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Alumni Careers @ Melbourne
In today’s labour market, you need to be prepared for several
career changes and many different jobs throughout your working
life. You will need to have a strong recognition of the role
of continuous learning in skill development and responses
to change. A job is no longer for life and your degree is
only a ticket to join the competitive job market. You need
career decision-making skills.
Read this week's article Labour
market skills for a new economy to find out more.
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Graduate
Profile
University of Melbourne graduate James Tuckerman
turned his back on a promising career in public
relations, risking everything to create australian
anthill, a national magazine for the fast-growth
business and venture capital market. GradNet
asked James what inspired such a move… Read
more.
Are you doing something interesting with your Melbourne
degree? Submit
your graduate profile.
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University News
MULTI $M BOOST FOR IT, TEACHING AND RESEARCH
A $24 million major upgrade of the University’s IT infrastructure
and a new $90 million Economics and Commerce building in University
Square are key outcomes of the 2004 Planning and Budget Committee
(PBC) conference. Read
more.
NEW HECS PLACES TO GO TO GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES
The University of Melbourne is set to expand its nursing education,
upgrade its oral health program, and introduce an innovative
biomedical engineering course, following the allocation of
additional Commonwealth-supported undergraduate places. Read
more.
UNIVERSITY SEEKS BEST PRACTICE IN BIDDING FOR RESEARCH
The University of Melbourne is taking steps to make sure
that its young researchers are not left behind in the effort
to win competitive research funding. Read
more.
RARE ARCHITECTURAL GEMS SEARCHABLE ONLINE
Outstanding holdings of architectural materials dating from
1736, many of great rarity and historical value, are available
to scholars and the public for the first time though a University
of Melbourne library catalogue on the web. Read
more.
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Research @ Melbourne
WING PATTERN MIMICRY AIDS BUTTERFLY SURVIVAL
Tropical American butterflies can change wing patterns to mimic
other related species as a means of enhancing survival, according
to an international study involving the University of Melbourne.
Read
more.
A HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
After three decades of increasing national focus, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander health remains one of the most significant
public health priorities in Australia. There is a broad consensus
amongst policy makers, health advocates and politicians that
urgent action is required. Read
more.
INSECTS WILL TELL OF ARSENIC IN PLANTS
Meat ants and caterpillars are set to become the centre of attention
in University of Melbourne world-first research to assess the
effects on insects of arsenic in the food-chain. Read
more.
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Faculty News & Events
ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND PLANNING
Lecture: Thursday August 5, "Challenges of Public Participation
and Public Deliberation", 6.00pm, Prince Philip Theatre,
Ground Floor, Architecture and Planning Building. More information.
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 August 13, 6.00pm
in the Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture and Planning Building.
More
information.
EDUCATION
Melbourne Education Careers Expo 2004: Tuesday August 17, 1.00
- 5.00pm, Wilson Hall, Parkville campus, plenary session: 5.15-6.45pm,
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce building. Are you a
student in the field of education? Do you want to work as an
education professional? Then the Melbourne Education careers
Expo is for you! All welcome. Further
information and registration.
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 November 11, 2004. Pre-order forms are available from Ms
Helen Whyte, Faculty of Engineering, phone (03) 8344 7149.
LAW
Alumni Cocktail Party - Brisbane: Friday August 13, 5.30-7.30pm,
Brisbane Polo Club, Naldham House, cnr Eagle and Felix streets,
Waterfront Place, Brisbane. More
information.
Join the new Law Alumni Network to network with other Law Alumni
and to find out about events. Join now.
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.
MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
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 was posted to UMMS members, complementing
the society's biannual newsletter Melbourne PostCard.
Membership of UMMS is free and renewable annually. For more
information see the website
or email
us.
Medical history resources: the faculty's history dates back
to the establishment of the School of Medicine in 1862 and
spans the modern history of biomedicine. Access the faculty's online history resources.
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College News & Events
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE HISTORY LAUNCHED
'Of Many Nations: A History of International House: The University
of Melbourne', a book by Emeritus Professor Ross Humphreys,
was launched at the college by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Kwong Lee Dow AM on July 16. The book can be purchased through
IH for $25.00 ($5.00 extra for postage and handling). Phone
(03) 9347 6655 or email enquiries@ihouse.unimelb.edu.au.
GRADUATE HOUSE MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Wednesday August 4, 12.30pm for 12.50pm, 224 Leicester Street,
speaker Ms Lynette Wills, Principal Artist with the Australian
Ballet. More
information.
TRINITY COLLEGE: FOCUS ON ETHICS IN BUSINESS
Wednesday August 18, 5.15pm: Trinity alumnus John Gourlay (1954)
and his wife Louise recently established a $2.5M trust fund
at Trinity College to create the Gourlay Visiting Professorship
of Ethics in Business. Trinity invites you to hear Dr Ned Hill,
Dean and Marriott Chair of Business Management at Brigham Young
University, USA, speak on 'Ethics in Business: The battle to
prevent unconscionable behaviour'. Wednesday August 18, 5.15pm,
at Trinity College. More
information.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SEMINAR
Wednesday August 18, "The Parisian Art of Seduction",
by Sylvia Sagona (lecturer in 19th century French art history
and literature), 7.30pm, University College. More
information.
CELEBRATING TRINITY WOMEN
Sunday October 24: Trinity College has been
educating women since 1883 and this year marks the 30th anniversary
of full co-residence. A special lunch at the College, for
all alumni and their partners, will focus on women at Trinity,
their experiences, and the College's commitment to gender
equality. More
information.
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GRADUATE CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT FUNCTIONS - KL AND SINGAPORE
Friday September 10: Malaysian alumni are invited to attend
a cocktail reception, 7.00-9.30pm, the Nikko Hotel Junior
Ballroom 1, Kuala Lumpur. More
information.
Wednesday September 15: Singapore alumni are invited to attend
a cocktail reception, 7.00-9.30pm, the Grand Plaza Parkroyal
Hotel Ballroom, Singapore. More
information.
AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI CONVENTION
(AUIAC 2004)
December 1 - 3, "The Bridge to Opportunities: Hong Kong",
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More
information.
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Public Lectures
Complete details of upcoming public lectures can be found online.
SLEEK GEEKS TOUR - THE WAR ON ERROR
Saturday August 7, 7.00-8.30pm, by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and
Adam Spencer (Triple J Radio) Wilson Hall. More
information.
BRUCE LEE'S BODY, OR CHINESE MASCULINITY
IN A TRANSNATIONAL FRAME
Wednesday August 11, 6.30pm, by Professor Chris Berry (UC Berkely and University of London), Sisalkraft Theatre, Architecture Building. More
information.
RESEARCHING DEPRESSION IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT
Wednesday August 11, 4.30-5.30pm, by Professor Ian Hickie (Department
of Psychiatry, University of Sydney & Clinical Advisor, beyondblue),
Room 1004, 10th floor, Redmond Barry building, Parkville campus.
More
information.
GILLES DELEUZE, THE FOLDS OF PEDAGOGY AND FRIENDSHIP
Thursday August 12, 6.30pm, by Professor Charles J. Stivale
(Professor of French, Wayne State University, Detroit), Elisabeth
Murdoch Theatre. More
information.
ADVOCACY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
Wednesday August 18, 4.30-4.50pm, by Julian Burnside QC, Lowe Theatre, Redmond Barry building, Parkville campus. More
information.
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