Exceptional Scholars Join New Program

Queensland University ofQueensland Technology University Newspaper of Technology Newspaper • Issue 211 • Issue • ... March 6-26, • Month, 2001 1999 Exceptional scholars join new program A group of exceptional school sponsors at a special orientation shortlisted for interview by a panel (John Paul College at Daisy Hill), leavers is experiencing the day held at the St Lucia Golf consisting of faculty staff and Lindsay MacDonald (Cleveland excitement of being pioneers in Club in mid-February. representatives from three of the District High School), Rowan an innovative business scholarship “It’s a wonderful opportunity nine corporate partners participating te Kloot (Anglican Church program launched this semester for these students to make in the program in 2001. Grammar School at East by QUT’s Faculty of Business. important contacts in the world Professor Harding said the panel Brisbane) and Jessica Velm The nine students will complete of business,” Professor Harding was very pleased with the extremely (Everton Park State High). These their business degree and a year’s said of the new program, “and high quality of the applicants, which candidates will undertake work work experience in the time it students will gain valuable made the final selection difficult. experience with two of the usually takes to complete a degree, industry experience while they • The successful recipients of the program’s corporate partners – thanks to an accelerated study and complete their Bachelor of 2001 Corporate Partners in Bank of Queensland, Credit workplace program which has Business in normal time.” Excellence Program are Georgia Suisse First Boston, Golden academic mentorship and the The program supports each Cameron (John Paul College in Casket Lottery Corporation, backing of some impressive local CPIE scholar with $9,500 a year Coffs Harbour), Alissa Collins accountants Hart Larwill Pty organisations. to cover HECS and university (Mount St Michael’s College at Ltd, Knights Insolvency Dean of QUT’s Faculty of fees, as well as a textbook, living Ashgrove), Chelsea Crawford Administration, MIM Holdings QUT’s Dean of Business Professor Sandra Harding, Business Professor Sandra and professional allowance. (Rockhampton Grammar Limited, the Queensland second from right, at the Corporate Partners in Harding welcomed the new Designed to attract the best and School), Katie Gardner (Fraser Investment Corporation, the Excellence Program launch at St Lucia Golf Club with Corporate Partners in Excellence brightest school-leavers, the Coast Anglican College at Hervey Queensland Treasury successful candidates (from left) Lisa Keys, Lindsay (CPIE) Program scholars, their inaugural intake attracted more Bay), Lisa Keys (Biloela State Corporation and Sunsuper. MacDonald, Georgia Cameron and Jessica Velm. mentors and representatives of than 50 applications, with 21 High School), Quinton Kong The Lowdown ... Page 4 Judicial One household, two science PhDs appointments When Milan and Lubomira Jamriska graduated from QUT’s Faculty of need to be Science with PhDs recently, it marked the end of a long and historic journey for the couple. fairer – expert Not only had they come a long way to by Toni Chambers graduate with their doctorates – from Slovakia, in fact – but in doing so, became The Queensland Government has been the university’s first known husband and urged to follow recent recommendations wife to be awarded PhDs in the same from the Law Council of Australia and discipline at the same ceremony. explicitly set out more representative They admitted that the way this criteria for selecting judges. turned out was a happy coincidence. QUT law lecturer Barbara Hamilton – “It was very coincidental, because we in an address to the F-LAW 2001:Moving didn’t plan for it or think that it would Ahead in Difficult Times conference last happen this way,” said Milan, who month – argued the change would give emigrated to Australia one year ahead women and people from more diverse of his wife in 1991. backgrounds a fair chance of being “I started my research in 1995 and appointed without criticism. Lubomira started hers in 1996, but we Ms Hamilton has conducted research ended up finishing just a few months apart.” that uses as an example the Queensland Milan studied factors influencing Bar Association’s attack on Justice indoor air quality, while Dr Lubomira Roslyn Atkinson at the time of her Jamriska researched the characteristics appointment that claimed she was not of an enzyme present in a parasite in chosen on merit. the disease schistosomiasis. She said the Bar Association’s concept Both projects required intensive lab of “merit” was based on an implicit set work, and there was also an added time of criteria which favoured men with a challenge as the pair had two children long history as practising barristers who (Samko, now three and a half years old, reached the status of Senior Counsel. and Dominik, 22 months) – all half a “I argue that these criteria are flawed world away from the support of their Milan and Lubomira Jamriska with their sons, Samko and Dominik, at their historic graduation ... and gendered, since only 8 per cent of families. ‘having children helped in that it gave us a different perspective on life’ practising barristers in Queensland are “Having children helped,” said Milan added that he likened the “So now that the pressure is off us, Physical Sciences and Lubomira now female. Many women don’t go to the Lubomira, “in that it gave us a situation to a scientific principle: we can move a bit slower for a change.” employed at the University Bar for a whole host of reasons, different perspective on life. “We have an analogy that this is like But not too slowly: the couple’s of Queensland’s Institute for including the demanding and irregular “We were motivated to finish as soon gas in a chamber. The more pressure, research has resulted in jobs for both Molecular Biotechnology. working hours,” she said. as possible, but having the children was the faster the particles have to partners, with Milan continuing his – Margaret Lawson and Continued Page 2 a grounding force as well.” move,” he said. indoor air research in QUT’s School of Toni Chambers

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Inside QUT March 6-26, 2001 Page 1 Business student gets early From the Vice-Chancellor call-up ... to Indonesia

