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ANTI-CONFORMISTSAnt trail to innovation

New Program, Planand Course Website

> Comprehensive search engine:find programs, plans and courses

> Specialisation information: lookup information on a specialisation (plan)

> Print-friendly pages: available forprogram, plan and course pages

> Terminology: explanation ofcommonly used words at Uni

> Fee information: see all feeinformation for your program

> Accessibility options: changefont sizes for visually impaired

> Study area browsing: browseprograms by one of the sixstudy areas

UQ’s new Program and Courses Website is

The site contains detailed information on all UQ programs including areas of specialisation,

application procedures, fees, rules and requirements, contact details – and much more.

Innovative features include:

www.uq.edu.au/study

VICE-CHANCELLOR’smessage

Professor John HayVice-Chancellor

THE University ofQueensland community is arich and eclectic collection ofpeople with a commoncommitment to excellence.

The diversity of theUniversity has long been celebrated through variousactivities and individual events. This year ourcommitment to equity and diversity will be furtherhighlighted through a concentration of activity duringthe inaugural UQ Diversity Week (March 17-22).

The week will help raise awareness about equity anddiversity issues, including disability, sexuality, cultural,religious and linguistic diversity. It also will help ensurenew students are aware of the various learning andpersonal support services available as they settle intouniversity life.

Details of UQ Diversity Week activities can be found inthis issue of UQ News (see page 4).

I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome toUQ nine international Rotary World Peace scholars (seepage 6). This University is one of seven centres aroundthe world established to promote scholarship in conflictresolution and diplomacy.

At a time when UQ is celebrating its diversity and thereis uncertainty in international affairs, we are veryfortunate to have this special group of people with us. BEATING HEART

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CAREERS FAIR 2003 ............................................................. 5

FISH HYGIENE RESEARCH .................................................... 7

ELIMINATING INJECTIONS ................................................... 8

UQ RACING TEAM’S QUEST FOR GLORY ........................... 10

ORIENTATION PROGRAM .................................................... 12

DEFINING CREATIVITY: ALEX PUDMENZKY ...................... 14

AFRICAN TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP ............................... 16

NEW E-AGRIBUSINESS COURSE ........................................ 19

UNESCO/L’OREAL SCHOLARSHIP ....................................... 21

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Equity on top of agenda

An eclectic mix of programs and

activities will form part of

inaugural UQ Diversity Week

celebrations from March 17–22.

“A number of University areassupport various aspects of equity anddiversity, such as cultural, religiousand linguistic diversity, disability andsexuality, through their currentpractice,” said Deputy Vice-Chan-cellor (Academic) Professor MargaretGardner.

“UQ Diversity Week will provide aforum to showcase this work, to reflectupon ways in which increasedawareness of equity and diversityissues might be embedded into ourdaily practice and for people tocelebrate the diversity of staff, studentsand the community we serve.”

The Diversity Game – a card gamegiving insight into issues of privilege,prejudice and disadvantage (March 18,2–3.30pm, TEDI Seminar Room);

UQ Student Exchange Fair – info-rmation about studying overseas as partof a UQ degree (March 19, 10am–3pm,Innes Room, Student Union Complex);

School of Life Sciences’ Internat-ional Evening – an informal sessionfor postgraduate students (March 20,6pm, Goddard Building);

Parental Leave at UQ Staff Forum– “family-friendly” strategic directionand policy development discussionwith UQ representatives (March 20, 10–11.30am, Room 305, Skerman Building);

Employment and Students withSpecial Needs – a seminar jointlypresented by Student Support Servicesand Commonwealth RehabilitationServices Australia (11am–1pm, Sem-inar Room A, Accommodation Serv-ices, Level 2, Union Services); and

From all the lands on earth wecome? – personal experiences ofNon-English Speaking Background

(NESB) academic staff (March 21, 2–4pm, UQ Staff and Graduates Club).

UQ Gatton will hold a DiversityDay on March 19. Visiting ProfessorAcram Taji from the University of NewEngland will discuss multiculturalAustralia (12.30pm, Animal StudiesLecture Hall).

The seminar will be followed byan international cuisine fair in theCentral Walkway. The Library willalso have a display on diversity.

UQ Ipswich’s new Family Roomwill be opened on March 17 (11am,Level 1, Building 8).

UQ Ipswich’s Contemporary Stud-ies Program will host a Survivors ofTorture and Trauma seminar (March20, noon, Room 112, Building 12).

UQ Diversity Week will alsoincorporate national Harmony Day(March 21) and International Day forthe Elimination of Racism (March 21).

Professor Gardner said it wouldalso help ensure all students wereaware of the various learning andpersonal support services available.

Showcase events include a multi-faith Commencement Service forboth new and continuing students.

Run by UQ’s Chaplaincy Services,it will take place at the UQ Centre onMarch 19 at 6pm.

A UQ Diversity Week lunch willbe held at the UQ Centre on March21 at 12.30pm.

2003 Young Queenslander of theYear James Unsworth will speak at thefunction and the new Vice-Chan-cellor’s Equity and Diversity Awardsfor 2004 will be launched.

St Lucia campus activities include:Anthropology Museum – Explor-

ations in Cross-Cultural Diversity andID in 3D exhibits (March 17–21, 9am–5pm, Level 2, Michie Building);

Breastfeeding networking group– meeting to ascertain interest informing a group (March 18, 1pm,Room 502, Social Sciences Building).

A $10 million investment deal to

commercialise UQ research into

the treatment of pain and control

of bleeding is one of the largest

financing agreements involving

an Australian university

technology transfer company.

Dr Felix de la Iglesia, chief scien-tific officer of the biotech companyQR

XPharma Pty Ltd (QR

X), and CEO

Dr Gary Pace visited Brisbane recentlyto f inalise arrangements for theinvestment deal negotiated throughUQ’s commercialisation company,UniQuest Pty Ltd.

Dr de la Iglesia said production ofa drug for use in clinical trials to treatmoderate-to-severe pain could beginlater this year in the United States.

The technology was developed byAssociate Professor Maree Smithfrom UQ’s School of Pharmacy.

New pain drugs are also in pre-clinical development in ProfessorSmith’s laboratory, which is sponsoredby QR

X.

“There is a huge unmet need for

new treatments for pain relief, and UQresearchers have made discoverieswhich our company will be able tocommercialise,” Dr de la Iglesia said.

QRX,

which has an operationalbase in Brisbane, has also establishedan office in Boston to ensure it is wellpositioned in the US, the largestbiotechnology market in the world.

Dr Pace said there were plans todevelop other products based on thework of UQ researchers, led by Dr PaulMasci and Professor Martin Lavin ofUQ’s School of Medicine, andProfessor John de Jersey from theSchool of Molecular and MicrobialSciences.

“Additional products underdevelopment include treatments for theprevention of excess bleeding in open-heart surgery and the cessation ofactive bleeding in emergency sit-uations and general surgery,” he said.

UQ Senior Deputy Vice-Chan-cellor and UniQuest Director ProfessorPaul Greenfield said UQ was delightedthat its technology would be developedthrough QR

X’s experienced pharm-

aceutical management team.

Dr de la IglesiaPHOTO: DON THOMPSON

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Spotlight on careers

STUDENTS can visit the UQ Centrebetween 11am and 4.30pm to speakindividually with representatives frommore than 60 major private industryand government employers.

“Organisations often begin theirrecruiting process early in the year andthe Careers Fair allows them to discusstheir intake one-on-one with students,”said Dean of Students Dr Lisa Gaffney.

“UQ is committed to helpingstudents successfully make the trans-ition from study to rewarding careers.

“The Fair aims to provide studentswith useful contacts and raise theirawareness of what is needed in thecurrent employment sector.”

As part of the Fair, Student SupportServices (SSS) have developed a seriesof presentations.

“The aim is to provide increasedopportunities for students to gaincareer and employment informationuseful in their job-search activities,”said SSS Director Dr Maureen Burke.

The presentations will includeemployers talking about employmentapplications and panel discussionsabout workplace skill requirementsand matching graduate attributes to theemployment market.

Several graduates will also talkabout their job-hunting experiences.

Mock interviews with employerswill allow students to practice inter-view skills and receive direct feedback.

Students will also have theopportunity to register for Careerhub,a web-based software application thatSSS will soon acquire.

Employers attending the CareersFair include ANZ Banking Group, IBMAustralia Ltd, BDO Kendalls, DefenceForce Recruiting, John Deere Ltd, MIMHoldings Ltd, Queensland Treasury andWoodside Energy Ltd.

UQ’s Graduate School will provideinformation on postgraduate study andstudents will also be able to accessdetails about job opportunities at UQ.

Careers Fair 2002. PHOTO: DON THOMPSON

Session A: Career andemployment panels

Venue: UQ Centre auditorium

Title: Your skills for the jobmarket: Employer expectationsand making myself moreemployable through my study

Topic: Hear first-hand frompanels consisting of employers,recent graduates, StudentSupport Services careerscounsellors and facultymembers.

11am for Faculty of Arts andFaculty of Social andBehavioural Sciences students

12pm for Faculty of Biologicaland Chemical Sciences students

1pm for Faculty of Business,Economics and Law students

2pm for Faculty of Engineering,Physical Sciences andArchitecture students

3pm for Faculty of NaturalResources, Agriculture andVeterinary Science students

Session B: Industrypresentations

Venue: UQ Centre foyer

Title: Helpful tips for jobseekers

Topics:

11.30am Interview tips(presented by SelectAppointments)

12.30pm Marketing yourself toemployers (presented byrepresentatives from the UQMarketing Association and theAustralian Marketing Institute.

