7 November 1997 Number 19/97
7 November 1997
Number 19/97
LIBRARY HAS MORE JOURNALS NOW ONLINE VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB
The following online services providing journals in full text are now available to Macquarie staff and students via the Library's Home Page at http://www.lib.mq.edu.au
To access the links to journals you can search from the links Journals in the Library or Searchable databases
Lynne Hill
Manager, Reference and Research Services
There will be just one more issue of Staff News for this year. Deadline for copy is Monday 17 November for publication on 21 November 1997. So if you have any information to contribute, please note the deadline date in your diary.
Staff News will appear again in February 1998 and you might also like to make a diary note of the deadline for the first issue. Copy must be in the Publications Office (W6B 152) by noon on Monday 16 February for publication on 20 February 1998. Please note that our contact telephone, fax and e-mail numbers always appear right at the end of every issue of Staff News, following the Dairy.
Please note that Staff News on the Web has been archived. If you wish to refer to back issues of Staff News they are available by clicking on a date in the 1997 publication date list. The date list will come up if you click on the "back issues" link at the top of the current Staff News.
EXAM TIMETABLE NOW ON WEB
The Academic Program Section of the Registrar's Office advises that the final Timetable for End-of-Year Examinations for all units has been loaded on to the World Wide Web.
This is the first time that the timetable has been made available on the net, and Rosalie Coe, Head of APS, has been ably assisted by June Walker in planning this development. The examination timetable may be found at http://www.mq.edu.au/registrar/examinations/
PSYCHOLOGY NEEDS YOU!
If you've ever wondered exactly what goes on in experimental psychology, now is the time to find out!
You might not be aware that there is a continual need for volunteers to participate in psychological research here at Macquarie.
Experimental participation is simply a matter of visiting the foyer of C4A (just near Personnel), signing up for an experiment of your choice on the notice board, and turning up at the appropriate time. If you have a spare lunchtime, or as little as 30 minutes after work, why not see what experimental psychology is all about!
The experiments on offer are many and varied. At the moment I am running an experiment with Associate Professor Veronika Coltheart concerned with memory for scenes, involving the detection of changes in photographs shown on a computer screen after brief delays. But there are many more... you can play computer games, make judgments about words, learn more about statistics, detect symmetry and orientation changes, contribute to child anxiety research, or even decide whether you have a preference for a secular or a religious therapist!
Most researchers are happy to make times available to suit, especially during the recess following exams. All experiments have been approved by the University Ethics Committee.
If you would like to participate in the memory for scenes experiment, e-mail Steve Mondy (smondy@bunyip.bhs.mq.edu.au) with your contact details and a suitable contact time. If you would like to explore the range of other experiments on offer, visit C4A at any time.
You may not want to donate your body to science, but you can donate the activity of your mind!
Steve Mondy
PhD Student
AMOS ANNUAL DINNER
The Annual Dinner of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS), Sydney Centre, will be held at El Rancho at 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 November in the Isobelle Function Room. Basic cost is $25.00 per head with drinks from El Rancho's reasonably priced bar extra. There will be an after-dinner speaker, and this will be a great night for all meteorologists, oceanographers, storm spotters, and their friends. Enquiries to Roger on x8341, Peter on x9677, or Neil on x8429.
Roger T Nurse
Earth Sciences
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
Seventeen teachers from the Department of School Education (DSE) have successfully completed a Staff Development Program in Aboriginal Studies and Australian History conducted by the School of History Philosophy and Politics throughout Second Semester.
The course aims to assist classroom teachers in implementing new curricula in Aboriginal Studies and Australian History. Conducted for three hours on Wednesday evenings, its success was indicated by the achievement of 100% retention and an overall attendance rate of 94%. Several of the course participants undertook additional assignments which provided them with advanced standing in the university's MA (Pass) program in Modern History.
The course, which is funded by the DSE's Aboriginal Programs Unit, was initially delivered in Second Semester 1996. Demand for it is high and it is hoped to expand it in 1998, possibly by using the university's distance education facilities.
Pat Cavanagh (HPP)
EXHIBITION REFLECTING GNOSTICISM TODAY
The next exhibition in the Library will be on Mandaean Culture, and it will run from 6 November to 30 November 1997.
The Mandaeans (from a word meaning "knowledge") are the last living representatives of Gnosticism, which flourished throughout the Middle East during the first centuries AD They possess their own language (a dialect of East Aramaic), religion, scriptures, priestly hierarchy, and they perform rituals of purification and baptism by full immersion. They are noted for their gold and silversmithing skills.
The exhibition is being curated and mounted by the Mandaean Research Centre, Sydney. It will examine the culture and beliefs of the Mandaeans, who today inhabit southern Iraq and Khuzistan in Iran, with diaspora communities in Europe, Australia and the United States. The modern communities refer to themselves as mandyye (gnostics) or nasorayye (observants), whilst they are called subbi (baptisers) in Arabic.
Among the items on display will be photographs showing baptisms, celebrations and marriage festivals; religious books written in the Mandaic script; Mandaic scrolls containing religious and cultural teachings; examples of Mandaic illustrations, iconography and symbolism; as well as rugs, jewellery, traditional clothing and pottery.
For further details contact: Robin Walsh, Exhibitions Coordinator, on phone: 9850 7554, fax: 9850 7513 or e-mail: rwalsh@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au.
LONG TERM DECLINE IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR NATIONAL SYSTEM NEEDS REDRESS
The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) recently released a chart showing the long term decline in Government funding per full-time student, which highlights the fall in the level of net Government operating grants to higher education which had begun under Labor and which has continued and intensified under the Howard Government.
Following a decline from the early 1980s, total funding has remained relatively constant at the level set in 1988 but when the increased level of student payments is removed, it can be seen that there has been a significant decline in the Government's net funding commitment, especially since the first Howard Government budget in 1996. Universities have coped with massive restructuring over the past 15 years as governments have cut the level of their commitment, said the AVCC's media release.
