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The latest
Senate approves INSIGHT project implementation
Following recent staff presentations, last week the new UQ brand launch campaign and submission on Corporate Identity Guidelines and HUPP were presented to the University Senate. The campaign presentation received very positive feedback and the HUPP policy changes and new Corporate Identity Guidelines were approved. Staff will be advised shortly on implementation timeframes for introducing rebranded materials. For example, there will be changes made to some of our main UQ website pages from this week. Staff are encouraged to look at the range of brand information provided on the staff brand website and direct further questions to insight@uq.edu.au. The INSIGHT team remains ready to engage directly with your team or department to assist in brand implementation.
UQ brand launch campaign
Including television, cinema, press, billboards and online advertising, the new UQ brand campaign has begun. To date, in early tracking on the campaign microsite, web traffic indicates significant interest. Data collected from the microsite will be captured by our CRM system and utilised in the design of future campaigns and relationship management programs. The INSIGHT team and OMC staff wish to sincerely thank the many people who have collaborated on this project thus far and to especially thank the staff, students and graduates who agreed to feature in the brand launch campaign; we'd love to hear from more of our staff, students, graduates and partners in the coming months. Please visit www.youruq.com
Vice-Chancellor’s statement to Senate
To read Professor Paul Greenfield’s statement to the second University Senate for 2009, click here (PDF).
Get down to brand basics
Basics of Branding is a two-and-a-half-hour TEDI course with the next one held on Monday, March 30. The course introduces participants to essential brand information, including common branding terms, the importance of brand value, the characteristics of a good brand management, and a brand manager’s responsibilities. Details: click here or Deb on 3346 7606.
Multiple choice exam service transferred
The MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) Exam Marking service offered by ITS has been transferred to the UQconnect Service Centre team, located on the lower level of the Union Complex, next to the 2nd Degree bar (formerly the Red Room). Please take all of your exam sheets to the staff at this location for processing. Details: click here or uqmcq@uq.edu.au or ext. 56000.
Meet with Australian Universities Quality Agency panel
The audit themes are Quality of Teaching and Learning and Academic QA: Curriculum and Assessment. The audit panel will be available to speak with individual staff members and students between 5pm and 5.30pm on both Monday, March 30, and Tuesday, March 31, at St Lucia. If you would like to arrange a brief meeting (10 minutes) with the Audit Panel please contact e.juhasz@uq.edu.au or 3346 7705 or c.tate@uq.edu.au or 3346 6249 to book an appointment. Details: click here.
Switch off to help the planet
A blanket of darkness will descend on UQ on Saturday, March 28 as lights go out to support the global Earth Hour movement. Read the full story here.
Multi-level Carparks – new gates and pay stations
From Monday, March 30, parking patrons of the Multi-level Carparks on Sir Fred Schonell Drive will enter and exit the carparks via new boomgates located just inside the Multi-level buildings. The old entry gates located on the ring road into the carpark will eventually be removed. To raise the new boomgates hold your staff or student ID card (not the old proximity card) in front of the card reader (black panel with a red light on it) in exactly the same way you do with the current entry gates. You must have an updated Smart Encoded ID card. Details: naconnolly@uq.edu.au
Nominations for 2009 Riverprize open
The prestigious National and International Riverprize awards for excellence in river and catchment management are open to organisations around the world involved in the restoration and sustainable management of our precious water resources. This year, the national prize is worth $200,000, and the International Thiess Riverprize $350,000. Nominations for both close Thursday, April 30. Details: click here.
UQ fosters innovative ideas
UQ’s School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) today announced its participation in the 2009 Ideas Festival being held at South Bank from March 26–29. Read full story here.
Celebration of Science
From March to December 2009, discover the rich and diverse array of scientific work undertaken at UQ through a wide range of events, activities and showcases in the Celebration of Science program. Whether you’re a community member, student, scientist, professional or alumnus, the Celebration of Science offers something for all ages and interests. Visit here for more information about events and activities throughout 2009.
