Monthly Archives: July, 2012
Paul Duldig and Belinda Robinson, Chief Executive of Universities Australia
Paul Duldig, Vice President Services and Resources, The University of Adelaide, is a regular contributor to Orbit of interviews dealing with educational philosophy and practice. Here, he is in conversation … Continue reading
Dr Paul Jackson and more on the Higgs Boson
Particle physicists around the world are hailing the news that the Higgs Boson, predicted for decades, has been sighted, or at least has left tracks that can be followed. Dr … Continue reading
Professor Stewart Walker energetic materials and forensics
Programs such as NCIS and CSI depend for much of their narrative development on forensic science, and some really important scientific developments and equipment. The Department at Flinders University that … Continue reading
Professor Warren Bebbington VC Adelaide University in conversation with Paul Duldig
The appointment of a new Vice Chancellor heralds a new stage in the life of a university. Professor Warren Bebbington is speaking here to Paul Duldig, Vice- President Services and … Continue reading
Professor Peter Buckskin and the need for more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers
Professor Peter Buckskin is Dean of Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research at UNISA. He is also Project Director of the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative. At the … Continue reading
Professor Kurt Lushington and sleep and cognitive development
‘Are they keeping you up? Sleep from infancy to adolescence’, the title of a Healthy Development Adelaide seminar. ProfessorKurt Lushington, Head of the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social … Continue reading
Dr Mark Kohler and the danger posed by sleep apnoea
Dr Mark Kohler is a cognitive neuroscientist in the division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy of the University of … Continue reading
Dr Hayley Dohnt and sleep deprivation among teenagers
Teenagers appear to be a different species. They stay up late, are hard to shift in the morning and it turns out that there are good reasons for that, justifications but … Continue reading
Professor Larry Lockshin and the science of wine marketing
Wine makers hope that their wine will attract customers more readily than a rival wine perhaps next to it on a shelf in a bottle shop or wine merchant. Professor … Continue reading
Dr Erin Idhe and Biggles in Australia
It’s a great title; Action, Adventure and Thrills Galore! Biggles in Australia: Radio and Comics. Dr Erin Ihde of the University of New England was in Adelaide for the 31st … Continue reading