Having won a seven-month The sponsors of the cadetship are international business cadetship in Australian Environment International the second year of his degree Pty Ltd, Waste Solutions Australia, Pty Allocation of extra university studies, QUT Bachelor of Business Ltd, and Pacific Air and Environment student Simon Bell has already Pty Ltd. places needs revisiting departed for Jakarta. Mr Bell said that, in preparation Mr Bell, who left for Jakarta on for his cadetship, he had undergone The Prime Minister’s innovation Faculty about to be launched mid-year, March 3, will be seeking business “a very intensive learning curve” statement – delivered as his Federation our growing electronic commerce and opportunities for Queensland on environmental issues. Address on January 29 – promised e-business specialisations in the Faculty companies after winning the However, he said, the cadetship significant research and education of Business and computer engineering cadetship from 40 other applicants. was a “great opportunity” for him. initiatives over the next five years worth a within our Faculty of Built One of the requirements for the “The scheme has been running total of $2.9 billion. Environment and Engineering – 80 cadetship was mid-level language skill, for three years and the longest An important part of that package – places will not go far towards addressing and Mr Bell has been studying anyone has had to wait to get an offer outlined in detail at http:// the demand for places from students Cadetship winner Simon Bell “Bahasa” Indonesian as part of his of employment after completing the www.innovation.gov.au – is funding for and industry. QUT study program. “Basically, any company of any cadetship has been two weeks,” Mr an additional 2,000 commencing places In reality it is a fraction of what is needed, As part of his cadetship, Mr Bell will importance in that area has a base in Bell said. in specific areas allocated for this year, to given the number of people applying to work for a month with State Development Jakarta,” Mr Bell said. On his return to Brisbane, Mr Bell be shared among 36 public universities complete bachelor degree and higher- (a State Government department and the “I have three private-sector will produce a report on the market across Australia. degree studies in a whole range of scheme’s co-ordinator), five months in Queensland companies sponsoring my situation for the companies to enable These places are to be directed to technology disciplines. Jakarta at the Queensland Government’s cadetship and, in return, I will provide them to be alert for contract possibilities students wanting to study information Australia also needs more than a year’s Trade and Investment Office and another contacts for them and, hopefully, get in Indonesia. and communication technology, promises for such places. month back in Brisbane. them work in Indonesia.” – Noel Gentner science or maths and this is the first It needs a strong, growth-oriented funding growth for student places in strategy that helps the country compete in many years. an increasingly global marketplace. Children ‘at risk of falling behind in maths’ On a proportional basis for QUT, one So, while it is encouraging that the of the country’s largest universities, that Federal Government has chosen a growth Queensland primary school students “Those ideas weren’t accessible to kids the classroom”, rather than focusing will translate to around 80 places. path and not contraction when it comes to will be disadvantaged because the before technology, but they’re not in the on incorporating computer activities Given the breadth of such education high-demand university places, it’s not State has failed to embrace vital curriculum now and I don’t believe they into the curricula. at QUT – with a Faculty of enough in the competitive environment in technology developments in maths will be in the new curriculum.” “The maths curriculum needs to be Information Technology, a Faculty of which we find ourselves. education, warns an early childhood Queensland’s primary maths radically re-conceptualised, not just Science, the new Creative Industries Professor Dennis Gibson education expert. curriculum was adopted in 1987 dressed up for the new millennium,” Dr Nicola Yelland – who has before many electronic learning Dr Yelland said. been working as a senior lecturer techniques were proven to be “We’re going to be putting Queensland Where are they now? and researcher in QUT’s School of beneficial to students, she said. children at a disadvantage rather than Early Childhood – said the State’s Dr Yelland said her research had proven Since graduating in 1992 with his Bachelor of Arts (dance), seizing the opportunity to make them proposed maths curriculum, which that by using technology – for example, Robert Tannion has performed with several of the world’s ready for the new information age.” is being trialled in some to teach shapes in mathematics – students leading dance companies in Australia and overseas. He has Dr Yelland said she believed that Queensland State schools was were able to “play with concepts, choreographed promotional film and television pieces and Queensland’s maths curriculum review already out of date. manipulate shapes and build and move provided dance masterclasses across Europe. Currently based committee was “trying to do a fantastic Dr Yelland said the proposed their own shapes, all things that were not in London with premier contemporary performance company job” but budget cuts and a lack of access curriculum did not include possible without technology”. DV8 Physical Theatre, he recently performed in DV8’s to research was preventing it from electronic activities, which had She said this gave children a deep Wasted, which premiered at the Sydney Olympic Arts Festival achieving the best result for been shown to boost learning. understanding of the maths in August before returning to the UK for a London season. Queensland’s children. “I did work with Year 3 children discipline and allowed them to Late in 2000, he was named the QUT Faculty of Arts Outstanding Alumni Award winner. • Dr Yelland was recently appointed which showed that, because of learn at their own pace. ••••••••••••• head of the Department of School technology, they could play with ideas But, she said, the State Renowned Olympic and Commonwealth and Early Childhood Education at related to quadrants and negative Government was still mostly Games gold medallist Glynis Nunn-Cearns RMIT University and leaves QUT numbers to 250, which is basically concerned with the superficial OAM has extended her career in athletics to in early March. Year 9 maths,” Dr Yelland said. statistics of putting “computers in managing the Sports Super Centre at Runaway – Margaret Lawson Bay, a purpose-built training facility she hopes will become the best in Australia. The 1980 Diploma of Education Secondary (Physical Judicial appointments need to be fairer – expert Education) graduate has coached national From Page 1 dealings with the courts – women and perspectives in the law denies true youth teams and athletes in Australia, Germany “These criteria favour those people and Aboriginal people among them. equality before the law for many women.” and the United States. Her programs for with courtroom experience which “It has been said that judicial notice Ms Hamilton said it was now up to children, coaches and people with disabilities reinforces some negative traits of an may resemble a window or more each state’s Attorney-General to publish help participants achieve their goals and allow adversarial system.” correctly a mirror,” Ms Hamilton said. their own Judicial Appointment protocols, her to share her love of sport and health with Ms Hamilton said the adversarial “When judges look at it, they see enshrining more inclusive criteria. others. A PE teacher for many years, she has system was itself under scrutiny, what they think is human nature and “This will, hopefully, result in also been school sport development officer and particularly in relation to abusive human experience and ordinary or appointments from more diverse chair of the State Government’s Youth Action Program. During 2000, she was named the cross-examination of child witnesses reasonable people when what they backgrounds, people with more grassroots QUT Faculty of Health’s Outstanding Alumni Award winner. On June 23, she will and rape complainants. She said the are seeing is the society they know. community experience, who can deliver participate in the QUT Alumnifest forum on “Life After Sport”. criteria also tended to disenfanchise “For example, failure to take into equality for all those seeking justice and certain groups of people in their account women’s differing experiences protection within the court system.” Meet you for pancakes From the Inside by David Hawke

