UQ Update

UQ Update - 21 April 2008  

Upcoming UQ Events

• The Evolutionary Emergence of Consciousness (21-4-2008)
• Can Science Replace God? Genetic Engineering and Stem Cell Research (21-4-2008)
• The print process: German Expressionist prints made between 1898 and 1927 (22-4-2008)
• War As Crime (23-4-2008)
• UQ Events. To list your event, click on "Add Event" and sign in.

UQ in the media

• UQ representatives head to 2020 Summit
• Lost hero of Gallipoli
• GG prominent UQ alumnus
• Rethinking the limits to economic growth
• State government accepts political donations
• Vision for city artery to become a tunnel
• Illegal timber flourishing
• Slim sloths costly
• Big brother goes back to school
• Office workout to reduce waistline
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Innovation & UQ: Identifying the Barriers and Opportunities

Staff are invited to an open forum by the NTEU’s Research Subcommittee to discuss innovation & UQ, and to have input into a submission to the Federal Government Review of Innovation in Australia. It will be at 12pm – 1.30pm, Room 358, Physiology Building (#63) on Thursday, April 24. Panellists: Professor Mark Dodgson, Director, Technology and Innovation Management Centre; Professor Alan Lawson, Dean, Graduate School; Professor Chris Moran, Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute; and Dr Carolyn Allport, National President of the NTEU (National Tertiary Education Union). Details: Jane O’Sullivan, phone ext. 54811 or Michael McNally, ext. 52538.

Journey of Healing dinner on next month

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, in partnership with Goorie Berrimpa Student Collective and the UQ Union, invite staff and students to attend the Journey of Healing (formerly known as Sorry Day) dinner on Friday, May 30 at the UQ Centre, St Lucia at 6pm. The buffet style dinner costs $40 for employed people, $20 for students. Colour themes: black, white, mauve, purple and lavender. RSVP by May 9 to Colleen Beard or Sue Randell, ext. 56714 or ext. 56699.

UQ’s Health Care Team Challenge is on again

The 2008 Health Care Team Challenge will be held on May 19 from 5– 7pm at the UQ Centre, St Lucia. The challenge is a public competition between inter-professional student teams with representatives from nine disciplines in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Student teams develop and present a management plan for a complex clinical case study, to a panel of expert judges and a live audience. Before the event, at 4 – 5pm, guest speaker Joanne Travaglia (University of New South Wales) will discuss the relationship between interprofessional learning and patient safety. Details: Emma Poulsen.

Diversity awards and panel discussion

Staff and students are invited to attend the Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awards evening on Wednesday, May 14. The event has been expanded to include the presentation of the first Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Alumni Award. The winner of the second annual Diversity Week Design Competition will also be announced. Register your attendance with Kristy Gan.

Queensland Brain Institute to hold special seminar this afternoon

Staff are invited to a special seminar on The Evolutionary Emergence of Consciousness today, April 21 at 5pm to 6pm at the Level 7 Auditorium, QBI Building (#79), St.Lucia. Speaker: Professor Derek Denton, Founding Director of the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine. Details: Charmaine Paiva, ext. 66402.

UQ Shared Mail and Calendar: a great way to book meetings

Staff are reminded they can make use of the UQ Shared Mail and Calendar to more efficiently book meetings. You don't need to waste time with the old "back and forth" consultation to find a suitable time. Check availability, and book a meeting, in one quick action. Details: ITS website or contact Tom Forbes on ext. 51787 or mobile 0411 263 412.

UQconnect gets a facelift

UQconnect, UQ’s own internet service provider, is moving to a new service centre at the St Lucia campus later this week in the Student Union complex (#21) near the entrance to the Red Room. Visit to find out about the opening special.

Latest Unigreen News out now

Unigreen News, a newsletter for all UQ staff and students, highlights environmental initiatives including energy and water conservation, and recycling. The results of UQ switching off for Earth Hour are also included — an energy reduction of 14.2 percent. The newsletter is produced by Environmental Services, Property and Facilities Division. Read, or register on the Unigreen Mailing List at: www.pf.uq.edu.au/unigreen.html.