AVCC Executive Director Stuart Hamilton said that at the same time as governments have been reducing the level of their commitment, the price of keeping our universities up to world standard has continued to climb. It is now well past time that we began to focus on the new higher education environment and what is needed for Australia to maintain its international competitiveness in higher education over the longer term, he said. Investment to keep us in the race needs to go up from both public and private sources, as argued by the Vice-Chancellors in their September statement.
The Vice-Chancellors affirmed their commitment to the National System in September, saying that it was their united conviction that the universities of Australia, of which we are the present trustees, are a great national resource which must be preserved. For much of the last half-century we have built a higher education system that is as good as the best in the world. This has been achieved with the support of Australian governments form both sides of politics, responding to the demands of the Australian people.
To respond to current challenges, the Vice-Chancellors said that universities, government and others who benefit from, or are concerned about the future of, our universities should focus on working cooperatively in developing well thought out reforms in four areas: student access, quality of teaching and learning, research and research training, and the international challenge.
The Vice-Chancellors are committed to ensuring that the universities are managed effectively in the interests of succeeding generations, and they said they encouraged Australians to make clear to the political parties that they see a strong, publicly-funded university system as an essential part of our country's future.
CALL FOR BOOST TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
New polling by AC Nielsen-McNair has given strong support to calls by the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) for the Government to significantly increase its level of funding for the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific Program (UMAP). According to a recent media release, the AVCC has called on the Government to expand its $1.3m program tenfold, as a means by which the education experience of Australian students can be enhanced and as a means for enhancing Australia's long term engagement with the region.
According to the October poll of 1052 persons, 80% of those polled believe that it was either "important" or "very important" for Australian students to have had experience, through means such as student exchange programs in their university training, to participate in the new global environment; and in a second question, 64% of respondents said they believed that arrangements which bring Asian students to Australia are also either "important" or "very important".
The popular support for mutual exchanges and bringing Asian students to Australia for full-time study not only represented a rejection of the myopia of the views of Pauline Hanson, said the AVCC, it also gave positive support to the specific proposal by the President of the World Bank Mr James Wolfensohn for a Government Outreach Program which would support some 5,000 Australian students annually on study and work exchange opportunities in Asia.
The Coalition's Mr Tony Abbott, praised Mr Wolfensohn's idea for the Outreach Corps in a speech at a recent conference, and noted that it was this kind of initiative which was needed to turn Australia's engagement with Asia "from an economic bargain into a meeting of minds and hearts".
Professor Geoff Wilson, for the AVCC, said that there was now a significant opportunity for the Government to emulate the kind of government-backed student exchanges occurring in Europe, as in the case of the EEC's Socrates-Erasmus Program which the European Community was funding to the order of some $A150m per annum.
PROFESSOR A GUEST AT YALLUNDA FLAT
Professor Jill Roe (History) had a break from the usual daily round when she visited the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia recently. Jill had been invited to the Yallunda Flat Show to present a trophy to the winner of the open shearing competition. The trophy is named after Jill's father, John Roe. In a photograph printed in the Port Lincoln Times, Jill looked very pleased as she presented the trophy on the day.
OFFICE PHOTOCOPIER SAFETY ISSUES
Recent enquires about photocopier safety suggest that some machines may, at times, be placed in close proximity to personal workstations. While there is no legislation covering the use and installation of photocopiers, the following safety practices are recommended:
1. The equipment should be installed in an adequately ventilated area to facilitate safe removal of any dust, vapours and excess heat produced.
2. If the photocopier is installed in an enclosed room, mechanical ventilation may be required.
3. There should be adequate space around photocopiers to allow for good airflow and to facilitate maintenance.
4. The equipment should be maintained as recommended by the manufacturer.
5. Where necessary, collation benches at a comfortable working height should be provided.
6. The supplier should provide Material Safety Data Sheets for any chemical which is used in the copying process.
Tests conducted in the last few years in the Library photocopy room indicate that the dust from the toners used in well maintained/serviced photocopiers is well below the exposure standard (10 mg/metre cube of air for dust containing carbon black). Note: If toner dust is breathed in directly, it could irritate the respiratory tract.
Ugo Cernot
OH&S Officer
FOCUS ON DISABILITY IN ADELAIDE NEXT MAY
Individuals and organisations are invited to be part of the Adelaide Disability Biennial - an event that will include a performing arts festival, three national conferences, an exhibition and a number of seminars. All events will be held from 1-10 May 1998.
Arts in Action will launch the Biennial with High Beam, Australia's first national performing Arts Festival for people with a disability. High Beam will be followed by three national conferences as follows.
Elegant Access Solutions will look at access for people with a disability to housing, heritage buildings and streetscapes. The conference will include a combination of presentations, site visits and workshops. Guest speakers will include UK's Selwin Goldsmith, and Michael Fox the world president of the international access committee.
Beyond the Ramp will attract all those with an interest in spirituality. This event has already attracted key national and international presenters. Professor Nancy Eiesland has published a book on disability and the church. She will be joined by Fr Michael Lapsley who, as Chaplain of Africa's ANC during the apartheid period, became a target for a letter bomb attack which left him with severe physical disabilities.
Work-Able is a conference with a focus on practical outcomes. Each of the speakers and workshops will look at practical steps that organisation can take to assist jobseekers with a disability to find and retain open employment.
The Biennial will culminate in a three-day exhibition, ARLEX Adelaide that will appeal to people with an interest in equipment and services that assist people with a disability. Exhibitor enquiries are welcome.
Biennial information can be found on the web at www.ability-network.com.au or contact Ability Network on phone 08 8377 2295, fax: 08 8296 1688, e-mail: linkmag@ozemail.com.au.
