News in brief

Law line-up debates historical murder case

Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC and High Court Justice Michael Kirby will lead a line-up of national panellists in a 'Hypotheticals'-style seminar based on the notorious 1959 Stuart murder case, to be held at the University of Adelaide early next month.

'Politics, Power, Justice and the Media: controversies from the Stuart case' will be held on April 1 in Elder Hall. It is being organised by the University, the John Bray Law Chapter, the Law School and the Law Society of South Australia.

Further information can be obtained from the Development and Alumni Office at (08) 8303 5800.

Health from womb to tomb

The Human Reproductive Health through the Ages - Womb to Tomb congress is being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from March 7-10 to celebrate major advances in Reproductive Health and mark the contributions to this area of renowned Adelaide clinicians and scientists.

This international congress will highlight advances in all areas of reproductive health including fertility, human genomics, pregnancy, maternal and infant health, cerebral palsy, reproductive endocrinology, contraception, menstrual control, urogynaecology, menopause and healthy ageing.

For further details contact Ms Bronwen Paine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, on (08) 8161 7616

Adelaide spotlight for Commonwealth VCs

About 300 executive heads of universities across the Commonwealth will gather at the University of Adelaide for the three-yearly Association of Commonwealth Universities conference on 9-12 April.

The conference will focus on some of the biggest issues facing universities worldwide. Daily themes are: responsibilities of higher education; new roles, rules and forms; and dilemmas of international education.