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UQ Asia-Pacific natural disasters message
The University will provide support to students or staff affected by natural disasters in Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
UQ welcomes Confucius on campus
UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield and Chairman of the Tianjin University Administrative Council Professor Liu Jianping signed the Confucius Institute Agreement on behalf of both universities at UQ last week.
Diamantina Institute Director awarded Honda Prize
Professor Ian Frazer has been awarded the 2009 Honda Prize for his contribution to the development of the world's first cervical cancer vaccines. Professor Frazer will donate the 10 million yen (approximately AU $125,000) prize money to UQ research.
ExxonMobil Award for distinguished chemical engineer
Professor Suresh Bhatia has won an ExxonMobil Award for distinguished contributions to chemical engineering. A Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, he holds the Herdillia Award for Excellence in Basic Research in Chemical Engineering and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Engineering Sciences bestowed by the Government of India, its highest scientific award. In 2007 his nanoporous materials research was recognised with the Micromeritics Instrument Grant Award.
Free public lecture examines discrimination against people with blindness
The Mythology of Discrimination will be discussed at a free UQ public lecture on Friday, October 16 at the St Lucia campus. The President of the National Federation of the Blind, USA, Dr Marc Maurer, will be guest speaker at the lecture from 4pm-5pm in Lecture Theatre 234, Parnell Building, Great Court. The lecture is part of the UQ Equity Office Diversity Discussion series. Light refreshments to follow. RSVP to equity@uq.edu.au by Wednesday, October 14.
Keep informed about environmental sustainability on campus
Unigreen News is a great way to keep informed about environmental sustainability programs and initiatives on campus. View the September issue online. You can register to receive future editions via email online.
UniJobs.com.au lecturer of the year
UniJobs is happy to announce that it is close to tabulating its 2009 winner. With nominations from all universities in every state, the lecturer of the year initiative has proven that both staff and students now have an outlet to formally reward those lecturers who work feverishly to better their campus communities. After several months of award recommendations, the top nominated lecturers for UQ are:
- Dr James Laurenceson (School of Economics)
- Professor John Devereux (TC Beirne School of Law)
- Mark Horswill (School of Psychology)
- Dr Nick James (TC Beirne School of Law)
- Sebastian Kaempf (School of Political Science and International Studies)
- Michael Jennings (School of Mathematics and Physics)
- Dr Donovan Storey (School of Geography Planning & Environmental Management)
- Associate Professor Kerrie Sadiq (TC Beirne School of Law)
Nominations are open until Monday, November 30. If you think someone has gone above and beyond the call of duty in actively bettering their campus community, both staff and students can nominate online.
Frazer to feature in ABC TV documentary
Watch out for Professor Ian Frazer from UQ's Diamnatina Institute who will feature in a documentary entitled Catching Cancer to be screened on ABC 1 at 8.30pm on Thursday, October 22.
Defining moments in UQ research
Your input/feedback would be appreciated on a list of research highlights from the past 100 years on the UQ Centenary website. Please email your suggestions to Shannon at centenary@uq.edu.au and copy to update@uq.edu.au. We particularly need more highlights pre-1970s. Thank you.
Events & UQ in the media
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UQ in the media:
- Life lessons from dead people
- Gatton braces for big changes
- Why cockroaches are so resilient
- Knockout response to UQ classes
- A greener alternative
- Scientists on the hunt for solution to Hendra
- Alumni receive honour
- Sign in to the UQ Mediaclips site for more media clips.
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Other news
UQ School of Tourism among top five in the world
Papers and articles prepared by academics at the School of Tourism are frequently among the Top 25 Hottest Articles downloaded from leading A* journals such as the Annals of Tourism Research and Tourism Management, according to ScienceDirect.
Housekeeping matters
Centenary Highlights
Your story: Tell us in 100 words or less what your favourite UQ moment is.
Something to Tweet about: Follow UQ Centenary on Twitter.
Submissions sought for review
Staff members are invited to make a submission to the review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, to be held December 7-10, 2009. For the review’s terms of reference contact 3365 1321 or email m.kancachian@admin.uq.edu.au. Send submissions to the Review Coordinator, Secretariat Services, Level 6, J.D. Story Building, by Monday, November 9.
