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ACcESS to supercomputingA powerful newsupercomputer willprovide a quantumleap in how weunderstand theEarth’s behaviour.The University and the QueenslandGovernment signed a majoragreement in August to acquire oneof the most powerful supercomputersin Australia.The State Government is investing$4.5 million from its Smart StateResearch Facility Fund to helpestablish the Australian ComputationalEarth Systems Simulator(ACcESS).ACcESS is a $15 million newMajor National Research Facilityheadquartered at UQ.It is expected to provide a quantumleap in the way we understand ourplanet and how it works.Potential outcomes of the facilityinclude improved ability to forecastearthquakes and locate mineraldeposits.The Minister for Innovation andInformation Economy, Paul Lucas,said ACcESS meant an extra 40 to 50jobs for Queensland.“It will also mean increasedprestige and international recognitionfor our well deserving sciencecommunity,” Mr Lucas said.“This project was one of the firstto receive funding under the SmartState Research Facilities Fund, and I’mdelighted that partners such as SiliconGraphics Inc (SGI) are also firmlybehind this national research facility.“This supercomputer will placeACcESS firmly in the global spotlightas a leader in Earth systems simulationand will allow them to link withother Earth simulator facilities aroundthe world.”UQ Vice-Chancellor ProfessorJohn Hay congratulated the QueenslandGovernment for supporting thefacility, which is led by ProfessorPeter Mora, Director of the EarthSystems Science ComputationalCentre at UQ.“This facility is part of theclustering of major infrastructure atUQ, such as the recently opened $105million Queensland BiosciencePrecinct,” he said.Images generated by the supercomputer.“These facilities are helpingattract new industries to the State andlure to Australia some of the bestscientific minds on the planet.”Professor Hay said the ACcESSsimulator facility had receivedbipartisan support, also attracting$4.8 million in the Federal Government’sMajor National ResearchFacilities round in 2001.UQ will use the funding to purchasea SGI Altix supercomputer systemequipped with 208 of Intel’s newItanium II processors.The computer is capable of morethan one million million (ten to thepower of 12) operations per second,making it among the fastest in thenation.Professor Mora said the facilitywas expected to provide a neverbefore-seenpredictive capability forcomplex Earth processes.“This will help underpin a new eraof predictive minerals discovery,mining technology and software’From left: Professor Hay, Mr Lucas and Professor Mora..................This project wasone of the first toreceive fundingunder the SmartState Research’Facilities Fund...innovations, and environmentalforecasting of natural hazards such asearthquakes,” he said.“Like the global climate supercomputermodels that are revolutionisingprediction of climaticchange, the Earth systems simulatormodels will revolutionise predictionof solid Earth processes.”Over the past five years, Queenslandhas been established as a leaderin computational Earth systemsscience through a forefront researchprogram established by ProfessorMora.He developed the APEC Cooperationfor Earthquake Simulation(ACES) and the ACcESS MajorNational Research Facility.ACES partners worldwide includethe NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Tokyo University, and Peking University.UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003 7

UQRESEARCHWEEK03www.uq.edu.au/research September 22–26 2003Portfolioof amazingdiscoveriesshowcasedUQ’s outstanding researchachievements will becelebrated during thesecond annual UQ ResearchWeek, which runs fromSeptember 22–26.The event is designed toraise awareness of UQresearch among theUniversity community, thegeneral public, industry,government and the media.Associate ProfessorJenny MartinWHAT’SON>

UQRESEARCHWEEK032020VISION>TWOPUBLICLECTURESUQ RESEARCH WEEK, whichruns from September 22–26,includes two 2020 Vision freepublic lectures, the launch ofthe Boeing Systems EngineeringTeaching Laboratory andthe release of the University’s2003 Research Report.It will culminate with theannual UQ FoundationResearch Excellence Awardsceremony on September 25.Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Research) Professor DavidSiddle said he encouragedstaff and students to take partin UQ Research Weekactivities.“UQ consistently ranks as oneof the top three researchintensiveuniversities inAustralia and this week is ahighlight in the Universitycalendar,” Professor Siddlesaid.“UQ is proud of its record ofachievements in research andresearch training.“These achievements can beattributed in large measure tothe talent, creativity anddedication of its staff and tothe fact that there is a sharedvision and shared aspirationsamong this University’scommunity.”Other UQ Research Weekactivities will include publiclectures, panel discussions,research forums, a researchscholarship informationsession and a debate.The following pages highlightthe multitude of activitiestaking place during UQResearch Week.For full details of this year’sprogram, visit the websitebelow.Events will be held on the StLucia campus unless otherwiseindicated.Professor TurnerQuestions and answersThe work of UQ researchers willbe highlighted at two free 2020Vision public lectures from 7pm–9pm on September 22 – the firstday of UQ Research Week.The lectures will offer aninsight into future developmentsand demonstrate the diversityof world-class UQ research.Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Research) Professor DavidSiddle will chair the lectures atthe UQ Centre lecture theatre,Union Road, St Lucia campus.TALKBACK RADIOCentre for Critical and CulturalStudies Director Professor GraemeTurner will discuss the history, hosts,politics and listeners that maketalkback radio so popular.“For years it was assumed thatradio was declining in importance,”Professor Turner said.“Now people recognise the tremendousinfluence talkback radio hasand, as such, it has become the formatof choice for politicians.”As part of an Australian ResearchCouncil grant, Professor Turner hasspent the past year researching thehistory of talkback radio.“With the rise of FM stations inthe 1980s, music became a less attractiveformat for the AM band and talkbackbecame the only viable form ofcommercial programming,” he said.“Talkback radio gives storiesanother twist and can often keep anissue going for a while.7PM:8PM:UNDERSTANDING TALKBACK RADIOTISSUE ENGINEERING OF VASCULAR GRAFTS:WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE IN 2020?BOOKINGS: 07 3365 3159, ANNA.ROBERTS@UQ.EDU.AU“It can also set the agenda andcreate news as well and, because mosttalkback radio hosts aren’t journalists,the real virtue of the format forpoliticians is that they can bypass theinterviewer and talk directly topeople.”Professor Turner also plans tocompare talkback radio’s treatment ofissues with other media outlets.TISSUE ENGINEERINGCentre for Research in VascularBiology Director Professor JulieCampbell will discuss a way inwhich patients may be able to growtheir own vascular grafts to replaceor bypass diseased vessels.Her lecture will focus on thedevelopment of vascular grafts andwhat this area of tissue engineeringwill be like in the future.Professor Campbell said by2020, surgeons would be able todesign a multi-purpose vasculargraft according to a patient’s needs.