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THE CAMPUS REVIEW/CO-OP BOOKSHOP DIALOGICA

The Campus Review/Co-op Bookshop Dialogica Awards represent an exciting and innovative challenge in scholarly communication.

To be presented in November, the Awards aim to encourage excellence in written communication by academics, researchers and postgraduates.

Significant prize money of a $10,000 first prize, $5000 for second place and $3000 for third place represents the importance the major sponsors place on clear, concise and persuasive communication.

Entrants are asked to write 2000 words on a topic of community interest, whether it be in politics, religion, culture and society, national and international events, science, philosophy or history.

Submitted articles might be on higher education reforms or stem cell research, alternative histories or environmental breakthroughs and everything else in between.

Entries close on 6 September.

For guidelines, entry forms and more information, go to www.campusreview.com.au

Julie Hare
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Campus Review

UNISUPER SEMINARS

Following are details of UniSuper seminars to be held in the coming months.

Your Benefits When You Leave

Tuesday 21 September 2004
1.00pm–2.30pm
W5A Room T2

Whether you're leaving your job or retiring from the workforce, you will have decisions to make about what to do with your superannuation benefits.

This seminar gives you a wealth of information on:

• how your final benefit will be calculated when you retire or resign
• preservation laws and how much of your benefit you can access
• ways to top up your benefit before you take it
• what you can do with your retirement or resignation benefit
• UniSuper's allocated and indexed pensions for income in retirement
• lots of practical examples showing how tax works with your lump sum or pension.

Who should attend? Members of UniSuper including Award Plus Plan-only members approaching departure.

Make the Most of Your Super

Tuesday 21 September 2004
6.15pm–7.45pm
C4B upstairs training room

If you want to make sure you will have enough money in your retirement, this seminar provides a range of tips and strategies to help you clarify and reach your saving goals. It also gives you useful information on advantages of UniSuper membership such as access to low cost insurance and low interest home loans.

The seminar will cover:

• how much will you need to retire?
• consolidate your super and reduce costs
• options to make extra contributions to your super both before and after tax
• investing your super to help you reach your goals
• your death and disablement insurance options
• how to use a UniSuper Spouse Account
• some rules, regulations and tax tips about your retirement lump sum.

Who should attend? Existing members of UniSuper including Award Plus Plan-only members.

Salary Sacrifice—Does it work for you?

Tuesday 16 November 2004
1.00pm–2.30pm
E6A Room 102

Salary sacrifice is a popular and often tax-effective way of making extra contributions to your super.

This seminar covers:

• how you can build a bigger benefit and save on tax at the same time
• how co-contribution may impact the decision to salary sacrifice
• tips and traps to watch out for
• lots of practical examples, showing how salary sacrifice can work for members on different income levels.

Who should attend? All members of UniSuper.

You can view the seminars currently scheduled and register online for these seminars at: http://www.unisuper.com.au/myunisuper/seminars.cfm

For further information contact: Moya Sue Tin, Workplace Relations and Services,x9773 or moya.suetin@mq.edu.au

Moya Sue Tin
Workplace Relations and Services

TOUCH THE MOON!

Macquarie University staff and postgraduate students will have the unique opportunity of touching pieces of Moon rock at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology on Saturday 21 August.

The Moon rock and dust samples are available courtesy of Newcastle science teacher Jeanette Rothapfel, the first teacher to be allowed to take Moon samples out of the US for educational purposes

They will be on display to the public in the Macquarie Theatre from 6.00pm on 21 August, prior to the free public talk by the ACA's Professor Paul Davies on the state of our universe, titled Footsteps to the Stars at 7.00pm.

The ACA, however, is offering Macquarie staff and postgraduate students special access to the Moon rock, including handling, from 2.00pm to 4.30pm in the Australian Centre for Astrobiology.

For more information, contact Assistant Director, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Carol Oliver on x8351.

Carol Oliver
Assistant Director
Australian Centre for Astrobiology

THEATRE OF IMAGE

The Theatre of Image's signature piece, The Happy Prince, was recently awarded the Helpmann for the Best Presentation for Children at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney.

Accepting the award, Artistic Director, Kim Carpenter thanked Oscar Wilde for the original story, collaborators on the production including writer Richard Tulloch, composer Sarah de Jong, the company's General Manager Neil Hunt and Chair Di Yerbury.

As the company's most loved piece The Happy Prince has a permanent place in the company's repertoire.

Additionally, in the Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards the Theatre of Image and Macquarie University were joint finalists in the Bytecraft Commitment Award Category.