1.30pm Addressing selectioncriteria (presented byQueensland Treasury)

2.30pm Tips on resume writing(presented byPriceWaterhouseCoopers)

3.30pm Making the transitionfrom study into the workforce:What worked for me in the jobsearch process (recent graduatesdiscuss their experiences)

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UQ students will have the opportunity toexplore and discuss employment options atthe annual Careers Fair on April 2.

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Partners in peace

At a time when worlddebate is dominatedby talk of war, nineinternational RotaryWorld Peace scholarshave begun theirstudies at UQ.

THE scholars, who share a commoncommitment to promoting worldpeace, are from countries as diverseas Cambodia, the United States, thePhilippines and Sweden.

They will study at UQ’s RotaryCentre for International Studies – oneof seven centres established aroundthe world to promote scholarship inconflict resolution and diplomacy.

Centre Co-director Dr MarianneHanson said the current crisis in Iraqhighlighted how important it was tohave people all around the worldfocused on conflict resolution.

“It’s easy to talk about peace in theabstract – the peace and conflict

studies program at UQ will look atthe causes of various conflicts andexplore different ways of resolvingthem,” she said.

“So many resources are devotedto war – we believe that there is a realneed for education about peace.

“The scholars will be studying atwo-year Master of InternationalStudies (peace and conflict resol-ution) covering highly relevant issuessuch as human rights, ethnic conflict,peacekeeping and arms control.”

Rotary spokesperson Bill Dethlefssaid Rotary was delighted with theinaugural peace studies program atUQ and at six other university-based

centres in the United States, France,England, Japan and Argentina.

“We are helping to gather some ofthe world’s brightest and mostmotivated students to study peaceissues, and in this way we hope Rotarycan make a difference in worldaffairs,” he said.

“It is our hope that the scholarswho study at the Rotary Centres willbecome the world’s future diplomatsand international agency leaders.”

UQ was selected to host one of thecentres based on an outstanding track-record, especially in internationalrelations, as well as in peace andconflict studies, he said.

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A new technology project aims to fast-

track crop improvement and give farmers

an edge in the battle against drought.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. issupporting the collaborative research projectthrough UQ’s School of Land and Food Sciences.

Based in the United States, Pioneer is one ofthe world’s leading plant breeding companies.

The computer-based research initiative at UQ,

which also involves the Queensland Departmentof Primary Industries (DPI) and the CSIRO, wasoff icially launched recently by UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay.

Project coordinator Professor Graeme Hammersaid the research aimed to use developments insystems biology and computer power to take someof the “hit and miss” out of plant breeding.

“It is really about making traditional plantbreeding approaches to crop improvement workbetter and happen faster,” he said.

“To develop drought-resistant crops, forexample, it is important to understand the noveltraits that reduce water stress.

“By using computer power and creating avirtual environment we can fairly quickly test a

whole series of ideas on how to improve plantbreeding that might previously have taken 20 to30 years to test in the field.

“With the developments in computer modellingwe can now predict the properties of crops usingknowledge from organism level physiology andfrom molecular biology and genetics.

“We can now play evolutionary games thatwere not possible even five years ago.”

Professor Hammer said Pioneer’s investmentwould be vital in developing the new age of plantbreeding.

“This investment shows an understanding ofthe new paradigm in plant breeding and thepotential implications for future crop improvementand climate adaptability,” he said.

Fast fix fromvirtual plants

From left, standing: Matthew Bright, Christian Oakes, Rebecca Milligan, Sofia Ledberg and Ryan Hendy. Seated: Path Heang, Carolyn Fanelli and Francesca Del Mese. Absent: Amy Beth Kay.

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Fishing for dirt

community structure and coral reefmanagement.

“We found the number of speciesof visiting client fish as well as thenumber of visiting individuals, whensampled by remote video and by snor-keler, were two and four fold higher,respectively, on reefs with cleaner fishthan on reefs without,” she said.

Dr Grutter found that fish app-eared to choose reefs based on thepresence of cleaner fish.

“Our findings add to the body ofwork suggesting that cleaner fish havemajor effects on individual fish activitypatterns and indirectly on demographybecause of the potential health benefitsthey may provide by removing largenumbers of parasites,” she said.

Her findings, published in CurrentBiology 13, argue for a functionallysignificant role of cleaner fish on thecomposition of reef fish species.

“Our results suggest that cautionshould be exercised in allowing theremoval of cleaners from reefs on acommercial scale,” she said.

“Reports of marine diseases,including those in fish, are increasingand the current trend of a warmingclimate will only augment this rate.

“This study shows that on coralreefs the cleaner f ish, Labroidesdimidiatus, plays a key ecological role.”

Personal health and hygiene appears to playa significant role in the number of certainspecies of fish that live on coral reefs.

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DR Lexa Grutter, a coral reef ecologistat UQ, has spent 18 months studyingthe relationship between parasitepecking cleaner fish and their clients.

Based at Lizard Island on the GreatBarrier Reef, Dr Grutter and her teamfrom UQ’s School of Life Sciencesproduced the f irst ever results tosupport the idea that interactionsbetween cleaner fish and their clientswere mutually beneficial.

The cleaner f ish, Labroidesdimidiatus, are well known to biol-ogists and tourists on the Reef.

Although cleaning interactions arecommon, until recently there has beenmuch debate over why client fishsought the services of cleaners.

“Our findings indicate that a single,small and not very abundant fish hasa strong influence on the movementpatterns, habitat choice and localdiversity and abundance of a widevariety of reef fish species,” Dr Gruttersaid.

Along with fellow researchersJan-Maree Murphy and EmeritusProfessor John Howard Choat, DrGrutter tested whether cleaner fishaffected the distribution of visitingand resident fish to the areas by usinga large-scale field experiment.

Her research has broad impli-cations for understanding f ish

Start-up companiesThree start-up companies based

on technology from UQ research

have received a total of $280,000

under the State Government’s

Innovation Start-up Scheme.

The three companies, formed

by UQ’s technology commercial-

isation company UniQuest Pty

Limited, will use the funds for

continuing development.

Diabax Pty Ltd aims to

develop a rapid test for blood-

borne bacterial infections that

may be easily administered by

general practitioners; Antepodi

Technologies Pty Ltd aims to

develop an economical antenna

for wireless LAN applications (the

fLANtenna); and BiReme Pty Ltd

aims to commercialise a device

and objective test for the

diagnosis of mood disorders,

including bipolar disorder.

UQ News CorrectionIn February’s edition of UQ News

(number 522) the headline of a

grant story incorrectly referred to

the Australian Research Council’s

Centres of Excellence (COEs) as

Co-operative Research Centres

(CRCs). However, the ARC Centres

of Excellence scheme is a distinct

scheme from the Commonwealth

Cooperative Research Centres

program. UQ News apologises

for the error.

New student websiteA new student website launched

this month is offering access to

jobs and accommodation as well

as discounts.

Students Wotan Laurindo,

Grant Wong, Teddy Makukutu

and Chris Khoo came up with

the idea to provide a service

specifically for students.

The idea won them the

student category of last year’s

UQ Business School’s Enterprize

competition.

Students buy a membership

card for $10 which gives them a

membership number to access

the services provided on

thecouch.com.au website.

Dr Grutter on the beachPHOTOS: courtesy Dr Grutter

Dr Grutter diving

A cleaning fish in action

Reef flat fish

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PROFESSOR Istvan Toth fromUQ’s School of Pharmacy hasreceived an award for collaborativeresearch from the Business/HigherEducation Round Table (BHERT).

BHERT is a forum for leaders inbusiness and education to examineissues and make recommendationsfor improving interactions betweenbusiness and higher education.

Professor Toth received theaward for Outstanding Achievementin International CollaborativeResearch and Development forsmall to medium sized projects of18 months to five years duration.

The award recognises ProfessorToth’s research in the area ofliposaccharides in drug delivery

and a collaboration between UQ andAlchemia Pty Ltd.

The partnership brings togetherthe expertise of Alchemia in syntheticcarbohydrate chemistry and Prof-essor Toth’s knowledge in the area ofdrug delivery and vaccine develop-ment.

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research)Professor David Siddle said the awardrecognised Professor Toth’s first-classresearch and the longstanding colla-boration between Professor Toth andAlchemia.

Professor Toth said the develop-ment of a reliable and practicalsystem for drug delivery was of greatimportance to modern medicine.

“As well as enormously expand-ing the opportunities for drugdevelopment, it will help eliminatethe need for injections,” he said.

“This is particularly important tothird world countries where the costs

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of delivering injectable drugsbecomes prohibitive.

“The benefits of developingsafer and more easily deliveredvaccines are enormous and trulyglobal.”

Professor Toth was one of thefounders of Alchemia, which heestablished with partners PeterAndrews, Tracie Ramsdale and MaxAitken in 1995 and he continues tohave strong bonds with the comp-any.

His future plans include theestablishment of a Centre for DrugDelivery.

He said industry experts agreedthat approximately 10 percent of thecosts of drug development programsshould be allocated to aspects ofdrug delivery.

