Watching lasers dance to the beat, learning how DNA extraction is used to solve crimes and planning your future career can all be achieved at the upcoming UQ St Lucia Open Day (August 2).
Visitors to Open Day can explore UQ’s campuses, check out the world-class facilities, learn more about the unique courses and career options, meet inspiring teachers and staff and experience the vibrant campus lifestyle.
Live entertainment will feature in the Great Court and include the UQ Big Band performing swing classics, the Bachelor of Health Sciences Hacky Sack Challenge, Brisbane bands Hungry Kids of Hungary and The People People as well as markets (Union Area) and movies at the Schonell Theatre.
Visitors will have the chance to win the ultimate Mac Pack, valued at more than $5000, along with early bird bonus prizes of 8GB Apple iPhones. There will be terminals to enter in the UQ Centre foyer.
UQ’s Open Day activities are held throughout August, with events scheduled for Ipswich (August 19) and Gatton (August 23) later in the month.
Some of the St Lucia Open Day tours include: the RD Milns Antiquities Museum, UQ Sport, the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), the UQ Anatomy Museum and the University Art Museum.
UQ Student Recruitment Manager Steve Forster said Open Day was the perfect opportunity for students and their families to gain an insight into university life at UQ.
Mr Forster said students could also plan their own personalised itinerary of activities via the Open Day website at www.youruq.com/openday/.
“Staff and current students will be on hand to answer questions as well as provide useful advice on how to begin studies at UQ in 2010,” Mr Forster said.
Visitors to Open Day can also walk on water as part of the Oobleck experiment (Great Court), be an on-the-spot reporter and report the news live in the UQ Centre, as well as view the new UQ Journalism and Communication facilities (Joyce Ackroyd Building, Level 2).
Animal lovers can attend the UQ Small Animal Clinic and participate in hospital tours, view vet pathology and anatomy displays as well as attend the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science (NRAVS) village in the Great Court.
The University of Queensland is one of Australia’s leading universities, with a domestic and international reputation for research and teaching excellence. The University continues to attract some of the state’s highest academic achievers and has more than 170,000 alumni. In 2010, UQ will celebrate its centenary.
Free parking is available on campus on Open Day and there will also be regular bus, train and CityCat services. For transport information visit www.translink.qld.gov.au.
For more information on Open Day click on http://www.youruq.com/openday/
UQ Open Days
> St Lucia (Sunday, August 2) – (9am-3pm)
> Ipswich (Wednesday, August 19) – (3:30pm-6:30pm)
> Gatton (Sunday, August 23) – (9:30am-3pm)
Media: Eliza Plant at UQ Communications (07 3365 2619)
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