The successful tour of Tales From The Arabian Nights has just finished in Melbourne. The show was seen in Gosford, Newcastle, Sutherland, Albury, Wagga Wagga, The Seymour Theatre Centre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta and the Victorian Arts Centre. The tour was made possible through a grant from the NSW Ministry for The Arts.

Space Odysseys Creative Holiday Workshop at the Institute of Early Childhood, is selling fast!

Hurry and book now for the Space Odysseys Workshop on Saturday 2 October and Sunday 3 October. There are only 30 places left and it cannot be extended to a second workshop.

Don't wait and miss out on a booking as many did with Bazaar Tales.

All workshops run from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Bookings on telephone 9518 8458 or by email: info@theatreofimage.com.au. Visit our new website at www.theatreofimage.com.au and have a look around. There you can sign up for the TOI Club.

Neil Hunt
Theatre of Image

MGSM EXECUTIVE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE

MGSM Executive Hotel and Conference Centre is also ideal for staff training, department meetings, conferences and seminars.

The state-of-the-art teaching facilities include fully equipped amphitheatres, flat-floor meeting rooms and dedicated breakout rooms. These are all available for hire to University Departments at very competitive rates.

For more information or if you would like to view the facilities please contact MGSM on x7870 or email: conferences@mgsm.com.au

Ian Kalms
Facilities Manager
MGSM

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

The Macquarie University Teaching Development Grant Schemes

The Macquarie University Teaching Development Grant Schemes support curriculum and teaching development and innovations that further the strategies indicated in the University’s Teaching and Learning Plan and extend beyond the development activities expected within Divisions and Departments.

The deadline for applications in the next round of funding under the three teaching development grant schemes is approaching Friday 27 August.

For more information on the schemes:

• Macquarie University Strategic Curriculum Innovation Grants see: http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/lern_tch/lt_grant.htm or contact Sharon Fraser: sharon.fraser@mq.edu.au, x8446

• Macquarie University Teaching Development Grants see: http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/html/grants.htm or contact Maree Gosper: maree.gosper@mq.edu.au, x9752

• Flagship Grants see: http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/html/grants.htm or contact Maree Gosper: maree.gosper@mq.edu.au, x9752

Excelling in Your Career

At a time when organisations and jobs are undergoing continuous change, here is a great opportunity to review and better manage your career.

In this workshop you will have the opportunity to take a step back from your day-to-day work and assess your job satisfaction, identify what really matters to you in your career and develop an action plan to excel in your job or profession.

Topics include:

• Defining your career aspirations and creating effective career strategies
• Developing career options and making career decisions
• Identifying development opportunities: skills that enhance employability
• Identifying and marketing your skills
• Identifying career enrichment initiatives
• Writing a career action plan and identifying links with your workplace goals.

This program is suitable for anyone (academic or general staff) who wants to better manage their career.

Lunch will be provided.

Date: Tuesday 14 September, 9.30am–5.00pm, E6A 116
Facilitator and enquiries:Linda Williamson, x9619 linda.williamson@mq.edu.au

Specialist Support Grants

Twice a year CPD offers a small number of grants to Specialist Support staff, for whom it is difficult to gain enhanced skills and knowledge internally in the University, given the nature and character of their work. Examples might be: IT support staff, Lab staff, METS staff, Library staff.

CPD has a small amount of money available to partially sponsor (approximately $300 per participant) a limited number of specialist support staff to attend external (training) programs, which are not available internally at Macquarie University and from which participants would gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to their current work role.

The next round of applications closes on Friday 24 September 2004 at 5.00pm.

Guidelines/Selection Criteria: To be eligible for a Specialist Support Grant, candidates need to demonstrate:

• that the knowledge and skills sought after are directly relevant to their current work role
• how their unit would benefit from their attendance at the nominated program
• that it is not possible to gain the intended knowledge and skills from internal Macquarie University resources
• that the agency/body providing the program is a recognised service/training provider in the area/field
• that their supervisor and Head of Department or Office support their participation
• that their unit is willing to contribute the balance of the costs of the chosen program.

Application forms are available from the CPD website http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au and click on Specialist Support/grants.

Selection Process : A selection committee will consider all applications. The committee, comprising of specialist support staff from across campus, and a CPD delegate, will consider all applications against the guide-lines/selection criteria as stated above. Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of the closing date.

Closing date: 5.00pm Friday 24 September.