WEATHER AT MACQUARIE for
OCTOBER 1997
from Roger T Nurse, Senior Observer, School of
Earth Sciences
MARSFIELD (Macquarie University
No. 1) On Campus, Square F9
Note: Mean values for temperature and rainfall
are from this station for 25 years from 1971 to 1995.
| TEMPERATURES (C) | ||
| Mean Maximum for Month | 24.4. | 1.5 above average |
| Mean Maximum for OCT (25yrs) | 22.9 | |
| Highest Maximum (Warmest Day) | 34.8 on 11 | |
| Lowest Maximum (Coldest Day) | 17 on 04, 06, 07 | |
| Mean Minimum for Month | 12.3 | 1.3 above average |
| Mean Minimum for OCT (25yrs) | 11.1 | |
| Lowest Minimum (Coldest Night) | 06.7 on 19 | |
| Highest Minimum (Warmest Night) | 17.3 on 28 |
| RAINFALL (mm)(24hrs to 09:00) | ||
| Total Rain for Month | 54.6 on 07 days | Rather dry |
| Wettest Day (24hrs to 09:00) | 42.0 on 08 | |
| Average for OCT (25yrs) | 83.6 on 11.1 days | |
| Total for 10 Months so far | 771.0 on 104 days | Very depleted |
| Average for 10 Months (25yrs) | 975.6 on 107.8 days | |
| Annual Average Rainfall (25yrs) | 1142.8 on 129.9 days |
| SUNRISE & SUNSET | Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Difference |
| (Sydney.EST.hr:min) | 01 Oct | 05:33 | 17:58 | 12:25 |
| (Add 1hr for ESDST) | 11 " | 05:20 | 18:06 | 12:46 |
| 21 " | 05:07 | 18:13 | 13:06 | |
| 31 " | 04:56 | 18:22 | 13:26 |
SUMMARY
The month was generally warm, dry and windy, with
some very cold nights through most of the month, giving way to mild nights
in the last few days. Most of the rain fell on the 7th, with distant thunder,
and local flooding, slight thunderstorms also occurred early on 3rd but
brought very little rain, leaving the rest of the month very dry indeed.
There were 6 hot days with maximum temperatures over 30.0. These were 02
with 31.3, 11 34.8, 25 31.0, 26 31.0, 27 34.4, and 31 with 30.3, roll on
Spring, bring us into Summer.
The total rain this year so far is very depleted, and unless substantial rain falls in the next two months, 1997 will be one of our drier years, with only 771.0 up to the last day of October, 371.8 below the average for 25 years, or two thirds of the average. Annual totals for our 10 driest years have been 1980 with 639.2, 1979 641.4, 1994 668.2, 1982 711.8, 1993 728.8, 1977 839.4, 1991 961.4, 1981 983.0, 1971 991.4, and 1985 with 992.8.
MARSFIELD (Macquarie University
No.2) On the Playing Fields
Note: Temperature and Rainfall means at this
station are being compared with the 25 year mean from MU No.1
| TEMPERATURES (C) | ||
| Mean Maximum for Month | 24.1 | 1.2 above average |
| Highest Maximum (Warmest Day) | 34.4 on 11, 27 | |
| Lowest Maximum (Coldest Day) | 16 on 06 | |
| Mean Minimum for Month | 11.1 | Exactly on average |
| Lowest Minimum (Coldest Night) | 05.5 on 19 | |
| Highest Minimum (Warmest Night) | 16.8 on 28 | |
| Mean Terrestrial Minimum | 03.9 | Many cold nights |
| Lowest Grass Minimum (Coldest) | -3.6 on 19 | |
| Highest Grass Minimum (Warmest) | 15.3 on 12 |
| RAINFALL (mm) (24hrs to 09:00) | ||
| Total Rain for Month | 57.0 on 07 days | Rather dry |
| Wettest Day (24hrs to 09:00) | 45.2 on 08 | |
| Total Rain so far this year | 774.0 on 109 days |
| EVAPORATION (Class A Pan) (mm) (24hrs to 09:00) | |
| Total Evaporation for the month | 149.6 |
| Driest Day (Greatest) | 9.4 on 13 |
| Dampest Day (Least) | Overflow on 08 |
| RUN OF WIND (At 2m height) (km) (24hrs to 09:00) | |
| Total Wind Run for the month | 4083 |
| Windiest Day | 303 on 04 |
| Calmest Day | 43 on 29 |
SUMMARY
Macquarie No. 2 was cooler than No. 1 but still
slightly warmer than average, and very windy, with some very cold nights
and freezing temperatures on the ground. The terrestrial minimum was below
zero on 7 nights. These were 04 with -1.2, 14 -1.3, 16 -1.3, 19 -3.6, 20
-2.0, 23 -1.7, and 24 with -0.2.
LETTERS
Dear Editor,
The Australian Taxation Office has just completed an audit of my 1995/6 Tax Return, and notwithstanding that full records were kept and substantiation provided, they have disallowed a very considerable amount of deductions. My Tax Agent is sure that they are wrong, and will take the matter to court. However, colleagues might be interested in the following details:
1. The audit was undertaken in the Newcastle office. This made it impossible for me (I live in Lindfield) or my Tax Agent (whose office is in Bondi Junction) to attend. It also translated all telephone calls on the matter into STD rates. The ATO would not shift the venue.
2. Among the disallowed deductions were depreciation of my professional library, notwithstanding that a carefully documented and substantiated depreciation schedule has been included in my returns for more than twenty years, and also notwithstanding that the purchases for the year in question were accepted as expenses necessary to carrying out one's work.
3. Also disallowed were claims for heating and lighting of my home study, and telephone costs relating to work, again notwithstanding that detailed records were submitted, along with substantiation and a carefully worked out formula indicating the proportion of the total costs of heating and lighting that apply only to my study, and the phone expenses that related only and directly to work purposes.
4. Payments to a typist for typing academic and conference papers were disallowed because I allegedly did not provide a receipt to the auditor. When it was pointed out to the auditor that I had provided a receipt, which he actually had acknowledged having sighted, payment was still disallowed. No written reason was given.
5. As I went to London on OSP I needed pounds sterling. Bank charges for purchasing cash were allowed. Bank charges for purchasing travellers cheques were disallowed. No reason was given.
6. Part of my work in London was to analyse print media reporting of educational issues. This was detailed in my OSP report and highlighted for the auditor. But my claim for purchasing up to six London tabloids and broadsheets daily was disallowed, as being of a personal nature and not work related.