“Patients will be able to growtheir own vascular grafts to thelength and diameter required fortheir individual needs in the form ofa designer artery,” she said.Professor Campbell will explainher groundbreaking research thatallows vascular grafts to be grownProfessor Campbellfrom cells of bone marrow origin.She said the grafts, grown insidethe patient to avoid rejection problems,take only two to three weeksto harvest, can be grown repeatedlyand are not susceptible to bursting.The technique uses theprinciples of granulation in whichimmune cells known as macrophagesbuild a capsule around aforeign body to segregate it.www.uq.edu.au/research

UQFOUNDATIONRESEARCHEXCELLENCEAWARDS > 2003Evening to rememberThe UQ Foundation ResearchExcellence Awards recogniseoutstanding performance andleadership potential among UQ’searly-career researchers.The awards ceremony, featuring avideo presentation showcasing theseven 2003 winners, will be held onSeptember 25 in the UQ Centre.“This will be a wonderful occasionwhere we can celebrate the successof both the awardees and the manyUQ researchers who have worked sohard to secure external funding,” saidDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)Professor David Siddle.More than 400 people will attendthe ceremony, which provides anopportunity for business, governmentand community representatives togain an insight into the futuredirection of UQ research and thebenefits it can bring.Introduced in 1999, the awardsarea a joint initiative of The Universityof Queensland FoundationLimited and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor.The awards ceremony is one of thekey elements of UQ Research Weekand this year a total of $465,000 willbe awarded to the winners enablingfurther development of their researchactivities.One of Australia’s leading biologicalscientists Dr Graham Mitchellwill present the guest speech entitledBrain drains, brain grains and nobrainers!Dr Mitchell is a science andtechnology advisor to the VictorianGovernment and jointly acts as ChiefScientist for the government’s Departmentof Primary Industries andDepartment of Sustainability andEnvironment.He is a Principal of FoursightAssociates Pty Ltd and a nonexecutiveDirector of AntisenseTherapeutics Ltd, Compumedics Ltd,AVS Pty Ltd and the GeoffreyGardiner Dairy Foundation.The author of more than 350publications, Dr Mitchell has receivednumerous awards for scientificachievements and was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Australia inDr Mitchell1993 for services to science, in particularimmunoparasitology.The function will also provide anopportunity to publicly acknowledgethe outstanding research achievementsof the many new and continuingAustralian Research Council(ARC) and National Health andMedical Research Council (NHMRC)grant recipients.“As one of the country’s mostcomprehensive research-intensiveUQ Foundation Research Excellence Awarduniversities, UQ is regarded among theelite tertiary institutions in Australiaand more and more on the internationalstage thanks to the talents of ourresearchers,” Professor Siddle said.“As a way for UQ to show itsappreciation, the grant recipients havebeen asked to attend the awardsceremony where their contribution willbe officially acknowledged.”UQ’s 2003 Research Report willalso be released at the event.Informing scholars>RESEARCHINFORMATIONSESSION&FORUMSA research scholarshipinformation session andresearch forums will be held onSeptember 23 as part of UQResearch Week activities.The research scholarship informationsession is designed to promoteUQ research possibilities to potentialpostgraduate students.It will be held from 4–7pm in theseminar room, Social Sciences andHumanities Library, with refreshmentsprovided.“UQ will be awarding around 250scholarships for research higherdegree students commencing in 2004,said Dean of Postgraduate Studies andUQ Graduate School Director ProfessorAlan Lawson.“The information session willoutline the range of scholarshipsavailable and the selection procedureas well as provide detailed advice onthe application process.”Bookings:r.johnson@research.uq.edu.auA research forum entitled Whatdoes university research mean to themedia? will take place from 2–3.30pmin the Senate Room, Brian WilsonChancellery.Speakers include Associate ProfessorIan Godwin (School of Land andFood Sciences), John Harrison (Schoolof Journalism and Communication)and Colleen Clur (Office of Marketingand Communication).A forum entitled Surviving andprospering in the current researchenvironment will follow from 4–6pm.Speakers include Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) ProfessorDavid Siddle, Professor GraemeTurner (Centre for Critical andCultural Studies), Professor CindyGallois (Centre for Social Researchin Communication), Professor RonDickinson (Centre for Studies inDrug Disposition) and AssociateProfessor Jenny Martin (Institute forMolecular Bioscience).Bookings (by September 19):m.vermeulen@research.uq.edu.auBiotechnology student Stephen Earl13

OTHEREVENTS2020VISIONTWO PUBLIC LECTURESA special presentation for UQ Research WeekMonday 22 September 7pmUQ Centre, Union Road St Lucia CampusFree admission and refreshments, bookings essential –visit: http://www.uq.edu.au/research/2020register or contactAnna Roberts Ph: 3365 3159 Email: anna.roberts@uq.edu.auHealthy arteriesand healthy airwavesChaired by Professor David Siddle, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research). You are invited to UQ’s 2020Vision public lecture, to be presented by Professor JulieCampbell and Professor Graeme Turner. You are welcometo attend one or both presentions.6.45pm for 7.00pmUNDERSTANDING TALKBACK RADIOProfessor Graeme TurnerDirector, Centre for Critical and Cultural StudiesTalkback radio dominates the AM ratings and has become amedium of choice for political parties. Professor Turner,conducting Australia’s most comprehensive study into talkbackradio, will explain audience interest, host-caller relations, andthe current and future social, political and cultural placement ofthe format.8.00pmTISSUE ENGINEERING OF VASCULAR GRAFTS:WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE IN 2020?Professor Julie H. CampbellDirector, Centre for Research in Vascular BiologySchool of Biomedical SciencesIn vitro tissue-engineered vascular grafts to bypass or replacedamaged or diseased arteries have proven disappointing.Groundbreaking research is being