Staff Notices: 14 - 18 July 2008

Table of Contents

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

Uni in the News

Climate seminar

The human contribution on global climate change is the subject of a public seminar at the University of Adelaide with renowned scientist Dr Ben Santer from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr Santer's research has helped identify a human induced "signal" in the observed records of climate change. Dr Santer said studies have shown human effects on climate can be identified through many variables which are consistent through geographic regions. "Ben was famously responsible for the IPCC 1995 Report's landmark statement that there was a 'discernible human influence on global climate', a message now strongly reinforced by a further 12 years of scientific research," said Professor Barry Brook, Director of RIsCCS.

Source: The Advertiser (7 July 2008)
Uni full story: How do we know that humans have led to climate change?

General Information for Staff

Council News - 30 June meeting

Council news from the 30 June meeting is available at:
www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/council/meetings/2008/

New Policy

Jointly Conferred Academic Awards Policy
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/1184/

Election of Graduate Members of Council - Declaration of Result

There were five candidates for the three vacancies on Council, the vacancies being for two years from 6 September 2008 to 5 September 2010. The following candidates have been declared elected:

SIMON MADDOCKS
DR JOHN RADCLIFFE
CAROLYN ANDERSON

Details of the tally can be viewed at:
www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/council/elections/

ITS Hot Tips

Apple iPhone - Expressions of Interest to Purchase
ITS intends to make the iPhone available to staff and has ordered iPhones for testing on the University of Adelaide mobile and wireless networks. This testing phase enables us to confirm which services such as email and calendar will work and that we will support.

Expressions of interest in the iPhone can be registered via email: pabx@adelaide.edu.au.
Further details: www.adelaide.edu.au/its/networks/mobile/

Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Foundation Program in the Centre for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies (CAIRS)

Members of the University community are invited to contribute to the review of the above foundation program, offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Staff, students and members of the community are invited to make a submission to the review on matters relevant to the Terms of Reference, which are available on the Quality and Reviews website at: www.adelaide.edu.au/pvclq/reviews/current/.

The deadline for submissions is 5:00pm, Friday 8 August 2008. All submissions remain confidential.

For further information please contact Stephen Jeisman on 8303 6346.

Review of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM)

Members of the University community are invited to contribute to the review of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Staff, students and members of the community are invited to make a submission to the review on matters relevant to the Terms of Reference, which are available on the Quality and Reviews website at: www.adelaide.edu.au/pvclq/reviews/current/.

The deadline for submissions is 5:00pm, Friday 8 August 2008. All submissions remain confidential.

For further information please contact Stephen Jeisman on 8303 6346.

The Young Investigator Award

One of South Australia's most prestigious prizes for early career scientists - the Young Investigator Award - is back for 2008, and applications are now being accepted.

The Young Investigator Award promotes excellence in South Australia's young researchers in the field of women's and children's health.

The award highlights outstanding new science, and also the researchers' ability to communicate and 'sell' that science to the public.

The prizes for the Young Investigator Award are among the biggest of their kind anywhere in Australia. The winner receives the $10,000 The Hon. Carolyn Pickles Award, and for the first time this year both of the runners up will receive $3000 each.

The Young Investigator Award is an initiative of the Children, Youth and Women's Health Service and the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide. The University of South Australia and Flinders University are also partners in the Award together with the Women's and Children's Health Research Institute and the Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation.

Entries close on Friday 18 July 2008.

Researchers working in the field of women's and children's health are urged to apply. Further information and eligibility criteria are available on the website: www.cywhs.sa.gov.au/yia/.

VARK Learning Style Questionnaire

The University of Adelaide has taken a 6 month subscription to VARK, which stands for Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic learning preferences. This online questionnaire is available for all teaching staff at the University to make available to their students. The students will receive immediate feedback on their learning preferences after taking the questionnaire, with guidelines on how to approach their study. Staff will also receive feedback for each student in order to assist them understand the learning styles of their students.

