The latest
Current Staff website
Following significant staff consultation, a new Current Staff webpage has been developed to provide intuitive access to all the information staff need, in one easy to use site. The site is designed to provide a range of important information on the main page and to include the log-ins to the other most frequently used staff sites. The login to my.UQ will also be accessible via the new website. Final feedback has now been received and accommodated. This page is expected to be live in operation from today June 1. Please email HR Services, Celeste Hallinan c.hallinan@uq.edu.au with any further enquiries.
NHMRC funds available for swine flu research
The Australian Government, through the National Health and Research Council, will provide $7 million for research into the H1N1 influenza 09 virus (human swine influenza). The funds will help researchers learn more about the properties of the virus and its potential to become more virulent and how best to avoid and treat infection. This research will commence in June 2009 with results expected to be reported by December 2009. Expressions of interest close Monday, June 22. Details: online.
Feast for eyes and ears
Distinguished Australian pianist and UQ lecturer Pamela Page will present a special performance of Mussorgsky’s stately Pictures at an Exhibition which will also feature her own paintings influenced by the music. She will also play Beethoven’s poignant Moonlight Sonata. This journey through sound and art will be held from 2pm on Sunday, June 7 in the UQ School of Music’s Nickson Room (Level 4, Zelman Cowen building 51). Cost: $20 adults/$15 concession, available from 4MBS Ticketing. Details: online or 3847 1717.
Enterprising UQ students need sponsorship to compete
A team of 10 undergraduate students from the School of Biomedical Sciences at UQ are keen to compete in iGEM – an international genetic engineering competition this year held in Boston, USA. The team has been working on two viable projects – bacteria that sucks mercury from contaminated water and a bacteria that can cause rain. If you can help them with funds or in-kind resources, please contact Michael Milevskiy on email michael.milevskiy@uqconnect.edu.au.
Time to submit course notes
Print on Demand would like to encourage staff to start handing in their teaching and learning material for semester 2. This can be done directly as hard copy, on CD or by email to e.hall1@uq.edu.au. Copyright checking, distribution through the bookshop, archiving for re-use, re-prints on demand, and provision of deposit copies for the UQ Library, are all standard features of the pod's enhanced course note service. Details: online or ext. 68721.
Glimpse of the future at mobile application design final
COMP3000 team project assessment demos will take place from 4pm on Wednesday, June 3, in building 03–309. They will showcase the iPhone and Android applications they have created this semester. Projects include an anonymous chat application and universal remote. Details: online or aaron@itee.uq.edu.au.
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
The Queensland – Smithsonian Fellowship Program provides fellowships each year to enable Queenslanders to undertake research projects at the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex and research organisation. Up to three fellowships will be awarded in 2009. Fellowship duration is 13 to 26 weeks with a maximum award of $30,000. Applications close at 5pm on Friday, August 14. Details: online.
How will the State Budget affect you?
A special UQ School of Economics lunch from noon–2pm on Wednesday, June 17, at the UQ Club, will explore the implications of the Queensland Budget for business and individuals. It will feature three of Australia’s leading economic experts: Principal of Synergies Economic Consulting, Euan Morton; ARC Federation Fellow and School of Economics Professor John Quiggin; and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Business Economics and Law, Professor John Mangan. Cost: $25. RSVP and bookings: online or louise.west@uq.edu.au or ext. 54482.
Discipline Scholars needed
As part of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s Learning Networks program, Discipline Scholars are sought across the following areas: law; science, engineering and technology; architecture and building; business, management and economics; arts, humanities and social sciences; creative and performing arts; health, medicine and veterinary science; and education and human service professions. Ideally, candidates will be senior academics who have established links across their disciplines with a strong commitment to learning and teaching. Opportunities exist for the roles to be taken up in a part-time capacity. Work is expected to begin in January, 2010, and expressions of interest for these positions close on October 2, 2009. Details: online.
Learn the latest from Property and Facilities Division
To find out what P&F are doing around campus, read the May edition of Property Press online. Email l.griffiths@pf.uq.edu.au if you wished to be placed on the email list or to receive a hard copy.
