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Alumni Careers @ Melbourne
This week's edition discusses the options for alumni seeking
international work opportunities. Read more.
Graduate Profile
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JOHN BRYSON is a familiar
face on the Melbourne literary scene. He has published
numerous novels, short stories and feature articles; most
notably Evil Angels, the award winning documentary
novel about the Azaria Chamberlain case.
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University News
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE STUDENTS ON THE JOB AT 3RRR
University of Melbourne software engineering students are
working with community radio station 3RRR to create a cutting
edge program to handle a sponsorship scheduling system. Read more.
INAUGURAL REDMOND BARRY FELLOWSHIP
The inaugural Redmond Barry Fellowship has been awarded to
Melbourne historian Dr Leonarda Kovacic, who will use it to
fund research into the way Aboriginal women were represented
in photography during the colonial period of Australian history.
Read
more.
$100M TO BOOST ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH
A University of Melbourne-led alliance between academia and industry will see an investment of more than $100 million for oral health research in Australia.
Read
more.
EDUCATION BUILDS BRIDGE TO BRUNEI
Brunei Darussalam’s Deputy Education Minister was an honoured
visitor to the University of Melbourne recently, meeting with
the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwong Lee Dow, and Vice-Principal
(University Development), Mr Roger Peacock, to discuss educational
opportunities in Australia for Brunei nationals. Read
more.
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Alumni News
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WEBSITE?
Have you visited the Alumni
@ Melbourne website recently? Notice any changes? If you
would like to find out more about this project, or you have
any feedback, comments or suggestions, please email the Communications
Officer.
OUT NOW - MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
The Melbourne University Magazine is published in May
each year and sent free of charge to all alumni and friends
for whom the University of Melbourne has a valid postal address.
If you did not receive your Melbourne University Magazine
2004, you can request
a copy by email or by calling the Development Office on
(03) 8344 0882. You can also download a copy of the Melbourne
University Magazine 2004 (pdf 1.99 mb).
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Research @ Melbourne
GROW-YOUR-OWN BREAST IMPLANTS
Breast implants could one day be a thing of the past, as a new
technology that allows patients to grow their own takes shape
at the University of Melbourne. Read
more.
CALVING HURTS AND IT'S HIS FAULT
A University of Melbourne study has confirmed what women have
long assumed – the male is often to blame for difficulties encountered
when giving birth. Read
more.
COMPUTERS LEARN SMART WAY TO BUY REAL ESTATEScientists at the
University of Melbourne are devising a computerised system that could make it possible to shop for real estate from your own living room. Read
more.
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Invitation From the Chancellor
At this time of the year, the Chancellor Ms Fay Marles AM
invites alumni and supporters to contribute to the University's
areas of greatest need by giving to the University Fund annual
appeal. The Chancellor's invitation
to support the 2004 annual appeal and a donation response
form are now available.
For further information: email
or telephone (03) 8344 0905.
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Faculty News & Events
ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND PLANNING
Exhibition: Master of Architecture by Coursework Semester
1 projects. Tuesday 15 June – Friday 16 July in the Atrium,
first floor of the Architecture and Planning Building.
Lecture: Managing public interest in project management: how
and why public sector project management is different, by
James Cain, Executive Director, Office of Major Projects,
Victoria, August 3, at 6:30pm, Ground Floor, Architecture
& Planning Building. More
information .
Visit the Architecture,
Building and Planning Graduates Website.
ARTS
Join the School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology
for an exciting weekend of Byzantine scholarship. Byzantine
Narratives, a conference in honour of Associate Professor
Roger Scott, in association with the Australian Association
of Byzantine Studies will be opened by the Dean of the Faculty
Arts, Professor Stuart Macintyre on Friday 13th August, 6pm
in the Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture and Planning Building,
University of Melbourne. The evening will include a public
lecture presented by international Byzantine scholar Professor
Margaret Mullett (The Queen's University of Belfast) and a
performance by the Australian Byzantine Choir and Varangian
Guard. More
information.
Visit the Arts
Alumni Society Website.
EDUCATION
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: MELBOURNE EDUCATION CAREERS EXPO 2004:TUESDAY
AUGUST 17: Are you an education graduate interested in sharing
your knowledge with current students? Do you work for a school,
recruitment agency, or education association interested in
recruiting education graduates? Then the Melbourne Education
Careers Expo is for you! To register as an exhibitor or volunteer
your time as part of an alumni group, please contact Samantha
Morgan on (03) 8344 8480. More
information.
ENGINEERING
The Faculty of Engineering's history, Increasing Momentum:
Engineering at the University of Melbourne 1861-2004 by
Carolyn Rasmussen (Melbourne University Publishing), will
be available from November 2004. Cost: $65.00. Special price
of $60.00 (plus post and packing) if an order is received
by 11th November 2004. Pre-order forms are available from
Ms Helen
Whyte, Faculty of Engineering, phone: (03) 8344 7149.
Visit the Engineering
Alumni Website.
Read engineering@home, the faculty's alumni newsletter.
LAW
The Faculty of Law has a number of Alumni Events coming up.
For more information about any of the following events, please
contact Robyn Campbell, phone (03) 8344 9773.