“New developments in drugdelivery research are clearly likely tohave enormous economic impactsupon the pharmaceutical andbiotechnology industries,” he said.

“Drug delivery research is multi-disciplinary and requires detailedknowledge of a delivery system’schemical and physical properties,and the ways in which such prop-erties contribute to that system’sbehaviour in vivo.

“All of these aspects of drugdelivery will be the focus of theCentre’s activities.”

Cost of drug delivery bluntedby Marlene McKendry

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Australia Day honoursUQ graduate The Honourable

Justice Ian David Callinan was

awarded the highest honour at

the 2003 Australia Day Honours

– the Companion of the Order of

Australia (AC).

Other honourees included

Emeritus Professor Mat

Darveniza (Officer of the Order

of Australia, AO), PhD graduate

Associate Professor Sandra Capra

(Member of the Order of

Australia, AM), Professor Torstein

Hundloe (AM) and Emeritus

Professor Trevor Heath (Medal of

the Order of Australia, OAM).

Biotechnology awardUQ student Arjuna Kumarasuriyar

has been awarded a $200 book

prize for the best biotechnology

honours graduate of 2002.

The prize was donated by

Pipers Patent and Trade Mark

Attorney’s of Toowong and was

presented by Managing Partner

Jaime Massang at a ceremony

on February 7.

Mr Kumarasuriyar

graduated with first-class

honours in biotechnology and

has begun a PhD in the School

of Biomedical Sciences.

Mentoring programUQ’s 2002 Women and Leader-

ship Mentoring Program’s closing

function on February 26 was a

“Great Debate” entitled Leaders

are born not mentored.

It was adjudicated by Deputy

Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Professor Margaret Gardner.

The affirmative team was led

by Janine Schmidt (UQ Library)

and comprised Associate Prof-

essor Art Shulman (UQ Business

School) and Professor Alan

Lawson (UQ Graduate School).

Academic Board President

Professor Jenny Strong (School

of Health and Rehabilitation

Sciences) led the negative team

of Professor Kay Saunders

(School of History, Philosophy,

Religion and Classics) and Denis

Feeney (Personnel Services).Professor Toth using a spectrometer.

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JUDITH Beveridge won the 2003Josephine Ulrick National Poetry Prize,one of the richest poetry awards inAustralia, for her work entitled Betweenthe Palace and the Bodhi Tree.

UQ’s School of English, MediaStudies and Art History administersthe prize for The Josephine Ulrick andWin Schubert Foundation for The Arts.

Ms Beveridge received $10,000 atThe Brisbane Institute event, held atCustoms House on February 25.

“I am delighted and thrilled to winsuch a highly-regarded poetry prizeand hope to put the money towardsbuying some writing time,” she said.

“The poems are an imaginativedepiction of Siddhattha Gotama, wholater become the Buddha, as hewanders the towns and forests ofnorth India in around 500BC, beforehe achieved enlightenment.”

Forty-five of the poems will bepublished in Ms Beveridge’s next bookWolf Notes, due for release in Octoberby Giramondo Publishing Company.

Born in England in 1956, MsBeveridge migrated to Australia as achild and has since published The

Domesticity of Giraffes (1987). It is aNew South Wales high school studytext and won a number of awardsincluding the Victorian and NSWPremier’s Literary Awards in 1988.

Her second collection, AccidentalGrace was published by UQ Press andwas short-listed for the 1997 ArtsVictoria C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry.

Award-winning novelist and UQlecturer Veny Armanno presented MsBeveridge with the 2003 prize.

Adrienne Eberhard from Tasmaniawas awarded highly commended forher work entitled Earth, Air, Water, Fire(A Love Poem in Four Elements). Shereceived $1000 prize money.

Established in 1997 as a tribute toformer UQ student, writer, artist andphotographer Josephine Ulrick, theaward is open to Australian residentsand aims to encourage budding poets.

The poem (or group of poems)must not exceed 200 lines or have beenpublished, performed or submitted toany other poetry competition.

SNAKE(excerpt from Between the Palace and the Bodhi Tree)

They say a snake feeds on the wind,

that only a snake can see a snake’s legs;

that it slides like one of the great rivers

when creeping out of its slough; that it

hears by means of its eyes; that the blind

recover their sight by inhaling vapour

rising from a snake steamed in milk.

That it can produce an antidote against

its own poison when induced to suck

venom out of a wound by a hermit,

who half-mad, prostrates himself along

the roots of an asoka tree, and pours

perfumed ghee into a hole. Vipers in

a pit writhe like eddies, and a reticulated

python surges off, as if it were the long

arc of the earth itself, slipping away

on all sides, a dark weight drawing out

the tides. How long before my own mind

becomes the votary of this slave-making

lore? It all happens so fast, the hiss

mistaken for a sudden gust, the strike

against the limbs. Then, a heaviness heading

for the heart; an old artery slipping into

a place of worship among the stones.

In Buddha’sfootsteps

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A submission of 10 poems, extracted from asequence of 50, has won a Sydney poet one ofAustralia’s most prestigious poetry awards.

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Ms BeveridgePHOTO:

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The legendary motor racing name

of Brabham will be behind a UQ

car’s quest for glory in the Form-

ula SAE championship this year.

Triple Grand Prix World Cham-pion Sir Jack Brabham and hisinternationally successful motorracing son Gary have offered theirsupport to the UQ Formula SAE team.

UQ team captain Scott Doolan saidSir Jack, who in 1966 became the onlydriver to win a World Championshipin a self-built car, would provide adviceon racecar design.

“Gary Brabham, who was the firstAustralian driver to race in the GoldCoast Indy, and chief drivinginstructor for Modern DrivingConcepts, will give the team race crafttuition,” he said.

The Formula SAE event is an inter-national formula class started by theSociety of Automotive Engineers(SAE) for university students withraces in America, the United Kingdomand Australia.

As well as designing, fabricatingand racing their car, teams mustcomplete a business plan, costingreport and marketing presentation ofthe car as though it was looking forventure capital to start a businessmanufacturing the vehicles.

Brabhams boostUQ racing team

The UQ team, which is building anew car for this year’s event inAdelaide in December, has been usingthe car it raced in the past two years toattract new members, sponsorship andto raise the profile of mechanicalengineering at UQ.

This car is a 285kg open-wheeledracer with a 600cc motorcycle enginedeveloping approximately 70hp.

It was on display at the recent 10-day Brisbane International MotorShow that attracted a crowd of morethan 100,000, as well as at theOrientation program Market Day atSt Lucia. Last year it was on show atstudent day at the Indy Car race onthe Gold Coast.

“The motor show was greatexposure for the team, the Universityand our 20 sponsors,” Mr Doolan said.

“We made valuable contacts withnew sponsors from motorcycle manu-facturers, tyre, racing, driver trainingschools and manufacturing industries.”

Mr Doolan said the team neededfurther funding and support to prepareits new car for this year’s race.

Donations can be sent to the UQDevelopment Office, The Universityof Queensland, Brisbane 4072.

Further information on the teamis at www.uq.edu.au/fsae/home.htmor email fsae@uq.edu.auUQ engineering student George Commins shows Deane Chadwick the Formula SAE car.

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UQ will not support or cooperate in the

construction of a four-carriageway bridge

and busway through the heart of its St

Lucia campus.

In its submission to the Brisbane CityCouncil’s Draft Impact Assessment Study of theproposed busway, UQ strongly supports a “trulygreen bridge” limited to pedestrians, cyclists andsmall electric vehicles.

“The University, however, will not support apublic transport solution which requires a largearea in the heart of the St Lucia campus to becomea public transport corridor,” the submission says.

“We are intensely disappointed that there hasbeen no meaningful discussion or analysis of theimpact of the proposed solution on the St Luciacampus or of alternatives to this grandiose andexpensive scheme which has been incorrectly andmisleadingly labelled as a ‘Green Bridge’”.

The submission also noted –

Traffic from the bridge would impact on 2kmof campus roads and have a hugely deleteriousimpact on the amenity of the campus andsurrounding suburbs.The project would apparently require thewidening of long stretches of road along theUQ parklands and the removal of mature trees.UQ roads are used heavily by joggers, cyclistsand walkers and the busway would raise safetyconcerns.There is no guarantee the bridge would not beused in future for general vehicular traffic orthat it would be policed adequately to preventcars using it in the short term.The Council has produced no evidence thebridge would reduce car traffic to the campus.In fact, the proposed thoroughfare would bringpeople to St Lucia who would otherwise haveno reason to be there.“(The proposal) reinforces the view that what

the Council is seeking is not just to provide

additional public transport to the University butto establish a major transport throughwaylinking the suburbs south of the river to those tothe north and west,” the submission says.

“We urge the Council to make public thetraffic studies upon which this preferred solutionwas based so that the conclusions which havebeen drawn from these studies can be exposedto public debate and objective analysis.”

The University committed itself tocontinuing to work with the Council to improvepublic transport access to the St Lucia campus.

It believes one or more genuine green bridgescombined with a public transport solution couldimprove access from the south without turninga major community facility into a bus thorough-fare.

The full UQ submission is available on theInternet.

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THE project will produce one maleand one female image of the averageSt Lucian by digitally layering 100component facial images into onecomposite image.

Three other contrasting commun-ities will also be portrayed: NudgeeBeach, Sunnybank Hills and Inala.