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Page 2 INSIDE QUT March 6-26, 2001 Visit www.corpcomm.qut.edu.au/insidequt for more details when you see this symbol IQ This role model rules the blackboard jungle by Margaret Lawson But, while Ms Savage does not set and read them. I think good teachers out to be her students’ best friend, she have that capacity.” The name plate on Sue Savage’s door has still managed to earn their respect – While Ms Savage was a professional proclaims that the person inside is Sue with a swag of recent awards recognising architect in Brisbane for 10 years “Xena” Savage. this fact. before completing a masters degree and No, it is not her middle name, As well as her win in the physical moving into education, she says the explains the 2000 Australian sciences and related studies category transition to teaching design, studio Universities Teaching Award winner of the national teaching awards in and professional studies was not a and, no, it does not mean that she is December, Ms Savage has also won difficult one. going to jump-kick any student who a QUT teaching award, a Faculty “The thing with working as an walks through the door like her Warrior of Built Environment and architect is there’s no instant Princess counterpart. Engineering excellence in teaching gratification,” she explains. Ms Savage clarified that the nameplate prize, and been nominated for an “I was physically unsuited to all the was a gift from a member of her school’s outstanding academic contribution sitting still and the being quiet the job secretariat to make her seem a bit more award by her students. required, so teaching was a much better impressive amid the Aspros (associate She finds this all a bit hard to explain, choice for me.” professors) and Drs with whom she shares and finds it even harder to identify what Ms Savage focuses her research her corridor and, in her typical good she is doing that works. efforts on architectural education, humour, Ms Savage left it there. “Teaching is just what I do. It’s like which ties in closely with her teaching. But why Xena exactly? asking a fish what it does in water,” Ms With the $40,000 grant that comes Perhaps it is because one quality that Savage said. with the national teaching award, she stands out about the architecture senior “People think when you win one of plans to finish an on-line work lecturer and course co-ordinator is that these things you must be doing experience logbook she started with a she is far from a pushover, particularly something very exotic. faculty grant. in the classroom. “I feel it is more about getting the But, Ms Savage admits, the In fact, Ms Savage prides herself on basics right – and being a good highlight of her work – and the thing setting clear expectations for her communicator,” she said. she finds most satisfying – is just students at the start of semester and not When trying to define her teaching being there to play a part as her wavering from them. approach, Ms Savage said the most students make the transition to their “It’s easy to say yes to students,” she important thing she did was “not to working lives. explained with a laugh. create a demarcation” between herself, “It’s really satisfying seeing it all come “‘Can I have an extension?’ ‘Yes’. ‘Can up the front, and the rest of her class. together,” she says. I have a higher mark?’ ‘Yes’. ‘Can I hand “I think teachers should accompany “That’s the nice part.” this in next year?’ ‘Yes’. students while they’re learning the “I’m not at all like that. I think the discipline, not just stand up the front RIGHT: AUTA award winning Design and Built Environment and talk at them,” she said. most important things are honesty, good lecturer Dr Sue Savage ... ‘it’s all humour, being up-front and sticking to “You have to try to understand what about getting the basics right and your principles.” motivates them … be there with them being a good communicator’ System fails transgender Outstanding academics recognised

community – law academic Seven of the university’s top researchers appointed last year as a Research Fellow been recognised nationally for her expertise in their field have been awarded with with the Commonwealth Department of in the area of arts governance, arts Australia’s transgender community is the person’s choice in marriage was the Year 2000 University Award for Education, Training and Youth Affairs. education and professional theatre through last remaining group with virtually no restricted,” Professor Tahmindjis said. Outstanding Academic Contribution. Dr Yelland has published three books a number of senior appointments, the legal protection, according to QUT’s “It was shown in the case of Nicholas Five of the staff members received their in as many years and has begun working latest of which is her appointment to the Associate Professor Phillip Tahmindjis. Toonan, who took Australia to the awards at graduation ceremonies last on a fourth. She has also been asked to Australia Council’s Committee for Professor Tahmindjis, who is a Human Rights Committee over month (the remaining two will receive join the editorial boards of three Australians and the Arts. member of the State’s Anti- Tasmania’s laws which made sexual theirs at the Faculty of Education’s April prestigious international journals. Dr Andrew Worthington from QUT’s Discrimination Tribunal, addressed the activity between males illegal, that despite graduation ceremony). Dr James Watters is a senior lecturer School of Economics and Finance has taken F-LAW 2001: Moving Ahead in Difficult international rulings, political action is Among them was postdoctoral fellow in in the School of Maths, Science and a proactive role in research development, Times conference recently at QUT. most successful at changing laws.” the School of Public Health Dr Pam Technology Education at QUT and has including two years as the director for the He said there were numerous Professor Tahmindjis said transsexual McGrath, who last year was named the been recognised for his ability to International Economic Competitiveness examples in Australia and