The unkindest cut of all was that, in reply to a very detailed objection lodged by myself and my Tax Agent, the Australian Tax Office simply replied, without a word of explanation, that the objection had been disallowed, and then fined me for the above "errors" in preparing my return.
Colleagues might be warned that even detailed substantiation, along with following guidelines provided by Taxpack and the NTEU, may not be sufficient to satisfy the ATO, or to save one from a penalty for understating taxable income.
This might also be a good time to reconsider that proposed move to Lake Macquarie or elsewhere in the Newcastle region. But don't try Tamworth. The ATO did apologise for closing its Tamworth Office, thus necessitating moving relevant business to the Newcastle Office!
Kevin Harris
School of Education
RESEARCH OFFICE
NEWS
http://www.ro.mq.edu.au
Timetable of Internal Granting Schemes
The timetable for internal grants may now be found on the Research Office home page on the Net. It is the first dot point under Funding Opportunities. The timetable of external schemes will be posted in the near future.
External Schemes - Newly Advertised and Current
The last two dot points under Funding Opportunities on the web are newly advertised and current external schemes. Jennifer Halfpenny updates these sites every Wednesday, and it is expected that these, together with the SPIN database, will be a more than adequate substitute for the now defunct Research Gazette.
Macquarie University Research Grants Scheme
Round 1 of the 1998 MURG Scheme closed on Monday 3 November. Interviews, which are compulsory, will be held between 10 and 24 November. The Research Committee understands that applicants are sometimes unavoidably absent from the University during the interview period, and the interviewing panels will make every effort to accommodate requests for an alternative time slot. Applicants to this round should bear in mind that the panels' reports must be submitted to the Research Office by 28 November. It may be timely to remind applicants intending to submit proposals to Round 2 of the 1998 Scheme that out-of-cycle interviews may be arranged several months ahead of schedule if necessary.
Macquarie University ARC Large Grants Scheme Seeding Fund
Applications for this scheme also closed on 3 November. Applicants are not interviewed as part of the review process. The purpose of the Seeding Fund is to encourage staff who have never been awarded an ARC Large Grant to initiate high-quality programs that will feed into ARC Large Grant applications. It should be noted that a condition of a grant under the Scheme is the submission of an ARC Large Grant application to the 2000 round (closing date February 1999).
ARC Large Grants Scheme and Research Fellowships Scheme - 1998
At the time of writing, results of these Schemes are not available. DEETYA usually gives end October/beginning November as the date of announcement. However, the recent Ministerial changeover may have the effect of delaying the process this year.
ARC Small Grants Scheme
The results of the 1998 round may not be available until mid-December because of the timing of the Large Grants results and the connotations these have for the Small Grants Safety Net Scheme. The delay may be exacerbated by other commitments of the Small Grants Subcommittee members. Nevertheless, the Subcommittee will make every effort to publish the results as soon as possible.
Animal Care and Ethics Committee
Staff are reminded that applications requiring review at the next meeting of the Committee, on 12 December, must be submitted to the Research Office by Monday 24 November.
CHEPD News
http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au
The Macquarie University Flagship Scheme
CHEPD announces the second round of the University initiative called the Macquarie University Flagship Scheme. The Scheme aims to promote long term improvements in teaching and learning and learning that will enable Schools and discipline areas:
Applications should be from teams, and it is expected that applicants will have:
There will be a two-stage selection process. Stage 1 is to provide an expression of interest. From there suitable proposals will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to Stage 2, where full working details will be required.
Detailed information and requirements have been sent to Heads of School, Disciplines and Offices. Guidelines are also available from CHEPD or from our homepage at http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au/chepd/grants/flag98.html
The closing date for Stage 1 expressions of interest (about two pages) is Friday 30 January 1998.
Enquiries: Lyn Hammett x9721 or e-mail: lyn.hammett@mq.edu.au
Techtrain `97: Skills and Networking for Technical Staff
CHEPD has received information about Techtrain '97, a conference being run by the University of Technology, Sydney, on December 8 and 9. Cost is $100. For more information contact Jennifer Davoren at UTS on 9514 2929. For a leaflet about the program, please contact Bronwyn Clarke on x9799.
WebEd Special Interest Group
The SHLRC Flagship Program
Wednesday 19 November 1.00 to 2.00pm, in E6A
116
In 1996 the Macquarie University Flagship Scheme was established to promote the effective integration of technology into an entire course or coherent program of study. Macquarie's first two flagship programs were awarded to Atmospheric Science in the School of Earth Sciences and the Speech, Hearing and Learning Research Centre in the School of English, Linguistics and Media.
In this session Dr Steve Cassidy, the School of English Linguistics and Media, will present the Speech, Hearing Learning and Research Centre Flagship project. By using a Web-based interface, the project aims to integrate research software dealing with on-line speech and language corpora into undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs. The software, developed as a research tool at Macquarie University provides a mechanism for crossing the discipline boundaries of computer science, electrical engineering, linguistics, phonetics and psychology.
Please note that this session was originally planned for 21 November. It has now been changed to Wednesday 19 November.
WebEd is an informal forum for meeting colleagues, discussing ideas and keeping in touch with the latest developments in the WWW. It will not be necessary to book for this session. Everyone is welcome.
For more information on this session contact Dr Steve Cassidy, School of English Linguistics and Media (x8728), Maree Gosper, Centre for Flexible Learning (x9752), or visit the WebEd homepage at: http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au/chepd/webed/webed.html
MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA
If you wish to be included in the next Staff News media listing, please forward details of any media interviews Bruce Williams in the Public Relations Unit on x7456 or by e-mail to xpertnet@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au. Please let us know particularly about television and radio appearances.
Professor Tony Blackshield (Law): The federal government's Wik Bill and the future of native title law, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October.
Mr David Blair and Professor Chris Candlin (English, Linguistics and Media): The new Australian Learners Dictionary and the diversity of Australian English, West Australian, 25 October.
Mr Luka Budak (Modern Languages): "To be recognisable in the global village", Matica, October.