Brisbane City Gallery, where thework will be exhibited in October2003, will manage the project.

Gallery Curator Frank McBridesaid the communities were selectedfor their difference and diversity.

“St Lucia was chosen for theproject because it has the youngestcommunity in Brisbane,” Mr McBridesaid.

During the St Lucia stage theUniversity will be used as a locationfor the photo shoots and it is expectedthat many UQ students, living on andaround the St Lucia campus, willparticipate in the project.

“We need 100 St Lucia residentsand hope that those students livingnear the University will volunteer,”Mr McBride said.

Mr McBride said he had also beenin contact with the University colleges.

Lens on face of suburbsWhat does theaverage St Lucianlook like? That’swhat photographersKaren Donnelly,Raimond de Weertand Tony Knottintend to discover aspart of The Face ofBrisbane project.

In contrast, Nudgee Beach waschosen because it has the oldestBrisbane population, with SunnybankHills having the highest Taiwanesepopulation and Inala having the largestnumber of Indigenous residents.

This information was based onAustralian Bureau of Statistics dataand focused on age, ethnicity andgender.

Mr McBride said he expected thetotal audience for the project wouldbe around 60,000.

He said the project would have anumber of benefits.

“It contributes to our under-standing and analysis of the Australianidentity,” Mr McBride said.

“It unites community membersthrough their participation in andknowledge of the project.

“It offers a visual snapshot of whowe are in the early 21st century andcontributes a unique visual documentto the public record.”

The creative team behind theproject are based in Albury where theyhave already carried out a pilot project.

Mr McBride said that whendisplayed, all of the eight finishedimages would be 120cm high andhave a commanding presence.

“Currently the cultural andnational identity of Australia is undergreater scrutiny than at any other timesince World War II,” he said.

“The Face of Brisbane project willcreate a forum for discussion of theseimportant issues in a communitycontext.”

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UQ Ipswich had a record number ofpeople attending its official welcometo students and the St Lucia andGatton campuses also reported a highturnout.

“At the UQ Ipswich welcomeevent the designated rooms werefilled to excess and the overflow wentinto another building, which was alsopacked,” Ms McNamara said.

She said the new events on theOrientation calendar were wellreceived and some may be expandedin 2004.

Despite late changes due to theweather Ms McNamara said thetraditional St Lucia Market Day ransmoothly.

“At the St Lucia campus we hadto relocate some of the Market Dayevents from the Great Court to MayneHall because the ground was too wet,”she said.

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“Despite this, the number of peopleattending Market Day was as high asusual, estimated at over 14,000.

“In fact, all the UQ Unioncalendars had been distributed bylunchtime and the markets, studentclubs, Information TechnologyServices and UQ SPORT all reportedhigher numbers attending their stallsthan in previous years.”

Ms McNamara said the new Exter-nal Students Orientation and Mentors@ Gatton program were highly succ-essful. Other new sessions alsoattracted high numbers of students.

“The first Avoiding Plagiarismsessions were packed; students filledthe aisles and stood at the back,” shesaid.

“The Transferring Programssessions were also very well attendedat both the Ipswich and St Luciacampuses.”

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A member of a band performing inMayne Hall. PHOTO: CHRIS STACEY

Student Marta Mirozkiewicz (thirdfrom left) with UQ Medieval Societymembers (from left) Damica Westcott,Brenton Clifford,and Jonathan Collins.PHOTO: CHRIS STACEY

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Manager Eril McNamara declared theh a storming success.

For the first time the engineeringstudents conducted their own full dayorientation program.

The February 27 event wassponsored by engineering firm Hatch.

Program Coordinator Josh Hump-hries from UQ’s Catalyst Centre saidthe expansion came about as a resultof the successful flying-start sessionlast year.

“Students were involved in groupactivities and information sessionswith the library and industry,” he said.

“Academics were also encouragedto attend to get involved in activities.”

“Feedback from the engineeringstudents saw the activity receive avery encouraging 4.4 out of five.”

Ms McNamara said the overallfeedback from students had beenpositive and the rain had notdampened spirits.

“It was great to see everyoneswing into action and make MarketDay such a success,” she said.

“All the people you don’t see butwho make it happen – the electricians,sign writers, cleaners, security,grounds, parking and the switchboardstaff – as well as UQ Union, UQSPORT and Orientation staff shouldbe congratulated on their greatteamwork and effort.”

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Katy Chiun (left) and RebeccaRiethmuller at UQ Ipswich.

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UQ Gatton Market Day.Photo: Lyle Radford

Students EddieDearden andJo Hynes at anengineeringorientation session.PHOTO: CHRISSTACEY

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most difficult proteins,” Dr Martinsaid.

“These structures will assist us infurther understanding the complicat-ed interactions of molecules andultimately will underpin the design ofnovel drugs to combat disease.”

Dr Martin said the completepackage of equipment, including theX-ray generator, image plate detectors,cryo-systems and optics weighed morethan two tonnes and cost more than$2.5 million.

“There were some very nervousscientists and technicians on hand as

MR Pudmenzky was chosen as af inalist in the prestigious 2000Australian Skeptics Eureka Prize forCritical Thinking for his researchshowing that creativity is part of anoptimised search strategy used bymolecules, individual organisms orpopulations of organisms.

The idea for his research camefrom a paper describing the errors incommunication between ants.

“At this stage I was alreadyinterested in creativity and the humanmind and I began exploring this errorfurther under this fresh perspective,”he said.

A small percentage of ants do notfollow the instructions given to themby fellow workers.

Mr Pudmenzky has argued thatthis counter-productive behaviour isconsistent with creativity.

Based at UQ’s School ofBiomedical Sciences, Mr Pudmenzkyhas developed a mathematical modelof the phenomena accompanied bysome computer simulations.

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THE new weapon in UQ’s researcharsenal will help in the fight againstnumerous human diseases such ascancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

The Institute for MolecularBioscience’s (IMB) Associate Prof-essor Jenny Martin said Queenslandwas leading Australia and most of theworld by installing only the secondmachine of its kind.

“The FR-E rotating anode X-raygenerator gives the IMB and UQ re-searchers access to Australia’s bestfacilities allowing us to determinehigh resolution structures of even the

UQ’s ability to solvedifficult molecular

problems has grownwith the installation

of Australia’s mostpowerful X-raycrystallography

machine.

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Virtual medical schoolUQ is the only Australian uni-

versity to become a founding

partner institution in the world’s

first International Virtual Medi-

cal School, launched in February.

“Initiated by the University of

Dundee in Scotland, the project

will allow UQ to be part of a

global network of health educ-

ation organisations,” said Faculty

of Health Sciences Executive

Dean Professor Peter Brooks.

Thirty leading institutions

are involved in the project.

UQ PhD student AlexPudmenzky is usinganti-authoritarianants to tackle thetraditionally difficultproblem of analysingand definingcreativity.

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the $1 million, 900kg FR-E X-raygenerator wobbled on the forkliftduring installation in the new IMBlabs at the Queensland BiosciencePrecinct,” she said.

The high resolution and exquisitesensitivity of the new equipment canonly be bettered by a synchrotronfacility, which at a cost of more than$150 million and the size of a largefootball field, is currently unavailableto Australian researchers.

A successful Australian ResearchCouncil Linkage Infrastructure andEquipment Fund grant provided $1.1

million funding for the new X-raygenerator with UQ contributing afurther $1.5 million.

The IMB and CSIRO will moveto a new $105 million state-of-the artresearch complex later this year.

The Queensland BiosciencePrecinct – situated on UQ’s St Luciacampus – will provide a world-classenvironment for biological research,development and commercialisation.

The complex will accommodateabout 700 scientists from the IMB,CSIRO and the Queensland Depart-ment of Primary Industries.

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nology program have returned

from four months of study at

the University of California,

Santa Cruz (UCSC).

Fourth-year students Stephen Earland Rosemary Harrison were given thehighest marks in their molecularbiotechnology class while StefanieDowideit was also praised for her work.

Ms Harrison said they were givena blood sample and through 10 weeksof experimentation had to determinewhich marine mammal the samplehad come from.

“I had done some similar work atUQ over the previous summer so I feltreasonably comfortable with it,” shesaid.

All three students lived at theUCSC International Living Centre.

“We were a close-knit group andregularly went on trips organised bythe college,” Mr Earl said.

“As we all lived in the one collegewe got to see a lot of each other. Roseactually lived in the apartment aboveme and Steve in the building next doorso we could regularly get together,”Ms Dowideit said.

Ms Harrison said she had neverthought of studying abroad until shereceived an email about the schol-arship from UQ’s Biotechnology

Program Coordinator AssociateProfessor Ross Barnard.

“I had forgotten about it but then Igot an email saying I got thescholarship and should come and pickup the papers as soon as possible. Thatwas it, before I knew it I was on myway to California,” Ms Harrison said.

Dr Barnard said he was proud oftheir achievements.

“I am extremely pleased thatstudents from our undergraduatebiotechnology program have per-formed so well in an advancedmolecular biology program at one ofthe top teaching institutions in theUnited States,” Dr Barnard said.

The exchange program lastedfrom September to December 2002.

“I aim to remove the fuzzy conceptof genius from creativity and presentcreativity as a behavioural parameterthat can be tailored to a situation,” hesaid.

