Staff Notices: 21 - 24 April 2008

Table of Contents

• Uni in the News
• General Information for Staff
• Events
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Information for Researchers

Uni in the News

Malaysian Dentist To Give Hope To Sufferers Of Facial Deformities

Malaysian dentist Asilah Yusof, graduating offshore from the University of Adelaide, will give hope to thousands of young Malay children affected by craniofacial abnormalities. The PhD candidate will use her newly acquired postgraduate degree to help treat children with cleft lip and palate deformities, the most common form of facial abnormalities in Malaysia. Her thesis findings will provide dental surgeons with a new set of measurements to help diagnose, treat and also improve the post-operative care of children with craniofacial abnormalities. "The Dental School in Adelaide has an outstanding reputation, because of the excellent supervision provided by Professor Grant Townsend and Dr David Netherway," she said.

Source: Bernama, Malaysia (11 April 2008)
Uni full story: Malay dentist sheds light on facial deformities

General Information for Staff

Call for applications for Academic Promotion to Level D

Staff and titleholders wishing to apply for promotion to Associate Professor (Level D) are now invited to submit their applications.

Applicants should refer to the Policy and Guidelines, and the appropriate Position Classification Standards when preparing their application.

An application should be made on the approved application form and ONE full printed copy submitted to the Manager, Employee Services, by 5:00pm, Friday 6 June 2008.

No supplementary information will be accepted from applicants after the closing date for applications, unless requested by the University.

Please note that applicants are responsible for contacting their own referees by forwarding their application, the appropriate position classification standard and the form letter requesting that the report be sent to Manager, Employee Services by Friday 20 June 2008.

The Policy, Guidelines and the toolkit applicable to the submission of applications are available for viewing at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/148/.

Draft Policies for Comment

0. Funding from the Tobacco Industry Policy
0. Jointly Badged Awards Policy

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/drafts/ [UA Staff only]

University of Adelaide Delegations

The Authorities Database is available at:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/

Records Management Office - Reduced Services for short period

Property Services are undertaking minor building works in the Records Management Office in May. The RMO will be offering limited services from 12:00noon on Friday 2 May until Monday 12 May inclusive.

Staff will be working from Room 665, Wills Building (next to the current office) if you wish to visit for any enquiries. The TRIM helpdesk number (ext 35334) will still be functioning for all enquiries. However, all other phone extensions to RMO staff will be disconnected during this time.

Services that will be interrupted are:

• Retrieval of files from the Records Office
• Filing
• New file requests (slight delays)

Files will be retrieved from the Secondary Storage area in the normal timeframe.

If you have any files to return during this period, please hold them until the office is back to full services from Tuesday 13 May.

We would appreciate your cooperation and understanding during this period. Tupp Carmody - Client Liaison Manager, Corporate Information, can be contacted on the TRIM helpdesk number (ext 35334) during this time.

Office of Industry Liaison relocation

From Monday 21 April the Office of Industry Liaison will be relocating from the Thebarton Campus to the Wyatt Building, 14th Floor, 115 Grenfell Street. This move has been brought about by a re-evaluation of the role of the Office, the primary responsibility of which has been the general promotion and facilitation of industry links with the University, and is in support of the University's broader community engagement activities. The Adelaide University Business Incubator programs and associated staff, Megan Llewellyn, will continue at Thebarton with overall management transferred to the University's Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre. The remaining staff in Joe Bennink, Lena Mastrogiacomo, Tania Johnson and Kerry James, will join the Director, Community Engagement, Martyn Evans on Level 14, 115 Grenfell St. This will facilitate contact with the senior administration of the University, as well as the Parliament, government departments and the wider industrial and commercial enterprises with whom they need to work. Telephone numbers for staff will remain the same.

Vacant Positions

www.adelaide.edu.au/jobs/

Events

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Expo 2008

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Adelaide is hosting its annual Research Expo on Friday 2 May. The event is jointly organised by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the University's IEEE student branch (EEESAU). The Expo will feature seminars and poster presentations covering a wide range of research areas, with emphasis on sensor signal processing, microwave radar, RFID, biomedical engineering, microelectronics, control systems, Internet communications and power engineering. The Expo will run over the full day and the event will conclude with a cocktail party in the evening. Complimentary lunch and tea will be provided during the day.

This event, which is now running for its third consecutive year, has had resounding success in bringing together industry participants and the University community to showcase the state-of-the-art research being conducted here in Adelaide. The Expo aims to highlight the current demands of industry as well as the research strengths of the School. The target audience is prospective and current postgraduates although the wider University community is welcome.
For more information and to register, please visit: www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/expo. Registration is FREE and open until 25 April (essential for lunch catering purposes).

Research Tuesday with Dr Nancy Pollock-Ellwand

From Sodom and Gomorrah to Kath and Kim: Urban reform through the ages
Date: Tuesday 13 May, 5:30pm
Venue: Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide
FREE Public Seminar.

