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Doctor of Laws

2003

Mr Vice-Chancellor,

It is a commonplace these days to talk about change.  We live in a world in which almost everyone is affected by the tentacles of global change - in which the lives of even the poorest are affected economically, politically and socially by decisions taken far away and as a result of developments that perhaps have their origins on the other side of the world.  In our own country, the pace and scale of change seems to be accelerating.  Not for this generation are the certainties of previous eras and the predictable patterns of family and work life.

Today the only certain thing is change itself.

How do people cope with uncertainty?  What are the influences on their capacity to respond to it positively? Answers to these questions will determine to a great extent the ability of governments and international agencies, community groups, educators, health professionals and support services to d