p 378.9431 •Sensland : . 1iversity Technology Newspaper------.:.;.,~----- ue No 75 Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove, Kedron Park, Carseldine Campuses and Nambour Centre 17 September 1991 ~ QUTru PNG project As part of a $3 million Australian had several components. involved in action research pro­ It was expected that by the end of Moresby focusing on welfare, course International Development and As­ A major component involves the grams in their college settings and the project in 1994 nearly all lectur­ selections and academic matters, sistance Bureau (AIDAB) contract presentation of a range of inservice to form intercollege networks with ers in PNG teachers colleges will and English language." QUT lecturers are conducting work­ workshops to lecturers in PNG. Lt•c• colleagues which will enhance have participated in the project Each semester the lecturers, as shops in Papua New Guinea for turer in Curriculum and Profes­ sustainability of workshop inservice workshops. part of their studies, take two sub­ teachers college lecturers. sional Studies Mr Merv Wilkinson learnings. The other major component of the jects in their specialist area as well The project is a collaborative ven­ is the inservice coordinator for the During 1991, workshops were project involves PNG lecturers as two other professional subjects. ture involving the Papua New Guinea project. conducted in Port Moresby in cur­ studying within the Faculty of Edu­ These subjects count as credit to­ Department of Education, the Uni­ "We are endeavouring to assist riculum development, science/maths cation at QUT. Associate Professor wards a Bachelor of Education at versity of Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea lecturers to be and English language. Bob Elliott, the QUT course coordi­ the University of Papua New Guinea. QUT. more critically reflective in their "The 1991 workshops have re­ nator for the project, said: "Involve­ This means the project has strong, Director of the project, Dr Clarrie curriculum and teaching practices," ceived excellent feedback. It was ment with these scholars commences ongoing international links. Burke of the School of Cultural and Mr Wilkinson explained. privilege to work with such dedi­ in October of the year before they In 1991 the group of 13 teachers Policy Studies, said the five-year As a follow up to the workshops, cated group of PNG lecturers," Mr arrive in Brisbane. This involves a project which commenced in 1990 lecturers are encouraged to become Wilkinson said. two-week workshop in Port • Continued page 2 Students Cancer weav1ng• studies magical queried

The use of radio isotopes could Waran invalidate much research on cancer r'n - and other living cells. time action with the help of more A paper by QUT researcher Mr than 240 QUT early childhood edu­ Trevor Forster shows that beta-radia­ cation students. tion from doses as low as 32P - or They are combining their talents radioactive phosphorous - commonly in a range of activities for children used in biochemical research induces at the annual spring festival now massive apoptosis in Burkitt's lym­ underway in the city Botanic Gar­ phoma cell line. dens until 22 September. Because the substance is having its Among them is a group of 20 stu­ own effect on cells research data could dents and staff taking part in the en­ be distorted. Radiation necessary to chanting twilight parades starting carry out the research could be inter­ 6pm each night. fering with the activity of the cell ac­ Reminiscent of the Expo '88 night tually being researched. parades, the narrated fantasia story Mr Forster's findings are to be pub­ GP Wizard Lizard and the Coming of lished in a coming issue of the UK­ the Light will feature larger-than-life based International Journal of Radia­ characters including Wizard Lizard, tion Biology. 1GP Glider Spider, Dragon Fly and Bul­ A lecturer in immunohaematology bous Bulltoad. in the School of Life Science, Mr Early childhood studies lecturer Forster made his findings as part of Ms Cassandra Weddell said the his research into the molecular biol­ Warana participation was a direct ogy of apoptosis. result of a new subject Play, Drama The phenomenon of apoptosis was and Social Education. first discovered in 1971 by Professor Assessment of the subject, which John Kerr, Professor of Pathology at forms part of the Bachelor of Teach­ the University of Queensland Medical ing (Early Childhood) course, in­ School, and Professor Andrew Wiley cludes community involvement. of the University of Edinburgh Medi­ Students are expected to organise cal School. It is the process of pro­ and perform in community events or grammed cell death. for children in hospitals or in a vari­ Mr Forster has been working on the ety of educational and care settings. project for three years. He is using the Ms Weddell, a lecturer in arts edu­ research for his PhD. His supervisors cation, language and literacy, said are Professor Kerr and Dr David J her approach to Warana organisers Allan of the QUT Centre for Molecu­ was welcomed with open arms. lar Biotechnology and a senior lec­ "Warana was right there on our turer in the School of Life Science, doorstep so we took the initiative. who did his PhD thesis on apoptosis, Warana is a significant community particularly in testicular tissue. He is a event highlighting the arts for fami­ recognised world expert in the field. lies in a very inviting way," she said. "The word apoptosis comes from "It has provided a very exciting the Greek meaning deciduous," said p opportunity for the students and they Mr Forster. "In fact it is the same proc­ have become very enthusiastic about ess that causes the leaves to fall. it." "Other examples of apoptosis are IGP The students, who are sacrificing Mak'sho Native American Village. presented not with books, but finger OUT early childhood the loss of webbing between fingers precious mid-semester holiday time, Others are taking part in a Singa­ puppets and captivating props. student Leanne Russell in the human embryo and the process are either performing or part of a pore Lantern Village and a Creation Other students will be involved in of a tadpole losing its tail to become a support crew. They form the major­ Station, a huge marquee of art materi­ street theatre and human chess sports. spends time reading frog." ity of the volunteer Warana team. als. About 70 students are leading Ms Weddell said it was the first time with youngster He described apoptosis as a non­ Some have teamed with Ameri­ "story telling trees" for children. Tra­ the School of Early Childhood had inflammatory response as opposed to p can Indians who were part of the dition, folk and modem favourites like focused on visual and performing arts Jessica Ede at Warana. a necrotic response. This involves Dances With Wolves movie in the The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be in the curriculum. (Photo.- Suzanne Bu;ow) • Continued page 3

QUT Central Administration 2 George Street Brisbane 4000 Telephone (07) 864 2999 Registered by !Australia Post- Publication No. QBF 4778 Vice-Chancellor's comment !tic fRouBL£ Higher TE scores required for QUT , A! sion: Students applying for QUT entry in 1992 can expect minimum TE Wlf"t-i 1"ti~ 5owA2 IS frlAf" adm score requirements to increase. It will simply be more competitive - spen there will be more students seeking university education in Queensland W~ ~~p G~f"ftNG pan and very limited growth in the number of QUT's commencing places stud for 1992. M Of SO 000 students applying for university places in Queensland for oF Pt..tP~r< tute 1991, 30 percent listed QUT as their first preference, making us the Keh most popular university in Queensland. QUT had 15 600 first prefer­ Japa ence applicants for 6000 available places. Cl Overall unmet demand for university places by eligible applicants in Ausi the state has been estimated at 4000, a situation that is being addressed year by the Commonwealth. citiz The recent federal budget provided for up to 600 additional places Lli nationally for 1992, over and Aust above planned annual fami growth. However, these to bt places will be funded on a D cost-sharing basis with indus­ theg try - government 60 percent/ .::::==-- lies. industry 40 percent. To gain OJ a share of these places, indi­ kyo vidual universities will need ~ mai~ ~ === ~~.,..tr- M. to line up industry backers. This is an excellent opportu­ CT nese nity for industry to contrib· = 0 CaUSl " ute directly to professional ...... c= seas ~ education and I am confident _. 1' ...... A...... - from ~ QUT will get its share, say " ~ around 25 places.QUT will Eng I ., have a total 1992 enrolment ~ Gri[ :~ of 23 000, one of Australia's ,..