parkinson’s.”

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his life. It was the ABC’s FourCorners, which featured theUniversity of Adelaide’s stem cellresearch spearheaded byProfessor Rathjen, head of theDepartment of MolecularBiosciences. The possibletreatment of Parkinson’s diseasewas one of the main areas lookedat by the Four Corners program.

“I was amazed,” said Mr Ryce.“I didn't think anyone in Australiahad gone so far with any researchinto Parkinson’s. I didn't realisethat Peter’s unit was doing suchgood work.”

After watching the program,Mr Ryce called from his home inSydney and spoke to ProfessorRathjen about funding Parkinson’sresearch at the University. Theresult of that conversation, andtheir subsequent meetings,


was a donation of $100,000 overthree years to fund the work of aPhD student. Dr Nathan Harvey,who has medical and sciencedegrees from the University ofAdelaide, is now part-way throughhis PhD thanks to the donation.

Mr Ryce’s company, BondsTransport, has now announced itsongoing association and supportfor the Department’s research.

Mr Ryce said he wasdisappointed with the level ofgovernment support for research,and as a Parkinson’s suffererhe felt the need to make a contri-bution to the University.

“The funding the governmentis giving to Australian research isnot what it used to be. So Ithought: ‘If I’m going to make anyimpact at all, I’ll be able to do ithere in Adelaide’,” he said.

Professor Rathjen said thedonations by Mr Ryce and hiscompany, Bonds Transport, weregreatly welcomed.

“Our research is oftendescribed as ‘cutting edge’, andthat kind of research comes at aprice,” Professor Rathjen said.

“Thanks to Raymond andBonds we have an extra PhDstudent conducting vital researchlooking at further developments inthe use of embryonic stem cellsfrom mice. It’s because ofresearch such as this that suffererssuch as Raymond may eventuallybe able to benefit.”

There is much work yet to bedone in this area, and meanwhilethe debate on the use of humanstem cells continues throughoutthe world. But for now the story onFour Corners, and his discussionswith Professor Rathjen, have givenRaymond Ryce some hope.

“I believe this unit (at theUniversity of Adelaide) is very closeto a breakthrough on the disease.I think there will be a breakthroughin my lifetime. This unit is as closeto it as anyone else in the world.

“Before I saw that story lastyear, my life was planned. I knewthat Parkinson’s would takecomplete control of me and Iwould die. As far as I knew, thatwas my future.

“But now I have a future,”he said. ■ Story David Ellis

Since the late 1990s Australianuniversities have been facedwith the challenge of increasingthe funding pool for the tertiarysector. This has presented agreat opportunity to ensurethe continued excellence andprosperity of our leading researchand learning institutions.

Faced with a similar situation inCanada in the early 1990s, manyhigher education institutions beganthe progressive climb towardenhancing development andfundraising opportunities as aprimary movement towardguaranteed quality and prosperityin education.

Prominent Canadian fundraiserand expert in the field ofDevelopment, Tony Myers, revealshis personal experience whilst

working at the University of Albertain Edmonton, Canada.

“In 1992-93 the University ofAlberta faced a cut in its publicfunding with their overall budgetfalling from $250m to $200m. Thethen President’s immediate solutionwas to develop for the University ameaningful and committedstrategic plan with a primary focuson development and fundraising.

“In 1995 a major fundraisingcampaign, coupled with a nationaladvertising campaign, waslaunched with a target of raising$144m over a five-year period.By the end of the first year of thecampaign an incredible $125m hadbeen raised. In 2000, the campaignproudly reported a final figure of$192m, far surpassing the originalstated target.”

The challenges Australianuniversities now face could wellbe addressed by such a positiveand proactive move towardenhancing funding for ourmissions and objectives.

An enthusiastic approach tothe necessary task of raisingmuch needed funds providesfor the passion and focus thatare imperative for the successof a major campaign.

Development and support forhigher education is a communityresponsibility and it is with thegenerosity and commitment ofgraduates and friends thatthe University of Adelaide will longremain in the prominent positionit enjoys today. ■

Lessons from a Canadian ExperienceComment: Sharna Pearce

Co-ordinator, Communications & Research, Alumni and Community Relations

Far left: Professor Peter Rathjen (left) showsRaymond Ryce some stem cell culture.

Photo: David Ellis.Above: Nerve cells can be derived from the

embryonic stem cells of mice.


which they will study but also toreceive an excellent orientationinto the institution.

The English Language Centreuses University facilities andservices, such as the library, and offers students the opportunityto interact with the faculty inwhich they intend to study.

“The Centre plays an importantrole in helping students to adjustto new cultural and study environ-ments,” said Ms Liz Pryzibilla,Director, Professional andContinuing Education.