Since ancient times, cities have been perceived as everything from vibrant marketplaces to protective sanctuaries - but one prevalent interpretation has been the city as a place of sin where transgressions occur against all manner of mores. The punishment for these violations has been severe at times as witnessed by the demise of the fabled Sodom and Gomorrah. The urge to reverse urban wickedness has been the great catalyst to urban design through time.

This lecture presents an eclectic survey of ambitious city planning fuelled in equal parts by innovative utopian visions as well as the banal suburban dreams of Kath and Kim. Adelaide's current struggle with sin of an environmental sort concludes the presentation.

Dr Nancy Pollock-Ellwand is the Professor of Landscape Architecture, and Head and Chair of the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. Her research centres on landscape history.

Bookings: research.tuesdays@adelaide.edu.au or phone 8303 3692.
Further details at: www.adelaide.edu.au/researchtuesdays/.

4th Annual HDA Research Day

Healthy Development Adelaide Research Day
Date/Time: Friday 23 May 2008, 9:45am-3:00pm
Venue: Level 4 Union Building, University of Adelaide
Welcome by Professor Robert Norman, HDA Co-Convenor - Equinox Room at 10:45am.

The four sessions this year will cover:

• Periconceptional Influences on Health
• Indigenous Research
• Inherited Disorders
• Health Demography

RSVP essential by 16 May as seating will be limited.
Please indicate which SESSION/S you would like to attend. Email: Anne Jurisevic.

Download: HDA program.
Further details: www.adelaide.edu.au/hda/events/

NRF 45th Celebration Dinner 1963-2008

The Neurosurgical Research Foundation celebrates 45 years of funding neurosurgical research in 2008.
Please support the NRF by attending the celebration dinner or by donating an auction item to the dinner, on:

Date/Time: Friday 23 May, 7:00pm
Venue: National Wine Centre of Australia
Cost: Individual $100; Tables of eight or ten $95 per person; includes three-course meal & wine.

On the night a further $300,000 will be handed to the University of Adelaide towards the Abbie Simpson Clinical Fellowship Appeal.
The evening will be hosted by NRF Patron Carolyn Hewson, who will talk about the NRF's plans for the future.
The current President Dr Brian North will present an overview of the 45 years of the NRF, highlighting major contributors and achievements.
Professor Robert Vink, NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research, will outline the two major areas of research undertaken by his team this year, Brain Tumour and Stroke research, and share in their potential life saving achievements.

So please either book a full table or book for yourself and Ginta will group all individual bookings.
NRF contact information, or to make a donation: Ginta Orchard - Executive Officer, phone 8371 0771.
PO Box 698, North Adelaide SA 5006

World Day of Immunology

Hosted by the Australasian Society for Immunology
Date/Time: Tuesday 29 April, 11:00am-2:00pm
Venue: South Australian Museum (Main Foyer)
Public Lecture (Pacific Cultures Gallery), 12:00noon-1:00pm

Presenters include the University of Adelaide's Dr Wendy Ingman (Fertility), whose research investigates the role of the immune system in reproductive health; Dr Susanne Heinzel (Vaccine development) and Dr Shaundeep Sen (Kidney failure).

Download: media release | large flyer
Further details: Australasian Society for Immunology website.

Law 125 Prestigious Speaker Series

To Commemorate its 125th Anniversary the Law School of the University of Adelaide is pleased to announce a Public Lecture:

Breach of Contract and the Efficiency of Markets
Speaker: Professor David Campbell, Law Department, Durham University (UK)

Date/Time: Friday 2 May 2008, 12:30pm
Venue: Room LG24 (Lower Ground, Lecture Theatre 24), Napier Building
No RSVP is required.

Download: attached flyer.
Further enquiries: Dr Paul Babie.

Confucius Institute

7th Hanyu Qiao (Chinese Bridge) International University Student Chinese Speaking Competition Preliminary Finals
Join the Confucius Institute for an afternoon of Chinese language and culture as we present Australia's best Chinese language students competing for the right to take part in the international finals to be held in China.

Date/Time: Friday 2 May, main session from 2:00pm
Venue: National Wine Centre of Australia, Exhibition Hall
FREE admission. All welcome.

Download English Flyer | Chinese flyer
Further details: www.confucius.adelaide.edu.au/news/events.html

For further information, please contact Glen Stafford or phone 8303 5819.

2008 Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration

The Don Dunstan Foundation is proud to announce Rev Tim Costello, CEO World Vision Australia will be presenting the Annual Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration 2008.

The Journey is Healing: How we go forward after 'Sorry'
Date/Time: Wednesday 28 May 2008, 7:00pm
Venue: Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide
Cost: $15 DDF Subscribers/Concession; $20 Non Subscribers

Online Bookings at: http://mybookingmanager.com/projects/register0.cfm?pid=982.

School of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium Series

The Mathematics of String Theory
Speaker: Professor Peter Bouwknegt
Date/Time: Friday 2 May 2008, 3:10pm
Venue: LG29, Napier Building, University of Adelaide
All welcome.

Further details: www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/news/.
Enquiries to Jonathan Tuke.