------.... c----> four largest universities. plain "I Professor Dennis Gibson ·Marine life interferes with sonar- see story page 5 spea don'l day-1 toge ing t Promotion scheme shows ~udent say ... '' Un trave From now on Student Say will concentrate on one faculty each issue, posing plus to students questions of relevance to the particular discipline. For this issue staff need for teaching portfolio Inside QUT asked students from the Engineering and Built Environment Fac­ tendt ulty, as the future planners, designers and developers of the city, what they saw Vice-Chancellor Professor Dennis the criteria. ous ratings for teaching performance as the major issues facing Brisbane. Gibson says QUT's annual promo­ Guidelines for applicants are avail­ and leadership. tion scheme 1991 results highlight able from Mr Mark Nugent of the Per­ Of six successful candidates for as­ Kate Aitchison (left), Interior De­ the need for academic staff to main­ sonnel Department. sociate professorship, two scored dis­ sign. tain a teaching portfolio. Appointments to higher grades are tinguished ratings for teaching per­ Of staff applying for promotion to made on the recommendation of the formance and leadership. "The major issue is the urban sprawl senior lecturer, associate professor or personal appointments committee on The requirements for promotion to and redeveloping the central city ar­ professor, 17 were successful. the basis of personal application senior lecturer were two ratings of sat­ eas. We've built out too much. We Out of 70 applicants , 11 won pro­ against specified criteria. isfactory plus two of meritorious, with should be more interested in high den­ motion to senior lecturer and six were Professor/associate professor ap- at least one meritorious in either aca- sity inner city living. There's definitely ~ promoted to associ- demic leadership room for government to get some new ate professor. No or professional and innovative ideas instead of throw­ candidates were ' My only concern is that the associate leadership, and at ing up things without any overall plan. promoted to profes­ least one meritori­ Its something Whittam got into about sor. professor/professor committee found it ous in either re­ 15 years ago in Sydney." Professor Gibson search and scholar­ 0 0 0 described the I 7 difficult to differentiate at the ship, und teaching successful candi­ distinguished level in the category of performance or Victor Paramonov (right), Town dates as "A l" but leadership. Planning. added that QUT's teaching performance and leadership.' For promotion publication rate still to associate profes- "I think we should decentralise and was low. sor, candidates have more sattelite communities in the "Overall, l believe that the scheme pointments are made by Council. Sen­ needed to score one satisfactory, two Brisbane region. worked well. My only concern is that ior lecturers are appointed by the Vice­ meritorious and one distinguished, "Another problem we face is the the associate professor/professor com­ Chancellor. with the distinguished grading in ei­ way city development has suceeded in mittee found it difficult to differenti­ Professor Gibson chaired the senior ther research and scholarship, or teach­ shutting the river off from the people. ate at the distinguished level in the lecturer committee. The associate pro­ ing performance and leadership. "I believe the river bank should be category of teaching performance and fessor/professor committee was Promoted to senior lecturer: Mr uncluttered on both sides. leadership. chaired by the Chancellor Mr Vic K Gilbert, Health; Dr F Bullen, Built "Although the South Bank models "We desperately need a teaching Pullar. Environment and Engineering; Mr B look great, I question whether the real portfolio," he said. The formula for success is based on Hannigan, Built Environment and En­ thing will match up." Visu< The annual scheme, called the an applicant's score at three levels of gineering; Mr P Sutcliffe, Business; 0 0 0 Stud1 Personal Appointment Program, is achievement in four specified areas. Dr E Dawson, Science; Ms N McCrae, starti designed to give staff the opportunity The levels of achievement are: Education; Dr D Thambiratnam, Built Sonda Hanney (left), Interior Design. Meri1 to apply for promotion based on their • distinguished Environment and Engineering; Dr hope personal merit and level of achievment. • meritorious Carla Patterson, Health; Dr C "I think we should all stop driving enCOI Professor Gibson used the analogy • satisfactory Catherwood, Education; Dr R cars. From an environmental point of of a footrace, stressing that it was not The specified areas are: Ballantyne, Education; Dr B Limer­ view as well as a traffic congestion a case of promotion being won by, • academic leadership ick, Education. and design perspective. say, the first three across the line. It • professional leadership Promoted to associate professor: "Otherwise we' ll end up like Los Fe was available to anyone who could • research and scholarship Dr D Atchison, Health; Mr G Holden, An geles. I complete the race within a specified • teaching performance and leadership. Built Environment and Engineering; "If we subscribe to the whole idea time. Professor Gibson said it was an Dr H MacGillvray, Science; Dr P of inner city living. s1 The promotions were not limited important statistic that of the I I suc­ Neilson, Business; Dr R Troutbeck, "We'd be able to walk to work or at Tw by resources but were available to cessful candidates for promotion to Built Environment and Engineering; least be assured a quick journey on the have I all eligible staff who could meet senior lecturer, five scored meritori- DrS Wright, Education. public transport system." entry 0 0 0 ious 1\ Fol Mund PNG seminars highly successful Craig Courtney (right), Town Plan­ graph1 • From page 1 guage, library studies and agricul­ instruction at QUT and inservice ning. in the ture. In addition, they attend a workshops in Papua New Guinea. hypot college lecturers are studying at weekly tutorial/seminar designed to Four of the five members of the "I see traffic being the biggest issue Lyttor QUT. This is almost double the size help them apply their coursework management group are members of that Brisbane town planners have to The of the 1990 group. to the PNG context. the Faculty of Education. They are: face now and in the future. tries i This has resulted in a higher PNG Dr Burke explained that five QUT Dr Burke (Project Director), Asso­ "The more we improve the roads, arch it; profile at QUT this year with the staff members comprise the man­ ciate Professor Elliott (QUT the more traffic they can carry so we Royal lecturers participating in a wide agement group for the project. In Coursework Coordinator), Mr just get more congestion. tects range of sporting and cultural ac­ addition to these, other QUT staff Wilkinson (lnservice coordinator) "It' s just a dog chasing its tail. Color! tivities. and some specialist personnel from and' Dr Keith Lucas (Executive Of­ "Eventually we'll reach a plateau Ent The lecturers are studying in such other institutions are involved in the ficer). The fifth member, from the when it will be too much for our road brief ! areas as mathematics, social science, design and implementation of Faculty of Health, is Associate Pro­ system to handle." The health and physical education, Ian- project activities, including regular fessor Don Stewart. ...J L) 0 called