“It has received glowingevaluations from the students

who have undertakenprograms here.

“Indeed, many ofthe students who

have completed

the pre-enrolment English programhave said that it should becompulsory for all internationalstudents.”

Last year, the Centre won aLearning and Teaching Award forthe quality of its pre-enrolmentEnglish program. Other programsavailable at the Centre include

inbound study tours (four-weeklanguage, culture and homestayprograms); General English (ESL)semester-length programs for interna-tional students to take as a studyabroad option; and part-time Englishas a Second Language programs.

The English Language Centre alsoworks closely with the new Bradford

College (the international arm of theUniversity Senior College),

providing pre-enrolmentEnglish for the College’s

Foundation Studiesprogram. ■Story John Drislane

For more informationPhone: +61 8 8303 4143Fax: +61 8 8303 4411or visit:www.adelaide.edu.au/elc

new English LanguageCentre at the Universityof Adelaide is helpingrecently-arrivedinternational students

to adjust more quickly to theirnew surroundings.

The Centre’s programs areespecially popular among studentswith conditional offers for coursesat the University. By undertakinga Pre-Enrolment English Program(PEP), students have theopportunity not only to improvetheir English at the University at

Last year, the Centre won a Learningand Teaching Award for the quality of its

pre-enrolment English program.

English Language Centre – the key to academic success

Glowing Evaluationfor English Language

Programs

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Community Radio pioneerturns 30

roadcasting initially at 1630on the AM dial, it wasknown as VL5UV, waslocated in the Barr SmithLibrary and was not allowed

to play music.Thirty years later, and things

have changed: the station is nowknown as 5UV Radio Adelaide,broadcasts on 101.5FM, occupiesa high-profile streetfront studioon North Terrace, and is renowned

for its diverse range ofprogramming, from educationaland ethnic programs, a strong artsfocus, and yes, a wide range ofmusic, including classical, folk,jazz, blues and country.

5UV began as a directeducational outreach of theUniversity of Adelaide through itsDepartment of ContinuingEducation, and was made possibleby a $100,000 bequest by Adelaidegraduate Kenneth Stirling, whowished the money to be used for aneducational initiative. Lectures wererecorded as they happened and re-broadcast, and weekly radioprograms became an essential partof teaching in specific courses.

The station was also responsiblefor other special interest radiostations in Adelaide getting a start;current-day stations 5EBI, 5RPH,5PBA, 3d Radio and Roundabout,Radio for the Third Age all beganthrough the auspices of 5UV.

The station moved to its NorthTerrace premises in 1988, and in1996 was the first communityradio station to broadcast online,and the first to become aRegistered Training Organisation.

The station has developed anenviable reputation for itscommitment to training andcommunity participation,and station manager DeborahWelch believes this, along with its

commitment to program diversity,means 5UV Radio Adelaide’sconnection into so many partsof Adelaide’s communityremains strong.

“Diversity is our strength –it means there’s a huge rangeof people and organisations thatfeel good about us,” she said.“With around 500 volunteers,we’re a very large station, buta culture of cooperation andgoodwill has always been thestation’s greatest asset.” ■Story Ben Osborne

To mark its 30th birthday,5UV Radio Adelaide will be holdinga celebratory dinner on Saturday,June 29 at the Governor HindmarshHotel. Anyone with an associationwith the station, such as being a pastor present staff member or volunteer,is welcome. Tickets are $25, and tobook, or for more information,please contact the radio station on+61 8 8303 5000.

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When 5UV RadioAdelaide began asAustralia’s firstcommunity radio stationin June 1972, it washardly recognisablerelative to today’s model.

Volunteers are the driving force behind 5UV Radio Adelaide.

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Five Days in February

Last February, over a period offive days, the exemplary influence ofalumni from the University ofAdelaide and the contributions theycontinue to make to the Universityand their communities werehighlighted in three separateincidents, each in a different country,all three of which are active in thearea of international alumnirelations.

On February 5, the Chief Ministerof Sarawak, a prolific supporter ofthe University for many years,received the Honorary Officer in theOrder of Australia award for his con-tribution to Australian-Malaysiabilateral relations.

Only days later, on February 8,Mr Ong Teng Cheong, past Presidentof the Republic of Singapore andanother of our prominent alumni,passed away. As sad as this event was,it was an opportunity for us all toreflect on the life of a truly great man.

And as we recognised the contri-butions of these two great men, onFebruary 9, the Hong Kong Chapterbrought Chinese New Year festivespirits and joy to around 120 seniorcitizens, who take shelter at theSalvation Army's “Hoi Tai” Residencefor Senior Citizens.

These cases underline the truesignificance of education, culturalawareness and philanthropy intoday’s society, and the invaluableinfluences of universities andgraduate bodies on the socialprogress and the immense wealth ofglobal relationships.