around the people needed to band together to fight Eminent Scientist of the Year and who also optimise his students’ learning Policy Research Concentration and world where transsexual people were for change. won the Millennium International Award. experiences through problem-based membership of the Faculty Research and being denied their basic human rights. “While the law is extremely important Dr McGrath has been recognised for learning, practical experiences and Development Committee. Professor Tahmindjis cited a case in and can be very helpful, in and of itself her ability to attract research grants and counselling strategies. Robina Xavier from QUT’s School the United Kingdom where a man who it is an insufficient vehicle for change in for her longstanding involvement in The Law Faculty’s Assistant Dean of of Communication has assisted the had undergone surgery to become a the area of sexuality,” he said. research programs with leading Research, Dr Des Butler, has an school’s entry to the Carseldine campus woman was not considered a female for “There is still a lot more that needs community organisations such as the extensive research record which has and the development of a proposal that the purposes of marriage. to be done by members of the legal Leukemia Foundation of Australia and helped his faculty meet the challenges has resulted in the new Bachelor of Mass “The court did not take notice of the profession, the transgender and gay and the Karuna Hospice Service. presented by the Federal Government’s Communication course. person’s identity or sexuality, but merely lesbian communities, as well as the Former senior lecturer in the School research White Paper. At the same time she has maintained relied on biology. The right to marry is wider community.” of Early Childhood Dr Nicola Yelland Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education a full teaching load, completed a masters a fundamental human right, but this – Toni Chambers won four ARC research grants and was co-ordinator (drama) Judith McLean has degree and published several papers.

Research aims to starve blood supplies to tumours

Scientists may soon be one step closer years between QUT and San stop or prevent blood supply to understanding how cancerous Diego’s prestigious Scripps growth occurring. cells spread thanks to a postdoctoral Research Institute, where he will “What is exciting about this work fellow’s ground-breaking research. map the molecular processes is that there is a strong potential at Dr John Hooper from QUT’s involved when cancers establish the end that we will get a better PRINTER Centre for Molecular Biotechnology their own blood supplies. therapeutic outcome, or at least more will work to explain the crucial “We are going to look at the clearly understand the system that process that causes cancerous colon sort of things a cell needs to do to allows cancers to spread,” he said. Please and prostate tumours to develop break away from normal cellular Dr Hooper said that, while drug their own blood supplies and spread contacts, move through the therapies already existed to target to other parts of the body. surrounding tissue and find its way the blood supplies of tumours, drop in His work has just received a to a blood supply,” Dr Hooper said. none was based on the molecular major boost with the “To do this, we will try to information he hoped to collect announcement from the National identify potential candidate and none was yet totally effective. JoJo’s ad Health and Medical Research molecules that may be involved “I’m hoping my work will help us Council (NHMRC) that Dr in the process and determine understand the system in depth and Hooper has been awarded both the what role each plays.” answer some of the questions about 10x2 (P3) CJ Martin fellowship and the Dr Hooper will use human how soft tissue cancers spread.” Menzies Foundation’s RG Menzies cancer cells and animal models to The award of the RG Menzies Dr John Hooper at work fellowship, together worth identify these molecules, a process fellowship to Dr Hooper recognises criteria including his previous $280,000 over four years. which may take several years. that he was ranked as the most academic record and the potential The fellowships will allow Dr He then aims to develop outstanding applicant for an value of his work. Hooper to divide the next four “function-blocking” molecules to NHMRC fellowship, based on – Margaret Lawson

Inside QUT March 6-26, 2001 Page 3 Heritage message ––––––– THE LOWDOWN ––––––– for annual service What CPIE students say about their new program Indigenous leader “Uncle” Bob Anderson has encouraged QUT Corporate Partners In Excellence (CPIE) students Lisa Keys (who is studying accountancy with an Lindsay MacDonald (who is doing a students and staff to commit themselves to reconciliation. from the Faculty of Business explain how they extended major in business computing): “I really double major in economics and Addressing a well-attended QUT commencement service felt after the launch of their new program: enjoyed meeting the fellow recipients and the international business): “I found the at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane to celebrate the start of beautiful presentation dinner as well as meeting orientation really good and very the 2001 academic year, Uncle Bob said a recent newspaper Georgia Cameron (who is doing a double major the corporate partners for the program. It will be informative. It’s an exciting time, but scary survey had shown that the majority of Australians favoured an in economics and international business): “I really interesting to attend the QUT Business Leaders too. I enjoyed meeting everyone else and official apology to Aboriginal people. enjoyed the orientation day. It was interesting to Forums. They sound interesting.” making a new group of friends is good The theme of the service, “Unity in diversity – valuing meet other scholarship applicants. There will be because we’re all doing much the same our heritage”, was incorporated into the readings, addresses lots of opportunities with this scholarship and Katie Gardner (who subjects this year.” and musical contributions of participants representing a cross- I’m really looking forward to the course.” will major in section of cultures and religions. banking and Jessica Velm (who is majoring in In their addresses, leaders and representatives from the Alissa Collins (who finance): “It was accountancy): “The presentations were very Indigenous, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian will do a major in great. We got to informative. Even the sponsors outlined the communities offered warm wishes to the QUT community. banking and finance meet the other expectations they had of us for work Uncle Bob, as he is respectfully known, said he represented and e-business): “It scholarship holders experience, you know the level of the oldest continuous culture on earth. Aborigines had went really well. The and the staff who will professionalism and so on. That was good “walked softly upon the earth” and, unlike the Ancient Greeks invited speakers were be