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Aquaculture harvest A $200,000 facility refurbishment has put aquaculture back on the menu at UQ. Professor Hoegh-Guldberg (left) and Dr Barnes Anew aquaculture research facility coordinated by UQ’s Centre for Marine Studies is expected to play a lead role alongside industry and government in advancing aquaculture research. Queensland’s growing aquaculture industry contributes more than $73 million per year to the State’s economy, according to Centre for Marine Studies Director Professor Ove Hoegh- Guldberg. “Aquaculture in Australia is expanding at a rate of about 14 percent per annum, and is forecast by the industry to reach a value of $2.5 billion by 2010,” he said. More than 60 species are being farmed in Australia including pearl oysters, oysters, mussels, barramundi, prawns, crayfish and algae. The health benefits of farmed fish are its greatest attraction with many native fish species high in Omega-3. The newly-refurbished Pinjarra Aquatic Research Station will give UQ students access to industryrelevant facilities. UQ provides aquaculture programs from undergraduate through to postdoctoral level. “UQ’s aquaculture program holds great promise for the State,” Professor Hoegh-Guldberg said. “Thanks to Complas Industries Pty Ltd and RAD Aqua Pty Ltd, the Pinjarra Hills facility offers cuttingedge filtration systems and state-ofthe-art infrastructure for aquaculture research.” The refurbished station features laboratory space; seminar room; a new, indoor, state-of-the-art, re-circulating aquaculture system; and nine ponds stocking a wide range of fish and crustaceans including redclaw crayfish and silver perch. The $200,000 upgrade was funded in collaboration with the two industry partners and with the help of a UQ Research Infrastructure Grant. The reopening of the facility coincided with the arrival of a new aquaculture academic to UQ, Dr Andrew Barnes from Scotland, and the launch of an edited collection on aquaculture research by Adjunct Professor John Lucas. Dr Barnes will focus on disease solutions for prawns and finfish with his most recent experience being in the biotechnology industry developing vaccines for aquaculture. First for nursing UQ will celebrate excellence in teaching during UQ Teaching and Learning Week 2003. Major features of the week are: Wednesday, November 12 11am-3pm Teaching Excellence Showcase (free public event) Presentations on curriculum design developments involving animal physiotherapy as well as the Learning Enhancement Project (Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science). Location: UQ Gatton RSVP: c.steel@uq.edu.au Thursday, November 13 5.30-7pm Teaching and Learning Excellence Showcase 2003 (free public event) Presentations on a project-centred approach to the teaching of chemical and environmental engineering as well www.uq.edu.au/.teaching_learning as the latest teaching strategies for first-year biological sciences. Location: Queensland Bioscience Precinct auditorium RSVP: e.kerr@uq.edu.au Friday, November 14 9.30-11am Postgraduate Flexible Learning Funding Scheme workshop The aim of the workshop is to provide advice on flexible learning directions and the process of developing programs in flexible learning to potential applicants for the funds; and to highlight past and current projects, with the presentation of some project outcomes. Location: TEDI Seminar Room RSVP: tedi@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 2666 An accelerated nursing degree will be launched by UQ next year to help address a nationwide nursing shortage. Offered through UQ’s Faculty of Health Sciences, the program will give graduates the option of entering the workforce after twoand-a-half years education – six months earlier than most other undergraduate courses. They will also gain more practical experience by working in hospitals for most of the program. Faculty of Health Sciences Executive Dean Professor Peter Brooks said the clinical component of the program would benefit the nursing profession. “In a first for Queensland, students in the new program will receive the majority of their teaching in hospitals where they will be educated by practising professionals and gain the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively in a healthcare environment,” Professor Brooks said. To complement the clinical approach, students will also attend lectures at UQ Ipswich to take advantage of the University’s highly experienced teachers and extensive resources. “An accelerated studies program option, involving attendance at a Summer school, will enable students to graduate mid-year when there is strong demand for graduate nurses,” Professor Brooks said. Students will be taught through the Faculty’s Clinical Divisions, which already manage the clinical education of doctors. They will benefit from the University’s close partnerships with teaching hospitals and healthcare professionals. “Changes in healthcare mean practitioners now routinely work closely with a range of healthcare providers,” Professor Brooks said. Through the program, students will learn how to apply theoretical and clinical knowledge using case-based examples as well as specialist areas. 22 UQ NEWS, november 2003
