Issue 572 (March 2008) - Office of Marketing and Communications

Advance
your research and your career
Research Commercialisation Workshops
Postgraduate Students’ Workshop: 17 - 18 April 2008
Academic Researchers’ Workshop: 1 - 2 May 2008
Discover how your inventions, ideas and expertise could achieve real
impact on a global level through commercialisation.
Learn how the parallel pathways of Intellectual Property protection and
dissemination can advance your profile and objectives in both research
commercialisation and publishing.
Expand your knowledge and networks
Challenge your thinking about commercialisation opportunities
Develop your comprehension of IP management
Connect with some of Australia’s leading commercial research
funding experts
Enhance your understanding of commercialisation options – consulting,
strategic industry partnerships, licensing and start-up companies
Stimulate new ideas about career opportunities
Enrich the value of your university experience
Postgraduate Students’ Workshop: 17 - 18 April 2008
Includes a special session on career development.
All UQ postgraduate students from all faculties are welcome to apply.
Applications close Friday 21 March 2008.
Workshop details
(for both workshops)
Venue:
Novotel Twin Waters Resort,
Sunshine Coast.
Cost:
Workshop fees and materials,
accommodation, meals, transport to and
from the St Lucia campus are provided by
UniQuest.
Application/Registration:
www.uniquest.com.au/workshop
Further information:
Leanne Wyvill
ph: 3365 4037
email: l.wyvill@uniquest.com.au
Academic Researchers’ Workshop: 1 - 2 May 2008
All UQ academic staff active in research are invited to apply.
Applications close Friday 4 April 2008.
Taking The University of Queensland’s
research and expertise to the global market