teaching us. I’m and it sounded like I could fit in quite well, and Romans, had left no lasting monuments. very good. It’s a bit looking forward to which is important because I’m really looking “But we have a history of greater longevity than any living of a shock the doing some work … forward to the two, six-month blocks of work group on earth. This is our heritage and we are, and rightly so, demands of the it’s been three long experience. It’s such an advantage to have to proud of it. I believe all Australians should be as proud,” he said. course, but it’s months.” show potential employers in my resume. Uncle Bob – who is chairperson of the Aboriginal and exciting. I’m looking Although we will be doing full-time work Torres Strait Islander Advisory Board – recently received an forward to the work Rowan te Kloot (who and part-time study, so I’ll probably feel like honorary doctorate from QUT. we’ll be doing.” is also majoring in I’m 40 when I’m finished.” He is also one of QUT’s Golden Graduates and was named banking and finance): the South-East Queensland Indigenous Elder and Indigenous Chelsea Crawford “We met our mentors Quinton Kong Person of the Year in 1998. (who will do studies and mine is (who is planning QUT music staff, students and former students, including primarily in banking (Economics and to major in members of the QUT Choir and the Seventh Chapter of and finance and Finance senior lecturer) accountancy Fine Brass, presented musical items. accountancy, with Mark Christensen. We and economics): Saxophonists Peta van Bekkum and Rebecca Nicoll, who some law subjects): talked about university “It was a busy day, received the annual Composition Prize from Vice-Chancellor “We got to meet and they scared us a learning about Professor Dennis Gibson at the service, performed their some of the bit with the workload, what we’re in for. winning composition. corporate partners but a couple of I am really looking QUT Chancellor Dr Cherrell Hirst AO thanked all in the scheme. And counsellors spoke to forward to getting participants and welcomed QUT staff and students back for we’re beginning to us about motivation into the program, the new academic year. realise what we’re and time management, so that was good. Then to getting back to – Colleen Clur entering into. I’m the students and the corporate partners each study after three ‘Uncle’ Bob Anderson ... all Australians should really looking received a certificate acknowledging our months. The be as proud of our heritage forward to getting into the work and the work participation in the program. The work dinner and presentation set everything in concrete experience.” experience is going to be great.” and it’s finally sinking in.” E-commerce poses traffic ‘risk’ by Toni Chambers “These vehicles are not good for the environment in terms of pollution.” QUT researchers are predicting the increasing He said freight companies would also global uptake of e-business will surpass rising come under pressure as people’s petrol prices and declining oil supplies as the expectations for “right now” deliveries most significant force for change in Australian increased. transport over the next decade. “There’s the potential for adverse impacts The CSIRO/QUT Built Environment on the environment if there are more and Research Alliance has joined forces with the shorter trips, particularly in peak periods,” National Transport Secretariat and the Dr Smith said. Queensland Department of Public Works to “Even additional trips off-peak will result help Australian businesses and Government in increased pollution, noise and greenhouse proactively address transport issues arising gas emissions.” from e-business. Professor Ferreira said another barrier was The research is being conducted by Associate the slow uptake of technology by smaller Professor Luis Ferreira and Elspeth Mead from players in the freight industry who were QUT and Dr Nariida Smith from the CSIRO. reluctant to move away from the traditional They have found e-business will demand face-to-face interaction with customers. more frequent freight deliveries, which has “They’re not becoming truly on-line implications for urban planning, transport companies,” Professor Ferreira said. infrastructure and the environment. “Those who are moving in this direction Professor Ferreira, from QUT’s School of are developing alliances with petrol stations, Civil Engineering, said global revenues from convenience stores and post offices which are e-commerce were expected to reach used as local pick-up points.” $US1,300 billion by 2003. PRINTER Associate Professor Luis Ferreira ... an Australia’s National Transport He said the biggest impact would be the increase in number of light commercial Secretariat will present the results of increase in the number of freight trips while vehicles is likely on our roads thanks to this work to the Council of State and passenger trips remained relatively stable. the increasing popularity of e-business Federal transport ministers in May of Please “The internet is widening choice but, in this year. the next five to ten years, we expect people “The demand on freight companies to deliver At that time, the group of will shop on-line for specific items rather these items is expected to increase significantly collaborating researchers expects to have drop in than for the bulk of their shopping,” which, in turn, will force an increase in the number a formulation for forecasting impacts and Professor Ferreira said. of light commercial vehicles on our roads. identifying benefits. Cafe Postgrad president promises more representation A more prominent and vocal presence on campus is voice and a chance to collectively address some of the She said a recent issue was the bad press Chantahn expected from this year’s QUT’s Postgraduate issues that impact on postgraduates. concerning the marking of certain international Students’ Association. “There are issues such as the (Federal students’ examination papers. The association’s new president Gillian Coorey Government’s) White Paper suggesting that “We’re very conscious that it does reflect on ad said the present executive had the largest postgraduates are not funded after four years our degrees in the end,” she said. representation it had ever had, “with a lot of new which will result in increased pressure on our Ms Coorey said the association’s website page blood and a lot of great enthusiasm”. research students. would be expanded and have a grass roots 10x2 (P4) “We are encouraging people to participate, “Joint submissions being prepared for approach. It would make postgraduate students say what ever you want, it’s your association,” Senate inquiries and also from the university, more aware of what was going on within the Ms Coorey said. ensuring clearer guidelines for supervision are university and what their rights as students were. “The PSA has been asked to sit on a number of made in the early part of a research degree,” She said there was a plan to introduce a boards within the university, which gives us a strong Ms Coorey explained. thesis register on the association’s web page.

