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The latest
UQ at the Ekka
Talking to scientists, newborn animals and approaching centenary celebrations are just some of the UQ attractions at this year's Ekka. More details online.
Ipswich and Gatton campus Open Days coming up
These will be held from 3.30pm–6.30pm on Wednesday, August 19, and 9.30am–3pm on Sunday, August 23, respectively. Details: online.
Call for Centenary performers and participants
From MCs to jugglers, and rock stars to thespians; the UQ Centenary Secretariat wants to hear from you! We’re looking for performers of all types to take part in the UQ Centenary Celebration Day on April 18, 2010. If you are a performer, or know of someone who would like to perform and has a connection to UQ, then send through a short paragraph outlining your talent to centenary@uq.edu.au.
Ups and downs of the getting of wisdom
It is widely believed that wisdom comes with age, but not all older adults are wiser. Many older adults become adept at handling life’s challenges, yet barriers to ageing abound, including ageism, physical changes and mental health concerns. Hear from internationally acclaimed speaker Professor Bob Knight as he discusses getting wiser as we get older from 6.30pm–7.30pm on Thursday, August 13, in room 212, level 2, Sir Llew Edwards Building (14), Campbell Road, St Lucia campus. Details: online.
Seniors Week
To celebrate Seniors Week (August 15–22), the UQ Inter-Professional Clinics are excited to be hosting a number of free morning events for everyone to enjoy. The invitation is open to everyone, so bring along your parents, grandparents or friends and join us on a leisurely stroll along the Brisbane River at UQ St Lucia, followed by morning tea. Meet our friendly staff and enjoy the wonderful company. You will also have an opportunity to watch our group exercise classes in action at 8am on August 17, 19 and 21 at the UQ Inter-Professional Clinics, Building 21C, UQ, Union Drive, St Lucia. Bring: water bottle, hat, towel and sunscreen. Wear: comfortable clothes and sneakers Cost: Free. Details and booking: clinics@uqs.com.au or ext. 63241.
New UQSOPA line-up
Following elections at the recent UQSOPA AGM, the following appointments have been made:
- President: Tara Kitch, Executive Assistant to Professor Paul Greenfield, Vice-Chancellor
- Vice-President: Sue Edwards, Executive Assistant to Professor Ian Zimmer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Relations)
- Treasurer: Renee de Simone, Student Elective Coordinator, School of Medicine (based at Herston)
- Secretary: Sue-Ellen Hogan, Administrative Officer from the Ochsner Clinical School and Partnership (also based at Herston)
- St Lucia and other site-based Executive Committee Member: Liz Simmonds, Coordinator, International Visits and Offshore Events, UQ International
- St Lucia and other site-based Executive Committee Member: Carol Stirk, Personal Assistant to Beth Cavallari, Associate Director of TEDI
- St Lucia and other site-based Executive Committee Member: Heather Hunt, Personal Assistant to Maureen Bowen, Director, Student Administration Division
- St Lucia and other site-based Executive Committee Member: Lesley Forest, Executive Assistant to Professor Anton Middelberg, Centre for Biomolecular Engineering
- Ipswich based Executive Committee Member: Raewyn Peeti, Executive Assistant to Professor Alan Rix, Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Spanish Crown applauds UQ
UQ Professor Alfredo Martínez Expósito has received recognition from the Spanish Crown for his work in promoting Spanish language and culture in Australia. Professor Martínez Expósito, Head of the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, recently accepted the Cross of the Order of Civil Merit at the residence of the Spanish Ambassador in Canberra. Read full story online.
UQ more accessible by bus
Staff, students and visitors travelling by public transport to The University of Queensland (UQ) at St Lucia will be able to make the trip in record time, thanks to the opening of three new busway sections. Read the story online.
Could you do with an extra $500 in your pocket?
The $500 cash jackpot must be won at the next trivia quiz on Thursday, August 13, at The University of Queensland Club at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. Will The Lambruscites be switching to champagne? Can X-Ray Vision see through the quizmaster's trickery? Will The Vincibles be IN? Can Wikipedia prove it is a reliable source? Is it time for Time Team to unearth the treasure or will The Winners Of Tonight’s Competition really be the winners of the night’s competition? Can your team trump them all? Teams of up to six players required. Cost: $3 per head. Details: cmccowie@optusnet.com.au.