“The mathematical model providesthe feedback needed to distinguishbetween destructive disobedience andconstructive innovation.”

During his research he has alsoinvestigated other naturally occurringprocesses from genetic mutations,plants, insects, animals and humanbehaviour.

Mr Pudmenzky said his work hadopened the door for a commondefinition of creativity that spannedmany disciplines and allowedcreativity to be quantif ied in amathematical fashion.

He has termed this type ofcreativity teleonomic meta-creativity;a concept that is currently beingapplied to quantitative genetics inplant breeding.

“Teleonomic meta-creativity is theability to find the optimum balancebetween the exploitation of what isknown to work and the exploration ofthe unknown; between the conser-vative bowler hat and crazy jester hat,”he said.

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Dr Martin and Karl Byriel with the X-ray generator. PHOTO: courtesy IMB

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University of Cape Town (UCT)

chemical engineering students

Nkateko Milly Mathonsi and

Simangele Mngoma had a

summer break to remember

after winning a travelling

scholarship to UQ’s Julius

Kruttschnitt Mineral Research

Centre (JKMRC).

Now in its third year, the JKMRCscholarship was previously awardedto one recipient per year, but this timea tie was declared by UCT’sDepartment of Chemical Engin-eering.

JKMRC Director Professor TimNapier-Munn said the quality of thewinners had been outstanding.

He said JKMRC were pleased tomake a contribution towards wid-ening the experiences of youngindigenous South Africans throughindustrial research and internationaltravel.

The 2002 scholarship was suppliedjointly by JKMRC and UCT, withsupport from De Beers, and includedair travel and accommodation.

Ms Mathonsi and Ms Mngomawere given individual projects relatedto mineral processing to completeduring their two-month stay, whichended in January.

Beating heart diseaseA new $2 million research centre

at UQ could reduce Australia’s

spiralling rates of cardiovascular

disease through early detection.

The Centre of Clinical ResearchExcellence in Cardiovascular Diseaseand Metabolic Disorders will set upat UQ’s School of Medicine at thePrincess Alexandra Hospital in 2003,following a five-year funding grantfrom the Commonwealth Government.

Centre staff are developing cardio-vascular imaging techniques thatenable abnormalities to be detectedin the heart and blood vessels, beforethe development of serious disease.

This would allow interventionsthat could greatly improve theoutcomes of patients with diabetes,hypertension and renal disease.

Centre Director Professor TomMarwick said the research could havedramatic effects on the rates ofcardiovascular disease, Australia’snumber one killer.

“It’s widely acknowledged that wehave to act to identify and treat thedisease before it becomes clinicallyapparent,” he said.

“Early detection, before symptomsappear, could change the course of thedisease.”

He said Centre research would alsofocus on reducing the progression ofcardiovascular and metabolic diseasesthrough lifestyle intervention, esp-ecially in patients with diabetes.

“People with diabetes are at greatrisk of developing heart diseases, suchas coronary and large vessel disease,”he said.

“One of the areas we’re lookingat is the role of insulin resistance inthe development of abnormal cardiacand vascular function.

“Obesity has a pivotal role in thedevelopment of insulin resistance, andeven modest weight loss improves itsmetabolic complications.

“We’re currently evaluating aprogram that will teach and promotethe benefits of physical activity anddietary intervention for diabetics.

“It will be home-based, and we’llsupervise patients through tele-medicine.”

Associate Professor John Prins,Director of Diabetes and Endocrin-ology at Princess Alexandra Hospital,is a Principal Investigator at the Centre.

He said he was optimistic that theresults of the program would becomplementary to those achievedwith current treatment approaches.

The new Centre brings togetherfive expert groups of medical andallied health researchers fromthroughout UQ.

Ms Mathonsi’s project requiredher to relate images taken of froth ontop of a flotation cell to the metall-urgical performance of the flotationprocess.

She said it was the first time shehad used froth vision technology.

“It wasn’t really that complicatedbecause my supervisor explainedeverything to me,” she said.

Ms Mngoma’s project ran intosome “real-life” industrial problemsbecause of extra down-time neededto maintain the equipment after it wasput through heavy-duty research workearlier in the year.

Her task was to check the gradientof ferrosilicon medium put through adense medium cyclone (an industrialmineral separator) by using aspecially constructed tomographicimaging unit attached to the cyclonerig.

Although Ms Mathonsi is fromRichard’s Bay on the eastern coastnorth of Durban and Ms Mngoma isfrom South Africa’s Northern Prov-ince, the two had previously metduring their high school days andagain during a selection interview forDe Beers prior to attending universityin Cape Town.

Both students are now studyingchemical engineering at UCT under aDe Beers bursary.

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Ms Mathonsi (left) andMs Mngoma. PHOTO:courtesy JKMRC

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Heat on survival of cold water fish

ASSOCIATE Professor CraigFranklin from the School of LifeSciences was studying the effect ofsmall increases in temperature on thecardiovascular system and swimmingperformance of fish.

To his amazement he could notcatch any Greenland Cod or PolarCod, which thrive in cooler waters andinstead had to conduct his researchusing bottom dwelling fish.

“The Greenland Cod and PolarCod had disappeared,” he said.

“Eight to 10 years ago you couldcatch them quite easily.”

Professor Franklin joined six otherscientists on the four-week program.

It included researchers from Swe-den, Canada and Spain who worked atthe Arctic Station, Qeqertarsuaq, onDisko Island – a small island locatedoff the West coast of Greenland abovethe Arctic Circle.

Professor Franklin said changes inthe distribution of cod species couldalso have serious consequences forthe people of Qeqertarsuaq.

“Qeqertarsuaq is a small townshipwith a population of around 700,” hesaid.

“The community is dependent onthe fisheries surrounding the island

Research by a seniorUQ lecturer inGreenland has foundalarming results onthe evolutionary andenvironmentalphysiology of fish inwarming seawaters.

and together with the whale, form amajor part of the diet,” he said.

Professor Franklin also describedthe dramatic scenery that surroundedhim during his expedition.

“It was amazing, out in the water,fishing from a small boat near 10 to15 metre high icebergs,” he said.

“Every day we would look outfrom the laboratory at the Arcticstation and see the icebergs driftingin and out of the bay; the changinglandscape was spectacular.”

He said the water temperaturearound Disko Island had increasedalarmingly over the past eight to 10years by around four to five degrees.

“We were interested in the effectof temperature change on the fitnessand performance of arctic fish,” hesaid.

“The waters around Greenlandare warming at a rapid rate and wewanted to see how small increases inwater temperature affected the fish.”

For the past 16 years ProfessorFranklin has also coordinatedresearch based in the Antarctic.

He has studied how the physio-logical systems of Antarctic fish haveevolved to cope with sub-zerotemperatures.

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A glatulk fish The Arctic Station, Qeqertarsuaq Afishing boat near the town of Ilulissat

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Conference

callTo publicise yourconference or seminar,call Joanne van Zeelandon 3365 2619 or emailj.vanzeeland@uq.edu.au

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BENEVOLENCE

Benefit, burden,trace: The legacies of

benevolence: December 10–13,UQ Ipswich

A call for papers has been made forthe four-day interdisciplinary con-ference.

UQ’s Postcolonial Research Groupwithin the School of English, MediaStudies and Art History will host theevent, which will examine bene-volence and the representations ofbenevolence in a wide variety of forms.

Submissions on the followingtopics are welcome: anthropology andacademic study; culture; ecology andenvironment; education and training;governance and administration;history; literary representation;medicine and welfare; migration andresettlement; military and policy

activity; religion and missionaryactivity; and trade and commerce.

Abstracts should be submittedusing the online abstract submissionform no later than April 30.

Information:www.emsah.uq.edu.au/conferences/benevolence-2003/

EDUCATION

Beyond the middle:International and Aus-

tralian directions for the middleyears: April 3–5, Gold Coast

Hosted by UQ’s School of Education,the conference will focus on the keyfindings arising from recent researchcompleted by the Department ofEducation, Science and Training.

Keynote speakers include UQ’sProfessor Allan Luke and ProfessorBob Lingard; Professor DonnaAlvermann (University of Georgia,Athens); and Associate ProfessorDoug Clark (Australian CatholicUniversity, Melbourne).

Information: 07 3365 7343

Strategy and marketing in edu-cation: April 11–12, UQ St Lucia

The two-day seminar is the second ofthree UQ School of Educationmarketing seminars.

They are designed for educationaladministrators who want to extend thescope of their organisation’s mark-eting perspective.

UQ’s Dr Stephen Holmes willpresent the seminars.

Information: 07 3365 7343

Enriching the future: Scienceeducation in the middle years:October 3–4, UQ St Lucia

The two-day conference for middleyears educators will be sponsored byUQ’s School of Education. Programdetails will be finalised shortly and acall has been made for people toregister their interest in attending.

Information: 07 3365 7343

HIGHER EDUCATION

Graduates: Outcomes,quality and the

future: March 24–25, Canberra

All Australian universities, includingUQ, will be represented at the 2003Graduate Careers Council of Australia(GCCA) Surveys Symposium.

The event will be held incooperation with the Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee and theFederal Government Department ofEducation, Science and Training.

It aims to promote greaterawareness of GCCA’s off icialgraduate outcomes surveys, whichinclude the Graduate DestinationSurvey, the Course ExperienceQuestionnaire and the PostgraduateResearch Experience Questionnaire.

