Uniken

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University of New South Wales. Public Affairs Unit
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Nf 378.944 UNI
Created/Published
Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales, [1975]-2015
Issue
1992, no. 10 (17 July, 1992)
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Contents

Uniken THE university of new south wales 1
Ceremonies for departing V-C 1 , 2
Asian eye market in sight 1
IN THIS ISSUE 1
NEWS In Brief Paper recycling needs a boost 2
Library Services for Session 2 2
Visiting Professor for Dean's lecture 2
UNSW's first woman Registrar appointed 2
Heinz Harant dies 2
Toxic waste sites come under discussion 3
Noise reduction sounds good 3
Internal mailing changes to UNIKEN & FOCUS 3
Class of 1962 together again 4
International Student Centre opening 4
PROFILE Taking the trip down memory lane 5
Seminar examines public sector efficiency 5
FEATURE Students help build radio telescope 6
UNSW 92 OPEN DAY Phoning for free, courtesy the sun 6
Complaints against lawyers 6
Surface analysis facility expands 7
New Vice-Chancellor opens up the communication channels 7
WHAT'S ON Diary 18 July – 2 August 8
Recycling some recycled information 8
Advertising 8
Librarian artists-correction 8
MAGAZINE Minister opens Unisearch’s new Optics Laboratory 9
Science exposition remains popular with schools 9
Round-up Complex issues facing cities 10
Computing promotional competition winners 10
National Teaching Council debate 10
Mitsui Education Foundation Scholarship 10
Accommodation for postgraduates 10
Council elections 10
An international opportunity 10
Repeat run for music program 10
Blewett visit to SPRC 11
International symposium on Walter Benjamin 11
Thesis writing seminar 11
Presentation of music collection 11
Praise for Community History Program 11
Two-day nanostructures workshop 11
Universities by the Year 2000 11
SPORT Around the jraps 12
Rowers finish on a high 12
Lexcen funds boosted by ploy 12
Art around UNSW's campuses 12

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Uniken  

THE university of new south wales  

Issue no. 330 (no. 10 of 1992)  

Fortnightly  

17 July 1992  

Ceremonies for  

departing V-C  

MICHAEL BIRT’S  

career dream was to  

become an agricultural  

scientist. It was goal he  

achieved and his career  

soared to further heights  

he could never envisage.  

His brilliant career was  

capped on July when the  

Chancellor, the Honourable  

Gordon Samuels, awarded  

him an honorary doctor of  

science degree on his last day  

of service as UNSW’s third  

Vice-Chancellor.  

Professor John Niland offi-  

cially took over the reins of  

Vice-Chancellor on July. Pro-  

fessor Birt had served as Vice-  

Chancellor since 1981.  

Several hundred well-  

wishers attended the degree  

conferring ceremony in the  

Science Theatre followed by  

morning tea in the Roundhouse  

where Emeritus Professor Birt  

and his wife, Jenny, were  

presented with large oil paint-  

ing Paddington Substance and  

Shadow) by Associate Profes-  

sor Rodney Milgate, of the  

School of Studio Art. Professor  

Birt and Mrs Birt each received  

the first copies of the recently  

published University art col-  

lection catalogues entitled Inte-  

grating art on campus UNSW  

collection.  

At the Science Theatre and  

Roundhouse ceremonies,  

glowing tributes were paid not  

only to Professor Birt but also to  

Jenny Birt whose contributions  

to the University had been de-  

scribed as “truly great”.  

Mrs Birt is particularly well  

known for her work with the  

fund-raising body known as the  

Committee.  

Continued on page  

Asian eye market in sight  

EYES are among the  

most sensitive instru-  

ments ever devised and  

many of them work well  

for most of lifetime but  

they are not all perfect.  

In fact, data compiled by re-  

searchers at UNSW’s Cornea  

and Contact Lens Research  

Unit indicate that 39 per cent of  

the world’s population need vi-  

sion correction.  

Eye care and vision correc-  

tion are particularly in demand  

in the rapidly developing na-  

tions of Asia.  

When population growth, in-  

creasing industrialisation and  

altered lifestyles such as more  

study and reading, computer  

use and artificial light are taken  

into account, huge and grow-  

ing vision care market becomes  

evident in our own region.  

These considerations make  

the first Cooperative Research  

Centre to be opened at UNSW  

choice that promises human-  

itarian and economic benefits.  

When the Minister for  

Science and Technology, Mr  

Ross Free, opened the CRC for  

Eye Research and Technology  

on UNSW’s Randwick sub-  

campus he congratulated the  

participants in this CRC on the  

high international standing of  

eye research in Australia.  

Noting that the market for  

contact lenses in Australia was  

worth between $5O million and  

$75 million year, Mr Free said  

the Federal Government would  

provide the centre with fund-  

ing of about $l3 million over  

the next seven years and that  

nnrtirinants in the centre  

participants in tne centre  

won Iri nrovide another $25  

ssursissr  

Welcoming the Minister,  

UNSW’s Chancellor, The Hon-  

ourable Gordon Samuels, said  

the new CRC was happy al-  

liance between Australia’s fore-  

most vision researchers and  

several important industrial  

partners which could be ex-  

pected to make great con-  

tribution to eye technology in  

Australia and especially for an  

estimated 1.3 billion Asians  

needing vision care.  

chancellor Dred icted  

that with the advent of new ma-  

that with the advent oin  

terials the centre would soon be  

~.  

sssssvs.  

Mr Free said he was confi-  

dent that the centre, with its  

strong and informed manage-  

ment under the Director of UN-  

SW Cornea and Contact Lens  

Research Unit, Professor Brien  

Holden, was in an excellent po-  

sition to secure better commer-  

cialisation than had previously  

been achieved in Australian  

and overseas markets.  

“The CRC for Eye Research  

and Technology, with three  

Australian contact lens manu-  

facturors as artl c>pants, will  

add product development sm-  

...  

gws to Australia established  

—*•>“—  

In reply, Professor Holden  

wryly remarked that Australian  

vision researchers, particularly  

at UNSW’s Cornea and Contact  

Lens Research Unit, had re-  

ceived millions of dollars from  

industry for research which  

had resulted mainly in benefits  

overseas corporations,  

Now, Professor Holden said,  

it was time for Australian com-  

panies to start reaping the  

benefits of Australian research.  

Professor Holden described  

some of the extensive research  

that had already been carried  

out by members of the CRC.  

He expected that new con-  

tact lens would be ready for  

marketing in Asia by mid-1993;  

new materials being developed  

by the centre would result in  

contact lenses that could be  

worn continuously for six  

months and that corneal im-  

plants would become available  

for post-cataract visual correc-  

tion, repair of damaged corneal  

tissue and other visual defects.  

As well as the Cornea and  

Contact Lens Research Unit,  

other UNSW participants in the  

CRC are the Centre for Biomedi-  

cal Engineering, the School of  

Optometry, the School of  

Physics and the School of  

Mechanical and Manufactur-  

ing Engineering. ■  

IN THIS ISSUE  

first woman  

registrar for (INSW —  

page  

New Vice-Chancellor  

opens up  

communications  

channels — page  

Professor Birt and his wife, Jenny, in front of the oil painting  

they received at the Roundhouse presentation. Photo: K. Doig  

The Chancellor speaking at the opening of the Collaborative Research Centre for Eye Research  

and Technology. On his left are Professor Holden, Mr Free and Professor John Niland, who is  

now the Vice-Chancellor. Photo courtesy: Paul Pavlou, CRCERT  

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