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UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 6JEREMY PATTENNew bub centre unveiledMothers and babies will finda new resource at UQ in2009, after the QueenslandGovernment chose theUniversity’s researchersto lead an important newcentre of excellence.Queensland Health Minister StephenRobertson announced in December UQ asthe winner of a tender for the QueenslandCentre for Mothers and Babies, a significantcomponent of Queensland’s maternity reformagenda.“The Queensland Centre for mothers andbabies will provide up-to-date information andresources for mothers, babies and their caregivers,” Mr Robertson said.UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor PaulDEFENCE CHIEFJOINS UQThe chief of Australia’s DefenceIntelligence Organisation (DIO) willbe UQ’s new Executive Director(Operations).Maurie McNarn, AO, Director DIO and Headof Joint Operational Intelligence, will take upthe new position on March 16, created to coversome of the duties of retired Secretary andRegistrar Dr Douglas Porter.In his current role, since January 2005,Mr McNarn completed implementation of therecommendations of the Flood Inquiry intoAustralia’s intelligence services.Before heading DIO he was Commanderof Training Command, Australia’s largestregistered training organisation.Greenfield said the announcement recognisedthe great power of social science researchto assist families and communities in verypractical ways.Professor Greenfield congratulated theresearch team led by Head of School ofPsychology, Professor Christina Lee.Professor Lee said the centre would improvematernity care through a consumer-focusedemphasis on optimal choices, sharing ofinformation and continuity of care.“It is critical to promote mutualunderstanding, respect and trust between andamong care providers, consumers and otherstakeholders in maternity care,” she said.The Queensland Government has allocated$7 million over four years for the centre.The UQ team includes Professor Lee, DrYvette Miller, Rachel Thompson, ProfessorCindy Gallois and Dr Bernadette Watson.As National Commander of AustralianForces in the Middle East Area of Operationsfrom July 2002 to June 2003, he led 2300personnel in air, maritime and land forcesacross Iraq, the Gulf and Afghanistan.His academic qualifications include aMaster of Business Administration, a Masterof Defence (Strategic) Studies, a GraduateDiploma of Telecommunications SystemsManagement and a Bachelor of Arts withhonours.UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor PaulGreenfield said he was delighted Mr McNarnhad accepted the appointment.“I look forward to welcoming Maurie tothe executive team, where he will coordinatethe management of UQ’sfinancial, physical, human,management information andinformation technology services,”Professor Greenfield said.FUNDINGWELCOMEDNew national funding of $69.9million will be invested in betterfacilities for UQ students andstaff, in areas ranging frominnovations in animal health tomodern learning spaces.The funds are split between a $47.2 millioncontribution towards the completion of new UQSchool of Veterinary Science facilities at Gatton(the total project is worth more than $100 million),and $22.7 million to create or renew teaching andlearning infrastructure.UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfieldsaid the funds would enhance the experience ofstudents and staff and lead to better outcomesfor partners in industry, research, government, thenon-government sector and the community.“The $22.7 million for teaching and learninginfrastructure is a welcome surprise for UQ. Wehad asked the government to fund the veterinaryproject but had not sought the $22.7 million,”Professor Greenfield said.The government has advised UQ and otheruniversities of one-off funding for teaching andlearning spaces in 2009, from the Teaching andLearning Capital Fund for Higher Education.“I congratulate the government for makinguniversity infrastructure a feature of its efforts tostimulate the economy,” Professor Greenfield said.An impression of the new School of Veterinary ScienceARCHITECTUS DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT

“Many of thebuildings completedin these times havebeen recognised bythe Institutethrough awards”UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 7State-of-the-art: clockwise from right, Biological Sciences Library, UQ Art Museum, General Purpose North 4 Building and the UQ Centre for Clinical ResearchPHOTOS CHRIS STACEY AND STEWART GOULDARCHITECTURE PRIZEUQ HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECOGNISED FOR ITS CUTTING EDGE CAMPUSES AND FACILITIES.The University’s creation of a high-qualitybuilt environment at all of its campusesand research sites has earned the 2008Australian Institute of Architects President’s Prize.Queensland Chapter President Mr BruceMedek presented the award to UQ’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield and itsoutgoing Property and Facilities Director, MrAlasdair McClintock, during the President’sDinner held at the Southbank Parklands inNovember.Professor Greenfield thanked Mr Medek andthe Queensland Chapter of the Australian Instituteof Architects.“This has special meaning for UQ, because itrecognises the priority attention paid to the builtenvironment at all our campuses and facilities,”Professor Greenfield said.“No institution can make people learn, butlearning becomes a more attractive propositionwhen you give students, teachers, researchersand visitors the right environment.“Hundreds of people – UQ staff as well asconsultants and contractors – have earned thisprize, and I congratulate them all.”Professor Greenfield said the Universityappreciated the Australian Institute of Architects’recognition of UQ’s respect for the architectureprofession.“It is the University’s honour to work withexceptional architects – including many UQalumni - who consistently deliver designs thatare innovative, practical and sympathetic to ourethos,” he said.The President’s Prize recognises individuals ororganisations for their contribution to or supportof the architectural profession.Mr Medek congratulated UQ on recognisingand appreciating the benefits of exceptionalarchitecture.“Over the past decade-and-a-half, TheUniversity of Queensland has overseen anextensive capital works program at its St Lucia,Ipswich and Gatton campuses, CustomsHouse, Heron Island, and the University Mine atIndooroopilly,” he said.“Many of the buildings completed in thesetimes have been recognised by the Institutethrough awards, in fact an award for every twoand-a-halfbuildings completed.”Recent architecturally designed projects atUQ include the $33 million Centre for AdvancedAnimal Science at the Gatton Campus and the$54 million environmentally friendly GeneralPurpose North 4 Building and $63 millionQueensland Brain Institute, both located at UQSt Lucia.

UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 8SEAN FITZGIBBON PHOTOS STEWART GOULDDeadline for dengueA mosquito-borne virus that eachyear harms up to 100 million peopleand kills more than 20,000 is a stepcloser to being controlled after abreakthrough by UQ scientists.In a paper published in the prestigiousinternational journal Science in January, theresearchers have proven the effectiveness of anew way of limiting the lifespan of the type ofmosquito that spreads dengue fever.They have done it by infecting the denguemosquito, Aedes aegypti, with a bacterium thatis harmless to humans and other animals buthalves Aedes’ lifespan. This has theORPHANED KOALABECOMES MOTHERAn orphaned baby koala that wasflown 1200km to be raised in captivityhas recently become a first-time mum,following her successful return to thewild.In August 2005, the tiny five-month oldkoala named Shirley was found on a propertynear the Blair Athol Coal Mine in CentralQueensland and was rushed to the MoggillKoala Hospital in Brisbane.potential to greatly reduce dengue becauseonly old mosquitoes are effective at transmittingthe virus to humans.Carried out in the lab of Professor ScottO’Neill (pictured), the experiment’s involvedpainstaking work with the Aedes mosquito andWolbachia, a bacterium that occurs in fruit flies.PhD student Conor McMeniman usedsuper-fine needles to manually inject 10,000mosquito embryos with Wolbachia, andencouraged the surviving mosquitoes to feedon his own blood.“We ended up having to inject thousands ofembryos to achieve success, butit was well and truly worth it in theend,” Mr McMeniman said.Professor O’Neill saidthe project’s next stagewould be a contained fieldcage setting in northernQueensland.The scientists’ successis critical to the progress ofa $10 million project fundedby the Bill and MelindaGates Foundation and maylead to a new, safe andcheap way of curtailing thevirus.A year later Shirley was returned to the wild,but not before Dr Sean FitzGibbon, from UQ’sCentre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, fittedher with a radio-transmitting collar so he couldmonitor the success of her release.On a field visit last year, Dr FitzGibbonspotted Shirley curled up in a gum tree, andfound an extra surprise.“There was another pair of eyes lookingdown on me. Shirley has had a baby,” he said.“The fact that Shirley has come full circle andnow has young indicates that her rehabilitationto the wild has been extremely successful.“So many people worked as a team tokeep Shirley alive and now that she is a firsttimemother we know it has all beenworthwhile.”Fortunately for Shirley, her rescuer, anemployee at the Blair Athol Coal Mine, hadspent years working alongside scientistsfrom Koala Venture, a collaborationbetween UQ and Rio Tinto.Established in the early 1990s, KoalaVenture is the longest running koalamonitoring program in Australia and hasuncovered information about the life cycleof koalas, their dietary preferences andbreeding behaviours.Researchers work with Rio Tinto toensure mining activities are performed ina way which reduces negative impactsupon koalas and facilitates the restorationof suitable habitats.Shirley, who is now living happilyin Central Queensland with her joey,Pepper, is just one Koala Venturesuccess story.INFO ➔ To learn more about theproject, visit www.koalaventure.comEXHIBITION OPENSA new exhibit featuring morefossils of the world’s first moderncrocodilian has opened in Isisford,central-western Queensland.UQ palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury,who with his team have been spearheadingthe research in Isisford since 2001, saidthe exhibit was an extension of the existingdisplay that was first unveiled in 2006, atthe Outer Barcoo Interpretation Centre.“Our goal with this display was to sharewith the public the processes behind thescience of palaeontology,” Dr Salisbury said.“Everything from how we find fossilsin the field, gradually expose the bones inthe lab, and then interpret their scientificsignificance is shown in the new display.”He said the centrepiece is the completeskull of Isisfordia duncani, which wasuncovered after more than 1200 hours ofdrilling work by research assistant KerryGeddes (pictured).“The end result is spectacular asit’s easily the most complete and bestpreservedfossil crocodilian skull everdiscovered in Australia. It’s hard to believethat the animal to which it belonged hasbeen dead for almost 100 million years,” DrSalisbury said.INFO ➔ www.isisford.qld.gov.auPHOTOS CARL WARNER AND ANTHONY O’TOOLE

UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 9Turtlesswim for safetyUQ research is uncoveringthe true cost of how babyturtles make their dash fromhatching in the dunes to therelative safety of the ocean.Zoologist Dr David Booth, from UQ’s Schoolof Integrative Biology, said his research wasaimed at discovering how much energy thehatchlings needed to reach safe deep water.“The first few hundred metres that a newlyhatched turtle swims are the most dangerous ofits life,” Dr Booth said.“Having run the gauntlet of air and landpredators to make it to the sea, the tiny voyagermust also evade hungry fish patrolling thebeaches in its bid for freedom.“Frantically swimming and surrounded bypredators, as many as 30 percent die on theirmaiden voyage.”Curious to know how much energy theyoungsters needed to reach safe deep water,Dr Booth measured the hatchling’s oxygenconsumption and found they have enough energyreserves to survive 10 days at sea without feeding.Basing his research at the southern end of theGreat Barrier Reef at UQ’s Heron Island ResearchStation, Dr Booth took advantage of the uniquelaboratory facilities that are within metres of agreen turtle nesting beach.“At hatching time, I corralled nests in orderto catch several youngsters as they reached thesand’s surface about 100 metres away from thelab before they could reach the sea,” he said.“I then fitted each hatchling with a lycra swimsuit with a chord attached to a force transducer,before setting the youngster free in a seawateraquarium.“As soon as they entered the water, theyoungsters began swimming quickly with theirlarge front flippers, pulling against the forcetransducer as if they were swimming out to sea.”Dr Booth said initially the animals swam veryhard using their front flippers with their headsdown, only switching to a “doggy paddle” as theycame up for air before returning to fast frontflipperswimming.“But as time drew on, the youngsters’ activityslowed,” he said.“They spent more time doggy paddling andless time pulling with their front flippers until theyeventually began taking the odd break after about12 hours.”Calculating the amount of energy thehatchlings consumed during their 18-hour swim,Dr Booth said the turtles carried almost 10 timesas much energy in their yolk remnants as theyneeded to reach safety.“They can probably survive 14 days in theopen ocean before finding food,” he said.The baby turtles were released into the oceanfollowing the experiment, with the researchconducted with the approval of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency as well as UQ’s ethicalresearch guidelines.The resulting research was published in arecent edition of The Journal of ExperimentalBiology.– ANDREW DUNNEPHOTOS DAVID BOOTH AND NICK HOLMES

UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 10IN BRIEFRURAL SCOOPA UQ journalism studenthas won a $10,000 scholarshipfor her reporting of rural news.Brooke Hargraves, who is in herthird year of a Bachelor of Journalism,won the inaugural J.B. Fairfax Awardfor Rural Journalism for a story onsustainable farming techniques.“As a journalism student whocomes from a small town in ruralQueensland, just to meet guys likeJohn Fairfax and Vernan Graham fromRural Press and have had them readmy work is incredible,” Ms Hargravessaid.Ms Hargraves won the prize witha story about the ability of farmers tostore carbon emissions in soil and willuse the money to help cover studycosts, fees and living expenses.A LITERARY HISTORYAcclaimed author David Malouf hasrecalled his time as a student at TheUniversity of Queensland to celebrate80 years of the Fryer Library andto launch the final volume of TheBibliography of Australian Literature.In a memorable speech atCustoms House on November 12,Dr Malouf paid tribute to the FryerLibrary, which holds one of thenation's most important collections ofAustralian literature and was crucialfor the creation of the four-volumebibliography, which records 40,000works and 12,000 authors.WATERPROOF WIRELESSIn a world-first, UQconnect, UQ's ownnot-for-profit Internet Service Provider,is bringing wireless Internet to theBrisbane City Council's CityCats.All CityCat passengers withwireless-enabled laptops will be ableto access the Brisbane City Counciland Translink websites for free.UQ Information TechnologyServices director Nick Tate saidthe new service was great news forCityCat passengers.“UQconnect is pleased to beable to offer this world-first service tostudents, staff and other passengers,”he said.“A wireless network on the CityCatmeans passengers can truly beconnected everywhere.”STEWART GOULDSTOCK.XCHNGTradition maintained$2.3 MILLION FORLANGUAGE LEARNINGAn Australian-first alliance betweenQueensland’s three largest universitieswill expand higher learning in a range ofAsian and European languages.With $2.27 million in Australian Governmentfunding, UQ, Griffith University and QueenslandUniversity of Technology (QUT) will pool teachingof at least nine languages so that their studentsmay learn them as part of formal studies.Students at all three institutions – whichtogether have about 110,000 enrolments – willbe able to major in Chinese, French, German,Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russianand Spanish. None of the universities currentlyoffers this range of languages.Success is in 2009 Queensland RhodesScholar Caitlin Goss’s genes.The UQ graduate was announced the winnerof the prestigious scholarship to Oxford Universityat Queensland Government House in November,edging out a field of highly-qualified candidatesfrom across the state.While Ms Goss is the daughter of formerQueensland Premier Wayne Goss and UQPhD candidate Roisin Goss, sister of 2007Queensland Rhodes Scholar Ryan Gossand granddaughter of 1927 scholar KonradHirschfeld, it is her strong academic achievementand personal qualities that made her stand outfrom the other 21 applicants.Ms Goss graduated from UQ with a Bachelorof Arts (first-class honours)/ Bachelor of Laws,and was awarded a University Medal in 2006.In September she will travel to OxfordUniversity to study a Bachelor of Civil Laws,allowing her to expand her knowledge of postconflictlaw reform.Ms Goss hoped her studies would allow herto help set up new legal systems in countriesrecovering from war.“I’m interested in law reform in general andin the immediate term see myself practicing thisoverseas in post-conflict situations,” she said.“In the longer term I’d love to come back toAustralia and apply what I’ve learned.”Ms Goss is UQ’s eighth Queensland RhodesScholar in a row.The system will begin to roll out thisyear following the government’s fundingannouncement in December.The alliance is the first of its kind involvingmultiple languages and three Australianuniversities. It arises from a determination by thethree Vice-Chancellors that major world languagesmust continue to be offered at university level inBrisbane, despite difficulties with enrolments.“If we applied accounting principles alonesome of these languages would disappearfrom university curricula,” UQ Vice-ChancellorProfessor Paul Greenfield said.“However the three universities’ bottom line isthat we can’t afford to see language scholarshipatrophy in Australia’s third biggest capital city.”2009 will also see another landmark languageevent when the Institute of Modern Languages(IML) celebrates its 75th anniversary later this year.Established in 1934 at UQ, IML has grownto become one of the country’s largest providersof comprehensive language instruction andtranslation and interpreting services.In 2009, 83 courses will be offeredin 26 different languages, withapproximately 3000 enrolments drawnfrom UQ staff, students and the generalpublic.IML director Georgiana Poulterwelcomed all past and presentstudents to contribute toanniversary celebrations,which will culminate in a galaevent in June.INFO ➔ www.iml.uq.edu.au