Information: 03 8344 9280,www.gradlink.edu.au

HISTORY

Histories of heresy inmedieval and early

modern Europe: July 7–9, Brisbane

UQ’s Centre for the History ofEuropean Discourses will host theinternational conference at theQueensland Art Gallery.

The histories of heresy will formthe focal point of the conference,which aims to provide a collaborativeopportunity for early modernists andmedievalists.

Fifteen keynote speakers fromuniversities in Australia, the UnitedStates and Europe will present papers.

UQ’s Professor Ian Hunter willdiscuss Thomasius and Leibniz on thedecriminalisation of heresy.

Early-bird registration closesMarch 31.

Information: 07 3346 9492

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THE e-agribusiness course hasbeen designed for masters studentsat the University’s Gatton campus,but is available to remote studentsas a stand-alone course.

Specialist e-business lecturer DrKim Bryceson has spent severalmonths developing the program.

It is a core subject in the Masterof Agribusiness and an elective inother masters degrees at UQ Gatton.

Dr Bryceson said anyone withbasic computer literacy and aninterest in the subject could applyto study remotely.

He said it would interest a wide

range of people in the communityfrom rural producers to those involvedin the food marketing chain.

The course features a mixed-mode delivery through a websitewith significant online discussionand a CD containing resourcematerials.

Two Saturday sessions at UQGatton are also planned.

Senior agribusiness managerswill share their experiences viavideo and visiting guest speakerswill feature at the second on-campus day.

Dr Bryceson has just completeda research project for the GrainsResearch and Development Corp-oration on electronic business in thegrains industry.

“The harsh reality is thatbusinesses everywhere are underpressure to respond to change withnew business models and strategies.Agribusiness is no exception,” DrBryceson said.

“Despite the demise of thedotcoms, electronically-enabledbusiness practices are here to stay.”

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A new electronicagribusiness courseon offer at UQ thissemester is anAustralian first.

The course will examineelectronic business concepts,technology and management issuesand create an awareness of potentialapplications in the agricultural,environmental and biotech sectors.

It aims to give students a solidgrounding in what electronicbusiness is and how to be part ofit.

Dr Bryceson is also developingan undergraduate course with asimilar focus for delivery in secondsemester.

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College celebratesThe Women’s College at UQ St

Lucia celebrated its 89th birthday

recently with a Garden Party.

The Governor of Queensland’s

wife, Barbara Arnison, officially

opened the event, which was held

on March 15.

Organised by the Chislehurst

Society of former collegians and

friends of the College, the event

also celebrated University and

College benefactor May Hancock’s

100th birthday on March 17.

A non-denominational

establishment, the College was

founded in 1913, with the

encouragement of the then

Governor and his wife, Sir

William and Lady MacGregor.

Muscle tissue studyAn Institute for Molecular Bio-

science (IMB) study has proven

muscle tissue plays a vital role in

regulating cholesterol levels in the

body with implications for diseases

like atherosclerosis, cardiovascular

disease, obesity and diabetes.

The study demonstrates that

muscle is an important regulator

of HDL (good) cholesterol levels

and is a potential target for novel

drugs.

“Studies characterised a family

of receptors called Liver X

Receptors (LXRs) that have a

dynamic role in regulating genes

involved in fat and cholesterol

metabolism in the body,” said the

IMB’s Dr George Muscat.

“We thought the liver was the

primary organ for maintaining

cholesterol at appropriate levels,

but we now know that LXR is

expressed in muscle and regulates

the expression of genes that

control cholesterol levels.”PHOTO: CHRIS STACEY

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Hearing lossUQ’s Communication Disability in

Ageing Research Unit is running a

series of courses to help older

people solve problems caused by

hearing impairments.

The five-week courses are

led by a speech pathologist or

audiologist with participants

identifying what they want to

work on.

Lip-reading skills and

assistive devices will also be

discussed.

Information: 07 3365 8547

Asperger’s syndromeFrom March, the Behaviour

Research and Therapy Centre

will conduct group interventions

for anxiety in children with

Asperger’s syndrome – a

developmental disorder in the

autism spectrum of disorders.

Children need to be in

Grades 5–7 or higher.

Second-year masters and

PhD clinical students will

conduct the sessions, which cost

ADHDParents who have a child with

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Disorder (ADHD) are needed for a

UQ study looking at how parents

adjust to the stresses sometimes

associated with parenting a child

with ADHD.

Participants will have individ-

ual open discussions. They need

to be the biological parents of

the child, be living with them

and not have other children

already diagnosed with ADHD.

The child must have had a

primary diagnosis of ADHD in

the past six months.

A free workshop focusing on

parenting a child with ADHD

will be provided to participants

after all the interviews have

been completed.

Information: 07 3365 6858,

j.lancaster@psy.uq.edu.au

Transport and lifestylePeople aged more than 65 years

are needed for a UQ study into

transport and lifestyle issues.

It is part of a larger study

looking at outcomes for older

people who have given up

driving.

Volunteers need to be living

in the community and would be

interviewed once in their home.

Information: 07 3365 2649,

jmliddle@tpg.com.au

Talking toddlersParents with toddlers who may

be either late or advanced talkers

are required for a UQ study

investigating the different rates

children learn to understand and

use words and sentences.

Children must be 23–25

months old, attend childcare no

more than three times a week,

have no known medical

condition and speak English as

their first language.

Information: 07 3342 4757,

0413 583 423

LymphoedemaWomen “at risk” of developing a

swollen leg after the removal of

lymph glands are needed for a

study aimed at assisting in early

detection of lymphoedema.

Twenty volunteers are

needed for a single two-hour

clinical assessment of their legs.

The collaborative research

involves UQ, Royal Brisbane Hos-

pital and Monash Medical Centre.

Information: 07 3365 4660

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

$220 in total and are held in a

supervised environment.

Information: 3365 6411,

kate@psy.uq.edu.au

Couple relationshipsCouples are needed for research

into relationships in the early

years of marriage.

The one-day workshops will

discuss topics such as commun-

ications skills, management of

emotions and forgiveness.

Couples have to complete

three questionnaires in six months

and need to be engaged to marry

or married/living as a committed

couple for up to five years.

Information: 3848 6934,

j.fitzgerald@psy.uq.edu.au

WORLD champion rower MargueriteHouston, Winter Olympian MarkMcNee and 2002 CommonwealthGames bronze medallist Kellie Waiteare among a host of national repre-sentatives to receive the prestigioussporting awards.

The trio join Amy Hetzel (waterpolo) and Andrew Mewing (swimm-ing) as recipients to compete at thehighest level in their sport.

Eleven full sport scholarships and25 development scholarships have beenawarded in 2003 as part of a continuingpartnership between UQ SPORT and

The University of Queensland AlumniAssociation to support the developmentof elite sportspersons enrolled at UQ.

Sport and Recreation Manager forUQ SPORT Ben Laidlaw said thecredentials of the 2003 recipientswere among the best the Universityhad seen in recent years.

“The Scholarship provides supp-ort through f inancial assistance,academic liaison, subsidised sportsmedicine, health and fitness services,free access to first-class sportingfacilities and access to the servicesoffered by the highly-regarded team

of support staff linked to theprogram,” he said.

The Full Sport Scholarship holdersare: Joshua Robinson (athletics), Dun-can Betts (cricket), Marguerite Hous-ton (rowing), Sam Conrad (rowing),Joshua Graham (rugby union), StevenMoore (rugby union), Mark McNee(short track speed skating), Kelli Waite(swimming), Andrew Mewing (swim-ming), Terrence Lodge (volleyball)and Amy Hetzel (water polo).

2002 Commonwealth Games ath-lete Melanie Kleeberg was awarded the2003 E.T. Brown Athletics Scholarship.

Support for sporting stars

Australianrepresentativeshead a stellar listof recipients of the2003 UQ SportingScholarshipsannounced in March.

by Rowan Foster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

From left: Ms Kleeburg, Ms Hetzel and Mr Graham. PHOTOS: courtesy UQ SPORT

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BODY IMAGEThe Sydney Morning Herald and

The Australian Financial Review

quoted Dr Susan Hopkins

(School of Journalism and

Communication) in articles

about body image and young

people avoiding intimacy.

HIGHER EDUCATIONThe Courier-Mail ran an

interview with Vice-Chancellor

Professor John Hay in a feature

on higher education issues and

Queensland vice-chancellors.

The Age, The Australian and The

Courier-Mail also quoted

Professor Hay in articles on the

Federal Government’s proposed

higher education reforms.

MARINE BIOLOGYNature reported on the work of

Dr Alexandra Grutter and

colleagues at the School of Life

Sciences and their article which

was published in Current

Biology.

New Scientist and The Age

quoted Professor Ove Hoegh-

Guldberg (Centre for Marine

Studies) in an article about

threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

MEDICATIONA study by the Centre for

General Practice into people

taking ineffective pain

medications received extensive

national media coverage.

MISS AUSTRALIAProfessor Kay Saunder’s (School

of History, Philosophy, Religion

and Classics) research into the

Miss Australia Awards received

widespread national media

coverage.

MODIFIED FOODThe Sydney Morning Herald

quoted Dr Richard Hindmarsh

(Contemporary Studies Program)

in an article on genetically-

modified food.