Australian Institute of Physics (SA)

The Big Bang - Physics of the Beginning of our Universe
Speaker: Professor Harald Fritzsch, Chair of High Energy Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (Germany)

Date/Time: Thursday 1 May, 8:00pm
Venue: Napier 102 Lecture Theatre, Napier Building
FREE Public Lecture. All welcome.

Abstract: Modern cosmology started with the discovery of the redshift of the distant galaxies by E. Hubble in Pasadena around 1929 and the discovery of the 2.7 degree radiation, interpreted as a relict of the hot Big Bang. Particle Physics and cosmology became strongly related fields. The particle interactions are today described by the Standard Model, i.e. quantum chromodynamics for the quarks and the electroweak theory for the electromagnetic and weak interactions. Grand unification implies that all interactions are unified at a high energy scale. The proton is unstable, but this implies the possibility of matter creation at the Big Bang. Inflation immediately after the Big Bang leads to the homogenous universe we observe.

Further details: www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/aip-sa/
Email: aip-sa@physics.adelaide.edu.au.

Classical Association

Identities in Antiquity: What it meant to be Greek, Roman or Barbarian
Speaker: Dr Danijel Dzino, Visiting Research Fellow, Discipline of Classics

Date/Time: Monday 19 May, 8:00pm
Venue: Council Room, 7th Floor, Wills Building, University of Adelaide
All welcome.

The cultural and ethnic stereotypes we know from antiquity as 'Greek', 'Roman' or 'Barbarian' are now viewed more as discursive constructions that were hiding the plurality of different identities rather than factual categories. Written sources from antiquity show us Graeco-Roman colonial and imperial perspectives that used certain ethnic and cultural stereotypes in order to depict identities, rather than disclose what it really meant to be Greek, Roman or Barbarian in certain periods. This paper will discuss the construction and negotiation of different identities in the ancient world.

Enquiries to Ron Newbold on 8303 5227.

Training & Development Opportunities

Future Research Leaders Program

Aimed at early to mid-career researchers, and seeking to develop the skills and knowledge critical to successful research leadership, the Future Research Leaders Program is now open for enrolments. Providing a choice of eight discrete modules, each delivered primarily through a half-day workshop, this program should be of interest to all researchers wishing to build their leadership capacity.

For more information, workshop timetable and to register, visit: http://adelaide.frlp.edu.au or contact Dr Ian Green, Researcher Education, on ext 36035.

TestGen - editing test banks and creating quizzes for MyUni

You are invited to an information session on Pearson Education's 'TestGen' software for editing test banks and creating online or printable tests and quizzes. This session will be of particular interest to staff who are using text books published by Pearson Education as they have free access to associated test banks.
Visit MyUni Latest Updates for more information.

Date/Time: Wednesday 23 April, 10:00-11:00am
Venue: CLPD, Level 2, Schulz Building
Morning tea will be available.

Please email Dayle Hall to register, or phone 8303 8064.

Professional & Continuing Education

Professional Development programs available in April/May:

Professional Communication in the Workplace
Wednesday 30 April

Improve Your Business Writing Skills
Tuesday 6 May

From Team Member to Team Leader
Wednesday 7 May

Managing Challenging Staff
Thursday 8 May

Learning How to Speak English Well
Tuesday 13 May

5% discount for University of Adelaide staff.

For further information or to enrol please email Jo Carrick or phone 8303 4777, or visit our website at: www.adelaide.edu.au/pce to view our extensive program offering.

Information for Researchers

Commercial Accelerator Scheme

Up to $250,000 research funding provided by Adelaide Research & Innovation

The University of Adelaide aims to put more of its research discoveries on the path to commercialisation with a new $2 million fund for researchers.

The fund, launched in August last year by Adelaide Research & Innovation, aims to make more research projects "investment ready". It addresses a recognised gap in funding known as the "valley of death" between traditional research funding and venture capital or other paths to market.

Under the Scheme, researchers at the University of Adelaide can receive up to $250,000 per project to establish proof-of-concept or reach a development milestone necessary to attract a commercial partner. The Scheme complements Government schemes already available in South Australia.

Through the Commercial Accelerator Scheme we hope to be able to continue to increase the number of successful commercial ventures at the University.

Contact your Commercial Development Manager on 8303 5020 for more information:

• Health Sciences: Dr Elaine Stead & Dr Matthew Chong
• Molecular & Biomedical Sciences: Dr Paul Tolstoshev
• ECMS & Physics: Steve Hood
• Agriculture, Food & Wine: Dr Justin Rigden
• Earth & Environmental Sciences, Mining & Resources: Dr Jane Rathjen
• Humanities, Social Sciences & Professions: Damian Hockley

2008 Round 1 Applications: drafts due 24 April, final submission 9 May.

Visit www.adelaide.edu.au/aripl for an application form.

Adelaide Research & Innovation

The latest 'commUNIcate RESEARCH' newsletter is available online.

Research Branch

See the Research Branch newsletter for the latest information on major grant rounds and information sessions, a selection of competitive grants and prizes now open for application and other research-related news.