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ViceChancellor’s
Welcome
One of the great joys of returning to the University
of Adelaide as Vice-Chancellor has been engaging
with our alumni in Australia and across the world.
As a University of Adelaide graduate, you are part
of a large global community comprising more than
140,000 alumni in 134 countries.
You help keep the University in touch with the rest
of the world and connect us back to the community
and industry, which benefits us all.
Throughout 2018, I have had the pleasure of
attending many events on campus, interstate and
overseas, connecting with more than 2,100 alumni
in our community and hearing about the numerous
ways they contribute to our world.
In July, I travelled to Beijing and Shanghai to meet
many of our China-based alumni, and in September
I visited alumni in London. I was inspired by their
stories. From leading economists to wine merchants
and research scientists, our alumni’s impact on the
world stage is profound.
The overseas alumni events complement those held
locally, such as the new alumni class reunions
program and the Alumni Council Summit in August.
In September, I was delighted to host Rhodes,
Fullbright and Monash Scholars in my home and
was thrilled to discover they share my view that our
University, like Harvard or Cambridge, offers a
world-class education.
On October 5, the University held a Gala Dinner to
mark 120 years since Lord Howard Florey’s birth.
Florey’s development of penicillin in 1938,
discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming more than
a decade earlier, has saved more than 200 million
lives and is considered one of the greatest medical
advances of our time.
Of all our alumni’s achievements, Florey’s shines the
brightest. And I can’t think of a better role model
for our researchers and students as they take on new
health challenges in our modern world.
This year has also been very busy and significant for
other reasons. The University has been developing a
new Strategic Plan and we have undertaken reviews
of our curriculum design and research themes,
consulting widely on both of these major projects.
We have again been named in the top 150 in the
world across all three of the major global university
rankings, and we have increased our international
student enrolments and our research income.
Everywhere I go, our alumni speak of their pride
in the University of Adelaide and its importance
to both the history and future of South Australia.
Wherever 2019 leads us, we should always be
striving to create a better, stronger University
of Adelaide.
I hope you enjoy reading this edition of lumen.
Annual Meeting of the
University Community 2019
On February 4 2019, the University Council will
convene the Annual Meeting of the University
Community comprising the staff, students and
graduates of the University.
The meeting is convened by the University Council
pursuant to section 18 of the University of Adelaide
Act 1971.
It is your opportunity to ask questions about your
University and hear from the Vice-Chancellor and
the Chancellor.
The meeting will be streamed live at
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/live/.
Following the meeting, a light lunch will be provided
in the foyer. All welcome
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Date: Monday February 4, 2019
Location: The Braggs Lecture Theatre,
ground floor, The Braggs building
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