Further information: This information is also available on the CPD Website:

http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au Click on Specialist Support/GRANTS

Enquiries and applications to:

Robyn Clark, CPD
Tel: x9619
Fax: 9778
Email: robyn.clark@mq.edu.au

WORKPLACE RELATIONS TRAINING

OH&S Chemical Safety Training

The aim of the training program is to provide knowledge and concepts in the application of hazardous substances regulation, especially how to conduct a workplace assessment and read a Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

This training module is required for OH&S Coordinators and OH&S Committee Members, for managers/supervisors of laboratories, and for all staff who handle hazardous materials at Macquarie University workplaces, and who have not attended this program in 2001, 2002 or 2003.

Date: Wednesday 25 August, 9.30am–1.00pm, E6A 116
Facilitator: Julie Armour
Enquiries: Ugo Cernot, x9723 ugo.cernot@mq.edu.au

CPD bookings can be made on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

Macquarie in the Media

Media mentions: We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate Macquarie in the media column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by email to Kathy Vozella: kathy.vozella@mq.edu.au ; by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to Ground Floor, Goodman Fielder Building, Macquarie University Research Park.

Associate Professor Frank Ashe (Applied Finance Centre): wrote that the shareholder panel proposed by Shann Turnbull in a previous letter to the editor seems to duplicate many of the roles of the board of directors itself, Australian Financial Review, 3 August

Professor Gayle Avery (MGSM): said she believes that many of the behaviours of leadership can be learned, Inner Western Suburbs Courier, 2 August

Professor Richard Badham (MGSM): is working with Dr Michael Zanko from the University of Wollongong on organisational change and HR management around the world, Australian Financial Review, 13 August

Professor Peter Bergquist (Research Institute for Biotechnology): will head research with Applimex Systems, a new biotech company established to commercialise
10 years of the Institute's work on genetic modification of enzymes and proteins, Australian Financial Review, 9 August

Mr David Blair (Humanities): said the mission of the Australian National Placenames Survey is to investigate the history, meaning and motivation for use of each name ever current for a geographic feature or inhabited locality in Australia and to make public the results of these investigations, Wellington Times,
30 July; interviewed about central Queensland placenames Gracemere and Miriam Vale, ABC Central Queensland, 9 August

Associate Professor Naren Chitty (Centre for International Communication): was the principal keynote speaker at the inauguration of the International Conference on Revisiting Globalisation in the 2000s held in honour of the 6th Cycle Birthday of Her Royal Highness, Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Channel 9 News, Bangkok, 5 August

Emeritus Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): interviewed about the early history of Australians in the Olympics from 1896 to 1920, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, Channel 9, 9 August

Professor John Croucher (MGSM): his weekly Statistically Speaking column ran in The Mail on Sunday (UK), 27 June; The Mail on Sunday (UK), 3 July; The Mail on Sunday (UK), 11 July; The Mail on Sunday (UK), 18 July; The Mail on Sunday (UK), 1 August; his weekly Number Crunch column included statistics such as 'number of curls in the young Shirley Temple's hair: 56', Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August; The Age, 14 August

Professor Paul Davies (Australian Centre for Astrobiology): wrote that space isn't the only place to look for proof of extraterrestrial life, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August; participated in a National Science Week panel discussion with Robin Williams, ABC Radio National, 16 August

Dr Errol Davis (Sculpture Park): has received an honorary doctorate from Macquarie University for his work over many years, first in modelling the campus buildings, then in establishing and curating its highly esteemed sculpture park, North Shore Times, 6 August

Dr Judith Dickson (Dean of Students): suggests being realistic about UAIs when it comes to choosing which universities receive your preferences, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August

Dr Rob Harcourt (Graduate School of the Environment): said [a UK finding that a mother's health or living conditions can influence the gender of her offspring] was quite remarkable, as last year he found that New Zealand fur seals also produced more male pups when environmental conditions were good, and more female pups when food was short, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 August; said dolphins swam north every winter, but were often hidden by choppy seas, Sunday Telegraph, 8 August; interviewed about taking DNA samples from whales currently off Logans Beach at Warrnambool, ABC 107.9FM Ballarat, 9 August

Associate Professor Anita Heiss (SCMP): has been awarded the biennial NSW Indigenous Arts Fellowship, Sydney Observer Magazine, 1 August

Professor John Hewson (MGSM): wrote that the FTA shows political debate has been reduced to mere point scoring, Australian Financial Review, 6 August

Dr Grant Jones (MGSM): wrote that anyone hoping the latest hit TV program The Apprentice would reveal MBA-style secrets was badly disappointed, Australian Financial Review, 9 August