COVERSTORYOWEEKEXCITEMENTStudent numbers are growingat UQ’s campuses as the 2009academic year beckons.New students are encouraged to take part inOrientation Week (OWeek), February 23-27, toattend important information sessions, familiarisethemselves with their campuses and participatein social activities.A big attraction of the annual event is the freeMarket Day at the St Lucia Campus on February25, where students can enjoy live entertainment,giveaways, numerous stalls and other funfestivities, as well as have the opportunity to joinone of the many UQ Union affiliated clubs orsocieties.Students can receive their free UQ Union2009 Student Diary from the UQ Union SideShow Alley of Fun, while UQconnect will haveinformation on available IT services, and studentscan visit UQ SPORT for information on theUniversity’s many recreational clubs and sportsprograms.Centrelink, RACQ, BCC Active Transport andTranslink will also be on-site.The week culminates in the Big O on tour atUQ, with acts including The Music, The Fratellis,Ben Lee, Bluejuice, Yves Klein Blue and CassetteKids, held at the The University of QueenslandSTEWART GOULDAmphitheatre, St Lucia, on Saturday, February28.UQ Student Services learning hub seniormanager Janey Saunders said orientation wasnot just about OWeek but was part of the overalltransition into university, from enrolment andbeyond.“Workshops presented by Student Servicesthroughout OWeek address writing, reading,studying, exam prep, time management and manyother areas,” Ms Saunders said.“Whilst these workshops take place throughoutOWeek they are also continued into the semester,where they are integrated into academic courses.”Market Days at Ipswich and Gatton willtake place on February 24 from 10am-2pm andFebruary 26 from 12pm-3pm respectively.INFO ➔ Download the 2009 orientationplanner at www.uq.edu.au/orientation/JEREMY PATTENAbove: UQ students Emma Plant (left) and sisterJosephine and below, 2008 OWeek action at St LuciaUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 11

GRADUATIONSGOODNEWSFOR GRADUATESUQ graduates under the age of 25 andavailable for full-time work have againachieved outstanding employment rates.Graduate Careers Australia’s AustralianGraduate Survey 2008 reveals that University ofQueensland graduates continued to be highlysought by employers.In the national performance figures compiledby the Federal Government, the Universityhad achieved a full-time employment rate forbachelor degree graduates for 2007 of 86.6The University’s first graduatefrom the Bachelor of Business(Sustainable EnterpriseManagement), Adrian Ward, is pavingthe path to a sustainable future.The study program began last year, andwas developed by UQ’s Paul Dargusch incollaboration with more than 23 industryrepresentatives with the objective ofproducing graduates that could implementprocesses to operate with environmentaland social responsibility.Mr Ward (pictured) joined 120 othergraduates from the Faculty of NaturalResources, Agriculture and VeterinaryScience to receive their degrees at agraduation ceremony at UQ Gatton onDecember 5.Mr Ward said it was an easy decisionto major in sustainable enterprisemanagement when the opportunity waspercent against the national figure of 85.2percent.Over an extended period, the University hashad only 5 percent of its graduates recorded asunemployed and seeking full-time employment inthe Australian Graduate Survey.UQ graduates reported high full-timeemployment rates in fields such as medicine,pharmacy, nursing, rehabilitation, engineering,veterinary science, dentistry, urban/regionalplanning, and laws.The figures for UQ bachelor degree graduatesin further full-time study represented 26.7 percentagainst a national figure of 19.6 percent.UQ bachelor degree graduates in their firstfull-time employment (and under 25 years ofage) reported median starting salaries above themedian annual starting salary of $45,000 for newAustralian resident bachelor degree graduatesaged less than 25 and in their first full-timeemployment in Australia.Of those in their first full-time jobs, the higherend salaries included geology, dentistry, medicine,commerce, law, and chemical, electrical andmining engineering.Sustainable successpresented to him, given his passion forthe environment and his desire to make adifference in the corporate world.“The business world is changing forthe better. There are new and excitingopportunities that don’t cost the earth,” MrWard said.“Being smarter about the way weengage in business makes sense and isleading to a massive growth in jobs andinvestment in the green sector, even in thewake of the Global Financial Crisis.“We have only one earth, and we havealmost 7 billion people living on it. Businessis gaining the will to use its capacity todrive us towards greater sustainability, soour kids enjoy the future.”Students enrolled in the sustainableenterprise management program developknowledge and skills in issues such ascarbon trading, carbon footprinting, climatechange strategy and renewable energy.ADRIAN WARDMAYORAL ADDRESSLord Mayor Campbell Newman returnedto university life as guest speaker at aUQ graduation ceremony on December10.The UQ alumnus completed a Master ofBusiness Administration (Financial Management)in 1992, and spoke to graduates from fieldsincluding engineering, architecture andinformation technology about his vision forBrisbane and his plans to create a successful andthriving future for the city.At a sister ceremony later that day, notedarchitects Graham Bligh, John Simpson andMichael Bryce, husband of Australia’s Governor-General Her Excellency Dr Quentin Bryce, AC,and co-creator of such memorable logos asthe Sydney 2000 Olympics “squiggle,” and theWallabies icon, received honorary doctoratesfrom the University, with Mr Bryce acting as guestspeaker.The ceremonies also saw the first studentsgraduate from UQ’s new Master of Engineering(Power Generation) program – a collaborationbetween power companies and universitypartners – and the entire cohort of UQ mathshonours students cap off their studies with topmarks.JEREMY PATTEN JEREMY PATTEN