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. '. ·• ...... :. ,.. ... ~r Tucker tales for pre-schoolers Whale wailing s Puppets to masks subs' e bring good food advice sonar signals A survey of pre-school children by QUT masters student Ms Julie Detecting the "silent submarine" Appleton highlights the importance is the aim of on-going research led of teaching children good eating by newly-appointed centre director habits. Professor Boualem Boashash. The survey covered 500 Brisbane Crucial to his success is the discov­ pre-schoolers in 15 stat~ and private ery of a way to automatically discrimi­ schools. nate between sounds made by whales, Ms Appleton based her research dolphins and prawns, all of which re­ on information gained through a semble or hide noises emitted by sub­ questionnaire. Parents were asked marines. about the foods their children ate. As the new director of the Centre At the survey pre-schools she car­ for Signal Processing Research, Pro­ ried out a series of nutrition educa­ fessor Boashash will continue the re­ tion sessions involving puppet shows, search. It began began six years ago in stories and food activities to rein­ conjunction with the research arm of force the health food message. the Australian Department of Defence. A control group of 15 pre-schools This year the project attracted fund­ Professor Boualem Boashash also was included. It contributed to ing of $34 000. Research funds are survey material but was not included expected to continue well into the fu­ So far, the Australian navy has sup­ ingthe in the educational activities. ture. plied countless audio-cassettes of un­ ;embly The study was sponsored by the Based on a series of mathematical derwater signals, including whale re­ Queensland Dairy Industry Author­ equations, the study aims to develop cordings, which Professor Boashash ed his ity. an automatic computerised detection and postgraduate researchers must ana­ giving Ms Appleton said the survey and classification facility for sonar lyse. J-time, showed that children at community Ms Julie Appleton with one of her puppets. (Photo: Suzanne Burow) data. Techniques used to interpret data run pre-schools were eating less Such research has clear defence include time-frequency signal analy­ was a sweet biscuits and muesli bars, and foods with good nutritional value eating habits. implications for a country like Aus­ sis- testing signal charactersitcs which public drinking less cordial, than children and others of junk foods," Ms "It shows that if children are given tralia with its immense, vulnerable vary in time. 1fessor at state pre-schools. This could be Appleton said. knowledge, eventually they can coastline. In addition higher order spectral irector explained by the fact that the com­ "To avoid answers which could change their eating habits," she said. Professor Boashash says signal analysis establishes various relation­ :treat- munity pre-schools had more strict be personal preferences I asked chil­ Further sponsorship is being processing research tends to have mili­ ships which may exist between fre­ policies regarding food brought by dren which foods Teddy should eat sought to produce a teaching kit to tary surveillance applications, but is quencies. ! was children and were able to enforce to make him healthy. promote improved nutrition in pre­ also moving into biomedical fields Another continuing research project ion of those policies. "Again, after these sessions, a sig­ school children. which the QUT centre will also tackle. led by Professor Boashash shifts the · expe­ She said despite the healthy im­ nificantly greater number recog­ The kit will comprise notes for He says submarine sonar detection focus from underwater targets to those l of his age of muesli bars they really were nised foods with good nutritional teachers to get the "good food" has become a leading edge in signal in the air. in the category of sweet biscuits. value." message across, picture stories processing research since the emer­ He hopes to develop new techniques ncept "They offer about the same In the survey period no signifi­ featuring "good food" characters gence of the "silent submarine" about to detect radar targets in simi Jar "noisy, r con­ amount of energy as a chocolate cant changes in the consumption of and recipe ideas for schools and 10 years ago. cluttered" environments. on. In bar," she explained. sweet biscuits and muesli bars were parents. "The Pentagon has identified these The three-year $120 000 project in the Pre-school children surveyed noted in the control group. "It's important to provide ways submarines as the single most serious aims to assist the on-going develop­ of the were able to differentiate between Ms Appleton said she was sur­ which help get the message across threat to their national security," Pro­ ment of the Jindalee, Australia's $500 healthy and non-healthy foods after prised at how quickly the four to to children in a form hey will un­ fessor Boashash says. million over-the-horizon radar defence receiving nutrition education. five-year-olds learned to recognise derstand," said Ms Appleton. "They became a real problem for system. The Jindalee system aims to "For the test I took along a large good food and the speed with which, "It is also important to get defence organisations about five years increase Australia's self-defence reli­ Teddy and held up picture cards of in some cases, they changed their through to parents." ago." ance by providing a blanket cover of Traditionally, sonar radars have de­ the country's ocean and airspace. tected submarines by tracking sounds The study hopes to create a better as the coming from propellers or within the system for early detection and warn­ ration Lecturer to graduate as first actual submarine, like slamming doors. ing. Like the sonar submarine research, estab­ This has been complicated by inter­ it aims to better discriminate between tional ference in the "noisy" underwater various signals. ureau world. Sound travelling through wa­ Born in Algeria and educated in IStitu- PhD from info-tech faculty ter remains clearer over a much longer France, Professor Boashash arrived in distance than sound through air. Australia in 1983 and joined the Uni­ gnifi­ Secret codes and ciphers Mid-year graduations for facsimiles will be- Although Australian navy special­ versity of Queensland in 1984. have been used since an­ come an enormous mar­ • seek Later this month ists are already able to clearly discrimi­ He took up his position at QUT ear­ grams cient Roman times to con­ completed course re­ ket in the near future. QUT mathematics lec­ quirements mid-year. nate between these cohflicting nauti­ lier this year and has since organised )Wing ceal sensitive information. "Look at the amount of cal noises, technology does not yet the centre into two groups. QUT mathematics lecturer turer Mr Ed Dawson Arts, Education, information sent in faxs will become the first penn it fast, automatic detection. Such Based in the School of Electrical entia! Mr Ed Dawson has pursued health and Information and it's so easy to sit in PhD graduate from the classification is limited to human in­ and Electronic Systems Engineering, ;areer this tradition through the In­ Technology faculties will the middle and pick it all Faculty of Information terpretation of data frequencies. the centre will include a signal theory aff in formation Security Research be on Thursday 26 Sep­ up." Technology. Professor Boashash says research group and a team concentrating on gon is Centre (ISRC) as part of his tember. Built Environ­ He is currently inves­ Mr Dawson will be efforts in recent years have been con­ image processing, computer vision, tment doctoral studies under the su­ ment and Engineering, tigating a way to apply among almost 900 stu­ stantly thwarted by rapid technologi­ and speech and real-time signal ng in pervision of the director of Business, Law and Sci­ the analog speech scram­ dents eligible to attend ence students graduate cal developments like the silent sub­ processing. ~ icro- the ISRC Professor Bill bler to scramble the out­ marine. The centre is still recruiting various Caelli. graduation ceremonies Thursday 17 October. put of fax machines. on 26 September and 17 Ceremonies, to be held "It is a constant battle. The manu­ new post-doctoral positions. It cur­ His research has focused He also believes his facturers are always trying to reduce rently supervises the research of 12 on the design of new math­ October. at the Queensland Per­ research will have appli­ The ceremonies are the noise they make. It is very diffi­ PhD and four masters students. ematical algorithms for forming Arts complex, cation in the digital com­ held for students who will begin at 5.30pm. cult to detect them because of the am­ A specialist in signal processing for encrypting messages and the munication systems of bient noise in the water." more than I 0 yea'rs , Professor breaking of existing algo- the future. Conventional theories of signal Boashash organised the first interna­ rithms used in systems previ- Unlike the analog tel­ analysis assume that such interference tional signal processing conference in ously thought to be secure. and receiver of a message had match­ ephone system of today, the integrated is constant, well-defined and easy to Australia in August 1987. One system, which cannot be ing keys. services digital network (ISDN) will predict. Subsequent conferences have been named, was used by a leading Aus­ In the final area of research Mr demand different security approaches. Professor Boashash hopes to de­ held in Australia. The 1992 Interna­ tralian company. Dawson analysed digital encryption "It appears the scam bier and the al­ velop new theories which remove these tional Symposium on Signal Process­ Mr Dawson's research can be di­ algorithms. After two years of analy­ gorithm I designed looks like it will assumptions and better represent real­ ing and its Applications will be held vided