News in brief
Acupuncture clinic open
UniSA has established a new acupuncture clinic under the direction of
Associate Professor in Complementary Therapies, Dr Caroline Smith. The
traditional Chinese therapy has been used for centuries to treat complaints
from arthritis and asthma to rheumatism and migraines, and a range of other
problems that cause physical, mental or spiritual distress.
The new clinic will be an important source of knowledge that may help to
inform research into acupuncture and how it can be used to improve care and
well being. The clinic based at City East campus will be open Tuesdays from
2-6 pm. Treatment is by appointment only to (08) 8302 2541. Consultation
fees are $40 with some of that rebated for those with private health
insurance extras cover.
Public
policy portal
A new website featuring the latest public policy research on everything from education and health to water and the media has been launched as a joint initiative between South Australia‘s three universities. A collaboration between UniSA‘s Hawke Research Institute, the Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, and Adelaide University‘s Australian Institute for Social Research, South Australian Policy Online (SAPO) aims to increase the accessibility of research resources for researchers in universities, the public sector, industry, the media and schools. Launched on October 27, the site allows researchers and interested members of the public to keep abreast of new research across a wide range of fields by providing a single gateway to research reports, conference papers and articles generated by more than 50 South Australian research centres, institutes and organisations. Log onto www.sapo.org.au
A
duck‘s tale
Building H at UniSA‘s Mawson Lakes campus is best known as being home to
the SA Centre for Water Science and Systems and the UniSA Northern Adelaide
Partnerships program – however things became more crowded in October when a
Pacific Black duck decided to nest in a pot on the Building H balcony.
Staff kept a close watch on the bird and its eggs, but missed the hatching
which occurred on a weekend.
While some were concerned about the chicks’ ability to make it to the lake
from the balcony, it turned out well in the end, the duck and her chicks now
happily paddling around the lake on campus.
Creative writing conference
Creative writing postgraduate students from around Australia will gather in Adelaide this month for a one-day seminar on the writing and examining of creative theses. The postgraduate clinic on November 25 leads into the three-day annual conference of the Australian Association of Writing Programs, which has been jointly organised by staff at UniSA, Adelaide and Flinders Universities. UK-based keynote speaker, Professor Graeme Harper, and latest Vogel winner Julienne van Loon are among more than 50 speakers who will be addressing the conference theme: The Practitioner‘s Art: Juggling Roles. UniSA staff Claire Woods, Ioana Petrescu, David Homer and Sue Page assessed abstracts and designing the program, and say they are delighted with the variety and strength of the papers.