World in Focus photography competition
Run by the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS), the competition aims to engage the UQ community on important political and global issues. Entries opened in March and the closing date for submissions is July 30. The event is open to all UQ students and alumni who are not professional photographers. Winners of the competition will receive a book voucher from the Co-Op Bookshop and have an opportunity to display their work at POLSIS as well as on the school website. Details: online.
Healthy moggies needed for medication study
Cat owners are invited to have their pets participate in a School of Veterinary Science study seeking an alternative to tablets for easier medication of cats. The study involves at-home administration of three different medication formulations including tablets, oral paste and oral liquid. Owners will be asked to complete questionnaires regarding ease of administration and cats will be re-examined after receiving each preparation for several days. Details: kuan.khor@uqconnect.edu.au or 3346 9116 or 040 664 7918.
Events & UQ in the media
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Other news
Premier’s Awards for Queensland Seniors
Nominations have opened for these awards which recognise Queenslanders aged over 60 years of age whose outstanding voluntary work has had significant impacts on their communities. Nominations close Friday, June 5, and for more details, click online or contact the Seniors Enquiry Line on 1300 135 500.
Chance to attend Harvard University
Applications from RHD candidates are invited for this special symposium hosted by Harvard University for Australian (Go8), Chinese (China 9) and Harvard University students. Sixteen Australian candidates will be selected and funded, including one science and one humanities RHD from UQ. Application is by hard copy by July 1, 2009. Please click online for more details.
Awards for Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision
UQ instituted annual Awards for Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision in 2000, making the University one of the first Australian institutions to offer such awards. The awards recognise, encourage and reward sustained excellence in research higher degree supervision, education, mentoring and guidance at the University. Each award includes a $10,000 prize, presented at a ceremony in Research Week. Expressions of Interest are invited for the 2009 awards. Please note the following critical dates:
- Expressions of interest deadline – Monday, June 15
- Application deadline – Monday, June 29
Details: click here.
Tell us about the best bits about having a baby
The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies within the School of Psychology is collecting photos and quotes about the best bits of pregnancy, birth and having a new baby to showcase at the Pregnancy, Children’s & Babies Expo on June 19, 20 and 21. We are encouraging mums, mums-to-be, dads, grandparents, and siblings to contribute so we can represent as many “voices” and experiences as possible. You are invited to send us a brief message about the one thing that you loved most about pregnancy, birth or having a new baby. We would love you to send in a photo that sums up your message, and we’ll use them to make a rolling “slide show” of everyone’s thoughts and photos to share on the day. As a thank you, we will send all contributors a free pass to the Expo (worth $14). Details: qcmb@uq.edu.au or 3346 8797.
Holiday Inn Hotel Technology competition
Students will examine and deliver a proposal to industry on Hotel Technology Systems for a fictitious hotel, “Holiday Inn Virtuoso Brisbane” with the top three teams representing the University at a presentation for Holiday Inn Brisbane General Manager Raymond Faulkner and UQ School of Tourism Industry Partnerships Director Dr David Solnet. The presentation will be held from 11am–1pm on Tuesday, June 9, at the Holiday Inn, 159 Roma Street. Staff and students welcome to attend. Details: click here, a.ash@uq.edu.au or ext. 69989.
Housekeeping matters
UQ Research Reports 2008
If you would like copies of the UQ Research Report 2008 for your area or upcoming events, please order from central stores on ext. 51231. The reports are available in boxes of 60. To view an online version of the report, please click online.
General Staff Self Development Prize 2009
Applications are now open, closing on June 30, for the General Staff Self Development Prize 2009 valued at $150. You must have been a UQ staff member for at least three years and be able to demonstrate outstanding achievements in self-development, whether of an academic or non-academic nature. A written statement addressing the above should be sent to: Confidential, General Staff Self Development Prize, Undergraduate Scholarships and Prizes Office, JD Story Building.
Ensure your postal address is up-to-date
As the end of the 2008–2009 financial year approaches, it is important to check your postal address details are correct for delivery of payment summaries. To do this, log into Employee Self Service (ESS) by using your UQ username and password, click on “Update my contact details” under the option “Quicklinks”. If you wish to change your postal details, click on “Modify” which appears above your home address. Remember to “Save Update” if you do make any changes.