conducted at UQ into ‘growyou own’ vascular grafts from cells of bone marrow origin. By2020, surgeons may be able to design a multi-purpose graftaccording to the patient’s needs.UQRESEARCHWEEK03September 22–26 2003For all event details visit www.uq.edu.au/researchThere are manyother informativeand interestingevents during UQResearch Week.MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22Internationalising curriculumstudies public lecture and wineand cheese receptionSpeaker: Professor Bill Pinar (an internationallyrespected curriculumtheorist, Fulbright scholar and StBernard Parish Alumni EndowedProfessor at Louisiana StateUniversity, United States)5–7pm, Conference Room, SocialSciences and Humanities LibraryCoordinator: School of EducationWhat are the key messages ingenetics and how can webroadcast them? seminarSpeaker: Dr Kristine Barlow-Stewart (New South Wales GeneticsService)11am–noon, Auditorium,Queensland Bioscience PrecinctCoordinator: Office of Public Policyand Ethics, Institute for MolecularBioscience (IMB)Bookings: a.wallace@imb.uq.edu.auTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23Theories of identity anddifference: connections toeducational and social researchpanel discussionSpeakers: Professor Pinar (seedetails above); Garry Foster (Schoolof Social Work and Applied HumanSciences); Valerie Harwood(University of Wollongong); andMary Lou Rasmussen (DeakinUniversity).4–6pm, Room 603, Social SciencesBuildingCoordinator: School of EducationWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24Launch of Boeing SystemsEngineering Teaching Laboratory9.30am, UQ Centre foyer, byinvitation.Coordinator: School of InformationTechnology and ElectricalEngineeringPostgraduate colloquiumSpeaker: Professor Pinar (seedetails above)1–4pm, SBS Conference Room,Social Sciences BuildingCoordinator: School of EducationBookings: k.weir@uq.edu.auSwimming in the sea of change:is regulation killing innovationdebateSpeakers: Dr Ian Findlay (AustralianGenome Research Facility);Professor Lyn Griffith (GriffithUniversity); and Associate ProfessorJan MacMillan (Queensland ClinicalGenetics Service) versus Dr PeterIsdale (IMB); Professor Wayne Hall(IMB); and Professor William Grey(School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics).6–8.30pm, Customs House, 399Queen StCoordinators: Australian ResearchManagement Society and AustralianInstitute of Health, Law and EthicsBookings:m.vermeulen@research.uq.edu.auHow to submit your thesisworkshopSpeakers: Professor Alan Lawson(UQ Graduate School); Katie Abbey(Office of Research and PostgraduateStudies); Heather Todd (BiologicalSciences Library); and ColBruce (UQ Printery).Noon–1.30pm, Room 115, PrenticeBuildingCoordinator: UQ Graduate SchoolBookings: 07 3365 8846,r.johnson@research.uq.edu.auTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25Career building in academe:starting out seminarSpeaker: Dr Maryanne Dever(Centre for Women’s Studies andGender Research Director, MonashUniversity)Noon–1.30pm, Room 234, ParnellBuildingCoordinator: UQ Graduate SchoolBookings: 07 3365 8846,r.johnson@research.uq.edu.auFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26From research to publication:getting started seminarSpeaker: Dr Maryanne Dever (seedetails above)10–11.30am, Room 358,Physiology Lecture TheatresCoordinator: UQ Graduate SchoolBookings: 07 3365 8846,r.johnson@research.uq.edu.auAcademic job interviews: beingprepared seminarSpeaker: Dr Maryanne Dever (seedetails above)2–3.30pm, Room 360, PhysiologyLecture TheatresCoordinator: UQ Graduate SchoolBookings: 07 3365 8846,r.johnson@research.uq.edu.au14UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003

DiggingintoDigglesThe life of a pioneerBrisbane ornithologist andscholar is being celebrated ina unique way.When faced with producing themost challenging work of hiscareer, UQ’s Dr Rod Fisher warmedto what became a fascinating study.He came up with a post-modernway of presenting the life and timesof Silvester Diggles, one of theleading lights of Brisbane during thelatter 19th Century.Dr Fisher, an honorary researchconsultant with UQ’s Centre forApplied History and Heritage Studiessaid Mr Diggles was largely unrecognisedby history.He decided his subject was somulti-faceted, he would treat hishistorical study in the same way.Hence the publication DigglesDown Under will be available in twoformats – a colourful double CD with110-page manual or the manual witha two-volume book of the CD that willprovide a hard copy of the historysection, library of texts and selectedimages as a boxed set.“Only some of his birds, insectsand landscapes have ever seen thelight of day,” Dr Fisher said.“Here we have everything on CD.”Dr Fisher said Mr Diggles was apioneer ornithologist, entomologist,astronomer, photographer, artist andmusician all rolled into one.“And he did all this while earninghis family’s keep as a teacher andpiano-tuner,” Dr Fisher said.“The further I delved into his lifethe more I realised no ordinary biographywould do justice to this versatileman in the context of his times.”Between his arrival in Brisbane in1855 from Liverpool, England, viaSydney, until suffering a stroke in lateMr Diggles circa 1876. PHOTOS: courtesy Dr Fisher1875, Mr Diggles put his weight behindinstitutions including the Schoolof Arts, the Queensland PhilosophicalSociety, Queensland Museum, NewChurch Society, musical societies,private schools and local exhibitions.Dr Fisher said Mr Diggles stroveto transplant the kind of culture he hadknown in civilised Merseyside tocolonial Brisbane.Dr Fisher’s study started in 1997and has involved research in Australiaand England, with assistance byGriffith University multimedia teams.Attacus Hercules (Miskin), 1876 by Diggles and Rowena Birkett (left) and Leach’s Kingfisher(blue-winged kookaburra), 1877 from the Birkett Companion.inbriefCarmen performedThe School of Music willpresent excerpts from Bizet’sCarmen at a free performancefrom 7.30pm on September 24at the UQ Centre.The project involvesundergraduate andpostgraduate singers andinstrumentalists and isdesigned to give students theopportunity to work withprofessional directors andconductors.Internationally renownedNorma Marschke will conductthe performance.The University orchestrawill also perform Lalo’sSymphonie Espagnole.Vietnam vets neededSoldiers who served inVietnam and are not sufferingfrom Post Traumatic StressDisorder (PTSD) are neededfor UQ School of Medicineresearch.The study already has alarge number of volunteerswith PTSD, but needs thosewho have not suffered anysimilar trauma as a result oftheir experiences in Vietnamfor a control group.Volunteers need to beavailable for an interview anda maximum of four visits toBrisbane’s GreenslopesHospital.Information: 07 3394 7284ITEE scholarswin $35,000More than $35,000 from industry and theFederal Government has been awarded tofive UQ students.The School of Information Technology andElectrical Engineering (ITEE) held is annualawards presentation ceremony on August 8.Third-year software engineering student PaulJones was awarded the inaugural CapitalMarkets Co-operative Research Centre(CMCRC) Scholarship valued at $20,000 for oneyear, renewable for a second.It entitles Mr Jones to vacation employmentwith CMCRC and was open to Bachelor of Engineering(information technology and electricalengineering) students intending to enrol in aMasters or PhD program.A $5000 CiTR Scholarship in InformationTechnology was presented to fourth-year ITstudent Erica Glynn.Designed to assist a meritorious IT honoursstudent, the scholarship also offers Ms Glynn theopportunity to complete vacation employmentat CiTR, a developer of e-business solutions.Jacob Jordan, a fourth-year electrical engineeringstudent, was awarded the $5000 TelstraHonours Scholarship in Electrical Engineering.Fifth-year software engineering/businessmanagement student James Gestier received the$4000 Defence Science and TechnologyOrganisation (DSTO) Scholarship.Two $1000 Telstra Undergraduate Second-Year Scholarships in Electrical Engineering wereawarded to computer systems engineeringstudent Michael Sallaway and electricalengineering student Paul Kubik.UQ’s School of Engineering is offering eightscholarships each worth $12,000 over four yearsfor students beginning studies in 2004.Applications close October 31. For details, telephone07 3365 4544 or visit www.eng.uq.edu.auUQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003 15

Rain nodampenerto crowdsUQ OPEN DAYS 2003More than 6000 peopleconverged on UQ Gatton andUQ Ipswich recently for annualOpen Days.UQ Gatton campus manager StephenWeller said concerns about a lowturnout due to the weather on August24 were dispelled early in the day.“Most of the information seminarsfilled to capacity and by the end ofthe day the visitor count topped lastyear’s,” he said.Prospective students exploredstudy options in areas such as agribusiness,agriculture and horticulture,animal studies and environmentalmanagement.Among the most popular att-An amusement ride at UQ Ipswich’s Open Day. PHOTO: LYLE RADFORDractions were the campus bus tourswhich were busy all day.Around 2000 prospective students,their families and friends attended UQIpswich’s Open Day on August 17 tosee, touch, smell and get a taste for thecampus.Attractions included entertainment,music, food and free rides for childrenplus free public tutorials and lecturesStudents live ‘Ekka’First-year animal husbandry students Karren Hassell and Eric Wilson show Amy a piglet.on topics ranging from crisis managementto criminology.UQ staff explained programs andstudy opportunities on offer andvarious presentations and displaysshowcased UQ’s state-of-the-artfacilities and services.Students also provided insights intocampus life by leading personalisedtours throughout the day.EKKA 2003Irresistible baby farm animals,including alpacas, emus anddonkeys, were a feature of UQ’sanimal nursery at the RoyalQueensland Show last month.Nursery coordinator Dr MarkHohenhaus from UQ’s School ofAnimal Studies said a miniaturemouse circus, complete with colouredlights and music, also proved a hit.“We even had coloured rats and aLowline cow and calf, a type ofminiature cattle breed, made their firstappearance in the nursery,” he said.The nursery housed all the usualfavourites – including lambs, kids,foals, ducklings, piglets, and chickenswith their mothers.Around 30 Certificate in AnimalHusbandry students worked and livedat the nursery during the show.inbriefEminent visitorsAcademics from WuhanUniversity in China arevisiting UQ until October tostudy the Problem-BasedLearning (PBL) curriculumwithin UQ’s medical program.The academics plan todesign and implement a pilotPBL program upon theirreturn to Wuhan University.They first heard aboutPBL when School of MedicineHead Professor Ken Donaldvisited the university in 2001.The academics includeProfessor Zhou Xinhau (anatomy),Associate Professor YuBaoping (internal medicine)and Associate Professor JiangZhiqing (paediatric surgery).Information: 07 3365 5106Night of diversityMore than 550 students andstaff attended UQ’s secondannual Aussie-internationalnight at the UQ Centre onSeptember 2.Sponsored by UQ DeputyVice-Chancellor (Internationaland Development) ProfessorTrevor Grigg and the UQUnion, the event celebratedcultural diversity and promotedsocial integration.Highlights included aninternational food buffet andperformances by an Aboriginaldance troupe, Indonesiandancing, Taiwanese andIndonesian instrumentalperformances, Philipinodancing and singing, aChinese karaoke duet and aflute recital.Looking for a great events venue?STRIp ADADVERTISEMENTEMMANUEL COLLEGEat The University of Queensland, St Lucia■ Venues with superb viewsFor attractive packages contact:■ 5 venues all year, 7 during UQ breaksSujoy Das Gupta, Business Development Manager,■ Largest venue seats 280 theatre-styleTelephone: (07) 3871 9100, Facsmile: (07) 3870 7183■ Various styles of accommodation for up to 340 delegates during UQ breaksEmail: conferences@emmanuel.uq.edu.au, Web: www.emmanuel.uq.edu.au■ Weddings held in our Chapel with exquisite stained glass windowsConferences Workshops Retreats Banquets Catering WeddingsUQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003 17

Painted Poetry One, Two, Three and Four by Bruno Leti. PHOTOS: courtesy University Art MusBook art pagesAre you a graduate?Want to be a lawyer?The Juris Doctor (JD) is an internationally recognisedgraduate legal qualification leading to professionaladmission throughout Australia. The JD:■ offers small group teaching focusing on the substance of thelaw and intergrating advocacy, mediation, research andprofessional skills.■ may be combined with a practical legal training program(PLEAT) leading to graduation and professional admissionafter three years full-time study.■ is open to non-law graduates and offered full-time or part-time.Applications close 1 October 2003.JD Information Evening:To find out more about the Juris Doctor program at UQ, attendthe JD information evening on Thursday 18 September from5.30pm at the St Lucia campus. RSVP by Tuesday 16September. To RSVP or for further information, contactAllanah Bigg, TC Beirne School of Law, phone (07) 3346 9018,email a.bigg@law.uq.edu.au or visit www.law.uq.edu.auPELS – The Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme:Students enrolling in postgraduate coursework at UQ areeligible for interest-free, deferred payment loans. Phone(07) 3365 2622, email pels@uq.edu.au, or visitwww.studyatUQ.netCRICOS Provider Number 00025BEXHIBITIONThe diverse worksof artist Bruno Letiwill be on show atUQ’s Customs Housein October.Bruno Leti’s Melbourne-based studio.Artwork by well-known Victorianartist Bruno Leti from the past20 years will be on display next monthat UQ’s Customs House Art Gallery.The exhibition, entitled BrunoLeti: a survey of artist’s books 1982-2003, will be on display from October17 to November 30 and will comprise43 works produced by Mr Leti in hisartist books since 1982.“Bruno Leti is a painter, printmakerand book artist who has beenexhibiting in Australia and overseasfor the past 35 years, “ said UniversityArt Museum Director Ross Searle.www.uq.edu.auThe Alignments (one), 2000 by Bruno Leti The Iron Age, 199718UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003