Mr Ron Kendall (Undergraduate Studies): said that at Macquarie we have a flexible system with internal transfers between degrees for students who meet a certain grade point average, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August

Professor Zada Lipman (Centre for Environmental Law): has given the nod to the McClellan proposal to reform the Land and Environment Court, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 August

Mr Alex Malley (Accounting): is convinced that the accounting profession can offer the excitement and romance of an Indiana Jones movie—well, almost, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August

Ms Lorna McDonald (Australian Placenames Survey): interviewed about the history of Greek migrants and Greek town names in central Queensland, ABC Central Queensland, 16 August

Ms Susan Poetsch (Humanities): said suggestions for place names could be submitted to the Geographical Names Board providing there was sufficient evidence based on archival research, community knowledge and oral history, Koori Mail, 11 August

Ms Michelle Riley (Public Relations and Marketing): suggested that people planning to attend a university open day be strategic with their time, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August

Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): said testing for emotional soundness may be discriminatory and that organisational psychology has developed measures of personality and emotional intelligence ostensibly to improve performance but often they are about control for the sake of control, Sun-Herald, 15 August

Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics): interviewed about Iran's nuclear program, Voice of America, 11 August; interviewed about Iraqi radical Moqtada Al-Sadr, ABC 702 Sydney, 13 August

Dr Malcolm Voyce (Law): wrote a letter to the editor speaking out about the loss of community space in the Hornsby Mall, Hornsby Advocate, 5 August

Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): said it is essential the learning and teaching fund be designed so that it strengthens learning and teaching in universities through fair and effective assessment of each university's excellence in learning and teaching, The Australian, 4 August; her weekly column was about the work of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Weekly Times, 4 August; said the vice-chancellors were not against skills testing but against the continued threat to the autonomy of universities through over-regulation, Courier Mail, 6 August; urged the Senate to amend the legislation implementing the free trade agreement to reflect universities' concerns, Australian Financial Review, 9 August; said a clear mandate in legislation and university constitutions for involvement in commercialisation is needed to increase the volume of commercialisation success stories and the spin-off benefits for the economy, Australian Financial Review, 9 August; The Australian, 9 August; her weekly column was on the clinics operating on the Macquarie University campus, Weekly Times, 11 August; her speech last year on the ability of teachers to encourage students' curiosity inspired Divonne Holmes a Court to reward them with the inaugural Holmes a Court Prize for science teaching, Sun-Herald, 15 August

Issues and Events

Macquarie University is the second most 'technically efficient' university according to a joint UQ/UNE study of university productivity, Campus Review, 28 July

Former Education Minister Dr Terry Metherell was amazed that UTS could use the excuse of no train station to sell off its Ku-ring-gai campus as Macquarie and Sydney universities aren't on train lines, Sydney Weekly, 4 August

The Epping to Chatswood Rail Line will have three new underground stations at Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and Delhi Roads and major upgrades of Epping and Chatswood stations, Sydney Weekly, 4 August

Last year Macquarie University and two security firms were fined $252,000 after a gunman robbed a university cashier who was carrying $22,000 in a briefcase, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August

The four-day Australian women's rugby union championships will be staged at Macquarie University fields, Daily Telegraph, 5 August

Strong performers overall in the 2005 Australian Good Universities Guide included Macquarie, Wollongong, Sydney and UNSW, Illawarra Mercury, 5 August

Pictured at the Macquarie Trio Australia'sThe Power of Three concert and launch of the 2005 season were Michael Goldschlager (cello), Kathryn Selby (piano) and Nicholas Milton (violin), Wentworth Courier, 4 August

Macquarie University's student to teacher ratio has increased by 22 per cent since 1996, The Australian, 28 July

For her Year 10 work experience, Alison Richards went to Macquarie University and assisted a second year student completing his research about which soil was best to grow different grasses for pasture, Sussex Inlet Times, 4 August

Architects Ancher, Mortlock and Murray collaborated on the design of the Macquarie University Union Stage I, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 August

The International College of Tourism and Hotel Management in Manly offers degree courses in association with Macquarie University, Sunday Telegraph, 8 August

Leading researchers from Macquarie and Sydney universities were among the members of the Environment Committee of the NSW Minerals Council who attended a meeting in West Wyalong recently, West Wyalong Advocate, 3 August

The Advanced Diploma in Financial Services—Superannuation is a joint program of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Award and Macquarie University, In Business, 1 August

A new Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression program has opened at Macquarie University, Weekly Times, 4 August

Miss Erin Schielzeth is working with Harrington Public School's Year 5/6 class for two weeks as part of her final year of study at Macquarie University, Manning River Times, 3 August