Afitting finaleUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 13He’s had students high fivehim, take pictures on stageand offer bear hugs, butretiring UQ Chancellor SirLlew Edwards, AC, was lostfor words when one graduatetook to the podium recently.Sir Llew’s son David was a surprise additionto a Faculty of Arts and SBS ceremony onDecember 3, fulfilling a journey which had been20 years in the making.Now the Queensland Director of theCommittee for Economic Development ofAustralia, Mr Edwards completed a dual Bachelorof Economics / Bachelor of Arts in 1989, but wasmore interested in seeing the world than donninga cap and gown.“I always promised my parents that I wouldcomplete my university studies prior to travellingabroad so as soon as my final exams were over,I was off – attending a ceremony in 1989 wascertainly not a high priority,” Mr Edwards said.“With Dad’s retirement as Chancellor, Ithought it would be a nice surprise for him topresent one of his children with their degree atone of his final graduation ceremonies.”Mr Edwards thanked staff from the Vice-Chancellor’s office who made the surprisepossible and ensured it went off without a hitch.“We managed to keep it a secret and itwas not until Professor Richard Fotheringhamintroduced me that Dad realised what washappening,” he said.Sir Llew presided over his last graduationas Chancellor on December 15, having shakenthe hands of approximately 80,000 graduatesas part of his formal duties spanning 16 years. Heannounced in November that he would not seekreappointment when his fifth consecutive term asChancellor expired this month.Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfieldsaid no accolades could do justice to hiscontributions, which included chairing UQ’sgoverning Senate, presiding at graduations andrepresenting UQ at community, corporate andgovernment events at home and abroad.“In an era when the relevance of many timehonouredinstitutions has been questioned, SirLlew has single-handedly magnified the relevanceof the office of UQ Chancellor,” ProfessorGreenfield said.“Without taking a day’s pay in almost 16 yearsas Chancellor, he has built enormous goodwillnot only for UQ but also for Australian highereducation at home and internationally.”Above: Sir Llew Edwards with his son Davidand granddaughters India and Elise and below,presiding over his final Senate meeting“With Dad’s retirementas Chancellor,I thought it would bea nice surprise forhim to present oneof his children withtheir degree at one ofhis final graduationceremonies”PHOTOS JEREMY PATTEN

GoldencontributionGRADUATIONSJEREMY PATTENA veterinarian andmentor recognised for hisoutstanding contributionsto the profession has beenrecognised with UQ Gatton’shighest honour.Dr Kerry Dowsett (pictured centre) receivedthe prestigious UQ Gatton Gold Medal andThe retirement of UQ Secretary andRegistrar Dr Douglas Porter marks the“end of an epoch” for the Universityand Queensland, according to outgoingChancellor, Sir Llew Edwards, AC.Dr Porter retired on January 28, after morethan 22 years at the helm of the University’sfinances and administration.In that time he has signed testamurs asproof of graduation for 150,300 UQ alumni– about 90 per cent of all living UQ graduates.On December 15 he received his own UQdegree, an Honorary Doctorate in Economics,and was officially farewelled by 150 guests atCustoms House – a heritage building that UQbought and refurbished on his watch.Sir Llew said Dr Porter had made“immeasurable contributions” to UQ since hebegan as Secretary and Registrar in 1986.“A great many of these are linked tohis indispensable role as Secretary to theUniversity’s governing body, the Senate,” SirLlew said.addressed graduates at the December 5ceremony at the Campus Gymnasium.The UQ Gatton Gold Medal is awardedeach year to a past student who has made anoutstanding contribution in their field.“To be recognised in such a way by theplace where my career began is a very specialand great honour that I will treasure for theremainder of my life,” Dr Dowsett said.After graduating from the QueenslandAgricultural College (which became the UQGatton Campus) with a Diploma in AnimalHusbandry in 1963, Dr Dowsett went on tocomplete his Bachelor of Veterinary Science in1970 and PhD in 1983 at UQ.Before joining UQ as a lecturer in veterinarymedicine in 1975, he worked as a husbandryofficer within the Beef Cattle Husbandry Branchof the Queensland Department of PrimaryIndustries.He is deeply committed to the training of thenext generation of Queensland veterinarians,particularly in the area of equine medicine,continuing to teach and train students long intohis retirement from UQ in 1997.Dr Dowsett is highlyregarded in the industryand was called upon by theQueensland Department ofPrimary Industries and Fisheriesin 2007 to work with theEquine Influenza VeterinaryInvestigations Section during anEI eradication program.He has Honorary LifeMembership and a SpecialAward from the University ofQueensland Veterinary StudentAssociation, and in 1999 wonthe Peter Irwin Literary Awardfrom the Australian EquineVeterinary Association.“He has worked with eight consecutiveSenates, including two Chancellors, five DeputyChancellors and three Vice-Chancellors,and has guided us through a changing andincreasingly complex maze of legislation,protocols and regulations.”Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfieldsaid in almost 100 years, UQ had “never seenanother Secretary and Registrar, and wasunlikely to ever do so”.Dr Porter said after 43 years working inthree universities he particularly wished tothank and recognise his wife, Dr Janet Porter(pictured), a UQ PhD graduate, who hasmade valuable and sustained contributionsto the University’s social and culturalnetworks.Fellow recipients of honorarydoctorates in December were Sir PeterKenilorea, KBE, PC, Donald Argus, AO, DrFrank Gannon, Graham Bligh, Dr SusanPond, AM, Michael Bryce, AM, AE, JohnSimpson, Sir Frank Moore, AO, and DrRussell Howard.SHARED CELEBRATIONGraduations are a special time forall involved, but for the Stephensonfamily, UQ’s recent ceremonies wereespecially memorable.Mother and daughter duo Birgitta andLaura Stephenson (pictured) joined more than900 others recently in receiving their degreesfor studies in the faculties of Arts and Socialand Behavioural Sciences.Birgitta graduated with a double major inarchaeology while Laura earned a Bachelor ofPsychology with honours.“There is something reassuring about a UQdegree. It is an esteemed achievement at anyage,” Birgitta said.Birgitta and Laura join a growing familytradition, with Dad graduating from designstudies in 1982 and architecture in 1985,Grandad from medicine in 1959 and secondeldest daughter Eloise currently studyingtowards a science degree.CAPPING HONOUR for RegistrarJEREMY PATTEN STEWART GOULDSTEWART GOULD

IN OTHERS’ SHOESCONSIDERING THE VIEWS AND LIFESTYLES OF OTHERSWILL BE THE FOCUS OF DIVERSITY WEEK 2009Australia’s first female State Premierand former Federal Health MinisterProfessor Carmen Lawrence willparticipate in a lively discussion ondifferent worldviews as part of thisyear’s Diversity Week program.The theme of UQ Diversity Week 2009(May 25-29), In Others’ Shoes, challenges thewider community to consider the world throughmultiple lenses – to reflect upon how a person’sworldviews are shaped by the people and societalbeliefs around them.The week culminates with the presentation ofthe Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awards(May 28), with a panel discussion an importantpart of the festivities.Professor Lawrence and Professor KevinClements, Director of the Centre for Peace andConflict Studies at The University of Otago, NewZealand, are guest panellists.Professor Lawrence served as the Premierof Western Australian from 1990-1993 andwas also elected the Federal President ofthe Australian Labor Party in 2003. ProfessorClements has worked with several leadingorganisations including International Alert, basedin London, and the Peace Research Centre atthe Australian National University.The Vice Chancellor’s Equity and DiversityAwards is a free event for UQ staff, students andtheir guests.UQ Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor ProfessorMichael Keniger said Diversity Week allowed theUniversity to connect with the community andcelebrate its many different religious, cultural,sexual and ethnic backgrounds.“This is the ninth year the event will be heldillustrating its immense success within andbeyond the University,” Professor Keniger said.“Diversity Week enables the University tofocus the attention of students and staff onfundamental issues to do with the core valuesthat sustain and inform the many elements andgroups that together constitute society.”INFO ➔ Those interested in attending theVice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awardscan register at www.uq.edu.au/diversity-weekor contact k.gan@uq.edu.auSTEWART GOULD“This is theninth year theevent will beheld illustratingits immensesuccess withinand beyond theUniversity”UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 15TruecoloursUQ joined the international campaign toraise diabetes awareness when it turnedone of its most prominent buildings blue onNovember 13.To mark the eve of World Diabetes Day, thenorthern side of the Forgan Smith building at the StLucia Campus was illuminated between 7pm and11pm.Director of UQ’s Centre for Burden of Diseaseand Cost-Effectiveness, Professor Theo Vos,congratulated the University on drawing attentionto the condition expected to cost Australians $5.6billion in health care expenditure in 2032 – anincrease of 400 percent on current figures.“Raising awareness is important because thereis considerable underdiagnosis and there areeffective interventions with diet, exercise or drugsin early disease or pre-stages of disease that slowprogression to worse outcomes,” Professor Vossaid.“More than two-thirds of diabetes can beattributed to increased body massand physical inactivity andhence awareness of type 2diabetes and its close link toobesity and sedentary lifestyle is importantknowledge to convey to the public.”Established in 1991 and supported by theUnited Nations since 2006, World DiabetesDay aims to raise awareness, to urgegovernments to implement national policiesfor the care and treatment of diabetes, and toencourage individuals to get involved.“Almost 1 million Australians are currentlydiagnosed with diabetes. However, for everyperson diagnosed, it is estimated that thereis another who is not aware they are livingwith this chronic disease,” Diabetes Australia– Queensland CEO, Michelle Trute, said.Diabetes is a chronic condition that ariseswhen the pancreas does not produce enoughinsulin, or when the body cannot effectivelyuse the insulin it produces.In 2007 the World Diabetes Day MonumentChallenge saw 279 iconic monuments,including the Empire State Building, the TokyoTower, the London Eye and Sydney OperaHouse all turn blue for a few hours.Other local landmarks to show theircolours recently included the Treasury Casinoand the Brisbane City Hall.