Mental Health Week
As part of Mental Health Week (October 4-10), UQ Student Day will be held at the Ipswich campus on Tuesday, October 6 from 11.30am-1.30pm in the courtyard (between buildings 8 and 12). Includes a free BBQ, fruit and popcorn; free 10 minute neck and shoulder massages; stalls and giveaways; circle dancing; quizzes and prizes. Mental Health Week UQ Student Day is a joint collaboration between Student Services, UQ Health Service, UQ Union, UQ Sport and UQ Library.
H1N1 flu vaccine
Maurie McNarn, Executive Director (Operations) has approved a Panvax H1N1 vaccine program for staff. Information about the vaccine is available online. To assist in planning, if you are interested in having a vaccination, send an email to flu@uq.edu.au. In the subject line enter the campus. Do not put any information in the email as the numbers of emails at each campus will be counted rather than read.
Three double Gold Class movie passes up for grabs
For a chance to win one of three double-pass gold class movie vouchers, enter the P&F Survey Competition. As part of its commitment to improve the provision of services to its customers, P&F is seeking input via a survey competition, on whether its services meet with customer requirements, and also on the level of satisfaction. The competition closes Sunday, October 18. Access further details and the survey online.
2009 MIS User Prize and User Forum
The 2009 MIS User Forum will be held on Friday, November 20. A preview of the agenda is available on the MIS website. Click here to register. The 2009 MIS User Prize will be awarded for the most useful and effective entry using the UQ Data Warehouse to improve work practices. Further details on the prize and how to submit an application are available on the MIS website.
UQ Business School Alumni Association’s new magazine
UQ Business School Alumni Association has a new publication to foster engagement between the school and its graduates. The publication will be distributed to all members of the association and is also available online.
Good reading in online publications
Catch up with the latest news in these faculty publications:
Calling all business graduates
If you are a graduate or will soon graduate from UQ Business School, you can join the UQ Business School Alumni Association. Membership is free and you can register online or email alumni@business.uq.edu.au.
UQU Functions changes name
UQU Functions has had a name change and is now called Schonell Weddings & Events. It still offers the same high quality standards of service and food, and continues to provide catering pick-up and delivery. All menus and contact details are on its new website.
UQ Union carpark closed
The top section of the Union carpark at St Lucia will be closed from Tuesday, October 6 – Thursday, October 8 due to Oktoberfest. There will be limited spaces for parking.
Textbook submissions for summer semester
October 15 is the closing date for textbook submissions for Summer Semester, 2009 to the Co-op Bookshop, St Lucia (if unable to make a firm submission before this date, notify Meegan Smith ASAP. One entry is required for each course code. If teaching in Summer Semester, visit www.coop-bookshop.com.au, following the prompts through "Lecturers" to "Enter Text List". Please notify if/when enrolments change.
Get out & about
Free lunchtime Organ & Chamber Music Recital
The Rev. Dr Howard Munro (Dean, St John's College), Kerrie-Anne Looi and Kathleen Lill will perform on Tuesday, October 13 from 12.30pm-1.30pm at the University Art Museum, St Lucia. The concert will showcase the Baroque era with organ, instrumental and choral music. Instrumentalists will include the St John's College String Quartet. The St John's College Choral Scholars will sing anthems. Details online.
Oktoberfest on October 7
The 2nd Degree Bar & Grill at St Lucia will present Oktoberfest this week. This year’s festivities will see the Union carpark transformed complete with steins, food and entertainment including special guests, The Spacifix, Capitol Groove and Mark Lowndes. Details: online. No cover charge.
Melbourne Cup Lunch
UQ Union invites you to celebrate the race that stops the nation at The 2nd Degree Bar & Grill on Tuesday, November 3. The lunch includes a glass of wine and fresh Queensland seafood followed by a grilled beef tenderloin, paired with Moreton Bay bugs. Live race coverage is from 11.30am and lucky door prizes available. $44.95 per person. Bookings essential. Details: catering.union@uq.edu.au or 3377 2206.