into three related areas. In one sis and research, the new "universal satisfy this," Mr Dawson said. ity. on the Gold Coast in August. part of his research Mr Dawson has logic sequence" cipher was the result. worked with engineering PhD student He said it appeared to offer high Mr Bruce Goldburg and former direc­ security and allowed for high speed tor of the Digital Signal Processing encryption rates in a simple hardware Campus quickies Research Centre Dr Sridha Sridharan design. in analysing speech scramblers. A double-degree computing science Accounts Payable officer Mr Steve Cash has cashed in his 23 years The collaborative effort is now part and electronic engineering under­ with BCAE/QUT for a job as a finance officer with Ithaca TAFE. An of an on-going commercial venture to graduate currently is developing a employee of QUT and its predecessors since he was 15, his favourite release a new speech scrambler onto hardware package incorporating the word is reportedly "bloody". the Australian market. new cipher as part of a final-year 0 0 0 In a second part of his study Mr project. Dawson conducted mathematical and Mr Dawson says the research high­ Associate Professor John Welch has traded in his Fairlane for a sporty statistical analysis of existing ciphers lighted the weaknesses of many exist­ Holden with personalised number plates and ...... And the colour? A very under "black box" conditions. ing communication security devices. QUT corporate blue. "This is when we don't know what "A lot has been done in the past 20 0 0 0 the algorithm is, but we do know what years but the actual application needs Professor Paul Wilson has a regular ABC Radio Thursday spot (fort­ the mode of encryption is," he said. more work. People are not securing nightly to start) on Cathy Job's afternoon program. He'll be inter­ His research concentrated on "sym­ information where they should be." viewed on topical criminology/sociology issues. metric" ciphers, where both the sender Mr Dawson predicts that encryption Or-elect Ed Dawson

tl. L ._ .. ._, .P,.,age.:t. INSIDE OUT, 17 September 1991 Teacher education ready to meet future demand E New masters lifts c A SE in-service training Ber~ the QUT will offer a new one-year ice training in Queensland- the lion 's tion Master of Education degree next share of places available in the seven bOUI year to meet a growing demand for state institutions offering teacher edu­ iden in-service teacher education. The cation. and new degree represents a develop­ The emphasis on in-service train­ Tl ment of the present two-year mas­ ing is part of a general trend to reduce by tl ters course which combines research pre-service places. educ and course work. The in-service education focus in Govc Next year teachers will be able to teaching is intended to correct the anna choose between a Master of Educa­ present oversupply of teachers seek­ John tion (course work) and a Master of ing readmission and the supply of stu­ paig1 Education (research). dents currently enrolled who will be coun The course work option will include graduating in 1991 to 1993. D1 early childhood, language and literacy, It is also, in part, due to the Queens­ of tt leadership, maths, science, computer land Board of Teacher Registration's Lead education, and ~ocial and environmen­ policy encouraging teachers to upgrade as se tal studies. to four-year qualifications. milli The course work component previ­ "This is not meant to be a criticism "1 ously has been limited to mathematics of the teachers we already have in the make and leadership. state education system," Professor "S Dean of Education Professor Alan Cumming says. Cumming says the restructuring sig­ "It is a recognition that the role of nals an exciting development within teachers is becoming more and more the faculty. complex." "We have a responsibility to He says this is particularly relevant the professional teachers in in the light of the "regionalisation" - Queensland to become involved moving decision-making out into in their in-service development school support systems. in far more areas than maths "Therefore, there's more need for and leadership at the masters on-going professional development at level," Professor Cumming says. all levels with the education system," "We also have an obligation to make he says. sure that prospective students have a The in-service Graduate Diploma of properly articulated set of degrees they Education (Curriculum) is also set for can move through. expansion next year. "Until now it has been a two-year Specialisation areas of arts in early degree, but based on a four-year en­ childhood, environmental education, try. mathematics and science will be added "In other areas, if you complete a to the already-established areas of art MSI four-year degree, you do only one year education, human relationships edu­ for a masters before moving on to doc­ cation and music. toral studies." A Graduate Diploma of Education R ~ Professor Cumming says the new (Education Management) is also masters degrees will provide a step­ planned for teachers moving into ping-stone to the new professional school and system administration. pain doctorate degree which will be intro­ A number of strands will be pro­ whi< duced in 1993. gressively set in place. The first will + COffi] The professional doctorate, along be early childhood in 1993. "~ with traditional PhDs, will be avail­ Professor Cumming says the in­ tion able in a range of areas within the Fac­ service Bachelor of Education will be out 1 ulty of Education. offered both internally and externally "1 Commitment to in-service education next year in response to "enormous men is one of the most important guiding state demand". find forces within the faculty, he says. For more information contact the treat QUT attracts 37.8 percent of in-serv- Faculty of Education on 864 3211. QUT teaching graduate Simon Green and Sara Howell at Matt Park Kindergarten. (Photo: Suzanne Burow) pain acth"' mou 9orks .,. pop.for campus direc.tory Degree seeks to tumc ? ~ -~~':':':'-~-::>'-- .. ~ """""' heat "Thank goodness!" was the find way Mrs Anne Pavlenko and ess ' Mrs Jan Gerlic summed up the ensure expertise spec release of the new QUT inter­ nal telephone directory. Such gleeful sentiments were echoed around the university in subject areas when 3000 copies of the long­ Ql Won awaited guide made a trium­ Students enrolling for secondary multi-campus teaching. Student/staff phal entry into QUT offices Nati• teacher education at QUT will encoun­ movement will be kept to a minimum. mon earlier this month. ter a restructured degree program next Students will not be required to move TI Mrs Pavlenko (right), QUT between campuses on the same day. year. anno telephone network operation The Bachelor of Education (Second­ Professor Cumming says the fac­ tion2 officer in Buildings and ary), which became a four-year de­ ulty hopes to introduce four-year pre­ tee's Grounds, and Mrs Gerlic (left), gree last year, will include multi-cam­ service degrees for primary and early production assistant in the Pub­ Q l pus teaching with an emphasis on spe­ childhood teaching by 1994. acce lications Unit, were photo­ cific subject disciplines. He says this move is in line with graphed earlier this month en­ w QUT is the largest provider of teach­ national trends towards four-year tive joying a well-earned celebra­ ers in Queensland. teacher education. tory drink. aryl A total of 1295 students will be en­ "Institutions have a moral obliga­ natec ln the making since Febru­ rolled in the Bachelor of Education tion to work towards four-year educa­ ary, the task has involved (Secondary). rion," Professor Cumming says. never-ending updates of con­ Half of the program is taught in other "Without it our students are disad­ A• stantly changing staff move­ faculties such as Science and Arts. vantaged in terms of moving inter­ Care ments since amalgamation. Dean of Education Professor Alan state, working overseas and seeking anm Computing Services has in­ Cumming says the restructuring takes promotion in the future." at 4 troduced its perfect companion advantage of the broad range of disci­ Professor Cumming says a system Ro01 - the electronic phonebook. plines taught at QUT since amalga­ that suggests early childhood and pri­ Hc It records a weekly update mation. mary teachers should have less educa­ shor all internal telephone numbers "This ensures that students receive tion than secondary is a "bewildering" Chil stored on the Vax computer, a proper degree based thoroughly on concept. pre'l­ housed in the Gardens Point li­ the disciplines in the faculties," Pro­ Primary teachers are now expected men brary. Changes or corrections fessor Cumming says. to meet an ever increasing set of de­ land should be directed to Mrs "We are adamant that physics teach­ mands - for example, teaching foreign Tl Pavlenko on extension 1999. ers get taught by physicists, people languages. was Contact the Help Desk on who are well-grounded in the disci­ Three-year courses, therefore, can­ Boot 4725 for more information. pline." not adequately prepare teachers to the 1 (Photo: Suzanne Burow) He stresses that the advantages out­ meet these increasing demands, Pro­ V1 weigh the potential inconvenience of fessor Cumming says. dre11