Page 4 INSIDE QUT March 6-26, 2001 Visit www.corpcomm.qut.edu.au/insidequt for more details when you see this symbol IQ O, what a week for engineering students by Toni Chambers Their day-trip was an innovative why they wanted to be engineers because excursion organised by QUT’s School in the first year of study they had to take While colleagues in other faculties were of Mechanical, Manufacturing and basic units in maths and physics. It was preparing for their first taste of lectures at uni, Medical Engineering. not until third year that many students a group of first-year engineering students were Senior lecturer Dr Mahalinga Iyer said understood why they had to do all the climbing aboard the latest rides at Dreamworld. it was easy for students to lose sight of basic subjects but, by then, some had already changed to other courses, he said. “We wanted to show students in a fun context how engineering can be applied and we’ll then refer back to what they’ve learned at Dreamworld throughout the year as a way of keeping them on track.” General manager of Dreamworld’s engineering department Bob Tan, a QUT graduate, said it was invaluable for students to see “real-world” applications. “Not all of them will be able to eventually work in a theme park, but they’ll see how engineering is applied and may become interested in amusement ride manufacturing and design in the future,” he said. While not yet thinking that far ahead, 18-year-old Michael Fox agreed that the excursion was educational as well as fun. “I really like physics and seeing behind the scenes of the Tower of Terror and the Big Drop was really good, actually riding on them was even better,” he laughed. Felicity Bax, 21, transferred to mechanical engineering from information technology and is hoping to work in the mining industry. “This is a great introduction to the course and also a great way of making friends,” she said.

LEFT: First-year students Kazuya Hosokawa, Michael Fox, Josh Pascoe and Joshua Hewitt try out The Giant Drop at Dreamworld during the engineering orientation. TOP RIGHT: Hands up all those who want to enjoy Dreamworld’s Tower of Terror. BOTTOM RIGHT: The adrenalin’s pumping as these students experience Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride. Booming exchanges see students, staff swap sunscreen for sweaters A growing number of students from Cody Grosert will be at the reconciliation and they are very similar Neil Munro was awarded a $4,000 living there by myself, I’m the only person across the university won’t be spending Copenhagen Business School in to Australia in many ways and I was scholarship to attend Linkoping from QUT going there so it’s not like I’ll their first semester studying in the Denmark continuing her Masters in wondering whether that comes through University in Sweden to complete his have any support networks, so it’s up to steamy Australian summer heat. International Business: “It offers really in their drama and whether there is a Information Technology masters your own personality to survive, make Instead, many of them will be going good subjects at a postgraduate level. big French influence.” program. He has recently reported that friends and enjoy yourself.” to classes in the heart of the North It’s also a chance for personal growth Aaron Jamieson will spend one he was riding his bicycle to university in And, at the same time as students are American and European winter, while and makes you step outside your comfort semester at Jonkoping University in the snow: “I chose Sweden because it’s enjoying exchanges in record numbers, others are going to be in Asia. zone to experience new things.” Sweden. He is studying a Bachelor of the home of Ericsson and I want to get staff are venturing into exchanges. This year a record number of students Andrew Tennent is the first QUT Business majoring in communication into mobile phones when I finish so I Two of them, senior committees officer – more than 40 – are taking advantage student to go to Pukyong National and advertising: “I’m going to Sweden thought it would be a good place to start James Moloney and Oodgeroo unit of QUT’s student exchange program. University in Korea. He is studying because it was one of the best options and also I’ve never lived in a country that academic Jean Phillips are now in Canada. International student exchange officer international business and received a for my course and it’s an interesting has minus degree temperatures. The Mr Moloney is taking the place of Caroline Willis said it was an University Mobility in Asia and the country. I want to make heaps of friends language is going to be a bit of a problem. Helen Kempster from the University of opportunity of a lifetime for students to Pacific grant of $4,000: “Throughout internationally, get a real feel for another It’ll be a mad crash course I think. I Victoria in British Columbia and Ms earn credit towards their degree while my studies I’ve always focused on culture and experience a way of life that’s probably don’t know how much I’ll get Phillips has traded places with Jo also learning a new culture and making business in Asia and I thought that, with completely different to our own.“ out of it until the end, but obviously Lambert from Senneca University. vital career contacts and advancements. the unification of Korea coming up, “We have more than 40 destinations there’s going to be a good flood of worldwide, (which is) an increase from investment going up to North Korea. only a handful in the early 1990s,” Ms It’s a good place to go to learn the Willis said. language and find a job while I’m there “Exchange is a great opportunity to or try to make a network of connections combine study with an international so I can eventually get a job in Asia.” experience. Students broaden their Chani Cardwell is studying to be a personal horizons and many say it gives secondary high school teacher and will them the edge over other job-seekers. be spending one semester at Kansai PRINTER “We would really like to see more Gaidai University in Japan: “The students participate.” University is in between three of the QUT offers scholarships and travel most beautiful cities in Japan - Kyoto, Please bursaries of between $1,500 and $4,000 Kobe and Osaka. I’d like to learn as Andrew Tennent Janet Palmer to exchange students each semester. much as I can about Japanese language Peter Richards is a second-year and culture so I can impart that to my drop in Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of students and make it more of a realistic Science student who will be at San Jose classroom rather than a rigid approach.” State University in California in the Janet Palmer was awarded a $2,500 Stefan’s United States for one semester: scholarship and is among the first “Basically I want to learn about a students to go to Bishop’s University in different culture, I suppose, and try Lennoxville in French Canada: “I’m ad something different and get out of my studying theatre studies and want to see comfort zone. There are heaps of choices how drama affects other cultures. I want of subjects at the university, it was easy to have a greater understanding of how 10x2 (P5) to choose similar subjects so it should drama works in Canada because they be beneficial.” have very similar issues like Chani Cardwell Aaron Jamieson