on CAMPUS Concerts, special lectures, seminars and UQ events of general interest are published in this section. Entries, including date, time, contact name and telephone number, should be sent to j.vanzeeland@uq.edu.au S SEMINARS ■ Wednesday, November 5 Australasian Centre on Ageing, Issues for older migrants: examples from the Chinese community, Associate Professor David Ip (7.30am, Royal on the Park, CBD). Details: 07 3346 9084 ■ Wednesday, November 5 School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The evasive plasmodium, Professor Michael Good, Queensland Institute of Medical Research (4.30pm, auditorium, Queensland Bioscience Precinct). ■ Thursday, November 6 Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, Last night a DJ changed my life: on certain modes of strategic intervention, Paul Magee (2pm, Room 402, Forgan Smith Tower). ■ Friday, November 7 Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Essentially yours: the protection of human genetic information in Australia, Professor David Weisbrot, Australian Law Reform Commission (noon, auditorium, Queensland Bioscience Precinct). School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, tba, Martin Wilkinson, University of Auckland (3pm, Room 348, Forgan Smith Bldg). School of Biomedical Sciences, Receptor spectral sensitivity functions and the evolution of colour vision, Dr Misha Vorobiew (1pm, Room 305, Skerman Bldg). ■ Friday, November 14 Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Using free radicals to fight cancer: why pacman should be chiral and other short stories, Professor Mick Sherburn, Australian National University (noon, auditorium, Queensland Bioscience Precinct). ■ Thursday, December 20 Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education Research Centre, Thinking in, around, and about the curriculum: the role of cognitive education, Professor Carl Haywood, Vanderbilt University, US (7.30pm, Room 206, Steele Bldg). ■ Wednesday, December 3 School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics and The Friends of Antiquity, The Hittites: making the film, Tolga Ornek (8pm, Abel Smith Lecture Theatre). ■ Thursday, December 4 School of Biomedical Sciences, Engineering of plants expressing P450 and AhR genes for remediation and monitoring of environmental contaminants, Professor Hideo Ohkawa, Kobe University, Japan (noon, Room 305, Skerman Bldg). ■ Wednesday, December 10 Australasian Centre on Ageing, Ageing in place: challenges for housing and design, Dr John Minnery, Queensland University of Technology (7.30am, Royal on the Park). Details: 07 3346 9084 CONCERTS C ■ Thursday, October 30 School of Music, Trio a due, Felicitas Weyer and Almut Seebeck (vocal) (12.30pm, Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Bldg). School of Music, Choral concert: the University sings!, University Chorale and Concentus (7.30pm, Long Room, Customs House, 399 Queen St). ■ Wednesday, November 5 School of Music, Twilight concert, Gwyn Roberts (cello), Jenni Flemming (piano) (6pm, Long Room, Customs House). Details: 07 3365 8999 ■ Thursday, November 6 School of Music, Recital, Tuuli Rantanen (viola) (12.30pm, Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Bldg). ■ Sunday, November 30 School of Music, Sundays at Customs House, Andrew Maddick (violin) (11.30am, Long Room, Customs House). WORKSHOPS W ■ Thursday, November 6 UQ Business School, Brand development, Mark Vincent (9am–5pm, Customs House). Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed ■ Monday, November 24–Thursday, November 27 School of Law, Offshore energy law, Dr Michael White (8.45am–5pm, UQ St Lucia). Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed ■ Monday, November 24–Friday, November 28 UQ Business School/Mt Eliza Business School, Maximising your knowledge assets, Professor Colin Ferguson. Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed ■ Saturday, November 29–Sunday, November 30 School of Medicine, Education course in sexual health for GPs (Sunshine Coast). Details: 07 3346 4813 ■ Monday, December 1–Friday, December 5 UQ Business School/Mt Eliza Business School, Making critical financial decisions, Professor Steve Gray and Richard Parker. Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed PRIZES ■ Percy Brier Memorial Prize for Music 2003: for an original composition by a UQ student of not less than 10 minutes’ duration. Worth: $1255. Closing: November 7. Information: 07 3365 4949. ■ Ford Memorial Prize 2003: for undergraduates who submit the best poem in English. Worth: $195 (books). Closing: November 21. Information: 07 3365 1984. ■ Thomas Morrow Prize 2003: for an undergraduate who, as part of a course, writes the best essay on a topic in the field of Australian exploration and history. Worth: $360. Closing: November 22. Information: 07 3365 1984. CLASSIFIEDS TO RENT/HOUSE SIT ■ St Lucia: 2bd + study unit, spac, f/furn, $350/wk from Jan 1. Graham: ghn@maths.uq.edu.au ■ St Lucia: 3bd, 2bth hse, $400/ wk. Tina: 07 3365 3419 ■ Mt Crosby: 3bd hse, f/furn, Dec–Jan, rent negotiable for house and pet care. Joan: j.whittier@uq.edu.au ■ Coorparoo: 3bd hse, Dec 4–Jan 12, near transport, use of car neg, must care for small dog and guinea pig. Monia: m.moran@uq.edu.au ■ Highgate Hill: 3 bd hse, p/furn, new kitchen/bthrm, near Ferry, $330/wk. Mary: 07 3844 7978 WANTED TO RENT/ HOUSE SIT ■ Visiting academic needs hse near St Lucia from Jan–Jun/Jul. Pam: propsom@depauw.edu ■ Visiting academic needs f/furn hse, Jan–Mar. Alan: burns@cs.york.ac.uk ■ Mature, reliable house and pet sitter, prefer 4 wks+, references. Marion: m.greenfield@library.uq.edu.au HOUSE EXCHANGE ■ Vancouver Is hse, Canada, Feb– Mar. Details: ID=32678, www.homeexchange.com FOR SALE ■ Motorbike: 1990 Honda revere, 650cc v twin street bike, red, 53,000kms, rego 12/03, VGC, $3950, 0401 704 150. UQ Library hours for 2003 Hours, including amended times during the examination period and inter-semester break, are available on the Library’s homepage at www.cybrary.uq.edu.au UQ NEWS COPY DEADLINES FOR 2003 Issue number Copy deadline Publication date 531 Friday, November 21 Tuesday, December 9 ADVERTISEMENT UQ NEWS, november 2003 23
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