GradNet in 2005
Welcome to the first edition of GradNet in 2005.
This year, GradNet will only be published in HTML
format. HTML files are only slightly bigger than text files,
and present a more attractive and accessible interface for
subscribers. If, for technical reasons, you are unable to
receive the HTML version, you will automatically receive an
alternate format. If you have any queries regarding this change
and how it will affect you, please contact us.
You will notice some changes to GradNet over the following
months. If you have any comments, suggestions or feedback,
please contact us.
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Help us stay in touch -
and WIN!
If you update
your contact details with the University of Melbourne,
you will go into a prize draw. Each month, one lucky winner
will receive a book voucher valued at $200 from the Melbourne
University Bookshop. Vouchers are redeemable from any
country. View the terms and conditions (PDF, 19k).
Please note that all alumni information is protected by the
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to any parties outside the University of Melbourne.
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Australia Day Honours 2005
From grass-growers to judges, the University of Melbourne
would like to congratulate all its alumni, staff and honorary
apointees who received 2005 Australia Day Honours awards.
View a list of University of Melbourne honours recipients.
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Alumni careers
JOB OF THE MONTH: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CHEMIST
An internationally recognised pharmaceutical development organisation
specialising in the development and manufacture of anticancer
drugs needs a Research & Development Chemist to join the
R & D team. The successful candidate will possess a PhD
in chemistry with a minimum of two years post-doctoral or
industrial experience with solid expertise in organic synthesis.
The candidate must be able to coordinate and manage lab activities
and will engage in the synthesis of fine organic chemicals
and pharmaceutical intermediates. An attractive salary package
of up to $65K will be offered. To find out more about this
job (Vacancy ID #16062) log onto Careers
Online. Alumni who do not have access to Careers Online
can request access by filling out the online
form.
WANTED: BEQUEST AND DONATIONS OFFICER AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MELBOURNE
We are seeking a graduate of the University of Melbourne to
play an important role in the Development Office coordinating
bequests and donations to the University. The full details
of this position will be available at Careers
@ Melbourne website from February 14, 2005.
WANTED: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
We are seeking an experienced communications professional
to support the various communications-related aims of the
University's Development Office. The full details of this
position are available at Careers
@ Melbourne.
JOBS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
If you are interested in other positions at the University
of Melbourne, visit Careers
@ Melbourne to browse the available positions.
Read more about Careers
& Employment Services for Alumni.
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Alumni profiles
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ROD QUANTOCK
Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer & Consultant,
Political Activist, Melbourne
Rod Quantock has gained much from his degree. He has
learned 'how to hurl a wet teabag across the cafeteria
in the manner of David (of David and Goliath fame),
and that I'd never make an architect.' (And he never
did). But he did make it in many other spheres. Dubbed
by The Age as a 'living Melbourne treasure', Rod is
now a comedian, freelance writer, performer and speaker
for the public, non-profit and private sectors, he is
also a prominent environmental, social and political
activist. <more>
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SEEMA KHEHAR
Master of Business Administration 1997
Director, Twiga Consultancy Limited, United Kingdom
Seema likes to be number 1! Being a Management Consultant
is not enough for Seema Khehar. She has founded her
own company and become her own boss. Jet-setting and
truly global, from her studies in Australia and the
United States to her work in the United Kingdom, even
now she traverses continents in her work and travel.
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Alumni news & offers
SPECIAL OFFER TO ALUMNI FROM THE UNIVERSITY'S IAN POTTER
MUSEUM OF ART
University of Melbourne alumni will receive a 20% discount
on membership of the University's Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Benefits include a special preview of exhibitions prior to
the Potter reopening in May 2005. Offer closes March 30 2005.
To become a member, please contact Aida Esposito on (03) 8344
6582 or email the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
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University news
MELBOURNE INSTALLS 19TH CHANCELLOR IN COLOURFUL CEREMONY
The University of Melbourne's 19th Chancellor was installed
with 'pomp and ceremony' at the University on February 1 2005.
<more>
MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL RANKED 'NUMBER 1' BY FINANCIAL
TIMES
Melbourne Business School is the number one Australian business
school in 2005 as ranked by the highly regarded London Financial
Times (FT). <more>
WORLD CLASS FINANCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN MELBOURNE
A new centre to provide world class collaborative financial
and investment research, training and information exchanges
will be established by the University of Melbourne, Monash
University and RMIT University in conjunction with the Victorian
Government. <more>
ABOUT ASIALINK
The Asialink Centre is committed to promoting awareness and
public understanding of Asia with projects throughout the
region covering education, arts, public programs, media, business
and the community. Find out more about Asialink
or subscribe
to Access-Asialink to receive weekly electronic bulletins
about free public lectures and other Asia focused events.
TSUNAMI FORUM: ASIALINK
In support of victims of the tsunami, Asialink will hold a
public forum at the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday February
18, 6.00pm to examine the long-term effects of the tsunami
and likely ramifications for Australia's relationship with
Indonesia. For more information phone (03) 8344 3572 or contact us via email.
More news from the
University of Melbourne is available online.
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Research news
STUDY: BREAK-UP OF THE INDO-AUSTRALIAN TECTONIC PLATE
Australian and American researchers investigating forces exerted
on the Indo-Australian tectonic plate have discovered that
the considerable stresses being exerted on the plate could
be leading to its breaking up. <more>
PETER SINGER RESEARCHING THE ETHICS OF WHAT WE EAT
Controversial and high-profile academic, Peter Singer, has
commenced a half-time appointment as Laureate Professor at
the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the
University of Melbourne, to research the ethics of what we
eat. <more>
RESEARCH ANNUAL REVIEW JANUARY 2005
The January 2005 edition of the Research Annual Review is
now available. This publication showcases the University's
research highlights over the past 12 months. Email us to be
placed on the subscription list for Research Annual Review.
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Faculty news & events
MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Tuesday March 8, 71st Beattie Smith Lecture, 'Beyond
Evidence: the moral case for mental health in poor countries',
by Dr Vikram Patel, Reader in International Mental Health,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Clinical Research
Unit, Sunderland Lecture Theatre, ground floor, Medical Buildling,
cnr Grattan Street and Royal Parade, University of Melbourne.
See full program details of the 2005 Dean's Lecture Series.
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Public lectures
MIEGUNYAH LECTURE - "FROM GRADUATE STUDENT TO WORLD
CITIZEN"
Wednesday February 16, 6.00-7.00pm, by Dr Maresi Nerad (Miegunyah
Distinguished Fellow for 2005), Public Lecture Theatre, Old
Arts, Melbourne University, Parkville. <More>
THE CHANGING ATMOSPHERE IN 2005
Thursday February 24, 6.00 pm-7.00 pm by Professor F. Sherwood
Rowland (winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry), Capitol
Theatre, 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne. <More>
THE ECONOMICS OF IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION
Tuesday 8 March, 6.00 pm-7.00 pm by Professor Matthew Rabin
(The University of California, Berkeley), Theatre A - Richard
Berry Building, Melbourne University campus Parkville. <More>
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