Associate Professor John Croucher: (Economic and Financial Studies): Some students falsely obtain medical certificates, Sunday Telegraph, 26 October.
Mr Paul Giddens (Graduate School of Management): Head Gardner an award winner in this year's Ryde Spring Garden Competition, Northern District Times, 29 October.
Professor Brian Gulson (Graduate School of Environment): Lead can pass from mother to child through breast milk, Daily Telegraph, West Australian, Advertiser, 21 October.
Dr Brian Holbeche (Modern Languages): There needs to be a balance between Asian and European languages taught in Australian schools, Daily Telegraph, 29 October.
Dr Geoff Humphreys (Earth Sciences): Dry conditions in Papua New Guinea may continue into next year, The Age, 23 October.
Professor Daniel Kane (Modern Languages): Chinese leader Jaing Zemin's visit to the United States, SBS Television Dateline program, 1 November.
Mr Grant Kleeman (Education): The manufacturing industry is not given a positive portrayal in schools, The Australian, 29 October.
Ms Catharine Lumby (English, Linguistics and Media): Aspects of beauty and humanity, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 October. The career of feminist and writer Germaine Greer, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October.
Dr Desmond Manderson (Law): Expert evidence to a Joint Select Committee of NSW Parliament on legal injecting rooms, ABC Radio National News, 24 October. Debate on history, race, and the drug trade, SBS Television Insight program, 30 October.
Professor Carrick Martin (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration): The University has secured its first tenant for the Macquarie University Research Park, The Australian, 29 October.
Ms Pamela Pearce (Graduate): Chief Executive of the Australian Human Resources Institute is a graduate of Macquarie's MBA course, Business Sydney, 20 October.
Mr Brett Saunders (Student): His sculpture on display in the courtyard of E7B deals with legal issues of copyright, 2SER Overdrive, 21 October.
Professor Trevor Tansley (Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics): Opening Address to the Ninth Microelectronics Conference, Bandung, featured on TVRI (Televisie Republik Indonesia) evening news, 8 October.
Dr Paul Van de Ven (Behavioural Sciences): Department of School Education should shape up on anti-homophobia education, Sydney Star Observer, 16 October.
Dr Andrew Vincent (History, Philosophy and Politics): The republican debate in Australia, 2SER Overdrive, 30 October. Crisis in Iraq, SBS World News, 30 October.
Professor Malcolm Walter (Earth Sciences): The achievements of the Sojourner and Pathfinder probes on Mars, Weekend Australian, 1 November; 2BL Breakfast, 3 November.
Mr Ken Wark (English, Linguistics and Media): New debates over the Ormond College affair, The Australian, 29 October.
Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): Her appointment to the board of the Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee, The Australian, 29 October.
Special Issues and Events
Beta Testing: Macquarie is participating in the beta testing of Blackwell's Electronic Journal Navigator.
Climate Change: Macquarie's Climatic Impacts Centre may be affected by federal government cuts to research into climate change, Daily Telegraph, 24 October.
DRAMAC: The production of Mary Barnes playing at the Lighthouse Theatre, 2SER Overdrive, 3 November.
Fire: Investigations into a fire at the University, Daily Telegraph, 22 October.
Humanities Move: The move of the humanities faculty of the Hawkesbury campus of University of Western Sydney will put it in close competition with Macquarie, The Australian, 29 October.
Indian Music Performance: Indian classical singer Pandit Jaraj performs at the Lighthouse Theatre, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October.
Islamic Awareness Week: Event held at the University, Northern District Times, 22 October.
Macquarie Dictionary: The launch of the third edition, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November.
MBA: Macquarie's course listed among the 10 most expensive in Australia, Weekend Australian, 25 October.
MGSM Accommodation: Macquarie's four-star hotel site has practically everything, Weekend Australian, 25 October.
Mobile Phone Tower: Discussion of a request for permission to build a mobile phone tower in the area around the University, Northern District Times, 22 October.
NPO Training: The Graduate School of Management participating in training leaders of non-profit organisations, Australian Financial Review, 24 October.
Profitability: Macquarie ranked 25 in Australia for profitability, Business Review Weekly, 27 October.
Royal Tennis: Opening of the Royal tennis court at Macquarie, Weekend Australian, 1 November.
CONFERENCES
The Ethos of the University:
Hard Times and the West Review
23 and 24 November 1997,
Adelaide
Plans and policies are currently being developed which will determine the shape and character of our universities for the next twenty years. This conference offers academics and other interested parties the opportunity to engage critically with this process. What are universities and what they should seek to be? What type of social/economic climate is necessary for universities to be as they should? Proposals for change and their potential impact on university life may be made. Speakers include: Ian Reid (Curtin), Rachel Sharp (UNE), Simon Marginson (Melbourne), Eva Cox (UTS), Jane Nicholls (NTEU), Irmline Veit-Brause (Deakin), Ian Chubb (Flinders) and Norman Kingsbury/David Woodhouse (New Zealand). The conference will be held at Flinders University, Adelaide. Cost $150 (including lunch). To register, contact the Conference Organisers c/- Sandra Egege, Philosophy, Flinders University, phone 8201 2052 or e-mail: <Sandra.Egege@flnders.edu.au>
Breaking Boundaries
4 to 6 June 1998, Rochester
NY
The 11th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women: Breaking Boundaries will be held at the University of Rochester. The Program Committee welcomes proposals that transcend regional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries; that break traditional boundaries of academic presentation and explore innovative ways of presenting material and involving the audience. The Committee also seeks proposals that discuss pedagogy, public history, collaborative research, and feminist activism. The Committee encourages international participation and panels that represent a diversity of participants.