Inside QUT March 6-26, 2001 Page 5 Colleagues farewell award-winning educator Looking back over the past five years Oodgeroo Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Unit manager Penny Tripcony says it has been a unit of Education Queensland. rewarding time to be at QUT. Ms Tripcony moved to the higher education “I have learned a lot,” the modest indigenous sector five years later, spending almost three years leader said as she prepared for early retirement at as deputy-director of the University of the end of last month due to health reasons. Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Involved for several decades in indigenous Studies Unit prior to becoming head of QUT’s issues, particularly in the education arena, the Oodgeroo Unit in 1996. award-winning and respected educator will still Over the past two decades, Ms Tripcony has play an important role on various committees at also been an occasional lecturer or tutor in higher State and Federal level and is expected to retain education institutions in Queensland and Victoria. close connections to QUT. Ms Tripcony admits that, during her time “The knowledge and experience I have acquired at QUT, she has made “quite a number of over the years I still want to pass that on to people,” friends, some wonderful colleagues, worked Ms Tripcony said. on some collaborative projects and obtained “It was just getting to a stage of overload and I a real understanding of university structures”. think that, at my age and with my health, I am She said she was particularly pleased and probably better to work alone.” impressed with the number of indigenous students In recent times Ms Tripcony has helped “getting through” QUT courses. develop QUT’s own Statement of Reconciliation “We are above the national average in terms which was passed by the university’s council at of retention and completion for indigenous its February meeting. students and I know those students are leaving Late last year the Queensland chapter of the this university with the same degree as Australian College of Education (ACE) recognised everyone else in their particular field,” Ms her valuable contribution to education with its Tripcony said. Outstanding Educator 2000 medal. “I don’t agree with special courses for More recently Ms Tripcony has been invited to indigenous people within mainstream institutions. become an ACE fellow, an honour that will be “I think that comes back on them when entering conferred at a national conference next month. the workforce.” When it came to farewelling Ms Tripcony, her Ms Tripcony said that it had been a pleasure colleagues and friends converged on Old Government to watch students grow from the point when House on Friday, February 23 and the celebration of they began at QUT – and “didn’t know her time at QUT included a special dance by members anything” – to when they had developed their of her Stradbroke Island community. confidence and expertise sufficiently to enter Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter the workforce. Coaldrake said QUT had been strengthened by Ms Tripcony said QUT had some Ms Tripcony’s vast educational, community and Oodgeroo colleagues Debra Palmer, MaryLou Myles, Victor Hart, Maureen Ah Sam commitment to indigenous issues and policies, and Jackie Smith join visiting Canadian academic Jo Lambert to farewell their unit cultural knowledge and expertise. manager, distinguished indigenous educator Penny Tripcony but she would like to see that strengthened. “We have greatly benefited from Penny’s “I really believe that this country needs to hold leadership of indigenous issues and by her broad- Indeed, the quietly spoken Ms Tripcony has had She moved into a variety of Aboriginal education on to what we’ve got already as well as prepare ranging contributions made to QUT in both an interesting career path. After leaving school in and welfare roles during the 1970s and ’80s, rising ourselves for participation in a global community,” teaching and learning and in the encouragement the late 1960s, the young woman from Stradbroke to become the supervisor of Aboriginal Education Ms Tripcony said. of research,” Professor Coaldrake said. Island did clerical work for nearly 14 years before Services with the Victorian Department of “I think – in the long term – it is going to be “Penny is a special member of the QUT returning to full-time study to complete her high Education. the local community that is very important to community, and we hope to retain a close association school studies and then a Bachelor of Arts and Moving back to Brisbane in 1989, Ms Tripcony people’s identity and strength of character which with her after she leaves her formal role here.” Diploma of Education in Melbourne. became a principal policy officer within the must be held onto.” Gardiner calls for sharper look at Government’s reseach plans QUT’s new research chief warns that time the sector. So, while the individual is also likely to have significant He said the outcome of that policy was Youth, Education and Training Affairs lags and a change in Government could components of the initiative are broad, consequences, Professor Gardiner said. that – while access, equity and flexibility has traditionally limited the investment damage Australia’s bid for innovation. the amount invested in each will not be “Certainly the components can be of learning were increased, allowing more in this area and the post-White Paper New Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research enough to provide Australia with a unpicked and a different Government people to study in the higher education details only confirm this.” and Advancement Professor David competitive advantage in any area.” may well have different priorities. sector – it did not improve the country’s If the present