Uniken

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University of New South Wales. Public Affairs Unit
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Nf 378.944 UNI
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Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales, [1975]-2015
Issue
1976, no. 2 (9 Mar. - 21 Mar., 1976)
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UNIKEN  

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES  

Interested in photography?  

Or jazz ballet? Chess?  

Or ... See UN KEN  

guide to the Union 3.  

No. of 1976  

9-21 March  

Food Technology  

gains school status  

"We sink or swim on our own now and that is good  

position to be in," says Professor Ron Edwards, Head of  

the new School of Food Technology. The School's status  

was approved by Council at its last meeting.  

However, Professor Edwards was at pains to point out  

that Food Technology's newly acquired standing as  

separate School within the Faculty of Applied Science  

would make no difference to the joint programs and  

affiliations which the former Department had developed  

with the other Schools. This applies especially to the  

School of Chemical Engineering, of which the new School  

had formerly been department.  

Teaching and research in food technology have enjoyed  

long history in the University.  

Indeed, their beginnings pre-date the establishment of the  

University by couple of years because they were first  

introduced as diploma course in the Sydney Technical  

College in 1947, when it was the first course of its kind  

in Australia and, most probably, the British  

Commonwealth.  

It began under the wing of chemical engineering at the  

Technical College and there it remained when the  

University was established in 1949. it then had orly one  

staff member Dr F.H. Reuter, Foundation Head of  

the Department. Now it has total of 17 staff members  

(academic, secretarial and support) as well as two research  

assistants funded from outside sources.  

The increase in staff members has been made necessary  

by the rise in student numbers and the growing research  

activities in the School. About 140 first degree students  

have-passed through the School. Eighty students most of  

them from South East Asia have obtained graduate  

diplomas, while 35 have gained the degrees of Master  

or Doctor of Philosophy.  

There are now about 140 undergraduate students  

enrolled in the School plus 50 graduate students, making  

Food Technology the second biggest school in the Faculty  

of Applied Science.  

The work done for higher degrees is one of the factors  

which distinguishes the School of Food Technology at  

UNSW from departments in the same subject at colleges  

of advanced education and technical colleges.  

"The CAEs and technical colleges are more involved in  

how things are done," says Professor Edwards. "We are  

more concerned with why things are done."  

"We give the students training in basic science and  

only then do we teach them how to apply that training  

in food technology. The result is graduate who has  

intellectual capital on which he can build. This is  

important if he is going to adapt to inevitable future  

changes in the industry."  

Consumers largely have School researchers to thank for  

preserving the quality of Georges River oysters from the  

effects of pollution and for improved techniques in  

brewing and the wine industry. One project is helping  

bee-keepers to produce honey that meets overseas  

export standards.  

As Professor Edwards says, "We want our research to be  

helpful to the food industry and to the consumer."  

The staff have acted as consultants to the Food and  

Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the  

Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee, the Australian  

Academy of Science and the Australian and State  

Governments.  

Until the recent drop in job opportunities there were  

many more positions available than there were food  

technologists graduating. "Even now the opportunities  

for graduates in food technology are at least as good as  

they are in any other branch of applied science," says  

Professor Edwards.  

(Picture on page 2.)  

SPECIAL WELCOME  

TO NEW STUDENTS  

"Work hard" advised the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rupert Myers, in his speech of  

welcome to new students during Orientation Week. The Vice-Chancellor suggested  

that students aim high and begin to consider study at the honours level from the  

very beginning.  

In comparing the 1976 intake with previous years. Professor Myers later told  

UNIKEN that he had been impressed by the number of students who had expressed  

interest directly to him about undertaking higher level studies. He also rioted the  

"intense enthusiasm and interest of the mature age entry students" (see UNIKEN  

1/76). Professor Myers believes that these older students will have considerable  

■impact on the student population of the University as'a whole.  

new students arriving on campus for Orientation Week, which began on 23  

February were greeted by busy program which gave them good idea of all of the  

available organisations and activities. colourful stall area was set up west of the  

Applied Science Building for clubs and sporting organisations to tell about their  

activities and sign up new members. Almost every sporting group was represented,  

as well as political clubs and school societies.  

One of the most popular tables was the UNSW Norman Gunston Fan Club which  

attracted several hundred new members by the end of the week. The Vice-Chancellor  

received membership card as did the State Opposition Leader, Mr Neville Wran,  

who came to the University to take part in Students' Union forum on responsible  

government. Mr Wran walked through the stall area before the forum began and  

chatted with students.  

Many of the schools provided special welcomes to their own students, often complete  

with barbecue or wine and cheese. Medical students were welcomed by the Chairman  

of the Faculty, Professor Bob Pitney, and were given tour of the medical buildings.  

New Engineering students met separately with their individual Schools at staff-  

students meetings and then came together for "Freshers Welcome" by the Dean of  

the Faculty, Professor Tom Fink.  

When their feet were tired many students took the opportunity tp,become acquainted  

with Opunka, the campus film group which ran full schedule of films throughout  

the week. Highlight of the showings was double bill of'Chinatown'-and "Janis."  

No matter what their taste in music activities students could enjoy the sounds of  

really funky jazz rock group called the "Currents" or listen to sweet jazz with the  

Harbour City Jazz Band. For those who wanted to make their own music the  

University chorus Unichant and the Musical Society, which was auditioning for  

production of Gilbert and SullivanV'lolanthe' invited new students to join them.  

For many new students the Orientation Week activity was sometimes ignored while  

they took time out to sit on the grass in the sun. They could listen to someone  

playing guitar while they got acquainted with other students, both old and new.  

The start of classes the following week seemed far away.  

1. UNSW Squash Club members Tibor Nappholz (foreground) and Alison Gilbert  

demonstrate their game for new students.  

2. Paul Mulroney, Commerce-Law IV, leads one of the tours of the campus run by  

the Christian Union twice daily.  

3. An informal gathering of old and new students enjoy lunch during Orientation  

Week while listening to some music.  

4. Paul Turner, (right) who is returning to University after three-year break from  

studies, learns about the activities of the Underwater Club from Michael Chuda-  

cek, PhD student in Chemical Engineering and Teaching Fellow.  

5. Mature age students Fred Garner (left) and Margaret Cutner (centre), both Arts  

at the welcome to new students. Deputy Registrar Peter O'Brien  

behind  

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