Nominations open for 10th Qld Premier’s Literary awards

Entries close on May 23 for these awards, which offer $225,000 in prize money across the following 14 categories:

• Fiction Book Award $25,000;
• Emerging Queensland Author — Manuscript Award $20,000;
• Unpublished Indigenous Writer — The David Unaipon Award $15,000;
• Non-Fiction Book Award $15,000;
• History Book — Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland Award $15,000;
• Children's Book — Mary Ryan's Award $15,000;
• Young Adult Book Award $15,000;
• Science Writer Award $15,000;
• Poetry Collection — Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award $15,000;
• Australian Short Story Collection — Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Award $15,000;
• Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate — The Harry Williams Award $15,000; and
• Film Script — Pacific Film & Television Commission Award $15,000.

Details: visit www.literaryawards.qld.gov.au or phone 3405 5215.

Indigenous writers sought for David Unaipon award

Budding and aspiring Indigenous writers are encouraged to enter the David Unaipon Award, one of Australia's leading Indigenous literary awards. As part of the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, the David Unaipon Award offers unpublished Indigenous writers the chance to receive $15,000 in prize money. The winning manuscript will be published by the University of Queensland Press and the winner will be mentored. Entries close on Friday May 23.

Details: visit www.literaryawards.qld.gov.au or phone 3405 5215.

Tools of Science lecture looks at Lippmann’s colour photography

One hundred years ago, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for a "method of reproducing colours photographically" to Gabriel Lippmann. Today, Lippmann is not famous, and his method is not the basis for colour photography as we commonly see it – so was 1908 a dud year for the Nobel committee? Lecturer in physics Margaret Wegener will argue for the significance of his work at the Parnell Building (#7) Lecture Room 222, St Lucia at 6pm on Tuesday May 6. Details: Norm Heckenberg, phone 53369.

TC Beirne School of Law has free law seminars next month

The School has scheduled the following seminars:

• Scale and perspective in legal theory (May 2);
• "Sucks" – Type domain names and criticism sits under the UDRP: A critical analysis of persistent controversies (May 9); and
• Tax and Climate Change (May 30).

All seminars are held in room W341 Forgan Smith Building (#1) St Lucia between 12pm – 1pm. All welcome, no RSVP required. Details: www.law.uq.edu.au/2008-program or email research@law.uq.edu.au or phone ext. 52523.

Get ahead with UQ Business School’s executive education courses for 2008

Register your interest now for one of these Executive Leadership courses:

• Valuing Human Capital (April 28–May 2);
• Women Executive Leaders (June 2–June 5);
• Strategic Marketing and Communication (June 23–June 27);
• Strategy in Action (July 14–July 18);
• The Leadership Challenge (August 4–August 8);
• Leadership for the Not for Profit Sector (August 25–August 29);
• Corporate Sustainability (8 September 8–September 12);
• Innovation Leadership (September 29–October 3);
• Sports Leadership (October 13–October 17); and
• Supply Chain Management (November 17–November 21).

Details: contact the Executive Education Team on ext. 67105 or 67115, email execed@business.uq.edu.au or visit www.business.uq.edu.au/execed.

Managing Outlook session offered at Gatton

Due to the success of the Managing Outlook — Tips and Tricks session presented by Wayne Brookes, Team Leader, Campus Technology Services, ITS at St Lucia in March, the UQSOPA in conjunction with the Gatton Campus Manager’s Office, is organising a second session at UQ Gatton on Wednesday, April 23 from 1pm – 3pm in the Council Room, N W Briton Building, Gatton campus. Register with Mary Honnery on extension 50512 or feonravs@uq.edu.au. The UQSOPA’s 2008 calendar of events and membership information can be accessed online.

Free talk tomorrow on printmaking at the University Art Museum

Russell Craig, a senior lecturer, fine art, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University will give a floor talk tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22 at 12pm at the UQ Art Museum, St Lucia on The print process: German Expressionist prints made between 1898 and 1927. All welcome. The UQ Art Museum is in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre, University Drive, St Lucia, phone ext. 53046. Gallery hours: 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday (open Mondays during semester), admission free. Exhibition and public program details are listed at www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au.

Book for staff influenza (flu) vaccinations clinics

Bookings for staff influenza clinics are available for clinics until May 23 at the St Lucia campus. Details: the staff flu program website. This site has a consent form which you should print out and bring to your appointment. Please read the information links on flu vaccination before your appointment, especially if you have not had the vaccine previously.