Win the jackpot at Club quiz
The University of Queensland Club's monthly quiz continues on Thursday, October 8 at St Lucia at 6pm for a 6.30pm start for teams of up to six players. Content includes three general knowledge rounds, an audio round and a paper and pen task. There are team and individual prizes, a cash jackpot and a “Famous (UQ) Faces” prize board. Entrance fee: $3. Contact quizmaster Charles McCowie or phone 0423 775 025.
Health & fitness
Adolescent alcohol harm prevention
Parents of teenagers aged 14-16 are invited to participate in Project SHIELD, a parenting program aimed at empowering parents to prevent adolescent alcohol-related harm. The program is free, practical, and involves a 90-minute home visit with a registered psychologist. This project is not designed for parents/families with existing drug/alcohol/legal concerns. Details: email projectshield@uq.edu.au or phone Dr Lauren Rose on 3346 4833.
Study, training & development
Upcoming staff development courses
Places are still available in the following courses:
General
Teaching & Learning
Details: online.
Teaching & Learning
Details: online.
UQBS Corporate Education Courses for 2009
Register your interest for one of these corporate leadership courses:
- Sports Leadership (October 12–15)
- Negotiation Skills for Today (October 19–23)
- Making Sense of it All: Integrating Philosophy with Business (November 2–6)
- Managing People, Managing Projects (November 9–13)
Details: online or 3346 7111.
Lectures, seminars & workshops
Visiting Scholar to discuss nation building in NZ
In this free public seminar, visiting scholar Dr Joost de Bruin will discuss television format adaptation, representation of ethnic and cultural diversity, television and national identity in a New Zealand context using NZ Idol as an example. The seminar will be held from 2pm–3.30pm on Tuesday, October 13 in the SS & H Library Conference Room, St Lucia. Details: Rebecca Ralph 3346 7407.
Inaugural Merson Lecture
Professor Giacomo Rizzolatti, Professor of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy will discuss: The mirror mechanism: a neural mechanism to understand others on Thursday, November 5, 5pm to 6pm at the Auditorium, Level 7, Queensland Brain Institute, Building 79, Upland Road, St Lucia. A cocktail party follows the lecture. RSVP to 3346 6300 or events@qbi.uq.edu.au.
The “War on Drugs” free seminar
Former US police chief Dr Norm Stamper is a major proponent of significant drug law reform, believing the "war on drugs" has actually been a war on people. This free seminar will be on Monday, October 19 from 3.30pm-4.30pm at Auditorium 2, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Building B71, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston. Details, or to make bookings please contact: QADREC 3365 5189 or email y.flanagan@uq.edu.au. Receipt at QADREC of emailed RSVP is your confirmation of attendance.
Volunteers sought
Please note entries remain for two Updates unless further requests received. Thank you.
New this week
- Contribute to an ecology study while out and about around town, or lazing on your deck on a Saturday afternoon. Researchers are collecting records of noisy miners chasing other birds in the Brisbane area.
Details: r.fuller@uq.edu.au or ext. 52454.
- Adults with normal hearing needed to take part in a 45-minute computer-based task, for a study investigating the effects of visual distraction on normal hearing and cochlear implanted individuals. Participants will be reimbursed $10.
Details: jill.harris@uq.edu.au or 0448 100 724.
- Men with prostate cancer for an exercise clinical trial. Interested participants must have been undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or hormone suppression therapy for at least the past two months.
Details: k.bolam@uq.edu.au or ext. 54998.
- TLC Diabetes project: Trial of world-first support for Type 2 diabetes. Aged 18-70, live in greater Brisbane and have Type 2 diabetes? .
Details: 3636 5506.
Carried over
- People aged over 18 years to complete a short confidential and anonymous online survey looking at community attitudes of different groups of people towards each other.
Details: j.griffiths2@uq.edu.au or ext. 67801
- People with current neck and arm pain for a physiotherapy treatment study. Symptoms must 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
- Participants for a study investigating ways Australian couples express their love for each other and how this affects their relationship quality. Participants must be at least 18 years old, in a relationship of at least three months and both partners will be required to fill out a questionnaire.
Details: kylie.layton@uqconnect.edu.au or 0413 052 010
- Young women aged 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) to participate in a study looking into activity patterns and health.
Details: womenatwork@hms.uq.edu.au or ext. 54998
From the editor
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