Page 4 INSIDE OUT, 17 September 1991 ..._ ._ ...... , " Educator to search clues for effective Australian schools Senior lecturer in education Dr must think about what is important to Beryl Evans has been seconded to learn and our attitude to learning. the Australian Council for Educa­ Above all we must be sure that all tional Research (ACER) in Mel­ students have an equal opportunity to bourne as part of a team seeking to do their very best." identify effective Australian schools The project will be conducted in five and what makes them so. stages. In the first stage, already com­ The project has been commissioned pleted, a discussion booklet and asso­ by the state and federal ministers for ciated video were prepared for use in education. It is part of the Federal school discussions. Government's Good Scho&ls Strategy Throughout the next few months announced by Education Minister Mr schools in all states but Queensland John Dawkins last year in the cam­ will be invited to take part in discus­ paign for Australia to become a "clever sions prompted by the material. country". Dr Evans said Queensland decided Dr Evans, who is also coordinator not to participate in this stage of the QUT Faculty of Education's because its Focus On Schools project Leadership Unit, will spend six months completed recently by the Education as senior research fellow on the $10.5 Department provided adequate infor­ million Australia-wide project. mation. "There is no single recipe for what In Stage 3 schools will be invited to makes an effective school," she said. provide to ACER feedback on their "Schools are about learning but we conclusions and questions they feel need further attention. In Stage 4, timed for early next year, ACER will publish a major national report drawing together the discussion findings and combining them with Australian and overseas research. In the final stage schools will be encouraged to undertake their own development programs based on their discussions and the ACER report. The Spaghetti is far from the most pre­ The competition this year resulted Carol Lee (pictured), and Craig bulk of the $10.5 million is being pro­ ferred material for bridge building but in about 100 spaghetti bridges being Sampson and Shannon Postma. vided by the Commonwealth for this QUT first-year engineering students built. They were tested under the criti­ The same students went on to win a stage. have done it again. cal eye of subject coordinator for en­ final competition organised by the In­ The overall aim of the project was The annual challenge is to design gineering mechanics Dr Mahen stitute of Engineers, Australia, as part to encourage each school community and build the lightest possible spaghetti Mahendren. The lightest bridge to of National Engineering Week 1 - 7 to take part in the discussion to bridge to safely carry a track or road­ withstand testing was built by Andrew September. Dr Mahendren said the strengthen existing school develop­ way weighing .9kg and a moving truck Wankiewicz. It weighed only 40 competition was a great success with ment programs and help in the formu­ also of . 9kg across a 650mm wide grams. Two duos tied for the most aes­ worthwhile educational values. Ms Beryl Evans lation of new ones. river. thetic bridge. Maree Kovacevic and (Photo: Suzanne Burow)

Rethink on cancer treatment Wherever there's a University, there's a Unicredit • From page 1 Mr Forster said his paper high­ lighted the effect on cells of even a painful swelling and inflammation small amount of radioactivity. which could lead to more severe "Even a very, very small amount complications. can cause cells to die," he said. "The "A lymphoma subjected to irradia­ fact that the cells are dying as a result tion will go away within 24 hours with­ of the research process means that we out pain," said Mr Forster. may not be able to place much reli­ "The implication for cancer treat­ ance on the results of the experiments. ment of our research is that if we can "Thus, a lot of research where ra­ find what triggers apoptosis we can dioactivity is used could be invalid." treat the cancer without causing much Apart from cancer research this pain. also applied to biomedical research "We are looking for the means of looking at enzyme function within liv­ activating apoptosis selectively in tu­ ing cells. mour cells. We have succeeded with The major implication of Mr tumour cells in vitro by radioactivity, Forster's research findings is that the heat and some drugs. Now we have to very basis of much research may be find the mechanism by which the proc­ flawed. Future research would have ess works so we can target it more to take into account the effect of his specifically." findings. You expect a range of services from your financial Uni Credit Union. organisation ... It's not a bank... News in brief at Unicredit you get: QUT was highly commended for its Her first novel Elephant Rock won Women in Engineering initiative during the 1982 Esther Glen Memorial Experience the difference. National Engineering Week earlier this Award. Her most recent book Hostili­ ,. Housing and real estate month. ties already has created much inter­ investment loans to $270,000 The Institution of Engineers Australia est. Her lecture topic is The Absolute ,. Personal loans to $27,000, with Unicredit is different from a bank because: announced the prize as part of the Na­ Truth. no early payout penalty tional Women in Engineering Commit­ The annual lecture, organised ,. Cheque books operating on 1 . It's local - it serves Queensland Universities' staff and tee's 1991 Engineering 2000 A wards. through the School of Language and savings accounts students QUT's award was in the "education Literacy Education, is open to the access and course" category. public. There is no charge. Those wish­ ,. Superannuation that has flexible 2. It's democratically owned and controlled - the members Women in Engineering is an initia­ ing to attend contact Ms Jan Morcom payments are the credit union and each one is entitled to vote on tive of the New Opportunities in Terti­ on 864 3242. ,. Term deposits that are ·cashable important matters and is eligible to be elected as a ary Education (NOTE) program coordi­ Immediately following the lecture "no questions asked" Director nated by Ms Wendy Mathieson. the laJ.InCh of On Writing for Children: ,. Plastic cards usable at over 3. It's a not-for-profit organisation - members benefit from 0 0 0 nine papers from the Annual Lectures 2000 ATMs Australia-wide and less "cutting of the cake" in Children's Literature. Copies will Award winning children's author be on sale from the Kelvin Grove cam­ thousands of merchants 4. And service to members is its prime concern - for instance, Caroline MacDonald will deliver the pus bookstore. ,. Cash management accounts its opening hours are from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. annual lecture in children's literature 0 0 0 ,. Overdrafts at 4.30pm on Friday 4 October in ,. Insurance So come and visit your Credit Union as a member... it's on Room L101 at Kelvin Grove campus. A final call for registrations has been Level 3 in the Community Building, or phone on extension Her book Speaking to Miranda was issued by the organisers of the Austral­ shortlisted for this year's Australian ian and New Zealand Association for 2432 (or 229 1388 if phoning from outside the Children's Book Council awards. Her the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) University). previous books have earned high com­ conference. mendation in Australia and New Zea­ To be held 1-3 October at the Univer­ land. sity of Adelaide, the conference will have The Lake at the End of the World a "renewal and reproduction" theme. was an honour book for the Children's QUT will host the 1992 ANZAAS Book Council Award (1989) and won conference at the Garden~ Point cam­ For more information phone extension 2432 the Victorian Premier's Award. pus. Dean of Science Professor Tony or 229 1388. Or call in at the office on level 3, Visitors was New Zealand Chil­ Webber is convening a planning com­ Commur,ity Building, Gardens Point. dren's Book of the Year in 1985. mittee.