The future of tourism: a climate change perspective
As part of the School of Tourism seminar series, Professor Stefan Gössling, from Lund University, Sweden, will discuss the direct and indirect environmental changes to be expected as well as consequences for tourism. The talk will be held from 11am–noon, on Friday, August 14, in the Colin Clark Building (building 39), on the St Lucia campus. Details: online or b.ritchie1@uq.edu.au or ext. 67308.
Medical students centrestage
UQ medical students are busy with rehearsals for the singing, dancing and acting extravaganza Med Rev 09. The revue will be held at the Schonell Theatre from Sunday, with students responsible for everything from scripts and choreography to performances and behind-the-scenes work. Med Rev 09 will be staged at the Schonell Theatre from 6.30pm on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday - please note that the Sunday and Tuesday performances are sold out. Cost: $20–$25. Details: online or ext. 55261.
Reward staff who regularly work miracles
Nominations are now open for 2009 Miracle Worker Awards. UQ staff are invited to nominate any UQ employee who has inspired his/her peers through qualities in the workplace such as exceptional communication, sharing of knowledge, providing leadership and willingness to go above and beyond expectations. Miracle Workers will be presented with their awards by UQ Chancellor, John Story, at a cocktail reception at 5.30pm on Monday, September 7, at The UQ Club. To nominate someone, please complete a nomination form or email k.hendrickson@uq.edu.au.
1960s comic strip – science fact or science fiction?
In this free public seminar, School of English, Media and Art History lecturer, Dr Maureen Burns, will discuss “Frontiers of Science”, a popular science comic strip published in The Sydney Morning Herald between 1961 and 1979, and syndicated to 200 newspapers around the world. What can it tell us about the relations between art and (popular) science in the 1960s? The seminar will be held from 2pm–3.30pm on Tuesday, August 18, in the SS&H Library Conference Room on the St Lucia campus. Details: ext. 67407.
International heritage protection
This professional development program presented by Professors Lyndel Prott and Patrick O'Keefe will be held between Tuesday, August 25, and Saturday, August 29, and is suitable for people from all professional backgrounds, especially international humanitarian law, human rights commissions, environmental and heritage agencies, museums, galleries, libraries and archives. It is ideal for people aspiring to join the United Nations or UNESCO. Details: online or museum@uq.edu.au.
Events & UQ in the media
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UQ in the media:
- Brisbane: a cosmopolitan city
- Virtual doctors
- Help Wanted
- Biomedical careers boost
- Coral record
- 20 years of events
- New partnership for ill children in rural and remote Qld
- UQ students partnering up on local tourism
- Parenting help
- Exotic flavours
- Cuddly baby on the lookout for a name
- Science with Tilly Boleyn, ABC Science Online
- Research of the sea sponge
- The MATES Program
- UQ to set up internet radio station
- Study of koala habits and habitats
- Research boost
- Help understand asthma
- Quicker route to uni
- Sea sponges may hold clues to advancing stem cell research
- Sign in to the UQ Mediaclips site for more media clips.
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Other news
Backpack to briefcase
The UQ Student Alumni program hosts its next Backpack to Briefcase Career Breakfast on Friday, August 14, from 7.30am–9am. The seminar topic will be “Enterprise and the Young Entrepreneur: Making the Dream a Reality” and explore the opportunities students and alumni can create to become successful entrepreneurs. The seminar will focus on the importance of establishing a culture of entrepreneurship at university and in the workplace, the power of forming mentoring relationships, and how to turn commercialisation concepts into marketplace realities. Details: online.
Facelift for Main Refectory
The Main Refectory is currently undergoing renovations but will still be serving drinks, sandwiches, hot meals and roasts Monday–Friday, between 7.30am-3pm. The mobile food van at the top of Campbell Place will be serving burgers, hot chips and snacks between 7.30am-5pm.
