Fellows of Senate
Professor Gavin Brown - Obiter dicta 1996-2006
Professor Gavin Brown AO was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1 July 1996 to 10 July 2008. During that time, Obiter dicta by Professor Brown appeared in each copy of UniNews. A selection of Obiter dicta appear below;
1996
- Larrikin dreamer, 18 July 1996 - the first
- Balancing Acts, 1 August 1996
1997
- Endangered species, 22 May 1997
- Cool Hand Look, 19 June 1997
1998
- Alarms and Excursions, 19 March 1998
- University Challenge, 14 May 1998
1999
- Silence of the lambs, 10 June 1999
- Global rewards, 12 August 1999
- Manipulating minds, 2 December 1999
2000
- True Believer, 1 April 2000
- Oz in Oz, 24 July 2000
2001
- Mr Tube and Me, 29 June 2001
- Believe it or not, 10 August 2001
2002
- Fount of youth, 1 March 2002
- In praise of examinations, 15 March 2002
- Road to truth, 12 April 2002
- Time for review, 10 May 2002
- Timeless truths, 7 June 2002
- International players, 5 July 2002
- Fud and fed, 2 August 2002
- Beyond the eftest, 16 August 2002
- Ocular revolution, 13 September 2002
2003
- Making a choice, 3 January 2003
- While we wait, 14 March 2003
- Serious games, 11 April 2003
- Successful students 9 May 2003
- Fish or fowl, 6 June 2003
- Corn Fudge, 4 July 2003
- Commonwealth scholarships, 8 August 2003
- Open to all, 19 September 2003
- Frog prince, 3 October 2003
- Mental health, 14 November 2003
2004
- Future opportunities, 5 January 2004
- Four score and then, 12 March 2004
- International Trends, 9 April 2004
- Then and Now, 7 May 2004
- To write or not to write, 4 June 2004
- Big Change, 18 June 2004
- Andean Reflection, 2 July 2004
- Commutative Macro, 6 August 2004
- Future Safe? - 3 September 2004
- Roots, 17 September 2004
- National support, 1 October 2004
- What's next, 15 October 2004
- Moving Along, 12 November 2004
2005
- Gorilla Tears, 6 May 2005
- Stubborn optimism, 17 June 2005
- Fading Images, 8 July 2005
- Sandstone Wallflowers, 19 August 2005
- Partnership, 9 September 2005
- Engagement, 14 October 2005
- Research Success, 18 November 2005
2006
- University Challenge, 10 March 2006
- Universitas, 14 April 2006
- Then and Now, 19 May 2006
- Game On, 9 June 2006
- Cultural Diggers, 11 August 2006
- Ranking Lists, 1 September 2006
- Home and Away, 6 October 2006
- And There's More!, 10 November 2006
2007
- Considered Ambition, 3 January 2007
- Gift Box, 9 March 2007
- International Learning, 13 April 2007
- Against the Tide, 10 August 2007
- Spinning Globe, 5 October 2007
- The Holy Shoe, 19 October 2007
- Glorious Uncertainty, 9 November 2007
2008
- Simple Language, 14 January 2008
- VSU revisited, 21 March 2008
- Dialogue, 28 April 2008
- Professor Brown's final Obiter dicta, 13 June 2008