Individual papers and complete panels (normally two papers, one commentator, and a chair) or roundtables, especially those with cross-national and comparative themes will be considered. No one may appear more than once on the program in any capacity. Consult the website at www.berks.aas.duke.edu Send proposals by 31 January 1998: on US and Canadian topics to Nell Painter, Department of History, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 98544101-1017; on European topics to Sharon Strocchia, Department of History, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322; on Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific, and all comparative topics (US/non-US) to Teresa Meade, Department of History, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308-2365.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
R G MENZIES SCHOLARSHIPS TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1998/99
Applications are invited for the Robert Gordon Menzies Scholarships for study at any graduate school at Harvard University. Harvard has graduate schools in Arts and Sciences, Business, Design, Divinity, Education, Government, Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Public Health. Harvard University fax number is 0011 1 617 495 0500. A candidate should normally be a graduate of an Australian university; must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia; normally reside in Australia and intend to return to Australia after studies at Harvard or to represent Australia overseas. You must have applied for admission to a degree program at Harvard and not previously been enrolled in a postgraduate degree course at a United States university. The value of the award up to A$25,000 to contribute towards tuition fees, living expenses or travel costs. Applicants to the Harvard Business School are also eligible to be considered for a Bill Clendenin Award of A$12,000. Further information and application forms are available in the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1 Council Building) or telephone 02 6249 2631 (Lynne Colley at ANU). Closing Date: 9 January 1998.
1998/99 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN (CSFP) - CANADA
Applications are invited for the CSFP - Canada for the 1998/99 academic year. These awards are for Australian citizens to undertake higher degree study (Master or PhD) at a Canadian institution. Scholarships to undertake research in Canada for up to 10 months are also available to assist individuals who are enrolled in a doctoral program at a university in their home country, or a third country. The scholarships cover travel to and from Canada, approved tuition and other compulsory university fees, a living allowance, a book allowance and approved medical and hospital expenses. Applications and information are available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1, Council Building). Closing Date: 19 November 1997.
BLACKTOWN CITY COUNCIL TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Blacktown City Council is offering eight tertiary scholarship awards, each to the value of $1,500. Five scholarships have been previously offered by the Council each year since 1988, and Council resolved to increase its number and value of scholarships as from 1997. Applications from persons desirous of consideration for the awarding of a scholarship are invited. All categories of students are entitled to apply for a scholarship provided they are currently studying at a tertiary institution and have completed at least one year of their current course by the end of 1997; and they must be residents of the City of Blacktown.
For further information, contact the Council on phone 9839 6000 or fax 9831 1961. Applications close on 16 January 1998.
POSITIONS VACANT
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Postgraduate Studies Section: Administrative Assistant - Ref. 16917. The appointee will be required to provide counter and telephone contact with applicants, students and staff of the University, and perform keyboard and clerical tasks to support the functioning of the office. Applicants must be competent in word processing and have experience with Microsoft Word software, have good communication skills, experience in dealing with the public and proved ability to be organised and work effectively under pressure. Staff in the section are required to work co-operatively as part of a team. Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge of the University environment and procedures. The appointment is available until May 1999, with the possibility of further appointment subject to funding and satisfactory performance. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms G Gilbert on x7342. Salary range: Level 3 $25,022 to $28,329 per annum, plus superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 November 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Records and Archives Services: Records Management Officer - Ref. 6964. The appointee will work as a member of a team managing Administrative Records, Archives and Student Files. Duties will include the classification of papers for attachment to files; creation of new files using a keyword thesaurus; registering of files and correspondence on an electronic records management system; file maintenance; creation of indices; and the provision of a records management service to all officers throughout the University. Applicants must have records management qualifications or experience, be familiar with records management software packages, and be able to use a keyword classification system. They must also have good communication, keyboard and clerical skills. Preference will be given to applicants with an understanding of University administration and relevant qualifications. The position is available for a period of three years. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Judith Russell on x7362. Salary range: Level 4 $28,880 to $30,864 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 November 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Warawara: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs Unit Administrator - Ref. 18089. The appointee will be responsible for assisting the Director, co-ordinating and supervising the administrative functions and services, and attending to the financial and related activities of the Unit. This position is an identified Aboriginal position under Section 14(d) of the Anti-discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginality is a genuine criterion. Applicants must have excellent organisational skills, advanced administrative skills, the ability to liaise with academic and general staff within the University, and competency with commercial software packages. Experience in communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the ability to manage accounts, and prior experience in administrative positions, preferably in a tertiary environment, are also required. Preference will be given to applicants with supervisory experience, and ability to work in a team environment. The position is available for a period of three years, with the possibility of further appointment subject to funding and satisfactory performance. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms T Hill on x9970 or e-mail: thill@iec.iec.mq.edu.au. Salary range: Level 5 $31,525 to $35,603 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 17 November 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Systems Support Services: Systems Administration Officer - Ref. 11682. The University's student information systems currently utilise Fujitsu mainframe and Unix systems, and have a user population of over 400 academic and administrative staff. The appointee will maintain and administer the University's On-line Enrolment System and provide user support for this and other student related systems. The position will include liaison with staff in all Schools, the preparation and maintenance of systems related user documentation, the development of high level specifications for small to medium sized system changes, and acceptance testing on behalf of users. Applicants must have experience in computer administration, analysis and development for large mainframe or Unix systems, with an emphasis on user support and acceptance testing. The successful applicant must also have proved ability to prepare end-user documentation, some training experience, good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise with staff at all levels. Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge of tertiary education student administration; and experience with the Unix operating system. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Robyn Bull x9472. The position is available from for a period of 18 months. Salary range: Level 7 $41,006 to $44,201 per annum, plus superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 November 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
INSTITUTE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD: Early Childhood
Road Safety Education: Administrative Assistant - Ref. 16450. The Early
Childhood Road Safety Education Program is funded by the RTA and managed
by Macquarie University through the Institute of Early Childhood. The Program
is seeking to appoint a full-time administrative assistant responsible
to the Team Leader. Applicants must have sound clerical word processing
skills and demonstrated organisational ability. Applicants must also be
able to demonstrate well developed written, oral and interpersonal skills
and the ability to liaise effectively both within and outside the University.
Satisfactory experience working individually and as a team member is essential.
Preference will be given to applicants with previous experience with Word
for Windows and Excel. The position is available for a period of one year
with the possibility of further appointment subject to performance and
funding. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should
be referred to Stacey Williams on x9896. Salary range: Level 4 $28,880
to $30,864 per annum, plus superannuation. Applications including full
curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names
and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment
Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 November
1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Undergraduate
Studies Section: Admissions Officer - Ref. 5889.