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PHIL LONGAn avatar of UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Professor Deborah Terry watches onas UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield cuts the opening ribbon for CEIT in Second LifeTeaching success avirtual realityVirtual learning environmentsand science experimentsconducted through webbrowsers are just the tip ofthe iceberg when it comesto Australia’s first centre ofleadership in educationalinnovation at UQ.The University’s new Centre for EducationalInnovation and Technology (CEIT) opened inNovember, and positions UQ at the forefrontof research into teaching and learningtechnologies to be disseminated to universitiesaround the world.From remote online laboratories wherestudents and educators are provided withunlimited access to iLab experiments, to lecturebrowsers that allow students to pinpoint and tagwords or phrases from within the audio track ofa lecture stream, eliminating hours of searching,the research potential of CEIT is endless.CEIT’s digital innovations are continuationsof projects started with the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT) iCampus Project,a Microsoft/MIT Research and Development(R&D) partnership.UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching andLearning) Professor Deborah Terry said UQ wasproud to be leading Australia when it came toeducational innovation.“The potential impact of CEIT on teachingand learning worldwide is enormous and atthe centre is the intellectual synergy of The“The potentialimpact of CEIT onteaching andlearning worldwideis enormous’’University of Queensland’s researchers andacademics, powering a new digital educationage,” Professor Terry said.“The University is already the iLabsAustralasian distribution hub. This will becomplemented by focused attention on activelearning supported by electronic studentportfolios and online tutoring systems, whichwill be among the other key projects to beundertaken at CEIT.”The centre’s research is not limitedto schools and tertiary institutions, withcommunity groups, industry and governmentalso having access to the technology, whilestudents will work on projects.CEIT founding director UQ Professor PhilLong, who comes to the University from MIT,will be instrumental in creating access tothe latest research on technology-assistedteaching and learning, assisted by UQ iCampusco-ordinator Dr Mark Schulz as the centre’sAssociate Director.Professor Long said he aimed to developa cohort of CEIT Fellows – UQ staff in differentdisciplines seconded to the centre to exploreopportunities to develop and integrate digitaltechnologies in their areas of interest.“For example, we are looking at workingcollaboratively with the Queensland BrainInstitute to study the brain functions that go on ina student’s mind while they learn,” he said.Professor Long said the new outlook didnot mean the death of the lecture, rather CEITwould re-examine what was most effectivelyexpressed face-to-face versus what couldbe done through other means.“This includes studying how to makeresearch tools more widely available tostudents so they can practise being apart of the disciplinary communities theyare studying, working with comparableresources that are a part of the laboratories orother academic workspaces of their academicstaff,” he said.– ELIZA PLANTUQ LAUNCHESiCOURSETo sample the innovative teachingpractices at The University ofQueensland, look no further thanyour iPhone.Offered for the first time in March, COMP3000 (Designing Mobile Applications) willchallenge students to create programs formobile devices such as phones, organisersand PDAs, and is believed to be the firstuniversity course of its type in the country.Teaching Coordinator Aaron Tan, fromthe School of Information Technology andElectrical Engineering (ITEE) and Centrefor Educational Innovation and Technology(CEIT), said the subject tapped into theenormous demand for mobile applicationsand linked with new products about to hitthe market.“Courses like this have been verypopular in the US, so I think that there isinterest on campus, students just haven’tbeen given an outlet to express it,” Mr Tansaid.Mr Tan said COMP 3000 students wouldcreate applications on the iPhone andAndroid operating systems, and requireda working knowledge of programming tosuccessfully complete the course. Interestedstudents from fields other than IT andengineering were also encouraged to apply.The teaching team will include Mr Tan, DrMark Schulz and teaching guru and head ofCEIT Professor Phil Long. Guest speakers fromthe IT and mobile industries will also take part.COMP 3000, offered as an elective tothe first 20 students to apply, culminatesin a group project where students have toproduce and present a new application forassessment. The students with the bestpitch will each receive a $200 prize.Mr Tan said the most popular mobileapplications (known as “apps”) weregames, but there were also many practicaloptions including yoga trainers, weatherforecasters and tools to help people quitsmoking.“We want to bring in (UQ technologytransfer company) UniQuest and (copyrightadvisor group) Creative Commons to letstudents know what opportunities existoutside the University,” he said.INFO ➔ www.itee.uq.edu.au/~comp3000/JEREMY PATTENUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 17

UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 18CELL SACRIFICEDNA can spell danger, and mayeven drive a cell to suicide,according to new research fromQueensland scientists.A team led by Dr Kate Stacey fromUQ’s Institute for Molecular Biosciencehas discovered how cells sacrificethemselves for the greater good if theyare infected with a virus, with viralDNA being the key to responding toinfection.“Viruses evolve quickly anddetecting viral infection is a challengefor the cell,” Dr Stacey said.The cell is able to recogniseforeign DNA because DNA inmammalian cells is contained within astructure known as the nucleus. Thepresence of DNA outside the nucleusis a sure sign that something iswrong, and may indicate the presenceof a viral invader.By killing itself, the cell canensure that the virus does not spreadthroughout the body.In research published in leadingjournal Science, Dr Stacey and fellowscientists Dr Tara Roberts, ProfessorDavid Hume and PhD student Adi Idrisdiscovered two proteins in mousecells, one of which induced cell suicidein response to foreign DNA, and onethat prevented it.The discovery will improveunderstanding of how cells normallycombat viral infection, and may also berelevant for the disease lupus, wherethe immune system attacks normalcellular proteins.“Lupus is a disease with abnormalresponses to DNA, and we believe thehigh levels of p202 found in mousestrains which develop lupus preventan appropriate response to DNA in thecytoplasm,” Dr Stacey said.The research was funded by theNational Health and Medical ResearchCouncil.STOCK.XCHNGSTOCK.XCHNGIN BRIEFDRUG SURVEYA new study by UQ andthe University of Newcastlehas revealed the most commonlyprescribed medication for Australianwomen is antidepressants.Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme andMedicare data were linked to survey data toexamine claims and costs of medicationsand other health care resources.University of Newcastle studyco-director Professor Julie Byles saideight percent of younger women and14 percent of mid-age women usedantidepressants during the surveyedperiod.Smart STRIKEThe devastation of the severethunderstorms that swept acrossBrisbane’s north-west in Decemberhighlight the importance of reliable,real-time weather forecasting, known as“now-casting”.In a seminar given at the Institute ofElectrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.Queensland Section’s recent Annual GeneralMeeting, UQ Emeritus Professor Mat Darvenizadescribed recent major advances in nowcastingtechniques.Emeritus Professor Daveniza said thatcombining digital weather radar with thelocation of lightning ground flashes couldprovide real-time information about the severityand likely progress of thunderstorms.“Now-casting techniques used by theBureau of Meteorology are improving our abilityto accurately predict the weather in short timeframes,especially severe thunderstorms,” hesaid.Emeritus Professor Darveniza has had adistinguished career at UQ and is internationallyrecognised for his research on thunderstormsand lightning protection.After many years of university work onelectrical engineering education, high voltagetechnology and lightning protection, his presentresearch interests are the reliability of powersystems, particularly to distribution networkoutages caused by storms.He is also a Life Fellow of the IEEE, theworld’s largest technical professional society.TOP RESEARCHERUQ neuroscientist Dr Michael Piper,from the Queensland Brain Institute,has been named Australia’s toppostdoctoral researcher in the field at arecent conference.Dr Piper was presented with theA.W Campbell Award at this year’sAustralian Neuroscience Society.Dr Piper has also received amuch sought-after National Healthand Medical Research Council(NHMRC) Career Development Award– a program which helps early careerscientists find their niche in thecompetitive world of research.