Get out & about
Not for the faint-hearted – scary film at the Schonell
Let the Right One In depicts a friendship between a fragile anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar, and Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing, darkly atmospheric, yet unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. The feature is based on the best-selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, which the UK press qualified as “reminiscent of Stephen King at his best”. Details: online.
Private tour of the “Tropics”
School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics Professor Peter Spearritt will lead a free, private UQSOPA tour of the popular UQ Art Museum exhibition Triumph in the Tropics: Selling Queensland from 4pm on Wednesday, June 10. RSVP: Karen Hendrickson k.hendrickson@uq.edu.au by Friday, June 5.
World Environment Day breakfast
UQ staff are invited to this free breakfast to focus on UQ’s Carbon Strategy and Sustainability, on Friday, June 5, at 7.30am for 7.45am at the University of Queensland Staff and Graduates Club. Details: online. RSVP: unigreen@pf.uq.edu.au by June 3.
Guest speakers needed
The Rotary Club of Logan – a group of 60 professional and business leaders within the City of Logan – is putting together a program of guest speakers for the next 12 months. Members are keen to hear from UQ staff. Details: Tim Keeler at tkeeler@faithlutheran.qld.edu.au or 3820 5200 or 049 781 823.
State of Origin live at the 2nd Degree Bar & Grill
The 2nd Degree in the Union Complex will be screening Game One of the State of Origin on Wednesday, June 3. With 11 plasma screens, you can enjoy the game on the big screen. There will also be pre-game entertainment from 7.30pm. So, why not grab some friends and enjoy good food, drinks and a great match. The 2nd Degree will also be featuring all the best matches on Foxtel from June 1–7 including the French Open, AFL, NBA Final series, NRL: Tigers v Panthers, Storm v Roosters. Details: online.
UQSOPA new executive committee election
Date claimer: Tuesday, July 28, for AGM to elect new committee for the UQ Secretaries and Office Professionals Association. More details to come.
University of Queensland Club membership incentive
The club is offering a great incentive for UQ staff who join as new members prior to Monday, June 22. You will receive one-month free membership and a complimentary food and beverage voucher valued at $15 to use within the club. The club has also introduced a fantastic weekly wine special for members available from the club’s bottle shop. Click here for more details. To join the club, download a membership form or pick one up from the club. Upcoming events at the club include:
Queensland Conservation Council celebrates 40th birthday
A series of events is being planned in July including a Gala Benefit Dinner in Brisbane and a special exhibition covering 40 years of conservation in Queensland. UQ staff who have participated in campaigns over the years such as Cooloola National Park, the protection of Fraser Island from sand-mining, designating Cape York a wilderness area, protecting Moreton Bay from fish cages and the proclamation of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are invited to get involved in the celebrations. Details: click online or 3221 0188.
Health & fitness
CPR and First Aid Training on campus
UQ SPORT in association with PulseStart Training Solutions, offer Nationally Recognised CPR & First Aid training at UQ’s St Lucia campus. With qualified professional trainers, PulseStart Training Solutions are the partner of choice for the Australian Medical Association Services Queensland. From only $60, upcoming courses will be held on June 6 and 10, and July 4, 15 and 18. Details: online
Swine flu update
The Director of the University Health Service, Dr Tony Arklay, has prepared an update on swine flu for UQ staff and students here. It provides information on the current situation, prevention steps and advice for travellers. The University will continue to monitor developments and provide updates and advice accordingly.
Would you like to be a more positive, assertive parent?
If you need help managing your child’s behaviour or emotions, the Child and Family Psychology Clinic at the St Lucia campus can help. Staff provide tailored psychology assistance to parents and children, as well as group Triple P – Positive Parenting Program. To make an enquiry, or book an appointment with a psychologist please contact cfpc@psy.uq.edu.au or ext. 57290.