The appointee will be responsible for a number of specific areas including
Bachelors Honours programs, the Graduate Bachelor of Laws program, co-ordination
of external mail enrolments, and Secretary to a number of Committees. The
appointee will also be responsible for processing applications for admission
to undergraduate programs and administer changes of program; provide advice
to students, prospective students and staff on admission, enrolment, student
records, programs of study and other student matters. Applicants must have
proved ability to handle complex matters, meet deadlines, communicate effectively,
both orally and in writing, have an understanding of computerised systems
and their applications and excellent interpersonal skills. Preference will
be given to applicants with relevant administrative experience in the tertiary
sector and a tertiary qualification. The position is available for a period
of one year. All enquiries concerning the position or your application
should be referred to Stephen Mu Sung on x7328. Salary range: Level
7 $41,006 to $44,201 per annum, plus superannuation. Applications including
full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and
names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment
Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 November
1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
MPCE seeks Offers for the following used equipment:
1. NEC Fax Machine,
model NEFAX-18
2. Canon Fax Machine,
model 260E
3. Panasonic Easa telephone
answering machine (not working)
Those interested can contact Mrs Rebecca Chan, MPCE, x9600 or e-mail: rchan@mpce.mq.edu.au
MGSM are offering 19 grey felt half partitions to be connected to a desk free of charge. Enquiries: Joanne Davis, x9016.
Free steel map/plan cabinets 3 x 10 drawers, 1480(w) 540(h) 880(d). Own removal to be arranged. Contact Valda Rigg, HPP x8870 e-mail: vrigg@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au.
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE: Ideal hobby farm. 40 acres (16 hectares) at Wollombi/Laguna (Sydney side of Cessnock and the vineyards) 75 minutes from Wahroonga. Good road for sedan vehicle access. Partly cleared, consists of creek flats, gentle hills and some mountain. On the property is a small cabin and a rustic convenience. Abundant bush rock, fauna and flora. Phone connection available. Council rates $232pa. If you seek peace and solitude please contact Bob Dickson on x7162. A video of the property is available for loan. Reduced to $89,950.
FOR SALE: Small farm "Jinarimba" near Rylstone, 208 acres grazing land, 75% pasture improved, good water supply, hay/machinery shed, cattle yards, crush. Attractive 3 bedroom home, magnificent views, power, phone, septic. Priced at $209,500. Further adjoining 100 acres also available. Phone Dick Ullett on (02) 9652-2448.
FOR SALE: Daihatsu Charade CS, November 1994, manual, 5 door, red, 12 months registration, full service record, rust-proofed, low kms, excellent condition. 1 lady owner. $11 500 ono. Contact Matilda on x7566 or 9878 6860(AH).
FOR SALE: PC - IBM compatible. 16 meg RAM, 500 meg hard-disk, 15" monitor, sound card, 1 meg video card, double-speed CD-ROM, Pentium 100 processor. $600. I am upgrading and this is all I am being offered as trade-in. I'd rather see it go to an individual than a firm of traders. Contact Kate Cummings, Library, x7541 or 9557 3341(AH).
FOR SALE: Mitsubishi L300 van. 1982, registered April 1998. Immaculate condition. Radio/cassette, tow bar. Recent NRMA report and Lubemobile report available. $4,000 ono. Contact Kate Cummings, Library, x7541 or 9557-3341(AH).
FOR SALE: 10ft aluminium sailboat with all sailing and safety gear. Two Johnson outboards (2hp and 4hp), oars, anchor etc. Trailer registered December 1997. $1,500 the lot. Contact Kate Cummings, Library, x7541 or 9557-3341(AH).
FOR SALE: Aluminium windows (2), sliding, with insect screens. Each 1300mm (width) x 1030mm (height), bronze colour. $45 each. Stainless steel double kitchen sink, 3 holes, 1830mm x 460mm. $40. Phone Barbara on x8192 or 9807-6462 (AH)
FOR SALE: Much loved but no longer needed 1984 yellow Nissan Pulsar hatch. Good condition, automatic, no rust, new brakes, 6 months registration. $2,500. Phone Lorraine on 9958 7144 (AH).
FOR SALE: M.Y.O.B - accounting software package, including video and Manuals. Registration and telephone support can be transferred. Downloaded but never used. $300.00. Contact Catherine on x9826 or e-mail: cwall@iec.iec.mq.edu.au
WANTED: Furnished flat, unit or house for a visiting professor from the USA, from 21 November to 27 December. Two adults and two children (6 and 8 years). Access to bus to Macquarie University is important. Please reply ASAP to Dr Karu Esselle, e-mail: esselle@mpce.mq.edu.au or phone 9850 9141.
TO LET: Kirribilli. Room in fully furnished two bedroom flat. Available from 1 December 1997 to 20 February 1998. Quiet dead-end street, superb harbour views, large backyard, close to ferry, train and bus. Rent: $160p.w. + 2 weeks bond. Phone 9922 1324.
1997
November
Fri 7 November GEOLOGY SEMINAR: Dedolomitization Reactions: The Fate of Primary Dolomite, presented by Professor Blair Hostetler (Macquarie). 1.05pm in E6A 102. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.
Fri 7 November ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Be(com)ing the Leader of a Finance Function: Three Vignettes of Accounting in Action, presented by Dr Jane A Baxter (UNSW). 2.00 to 3.30pm in Building C5C Room 452, followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries: Dr Chris Chan x7765.
Fri 7 November AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EGYPTOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP SOCIAL NIGHT -please bring a plate. 7.00pm, 3rd floor X5B. Enquiries: Joan Beck x8848.
Mon 10 November CHEPD WORKSHOP: Macquarie University Teaching Development Grants -Information Session. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116.