CANCER RESEARCH AWARDEDShe’s travelled betweenBrisbane and Paris to betterunderstand skin cancer, andnow UQ PhD student MarinaKvaskoff has received a topFrench prize for her research.Ms Kvaskoff, 28, (pictured) is one of only10 academics to win a 2008 L’Oreal France-UNESCO For Women in Science Award, with theprizes presented in Paris last November.The awards are worth 10,000 Euros eachand are given to French women completingPhDs in the life sciences to enable greaterrecognition for their work and build careers intheir chosen fields.“Women are statistically underrepresentedin the sciences, especially in research and morespecifically at the upper professional levels,” MsKvaskoff said.“Young women may see research as anunreachable world; this is indeed the vision I hadof it myself as a young girl. However, womenhave specific resources of their own and I believethey have a lot to bring to research.”Ms Kvaskoff’s PhD focuses on cutaneousmelanoma, and whether its occurrence canbe linked to hormonal, nutritional and geneticcauses.Central to her research is a large Frenchdatabase, the E3N cohort, which listsapproximately 100,000 women born between1925 and 1950 and includes their responses tobi-yearly health surveys.The questionnaires carry information aboutthe group’s exposure to certain factors (includinghormonal treatments, diet, tobacco and alcoholconsumption) and could help explain why certainconditions, including melanoma, develop over time.“During my studies, I have always had aninterest in studying cancer, and have generallydedicated my internships towards cancerresearch,” Ms Kvaskoff said.“I started to study the epidemiology ofcutaneous melanoma in 2005 during aninternship at the Cancer Council Queensland,where I worked on sunburn and solarium use inQueenslanders.”She then completed her masters in France,before deciding to undertake her doctoral studiesas part of a “Cotutelle” program which allowsher to pursue research jointly at the QueenslandInstitute for Medical Research and a Frenchresearch laboratory (Inserm at the Institut GustaveRoussy in Paris).Ms Kvaskoff said her studies stemmed froma desire to promote disease education andprevention, and named Nobel laureate MarieCurie as a research idol.“She was an admirable person who imposedherself as a woman in a mainly male scientificworld, and whose discoveries left their mark inhistory,” she said.STEWART GOULDUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 19STOCK.XCHNGGene expression hits USA new gene expression analysisplatform developed in collaborationbetween Australian scientists andInvitrogen Corporation to help otherresearchers understand fundamentalaspects of human development hasbeen launched in the US market.IMBcom Pty Ltd and InvitrogenCorporation have partnered to commercialisethe proprietary non-coding RNA contentdeveloped by researchers at theInstitute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)at UQ.Professor John Mattick and Dr MarcelDinger, from the IMB, developed contentthat was exclusively licensed to Invitrogen forthe first commercially available high-densitymicroarray chip, the NCodeTM Human andMouse non-coding RNA microarray, whichcan be used by researchers to profile bothmessenger and non-coding RNAs.Standard microarray chips interrogatemessenger RNAs to determine which genes areactive in a cell at any particular moment in time.Non-coding RNAs are not traditional genes, asthey do not produce proteins, but they appearto comprise a vast hidden layer of geneticprogramming implicated in development anddisease pathways in mammals.“Non-coding RNA transcripts playa variety of roles in a cell, ranging fromsimple housekeeping to complex regulatoryfunctions, and evidence is mounting that theirexpression is perturbed in many cancers,”Professor Mattick said.IMBcom, UQ’s company for thecommercialisation of intellectual propertyarising from research conducted at the IMB,licensed the non-coding RNA content toInvitrogen, which will market and sell thearrays built using this content.Our universities matterINVESTING IN PEOPLE & SOCIETYNTEU–Bargaining for YouNational Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) isopen to all General, Academic, Contractand Casual staff. We know higher education.We have a full-time Organiser to assistmembers at UQ.NTEU is currently negotiating with UQmanagement about replacing CollectiveAgreements that expired last year.NTEU is seeking:Improved job security (esp. for Contract staff).Higher wages.Rights for Casual staff.· Fairer workloads.Find out more about the NTEU andCollective Bargaining. Come along to theCollective Bargaining MeetingThurs 19 Feb 12pmRoom E-302 Forgan-SmithTo find out about our work and campaigns and to join onlinevisit www.nteu.org.au. For more information please callthe Branch Office 336 52538 or email nteu@uq.edu.auIt’s an essential investmentin your future!

