University Events Calendar

13 October, 2016

Chris Herzfeld's Superheroes: Toxic Debris

Date/Time: Thursday, 28 July 2016 - Monday, 31 October 2016

Location: Level 3, The Hub

Cost: Free

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A sequel to Superheroes: Golden Vengeance, this photographic comic strip by Chris Herzfeld is on display on level 3 Hub until 31 October 2016 during Barr Smith Library hours.

Superheroes: Golden Vengeance and its sequel Superheroes: Toxic Debris are Parallax Graphic collaborations and form a collection focused on heroes.

The work analogises good vs evil and the archetype of heroes, and brings to the fore the daily bombardment of imagery and the interplay between sacred stories and crass consumerism in modern culture.

Contact: Ms Elizabeth Pascale, Email: elizabeth.pascale@adelaide.edu.au, Project Officer, University Collections, Business: The University of Adelaide, Other: 8313 3714

Exhibition: Have Book, Will Travel: Mapping Provenance in Rare Books & Special Collections

Date/Time: Thursday, 1 September 2016 - Monday, 31 October 2016

Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1

Cost: Free: All Welcome

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From America, England, Europe and even Antarctica, many of the books held in Special Collections have travelled far and wide to get here.

This exhibition showcases just how far some of these books have come, based on the inscriptions and bookplates found inside their covers.

This exhibition is both physical and virtual. By visiting https://goo.gl/wvbbdq you can explore the map of all the books featured in the exhibition and many more.

Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224

Structured Quantitative Speculation: Epidemiology for Action

Date/Time: Thursday, 13 October 2016, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Location: Napier Theatre Lecture 102, Level 1, Napier building, North Terrace campus

Cost: FREE

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The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is proud to present: Professor Tony Blakey | Structured Quantitative Speculation: Epidemiology for Action

This presentation will focus on two innovative approaches to inform policy: 1) causal mediation analyses, and 2) simulation modelling of the future health (inequality) impacts of policy options.

The current engagement with counterfactual methods in epidemiology can lead to a structured approach to isolate mediation effects. For example, how much might social inequalities in mortality reduce if smoking (a mediator) is eradicated?

Regarding simulation, the future is not like the past. Life expectancy continues to rise meaning the envelope of health gain in the future is changing. Future disease incidence and case fatality rates cannot be easily predicted, but it is possible to structure scenarios providing some quantitative estimates of future health impacts such as tobacco tax - acknowledging the inherent uncertainty in such simulations.

Professor Blakely will use Australasian research examples to illustrate the above opportunities for public health researchers to make innovative and influential contributions to both knowledge-generation and policy-making. He will make a case for not avoiding 'hard' policy decisions, but accepting the inherent uncertainty and engaging in structured quantitative speculation.

Contact: The University of Adelaide, Email: fhs.events@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://health.adelaide.edu.au/about/public-events/tony-blakey/index.html, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Author event: John Hill 'On Being a Minister'

Date/Time: Thursday, 13 October 2016, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Location: Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library

Cost: $5 admission at the door

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John Hill knew when he quit as a government minister that what he had learnt, often painfully, over eleven years was likely to disappear with him. So he wrote it down....

John Hill was born in the western suburbs of Sydney and settled in South Australia in 1974. Following a career as a schoolteacher, he became ministerial assistant 1986-1989, ALP state secretary 1994-1997, and member for Kaurna 1997-2014. He held several portfolios under premiers Rann and Weatherill, most notably as Minister for Health for seven years. He did not contest the 2014 election and now serves as a director on a number of boards.

Join us for this Friends of the Library author event, where you will have the opportunity to meet John Hill and learn more about his experiences as he discusses his book On Being a Minister.

Bookings by Tuesday 11 October.
friends_library@adelaide.edu.au
or telephone 8313 4064
All welcome.

Contact: Friends of the University of Adelaide Library, Email: friends_library@adelaide.edu.au