TEDI hits the road
The Teaching and Educational Development Institute (TEDI) is preparing to move from Building 15 to Buildings 90 and 96 (corner of Hood and Rock streets), St Lucia campus, on Monday, August 24. TEDI is heading to this temporary location while the “TEDI hut” is demolished to make way for construction of the new Learning Innovation Building. Staff development seminars at TEDI are scheduled to resume in the Seminar Room (room 215, Building 90, entrance from Rock Street) from Monday, September 7.
Housekeeping matters
Election of elected members to the 32nd Senate of The University of Queensland 2010–2013
Nominations are open for the following elected positions on the 32nd Senate:
- one member of the Academic Board
- one member of the University's full-time or part-time academic staff
- one member of the University's full-time or part-time general staff
- three graduates of the University
- one postgraduate student
- one undergraduate student
Further details and nomination forms can be downloaded online, or by contacting exts. 53360 or 51989. Completed nominations must be received by 4pm, Friday, August 28, 2009.
UQ Update copy deadline reminder
The new deadline for items for UQ Update is noon on Thursdays for the following Monday’s edition. Please note items must be no longer than seven lines with contact details included. Thank you.
Second Semester Intercampus bus timetable
The Second Semester intercampus bus timetable is available online (valid until November 20).
Interested in UQ ALLY Training?
The Equity Office calls for expressions of interest from staff interested in a co-facilitator role to deliver UQ ALLY training, particularly staff who identify as LGBT/I and are prepared to disclose to participants. Details: online or equity@uq.edu.au or Dr Ann Stewart on ext. 53052.
Get out & about
Win tickets to a ballet dream
UQ Union is giving all UQ staff members a chance to win one of two double passes to Queensland Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friday, August 14, performance. Full of action, drama and humour, François Klaus’s lavish production is based on Shakespeare’s much-loved play and audience members might be surprised to find themselves laughing out loud in between losing themselves in the beauty of the ballet. You can enter the draw online.
Unoriginal Sin – saucy play at Samford
Eve is 24 and never been kissed. Bill is a 35-year-old rich alcoholic with a keen eye for the opposite sex and married to Jenny. Jenny is having an affair with Jeremy, but she remains utterly devoted to her husband’s chequebook. Then there’s Father Tomlin. At least he's taken a lifelong vow of celibacy. Or so his daughter claims. To find out how it all unfolds, go at see Unoriginal Sin, the latest offering from the Samford Theatre Group Inc. The show will be performed at 7.30pm on August 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29, in the Samford Community Centre, School Road, Samford. Tickets: $18 (adults); $14 (children and concession; $16 each (groups of 10 or more). Tickets available from the Samford Newsagent or 3289 3129. Details: online.
Diamantina Institute’s 2009 Jian Zhou Memorial Oration
Associate Professor Sjoerd van der Burg, from Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, will give this year’s Oration at Customs House on Tuesday, September 8. Topic: “A clinically effective therapeutic HPV16 vaccine opens new perspectives”. Details: online. RSVP to d.fischer@uq.edu.au before August 25.
Health & fitness
Has your sports performance been affected by injury?
The UQ Musculoskeletal and Sports Injury Clinic can manage a wide variety of sporting injuries sustained by athletes of all levels. From August to October, a sports speciality clinic is offered in conjunction with the postgraduate sports physiotherapy program. Specific rehabilitation and return to sport after injury programs are designed for each individual and based on latest evidence-based practice research. Details: physioclinic@uq.edu.au or ext. 52232.
Are you a parent who is feeling stressed?
A new parenting program is being offered for parents who are feeling pressure from the demands of parenthood. The program is run in small groups and is open to anyone caring for a child/or children aged between two and 10 years, who is feeling down, stressed or emotionally overwhelmed in the parenting role and can attend eight sessions at the university in St Lucia. A small fee will be required to participate in the program. Details: Elizabeth or ext. 67326.
First Aid and CPR training
UQ Sport and PulseStart Training Solutions offer First Aid and CPR training at the St Lucia campus. PulseStart are partnered with Australian Medical Association Services Queensland. From $60, upcoming courses will run on August 12, 15 and 29. Details: online.
Are you more active than your hearing?