Further information about VARK at: www.vark-learn.com.

If you would like to have access to the VARK questionnaire via your MyUni course/s, email: Judi Baron at CLPD.

Vacant Positions

www.adelaide.edu.au/jobs/

Events

The Abbie Memorial Lecture 2008

Good and bad plasticity of the brain: Implications for acquired brain injury and neurodegenerative disease
Date/Time: Wednesday 16 July, 5:30pm
Venue: Florey Lecture Theatre, Medical School North, University of Adelaide
Presenter: Professor James C Vickers, Chair of Pathology, University of Tasmania

Recent neuroscience research has indicated that there are surprising aspects of structural malleability of the brain and nerve cells, referred to as 'plasticity', that persist into adulthood and even older age. However, while this inherent plasticity may be a useful property to encourage for scenarios when our brain becomes damaged, it is also becoming apparent that the stimulation of this response can also potentially lead to abnormalities in nerve cells and their connections which may contribute to negative outcomes after brain injury as well as to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

Download: attached flyer

Defence Simulation Week

Defence Simulation Week is a joint initiative of the University of Adelaide and the UK's Cranfield University, organised by the Centre for Defence Communications and Information Networking (CDCIN).

Dates: 14-18 July
Venue: National Wine Centre of Australia

Wednesday to Friday: three-day defence simulation training course, 'Introduction to Modelling and Simulation of Defence Systems'.
Simulation has become an integral part of the global defence industry and this Defence Simulation Week enables defence leaders and simulation users and developers, vendors and customers, to gather together to share lessons from around the world.

Enquiries to the Coordinator, Dr Dushy Tissainayagam on 8303 3238.

High Energy Particles

Presented by the Astronomical Society of South Australia.

Date/Time: Wednesday 6 August 2008, 8:00pm
Venue: Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, Physics Building, University of Adelaide
Visitors welcome.

The highest energy particles observed in nature are the UHE (ultra-high energy) cosmic rays. Protons and atomic nuclei with the energy of a fast-moving tennis ball, their origin remains unknown despite over half a century of study. To resolve this mystery requires either a giant detector or observations of their as-yet unobserved counterparts, UHE neutrinos. In this talk Clancy James will describe the lunar Cherenkov technique, by which these particles may be detected by observing the nanosecond pulses of radio-waves given off by their interactions in the outer layers of the Moon, and the next generation of radio-telescopes which will be used to achieve this.

Bio: Clancy James is a PhD student working in high-energy astrophysics at the University of Adelaide. He graduated with degrees in both Science and Economics from this University in 2004, with honours in physics and theoretical physics in 2005, and is currently supervised by Dr Raymond Protheroe.

Enquiries to the Publicity Officer on 0402 079 578.

Author event with Peter Edwards

The Friends of the University of Adelaide Library and the History Trust of South Australia invite you to a FREE author event with Professor Peter Edwards.

In the tradition? Writing the Australian official history of the Vietnam War
Date/Time: Thursday 17 July, 6:00pm for 6:30pm
Venue: Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library
Seating is limited.

What is it like to carry the tradition of Australia's official war historian, initiated by Charles Bean after the 1914-18 war, into the controversial arena of Vietnam? How does an official war history treat a major protest movement, strike the right balance between the military and the political-diplomatic aspects of the war and address sensitive medical issues, such as those associated with 'Agent Orange'?

Professor Peter Edwards, the official historian of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, will discuss these questions and some of the conclusions of the award-winning, nine-volume official history.

Bookings by Tuesday 15 July to Robina Weir, phone: 8303 4064
Full details are on the University Library web site.

Ethics Centre of SA - Central Seminar Series

Beyond Nuremberg: Time to abandon 20th century approaches to the regulation of research on humans
Presenter: Dr Konrad Jamrozik, Head of the School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide

Date/Time: Tuesday 12 August 2008, 3:30-4:30pm
Venue: Scots Centre (next to Scots Church), cnr North Tce and Pulteney St.
FREE public seminar. All welcome.