Mill Road carpark delay explained
UQ Traffic & Parking apologises for the delay in re-opening this carpark, but it is expected that work will commence in early April, and that the refurbished carpark will re-open during the latter part of semester one. The first re-design was rejected in December because it did not meet acceptable safety standards for users of the area including pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. UQ Traffic & Parking then became aware that the adjacent area was home to several families of stone curlews. The current delay has been due to preparation of an environmental report and management plan for the curlew habitat.
Events & UQ in the media
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Upcoming events:
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UQ in the media:
- Sunflower Competition
- Success comes from the ’three Ps’
- Protection of area’s koalas not clear-cut
- Vietnam project aims to pig out on skills
- A robotic world
- Reading leads to better health
- Hints & how-tos (health)
- Through the glass ceiling
- Students rise to the science challenge
- Science race blooming
- Hypersonic jets are go
- Positive way to start
- Sign in to the UQ Mediaclips site for more media clips.
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Other news
Diversity Week
“In Others’ Shoes” is the theme of Diversity Week 2009 (May 25–29). The highlight of this year’s activities is the Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awards on Thursday, May 28 (free to UQ staff, students and guests). Applications are called for the Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity awards that recognise outstanding contributions to the University and its community. These prestigious awards are valued at $10,000 and $5000 for the winner and runner-up. Staff can also arrange a relevant activity or event and apply for a Diversity Week grant. Details: click here.
Housekeeping matters
New teaching-focused staff grant forms, guidelines
Two staff grant schemes have been introduced in 2009, aiming to provide resources to teaching-focused staff to assist them to build a profile in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Guidelines and application forms are now available for the New Staff Start-Up (SoTL) and Early Career (SoTL) schemes by clicking here
Get out & about
Oxfam movie Sisters on the Planet
Sisters on the Planet is an international film project by Oxfam Australia and Make Poverty History to inspire and motivate action on climate change. The project centres on six inspirational short films about women from around the world, including Bangladesh, Uganda, the Pacific and Australia. Staff and students are welcome to come to the free launch event at UQ’s Steele Lecture Theatre tomorrow (Tuesday, March 24), from 6.30pm–8.30pm. Details: click here.
Sexual shortcomings explored in Schonell film
A Complete History of My Sexual Failuresfollows UK indie filmmaker Chris Waitt’s hilarious attempt to track down each of his ex-girlfriends and discover his shortcomings as a boyfriend. For details and session times of this and other movies at the Schonell Cinema, click here or 3377 2988.
UQSOPA
- Best Practice Sharing Session from 9.30am–11am on Thursday, March 26, in the Duhig Library Conference Room, Level 1. No cost, morning tea provided and giveaways from the Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise and Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise. Non-UQSOPA welcome. RSVP: k.hendrickson@uq.edu.au by Monday, March 23.
- Tour of the RD Milns Antiquities Museum from 12.15pm on Friday, March 27, meet on level 3 of the Michie Building, no cost. RSVP: k.hendrickson@uq.edu.au by March 23.
University Rugby Football Club Family Day
University Rugby Club will play its first home game of the 2009 season against GPS in style when it hosts the Red Heavies Family Day from 1pm–4pm, on Saturday, April 4, at the clubhouse, Sir William MacGregor Drive, St Lucia campus. There will be rides, face painting, giveaways and plenty of games to keep kids entertained, while adults can sit back and enjoy a sausage sizzle, a few beverages and some fantastic rugby. Details: Corrine at rugbymarketing@uqconnect.net or 3870 2152.
Health & fitness
Exercise program for people with diabetes or post-cancer
The School of Human Movement Studies and UQ SPORT’s Inter-Professional Clinics have developed a practicum placements program, offering people in post-cancer treatment or with type 2 diabetes a personalised, eight-week light exercise program. Beginning Tuesday, April 21 (1pm–2pm or 3pm–4pm), the cost is $30 per hour-long session. Details: clinics@uqsport.uq.edu.au or 3346 3241.
Study, training & development
Discrimination & Harassment Contact Officer refresher
The next half-day DHCO refresher training will be on Wednesday, April 15, St Lucia. To register, visit TEDI Staff development website here.