Sports Specialty Clinic
The UQ Musculoskeletal and Sports Injury clinic offers a Sports Speciality Clinic in conjunction with Postgraduate Sports Physiotherapy program. No referral necessary. Clinic operates 1pm-5pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Therapies building (84). Details: physioclinic@uq.edu.au or ext. 52232.
Last chance for a flu jab
Another session has been arranged for the Staff Flu Vaccination Program. Free vaccinations are offered to continuing and fixed-term contract staff. The final session will be held 8.30am-3pm tomorrow, Tuesday June 2 in the VIP room (next door to the Boardroom, UQ Centre). Details: click here.
Study, training & development
Upcoming ATEM courses
- Change management June 4
- Towards middle management June 18–19
- Coaching skills July 9
- High performance teams August 6
- Emotional intelligence August 14
Details here, or email b.cavallari@uq.edu.au.
Upcoming staff development courses
Places are still available in the following courses:
General
Details: click here.
Practise your English speaking
The Institute of Continuing and TESOL Education is offering Practice English Classes to all adult learners. A 36-hour course costs only $30 if 90 percent of lessons are attended. The two-hour lessons are taught in the afternoon and focus on speaking, listening, vocabulary and grammar. The programs are taught by teachers-in-training. The next course begins on Monday, June 15. Details: parttime.english@icte.uq.edu.au or 3346 6770.
UQBS Corporate Education Courses for 2009
Register your interest now for one of these superb Corporate Leadership courses:
- Women Executive Leaders (June 15–19)
- Leadership for the Not for Profit Sector (July 6–10)
- Supply Chain Management (July 13–17)
Details: click here or 3346 7111.
Lectures, seminars & workshops
Oral cancer and pre-cancerous lesions
Associate Professor Camile Farah, Reader in Oral Biology, Pathology and Medicine, will present the seminar “Oral cancer and precancerous lesions” at 4.30pm on Thursday, June 4, 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.
Educational uses of virtual worlds
It has been predicted that by 2011, 70 percent of people will have an account in a virtual world. What potential do these virtual spaces have for university teaching and learning? Come along to this interactive discussion about the educational potential of virtual worlds and discover the exciting possibilities. The seminar will be conducted by Helen Farley (Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology) and Caroline Steel (TEDI), from 10am–noon, on Thursday, June 11, in the Conference Room of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library. RSVP and details: online.
Should fatty foods be taxed?
The School of Journalism and Communication will host Australia’s first ever Concise Community Consensus Conference on Saturday, June 13, on this topic. This ground-breaking community engagement experience brings together 16 members of the community and five expert panellists representing the fields of social advocacy, economics, advertising, health, and the food industry. If you are interested in being one of the 16 community panellists or would like more information, please click here or email l.hannigan@uq.edu.au.
Microbes on the march
Professor Marin H. Kollef, M.D., Golman Professor of Medicine at Washington University of Medicine and the Director of Medical Critical Care and respiratory Care Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, will discuss “Microbes on the March: Emerging Trends in Infection Management” from 6.30pm on Monday, June 15, in the Grand Ballroom, Brisbane Marriott Hotel, 515 Queen Street, Brisbane. Details: b.mallon@uq.edu.au or ext. 55254.
SBS Faculty commercialisation workshop
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences will host a commercialisation workshop for staff and students in the social sciences from 9am–1pm on Thursday, June 18. Details: click here.
Blended Learning Conference
UQ is once again hosting this conference on Thursday, June 18. Details: online.
Does exercise protect against stress-related diseases?
Basel-based lecturer Dr Markus Gerber, currently on sabbatical leave with the School of Human Movement Studies at UQ, will present the Swiss experience in address the above question at a seminar on Friday, June 19. Dr Gerber will present his findings from an extensive review of literature, the results from six studies conduced among Swiss adolescents, university students, and police officers. Details: caroline.day@uq.edu.au or ext. 56845.
Engaging Culture Workshop
The Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies presents a one-day Engaging Culture Workshop at the St Lucia campus on Wednesday, June 24. This workshop aims to assist people to increase their awareness of their own cultural identities and how it impacts on their dealings with people from different origins. UQ staff are eligible for a 20 percent discount on the workshop fee. Details: click here (PDF), acpacs.melbourne@uq.edu.au or 03 9863 2600.