Page 5 INSIDE QUT, 17 September 1991 New phone overcomes deafness - Y.·@ --:: ~.-~~. Business lecturer A device allowing hearing im­ paired prospective students to make telephone enquiries to QUT has been installed in the Kelvin Grove cam­ receives honours pus admissions section. Admissions manager Ms Joan Linde said the idea was suggested by QUT's Access Committee, &\ chaired by senior lecturer in learn­ for health service ing and development Mr Barrie Faculty of Business School of O'Connor. Management lecturer Mr Paul The device is generally called a Hindson has been honoured by the TTY, an established term meaning International Union for Health Edu­ a telephone typewriter but its more cation (IUHE). correct title is the Telephone Devel­ A recent IUHE conference held in oped for the Deaf (TDD). Helsinki, Finland, awarded Mr It is connected to a standard tel­ Hindson the Jaques Parisot medal for ephone. When a hearing impaired his services to health education. He person calls, also using a TDD, the also was awarded a commemorative telephone rings in a normal fashion. certificate for his contribution to the When answered, the phone noise is development of the IUHE. similar to that made by a fax ma­ Mr Hindson was unable to attend chine. the conference. The medal and certifi­ The operator then places the re­ cate were received on his behalf by Dr ceiver into a special cradle of the Colin Yarham, of Sydney. TDD, the conversation then takes The medal was awarded to three place on linked computer screens. people this year to mark the 40th anni­ The caller types in the request and versary of IUHE. The other recipients the QUT operator types in the re­ were Professor Larry Green, a recog­ ply. The device presently in use has nised leader in international public Mr Paul Hindson a one-line screen but Mr O'Connor health education, and Professor Maria is arranging another one that will Modolo, of the University of Perugia, involvement included representing the be linked to a printer. Italy. IUHE at the World Health Assembly "It's another incentive for hear­ He said he had been working inter­ in Geneva, Switzerland. ing impaired people to consider nationally in public health education QUT had generally supported his studying at QUT, to show that we for some years. In 1975 he became a involvement in these activities, giving are sensitive to their needs," Ms member of the executive committee him special leave from time-to-time, Linde said. of the IUHE, resigning only last year. he said. "I suppose I've set up a lot of struc­ Jaques Pari sot ( 1882-1967) was a Right: Ms Mary Novello. (Photo: tures for them. I set up a regional bu­ French pioneer in the field of public Suzanne Burow) reau in the northern part of the west­ health education. Already a professor ern Pacific in Seoul, Republic of Ko­ at the age of 30, he also was director rea," Mr Hindson said. of a hospital specialising in the treat­ The bureau included Taiwan, Japan ment of tuberculosis patients. Coun.cil and committee news and China. He said he believed it was During World War I, he was the first organisation that Taiwan and awarded the Cross of the Legion of This is a summary of action taken by the $9million for assistance with enrolment The position of Head of School of Life mainland China both had belonged to. Honour (officer class). His war expe­ Vice-Chancellor, Council and committee growth, and an additional $3.7million for Science is to be readvertised. In Bangalore, India, he set up an­ riences determined the evolution of his activities since the 17 July Council meet­ the Australian Research Council. Adjunct professor - Faculty of Arts other regional bureau to serve south­ subsequent career. ing including the following committee Integrated library system Council agreed to invite Professor Gary east Asia. He also was world presi­ Pari sot put into practice the concept meetings. Council approved a proposal for an in­ Stollak of the Michigan State University to dent of the IUHE, then became treas­ that hygiene is not a science of con­ Academic Committee (2 August); Con­ tegrated library system for QUT. The SEA serve as an adjunct professor in the Faculty urer. templation but a science of action. In vocation Standing Committee (29 July); URICA system is an upgrade of the library of Arts for semester 2 1992. Mr Hindson said he had travelled 1946, in New York, he signed in the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee ( 17 system in use at the Northern campuses. Academic matters extensively working for the IUHE, name of France the constitution of the Subcommittee on capital works July); Planning and Resources Committee Academic rules and policies mostly paying his own expenses. His World Health Organisation. (31 July); Research Management Commit­ Planning and Resources Committee es­ Academic Committee adopted policies/ tee ( 16 August); Computing Planning Com­ tablished a subcommittee to oversee the procedures on undergraduate admission in $ mittee (25 July); Academic Processes and capital works program, appointment of con­ the following areas Rules Committee (24 July); Student/Staff sultants, evaluation of tenders and review • eligibility for enrolment as an external Liaison Committee (20 August); Biomedi­ of capital infrastructure. student Ambassador visits cal Ethics Committee (30 July); Art Col­ Members of the subcommittee are the • transfers between courses, majors, cam­ Australia's Ambassador to keen to promote programs such as the lection Committee (30 July). Chairperson of Planning and Resources puses and change of attendance mode Management and organisation Committee, the Vice-Chancellor, the Fi­ • requirement of proof of English profi­ Myanmar (Burma) visited QUT re­ Australian Development Cooperation 1991 leadership conference nance and Facilities Director, the Univer­ ciency from applicants who completed prior cently for discussions with Dr John Scholarship Scheme which was estab­ QUT's 1991 leadership conference was sity Architect, and QUT Chancellor. studies in another language A askov in the Department of Life Sci­ lished by the Australian International residential at Kooralbyn from 8 to 10 Au­ The subcommittee's first task is to de­ • fee-paying overseas students who ence. Development Assistance Bureau gust. Seventy-two faculty, school, division velop criteria for appointment of consult­ achieve permanent residency ,Juring their In his role as Ambassador, Mr Allen (AIDAB) and the Targeted Institu­ and department/section managers spent a ants which will be recommended to Coun­ course has shown particular interest in pro­ tional Links Program (TILP). few days looking at strategies to help QUT cil through Planning and Resources Com­ • admission routes moting stronger links between Aus­ TILP may be of particular signifi­ reach the teaching, research and employ­ mittee. • calculation of notional TE scores for tralian and Myanmar tertiary institu­ cance as Myanmar universities seek ability targets articulated in the Vice-Chan­ B Block at Kelvin Grove applicants with prior tertiary study. tions, and in building on existing links to re-establish their teaching programs cellor's 1996 context and issues paper. The Vice-Chancellor appointed John Copies of the new policies are available such as those established by Dr A askov after several years closure following While the conference agreed on some Simpson as the architect for the B Block from the Secretariat. with the Department of Medical Re­ political turmoil. teaching, research and employability strat­ replacement at Kelvin Grove on recommen­ Academic Committee also set up an search in Yangon (Rangoon). Of interest to recent and potential egies, many issues will continue to be de­ dation from Planning and Resources Com­ Admission Appeals Committee, reporting During the past I 0 years Dr Aaskov science graduates considering career bated within QUT's academic and other mittee. The committee has approved con­ to Academic Committee, to hear and deter­ has regularly visited Myanmar. Fre­ paths - one of the diplomatic staff in committees. ceptual designs for the B Block redevelop­ mine appeals submitted by applicants who quently within the past five years he the Australian Embassy in Yangon is ment. Student/staff liaison have been refused admission to a QUT has acted as a consultant for the World a scientist who joined the Department The Vice-Chancellor's Student/Staff Architectural award course or readmission following exclusion, Health Organisation (WHO) in of Foreign Affairs after working in Liaison Committee is considering a number Architects John Simpson Associates and to draw attention to any apparent prob­ Myanmar. Australia and the Pacific as a micro­ of issues including QUT's relationship with were awarded the FDG Stanley Award at lems arising from administration of admis­ Mr Allen said he was particularly biologist. the Student Guild and the possibility of a the Queensland Chapter Architectural sion policies and procedures. social/sporting activities coordinator for Awards recently for the Carseldine Re­ Course development staff. source Centre/Expressive Arts building. Academic Committee accredited the The ccommittee has recommended to the The award is made for the best public build­ Master of Built Environment (Urban De­ Vice-Chancellor that additional free, inter­ ing. sign) for five years to 31 December 1996, naltelephones be installed on each campus Buildings and facilities planning subject to some minor amendments to the to increase staff accessibility for students. Planning and Resources Committee ac­ accreditation submission. The master de­ The committee has also recommended des­ cepted a recommendation from its Com­ gree course will incorporate a new Gradu­ ignation and signposting of specific areas puting Planning Committee that in future ate Diploma in Urban Design. on each campus as official pick-up points the Director of Computing Services would The committee accredited the Bachelor for taxis. be consulted on information security and of Applied Science (Honours) in Mathemat­ The Vice-Chancellor is exploring these data communications design as part of the ics course for five years to 31 December matters with the Registrar. planning process for infrastructure and capi­ 1996. A proposal from the Arts Academic Finance, fabric and planning tal works. Board to change the title of the Bachelor of 1992 planning guidelines Personnel Social Science to Bachelor of Social Sci­ The Vice-Chancellor's planning guide­ Senior staff appointments ence (Human Services) was approved. lines for 1992 have been circulated to fac­ The Chair in Quality Professor Ian Academic awards ... ulties and divisions as the start of QUT's Saunders starts in September. The Head of Academic Committee awarded Mr Jie action planning process. School of Optometry Professor Leo Carney Fang and Mr YanNi a Master of Engineer­ The recent Commonwealth budget will will start in January next year, along with ing by Thesis. also affect plans for next year (increased the Associate Dean of Law Professor Academic calendar 1992-1994 capital expenditure and enrolment growth) Malcolm Cope (who has already joined Academic Committee approved aca­ although nothing specific will be known QUT and is on PDP) and the Head of School demic calendars for 1992, 1993 and 1994 until after the Commonwealth profile visit of Cultural and Policy Studies Professor except for the dates for the second semes­ ter break for 1992. In response to a sugges­ in September. Noeline Kyle. {~ According to the Minister for Higher Positions still in progress include heads tion that the proposed dates for this break Education and Employment Services Mr of schools of Marketing Advertising and be changed to match the dates of the A VCC Peter Baldwin an extra $76million next year Public Relations, Economics and Public common week, the committee agreed that and $42million in 1993 will be spent to Policy, Academy of the Arts, Humanities, deans advise the Registrar of whether such I alleviate overcrowding and over­ Social Science and Human Movement Stud­ a change would present difficulties. Fol­ enrolments in institutions nationally. ies. The position of Director of the Key lowing advice from the deans, it has been For 1992, $53 million has been budg­ Centre in Strategic Management is also still agreed that the second break remain as Australian Amabassador to Myanmar, Mr Geoff Allen, discussing eted for new buildings and refurbishment, in the process of being filled. originally proposed. aspects of Dr Aaskov's dengue research program.