UQBS Corporate Education Courses for 2009
For more information please contact the Corporate Education on (07) 3346 7111 or click here
Negotiation skills workshop
The Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (ACPACS) is offering a three-day Negotiation workshop at St Lucia campus on April 6–8. UQ staff are eligible for a 20 percent discount on the workshop fee. Details: click here or email acpacs.melbourne@uq.edu.au or 03 9863 2600.
Upcoming Staff Development courses
Places are still available in the following staff development courses:
General
Details: here.
Lectures, seminars & workshops
Architecture Public Lecture Series – Atelier Bow-Wow
Momoyo Kaijima & Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of leading Tokyo-based architectural practice Atelier Bow-Wow will present “Commonalities & Differences” from 6pm–8pm on Tuesday, March 31, in the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre (Building 23). Momoyo Kaijima has newly been appointed as Adjunct Professor within the School of Architecture and this will be her inaugural lecture. Details: paarch@uq.edu.au or ext. 53843.
UQCCR seminar on genocide
Dr Janet Hammill from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, will present the seminar: “Story of a post colonial nation: tracing a biological pathway to genocide” on Thursday, March 26, in the Main Auditorium, Level 2, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, RBWH Campus. All welcome. Details: a.vann@uqccr.uq.edu.au or 3346 5555.
Diversity discussion on students with Asperger and autism
The Equity Office will host a Diversity Discussion on students with Asperger syndrome and on the Autism spectrum, featuring Dr Kate Sofronoff from UQ’s School of Psychology and special guest Dr Tony Attwood, leading international expert on AS. The discussion will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, April 1, at a venue tba. RSVP: equity@uq.edu.au by COB Friday, March 27.
Secrets of body language revealed
Dr Mark Andrejevic, a UQ Postdoctoral Fellow in the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, will discuss the role played by body language in recent popular culture and news analyses. The free public seminar will be held from 2pm until 3.30pm on Tuesday, April 7 in the SS & H Library Conference Room on the St Lucia campus. Details: admin.cccs@uq.edu.au or 3346 7407.
Get up to speed on UniSuper
Upcoming seminars on UniSuper include:
- "Super versus Mortgage", 11.30am–12.30pm, Friday, April 3, room 101, building 19, Ipswich campus
- "Salary sacrifice", 1pm–2pm, Friday, April 3, room 101, building 19, Ipswich campus
- "Super versus Mortgage", 12.15pm–1.15pm, Tuesday, April 7, Senate Room, Level 5, Brian Wilson Chancellery Building No 61A St Lucia campus
- "Salary sacrifice", 1.30pm–2.30pm, Tuesday, April 7, Senate Room, Level 5, Brian Wilson Chancellery Building No. 61A St Lucia campus
To register your attendance at any of the seminars at the St Lucia campus and to receive a copy of the Powerpoint presentations slides, please click here and follow the "seminars" link (on the left hand side of the home page). Details: exts. 52605 or 54668.
Volunteers sought
Please note entries remain for two Updates unless further requests received. Thank you.
New this week
- Children aged 4–12 who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder for a study investigating whether having similar-aged siblings increases the cognitive and social skills of the child with ASD.
Details: k.obrien@psy.uq.edu.au or 0430063355
- Physically active people without low back pain aged 18–32 years for a study on balance and spinal control conducted at Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital.
Details: j.gildea@uq.edu.au
- Volunteers for three-day, computer-based study on opinions of different news formats across multiple media. Commitment of 30 minutes–one hour per day. Payment of $10 per session.
Details: s.kelly@business.uq.edu.au
- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome for a clinical trial which evaluates non-surgical interventions.
Details: carpaltunnel@uq.edu.au or ext. 54692
- Type 2 diabetics aged over 40 yrs with sub-optimal blood sugar control (HbA1c >7) but no history of cardiac disease or cancer for a cardiac imaging study investigating early, asymptomatic heart disease.
Details: c.jellis@uq.edu.au or 0402 232 853
From the editor
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