New Singapore Link

The Adelaide University Chapterof the Australian Alumni Singaporehas registered as a chapter of theUniversity of Adelaide; it wasformerly an affiliate of the AustralianAlumni Singapore.

The chapter’s new name isAdelaide University AlumniAssociation (Singapore) (AUAAS). Itwas launched at an Alumni MorningTea on the day of the OffshoreGraduation Ceremony in Singapore,6 April 2002.

The event was well attended, andit was pleasing to see such a largenumber of recent graduates amongstthe guests. It was also anopportunity for alumni to meet withsome of the contingent of seniorstaff of the University, including theVice-Chancellor (Professor CliffBlake), the Pro Vice-ChancellorInternational (Professor Ian Young),and the new Dean of the GraduateSchool of Management (ProfessorTony Travaglione).

Thanks to the staff of the NgeeAnn-Adelaide Education Centre inSingapore and the SingaporeChapter for such a successful event.

Kuala Lumpur Dinner

This year's Annual MalaysianAlumni Reunion Dinner hosted bythe Malaysian Chapter of the AlumniAssociation was held at the IslamicArts Museum in Kuala Lumpur on7 April.

The Museum, opposite theNational Mosque, offered a pre-dinner tour for guests including theVice Chancellor, the Chair of theAlumni Association (the Hon. GregCrafter), and the President of theMalaysian Chapter, Mr MathewThomas Philip.

The dinner itself was aresounding success, attractingaround 150 alumni from a range ofgraduating years. The Chief Ministerof Sarawak, the Australian HighCommissioner and a host ofprominent and distinguished alumnienjoyed the outstanding food,speeches and most innovative enter-tainment throughout the evening.

Congratulations to the eventorganisers. The strong show ofsupport from alumni young andold can only serve well for theChapter’s future.

Hong Kong Appointment

Nicholas Chan, Activities Directorof the Hong Kong Chapter, hasrecently been elected to the positionof Vice Chairman of the Federationof Australian Alumni Association(FAAA) Hong Kong for a two-yearterm.

FAAA is an umbrella organisationwhose members include 23Hong Kong Chapters of Australianuniversities and works closely witheach of the alumni chapters, theAustralian Consulate General inHong Kong, AusCham, CPAAustralia, Support Australia Groupand like interest groups. ■

“It is a challenge to explain the intrinsic value of an alumniassociation. It represents a diverse group of people with individual

goals and expectations who work towards the common goal ofpromoting the ideals and values of a university.”

Rosslyn Cox – International Alumni Relations Officer

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Chapter growth reflectsheightened interest

The Alumni Association chapterprogram supports University ofAdelaide alumni and friends incontinuing their connection andinteraction with each other and withthe University of Adelaide communitythrough a variety of activities.

This leads to personal and profes-sional development, adds value tothe communities we live in, andincreases the understanding andsupport of the University, its needsand its future.

Alumni chapter participantsprovide valuable feedback to theUniversity on how best to serve thealumni community, the informationalumni value, the connections theywish to make, and the ways in whichgraduates choose to continue toparticipate in University life. This, in

turn, helps the University.The heightened interest in the

Alumni Association over the past 18months is reflected in the affiliationof four new chapters representingalumni both abroad, throughchapters in Sarawak and the UnitedKingdom, and locally through theCommerce Chapter and the SportsAssociation Inc.

The Alumni Association nowboasts 18 affiliated chapters fromwithin Australia and abroad andinterest continues to grow.

Valuable relationships continueto develop in the formation of newchapters and/or alumni networks inThailand and North America,potentially by the end of 2002.

The University is keen toencourage alumni residing outside ofthe Adelaide metropolitan area toestablish alumni networks in otherregions and interstate.

The first phase of this expansionprogram is expected to begin laterthis year with an alumni network tobe established in Melbourne for thosealumni now residing in Victoria.

Inaugural 30-year reunion

Have you ever wondered whathappened to your fellow classmatesfollowing graduation?

After spending years togethercramming for exams, pulling ‘all-nighters’ to get those papers in, andconsuming gross amounts of coffeealong the way, graduation day oftendefines the end of the Universityexperience. The Alumni Associationoffers programs that help tomaintain links between graduates onboth a professional and social level,including the program of reunions.

Golden Jubilee celebrations areheld each year to mark the 50thanniversary of conferring of degrees.In 2001 the University welcomedback graduates of 1952, many ofwhom travelled from interstate andoverseas to attend the festivities.

Many graduates agree, however,that 50 years is a long time to waitto revisit their alma mater and tocatch up with old friends.