Download: attached flyer
Please RSVP to the Centre Coordinator, Vicki Hattam on 8302 4817.

Training & Development Opportunities

More than just a chat!

A practical workshop about mentoring relationships and conversations
There's a big difference between being a mentor and being a GREAT mentor! Knowing how to get the most out of mentoring relationships, and how to "casually converse with clear purpose", are bottom line skills if you want to be remembered as a great mentor. The facilitator will be Caz Batson from Lee Hecht Harrison.

Date/Time: Thursday 21 August, 1:00-4:00pm
Venue: WP Rogers Room, Union building

For further information and to enrol please visit OPD's Mentoring webpage.

Academic Learning and Language (ALL) Semester 2 Seminars

The ALL student development seminars on study skills, academic writing and exam preparation is now available. Of particular interest are the series addressing issues for international students and the series on thesis writing for Honours and postgraduate coursework students.

Download the program flyer from the Academic Learning and Language website.

Project Management 21/22 August - Executive Education Unit

If you are a middle to senior level manager or professional, this program will help you to improve your project management skills.

Highly competent project managers execute decisions on time, on budget and in line with specific performance targets. Project Management will provide you with the principles of a systematic approach, allowing you to methodically, efficiently and consistently achieve your objectives.

10% discount for University of Adelaide staff.
For further information, please contact: Mary Quinless, Executive Education Unit on 8303 3268.

Graduate Entrepreneurial Program 2009 (GEP)

Applications are now open until Friday 29 August 2008 to University of Adelaide staff, students and external interested people who fit the criteria.

Do you have an idea to develop your own business? Are you innovative and forward thinking? You may have the qualities to become an Entrepreneur.

The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre's Graduate Entrepreneurial Program offers individuals an opportunity to start their own business, by supporting small start ups to develop the skills to be successful.

Potential Entrepreneurs are offered an opportunity to study the Graduate Certificate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship or the Graduate Certificate of Science Technology and Commercialisation and actively participate in the Thebarton Business Incubator's Enterprise Laboratory. This experience offers participants a supported environment to progressively establishing the skills necessary to successfully commercialise a business idea, all supported by a 6 month Scholarship.

Visit: www.ecic.adelaide.edu.au/gep/ for further information, or to register your interest in the 2 hour workshop, How to turn a Great idea into an even greater application on Tuesday 5 August, 3:00-5:00pm, by booking a place at register.ecic@adelaide.edu.au including your name, phone and email address.

For further information, contact Megan Llewellyn on 8303 4159.

Professional & Continuing Education

Upcoming Professional Development Courses

Networking for Success
Tuesday 5 August

Understanding and Using Statistics
Wednesday 6 August

Creatively Managing Conflict
Tuesday 12 August

Voice Training
Friday 15 August

Writing for the Web
Wednesday 20 August

Critical Thinking
Thursday 21 August

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

eResearch SA Roadshow

eResearch SA is a joint venture of the three South Australian universities.

Date/Time: Tuesday 22 July, 9:30am-12:30pm
Venue: Room G03, Napier Building, University of Adelaide
FREE. All welcome.

Researchers!

• Do you have more data than you can manage?
• Could you use videoconferencing and web collaboration spaces to make it easier to work with colleagues across the globe (or across campus)?
• Are you interested in an easy way to share data files with your research collaborators?
• Could you use extra computing power to help you get your data analysis or simulations done faster?

If so, eResearch SA can help you! They are presenting a roadshow to introduce researchers from all disciplines to the services on offer. After the presentations, eResearch SA staff will be on-hand to talk to you about your particular research needs and how they can help.

RSVP by Tuesday 15 July to: training@eresearchsa.edu.au.

* Presentation will also be held at Waite Campus if you can't make the 22 July event. Further information: www.eresearchsa.edu.au/roadshow

Adelaide Research & Innovation

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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.