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Seminar to discuss UNE's 'built and landscape heritage'

September 14, 2006

WatsonPiper.thumb.jpgA special seminar at The University of New England tomorrow [Friday 15 September] will take a fresh look at the natural and cultural heritage of the University’s grounds and surroundings.

The seminar, organised through UNE’s Heritage Futures Research Centre (HFRC), will be chaired by two HFRC researchers: archaeologist Dr Pam Watson and historian Dr Andrew Piper (both pictured here). It is scheduled to run from 2 pm to 4 pm in the School of Human and Environmental Studies.

The Director of HFRC, Dr David Roberts, said the seminar, titled “Built and Landscape Heritage of UNE”, would “explore the human, historical and cultural values embedded in the heritage landscape of the whole UNE campus and its immediate surrounds – from the foot of Mt Duval and Laureldale south to the Bypass, and including the Newling Centre and other buildings associated with the former Armidale College of Advanced Education".

“We aim to explore and discuss a variety of perspectives on the value and management of this unique, significant and beautiful landscape, which is in so many ways a focus for the people of New England and for countless others who have come here for a multitude of reasons,” Dr Roberts continued.

Associate Professor John Ryan will talk about significant landscape changes at UNE since 1965, Dr Robert Haworth will discuss “heritage vegetation layouts”, Bill Oates, the University Archivist, will give a short presentation on “researching UNE heritage in the Regional Archives”, and Dr Nicole McLennan, the University Curator, will discuss the heritage of the Newling Campus. Naomi Nielsen, Deputy Director of Facilities Management Services at UNE will outline the University’s planning process in the context of heritage, and heritage consultants Lee Scott and John Carr will talk about a conservation management plan for selected sites on campus. A general discussion will follow these short talks.

Dr Piper said it was important for all institutions to move into the future on a firm foundation of “knowing where they came from”. “As Australia’s oldest regional university,” he said “this is particularly important for UNE. Despite good work in the past – and the present – we still need to get a clear idea of the University’s heritage in its entirety. Such an understanding could only support and enhance our teaching and research in the area of cultural heritage.”

The seminar will be in Room EO2_HES2. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Dr Andrew Piper on (02) 6773 2764.

Posted by Jim Scanlan at September 14, 2006 01:20 PM