As a result, the ReunionProgram for 2002 introduces theinaugural 30-year reunion forgraduates of 1972. It is also plannedto establish a program for 10-yearand 20-year reunions.

Informing all our graduates abouttheir respective reunions is asignificant challenge and your help isinvaluable in achieving this.

Keeping in contact with theAlumni Association and updatingyour current information will enableus to keep you informed about eventsand programs that can benefit you. ■

If you change your name or location please letus know by sending us your updated detailsthrough our on-line registration service on ourwebsite at: www.adelaide.edu.au/alumni.

Encouraging your fellow graduates to registercan make your reunion an event to remember!

“Many graduates agree,however, that 50 years is a longtime to wait to revisit their almamater and to catch up with oldfriends.”

Kim McBride – Coordinator,Alumni and Community Relations

In March of this year the HonourableJustice Tom Gray hosted a high-profile booklaunch welcoming some 250 guests from allwalks of life, each holding a great appreciationfor the many qualities of the lateDame Roma Mitchell.

Senator Amanda Vanstone - a friend, fellowAdelaide University alumnus and admirer ofthe University’s former Chancellor - launchedthe recently-published work by a cross-sectionof authors, entitled Dame Roma: Glimpses ofa Glorious Life.

The book presents a social and legal history,combining anecdotes and memories, andoffering insight into the private, yet also verypublic life of this prominent and much-lovedSouth Australian.

Those attending included Her Excellencythe Governor of South Australia,Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, the former CatholicArchbishop of Adelaide, Leonard Faulkner, theChair of the University’s Alumni Association,the Honourable Greg Crafter, and a numberof the book’s contributing authors.

The driving force behind this publication wasthe John Bray Law Chapter. Through itsvolunteer committee, the Chapter coordinatesa program of professional developmentactivities and social functions for alumni andfriends in support of the University and thebroader legal community.

In light of Dame Roma’s tremendous aptitudefor giving back to the community and of hertime as Chancellor of the University ofAdelaide, it is fitting that a book on her life’sachievements should be published by lawgraduates of her University.

The proceeds from the sale of this book willassist in establishing a scholarship for lawstudents at the University of Adelaide.

CelebratingDame Roma’s Life

Graduates from 1952 celebrate 50 years since graduation.



A great way to learn aboutSouth Australia’s oldestUniversity is to take a Historyand Heritage tour of the NorthTerrace campus.

Tours of the North Terracecampus are conducted eachTuesday. The guides, most of whomare graduates of the University,share many wonderful stories fromthe past as they describe the finerfeatures of the Mitchell Building,the Barr Smith Library and otherinteresting buildings throughoutthe campus.

The work of some of Australia'sfinest artists is represented in theUniversity's art collections andvisitors will experience theenjoyment, as they take the tour,

of viewing the broad scope ofworks from formal portraitureand landscapes to surrealist,expressionist and abstract works,imposing sculptures and beautifulstained glass windows.

These tours provide parents ofnew students, community groups,international visitors and membersof the public with an idealopportunity to view SouthAustralia's oldest university orperhaps for graduates to revisittheir alma mater.

Take a tour of the University !


Web-based communication is a corepromotional tool for informing theUniversity’s alumni community. TheAlumni and Community Relationswebsite is dynamic and interesting,constantly adapting to the changingneeds of the office and the community.

The University’s very ownalumni-focussed online newsletterAdelaidE-Link has received greatpromotion and praise from ourreaders, the members of the

University of Adelaide alumnicommunity. Convenient and usefulcommunication channels are animportant feature for staying intouch with the community andkeeping abreast of the activitiesand events for each year.

Find out more about yourUniversity, the research, activitiesand events it is involved in andenrich your alumni community.Visit the University of Adelaideand be part of its growingcommunity! ■

Attracting students and young alumni is often a challenging task for manyalumni associations, particularly with the demands of busy study

programs, establishing career paths and/or perhaps building a family.

Joan Soon – Alumni and Community Relations Assistant

from Sharna PearceCo-ordinator, Communications &Research, Alumni and CommunityRelations

Young alumni (those agedbetween 18 and 30) are animportant ingredient in developingconnections from the grass rootslevel and in promoting a strong andvaluable alumni community.

As part of a youth awarenessprogram at the University ofAdelaide, the Alumni and CommunityRelations Office introduced a focusgroup session for young alumni withthe primary aim of developing arange of activities that reflect theneeds and values of the University’syounger constituents.

The 2001 focus group wasfacilitated by Dr Verna Blewett,a member of the Alumni Board. It identified several areas for futuredevelopment concerning theirdesired program elements, eventtiming, appropriate merchandise

items, career development andassistance with the transition fromstudy to the workplace.

Youth-targeted activitiesintroduced since this time includethe presence of information boothsat both Orientation Week and CareersFair and the inaugural CareersForum held in March.

