Location: The Great Court INFO tent [see map]

Unravel the riddles and crack the codes in this fun eDiscovery Quest.  Collect your Quest Scroll from the Information Tent in the Great Court and start solving the riddles!  Each answer will lead you further along the QR code trail.  Take a photo of each code with your mobile phone to reveal the hidden question.  Answer all questions correctly and go into the draw to win a prize.

Winner announced on the stage at 4pm. 
Prize: iPod Touch and UQ Centenary Book, The People's University: 100 Years of the University of Queensland

Announcement of winner.

Location: Advanced Concepts Teaching Space, Sir Llew Edwards Building (Building 14) [see map]

Tours depart every half an hour, from 10am - 2pm.
Take a tour through UQ's Advanced Concept Teaching Space to find out just how far teaching methods have come in the past 100 years, and see the future of teaching, right now.
 

Location: Physics Museum, Room 219, Parnell Building (Building 7) [see map]

Near-antiques of brass and mahogany sit beside newer but equally obsolete items like electron tubes, spiral slide rules, a computer card punch and sheets of computer magnetic core memory in the UQ Physics Museum.

Location: Auditorium Foyer of the John Hay Building [see map]

In pursuit of knowledge, scientists often unearth images of rare beauty elegantly explaining or encapsulating scientific concepts, ideas and discovery. The finest of these images form the Angstrom Art Collection, at the nexus of internationally competitive scientific research and artistic appeal. View the Centenary Collection assembled to celebrate UQ’s centenary and IMB’s 10th anniversary.

Location: Level 3 Auditorium, Queensland Bioscience Precinct (Building 80) [see map]

Tours depart every hour, on the hour, from 10.00 - 16.00.

The Institute for Molecular Bioscience is one of Australia’s leading research institutes. Come behind the scenes and find out about IMB research, from biomedicine to biofuels, and how it may affect our lives in the future.

Location: Queensland Brain Institute, Building 79 [see map]

Come and visit us at the Queensland Brain Institute  to see our state-of-the-art facilities and meet the neuroscientists and PhD students who are working on developing new therapeutic approaches to treat diseases including ageing dementia, mental illness, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, stroke and brain and spinal cord injuries.  You will be amazed by the diversity of research being undertaken at the Institute - come and see for yourself! 

Location: Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)(Building 75) [see map]

The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) is a research institute which abandons traditional boundaries to focus research effort into areas that will provide great benefit for human health, manufacturing, information technology and the environment.  As part of the Centenary Celebration Day, the AIBN is presenting a range of seminars, open free to the public. Find out how the work these researchers are currently undertaking impacts the lives of your friends and family.

 
The Talks and Tours at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology forms part of The Courier-Mail CommUNIty talks program.

Tours of this world-class research institute will also be running from 10am - 4pm.

The AIBN will also be presenting talks as part of the Global Change series.

Location: Reception, Level 2, Centre for Advanced Imaging (Building 60) [see map]

Tours occur every half an hour, starting from 10.30 with the last session occurring at 15.30.

Bookings essential - you will have to register and sign a consent  form to attend this tour. To register please contact:  Barbara Rash on 07 3365 4100 or email  b.rash@uq.edu.au by Wednesday 14 April.

Discover what sugar cane, a poisonous gland from a cane toad or a spine looks like from the inside by using whole-body scanners with magnets sometimes 40,000 stronger than the Earth’s Magnetic Field.  

Location: Raybould Lecture Theatre, Hawken Building (Building 50) [see map]

“Do you want to experience some real science magic? Be amazed as our scientists explore the laws of chemistry and physics in this action-packed, entertaining show, suitable for people of all ages.”

Location: Room 222, Parnell Building (Building 7) [see map]

Sit back and watch the lasers dance to the beat, go with the flow, and shine a little light on physics. This laser show is presented by Sebastian Schnelle from the School of Mathematics and Physics and is suitable for all audiences.

Location: Biological Sciences Library, Building 94 [see map]

Libraries and study spaces have come a long way in the past 100 years, and UQ's Biological Sciences Library is a fine example of this change. Designed with next generation learning space concepts in mind, the library uses technology to engage with students and support their studies.

Location: Room 222, Parnell Building (Building 7) [see map]

Sit back and watch the lasers dance to the beat, go with the flow, and shine a little light on physics. This laser show is presented by Sebastian Schnelle from the School of Mathematics and Physics and is suitable for all audiences.

Location: Biological Sciences Library, Building 94 [see map]

Libraries and study spaces have come a long way in the past 100 years, and UQ's Biological Sciences Library is a fine example of this change. Designed with next generation learning space concepts in mind, the library uses technology to engage with students and support their studies.

Location: Raybould Lecture Theatre, Hawken Building (Building 50) [see map]

“Do you want to experience some real science magic? Be amazed as our scientists explore the laws of chemistry and physics in this action-packed, entertaining show, suitable for people of all ages.”