Top academics chosen for 2020 Summit
Some of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's top academics in health and the arts were among those chosen to attend the Federal Government's ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ 2020 Summit. The 2020 Summit, held in Canberra last month, was aimed at playing a key role in helping to shape the future of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ across a broad range of areas. "We are delighted that a number of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide academics with national and international reputations were chosen to attend the Summit," said the Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor James McWha. "Their selection as delegates to the Summit is a reflection of their level of expertise." The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ 2020 Summit delegates and their Summit areas include: A long-term national health strategy - Professor Christian Gericke Professor of Public Health Policy, Discipline of Public Health;
- Professor John Spencer Professor of Social and Preventive Dentistry and Co-Director, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Centre for Population Oral Health;
- Professor Gary Wittert Professor of Medicine and Head, School of Medicine.
Options for the future of Indigenous ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ - Dr Veronica Arbon Senior Research Fellow, Yaitya Purruna Indigenous Health Unit, Discipline of General Practice.
Towards a creative ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ - Professor John Coetzee Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Discipline of English;
- Professor Nicholas Jose Professor of Creative Writing, Discipline of English.
A ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide student - Mohammad Al-Khafaji, who is studying for a Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) - was also chosen to attend the Youth Summit in Canberra. Story by David Ellis
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