Dr Blewett is encouraged bythe broadening communityinvolvement.

“It is heartening to witness thepositive response and immensegoodwill of the students and staffof the University toward theexpanding program of eventsheld by the Alumni Association.Such commitment and enthusiasmin every way highlights the strongcommunity spirit that is very muchalive at the University today!”

Staying intouch-online

A younger perspective


Your memories of the University of Adelaide can remain alive withthe new and expanding range of merchandise available. Boasting alarge and tasteful corporate selection, and many other quality itemsfor all occasions, you will be delighted with the selection on offer.

To view the range available please turn to the attached merchandiseorder form in the back section of this edition of Lumen and makeyour selection. University merchandise is also available at localgraduation ceremonies held in Bonython Hall on the University’sNorth Terrace campus.

Additions to the existing range can be viewed on the University websiteat www.adelaide.edu.au/alumni

Alumni Program June – December 2002

*All public lectures organized by the Science and Mathematical Sciences Chapter are held in the Rennie Lecture Theatre,the University of Adelaide, North Terrace campus and are free of charge.

Your memories of Adelaide

DATE PROGRAM ORGANISED BY

June 18 Alumni Association ACRAnnual General Meeting

June 26 ‘Physics of Music’ Science & Mathematical Free public lecture Sciences Chapter

August Alumni University Medal ACRpresented at graduation ceremony

September Mutual Community ACRPostgraduate Travel Grants

September 5-7 Australian Universities ACRInternational Alumni ConventionMelbourne

September 8-9 Homecoming Event for ACRInternational StudentsThe University of Adelaide

September 25 Australian Population in 2040 Science & MathematicalFree public lecture Sciences Chapter

October A Fundraising Ramble Science & Mathematicalaround the Waite Conservation Sciences ChapterReserve culminating in a BBQ

October John Bray Oration John Bray Law Chapter

October 18 1952 Golden Jubilee ACR

November 30 Year Reunion ACRfor graduates of 1972

November Medical Vignerons Luncheon Florey Medical Chapter

December 11 Asteroid Impacts Science & MathematicalFree public lecture Sciences Chapter


Nothing left to invent?

The Convention promises forthose attending “an opportunity tolisten, learn and interact with worldclass speakers, take advantage ofbusiness matching opportunitiesand time to connect with othergraduates with the objective ofimproving their professional andpersonal networks within Australianuniversity graduates acrossthe world”.*

IDP Education Australia,the Federal and Victorian StateGovernments, City of Melbourneand all Victorian and AustralianUniversities are supporting the2002 Convention, in conjunctionwith Australian and internationalgovernment departments, andAustralian alumni associations.

The Convention was establishedin 1998 by a group of Universityof Adelaide alumni and has sincebecome a regular key event on the

international alumni networkcalendar. Convention organisers areexpecting around 1,200 delegatesto register, in line with theattendance at conventions heldin Adelaide (1998) and Kuching(2000).

The 2002 program has beendesigned to focus on corporate,social and educational issues as

they relate to the knowledgeeconomy through streamsincluding:• economic, business and

government • science, research and

technology • education and intellectual

capital • society and the environment • media, sport, entertainment

and the arts

It will bring together anextensive network of graduatesof Australian universities linked bya common interest in professionaland personal development,community development,commerce and education.

The quality and expertise ofConvention speakers is expectedto represent the traditional highcalibre of previous years. ■*www.auiac2002.com/general.htm

University of Adelaide and its Sciencealumni, and to place into the mind of thepublic at large the key role of science andtechnology in everyday life.

Society will have to make majordecisions over the coming years aboutissues like stem cell research, cloning,genetically modified foods and globalwarming. The Evening Series is pitchedto be understood by those who want tobe part of a well-informed debate aboutscientific developments and their effecton society.

Robert PerrinScience and Mathematical SciencesChapter

For regular mailings about the Evening Series,contact Joan Soon (618 8303 3317) toensure your name is on the mailing list.

Networking in the Knowledge Economy is the theme of this year’s Australian UniversitiesInternational Alumni Convention, to be held in Melbourne from September 5-7, 2002.

Rosslyn Cox – International Alumni Relations Officer


Milky Way remained unidentified. Cockcroftand Walton had still to break down thenucleus of a lithium atom. Lise Meitner andOtto Frisch were still to write their famousletter to Nature describing nuclear fission.Crick and Watson were yet to be born, andan Adelaide-born scientist had yet to usescientific and other organised knowledge inthe practical task of turning a mouldyscientific curiosity into a revolution in thetreatment of bacterial infections.

The tremendous discoveries made bythese people have passed into the historyof scientific endeavour a mere century later.