INPRINTTHE CO-OP BOOKSHOPCURRENT BESTSELLERSREMEMBERINGROBERT HELPMANNTo celebrate the 2009 centenary ofRobert Helpmann’s birth, The Universityof Queensland Press has recentlypublished Robert Helpmann: A Servantof Art by Anna Bemrose.Dr Bemrose, an honorary research adviserin the UQ School of English, Media Studiesand Art History, has brought to life the enduringand charismatic story of one of Australia’s mostnotable international performers.She felt compelled to write the book aftercompleting her PhD on Helpmann (picturedabove with Carolyn Rappel), as very little hadbeen written about him.Dr Bemrose’s research took her on a whirlwindjourney through the National Library, publiccollections and personal interviews with many ofHelpmann’s professional collaborators includingPeter Sculthorpe, Richard Bonynge and DameNinette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet.Artistic growthUQ sculptor Dr Rhyl Hinwood is at itagain, putting the final touches to hermost recent university sculpture for StLeo’s College.The impressive “Tree of Life” artwork hasoccupied Dr Hinwood’s time for several monthsand will be placed in the courtyard at theresidential college in early 2009.The sculpture is traditionally symbolic ofthe life process of growth, development andregeneration and is an appropriate inspiration forstudents at this formative stage of their lives.The tree is based on the non-deciduousMoreton Bay fig Ficus macrophylla – a symbol ofeverlasting life, reflecting the religious experienceat St Leo’s College.“Rector Brother Vince Skelly has a goalto make St Leo’s a place of beauty where theimagination can be inspired,” Dr Hinwood said.“The trunk symbolises earth and the worldaxis, the link between heaven and hell and theattainment of knowledge.”This is Dr Hinwood’s third artwork for St Leo’sCollege with a former piece including the entrymarker of a carved Helidon freestone mounted ona Harcourt granite base, the same granite used inthe foundations of UQ’s Great Court.THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS1 BREAKING DAWN – StephanieMeyer LITTLE BROWN (PB) $29.95Young Adult2 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGONTATTOO – Stieg LarssonMURDOCH (PB) $22.95 Crime3 THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD– J.K. Rowling BLOOMSBURY (PB)$16.95 Young Adult4 THE GREAT FLETCH – Hugh LunnABC BOOKS (PB) $32.95 Sport5 THE HOUSE AT SALVATION CREEK– Susan Duncan RANDOM HOUSE(HB) $34.95 FictionThe book, which contains more than 100images of the artist with stars such as KatharineHepburn and Margot Fonteyn, coincides with atravelling exhibition – “Bobby Dazzler!” – whichappears at the Tony Gould Gallery, South Bank,until March 8.UQP has one copy ofRobert Helpmann: A Servantof Art to give away to a UQ Newsreader. Simply email your details tocommunications@uq.edu.au with “UQPgiveaway” in the subject line.GIVEAWAY“Each new project has its own challenges andleads me into research that is relevant to the siteand the commission brief,” she said.Dr Hinwood was commissioned as UQsculptor in 1976 and, since then, has createdmore than 300 artworks for The University ofQueensland.STEWART GOULDThe Summer School choir during rehearsalsSummersongsLeading music teachers andeducators from Australia andSouth East Asia honed their skillsat UQ’s internationally renownedSummer Music Program lastmonth.Now in its ninth year, the SummerMusic Program is an initiative of themusic education staff within the Schoolof Music and is directed by Dr JamesCuskelly.Dr Cuskelly said the programprovided intensive in-service training formore than 150 music educators in theareas of early childhood, primary andsecondary classroom music education.“The 2009 program featured aspecial jazz section for secondarystudents led by Hungarian musiceducator Mónika Benedek, and a vocalprogram led by Joseph Ward O.B.E,including sessions in operatic excerpts,aria and lieder singing, and ensemblework,” he said.“Ms Benedek and Hungarian guestlecturer Balázs Csernyik, along withSchool of Music lecturer Réka Csernyik,bring their particular skills gained withinthe Hungarian music education systemto the summer program.”Dr Cuskelly said all three aregraduates of the prestigious HungarianMusic Conservatorium, the Franz LisztAcademy of Music, having gained theirMasters in Music Education and ChoralConducting. Another guest lecturer wasacclaimed tenor Rosario La Spina, whois quickly establishing a distinguishedcareer as an international operaperformer.The program culminated with thefree Summer Music School concert heldon January 16 at the All Hallows’ SchoolChapel.JEREMY PATTEN

A senseof placeUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 21Brisbane River 1956All artworks reproduced courtesy of the artist and Philip Bacon Galleries, BrisbaneFANS OF MARGARET OLLEY MAY BE SURPRISED BY WHAT THEYDISCOVER IF THEY VISIT THE UQ ART MUSEUM IN COMING MONTHS.Margaret Olley: Life’s journey is the latestexhibition to open at UQ, and tracesthe many places the artist has lived andworked over the years, from romantic Paris to theremote and exotic New Guinea Highlands.The exhibition includes more than 70 pieceson paper drawn from national, state and privatecollections, as well as the artist’s own, andprovides a unique look at Olley’s celebrated career.“Travel abroad has been an importantaspect of professional development for manyAustralian artists, and this exhibition documentsthe fascinating story of Margaret Olley’s journeysto Europe in the late 1940s and early ‘50s, NewGuinea in the 1950s, followed by extensive travelConcarneau, Brittany 1952Union Street, Paddington 1965through East Asia and Europe in the 1960s andearly ‘70s,” curator Michele Helmrich said.“It provides a unique insight into the worldaround Margaret Olley from the early 1950s to the1970s, years which help define an important erain Australia’s cultural life.”While France, Italy and South East Asiafeature prominently in the show, the depictions oflocal landmarks are also highlights.“Brisbane audiences will be intrigued byOlley’s watercolours of a Brisbane that has sincebeen transformed, particularly her portrayal ofthe Old Victoria Bridge, and a streetscape morerecently occupied by the Queensland Art Galleryand Performing Arts Centre,” Ms Helmrich said.Port Marseille 1950“The New South Wales cities of Newcastleand Sydney are also represented, as is Hill End,the old gold-mining town that attracted artistssuch as Donald Friend, Russell Drysdale, andart critic Paul Haefliger and his artist wife, JeanBellette.”The University of Queensland awardedMargaret Olley an honorary Doctor of Letters in1999, in recognition of her 50 years service to thearts and her philanthropic endeavours.Margaret Olley: Life’s journey is open free tothe public until April 19, before touring Sydneyand Newcastle.A fully illustrated catalogue, featuringan extended interview with the artist, alsoaccompanies the exhibition.INFO ➔ The UQ Art Museum is open from10am-4pm daily with parking free on weekends– CAMERON PEGG

UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 22SPORTJEREMY PATTENNetball glory beckonsUQ journalism graduate andnetballer Jacqueline Russell ispaving her way to a career insports journalism after beingaccepted into the AustralianInstitute of Sport.Miss Russell graduated last year from aBachelor of Journalism and joined the AIS lastmonth, after being introduced to netball at ageeight. Her goal is to become a sports journalistand help increase the popularity of women’s sportin the media.“Through being involved in sport for a numberof years, I have realised that every athlete has aspecial or unique story, whether it be why theybecame involved in their sport, the challengesthey have faced and overcome or the people whohave influenced them,” Miss Russell said.“I think exploring these stories as a sportsjournalist would make an extremely interestingand satisfying career.“Being at the AIS will help me achieve mycareer goals as it means I will constantly bearound athletes and not just netballers, butpeople from a wide range of sports.“I will hopefully be doing an internship with theAIS media department while I’m in Canberra. Theinternship would be very valuable for my career.”Miss Russell will balance work commitmentswith morning and evening court sessions as wellas fitness, strength and conditioning training.“It’s a fairly rigorous program, so fitting inwork commitments will be tough but a goodchallenge,” she said.Miss Russell intends to use her AIS trainingas a stepping-stone into an ANZ Championshipteam such as the Queensland Firebirds.“It will also lead to international exposure, aswe are going on tours to New Zealand, SouthAfrica and the Cook Islands,” she said.During her final year of studies at UQ, MissRussell was fortunate enough to travel to the 2008Olympic Games in Beijing as a volunteer cadet.Twenty-one UQ students were given theopportunity to participate as reporters working forthe Olympic News Service.The students’ main role was to gatherresponses from athletes directly after theircompetitions and rush them to foreign journalists.“We got to interview all sorts of differentathletes, climb the Great Wall and I even metUsain Bolt,” Miss Russell said.“I have realised thatevery athlete has aspecial or unique story”STEWART GOULDCHAMPION BOWLSOVER OPPOSITIONOne thing Malaysian UQ studentMimi Mohamed didn’t expect whenmoving to Australia was to becomea lawn bowls champion, but she hasdone just that after a crackerjackclub fours win with the ToowongBowls Club.Ms Mohamed, who moved to Australia fromher Malaysian home state of Johor last July,said the victory came after only six weeks ofofficial training with the club.“When I moved to Australia I was determinedto join a bowls club, as Australia is one of theleading countries in the game and I wanted tolearn from the experts,” she said.Ms Mohamed’s humble training history,which involved bowling along a roll of carpet laidout in a hallway, and her suspected standing asthe only traditional Muslim player in Queensland,makes her victory all the more exceptional.“In Johor, the closest green was an houraway, so even though lawn bowls is popularin Malaysia, the opportunity to practise is verylimited,” Ms Mohamed said.“I was chosen to play in the championshipwhen they saw me practising during a ‘Get onthe Green’ session.”Bowls Queensland representative Mr BillCornehls said Ms Mohamed’s win representeda victory for the multicultural aspect of thegame and the Get on the Green program.“Lawn bowls is a sport that doesn’tdiscriminate against culture, gender, age,religion, disability or any other beliefsand Mimi’s win shows that it is an equalopportunity sport,” Mr Cornehls said.“Get on the Green is a Bowls Australiainitiative designed to invite beginners ontothe green and challenge the idea that thegame is only for older people.”INFO ➔ To find out more contact(07) 3870 1616