EXHIBITIONSnapshots ofchanging timeseumopenedThemes of globalisation andAustralian cultural identity are thefocuses of a touring art exhibition.“He uses a large variety ofmethods and production techniquesin his artist books, which is a termused to describe a book either madeby an artist or under their direction.”“The books have become part ofBruno’s regular art practice, withmany conceived as editions, thelargest of which was 1000 copies.”Mr Seale said the exhibitionincluded Mr Leti’s complete collectionin the meticulous idiom, fromthe time of his residency in Italy inthe early 1980s to the more recentwork produced in his Carlton studio.Of the 43 works in the exhibition,organised by the Geelong Art Gallery,19 involved collaboration with poets,including Chris Wallace Crabbe.The two collaborated on numerousartist books, including Drawing(1994), Apprehensions (1994),Phantoms in the Park (1995), Florobiography(1996), New Year (1996),The Iron Age (1997), IncomprehensiblePicture (1997), Timber(1998), Alignments (Two) (1999),Alignments (One) (1999) and ALanguage of the Eye (2001).Other poets that Mr Leti hascollaborated with include John ShawNeilson, Anne Wells, Daniele Crepaldi,Fernando Pessoa and AlanLoney.The Customs House Art Galleryis located at 399 Queen Street,Brisbane city, and is open daily from10am to 4pm.Atouring exhibition of contemporaryAustralian artwork isbeing showcased at the CustomsHouse Art Museum.Home and away: place and identityin recent Australian art featuresa selection of paintings, photographs,sculptures and installations by 16artists.“The works explore differentperspectives on personal, social andnational identity – from the identificationof Australia through sentimentalcultural icons such as thekangaroo and the koala, to morepolitically-charged ideas and representationsbased on racial and genderstereotypes,” said University ArtMuseum Director Ross Searle.Mr Searle said Australia’s colonialand migrant history was the subjectof many works in the exhibition withmore recent works dealing withchanges to the concept of Australiaas a destination.“Themes of globalisation, Indigenousdispossession and crossculturalidentity are investigated inFringe Telstra Dolphins swimmer AndrewMewing hopes to use his first taste ofinternational success as a springboard toselection for next year’s Athens Olympics.powerful works highlighting Australia’scultural diversity and registeringthe shifting allegiances andidentities created by colonisation andsuccessive waves of migration,” hesaid.Artists represented at the exhibitioninclude: Gordon Bennett;Stephen Bush; Juan Davila; DestinyDeacon; Diena Georgetti; RaafatIshak; Leah King-Smith; FionaMacDonald; Tracey Moffatt; LindaMarrinon; Savanhdary Vongpoothorn;Judy Watson; Louise Weaver; andConstanze Zikos.Home and away: place andidentity in recent Australian art is aMonash University Museum of Arttouring exhibition and has beensupported by the National ExhibitionsTouring Support Victoria’s exhibitiondevelopment fund and the MuseumsAustralia (Victoria) Regional ExhibitionTouring Initiative (RETI).It will be on display daily from10am to 4pm until October 12 at theCustoms House Art Gallery, 399Queen St, Brisbane city.Above: no title, 1989 by StephenBushBelow: Rock Wallaby, 2000 byLouise WeaverSwimmer aims for AthensThe commerce/law student was one of six UQathletes to represent Australia at the World UniversitySummer Games held in South Korea in August andinvolving 7500 athletes from 172 countries.Mr Mewing anchored the Australian 4x100mfreestyle relay team to a silver medal just 0.31 secondsbehind gold medallists Great Britain.The UQ Sports Scholarship holder contested aheavy schedule during the contest, competing in the50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events as well as the4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays.Mr Mewing was joined in the Australian Universityteam by fellow UQ athletes Toby Jenkins (water polo),Terrence Lodge (volleyball), Debbie Pickersgill(athletics), Bradley Smith (volleyball) and Kelli Waite(swimming).Mr Jenkins, a fixture in the national men’s waterpolo team, also tasted success when the Australiansdowned Italy 9-7 in the bronze medal playoff.Other results included: Debbie Pickersgill, seventhin the women’s discus final; Kelli Waite, eighth in the200m breaststroke final; and Bradley Smith andTerrence Lodge, 22nd with the men’s volleyball team.by Bruno LetiUQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003 19

ConferencecallTo publicise yourconference or seminar,email Joanne van Zeelandat j.vanzeeland@uq.edu.auAUSTRALIAN STUDIESTerritorial techniques:the Australian StudiesCentre master class: October 31–November 2, Customs House,399 Queen StThe Australian Studies Centre’sannual three-day masterclass willfocus on how Australian spaces areorganised, perceived and represented.Aimed at postgraduates and earlycareer researchers, it will examine thecultural histories of specific spaces.Session leaders include ProfessorRoss Gibson (University of Technology,Sydney) and Tony Birch(University of Melbourne).Details: 07 3365 1369Getting published: aprofessional workshop forpostgraduates and early careerresearchers: September 19, UQSt LuciaThe Australian Studies Centre workshoptargeted at those researchingAustralian-related topics will bringtogether authorities on book, Internetand journal publishing.Speakers include Dr Martin Crottyand Professor Robert Dixon (AustralianStudies Centre) and ProfessorGraeme Turner (Centre for Critical andCultural Studies).Details: 07 3365 1369BENEVOLENCEBenefit, burden,trace:the legacies of benevolence:December 11–14, UQIpswichThe interdisciplinary conference willbe hosted by the Postcolonial ResearchGroup from UQ’s School of English,Media Studies and Art History.Topics will range from ecologyand environment to medicine andwelfare.Speakers include Associate ProfessorRajeswari Sunder Rajan (OxfordUniversity, UK), ProfessorPatrick Brantlinger (Indiana University,US) and Professor John Frow(University of Edinburgh, UK).Early-bird registration closesSeptember 30.Information: www.emsah.uq.edu.au/conferences/benevolence-2003ECONOMICSOne day symposiumon long-term issuesin superannuation: November26, UQ St LuciaOrganised by the School of Economics,topics will include long-term savingissues and superannuation, and hedgingstrategies for superannuation funds.Speakers include UQ’s ProfessorJohn Foster and Dr Jon Stanford, DrMichael Drew (Queensland Universityof Technology) and Professor IanMcDonald and