Student Engagement Workshop Queensland
Professor George Kuh from Indiana University Bloomington will conduct a workshop on Student Engagement on Monday, July 6. All UQ staff are invited to attend the workshop. Details: online.
Winter School in Mathematical & Computational Biology
Hosted by ARC Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the 2009 school will be held from July 6–10 in the auditorium, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia. The series of winter schools is designed to introduce mathematical and computational biology and bioinformatics to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers in mathematics, IT or science who would like to learn about current problems and opportunities in computational bioscience. Online registration is now open until June 30. Early bird registration closes June 20. Details: click here.
ISSR Winter School
Two leading international scholars will join the Institute for Social Science Research, in cooperation with participating schools in the Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences, to present two postgraduate workshops (known as Winter Schools) on key research themes in the social sciences. Each International Visiting Fellow will design and conduct one workshop, of five days duration, in the inter-semester break during July 2009. Details: click here.
Graduate Attribute Symposium
This symposium is being held as part of the national dissemination strategy of the ALTC-funded National scoping of graduate attributes project (The National GAP) on July 2. This free symposium offers an opportunity to showcase and discuss graduate attributes practice with teacher and student representatives from a number of Queensland universities . There will also be presentations from the Assistant Director of the QAA in Scotland and AUQA. Details: online or clair.hughes@uq.edu.au or ext. 52456.
Forum on research and cultural heritage attractions
Special guests, Professors John Falk and Lynn Dierking (Oregon State University), will present some of their recent work, while a UQ School of Tourism team will present findings from recent projects carried out at Sea World, Underwater World, Mon Repos, whale watching, Queensland Museum, Brisbane Botanic Gardens (Mt Coot-tha), and the National Gallery of Victoria. Industry and academic colleagues are invited to submit papers for presentation. The forum will be held from 8.30am–5pm on Monday, July 13, in the Chapel Boardroom, St Leo’s College (building 36F). Cost: approx $50. Details: online or j.packer@uq.edu.au or ext. 67789.
Cultures of violence and conflict explored at conference
UQ’s Cultural History Project will host the 2009 Conference of the International Society for Cultural History. International scholars will address a broad series of questions pertaining to cultures of violence and conflict, highlighted by keynote presentations by Professor Joanna Bourke from Birbeck College, UK, Associate Professor Alice Yang, UC Santa Cruz, and Dr Alastair Blanshard, University of Sydney. The conference will be held from July 20–23 at the St Lucia campus. Details: p.ahrens@uq.edu.au, ext. 52710.
2009 Fulbright Symposium
At a time when both Australia and the United States face a challenging economic and trade environment, and against the backdrop of an apparent rise in protectionism, the 2009 Fulbright Symposium to be held August 24–25 at Old Parliament House, King George Terrace, Canberra, provides an opportunity to reassess the US–Australia Free Trade Agreement’s past and future. Cost: $450 (on or before May 31) or $599 (June 1–August 14). To register, click here.
Volunteers sought
Please note entries remain for two Updates unless further requests received. Thank you.
New this week
- Females aged between 8–14 years and males aged between 9–11 for a language study through the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Must have English as a first language, no history of speech or language difficulties and adequate hearing.
Details: f.lewis@uq.edu.au
- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome to participate in a clinical trial evaluating non-surgical interventions.
Details: carpaltunnel@uq.edu.au or ext. 54692
- People who have experienced tennis elbow pain for at least six weeks.
Details: tenniselbow@uq.edu.au or ext. 54692
Carried over
- Working men and women of any age to answer a brief (10–15 minute) web survey regarding the workplace effects of organisational engagement. Please click here to take the survey.
Details: g.simpson@business.uq.edu.au
- Healthy people aged 17–29 and 60–75 years with English as a first language for a study of memory for word sequences. Two sessions of 20–30 minutes each.
Details: r.baker@uq.edu.au
- Men aged 18–30, never married, no children, English as first language, to complete online work-family choices survey here.
Details: l.peach@uq.edu.au
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