PARENTINGABC’s Radio National

interviewed Professor Matt

Sanders (School of Psychology)

about childhood aggression and

parenting skills.

PHD RESEARCHResearch by UQ Gatton PhD

student Wayne Vogler into giant

rats tail grass received extensive

rural and regional media

coverage.

POETRYThe Courier-Mail published two

articles about the 2003 Josephine

Ulrick National Poetry Prize,

which is administered by the

School of English, Media Studies

and Art History.

POLITICSBrisbane 612 ABC radio

interviewed Associate Professor

Paul Reynolds (School of Political

Science and International

Studies) on the possibility of a

Queensland coalition reforming.

SPINAL CORD RESEARCHABC national television

interviewed Professor Perry

Bartlett (School of Biomedical

Sciences) about a new spinal

cord research fund.

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NEWSSOME OF THE STORIES THATPUT UQ STAFF IN THE MEDIA

January/February 2003

DR Devi Stuart-Fox received heraward at a formal presentation at theUnited Nations Educational, Scie-ntific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO) headquarters in Paris onFebruary 27.

“I was awarded the fellowshipafter submitting a proposal to studychameleons in South Africa,” DrStuart-Fox said.

Fifteen young female scientistsfrom around the world were awardedfellowships, comprising threewomen aged under 35 years of agefrom each of the five geo-culturalregions of the world.

Dr Stuart-Fox, who completedher PhD into the evolutionary sig-nificance of colour pattern variationin dragon lizards in South Australia,

Becauseshe’sworth it

said she would be based at theUniversity of Witswatersrand inJohannesburg, where she would holda postdoctoral position for two years.

The fellowship will fund a largefield component of her research.

For her UNESCO/L’Oreal projectDr Stuart-Fox plans to investigate thefunction and evolution of colourchange in chameleons within diff-erent social and ecological settings,as a way of gaining insight into animalcommunication.

The UNESCO/L’Oreal Fellow-ships Scheme is an annual programdirected towards those engaged in re-search at the doctoral or postdoctor-al level in one or allied fields of lifesciences including biology, biochem-istry, biotechnology and physiology.

A UQ PhD student has become only thesecond Australian to be awarded a UNESCO/L’Oreal Women in Life Sciences Fellowship.

Ms Stuart-Fox. PHOTO:courtesy Ms Stuart-Fox

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Vietnamese delegationUQ has strengthened its ties to Viet-nam after a recent visit by a group ofsenior Vietnamese officials.

The Vietnamese Minister ofEducation and Training, ProfessorNguyen Minh Hien, and five delegatesmet senior University staff at the StLucia campus on February 28.

As part of the proceedings, UQsigned a Business Cooperation Con-tract with the University of Danang,which aims to provide a firm basis forfurther collaborative projects andprograms between the two institutions.

UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Inter-national and Development) ProfessorTrevor Grigg said UQ had been work-ing with the University of Danang sinceJanuary 2000 on a variety of projects.

“These include the enhancement oftheir library resource capacity, anEnglish language training program forstaff and improved academic researchskills for staff as part of their doctoralstudies,” Professor Grigg said.

He said UQ had also undertakena wide range of research and develop-ment projects in Vietnam.

During the delegation’s visit, UQannounced English language trainingscholarships for staff of the Ministryof Education and Training and anEnglish language training scholarshipfor the President of the University ofDanang, Professor Phan Quang Xung.

Ten English for Academic Purp-oses scholarships were also ann-ounced.

“This is the first time a VietnameseMinister of Education and Training hasvisited Australia and it is particularlysignificant because it coincides withthe 30th anniversary of the establish-ment of diplomatic relations between

Chilean ambassadorUQ graduate Libby Schick returnedto the University in February in hernew role as Australia’s Ambassadorto the Republic of Chile.

Since graduating in 1973 with aBachelor of Arts (honours), Ms Schickhas held various positions within theDepartment of Foreign Affairs andTrade and the former CommonwealthDepartment of Trade and Industry aswell as lecturing at Bangkok’sChulalongkorn University.

As Ambassador she is responsible

briefin

International relationsAustralia and Vietnam,” ProfessorGrigg said.

Other Vietnamese officals in thedelegation included Tran Ba VietDzung and Pham Chi Cuong (Ministryof Education and Training), ProfessorBui Cach Tuyen (Ho Chi Minh CityUniversity of Agriculture and Forestry)and Nguyen Xuan Vang (HanoiUniversity of Foreign Studies).

for the relationship between Australiaand Chile under the direction of theAustralian Government.

“The primary role of an AustralianAmbassador is to represent the Aust-ralian Government in its official deal-ings with the country or countries andor international organisations ofaccreditation within the parametersset out in the Vienna Conventions onDiplomatic and Consular Relations,”she said.

During her visit she met withInternational Education DirectorateDirector Dr Robert Coelen andRecruitment and Marketing ManagerIngeborg Loon.

Other visitors to UQ St Luciaduring February included the HighCommissioner for the Republic of Fijiin Australia, His Excellency MajorGeneral Jioji Konousi Konrote and theAmbassador of the Federal Republicof Germany in Australia, His Exc-ellency Dr Klaus-Peter Klaiber.

From left: Professor Xung and Professor Grigg. PHOTO: DON THOMPSON

From left: Ms Schick, Ms Loon and Dr Coelen. PHOTO: DON THOMPSON

Anglo Platinum visitUQ’s Dr Ying Gu from the Julius

Kruttschnitt Mineral Research

Centre (JKMRC) recently

attended Anglo Platinum’s open

day and official aquisition of

their third Mineral Liberation

Analyser (MLA) in Johannesburg.

Held at the Anglo Platinum

Research Centre in Germiston,

the open day was attended by

representatives from some of

southern Africa’s leading mining

and mineral research organ-

isations.

Dr Gu said an objective of

the event was to demonstrate

the capabilities and flexibility of

the MLA system.

Board appointmentUQ Business School Head

Professor Tim Brailsford has been

appointed a board member of

Australia’s largest professional

finance and accounting body –

CPA Australia.

The 10-member board will

meet four times a year to oversee

CPA Australia’s professional

designation – the CPA Program.

They will provide advice,

direction and oversight to the

design, curriculum, conduct

assessment and quality

assurance of the program.

Fitness programUQ’s Summer EQ Fitness Program

started last month, providing a

physical approach to enhancing

emotional intelligence (EQ).

The 10-week course uses

psychodynamic and bioenergetic

approaches to realise old

dysfunctional behaviours and

redirect them into positive life

choices.

Registered psychologist and

UQ PhD student Louise Earn-

shaw, who coordinates the

program, said there had been a

recent surge of research into EQ,

illuminating its effects on

physical and mental health and

career achievements.

Information: 0407 653 823, email

louise@psy.uq.edu.au

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Concerts, special lectures and seminars, UQ events of general interest and details

about visiting academics and dignitaries is published in this section. Entries,

including date, time, school/section, contact name and telephone number, should

be emailed to j.vanzeeland@uq.edu.au

onCAMPUS SEMINARS

■ Friday, March 21

School of Life Sciences, Phylo-geographic patterns of Africanlarge herbivores, Peter Arctander,

University of Copenhagen, Denmark(1pm, Room 139, Goddard Bldg).

School of Biomedical Sciences,Colour vision in primates, ProfessorPaul Martin, National Vision ResearchInstitute of Australia, University ofMelbourne (1pm, Room 305, SkermanBldg).

School of Land and Food Sciences,Evaluation of some legumes as feedingredients for poultry and pigs,Danny Singh, Queensland Departmentof Primary Industries (noon, Room323, Hartley Teakle Bldg).

School of Languages andComparative Cultural Studies, Fromall the lands on Earth we come?Personal experiences of non-Englishspeaking background academic staffon the multicultural UQ campus (2pm,James Birrell Lounge, UQ Staff andGraduates Club). To RSVP, telephone07 3365 6390.

■ Friday, March 28

School of Life Sciences, tba, PeterLangridge, CSIRO Plant Industries,Melbourne (1pm, Room 139, GoddardBldg).

School of Biomedical Sciences,Intestinal iron absorption: Building andregulating a nutrient transport pathway,Dr Greg Anderson, QueenslandInstitute of Medical Research (1pm,Room 305, Skerman Bldg).

School of Land and Food Sciences,Tree legumes for forage in West Timor,Dr Ben Mullen (noon, Room 323,Hartley Teakle Bldg).

■ Wednesday, April 2

Australasian Centre on Ageing, TheCensus and ageing: Emerging Issues,Dave Martyn, Australian Bureau ofStatistics (7.30am, Royal on the Park,cnr Alice and Albert Sts). For bookings,contact 07 3346 9084, emailaca@uq.edu.au or visitwww.uq.edu.au/aca

■ Friday, April 4

School of Life Sciences, TSD inreptiles: How the physical and thephysiological conspire to defeat globalclimate change, Arthur Georges,Applied Ecology Research Group,University of Canberra (1pm, Room139, Goddard Bldg).