In this century, in an age when half ofthe scientists who have ever lived will bealive, what can we expect to be discovered?

The “Evening Lecture Series” run by theScience and Mathematical SciencesChapter, and now in its fourth year, seeksto showcase the scientific work of the

Evening Lecture Series exploresscientific issues of the day.

Just over a century ago, the thenCommissioner in the US Patent Office isreputed to have declared: “Everythingthat can be discovered has beendiscovered; there is nothing left to invent.”A century later, we can confidently saythat he was wrong!

The discoveries of the past centurywill have a profound effect on the life ofeveryone who will live in this century,and those yet unborn who will live in thecenturies to come.

At the beginning of the last century,Einstein was yet to receive his Nobel Prizeand was yet to publish his theories ofrelativity. Galaxies other than the

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Bringing theregion’s graduates together

University of Adelaide Graduates– making their mark!

Entertainment and the Arts

Robyn Archer, Writer, Director, Performer

Robyn Archer (BA 1970, Dip Ed 1973) is well known both inAustralia and overseas. She has written twenty full-lengthworks for the theatre, including Songs From Sideshow Alley,The Pack of Women, Cafe Fledermaus, See Ya Next Centuryand Ningali. She has also written over a hundred songs,recorded ten albums (two of which won Arias), had sevenmajor works published, and performed on all the main stagesin Australia. She is known for her multi-talented work inLondon, and her touring span stretches from Berlin to Bogota,Rangoon to Nova Scotia.

International Politics

YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji AbdulTaib Mahmud, Chief Minister of SarawakThe Chief Minister graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1961and received an honorary doctorate from the Universityof Adelaide in 1994. Tan Sri Taib studied at the Universityof Adelaide under the Colombo Plan, a government-sponsored scholarship that helped educate many ofMalaysia’s best and brightest students. He has long been asupporter of the University and is also the Chairman of theMalaysia-Australia Foundation. The Chief Minister wasrecently awarded an Honorary Order of Australia by theAustralian Government for his commitment to and efforts instrengthening bilateral ties between the people of Australiaand Malaysia.

Local & National Politics

Natasha Stott-Despoja, Leader of the AustralianDemocratsBorn in Adelaide in 1969, Natasha Stott-Despoja graduatedwith a BA from the University of Adelaide in 1991.She received her political grounding through the studentmovement and her Presidency of the Adelaide UniversityStudents' Association. At the age of 26, Natasha Stott-Despoja was the youngest woman to enter FederalParliament. She was appointed to the Senate in November1995 and was subsequently re-elected in 1996. In 1997,Senator Stott-Despoja was elected as Deputy Leader ofthe Democrats and, in April 2001, Leader of the AustralianDemocrats – the youngest person of any Party to holdsuch a position.

International Business

Bob Bishop, Chairman and Chief Executive Officerof Silicon Graphics INCBob Bishop earned a BSc (First Class Honors) inMathematical Physics from the University of Adelaide andan MSc from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Scienceat New York University. Mr Bishop joined Silicon Graphics in1986 as President of SGI's World Trade Corporation, andwas responsible for building its international division. BobBishop is an elected member of the Swiss Academy ofEngineering Sciences. He also currently serves as amember of the Industry Advisory Commission, WorldIntellectual Property Organization, the Governors of theWorld Economic Forum for Information Technologies and ofInternational Advisory Panel, Multimedia Super Corridor,Malaysia.

Local & National

Brian Croser, WinemakerBrian Croser is a well-known winemaker who has well-established links with the University of Adelaide throughthe Department of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology,and the new Hickinbotham Wine Science Laboratory.He was born and educated in South Australia, graduatingBachelor of Agricultural Science from the University ofAdelaide in 1969. He pursued postgraduate studies inoenology at the Davis campus of the University of Californiain 1972-73. Mr Croser is the current Chairman – WineGroup for Lion Nathan and also Chairman of the NationalWine Centre of Australia.


“The Centre’s location withinthe Faculty of Humanities andSocial Sciences makes availablegreater reserves of support forthe two key constituent units,”he said. “The Centre will monitorthe University’s current programsand courses dealing withIndigenous topics.

“It will also conduct marketresearch to determine demand andscope for Indigenous programs,develop links to local and nationalindustries and the arts, andstrengthen connections withIndigenous community groups.”

Wilto Yerlo (Sea Eagle in theKaurna language) offers Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander studentsfoundation programs in Science,Humanities and the SocialSciences. CASM offers a uniqueprogram for Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander musicians, leadingto the Advanced Certificate orAssociate Diploma in Music. ■

Story John Drislane

The Centre for Australian IndigenousResearch and Studies can be contactedby telephone: 8303 3623or fax: 8303 4396visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/wilto_yerlo/

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New IndigenousCentreestablished

Indigenous research andeducation at the University ofAdelaide have been strengthenedwith the establishment of a newCentre for Australian IndigenousResearch and Studies.