_ .,.. r • • _.P,..age.ii, INSIDE OUT, 17 September 1991 Mind battle Japanese visit a boost for Gloria contest on As part of the QUT staff Profes­ Friday. sional Development Program (PDP) She said her host families were admissions clerk Ms Gloria Ma has very friendly and did everything campus turf spent three weeks in Okayama, Ja­ possible to help her enjoy her time Director of the state finals of the pan, undergoing intensive language with them. studies. When she told one that she wanted Tournament of Minds Ms Margaret Marshall described the event as a Ms Ma, who works at the Insti­ to see the famous tea ceremony cha tute of Applied Linguistics (IAL), no yu, they arranged it especially " logistical nightmare". It was held at Gardens Point cam­ Kelvin Grove, has been studying for her. Japanese for four years. The family even gave her the tra­ pus on Sunday 8 September. Chinese-born, she migrated to ditional Japanese dress to wear for Conducted by the Queensland As­ sociation for Gifted and Talented Chil­ Australia from Hong Kong five the ceremony. years ago and now is an Australian Ms Ma said the homes she stayed dren, it is based on the US concept citizen. in showed much western influence, Odyssey of Minds. Laughing, she said her being an especially in decor and furnishings. This year the tournament attracted Australian confused one of her host She found it difficult to believe more than 7000 students. families in Japan, who expected her how honest the Japanese people It is divided into two divisions. to be blonde. were. They are primary years five to seven During her stay in Japan, she was "You could even leave your hand­ and secondary years eight to I 0. the guest of four different host fami­ bag in the train and no one will touch The Tournament of Minds was lies. it," she said. introduced into Australia in 1987. Okayama is situated south of To­ "I found out that's why lots of It began in Queensland in 1989. kyo on the Inland Sea, on Japan's Japanese students lose things here. Working in mixed groups of seven, main island, Honshu. They're just used to leaving things students are required to arri ve at solu ­ Ms Ma said her expertise in Japa­ around at home but you can't do ti ons for "real world" problems. nese would be useful to the IAL be­ that here." Ms Marshall said the aim of the tour­ cause more than 40 percent of over­ She said she thought this extreme nament was to develop creative prob­ seas students studying there were honesty stemmed from the affiuence lem solving and di vergent thinking in from Japan. of the Japanese people as well as the sc hool students. " Most of them come here with no discipline of their upbringing. "We really appreciate the assistance English so I'm studying Japanese at Ms Ma said it was important for from QUT. Griffith University, this is my students of Japanese to spend time "We used about 90 rooms. It was a fourth-year part-time," she ex­ in Japan because the language used logisti cal ni ghtmare," she said. plained. there was quite different to the way She said she was particul arl y grate­ "I have a little proficiency in it was taught in Australia. ful to QUT Facilities Officer Mr Blair speaking Japanese but because I "What we are learning here is the Murdoch for hi s organisation. don't have a chance to use it on a grammar and the pattern. The engineering question for the fi ­ day-to-day basis I joined this course "But the spoken language is com­ nal was set by Associate Professor to get some actual practice in speak­ pletely different. Gerry Brame ld of the School of Civil ing the language." "No one speaks according to the Engineering. Under the PDP scheme, Ms Ma's books," she said. He said about 15 QUT tutors and travel and accommodation expenses But even in Japan getting prac­ lecturers were involved in the judg­ plus the course fee were paid from tice in the language can be difficult. ing. staff development funds. She at­ Ms Ma laughed: "Everybody there The winners will compete in the tended classes each day, Monday to wants to speak English." Ms Gloria Ma in traditional Japanese kimono. (Photo: Suzanne Burow) national final in Canberra next month. Research seeks to resolve ongoing rural health crisis A research project seeking to solve ments will be the use of information the ongoing rural health crisis in technology, distance education pro­ Australia is being hailed as an ex­ grams and links with education insti­ ample of inter-university coopera­ tutions throughout the state. tion. A spin-off of improved rural QUT lecturer in nursing Ms Debra health care is expected to be a Anderson has been appointed project slowing of the population drift from officer in a Consultancy to the Post country to city. Graduate Medical Education Com­ Ms Anderson expects to complete mittee of the University of Queens­ her masters degree in November. land. She will utilise data from the re­ Financed by a $16 000 State search project for a doctorate. Health Department grant the consul­ Previously, Ms Anderson lectured laney's role is to develop a proposal to at Deakin University near Geelong in establish a rural health education, train­ Victoria. ing and research network in Queens- She has wide experience in rural land. Ms Debra Anderson health. The network could provide a blue­ Once the consultancy project was print for the re st of rural Australia. lation we believe health professionals completed the next step would be to Ms Anderson said a factor contrib­ will be more encouraged to practi se, apply for a $150 000 grant to establish uting to the reluctance of health pro­ and stay, in rural areas," she said. the network, she said. fessionals to consider settling in rural Other reasons city-trained practi­ The development of higher degrees Visual arts honours student Sally McRae has won the Richard Randall districts was a feeling of isolation from tioners shied away from country work in rural health would be one expected Studio Award funded by the Brisbane City Council. The award, the dissemination of information, the were " inadequate and inappropriate result of the network. starting in January, gives Sally four months' free studio space in the latest research and the support of other educati on and training". With its strong involvement in Merivale Street Studio off Musgrave Park, West End. Sally says she professionals. To ensure that health workers get health areas this would present good hopes to establish a regular exhibiting space at the studio to " If we can establish an effective the network they want the survey will long-term academic prospects for encourage community access to art. (Photo: Suzanne Burow) network to combat this feeling of iso- canvass their opinions. Likely ele- QUT. Fort Lytton design wins students national award Two QUT architectural students people but al so act as headquarters for have won an award with their joint Harbours and Marine, and the National entry in the profession's most prestig­ Parks and Wildlife Service. ious national competition for students. Ashley and Paul delivered a pro­ Fourth-year students Ashley posal consisting of a ferry terminal, Munday and Paul Owen (photo­ main reception building "pre-empting graphed right) were listed as finalists the fort experience", a new central in the 1991-92 Student Biennale for a complex for the Harbours and Marine hypothetical design brief for Fort Department and a war memorial. The Lytton. main elements were linked by a sus­ The competition attracted 125 en­ pended pedestrian walkway. tries from Australia's 15 schools of The aim of the competition is to architecture. It was sponsored by the acknowledge outstanding work and Royal Australian Institute of Archi­ to communicate the hi gh standard tects in association with BHP Steel of work to the profession. An exhibi­ Colorbond. ti on of the winning entries now is tour­ Entries had to be a response to a in g to all Austra li an arc hitecture brief given as an assignment. schools. Both Ashley and Paul agreed The hypothetical Fort Lytton project it was rewarding to gain recognition. called for a design that would attract (Photo: Suzanne Burow)