Professor John Freebairn(University of Melbourne).Details: 07 3365 6594EDUCATIONEnriching the future:science education inthe middle years: October 3–4,UQ St LuciaUQ’s School of Education and BrightMinds are hosting the conference,which will discuss issues facingmiddle years science educators.Topics will include encouragingnovice scientists and how to teachfundamentals and set curriculum.Details: 07 3365 7343Crossing boundaries ineducational research: October31–November 1, UQ St LuciaAn annual UQ School of Educationpostgraduate conference for students ofUQ, Griffith University and QueenslandUniversity of Technology toshowcase their research and networkwith colleagues.Details: woomba@powerup.com.auMININGWater in mining: October13-15, BrisbaneUQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute andthe southern Queensland branch of theAustralasian Institute of Mining andMetallurgy will host the first knownconference in Australia on water-relatedchallenges in the mining industry.Speakers include Stephen Hunter,(Environment Australia); ColinCharters and John Williams (CSIRODivision of Land and Water); JohnO’Reilly (Rio Tinto); and UQ EmeritusProfessor Ted Brown.Details: www.ausimm.com/wim2003/ADVERTISEMENT20UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003

THE UNIVERSITYOF QUEENSLANDBOOKSHOPCURRENTBESTSELLERSinPRINT1 The Bride StrippedBare, anonymous(Fourth Estate, $24.95)FICTIONBook a safeand healthyholidayA new book co-edited by a UQacademic looks at issues facingtourism professionals in theareas of tourist health and safety.Managing Tourist Health andSafety is co-edited by the School ofTourism and Leisure Management’sProfessor Jeff Wilks.“Since September 11 and the morerecent Bali bombings, people havetended to focus on terrorism as themajor physical threat to tourists,”Professor Wilks said.“The book shows that, in fact,tourists get into trouble mainly as aresult of being in unfamiliar environmentsand participating in unfamiliaractivities.“Knowing what the more commonproblems are for tourists, anywherein the world, allows the industry totake better care of them.”The book was co-edited by ProfessorStephen Page from the Universityof Stirling in the United Kingdom.The idea for the book was conceivedafter Professor Wilks acted asan independent reviewer for severalof Professor Page’s grant applications.“Many of the topics covered in thebooks were hard to find in main-2 The Mayne Inheritance,Rosamond Siemon (OneBook One Brisbaneedition, UQP, $19.95)TRUE CRIME/BRISBANEHISTORY3 Q, Luther Blissett(William Heinemann,$32.95) FICTION4 Self, Yann Martel(Faber, $22.95) FICTIONProfessor Wilksstream tourism literature so wedecided to present current findings ina way that would be useful andinteresting to the industry,” ProfessorWilks said.Eleven authors, many of whomare world leaders in tourism healthand safety, contributed to the book,divided into four thematic sections.Professor Wilks also contributedthree chapters, covering the currentstatus of tourism healthy and safety,advice for travel agents and safety andsecurity at tourism destinations.The first section, Medical Conditionsand Injuries, looks at some of themore traditional academic materialstemming from travel medicine andpublic health areas.The second section, AdventureTourism, is an emerging area ProfessorWilks believes will be importantin future years.The third section, Advice and BestPractice, covers law, the role of travelagents and best practices with tourismfrom World Tourism Organisationmember countries.The fourth section, Selected Issues,draws insights from a range ofperspectives on disaster management,transport and the environment.5 Stupid White Men,Michael Moore(Penguin, $22.95)POLITICS/HUMOUR6 Rights for Aborigines,Bain Attwood (Allenand Unwin, $39.95)ABORIGINAL ISSUES7 The Burden of Proof:Did Patrick Mayne KillRobert Cox? (UQ HistoryResearch Group, $18.50)JOURNAL/HISTORY8 You Back the Attack,Micah Ian Wright(Seven Stories Press,$29.95) POLITICS/HUMOUR9 Trading Up, CandaceBushnell (Abacus,$22.95) FICTION10 The Seven Ordeals ofCount Cagliostro, IainMcCalman (Flamingo,$29.95) BIOGRAPHY/HISTORYTHE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS NEW RELEASESJanette Turner Hospital,Borderline ($24)A meat truck carrying illegalimmigrants is intercepted at theCanadian-American border but anunconscious woman is inadvertentlyleft inside the truck.Two strangers, waiting in separatecars, impulsively smuggle her acrossthe border, and their lives are changedirrevocably.In this compelling novel, Felicityand Gus cross and re-cross bordersbetween countries, between past andpresent, and between reality andillusion as they struggle tocome to terms withborderlines of their own.Janette TurnerHospital, The Tiger inthe Tiger Pit ($24)In this powerfully dramaticsaga, a mother works to reuniteher children with their ailingtyrannical father and with eachother.Her son is a psychiatrist, onedaughter is schizophrenic, the othera free-spirited concert violinistUQPwhose young son mayyet redeem them all.UQP has re-releasedfive of Janette TurnerHospital’s novels as distinctivecollector items:Charades, The Last Magician,The Ivory Swing,Borderline and The Tiger in the TigerPit.Her short stories and novels havewon several international awards andhave been published in 10 languages.In May this year UQ awarded heran honorary Doctorate of Letters.Kathryn Lomer, Extraction ofArrows ($22)Kathryn Lomer has won severalprestigious prizes for her poetry.Her Josephine Ulrick prizewinning entry Everyday Ophelia isincluded in this debut collection.Divided into three parts, the poemsrepresent a journey beginning withtravelling days in Ireland and Spainwith glances back to childhood inTasmania.Through the fragile humanity ofthe collection comes a connectednesspointing the direction home.UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003 21

Friendly FryerThe newly-restructuredFriends of Fryer, the supportgroup for UQ Library’s FryerLibrary, was officiallylaunched at a function onAugust 27.Vice-Chancellor ProfessorJohn Hay was guest speaker at thefunction and spoke about reviewingliterature.A new patron to the FryerLibrary, Kay De Jersey, was alsoinbriefResearch workshopThe Chief Scientist of Australia,Dr Robin Batterham, addressed46 UQ postgradutes at theinaugural UniQuest/AustralianInstitute for CommercialisationPhD student research commercialisationworkshop in August.During the two-day workshop,opened by Senior DeputyVice-Chancellor Professor PaulGreenfield, participants learntabout the fundamentals ofresearch commercialisation andhad the opportunity to networkwith other postgraduates andresearch commercialisationprofessionals.22welcomed by members of theFriends of Fryer Committee.The Fryer Library is the specialcollections branch of the UQ Libraryand considered one of Australia’spremier resources for Australianstudies.The committee’s role is to encouragedonations to the Library andpromote interest in its collections.To become involved in Friendsof Fryer activities contact JoanneRitale (telephone 07 3346 9427).The Friends of Fryer relaunchCLASSIFIEDSWANTED TO RENT/HOUSE SIT■ Visiting academic needs f/furnhse, Jan–Mar. Alan:burns@cs.york.ac.uk■ Visiting academic needs hsenear St Lucia from Jan–Jun/Jul.Pam: propsom@depauw.eduHOUSE EXCHANGE■ Vancouver Island home,Canada, available Feb–Mar.www.homeexchange.com, ID =32678.FOR SALE■ Motorbike: 1990 Honda revere,650cc v twin street bike, red,53,000kms, rego 12/03, v.reliable, VGC, $3,950. 