The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 3, No. 1, 14 April - 12 May 2008 Cover StoryNew politics point to climate of change
This April 25 Australia will commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. As anniversaries go, this year is not remarkable – except in one matter: it will be the first ANZAC Day under the new prime minister, Kevin Rudd. What Rudd says about ANZAC on April 25 will be an important signpost to how the new PM sees this part of the nation’s heritage fitting into the contemporary social, cultural and political fabric. And the signs are that he will make ANZAC in a very different image from that of his predecessor. Don’t mention the anti-war feeling
In the 1950s ANZAC Day was the ‘one day of the year’ of old Diggers drinking and playing two-up to the embarrassment of rising generations. Thirty years later feminists used the annual march to protest against male violence in war and were banned from marching. Today relatives of veterans march every 25 April and wear the medals of campaigns past with pride. ANZAC 2007 was bigger than ever. Telling us who we are by showing us who we were
Melbourne Theatre Company Literary Adviser Paul Galloway muses over one of Australia’s most high-profile ANZAC stories – Alan Seymour’s The One Day of the Year Youth, death and Gallipoli – names, myths and meaning
The legendary story of the ANZACs at Gallipoli tells of youthful heroes and tragic death – both poignant and pitiful – in a place long associated with death and heroes. Associate Professor in the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Classics and Archaeology, CHRIS MACKIE, is part of a team doing an historical and archaeological survey of the ANZAC battlefield for the Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs. He writes that understanding names and naming at Gallipoli can reveal layers of meaning. The echoes of war
Gallipoli – remembering and learning NewsRoss Garnaut to take post at Melbourne
Economist and climate change review chair, Professor Ross Garnaut, has been appointed a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and a Professorial Fellow in the University’s Faculty of Economics and Commerce. Myth busted – people who wear glasses aren’t geeks
Latest research into myopia or shortsightedness reveals that people who wear glasses are not stereotypical ‘geeks’ or ‘nerds’. Global mission puts down local roots
Animal science and management undergraduate Amanda Yeo is on a mission to encourage the planting of 1000 trees. The University of Melbourne student has just returned from New Orleans where she took part in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) to ‘make a difference’ in key areas of world need. $6m to fund unique Physical Biosciences program
A $6m cross-disciplinary program in the Physical Biosciences - unique to Australia – is being developed by the University of Melbourne. Melbourne and ANU sign alliance on research and learning
The University of Melbourne and the Australian National University will form a formidable alliance in advancing the cause of research and learning in Australia, under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed recently. Attracting and keeping good teachers
The most effective teachers are attracted by opportunities for professional autonomy, school responsiveness to student needs, and the prospect of responsibility, according to new University of Melbourne research. From the Vice-Chancellor
Last week a journalist asked why there were so many academics among the 1000 participants chosen for the Australia 2020 Summit in Canberra later this month. The question carried a suggestion that academics are an homogeneous group – with one academic no different from another. Careers fair
More than 170 employers participated in this year’s University of Melbourne Graduate Careers Fair in March – a record number for the event. Alumni awards in Indonesia
Two prominent University of Melbourne alumni have received Australian Alumni Awards in Indonesia. The Awards recognise outstanding talent, achievements and contributions made by Indonesians who have studied in Australia. Scientists honoured
Four of 17 leading Australian scientists newly-elected to be Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, are University of Melbourne senior academics. Peter Singer speaking
The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor’s 2008 Oration for alumni and guests will be held 12 June at the University. Poetry fest
The American poet and founder of the organisation Poets Against War, Sam Hammill, will give a talk and poetry reading at the University of Melbourne Tuesday 29 April. Move to train physios for Goulburn Valley children
A pilot project to train much-needed paediatric physiotherapists for rural Victoria has been launched by the University of Melbourne’s School of Physiotherapy and Goulburn Valley Health. Botanist’s art funds scholarship
As a distinguished botanist and ecologist, the late Dr David Ashton combined his love of the arts and science to produce hundreds of paintings depicting Australian landscapes. Decoding malaria’s ‘post code’ provides a potential target for drugs
Research at the University of Melbourne has revealed the code used by the malaria parasite to move essential proteins around inside its structure. Reviews and PreviewsIndigenous week at VCA will keep the fire burning
Music, dance, food, film, language and debate are among highlights of a festival which honours Indigenous students and artists at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) next week. The ‘inexact science’ of weather forecasting – an Australian history
David Day is well known for his major works as an historian and biographer, but for The Weather Watchers 100 Years of the Bureau of Meteorology he returns to a subject that he was introduced to in his childhood. His father was a weather observer at Charleville during Day’s childhood. Comedies and proverbs reveal the power of women’s laughter
Images full of humour, humanity and a measure of humility showcase the work of an artist whose restrained cartoon style promotes an idiosyncratic system of ethics laced with satire. The University of Melbourne Up Close
Podcasts to feed your mind Let Visions put vital research in your hands, or on your desktop
Engineering students construct their own Formula One-style racing car from scratch. Forestry researchers discover a gene in trees that affects the strength of the timber. Health professionals complete a study into the link between positive allergy tests on toddlers and eczema... Climate change an ethical issue – Ross Garnaut
Uncertainties, competing interests and disparities in emissions between rich and poor countries beset the global policy debate. Shaping and shaped by a dry heart
How Australians live and think has been shaped by water – or rather by the lack of it, according to historian and broadcaster, Michael Cathcart, of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre. RESEARCH FILE: Genetic analysis aids faster internet
Genome analysis tools have solved a communication industry problem, leading to a patented technology that could speed performance in optical fibres carrying internet communication. Knowledge TransferSchools discover Botany at Melbourne
The University of Melbourne’s School of Botany is opening its doors to the state’s schools with a series of activities and events designed to provide professional development for teachers and generate interest in plant science among students. A novel way to learn about human anatomy
An@tomedia is an interactive teaching aid that started out 12 years ago as a small, but ambitious multimedia project in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne. Spotlight on engagement
Externally focused, community engagement work at the University of Melbourne will come under the spotlight in April with a large-scale survey of staff. ProfilesSandra Kentish on Water desalination
You can taste the difference between rainwater and desalinated water, or reclaimed wastewater, because they are actually purer. A mind is a terrible thing to waste
With a population of only 21 million, can we afford to waste a single, talented person? Climate change a global health risk
The world’s poorest, most vulnerable people are most directly at risk. 60 seconds with ...
Linda Kowalski Making a difference: Needs-based enterprises
Making and selling soft and cuddly toys is helping to build the business skills of people with disabilities, thanks to the entrepreneurship of University of Melbourne student volunteers working with disability community service provider Yooralla. Members of the University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) program started the business, called Basebears. with clients at several Yooralla locations last year. From the source
Punk spirit, with soul AlumniJames Sutherland
Scoring with Commerce and cricket University campus offers a workplace to envy
Wendy Holden enjoys her work at the University of Melbourne immensely and knows her workplace at the Parkville campus is the envy of many of her friends. SportStudent athletes follow in steps of Olympic greats
Outstanding performances in inter-university sports by University of Melbourne students have won them 86 Melbourne University Sports Association Blues. Sport scholarships for Beijing-bound student athletes
Some 68 University of Melbourne student athletes, including two confirmed Beijing Olympians, have been awarded sports scholarships and grants as part of this year’s Melbourne University Sport scholarship program. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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