Enrol in staff development courses

Places are still available in the following staff development courses:

General

• Radiation Safety with Self Contained Irradiators on April 24;
• Blackboard: Intermediate Training on April 29;
• Blackboard: Online Audio-Visual Resources on May 1;
• (Gatton) Risk Assessment Database Training on April 15; and
• (Gatton) Chemical Risk Assessment Database Training on April 15.

Teaching & Learning

• Designing Courses at UQ on April 30.

For details of all Staff Development Program courses, visit www.tedi.uq.edu.au/sdh/.

Brush off your skis for NZ trip

UQ SPORT’s ski trip 08 to Mt Hutt, New Zealand, will be held June 23-30. The six-day, five-night trip includes all flights, transfers to accommodation and ski fields, lessons and equipment hire. Hot deal: $1950 per person. Places are limited. Details: phone ext. 56612 or email Marda Willey.

Don’t delay on survey

More than 3000 staff have completed the online OH&S induction since it was launched in February. All new and existing UQ staff, including casuals, have until May this year to complete the compulsory, online safety induction program. Visit the my.UQ staff page to link to the survey. Story…

World leader in horse breeding to give lecture tomorrow

Professor "Twink" Allen, a world-leading authority on equine reproduction will present his only Australian lecture entitled Recent Veterinary Advances and Successes in Horse Breeding on Tuesday, April 22 at Brisbane Customs House at 6pm for 6.30pm. The lecture is hosted by the School of Veterinary Science. Professor Allen is the Director of The Paul Mellon Laboratory of Equine Reproduction at Cheveley Park, Newmarket, UK and a former Jim Joel Professor of Equine Reproduction at the University of Cambridge. Details: Rebecca Callinan, ext. 67816.

Physiotherapy offers Neurological Ageing and Balance Clinic

This UQ clinic provides an integrated and holistic service offering assessment and intervention programs and exercise classes with an emphasis on health & wellbeing to community-based adult clients with:

• Diagnosed neurological disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain or spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis;
• Movement disorders associated with vestibular dysfunction, muscular dystrophies, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease following amputation;
• Movement and balance difficulties associated with ageing including persons who have had, or are at risk of, a fall, and persons with dizziness; and
• Congenital and acquired disabilities.

Details: call ext 52232 or email neuroclinic@shrs.uq.edu.au

Get out your running shoes for Rotary Fun Run

Participate in this year’s Rotary Fun Run at UQ’s St Lucia campus on Sunday, May 25.The major beneficiary in 2008 is the Wesley Hospital’s Choices Program, which supports those affected by breast cancer. Walkers and runners can compete as individuals, for their workplaces, or as family groups, with general entries closing at 5pm on May 23. Details: www.rotaryfunrun.com.au/ or phone 0419 73 5207.

Working people needed for online survey

People currently employed are invited to participate in an online survey examining employees' attitudes toward work. Participation involves completing a short online survey, which takes between five and 10 minutes. This study aims to develop important new measures of work attitudes for use in further research into the roles that work plays in people's lives. Details: Gareth Simpson.

Volunteers needed for studies

Associate Professor David Colquhoun of the School of Medicine seeks volunteers for the following studies:

• To investigate the effect of emerging pain relief therapy on individuals with rheumatoid arthritis or osteo-arthritis. Volunteers with a personal or family history of heart problems are preferred. Details: Kyli McCorry, phone 3876 5688.
• To investigate the potential blood pressure lowering effects of a new medication. Potential volunteers with high blood pressure can be on existing blood pressure lowering medications but this is not essential. Details: Kyli McCorry, phone 3876 5688.

Balance and falls prevention study: participants needed

The Division of Physiotherapy invites volunteers aged 40 and over to participate in a clinical intervention trial to improve balance and prevent falls in adults as they age. The study comprises an initial and post-program assessment involving balance and strength tests, both of 1.5 hrs duration (free), and 10, weekly one-hour small group exercise classes ($10 per session) at St Lucia campus. Assessments are available on Mondays/Wednesdays. Classes are on Wednesday/Friday afternoons. Details: Marissa Hegarty or phone ext. 69870, or Dr Jenny Nitz , phone ext. 52791.