September 30, Cocktail Party, 30 Years (1974 graduates
and associates)
October 14, Cocktail Party, 20 Years (1984 graduates and
associates)
November 11, Cocktail Party, 10 Years (1994 graduates and
associates)
October 19, Inaugural Alumni Cocktail Party (All law alumni)
If you have not already registered, join
the new Law Alumni Network to network with other Law Alumni
and to find out about events.
Miegunyah Public Lecture 2004: 'International Law, Democracy
and Their Discontents', by J.H.H. Weiler, European Union Jean
Monnet Professor, New York University School of Law, July 22,
6.00pm, Melbourne Law School, University Square. More
information.
Rare Books Lecture: mid-October, "FOJ Smith and William
Willis: Two Lawyer-Book Collectors in Nineteenth-Century Portland,
Maine", by Roger E Stoddard, Curator of Rare Books, Harvard
College Library. More
information.
Visit the Law Alumni Website.
MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Thursday August 5, 7.30 - 11.30pm, Cocktail party to celebrate
ten years since the first graduation from the School of Physiotherapy:
Level One Function Space, Law Building, $57 inc GST. The cost
includes gourmet cocktail food and all beer, wine and soft
drink, as well as live music and a great opportunity to catch
up with old friends at one of Melbourne University's newest
venues. More
information.
July 23, Seminar: "What is a question of ethics and
who decides?", convened by Professor Graham Brown, Head,
Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital. More
information.
August 10, 22nd Mathison Lecture: "Bone fragility - how
to be a lever and a spring for soap suds in a wheel world",
by Professor Ego Seeman, Department of Medicine and Endocrinology,
Austin Health. More
information.
Chiron - Out Now: the University of Melbourne Medical
Society's (UMMS) annual journal Chiron was published
in June. The journal is posted to UMMS members in June, complementing
the society's biannual newsletter Melbourne PostCard. Membership
of UMMS is free and renewable annually. For information see:
the website
or email
us.
Visit the Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Website.
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College News and Events
LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL HOUSE HISTORY
Friday July 16 at 3.30pm, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Kwong
Lee Dow will launch a history of International House, Of
Many Nations, by Emeritus Professor Ross Humphreys, at International
House in Parkville. More
information. If you would like to receive an invitation,
please email Gillian Farrell
at International House or call her on (03) 9345 7558, or you
can download
an invitation (pdf 222 kb).
CELEBRATING TRINITY WOMEN
Sunday October 24: Trinity College has been educating women
since 1883 and in 2004 marks the 30th anniversary of full co-residence.
A special lunch at the College for all alumni and their partners,
will celebrate women at Trinity, their achievements, and the
College's commitment to gender equality. More
information.
TRINITY HONOURS SINGAPORE MEDICAL PIONEER
Trinity alumna Dr Susan Lim performed Asia's first successful
liver transplant, has pioneered robotic surgery, and is leading
research into the use of adult stem cells in search of a cure
for diabetes. Now she has been elected a Fellow of Trinity College
- the highest honour the College can bestow. More
information.
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Events and Opportunities
FRIENDS OF THE BAILLIEU LIBRARY - TALK
"Perhaps the nicest place for them to go": Celebrating 50
years of the Morgan Collection of Children's Books at the
University of Melbourne 1954-2004 , an illustrated talk by
Merete Smith. Tuesday July 20, 5.30pm, Leigh Scott Room, Baillieu
Library. RSVP by Friday July 16 to Leanne
McCredden, telephone 8344 5997.
BECOME A FRIEND OF THE GRANGER MUSEUMBased in Melbourne, Australia, the Friends of the Grainger Museum was formed in 1992
with the aim of supporting the Grainger Museum and promoting knowledge and enjoyment of the music, life and works of Percy Grainger. More information.
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Public Lectures
Complete details of upcoming public lectures can be found online.
SYMPOSIUM ON MUSIC IN FRANCE 1830-1940
Saturday 17 July, 9.00 am - Monday 19 July, 5.00pm, Music
Faculty, Royal Parade, More
information.
2ND ASIA-PACIFIC SOLFERINO LECTURE - WAR CRIMES TRIALS FOR
CAMBODIA: JUSTICE FOR THE KILLING FIELDS
Wednesday 21 July, 6.30 - 08.00pm, Basement Theatre, Sidney
Myer Asia Centre. More
information.
THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IN OUR TIME - A PHILOSOPHER REVISITS
JOB
Wednesday 28 July, 6.30 - 7.30pm, Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A,
The Annual Richard Pratt Oration proudly presented by The Centre
for Jewish History and Culture as part of the 2004 Faculty of
Arts Dean's Lecture Series. More
information.
THE AFRICAN LANGUAGES IN A CHANGING WORLD: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Thursday 29 July, 6.15 - 7.00pm, Lecture Theatre B, Old Arts building, Parkville. More
information.
FICTIONAL ANXIETY: TRUTH-TELLING IN THE ANCIENT AND MODERN NOVEL
Tuesday July 27, Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A, 6.30pm, by Richard Hunter, Regius Professor of Greek, Cambridge University. More
information.
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