The latest
Vice-Chancellor’s address to all UQ staff
All staff are invited to attend an open address by Professor Paul Greenfield AO, Vice-Chancellor, from 3.30pm–4.30pm on Tuesday, July 21. The topic will be “2009 and Beyond: Yin and Yang”. The address will include a question-and-answer session. Light refreshments will be provided at each of the venues at the close of the event. The address will be video-linked from the UQ Centre at St Lucia to Herston, Gatton and Ipswich campuses. Please register your intention to attend online.
Queen’s Birthday honours recognition
Congratulations to all UQ staff, alumni and students who have received Queen’s Birthday honours. The Office of Marketing and Communications is compiling a list of honours recipients and would appreciate your help in compiling the most accurate list. Please forward details to communications@uq.edu.au.
Obama Administration advisor speaks at research seminar
Dr Lesley Russell, Menzies Foundation Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney, will speak on “Evidence-based Policy Making” at a Psychiatry Research Seminar, K Floor, Mental Health Centre, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital at 12.30pm on Friday, June 19. Dr Russell is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Health Policy at George Washington University. In early July, Dr Russell will go to Washington to take up a position at the Centre of American Progress, a Democrat think tank advising the Obama Administration. Details: l.vlad@uq.edu.au.
Your feline friend can make a difference
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.
Applications open for 2010 Fulbright Scholarships
Valued at up to $A50,000, Fulbright scholarships are open to Australian citizens to undertake research or study in the United States for three–12 months. Scholarships can be started between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011. Applications are open to postgraduates (to conduct research related to their Australian PhD, or enrol in a US degree); postdoctoral, professional and senior scholars from any field of study. Applications close on August 31. Details: online.
Keep your kids active this winter with UQKids
The team at UQKids have put together a jam-packed, fun and exciting UQKids Winter Holiday Program specifically designed to keep your child active while learning lots of new skills over the cooler months. Activities for children of all ages and ability are available including soccer, rugby, athletics, tennis and multisport! Enrol your child before Friday, June 12, and receive a FREE complete UQKids merchandise pack. Enrol or view the complete timetable online.
Discounts for UQ staff at Sunsmart shop
The Cancer Council would like to thank UQ for its inclusion in the Workplace Giving Program by offering staff a 10 percent discount at the SunSmart shop at 553 Gregory Terrace, Fortitude Valley. By showing your UQ Staff ID card when making a purchase, you’ll not only receive a discount but will also be helping to fund cancer research, education and patient support. For more information or to participate in the UQ Workplace Giving Program, click here.
Looks like alumni, admin, EPSA, SBS, IMB and SBMS staff are the brainiest
What, don’t agree? Well, if you would like to give the Vincibles (alumni), the Lambruscites (EPSA researchers and one Social Work academic), The Winners Of Tonight's Competition (mainly admin staff and friends), X-Ray Vision (IMB), Wikipedia (SBMS) and Time Team (SBS) a run for their money, why not form a six-person team and come along to the next The University of Queensland Club trivia night from 6pm on Thursday, June 18. Team and individual prizes, a cash jackpot prize ($400 this month) and a “Famous Faces” prize board are on offer. Entrance fee is $3 per person. Details: cmccowie@optusnet.com.au or 0423 775 025.
Events & UQ in the media
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Upcoming events:
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UQ in the media:
- Submersible being used to dive deeper than before
- Call for Copyright overhaul
- Frock Swap fundraising parade
- Cancer is ’a mysterious disease’
- Images of how Qld used to sell itself at UQ’s Art Museum
- WotOpera for School students
- Governor opens JCU dengue-busting facility
- Research into twilight days
- Top engineer
- Breath of fresh air for Gympie: Study aims to help patients breathe easier
- Talented uni mum awarded bursary
- Doctor humbled by award nomination
- Sign in to the UQ Mediaclips site for more media clips.
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Other news
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. Please email HR Services, Celeste Hallinan c.hallinan@uq.edu.au with any further inquiries.
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.
Gatton Campus Printery
The Gatton Printery staff can help you with all your printing needs. Please forward all your printing requirements for semester 2 to a.williams@pf.uq.edu.au or phone ext. 50114.
Australian Academy of the Humanities funds session
The Academy is seeking input from Australian humanities and arts scholars to help shape a funding program. A session will be held at UQ at 10am on Wednesday, June 17, in the SS & H Library Conference Room, Duhig Building, St Lucia campus. RSVP or more details: kylie.brass@humanities.org.au or admin.cccs@uq.edu.au or ext. 67407.
Cancer Council study scholarships
The Cancer Council Queensland is giving away $50,000 in Seize the Day study scholarships. Any young Queenslander aged 16–21 who has experienced cancer, either personally or in their immediate family is eligible to apply. Details: online.
Arts Faculty scholarships for staff
Commonwealth Supported Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships (HECS-HELP) are offered by the faculty each semester to members of staff who have been employed in a full-time continuing appointment/s within the University for at least two years. Applicants must gain admission to a postgraduate coursework program. Details: online.
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 have 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.
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.
Discipline Scholars needed
As part of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s Learning Networks program, Discipline Scholars are sought across a wide range of areas. 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.
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.
Chances 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 Wednesday 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.
Housekeeping matters
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.
UQ Research Reports 2008
If you would like copies of the UQ Research Report 2008 for your area or upcoming events, please order from the St Lucia Warehouse 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 Tuesday 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
Sample some sumptuous wines
The University of Queensland Club is hosting a Wine Dinner on Friday, June 26, which includes a five-course menu prepared by Head Chef Jozsef and his team, matched with wines from the club’s own cellar. To view the menu and wines on offer with more details click here. The club’s next wine-tasting evening is from 5pm on Wednesday, July 8. More details to follow.
Remix artists: paragons of people power or Pied Pipers or piracy?
Screening at the Schonell Cinema with a special preview and discussion at 6.30pm on Thursday, June 11, will be RiP: A Remix Manifesto. Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. The film’s central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. 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.
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's 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:
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 inquiry, 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.
Study, training & development
Upcoming ATEM courses
- Towards middle management June 18–19
- Coaching skills July 9
- High performance teams August 6
- Emotional intelligence August 14
Details online, or email b.cavallari@uq.edu.au.
Upcoming staff development courses
Places are still available in the following courses:
General
Teaching & Learning
Details: online.
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
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 go online 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: online.
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 to address the above question at a seminar on Friday, June 19. Dr Gerber will present his findings from an extensive review of literature, and the results from six studies conducted 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 identity 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: online, 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: online.
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
- Women aged 18–25, to take part in a quick and easy online survey on magazines. Participants will be entered in the draw to win a $100 Westfield gift card and will receive an additional entry for each person they tell who completes the survey
Details: j.ahern@psy.uq.edu.au
- Males with Barrett’s oesophagus, aged 18–70 years, to participate in an exercise study through the School of Medicine
Details: b.winzer@uq.edu.au or ext. 66081
- Employees who have experienced, observed or heard about workplace wrongdoing (eg, bullying, sexual harassment, academic misconduct) within the past seven years are invited to complete an anonymous national online survey about their experiences
Details: m.edwards@business.uq.edu.au
- People aged 18–65 with current neck pain following whiplash injury incurred during a motor vehicle accident three months to six years ago.
Details: a.pedler@uq.edu.au
- People who snore loudly enough to bother partners, but who are not excessively sleepy during the day.
Details: online or Maxine@itee.uq.edu.au or ext. 52382
Carried over
- 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
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