The massed Macquarie University Singers and Ashton Smith Singers of Australia brought lyrical sweetness and fine definition of phrasing to such favourites as Strauss' Winer Blut, The Age, 10 August

An economics graduate from Macquarie University, new CEO of Norco Murray Richardson has experience in the beverage, snackfood and ice-cream sectors, Northern Star, 13 August

The Royal Australian Navy Band performs at the Macquarie Theatre, Macquarie University, Mosman Daily, 12 August

Warm up with Macquarie University's free Music on Winter Sundays concerts at the Macquarie Theatre, Sydney Observer Magazine, 1 August

A Macquarie Trio concert is three musicians creating a wondrous soundscape, a sonorous tapestry of timbres and textures, Southern Weekly Mag, 9 August

Macquarie University is one of the few universities in NSW to remain undecided on fee rises, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August

Macquarie University offers 35 sport clubs ranging from the Frisbee Club to the Adventure Sports Club, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August

So far Macquarie University is the only NSW institution to drop any prices and only for a few advanced science and technology courses, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August

Macquarie University, the 40-year-old university in Sydney's North Ryde, has given the country the Macquarie Dictionary, The Australian, 12 August

Ashfield Council relied on a Macquarie University study that found heritage listing had a favourable impact on Ashfield homes, Inner West Weekly, 12 August

Crocfest beat a large and distinguished group of nominees including Macquarie University and the Sydney Dance Company to take out top honours at the Australian Business Arts Foundation's awards, Bellingen Courier Sun, 11 August

The Ukrainian community funded Ukrainian lecturers at Monash and Macquarie universities, Australian Financial Review, 16 August

Macquarie University's Movies @ Macquarie series presented 2001: A Space Odyssey on Sunday 15 August, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August

Kathy Vozella
Media Manager

Alumni

http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni

Contact the Alumni Office on telephone
9850 7310, fax 9850 9478 or email: alumni@reg.mq.edu.au for further information and for all event bookings.

Saturday 18 September
Chiropractic Alumni Reunion Dinner and Seminar.

Venue: The Harbour View Hotel, North Sydney
Cost: Dinner $85
Dinner and Seminar $250

A reunion dinner and multi-topic seminar day will be held for graduates of Macquarie University and the Sydney College of Chiropractic.

Make it a date to catch up with your classmates.

For bookings and details phone
(02) 9570 5999.

Thursday 30 September
Annual Parliament House Luncheon

Venue: Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Time: 12.30pm
Cost: $55.00 per person
Guest Speaker: Dr Boyo Ockinga, Australian Centre for Egyptology

Bookings essential.

This year’s luncheon coincides with Macquarie’s Australian Centre for Egyptology exhibition at Parliament House On Site Insight: An Australian Excavation in Egypt.

The photographic exhibition focuses on the team’s excavations in Egypt, including richly detailed tomb scenes, picturesque local villages and the Macquarie team at work.

Archaeologist Dr Boyo Ockinga will speak about Macquarie’s work on the West Bank in Thebes, where the veil is being lifted on the spectacular decoration of a painted tomb of the 18 th Dynasty (ca 1450 BC).

Exhibition Venue: Fountain Court, Parliament House
Dates: 14 September–1 October
Time: Weekdays 9.00am–4.00pm

Mark Herndon
Director
Alumni Office

Scholarships

http://www.ro.mq.edu.au/HDRU/scholar.htm

2004–2005 UNESCO GRANT SCHEME

Applications are invited for the 2004–2005 UNESCO Grant Scheme.

Funds are usually in the range of $1000 to $5000 but larger amounts of funding may be considered.

Applications will be assessed against following criteria:

• project outcomes reflect UNESCO objectives and ideals;
• project proposals address current UNESCO priorities as reflected in the UNESCO documents C/5 Budget and Programme and C/4 Medium Term Strategy (available on the UNESCO website at www.unesco.org );
• projects have some benefit for the Pacific sub-region in particular and the Asia-Pacific region in general;
• Application addresses the impact the project/activity will have beyond its completion.

Closing date: 31 August 2004.
Further information: http://www.dfat.gov.au/intorgs/unesco/grants_funds_guidelines.html

Applications:

Jill Collins
Secretary-General
Australian National Commission for UNESCO
International Organisations Branch
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
John McEwen Crescent
BARTON ACT 0221

Tel: 02 6261 2037
Fax: 02 6112 2037 / 02 6261 2272

Email: jill.collins@dfat.gov.au

ENDEAVOUR AUSTRALIA CHEUNG KONG AWARDS

The Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Awards are for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows to undertake short-term research at an Australian or Asian higher education institution. The fellowships are open to all fields of study, are for four to six months’ duration and valued at up to A$25,000.

