Lumen Summer 2014 - Flipbook - Page 2
The University of Adelaide Alumni Magazine
www.adelaide.edu.au/lumen
The Lum en m asthead is
derived from the University
of Adelaide m otto “Sub Cruce
Lum en” m eaning ‘light
Message from
the Vice-Chancellor
under the [Southern] Cross’.
Today, alm ost 140 years
since our establishm ent,
the University of Adelaide
com m unity is united in its
quest for discovery and the
light of new knowledge.
I
mproving health care delivery through
quality education and innovative
research has been a key focus of the
University of Adelaide since our early
foundation days.
In this edition of Lumen we look at
how our traditional medical teaching
model is evolving and feature some of
the groundbreaking research areas being
pursued by University alumni across a
wide range of health-related fields.
The new Clinical School building at the
West End Health Precinct marks a new
era in the linking of medical science and
clinical practice and highlights how far
we have come in our efforts to achieve a
coordinated multidisciplinary program.
Our alumni are making a difference
locally and globally by applying their
different specialist health-related skills. For
example, Lucky Giirre, is using her double
degree in Health Sciences and Law for
an interdisciplinary approach to improving
health at a population and community
level. Hers is a remarkable story because
Lucky is a Somali refugee who could only
dream of attending university. She’s an
example of how many students we have
from different cultural backgrounds in the
University community.
Each year around 2500 international
students begin their studies at the
University of Adelaide and, like Lucky,
they have a cultural transition to make.
In 2014, we will be launching Experience
Adelaide, a new program that will support
a personal and meaningful connection
between our Adelaide alumni families
and our incoming international students.
Having a host family can be a transforming
experience for both the student and the
alumni family. Alumni participation will be
crucial to the success of this program and
I look forward to your support.
Professor Warren Bebbington
Vice-Chancellor and President
An artist’s impression
of the new Clinical
School building
Image courtesy of
Lyons architects
