Lumen Winter 2013 - Flipbook - Page 2
The University of Adelaide Alumni Magazine
www.adelaide.edu.au/lumen
The Lumen masthead is
derived from the University
of Adelaide motto “Sub Cruce
Lumen” meaning ‘light
Message from
the Vice-Chancellor
under the [Southern] Cross’.
Today, almost 140 years
since our establishment,
the University of Adelaide
community is united in its
quest for discovery and the
light of new knowledge.
Urrbrae House at Waite campus
Photo by Rany Larcombe
W
elcome to this edition of Lumen
which has a distinctly rural feel.
The University of Adelaide
has enjoyed strong links with rural
community, and with agricultural research
and education, since its establishment
in 1874.
Today that connection is as vibrant
as ever and will receive a tremendous
boost through the largest investment in
agricultural crop production and animal
research in Australia’s history.
Earlier this year, the University
announced it would commit more than
$50 million from its endowment to create
six new research professorships at the
Waite and Roseworthy campuses, a new
animal research centre at Roseworthy,
new postdoctoral fellowships, and to
purchase new research equipment.
What does this mean for our rural and
regional communities? And for farming
in Australia?
It means a great deal.
At a time when our agricultural sector
is facing critical challenges at home,
global issues of food security, climate
change and natural resource management
present an alarming threat to communities
across the world.
Herein lies an opportunity to make a
difference for the University of Adelaide.
We will take a leading role in helping to
drive solutions to these grand issues;
to address the needs of agriculture
today through targeted research while
producing the next generation of
outstanding scientists. And we will do
this in collaboration with industry and
local communities.
This year is also significant as we
mark the centenary of Peter Waite gifting
his estate at Urrbrae to the University.
Elevating the profile of the Waite precinct
together with our partners in agricultural
research and development is a key
ambition in the University’s Strategic Plan
2013–2023 Beacon of Enlightenment. In
November we will be holding a centennial
dinner to celebrate the Waite, and I look
forward to sharing more details on this
initiative in the coming months.
As alumni and friends of the University, I
hope you enjoy reading the diverse stories
in this special edition of Lumen.
Professor Warren Bebbington
Vice-Chancellor and President