Page 7 INSH~E. QUT,~ ~7- Se~-ernl3er-1991 , •. ,,., ;,..1.. .·, ·,·'\···. \ • rt ' f 1 -= · ,. ,.-, ,.,, rt' t... l.;. ·-' ~~ Teams prepare for nationals----. A number of scholarships and fel­ lowships are currently on offer to QUT and other students. Further details on any listed be­ low are available from the QUT Re­ search Students Office on the sec­ ond floor of "U" Block at Gardens Point or by telephoning 864 2932. 0 0 0 The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is based in a sys­ tem of awards to men and women from all Commonwealth countries to sup­ port master or doctoral degree study. Applications close 30 September. Gottschalk medal; Australia; post­ graduate; medical or biological sci­ ences; closes 30 September. Fulbright postdoctoral award; ~ United States; postdoctoral; all fi elds; closes 30 September. Sugar Research and Development Corporation postgraduate scholar­ ships; Australia; postgraduate; sugar research of all types - environment, chemi stry etc; close 30 September. AIS postgraduate sports medicine scholarship; Australi a; postgraduate; biomechanics, physiology, nutrition, sport psychology, physiotherapy; closes 30 September. Queensland Institute of Medical research honours scholarships in biomedical science; Australia; post­ graduate; medicine; close l October. Leslie vacation scholarship (Aus­ tralian Cancer Society); Australia; undergraduate; cancer; closes I Octo­ ber. BHP awards for the pursuit of ex­ cellence; Australia; all fields; close 2 October. BHP young achiever award; Aus­ tralia; all fields; close 2 October. French government postgraduate scholarships; France; postgraduate; French language/literature, teaching French; close 5 October. Wool Research & Development Council national summer under­ graduate studentship program; Aus- QUT's rugby union team have among those from QUT tipped to been hopping and skipping at aero­ do well at the games. Other hope­ tra.li a; undergrad_uate; B A gricultural Sc1ence, B Vetennary Science or BSc Pool party bics classes lately in preparation for ful s are the women 's touch team Hons; closes 5 October. · ranksters the 1991 National University Games and the men 's and women's bas­ ANU vacation scholarships; Can­ starting 28 September at the Uni­ ketball. The QUT line-up also in­ berra; undergraduate; all field s; close ve rsity of Canberra. Photographed cludes women's netball, men 's vol­ 6 October. above in flying form are (from Left) leyball , men's soccer, men's and Monash graduate scholarships; Ben Sagabalavu, Vorvert Heinl, women 's hockey, and women's Au stralia; postgraduate; all fields; Mark Craig and Kirk Farrell. Stu­ squash. A total of 120 QUT stu­ close 12 October. dent Guild recreation officer Mr dents will be competing. Wool Research Development Dennis Cook says the team are (Photo: Suzanne Burow) Fund fellowship awards; Australia; postgraduate/postdoctoral; wool indus­ try; close 14 October. ITT international fellowship pro­ Staff move gram; United States; postgraduate; humanities; closes 15 October. STAFF MOVEMENTS FROM 1/8/91 TO 31/8/91

RESIGNATIONS -Concerts- Jill DAHM Dean's Secretary Faculty Office - Business GP The QUT music program will con­ R KLEINSCHMIDT Technician Div I Physics GP tinue its popular series of free lunch­ Tracey LEWIS Admin Assistant Physics GP time concerts this semester. Gary SCHULTZ Admin Officer Operations Comp Services GP Concerts will be held in the music Elizabeth WILD Lecturer Mgt Info Section KP concert studio, M Block, Kelvin grove David von Snr Comp Sys Off Mgt Info Section GP campus and broadcast live on Radio BLANCKENSEE 4MBSFM. APPOINTMENTS Contact Ms Sue Forster on 864 3325 Joanne ALBUTT Research Assistant Elec Eng GP for more information. Paul BENNETT Lecturer Public Health GP 25 September- l.lOpm, Members Lisa BLACK Admin Assistant Justice Studies KG of the Queensland Philharmonic Or­ Jenny-Leigh BLACK Mgmt Accountant Finance & Facilities GP chestra with Stuart Collins (piano). Michael BROWNE Snr Res Assistant Key Ctr Strat Mgt GP 2 October - 1.1 Opm, Betty Vergara­ James BURNELL Assoc Professor Ctr Molecul Biotech GP Pink (piano). John CARTMILL Campus A V Svsr A V Services Sctn KP 3 October - 6.00pm, Twiwlight Jazz Malcom COPE Associate Dean Faculty of Law GP Concert: Artisans Workshop. Phillipa COX Secretary Justice Studies KG Graham DAWSON Librarian Library GP There were plenty of eager well­ Kenneth DAY Technologist Computing Services GP Queensland wishers at the third birthday Michelle DIXON Clerk Fac of B E & Eng GP University of celebration of the Gardens Point Aida DUNDURS Librarian Assistant Library GP pool and gym last week. In keen Raymond DUPLOCK Comp Spt Specialist Computing Services GP Technology party spirits were Greg Alder Marion HAYES Snr Admin Officer Research Section GP (above back left), Joe Bannister Greg HEARN Senior Lecturer Com & Org Studies GP Newspaper (back right), Eddie Coste// (front Oskar KURER Senior Lecturer Econ & Public Policy GP left) and Rob Wiley. Dyan McARTHUR Secretary Life Science GP (Photo: Suzanne Burow) Marilyn McCORRY Admin Officer Public Health GP Publication details Nicola MILSOM Snr Admin Officer Research Section GP If you know of a story which should software. The opinions expressed in -Sports brief- Catharine MURPHY Snr Admin Officer PVC (Academic) Office GP be told in Inside QUT submit it or Inside QUT do not necessarily repre­ Janeen NAUGHTON Admin Assistant Physics GP phone the Public Affairs journalists. sent those of the university. QUT human movements student Fran SANDERS Senior Lecturer Nursing GP Jim Simmonds 864 2130 Media can reproduce stories from Kurt Wrigley boosted the try count in Leisa SARGENT Lecturer Human Res Mgt & Lbr Rei GP Anne Patterson 864 2361 Inside QUT. the Brisbane Rugby League Premier­ Bing SHEN Comp Sys Officer Computing Services GP Letters to the Editor are also wel­ Each story has been checked with ship at Lang Park earlier this month. Mark Storeperson Chemistry GP come (maximum of 250 words). the source prior to publication to en­ The young winger scored two tries SOUTER-ROBERTSON Published by the Public Affairs Of­ sure accuracy. to help Easts to a 25: I 0 victory against Margaret SPARKS Admin Assistant Faculty of Business GP fice, QUT (Administration Building), Advertising: Contact John Treacy Wests. Student Guild recreation of­ Susan SWEET Admin Assistant Faculty of B E & Eng GP GPO Box 2434 Brisbane 4001. and Associates (07) 847 1100. ficer Mr Dennis Cook said Kurt's Anthea WILKINSON Admin Assistant Info Tech Research Ctre GP Typeset by QUT's Publications Unit Deadline for next issue 24 Septem­ game was a significant contribution to PROMOTION using PageMaker desktop publishing ber (published 1 October). East's success. Margaret COOK Health & Safety Manager Health & Safety KG

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