The Centre, which is locatedwithin the Faculty of Humanitiesand Social Sciences, is providingsupport to the University’s two keyexisting Indigenous units, WiltoYerlo and the Centre for AboriginalStudies in Music (CASM). Bothunits have retained their names asentities within the Centre.

The Director of Wilto Yerlo,Mr Roger Thomas, has beenappointed Head of the Centre for2002. It is envisaged that anIndigenous Chair will be appointedfor an initial period of five years,starting in 2003.

Mr Thomas said the newCentre would bring Indigenousresearch and education more fullyinto the University’s academiclife and strengthen the currentactivities and services of bothCASM and Wilto Yerlo. A prioritytask was to develop and delivera new undergraduate degreeon Indigenous topics, he said.

The CASM choir, Keriba Wakai, in rehearsal.Photo: Ben Osborne.


New York: respect and affection

Although he has a very promisingfuture, Nicholas Owens hasn’tforgotten where he came from.

The 1998 Law graduate iscurrently working in New Yorkfor international law firm Sullivan& Cromwell, and has already gainedsome impressive credentials onhis CV.

But Mr Owens views his timeat Adelaide as an undergraduate asa more than useful stepping stone.

“I really value my time atAdelaide – I have two degrees fromAdelaide (Law and Arts) and mysubsequent experience has provedto me that they are truly worldclass,” he said.

From January 1999 to January2000, Mr Owens worked at the HighCourt as Associate to Chief JusticeMurray Gleeson – the first SouthAustralian law graduate to beappointed Associate to the ChiefJustice of Australia – and as speech-writer for then Governor General, SirWilliam Deane, from February toAugust 2000.

Mr Owens completed his Mastersat Harvard Law School betweenAugust 2000 and June 2001,winning a swag of academicachievement awards along the way,before taking up his position atSullivan & Cromwell.

There he practises primarily insecurities law, working on a varietyof transactions, most notably thedemutualization and IPO of thePrudential Insurance Company.He also maintains an extensivepro bono practice.

Mr Owens clearly relishes theexperience of working at one of theworld’s premiere law firms – but alsothe chance to live in one of theworld’s great cities.

“New York is an amazing place,and now is an especially interestingtime to be living here. Havingexperienced the tragedy and chaosof September 11, and having seenhow the City has gone aboutrebuilding itself, I have developed atremendous respect and affection forNew York and New Yorkers.”

But he knows he could nothave done it without the Universityof Adelaide.

“I am incredibly grateful for theopportunity to live and work here –and a large share of that gratitude isowed to the University of Adelaide.”

Cambridge: the rights of thedisadvantaged

Experience in student politicsand an interest in human rights haveled Adelaide Law graduate KymTaylor to be awarded a CheveningScholarship to study the Master ofLaws at Cambridge University.

PROUD PROOF

The proof of a university is often in its graduates. Two recent Lawgraduates show how their education at the University of Adelaidehas helped them to achieve so much so early in their careers.

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Law Graduate: Nicholas Owens Law Graduate: Kym Taylor

The Chevening ScholarshipsProgram is financed by the BritishForeign and Commonwealth Office.Administered by the British Council,the program offers outstandinggraduates and young professionals(“the future leadership generation”)the opportunity to study at Britishuniversities.

Ms Taylor studied at theUniversity of Adelaide from 1993-1999 obtaining a Bachelor of Artsand Bachelor of Laws (Hons). She was President of the Students’Association in 1996 and a member ofUniversity Council from 1997-1998.She was Associate to the HonourableJustice Duggan in the Supreme Courtof South Australia before joiningWallmans Lawyers.

“I greatly enjoyed studying Artsand Law at Adelaide,” Ms Taylor said.

“My studies and involvementin student representation sparkedmy interest in law and justice,in particular the rights of thedisadvantaged.

“Studying at Cambridge providesme with an invaluable opportunity tolearn more about human rights. InAustralia, human rights issues suchas illegal immigrants and refugeesare becoming increasingly importantand I hope that what I learn overseasI will be able to use to help addressproblems at home.”

Ms Taylor has also been awardeda grant by the Foundation of YoungAustralians to undertake an unpaidinternship with a non-governmentalorganisation working in the area ofhuman rights. She’s due to take upthe offer when she’s finished herstudies at Cambridge. ■

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The breath testing is aimed atdetecting Inflammatory AirwayDisease (IAD), a lower respiratorytract disease that affects racehorses.

Respiratory disease is secondonly to musculoskeletal disease asa cause of serious economic loss tothe racing industry throughreduced performance, lost trainingdays and premature retirementfrom the racetrack.