UQ Audiology clinic offers a full range of hearing services for adults and children as part of the Audiology student placement program (commencing in early August). The clinic provides:
- Hearing tests – for adults and children
- Hearing protection – custom made earplugs
- Hearing assistance – hearing aids, TV listening systems
Call ext. 52811 to make an appointment. Winter special: mention this advertisement and receive $20 off a hearing test (Valid for bookings until September 30 for staff members, students and their families).
Study, training & development
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. The duration of a Fellowship is 13 to 26 weeks with a maximum award of $30,000. Reminder: Applications close at 5pm on Friday, August 14. Details: online.
Upcoming staff development courses
Places are still available in the following courses:
Details: online.
Conflict resolution training for staff
The Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies presents a five-day mediation course at St Lucia Campus from Thursday to Saturday, August 6–8, and Thursday and Friday, August 13 and 14. This interactive course is developed to meet the National Mediator Accreditation Standards, assisting participants to gain the essential negotiation, mediation and communication skills required to become accredited mediators and UQ staff are eligible for a 20 percent discount on the workshop fee. Details: online or acpacs.melbourne@uq.edu.au or 03 9863 2600.
UQBS Corporate Education Courses for 2009
Register your interest for one of these corporate leadership courses:
- Financial Management at Work (August 17–21)
- Corporate Sustainability (September 7–11)
- Advanced leadership for the Not-for-Profit Sector (September 21–25)
- Strategic Marketing & Communication (September 28–October 2)
Details: online or 3346 7111.
Lectures, seminars & workshops
Advanced neuroscience seminar series
Members of the public are invited to attend the remaining lecture in the series, Building a Brain, in the auditorium, level 7, Queensland Brain Institute on Thursday, August 13.
Understanding innovation
Please join us for a seminar by Professor Mark Dodgson, Director of the Technology and Innovation Management Centre at the UQ Business School, on “Understanding Innovation”. The seminar will be at 4.30pm on Thursday, August 13, in the Main Auditorium, Level 2, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Herston campus. Details: a.vann@uqccr.uq.edu.au or ext. 65555.
Postgrad education under the spotlight
The School of Education Postgraduate Research Conference will be held from 8.45am–4pm on Saturday, September 19, in the UQ School of Education, Lecture Room S402 Social Sciences Building (24) Campbell Street. Professor Jo-Anne Reid from the Charles Sturt University, Faculty of Education, will deliver the keynote speech on the topic: “Engaging research: Profession, practice, politics”. Please register online. If you are a postgraduate student wishing to present, more information is available online. Submission of abstracts closes on Friday, August 14. Conference registration is opened until Friday, September 11.
Volunteers sought
Please note entries remain for two Updates unless further requests received. Thank you.
New this week
- Healthy children aged six months up to nine years (not yet had their ninth birthday) for a study of an investigational H1N1 influenza vaccine (swine flu) for young children.
Details: 3636 1567
- People with current neck and arm pain to participate in physiotherapy treatment study. Symptoms should have been present for four weeks or more and not caused by a vehicle accident or other trauma.
Details: neckpain@uq.edu.au or 0421 679 210
- People aged 18–65 with current neck pain following whiplash injury incurred during a motor vehicle accident three months to two years ago for study investigating the effects of dry-needling, exercise and advice. Participants will receive $60 towards their travel and time for each assessment (five in total over one year).
Details: s.valentin@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. 54527
- People who have experienced tennis elbow pain for at least six weeks.
Details: tenniselbow@uq.edu.au or ext. 54692
- Males, aged 18–70 with Barrett’s oesophagus to participate in an exercise study involving six months of low or moderate intensity exercise training.
Details: b.winzer@uq.edu.au or 0417 318 624
- Participants aged 8–12 years old to take part in a brief questionnaire and computer-based task for a study investigating whether mood and emotions impact on our perception of visual information.
Details: 0423 293 358
- Young women (18–36 years) who work full-time in either a job where they spend most of their days sitting (most office-based workplaces) or in a job where they spend a large proportion of their day on their feet (teachers, hairdressers, nurses, retail etc) for a study into activity patterns and health.
Details: via email or ext. 54998
Carried over
- Volunteers who have not had a stroke, are right-handed and aged over 35 with English as a first language for a study involving language activities and brain scans.
Details: a.holmes@uq.edu.au or ext. 65579.
From the editor
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