Of particular interest are 14 awards for Australian scholars to undertake research in the mainland of China and the Hong Kong SAR; and six awards for Australian scholars to undertake research in ‘Other Asia’.

The aim of the program is to attract high-performing scholars and particularly research proposals which will benefit the further development of the social and economic environment of Asia and Australia.

Funding under this program of A$1million per annum over three years will enable up to 20 in-coming Asian scholars per year to undertake an award in Australia, while up to 20 Australian scholars per year will be supported to undertake a research program in a designated Asian country or administrative region.

Awards from the 2005 round will be taken up between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2005.

Awards are valued at up to A$25,000. Benefits include:

• travel allowance of A$5,000;
• establishment allowance of A$5,000; and

• a monthly stipend of A$2,500 for up to six months.

Closing date: Friday 8 October 2004.

Further information:

Email: endeavour.scholarships@dest.gov.au

Or visit: http://www.dest.gov.au/International/Awards/end_auscheungkongawards.htm

Applications:

Ms Lindy Fisher
Project Manager South, South East Asia and Scholarships Unit
LC 442
Department of Education, Science and Training
Level 4, 72 Northbourne Avenue
GPO Box 9880
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Conferences

Positions Vacant

OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Dean, Higher Degree Research
(Full-time (fixed-term))
Ref. 17185

The Dean, Higher Degree Research, will be a distinguished academic with a strong and established research record, very good standing in postgraduate research teaching and research supervision, extensive knowledge of the research context of the Australian higher education system, familiarity with the structure and organisation of Macquarie University, and strong skills in organisation and communication.

The Dean will report to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and may also be required to carry out relevant projects from time to time under the direction and leadership of other members of the University’s Executive. Within this context, the Dean will be a key leader in the development of policy for research training, and in particular will be expected to:

Provide, effective and proactive leadership in, and to devise strategic policy responses for, all academic issues affecting higher degree research candidates, including advice to, and consultation with, the University’s Divisional Research and Postgraduate Committees, and review and enhancement of the University’s Code of Supervisory Practice.

Provide guidance and advice to the Higher Degree Research Committee (HDRC) and Academic Senate on the institutional rules relating to higher degree research candidates and the institution. The Dean will be proactive in, and provide leadership to, the sub-committees of the HDRC responsible for programs, thesis examinations and scholarships. Deal with higher degree student grievances.

The position is available on a full-time (fixed-term) basis for a period of five years, with a mid-term performance review, with the possibility of further appointment subject to funding and performance review.

Enquiries: Professor Jim Piper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) on (02) 9850 8645 or jim.piper@vc.mq.edu.au

Salary Range: Level E (Professor)—$123,650 to $129,553 pa, including base salary $104,486 to $109,474 pa, 17% employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading, plus substantial performance based loadings (including car allowance) for suitably qualified and experienced applicants. Salary sacrificing opportunities and relocation assistance are available. The University is currently negotiating academic salary increases spanning the next three years.

Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including postal and/or e-mail, telephone and fax numbers) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Workplace Relations and Services, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 20 September 2004. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

Equal Employment Opportunity
is a University Policy.

www.jobs.mq.edu.au

Classifieds

Diary

August

Friday 20 August

Sunday 22 August

MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Free concert, Daniel Herscovitch pianist in concert. Macquarie Theatre at 2.30pm. No booking required, seating first come, first served.

Wednesday 25 August

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus. Research Seminar by Professor Alan Millard (University of Liverpool). 7.30pm, X5B Museum. $5 members, $7 non-members.

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Robin Walsh, (Macquarie University Library) Garrisons, Grief & Regimental Honour: the 73rd Regiment in NSW and Ceylon 1810-1821. 12 noon to 1.30pm Seminar Room 1A, Macquarie University Library. Contact: Adrian Carton W6A 408.

OH&S CHEMICAL SAFETY TRAINING 9.30am–1.00pm in the Workplace Relations Training Room, Mezzanine Level, C4B Facilitator: Julie Armour Enquiries: Ugo Cernot, x9723, ugo.cernot@mq.edu.au To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

Friday 27 August

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SEMINAR Dr Julie Dickinson (University of Sydney) Neogene Tectonics and Phosphogenesis in South Eastern Australia.Chair:Dr Kelsie Dadd. 1.05pm Room 132 of Building E5A.

OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARDS Applications for the Macquarie University Outstanding Teacher Awards close on Friday 27 August. Further information can be obtained from Anna Reid x9780, anna.reid@mq.edu.au

Sunday 29 August

MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Free concert, TOPS Orchestra with soprano in concert. Macquarie Theatre at 2.30pm. No booking required, seating first come, first served.

Tuesday 31 August

KEY CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND BIORESOURCES 2004 SEMINAR SERIES Peter Price (Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University). The Phylogenetic Contstains Hypothesis: An Evolutionary Approach to Population Dynamics. 1.00pm–2.00pm Building E8A Room 290 (Biological Sciences).

September

Wednesday 1 September

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Robert Aldrich, (History, University of Sydney). Traces of the Overseas Empire in France: Monuments, Museums and Colonial Memories. 12 noon to 1.30pm Seminar Room 1A, Macquarie University Library. Contact: Adrian Carton W6A 408.

Thursday 2 September

LAW SEMINAR Dr Peter Radan (Law, Macquarie University) Lincoln, the Constitution & Secession. W3A 626 Law Staff Library, 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Everyone welcome. For further information contact: Fran Chandler x7097.

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SEMINARWave Runup on Sandy Beaches: State of the Art and Coastal Management Applications. Dr Michael Hughes ( Institute of Marine Science (USIMS) School of Geosciences, University of Sydney) Wave runup on beaches is a challenging research field scientifically and a key element in several coastal management problems. This presentation provides an overview of the current knowledge and modeling capabilities with respect to fluid flows, sediment transport and morphodynamics. The presentation concludes with a case study of lagoon entrance management for flood mitigation. E5A 143 at 1.00pm.

ANTHROPLOGY COLLOQUIUM PROGRAM Mr Timothy Lynch (Macquarie University) Craze: Ritual Child Abuse, Witches, and Witch Hunters. C3A 630 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Thursday 2 September and Friday 3 September

APPLIED STATISTICS: AN INTRODUCTION This is a short course for anyone interested in applying statistical techniques to their data. It is suitable for those with no statistical knowledge or those who want to brush up on their knowledge of statistics. 9.00am–5.00pm Macquarie University. Contact: Lesley Mooney. Phone: 9850 8550 or email: lmooney@efs.mq.edu.au or visit: http://www.stat.mq.edu.au/AppStatGroup/epiws_1.htm

Friday 3 September

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SEMINAR Professor Bruce Chappell (GEMOC). Are there such things as I and S type granites? Chair: Dr Dick Flood. 1.05pm Room 132 of Building E5A.

Tuesday 7 September

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FRIENDS The Friends meet with Mr David Blair to be enlightened about Australian placenames. Venue: Mollie Thomson Room, Library, Level 5. Time: 5.30 for 6.00 pm. Enquiries: Mrs Cissy Wong X7499.

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY Dr David Daintree. The Octavius of Minucius Felix. 7.30pm, X5B Museum. $5 members, $7 non-members.

Wednesday 8 September

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Carroll Pursell, (History, Macquarie University) Technology and the African-American Experience.12 noon to 1.30pm Seminar Room 1A, Macquarie University Library. Contact: Adrian Carton W6A 408.

Thursday 9 September

LAW SEMINAR Dr Nancy Wright (English, University of Newcastle, NSW) Dark provenance: Questions of Property Rights Raised by the Appropriation and Repatriation of Indigenous Ancestral Remains. W3A 626 Law Staff Library, 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Everyone welcome. For further information contact: Fran Chandler x7097.

ANTHROPLOGY COLLOQUIUM PROGRAM. Dr Ghassan Hage(University of Sydney) Issues of Structure and Culture in Researching the Transnational Diasporic Family. C3A 630 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Friday 10 September

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SEMINAR Dr Rhiannon George (GEMOC). The Katmai 1912 Eruption and the Layered Magma Chamber Paradigm. Chair: Professor Simon Turner. 1.05pm Room 132 of Building E5A.

MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY ASSOCIATION Dr Dale Dominey-Howes (Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University). The Day the Earth Exploded! The End of Pompeii. Time and venue to be advised.

Saturday 11 September

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY .The Orthodox Church: From the Beginning to the End of Byzantium VideoPart 2. 7.30pm, Home of Ray and Alanna Nobbs, 8 Alma Street, Pymble. $8 members, $10 non-members. Greek supper provided. Bookings essential: Pat x7512 or pgeidans@laurel.ocs.hmn.mq.edu.au. Limited places available.