Tues 11 November CHEPD WORKSHOP: Personal Reflections on Teaching: Things That Work and Things That Don't Work (2). Winners of the 1997 Macquarie University Outstanding Teacher Awards talk informally about their teaching. With Professor Ed Davis (GSM), Ms Rhondda Fahey (Associate Lecturer, Linguistics, ELM), Dr Michael Johnson (Senior Lecturer, Computing Science, MPCE) and Dr Dennis Phillips (Senior Lecturer, History, HPP). 1.00pm to 2.00pm in E6A 116.
Tues 11 November CHEPD WORKSHOP: Stress Management, presented by Christine Gardiner, (Director, Counselling and Health Services). 9.30am to 4.00pm in the Mollie Thomson Room, Library. For bookings contact CHEPD, x9721.
Wed 12 November LAW SEMINAR: Law & Religion Scholarship and the development of common law teaching, presented by Pat Kavanagh (Macquarie). 1 00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).
Wed 12 November PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Discursive Commitments, presented by Dr Phillip Staines (UNSW). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Peter Menzies x8876 or Jane Farquhar x8837.
Wed 12 November PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM: Quantum Computing: Current Status and Future Prospects, presented by Professor Gerard J. Milburn (Department of Physics, The University of Queensland). 11:05 am (55 minutes) in E7A 333.
Wed 12 November INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINAR: To have and to hold: Women and understandings of commitment in Australian Cosmopolitan from 1976 to 1995 presented by Dr Fiona Papps (School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in W6A 325. Enquiries: Dr Wendy Waring x7684 or Beverley Barnett x 7095. All welcome.
Thurs 13 November ECONOMICS SEMINAR: (Topic to be announced), presented by Brian Toohey (Australian Financial Review). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.
Thurs 13 November CIC SEMINAR: Climate and sea level variations as recorded from the Bahamas Platform: Results from Ocean Drilling Leg 166, presented by Dr Alexandra Isern (Lecturer, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney). 1.00 to 2.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Roy Leigh x8356.
Fri 14 November BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: The Key Centre Goes West: Biodiversity Assessment in Sturt National Park, presented by Ian Oliver (Macquarie). 1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.
Fri 14 November LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Jerome and the Near East, presented by Professor Fergus Millar (Oxford). 3.00 to 5.00pm in Museum of Ancient Cultures Seminar Room, Building X5B Room 321. Admission free. All welcome. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966, e-mail: agillett@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au.
Fri 14 November MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY ASSOCIATION LECTURE: The Classical World and the East, presented by Professor Fergus Millar (Brasenose College, Oxford). 8.15pm in X5B T1. (AGM will be held at 7.30pm).
Sat - Sun 15-16 November ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND SALE OF JEWELLERY and other works in silver, gold and enamel, by the members of Silver Plus. 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Manly-Warringah Community College Annex (Narrabeen High School) Pittwater Road Narrabeen.
Wed 19 November WEBEd: The SHLRC Flagship Program, presented by Dr Steve Cassidy, ELM. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. No need to book.
Thurs 20 November CENTRE FOR JAPANESE ECONOMIC STUDIES RESEARCH SEMINAR: Japanese Contributions to Trade Theory, presented by Paul Oslington (Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C 452. Enquiries: x9616.
Sun 23 November MACQUARIE TRIO THANKSGIVING CONCERT: 2.30pm in the Macquarie Theatre. Enquiries: x9447 or x9658.
25-30 November CRAFT SHOW: An exhibition and sale of fine Australian craft to be held at the Sydney Showground, Moore Park. Admission: $6 ($5 seniors, children under 12 free).
Tues 25 November ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity. Dialogue, Professors Edwin Judge and Deryck Schreuder on Conversion, Ancient & Modern, plus Champagne supper and launch by Professor Di Yerbury, Vice-Chancellor, of New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, Vol. 8, ed. Dr Stephen Llewelyn. 7.30pm in X5B 321. Cost: $12 public, $10 staff, students & SSEC members.
Thurs 27 November CENTRE FOR HUMAN ASPECTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES THE 1997 TEMPLETON LECTURE: Biology as a Social Weapon, presented by Professor Richard Lewontin (Department of Biology, Harvard University). 6.00pm in The Stephen Roberts Theatre, University of Sydney. Enquiries: Associate Professor James Beattie 9351 3797, Dr Bob Hunter 9351 2220, Dr Valerie Morris 9351 2429.
Fri 28 November THE CENTRE FOR THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP: Catastrophe, Chaos and Complexity, conducted by Professor Richard Lewontin (Harvard University and the Science Board Santa Fe Institute). 9.30am to 12.30pm in the Old Geology Lecture Theatre A11 (near the Footbridge on Parramatta Road) University of Sydney. Panelists include Professor Terry Bossomaier (Information Technology, Charles Sturt University), Professor David Green (Information Technology, Charles Sturt University) and Dr Arran Gare (Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry, Swinburne University). Cost: $10 and $5 concession. Morning tea included. Enquiries: Peter Farleigh 9517 2938, Bob Hunter 9351 2220, Valerie Morris 9351 2429.
December
Wed 3 December THE KEY CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES presents: The Betrayal of Science and Reason, presented by Professor Paul Ehrlich (internationally acclaimed author and environmentalist). 8.00pm in E7B Courtyard. Admission free. Enquiries: x8153.
Fri 5 December BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: What Do We Need to Know About Invertebrates When we Conserve a Whole Island? presented by Michael Samways (Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Natal, South Africa).1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.
1998
February Mon 9 - Tues 10 February PHYTOLITH WORKSHOP: To be held in the School of Earth Sciences. Topics to be discussed include extraction techniques, microscopy, analysis of data, dating techniques, archaeological, paleoenvironmental and pedological applications, phytolith systematics, etc. Abstracts and registration due by 24 January 1998. Details including registration are on http://physgeog.es.mq.edu.au/physgeog/workshop5.htm or contact Dr Geoff Humphreys on x7990.
The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday 21 November 1997.
All items for inclusion to be submitted in writing, preferably on disk, if lengthy, or by e-mail (vilma.monios@mq.edu.au) by noon, Monday 17 November 1997.
Barbara McGarity W6B x7379, Fax x7391.