0401704 150UQ NEWS COPY DEADLINES FOR 2003Issue number Copy deadline Publication date530 Friday, October 17 Tuesday, October 28531 Friday, November 21 Tuesday, December 9on CAMPUSConcerts, special lectures andseminars, UQ events ofgeneral interest and detailsabout visiting academics anddignitaries is published in thissection. Entries, includingdate, time, school/section,contact name and telephonenumber, should be emailed toj.vanzeeland@uq.edu.auSSEMINARS■ Thursday, September 18Centre for Critical andCultural Studies, From realityTV to the airport bookshop: thepleasures and perils of popularisingscholarship, Professor Iain McCalman(5.30pm, foyer, UQ Centre).School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, Devarajni:sovereignty in pre-colonial Cambodia,Trudy Jacobson (4.15pm, Room 203,Michie Bldg).■ Friday, September 19UQ Library, Schools, scholars andcybraries – seize the future, variouspresenters (8.30am, The CollegePlayhouse, The Women’s College).Details: 07 3365 6344School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, tba, NathanWedding (3pm, Room 348, ForganSmith Bldg).School of Life Sciences, A new view ofmonarch butterfly migration in theAmerican west, Professor Hugh Dingle,University of California (1pm, Room388, Goddard Bldg).Australian Studies Centre, Gettingpublished: a professional developmentworkshop for postgraduates and earlycareer researchers, Dr Martin Crotty,Professor Robert Dixon, ProfessorGraeme Turner and Louise Adler (1pm,Room 402, Forgan Smith Tower).Details: m.barton@uq.edu.auInstitute for Molecular Bioscience,Transcriptional profiling of bovinemuscle, Dr Sigrid Lehnert, CSIRO(noon, auditorium, level 3, QueenslandBioscience Precinct).School of Social Science, Dancingwith words: the interweaving of politicsand aesthetics in Yolngu dance events:an experiment, Dr Franca Tamisari(2pm, Room 816, Michie Bldg).UQ Business School, The helping handof customers: examining customerbehaviour in service deliveries, DrMarkus Groth, Australian GraduateSchool of Management (2pm, Room816, Michie Bldg).UQ Business School, The volatilityimpact of the introduction of a screentradedsystem on the share price indexfutures market, Dr Petko Kalev,Monash University (12.30pm, Room106, Colin Clark Bldg).International House, Melting pots,mosaics and fabrics: whither multiculturalism?,Professor Kirpal Singh,Singapore Management University(7pm, Ivor Cribb Hall, Rock St).■ Monday, September 22School of Education, Internationalisingcurriculum studies, ProfessorBill Pinar, Louisiana State University(5pm, Conference Room, SocialSciences and Humanities Library).Office of Public Policy and Ethics,What are the key messages in genetics –and how can we broadcast them?, DrKristine Barlow-Stewart (11am, auditorium,level 3, Queensland BiosciencePrecinct). Bookings: by September 16to a.wallace@imb.uq.edu.au■ Tuesday, September 23School of Education, Theories ofidentity and difference – connections toeducational and social research, ProfessorBill Pinar, Valerie Harwood, GarryFoster, Mary Lou Rasmussen (4pm,Room 603, Social Sciences Bldg).■ Wednesday, September 24School of Education, Postgraduatecolloquium (1pm, SBS ConferenceRoom, Level 4, Social Sciences Bldg).■ Thursday, September 25School of Journalism and Communication,The Australian-American “alliance”,foreign correspondence andLabor’s alternative, Adjunct ProfessorPaul Kelly, Adjunct Professor MichelleGrattan and Kevin Rudd (noon, lecturetheatre 3, Hawken Engineering Bldg).■ Friday, September 26School of Political Science andInternational Studies, The newdivergence: technology, innovation andgovernance in the global era, DrRachel Parker (3pm, Room 537,General Purpose North 3 Bldg).School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, tba, MargueriteLa Caze (3pm, Room 348, ForganSmith Bldg).School of Life Sciences, Microbesassociated with scarabs: the good, thebad and the smelly (symbionts,pathogens and attractants), Dr TravisGlare, AgResearch, New Zealand(1pm, Room 388, Goddard Bldg).Institute for Molecular Bioscience,Classification of microarray geneexpressiondata, Professor GeoffMcLachlan (noon, auditorium, level 3,Queensland Bioscience Precinct).School of Social Science, tba, LucyMitchell (2pm, Room 816, MichieBldg).UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003

School of Biomedical Sciences,Cellular diversity revealed by neurotransmitterand receptor activation inretina and cortex, Michael Kallionatis,University of Auckland (1pm, Room305, Skerman Bldg).UQ Business School, Is talk cheap?:the determinants of managementearnings forecasts, their specificity andsupporting disclosures, Dr JeffCoulton, University of New SouthWales (10.30am, Room 106, ColinClark Bldg).■ Wednesday, October 1Australasian Centre on Ageing, Miningthe money: family involvement inolder people’s assets, Dr Cheryl Tilse,Associate Professor Jill Wilson and DrDeborah Setterlund (7.30am, Royal onthe Park, cnr Alice and Albert sts).Details: 07 3346 9084.■ Friday, October 3Institute for Molecular Bioscience,N-terminal processing: role ofaminopeptidases and transferases,Professor Ralph Bradshow (noon,auditorium, level 3, QueenslandBioscience Precinct).■ Sunday, October 5Friends of Antiquity, Claudius thepassive, Michael Charles and Domitiannow and then, Associate ProfessorBrian Jones (2pm, Room 338, GoddardBldg). Costs $4.■ Monday, October 6School of Music, Intermediate cellists– Australian cello music – motivationthrough repertoire, Anne Berry andMicro-intonation and the viola, LindaGarrett (6pm, Room 460, ZelmanCowen Bldg).■ Thursday, October 9School of History, Philosophy, Religionand Classics, A survival guide topost-war Germany, Catherine McTavish(4.15pm, Room 203, Michie Bldg).■ Friday, October 10School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, An ethics ofreading: Irigaray’s Diotima, MichelleBoulous Walker (3pm, Room 348,Forgan Smith Bldg).School of Life Sciences, The role ofsexual selection in hybridisationbetween two pupfish species(Cyprinodon), Dr Astrid Koedrick-Brown, University of New Mexico(1pm, Room 388, Goddard Bldg).Institute for Molecular Bioscience,Specification, morphogenesis anddifferentiation of skeletal muscle cellswithin the zebra fish embryo, Dr PeterCurrie, Victor Chang Cardiac ResearchInstitute, Sydney (noon, auditorium,level 3, Queensland BiosciencePrecinct).School of Social Science, Paradise isin a very shaky condition: archaeologyof an 1890s gold mining town, Dr JonPrangnell (2pm, Room 816, MichieBldg).School of Biomedical Sciences,Sodium reabsorption and albuminuptake in the proximal tubule, Dr PhilPoronnik (1pm, Room 305, SkermanBldg).