Studies have found thatanything up to 50% of thorough-bred and standardbred racehorsesin training suffer from the disease.But the lack of overt symptomsthat accompany it, other than ageneral poor performance on thetrack, means the disease oftengoes unnoticed.

“Current diagnostic techniquesare invasive, time-consuming andlimited in their ability to detectlower airway disease,” says DrDavid Tivey, lecturer in theDepartment of Animal Science atthe Roseworthy Campus.

Research in the departmentsuggested that particularcomponents of the breath expiredby horses could be used as adirect marker of inflammatorydisease occurring in the lungs.

“The ‘breath test’ method isstress-free for the animal andeasily administered, using asimple bagging technique to trapbreath and extract samples with asyringe for laboratory testing,”Dr Tivey says.

Trials of the breath testingwere conducted at Sydney’smetropolitan racetracks andon racehorses stabled at theUniversity’s Horse Unit onRoseworthy Campus, inconjunction with SydneyUniversity veterinarians.

“The results from our initialtests have been very encour-aging,” Dr Tivey says.

“The new technique could havea significant impact on the earlydetection of IAD, which means thepotential benefit to veterinariansand trainers, and the horsesthemselves, could be enormous,”he says. ■

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BLOW the hi-tech solutionto a common horse diseaseWhen you put a bag overa horse’s mouth it used tomean it was being fed.

Now a new technique –to breath test horses– hopes to provide a healthyoutcome for equines that isof major interest to thehorse racing industry.

Above: Photo coutesy of Bronwen Healy,Bronwen Healy Photography.

Left: Honours student Belinda Argentdemonstrates the horse breath testing.Photo: Ben Osborne.

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The University of Adelaide’s new School of Petroleum Engineering and Managementis very much a case of thinking globally while acting locally.

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Petroleum Schoolattracts global intake

he School of PetroleumEngineering and Managementstarted officially earlier thisyear with $25 millionassistance from Australian

energy company Santos Ltd. It hasattracted high-quality staff andstudents from around the world.

The School is headed byProfessor Peter Behrenbruch, formerChief Reservoir Engineer with BHPBilliton, who has extensiveexperience in the internationalpetroleum business and forecaststremendous success for the Schooland its graduates.

“I’m very excited about theSchool and the direction it is taking –it really is well-placed to be a realleader not only in Australia andsouth-east Asia, but on the worldscene,” Professor Behrenbruch said.

“Our first undergraduates startedthis year, and we have attracted areal mix of very capable local andinternational students. The averageTER rank for local students enrolledthis year is 97, which is very highand goes to show how well thiscourse is regarded already.”

Students and staff will work fromthe new state-of-the-art petroleumengineering building completed in


May, and located in the north-easterncorner of the North Terrace campus(overlooking Frome Road).

One of the features of the five-storey building is a 154m-deepexperimental oil well located nextto the building. This well will be usedfor teaching purposes, and is the firstfor an Australian university and oneof only a few purpose-built teachingwells anywhere in the world.

The building also hosts theNational Centre for PetroleumGeology and Geophysics, whichhas relocated from the University’sThebarton campus. The internation-al petroleum service contractor,Schlumberger will occupy the topfloor of the building.

The international scope ofthe School is further widened withthe mix and calibre of staff, who hailfrom all areas of the globe.

“All of the staff have extensiveinternational experience in thepetroleum engineering sector andhave different areas of expertise andresearch focus,” ProfessorBehrenbruch said.

“This means our students willbe receiving the best possibleintroduction to careers in theindustry, as they will be able to more

readily find which area of petroleumengineering and management theyare interested in and have qualifiedstaff members on hand in order todevelop that interest.”

The School will have a strongresearch focus, with four Centresof Excellence proposed as well asa strong postgraduate researchprogram being established.

The Centres of Excellence, whichwill be major research areas, are:Enhanced and Improved PetroleumRecovery; Simulation and DynamicModelling; Reservoir Characterisation;and Business and Economic Modellingand Optimisation.

“By the time we are fully upand running we expect to have 240undergraduate and postgraduatestudents, plus staff who areleaders in their particular fields ofresearch and teaching,” ProfessorBehrenbruch said.

“We are already well on the wayto establishing more internationallinks with similar programs in otheruniversities around the world, as wellas partnerships with industry.

“I think we have the chance tomake a real impact on the worldpetroleum scene.” ■Story Ben Osborne

“We are already well on the way to establishing moreinternational links with similar programs in other universities

around the world, as well as partnerships with industry.”

“By the time we are fully up and running we expect to have 240undergraduate and postgraduate students, plus staff who are leaders

in their particular fields of research and teaching.”

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