AceelbowworriesAs eyes were glued to theAustralian Open, manyavid tennis fans may havebeen sitting on the tickingtime bomb known astennis elbow.UQ researchers are currently recruitingsubjects to help investigate the effect ofdifferent combinations of injections andphysiotherapy treatments for the condition.Chair in Sports Physiotherapy andHead of the Division of Physiotherapy atUQ, Professor Bill Vicenzino, said tenniselbow was usually brought about byoverusing the arm and hand, but couldoccur in people of all fitness levels.“For example, it can occur inpeople who usually do office workand then either do a bout of gardeningor renovations at home after hours,”Professor Vicenzino said.“Clinical practitioners– physiotherapists and medicalpractitioners – feel that combining thetwo treatments gives the best results, asthey not only will speed up recovery butprevent injury re-occurring.”The common musculoskeletalcondition presents as pain over thethumb side (outside) of the elbow.Professor Vicenzino previously ledstudies which compared commontreatments including steroid injections,physiotherapy and a wait-and-seeapproach. The results were publishedin the British Medical Journal andhave helped to provide clinicalrecommendations for patients and healthprofessionals.People who have experienced painon the outside of their elbow for morethan six weeks may be eligible for a freeassessment and treatment.Subjects will need to attend a onehoursession at UQ’s St Lucia campus todetermine their suitability for the study.People with no history of tennis elbow orother current neck or arm pain are alsoneeded for a single assessment.INFO ➔ (07) 3365 4692 ortenniselbow@uq.edu.auSTOCK.XCHNGSEMINARS• Thursday February 19Probus Club of St Lucia East “Birdsin Brisbane: our rich natural heritage”.Chris Sanderson (2pm, IndooroopillyLibrary, Indooroopilly Shoppingtown).Admission free. Visitors welcome. Information:Mary Kooyman (07) 3378 9743 or p.gunn@uq.edu.au• Thursday March 19Probus Club of St Lucia East “What’s going wrongin higher education?” Dr John Woolcock (2pm,Indooroopilly Library, Indooroopilly Shoppingtown).Admission free. Visitors welcome. Information: (07)3378 9743 or p.gunn@uq.edu.au• March 23-25ACPACS presents a three-day professionaldevelopment workshop, “Advanced Skillsin Managing Conflict (Emotions)” at UQ StLucia. Information: (03) 9863 2600, acpacs.melbourne@uq.edu.au or www.uq.edu.au/acpacsGENERAL CLASSIFIEDS• TO RENT / HOUSE SIT: UQ lecturer seekinghouse suitable for herself and well-behaveddog. Interested in long term rentals, share housearrangements and house sitting opportunities.Suburb open. Contact: 0407 925 176• TO RENT: West End House available forsabbatical rental for second semester, 2009.Available from 26 June to early 2010. Fullyfurnished, three bedroom - $2700 per calendarmonth. Close to City Cat, quiet street, lovelygarden with gardener. Contact: k.kilner@uq.edu.auNEXTISSUEAROUNDCAMPUSUQ NEWS DEADLINESCOPYDEADLINEPUBLICATIONDATE581 February 19 March 10Semester 1 begins March 2SCHOOL REVIEWS 2009Details for school reviews being undertakenby the Academic Board in 2009 are listedbelow:School Review date SubmissionsTourism 20 – 24 April 9 MarchEducation 18 – 22 May 6 AprilTerms of reference for each review can beobtained from the Review Coordinator inSecretariat Services by telephoning extension51321, or emailing m.kancachian@admin.uq.edu.auPlease note that submissions must bereceived by the due date.Library hours are available atwww.library.uq.edu.auSCHOLARSHIPS• Queensland Freemasons’ ScholarshipsAvailable to full-time students enrolled in the 4thor subsequent year of their current undergraduateprogram. Awarded on basis of highest cumulativeGPA in the current program, with preferencegiven to Freemasons, and sons and daughters ofFreemasons, of at least five years good standing, ofthe United Grand Lodge of Qld. Worth: $1000 each.Closing: March 4. Information: ugscholarships@uq.edu.au or (07) 3365 1984• Alfred & Olivea Wynne MemorialScholarshipsTo assist Maryborough and district students who candemonstrate financial need. Both new and continuingstudents may apply. Academic merit also considered.Closing: March 13. Information: www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/, ugscholarships@uq.edu.auor (07) 3365 1984• George Essex Evans ScholarshipOpen to students undertaking an honours programin English. Preference given to applicants who haveshown outstanding ability in the field of Australianliterature and culture and who intend to continuein that field. Based on financial need in additionto academic merit. Worth: approximately $1500.Closing: March 13. Information: (07) 3365 1984• EOH Handy Memorial Scholarship 2008Available to assist two Indigenous people ofQueensland to attend UQ. Based on academicmerit or technical excellence; and social andeconomic need. Worth: $500 for one year. Closing:March 20, 2009. Information: (07) 3365 1984 orugscholarships@uq.edu.au• RN Hammon Scholarships 2008To assist Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres StraitIslander students who have successfully completedat least one year of a program. Preference givento applicants studying in the fields of science,engineering, medicine, dentistry, architecture,agriculture and veterinary science. Based onacademic merit and financial circumstances.Worth: Approximately $3000. Closing: March 20.Information: (07) 3365 1984 or ugscholarships@uq.edu.au• Constantine Aspromourgos MemorialScholarship for Greek StudiesOpen to UQ Bachelors or Masters graduates of notmore than five years standing who are undertakinga postgraduate program involving Greek studies.Worth: approximately $3950. Closing: March 27.Information: (07) 3365 1984 or ugscholarships@uq.edu.auSCHONELL CINEMANOW SHOWING:~ I’ve loved you so long (France)~ Before the rains (India/UK/USA)~ Vicky Cristina Barcelona (USA)~ Bustin’ down the door (USA)Session times: www.schonell.comUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 23

UQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 24Advanceyour research and your careerResearch Commercialisation WorkshopsDiscover how your research, ideas andexpertise could achieve global impact throughcommercialisation.►►►►►►►Expand your knowledge and networksChallenge your thinking about commercialisation opportunitiesDevelop your comprehension of IP managementConnect with commercial research funding expertsEnhance your understanding of commercialisation optionsConsider new career opportunitiesEnrich the value of your university experienceHigher Degree Research Students: 5-6 March 2009Includes a special session on career development HDR students fromall UQ faculties are welcome to apply.Applications close Friday 13 February 2009.Academic Researchers: 2-3 April 2009All UQ academic staff active in research are welcome to apply.Applications close Friday 13 March 2009.Workshop details (for bothworkshops)►►►Venue:Novotel Twin Waters Resort,Sunshine Coast.Cost:Free (conditions apply - see websitefor details)Application/Registration:Places are limited. Apply online today at:www.uniquest.com.au/workshopFor more information call 3365 4037.Taking The University of Queensland’sresearch and expertise to the global market