Sunday 12 September

MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Free concert, RAAF Band in concert. Macquarie Theatre at 2.30pm. No booking required, seating first come, first served.

Tuesday 14 September

HISTORY WEEK AT MACQUARIE Dr Chris Forbes, Senior Lecturer (Department of Ancient History). Alexander the Great Conquers Afganistan—An illustrated lecture on the great Macedonian general and his remarkable campaign in Central Asia. 1.00pm to 2.30pm, Museum of Ancient Cultures, X5B, 3 rd Floor. Contact: Karl Van Dyke x 9263 or email: karl.vandyke@mq.edu.au.

EXCELLING IN YOUR CAREER 9.30am–5.00pm in E6A 116. Lunch will be provided. Facilitator and enquiries: Linda Williamson, x9619, linda.williamson@mq.edu.au To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

Wednesday 15 September

HISTORY WEEK AT MACQUARIE Mr Laurie Upfold, audiologist and postgraduate student. Maternity, Measles and Murray—traces the evolution of audiology in Australia from its foundations to the present. 10.00am to 12 noon, Building W6A Room 127. Contact: Valda Rigg: x8870 or email: vrigg@hmn.mq.edu.au.

HISTORY WEEK AT MACQUARIE Robin Walsh The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Lachlan Macquarie and his family circle—intensive research into Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s private life in Australia, India, Sri Lanka and Scotland. 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5 Macquarie University Library. Contact: Robin Walsh x7554 or email: rwalsh@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Kitty Hauser (History, University of Sydney). A Garment in the Docks: Or How the FBI Revealed the Prehistory of a Pair of Denim Jeans. 12 noon to 1.30pm Seminar Room 1A, Macquarie University Library. Contact: Adrian Carton W6A 408.

Thursday 16 September

HISTORY WEEK AT MACQUARIE Naomi Parry (postgraduate student, University of New South Wales). Kids in Care, 1900–1940—Stolen Children and State Wards—compares the situation and fate of state children and “stolen Aboriginal children” in New South Wales and Tasmania and explains the difference in treatment of white and black children by welfare services. 11.00am to 12.30pm, Building W6A Room 127. Contact: Valda Rigg: x8870 or email: vrigg@hmn.mq.edu.au

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR SERIES Mr Matthew Hall (University of Melbourne). An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Strategic Performance Measurement Systems, Role Clarity, Psychological Empowerment and Work. 11.00am to 12.30pm, Room 310 Lincoln Building. For further information contact: Florence x8535.

ANTHROPLOGY COLLOQUIUM PROGRAM Dr Ian Bedford(Macquarie University) Title: TBA. C3A 630 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Friday 17 September

HISTORY WEEK AT MACQUARIE Dr Adrian Carton, Lecturer in Modern History (Macquarie University). What Does the Australian Idol Guy Sebastian Have to do with the Practice of History?—discusses the relationship between race and national histories and the innovative potential of world history. 11.00am to 12.30pm Building W6A Room 127. Contact: Valda Rigg: x8870 or email: vrigg@hmn.mq.edu.au

MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY ASSOCIATION Welcomes Professor Peter Wilson (Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney). A gala cocktail party will precede Professor Wilson’s presentation on Forgetting to Forget Kritias.

KEY CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND BIORESOURCES 2004 SEMINAR SERIES Saul Cunningham (CSIRO Entomology, Canberra) Pollination in a Complex Landscape: Consequences for Native Plants and Agriculture. 1.00pm–2.00pm Building E8A Room 290 (Biological Sciences).

Monday 20 September

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON MENTAL CAUSATION Department of Philosophy. Speakers: Tim Crane (University College London), David Braddon-Mitchell (University of Sydney), Peter Menzies (Macquarie University), Daniel Stoljar (Australian National University). Commentators: Jordi Fernandez (Macquarie University), Suzanne Bliss (Macquarie University), Karen Bennett (ANU/Princeton University), David Wilson (Macquarie University). All welcome. Registration is free, but please let me know if you are planning to attend by emailing me at: amiller@scmp.mq.edu.au Building W6A Room 107. 9.30am to 5.30pm.

Friday 24 September

SPECIALIST SUPPORT GRANTS Application forms are available from the CPD website http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au click on Specialist Support/grants. Applications should be sent to Robyn Clark, CPD, fax 9778, no later than 5.00pm Friday 24 September.

Thursday 30 September

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR SERIES Dr Anna Wright (University of Technology Sydney) Topic to be announced. 11.00am to 12.30pm, Room 310 Lincoln Building. For further information contact: Florence x8535.

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