News in Brief
$50,000 business challenge returns The University of Adelaide's echallenge (Entrepreneurs' Challenge) is a business plan competition run by the Entrepreneurship Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC). The echallenge requires teams of two to six people (at least one of which must be a currently enrolled tertiary student) to develop a business plan for a new, previously unfunded concept. Teams stand the chance to win up to $50,000 in cash and prizes. An information night about this year's echallenge is being held from 5.30pm-7.00pm on Thursday 5 June at Piper Alderman, 167 Flinders Street, Adelaide. To RSVP, email echallenge@adelaide.edu.au or call Zrinka Tokic on (08) 8303 7131. www.adelaide.edu.au/echallenge
Who will be the Young Investigator of the Year? One of South Australia's most prestigious prizes for early career researchers is back - and applications are now being accepted. The Young Investigator Award rewards excellence in South Australia's young researchers in both science and their ability to communicate and 'sell' that science. The winner receives a $10,000 award. Researchers working in the field of women's and children's health are urged to apply. For more information and eligibility, visit the website: www.cywhs.sa.gov.au/yia/
Mahler's Third Symphony The Adelaide debut of Mahler's Third Symphony will be performed at the Festival Theatre on 28-29 June, featuring University of Adelaide choral director Carl Crossin. The Elder Conservatorium of Music lecturer will collaborate with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Symphony Chorus to perform the 90-minute symphony for the first time in Adelaide. Tickets are available at BASS 131 246. www.aso.com.au
Free public lecture - medical physics The South Australian branch of the Australian Institute of Physics will host the Claire Corani Memorial Public Lecture at 7.30pm on Thursday 5 June in the Napier 102 Lecture Theatre, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus. The lecture, "Medical Physics: Exposure to radiation is not all bad news!", will be given by Associate Professor Eva Bezak, Chief Physicist in the Department of Medical Physics at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/aip-sa
Call for budding entrepreneurs Do you have an idea for a business venture you wish to commence, or a business idea at an early stage of development you would like to investigate further? An opportunity for university graduates of all disciplines to turn their knowledge and skills into their own commercial venture is available via the University of Adelaide's Graduate Entrepreneurial Program (GEP). Scholarships to study the Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, including placement within the Thebarton Business Incubator, are open for application this month. To find out more call Megan Llewellyn on (08) 8303 4159 or email megan.llewellyn@adelaide.edu.au www.ecic.adelaide.edu.au
ECIC seminar series The University of Adelaide's Entrepreneurship Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC) is presenting a series of seminars in Leadership, Creativity, Innovation and Business Planning.
The monthly seminars from June to December will be delivered by professionals currently lecturing in Masters programs in Entrepreneurship, Science Technology & Commercialisation and Project Management. The series offers an opportunity for practicing managers from the private and public sector, entrepreneurs, or anyone interested in creativity, innovation and its commercialisation to attend.
The 26 June seminar is "The contribution of Transformational Leadership & Emotional Intelligence" by Professor Vernon Ireland. Bookings are essential. Contact Karen Snook to register on (08) 8303 7422 or karen.snook@adelaide.edu.au For more information, visit: www.ecic.adelaide.edu.au
Social Sciences public lecture series The Distinguished Social Sciences Public Lecture Series is a new series of free public talks at the University of Adelaide organised by the School of Social Sciences. The first of these is on Wednesday 16 July, with Associate Professor Tan Sor Hoon (Head of Philosophy, National University of Singapore) giving a lecture on "Limiting Confucian Meritocracy". This lecture will be presented in conjunction with the Confucius Institute, Centre for Asian Studies. Each public lecture will be held from 6.00pm-8.00pm in the Napier Lecture Theatre 102, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus.
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