School of Biomedical Sciences,Analysis of growth hormone receptorsignalling in vivo – transgenic mousemodels, Jenny Rowland and Structure-

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HOUSE-SWAP/TO RENT■ Visiting academic needs home,

Jun-Sep. Herston area preferred.House-swap avail., Edinburgh,Scotland, Jun-Aug. Coral: 073362 0275, coral@qimr.edu.au

■ Couple need unit/house 10 kmfrom city. House-swap avail., StIves, near Cambridge, 4-6 wksfrom Apr. Sophie:sophie@business.uq.edu.au

■ Family needs rental/house-sit toJul. Pets, garden ok. Paulette:paulette@cate-mail.de

PRIZES

■ The R.N. HammonScholarships 2003: for Abor-iginal or Torres Strait Islanderundergraduate and postgraduatestudents who have completed atleast one year full-time study atselected institutions. Tenure:duration of program. Worth:determined by selectioncommittee. Closing: March 28.Information: 07 3365 1984.

■ The ConstantineAspromourgos MemorialScholarship for Greek Studies2003: for bachelor or mastersstudents of not more than fiveyears’ standing who are under-taking a postgraduate programwith a least one area of Greekstudy at UQ or any otheruniversity deemed acceptable bythe committee. Tenure: one year.Worth: $4500. Closing: March28. Information: 07 3365 1984.

■ The George Essex EvansScholarship 2003: for a studentto complete a graduate diplomaor honours in philosophy orEnglish. Worth: $1200.Closing: March 28.Information: 07 3365 1984.

■ The General Staff Prize 2003:for UQ staff members with aperiod/s of full-time servicetotalling at least three years whograduated in the previouscalendar year. Worth: $380.Closing: March 31.Information: 07 3365 1984.

function relationships of the noradren-aline transporter, Filip Paczkowski(1pm, Room 305, Skerman Bldg).

School of Land and Food Sciences,Microbial detoxification/adaptationmechanisms in the rumen: Phenolicsand non-protein amino acids, Dr ChrisMcSweeney, CSIRO (noon, Room 323,Hartley Teakle Bldg).

■ Thursday, April 10

School of Life Sciences, tba, PeterAbrams, University of Toronto, Canada(1pm, Room 139, Goddard Bldg).

■ Friday, April 11

School of Life Sciences, Spatialvariation in population regulation anddensity dependence: How can neigh-bours be so different?, Chris Wilcox(1pm, Room 139, Goddard Bldg).

School of Land and Food Sciences,Respiration rate and rectal temperaturesin cattle – responses to changingclimate conditions, Dr John Gaughan(noon, Room 323, Hartley Teakle Bldg).

School of Biomedical Sciences,”Every breath you take, every move youmake…” – cholinergic regulation ofrespiratory movements, Dr MarkBellingham (1pm, Room 305, SkermanBldg).

CONCERTS■ Thursday, March 20

School of Music, John Rodgers– violin (12.30pm, NicksonRoom, Zelman Cowen Bldg.).

■ Sunday, March 30

School of Music, Strings of the Schoolof Music (11.30am, Long Room,Customs House, 399 Queen St). Free.

■ Thursday, April 6

School of Music, Masters Recital –

CLASSIFIEDS

UQ NEWS COPY DEADLINES FOR 2003

Issue number Copy deadline Publication date(Friday) (Tuesday)

524 March 28 April 15

Mid-semester break: April 21–25

525 May 2 May 20526 June 6 June 24

Mid-year vacation: June 30–July 18

527 July 4 July 22528 July 25 August 12529 August 22 September 9

Mid-semester break: September 29–October 3

530 September 19 October 7531 October 24 November 11

Semester Two ends: November 22

532 November 21 December 9

cello (12.30pm, Nickson Room,Zelman Cowen Bldg).

■ Thursday, April 17

School of Music, Paul Dean – clarinet(12.30pm, Nickson Room, ZelmanCowen Bldg).

EXHIBITIONS■ Tuesday, March 18–Thursday, March 20

UQ Anthropology Museum,Explorations in cross-cultural

diversity and ID in 3D (Room 117,Level 2, Michie Bldg).

OTHER EVENTS■ Tuesday, March 18

The Diversity Game:provides insight into the issuesof privilege, prejudice,

difference and disadvantage (2–3.30pm, Seminar Room, Building 15,St Lucia campus).

■ Wednesday, March 19

Commencement Service: officialwelcoming service for all UQ students,run by Chaplaincy Services (6pm, UQCentre).

UQ Student Exchange Fair: speak toUQ Abroad advisors about studyingoverseas as part of a UQ degree (10am–3pm, Innes Room, Student UnionComplex).

■ Tuesday, March 25

The Brisbane Institute AnnualDinner: Professor Peter Doherty, AC(7pm, Marriott Brisbane Hotel). Fordetails, telephone 07 3220 2198.

■ Wednesday, April 2

UQ Careers Fair: an opportunity forstudents to meet leading employers andrecruiting agencies (11am–4.30pm, UQCentre).

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PROFESSORIALPROMOTIONSProfessor B Andresen, School ofGeography, Planning &Architecture

Professor M Gould, School ofPhysical Sciences

Professor P Hayes, School ofEngineering

Professor A McEwan, School ofMolecular & Microbial Sciences

Professor K Saunders, School ofHistory, Philosophy Religion &Classics

Professor G Schaffer, School ofEngineering

Professor C Luke, School ofEducation

RESEARCHPROFESSORIALProfessor I Brereton, Centre forMagnetic Resonance

Professor R Carson, School ofHuman Movement Studies

Professor G Galloway, Centre forMagnetic Resonance

Professor G Muscat, Institute forMolecular Bioscience

Professor A Paull, School ofEngineering

TEACHING ANDRESEARCH ACADEMICS,LEVELS B – DASSOCIATE LECTURER TOLECTURER

ArtsDr T M Johnson-Woods,Contemporary Studies Program

Dr L M O’Connell, School ofEnglish, Media Studies & ArtHistory

Dr S D Tucker, ContemporaryStudies Program

Dr G T Wilkes, Languages andComparative Cultural Studies

Natural Resources, Agriculture &Veterinary ScienceMs L A Bierman, School of AnimalStudies

Dr H L Keates, School of VeterinaryScience

LECTURER TO SENIOR LECTURER

ArtsDr T Aoyama, Languages andComparative Cultural Studies

Dr A McKee, School of English,Media Studies & Art History

Biological & Chemical SciencesDr E A B Aitken, Botany

Business Economics & LawMr A Davidson, School of Law

Engineering, Physical Sciences &ArchitectureDr M Gasparon, Earth Sciences

Dr R H McKenzie, School ofPhysical Sciences

Dr A D Rakic, InformationTechnology & ElectricalEngineering

Dr R Rutgers, School ofEngineering

Dr A G White, School of PhysicalSciences

Health SciencesDr G C Woodyatt, SpeechPathology & Audiology

Natural Resources, Agriculture &Veterinary ScienceDr B R D’Arcy, School of Land andFood Sciences

Dr D J Trott, School of VeterinaryScience

Social & Behavioural SciencesDr M D Mills, School of Education

Dr N A Pachana, School ofPsychology

Dr R L Parker, School of PoliticalScience & International Studies

Dr T Suddendorf, School ofPsychology

Dr C F Tilse, School of Social Work& Social Policy

SENIOR LECTURER TO READER

ArtsAssociate Professor H M Gilbert,School of English, Media Studies &Art History

Associate Professor J Tompkins,School of English, Media Studies &Art History

Biological & Chemical SciencesAssociate Professor L C Brown,School of Biomedical Sciences

Associate Professor I R Gentle,Chemistry

Associate Professor A W Goldizen,School of Life Sciences

Associate Professor J W Lynch,School of Biomedical Sciences

Associate Professor J A Rothnagel,Biochemistry

Business Economics & LawAssociate Professor S Derrington,School of Law

Associate Professor P MMcDermott, School of Law

Dr A J Sandberg, School ofBusiness

Engineering, Physical Sciences &ArchitectureAssociate Professor A K Dahle,Mining, Minerals and MaterialsEngineering

Associate Professor D M Donovan,Mathematics

Health SciencesAssociate Professor L M HHickson, Speech Pathology &Audiology

Associate Professor D G Theodoros,Speech Pathology and Audiology

Natural Resources, Agriculture &Veterinary ScienceAssociate Professor H C Deeth,School of Land and Food Sciences

Social & Behavioural SciencesAssociate Professor R Bleiker,School of Political Science &International Studies

Associate Professor R Gillies,School of Education

Associate Professor C E vanKraayenoord, School of Education

Associate Professor M Western,School of Social Science

Associate Professor G MWhitehouse, School of PoliticalScience & International Studies

RESEARCH ACADEMIC,LEVELS B – DRound 1LEVEL BMr B Haluska, Department ofMedicine – Princess AlexandraHospital

Dr M Hargrave, Institute forMolecular Bioscience

Dr Y Singh, Institute for MolecularBioscience

Dr H Zhou, Mathematics

LEVEL CDr A I Cassady, Institute forMolecular Bioscience

LEVEL DAssociate Professor M Clark,School of Population Health

Associate Professor E Jak, Schoolof Engineering

Associate Professor D Pow, Schoolof Biomedical Sciences

Associate Professor A Whittaker,Centre for Magnetic Resonance

Associate Professor A Yap, Schoolof Biomedical Sciences

Round 2LEVEL BMs K Baublys, School of PhysicalSciences

LEVEL DAssociate Professor T Ralph,School of Physics

The Senate of The

University of Queensland

has approved the

following promotions for

academic staff members.

PROMOTIONS2003

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