■ Friday, October 17School of Political Science andInternational Studies, Ruralgovernance in Australia: the state, thecommunity and the active citizen, DrLynda Herbert-Cheshire, ProfessorGeoff Lawrence (3pm, Room 537,General Purpose North 3 Bldg).School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, tba, KimSterelny, Australian NationalUniversity (3pm, Room 348, ForganSmith Bldg).School of Life Sciences, The bioeconomicsof tiger conservation:linking predator-prey interactions topoaching incentives, Dr RichardDamania, University of Adelaide (1pm,Room 388, Goddard Bldg).Institute for Molecular Bioscience,The evolution of the a-actinins andtheir role in human skeletal muscleperformance, Professor Kathryn North,Westmead Clinical School, Sydney(noon, auditorium, level 3, QueenslandBioscience Precinct).School of Social Science, Forensicprofiling and mass disease screening ofancient human remains, Ken Dusza(2pm, Room 816, Michie Bldg).■ Monday, October 20School of Music, Music andelectronics – compositional approachesto music and synthesis in 21st centuryEurope, Lara Ezekiel and Dissectingthe ‘contenance angloise’: the works ofJohn Dunstable, Adam Griggs (6pm,Room 460, Zelman Cowen Bldg).■ Thursday, October 23Centre for Critical and CulturalStudies, What is the point of a historyof sexuality?, Professor Peter Cryle(5.30pm, foyer, UQ Centre).School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, Reinventinginternational humanitarian law,Professor Margaret Reynolds (4.15pm,Room 203, Michie Bldg).■ Friday, October 24School of Life Sciences, Sexy to diefor?, Hanna Kokko, University of Helsinki(1pm, Room 388, Goddard Bldg).Institute for Molecular Bioscience,Targeting TB through structuralgenomics, Professor Edward Baker,University of Auckland (noon,auditorium, level 3, QueenslandBioscience Precinct).■ Tuesday, October 28Physics Museum, Slide rules, AssociateProfessor Norman Heckenberg(6pm, Room 222, Parnell Bldg).■ Friday, October 31School of Life Sciences, Evolutionarysolutions to the problems ofoxygenation of amphibian embryos,Professor Roger Seymour, Universityof Adelaide (1pm, Room 388, GoddardBldg).Institute for Molecular Bioscience,Diverse roles of netrin receptors incentral nervous system development,Dr Helen Cooper (noon, auditorium,level 3, Queensland BiosciencePrecinct).■ Sunday, November 2School of History, Philosophy,Religion and Classics, Classics inQueensland: past, present and future,Professor Robert Milns (3pm, AbelSmith Lecture Theatre).WWORKSHOPS■ Monday, September 22–Thursday, September 25School of Law, Internationalcommercial arbitration law,Professor Joe Daly (9am–5pm, StLucia campus). Details:www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed■ Friday, September 19–Saturday,September 20School of Education, externalrelations in education, Dr StephenHolmes (Room 208, General PurposeNorth Bldg). Details: 07 3365 7343.■ Monday, September 29 –Thursday,October 2School of Law, Shipping law, DrMichael White (9am–5pm, St Luciacampus). Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed■ Wednesday, October 1Australian Studies Centre (coorganisers),Placing race and localisingwhiteness and inaugural meeting of theAustralian Race and Whiteness StudiesAssociation (Adelaide). Details:jane.haggis@flinders.edu.au■ Wednesday, October 15UQ Business School, Service recovery,Professor Janet McColl-Kennedy(9am–5pm, Customs House, 399Queen St). Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed■ Thursday, October 16–Sunday,October 19School of Law, mediation, MiekeBrandon and Pippa Colman (9am–5pm,St Lucia campus). Details:www.bel.uq.edu.au/eed■ Monday, October 27–Wednesday,October 29UQ Business School, Financialmodelling, Mark Tanner (9am–5pm,CBD). Details: www.bel.uq.edu.au/eedCCONCERTS■ Thursday, September 18School of Music, Two greatromantics: music of charm andpassion, Spiros Rantos (violin),Gwyn Roberts (cello), Paul Dean(clarinet) and Brachi Tilles (piano)(12.30pm, Nickson Room, ZelmanCowen Bldg and 6pm, The LongRoom, Customs House, 399 Queen St).■ Wednesday, September 24School of Music, Carmen (7.30pm,UQ Centre).■ Thursday, September 25School of Music, masters recital,Rebecca Seymour (violin) with DanCurro and Brachi Tilles (12.30pm,Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Bldg).■ Sunday, September 28School of Music, wind quintet(11.30am, The Long Room, CustomsHouse).■ Thursday, October 2School of Music, lunchtime concert(12.30pm, Nickson Room, ZelmanCowen Bldg).■ Wednesday, October 8School of Music, Twilight concert,Craig Dean (oboe), Karen Lonsdale(flute) and Mitchell Leigh (piano) (6pm,The Long Room, Customs House).■ Thursday, October 9School of Music, lunchtime concert,Nathan Sinclair (guitar) (12.30pm,Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Bldg).■ Friday, October 10School of Music, Dinner concert,Ogden-Tanner duo (7pm, The LongRoom, Customs House). Bookings: 073365 8999.■ Thursday, October 16School of Music, lunchtime concert,Christy Morgan (violin) (12.30pm,Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Bldg).■ Monday, October 20School of Music, Sleath stringperformance prize (7pm, NicksonRoom, Zelman Cowen Bldg).■ Thursday, October 23School of Music, lunchtime concert,Nicole McMahon (violin), KathySander (piano) (12.30pm, NicksonRoom, Zelman Cowen Bldg).■ Sunday, October 26School of Music, chamber music(11.30am, The Long Room, CustomsHouse).■ Thursday, October 30School of Music, lunchtime concert,Felicitas Weyer and Almut Seebeck(voice and piano) (12.30pm, NicksonRoom, Zelman Cowen Bldg).School of Music, Choral concert: theUniversity sings!, University Choraleand Concentus (7.30pm, The LongRoom, Customs House).PRIZES■ The Alumni AssociationPostgraduate Bursaries 2003:for UQ graduates who aremembers of the Alumni Associationwho, in 2003, began a PhDprogram at UQ. Value: $1000 x 5bursaries. Closing: September 30.Information: 07 3365 1984.■ The General Staff Self DevelopmentPrize 2003: for a generalUQ staff member with a period ofservice totalling at least threeyears who has demonstrated themost outstanding achievement inself-development (academic ornon-academic). Worth: $150.Closing: September 30.Information: 07 3365 1984.UQ NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2003 23

Discovernew frontiersat one ofAustralia’stop ratinguniversitiesThe 2004 edition of the Good Universities Guide rates UQ higher than anyother university in Queensland and among the elite universities nationwide.Add to this UQ’s position within the top three research universities inAustralia, award-winning teaching staff, and state-of-the-art facilities – andthere are a host of reasons why UQ puts you a world ahead.Learn more at www.uq.edu.au/study