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SOME OF THE STORIES THAT
PUT UQ STAFF IN THE MEDIA
October 2003
ENGINEERING
The Australian, The Courier-Mail,
Newscastle Herald and Central
Coast Herald as well as various radio
and television news programs
reported the opening of UQ’s Boeing
Systems Engineering Teaching Laboratory.
FOOD SCIENCE
Ockham’s Razor on ABC Radio
National featured Associate Professor
Ian Godwin from UQ’s School
of Land and Food Sciences discussing
Genetically-Modified (GM)
food.
HIGHER EDUCATION
The Australian, The Courier-Mail
and Campus Review reported UQ’s
postive audit report by the Australian
Universities Quality Agency.
Time Australia ran a story on the $50
million Australian Institute of Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology to
be built at UQ’s St Lucia campus.
POLITICS
The Courier-Mail published an
analysis by Dr Renee Worringer
from UQ’s School of History,
Philosophy, Religion and Classics on
the Middle Eastern conflict.
POPULAR CULTURE
Indigenous radio station 4KIG in
Townsville featured Dr Toni
Johnson-Woods from UQ Ipswich’s
Contemporary Studies Program in
What’s on the box, a weekly program
analysing popular TV shows such as
Temptation Island, Kath and Kim
and Jamie’s Kitchen.
Red light to blue feelings
UQ researchers have
developed a program
aimed at preventing
and reducing the
development of
depression in young
people.
As part of a $5.2 million partnership
with beyondblue: the
national depression initiative, UQ
School of Psychology reseachers have
developed a school-based program
equipping adolescents with skills to
deal with life’s challenges.
It was launched by Queensland
Premier Peter Beattie at Mitchelton
State High School on October 7.
Also attending the launch was UQ
Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay
and beyondblue Chair and former
Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, as
well as representatives from the
schools involved.
“We want to provide knowledge
and awareness through a school
community approach that will help to
build individual resilience and harness
the good work that schools already do,”
said chief investigator Professor Sue
Spence.
Called the beyondblue schools
research initiative, the program will
involve 50 schools nationally (18 in
Queensland).
It will use a multi-pronged
approach including curriculum-based
programs in the classroom; identifying
pathways to care; community
forums with key partners such as
health services and community
groups; and a whole-of-school approach
to enhance a supportive environment.
Professor Spence said the broad
base of the research and the wholeof-school
and community approach
was a unique strategy in attempting
to address adolescent depression.
“This type of work coming out of
UQ and Australia is leading the way
in the prevention of depression,” she
said.
Mr Kennett speaking
at the launch.
Professor Hay said the project was
a practical example of UQ research
in the community.
“UQ recognises the value of such
important research hence our willingness
to be involved in partnerships
such as the beyondblue initiative,” he
said.
“It is partnerships like this that
strengthen the links between the
University, local school communities,
parents and students.”
Professor Spence said the threeyear
project would follow Year 8
adolescents through to Year 10.
“We are looking at educating
young people about mental health and
wellbeing to help try to break down
the barriers that prevent them seeking
help,” she said.
Professor Spence said she and
State Coordinator, UQ’s Dr Jeanie
Sheffield, in collaboration with
researchers from across Australia,
had spent the past year writing
curriculum for the classroom component
and building links with
education systems, schools and
community groups.
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