Government’s plans did Gardiner said the Prime Minister’s When it came to strategic research “While this is a political fact-of-life, competitive advantage. Now, he added, come to fruition, Professor Gardiner said, a innovation statement was promising, investment, Professor Gardiner said, this leaves the higher education sector the UK was making unprecedented few programs – those that were significantly but not without problems. Australia’s lag time had been too delayed. particularly uncertain about where it investment in research in an effort to embedded – would continue to thrive. “When you look at the whole $2.9 billion “That means the critical mass of these should set its priorities.” catch up with other countries. Programs like the Australian Research package and ask whether it will put us, as a proposals will be diluted and delayed And, given the ALP has so far focused Locally, though, Professor Gardiner Council (ARC) and the National Health nation, ahead or even abreast of our and, therefore, the total collection of on streaming more funding into higher said QUT’s own research initiatives had and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) international competitors – even our near initiatives may not build to anything education online learning, the prospect been bearing fruit. are ones that would continue to go from neighbours – that’s where it falls down,” able to redress the nation’s competitive of changes to the Coalition’s research “We have had strong results, for example, strength to strength, Professor Gardiner Professor Gardiner said. disadvantage in the regional or funding plans seem likely if there was a in our recent Co-operative Research Centre predicted. However, if funding was capped “It will definitely put us some way to international arena.” change of Government. successes – funding for two CRCs to be or spread thin, this would be at the expense redeeming some of the ground lost in Also, given the prospect that there may Professor Gardiner said that, based on hosted at QUT and our involvement with of other programs with less profile. recent times, but it won’t put us ahead. be at least two elections between now and the UK’s experience – where open learning a third – and continued success with SPIRT What, then, of the future of research “We’ve had a dwindling research base the end of the proposed funding period, was boosted during the 1980s and 1990s grant applications,” Professor Gardiner said. at QUT? with rapidly decreasing investment in the prospect of a change in Government – there were lessons to be observed. Professor Gardiner – who was “QUT will have to continue on its previously PVC Planning and Resources own path and that means enhancing our and, prior to that, Dean of Law at QUT strong, industry-based connections, – said the university relied on its natural attaining more SPIRT grants and putting strengths and industry connections. forward strong proposals for new CRCs. “One has a well-founded suspicion “It will also mean that we will be that QUT is paused for further big leaps seeking ways to tap into funding from in its research maturity,” he said. the Federal Government under schemes “To be a strong research institution like the COMET program for will allow QUT to take its place as a commercialising emerging technologies.” fully fledged research university. While welcoming the Federal “Taking maximum advantage of Government’s stated plans for an extra opportunities from Government 2,000 university places in science and initiatives and industry partnerships will technology courses, Professor Gardiner said be an important part of that.” it was disappointing the Government had Professor Gardiner said researchers at not addressed some of the unmet demand QUT were keen to optimise their position for places in states like Queensland. in the wake of the Federal Government’s “We have been asking DETYA for QUT’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and White Paper (December 1999) and the years to provide increased, untied and Advancement Professor Prime Minister’s innovation statement recurrently funded places but there David Gardiner ... Federal Backing Australia’s Ability (see http:// hasn’t been much movement.” Government’s stated plans www.innovation.gov.au). With important initiatives like a for university research He said there were discrepancies between proposed shared campus at Caboolture funding won’t put Government agencies about the way ahead. to feed the nation’s fastest growing, Australia ahead of its “Research higher degree students are currently under-serviced catchment, competitors in an increasingly competitive part of Australia’s intellectual capital, but increased funding for places remained global market the approach by the Department of vital, Professor Gardiner noted.

Page 6 INSIDE QUT March 6-26, 2001 Visit www.corpcomm.qut.edu.au/insidequt for more details when you see this symbol IQ News in Brief World-first solar project Former staff carve School of Architecture, Interior and failure to comply could lead to Industrial Design. copyright infringement action.” turning up the heat for out political careers Following the QUT Council-approved Mr Lean said all staff needed to Former QUT counsellor Margaret change, the newly emerged design-focused review and understand the new plastics manufacturers Keech has had a change of career, entity is to be known as the School of requirements and begin complying winning the seat of Albert for the Design and Built Environment. with the instructions immediately. QUT researchers are conducting world- Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the At the same time, the School of “QUT does not support the first research by aiming to develop solar recent State elections. Psychology and Counselling, which infringement of copyright and we energy techniques for the Ms Keech was one of three people had been based in the Faculty of Arts, encourage staff to be up to date with the manufacturing industry. from the QUT community who stood has been transferred to the Faculty of requirements of this legislation,” Mr A research team led by the director for State Parliament during the election. Health, with the school expected to Lean said. of the Manufacturing Systems The other two were School of remain at QUT’s Carseldine campus Full details of copyright Engineering Research Concentration Humanities lecturer – and Greens Party’ for the foreseeable future. requirements are listed at http:// Dr Prasad Yarlagadda in leader – Drew Hutton (who came third Meanwhile, consultations are www.dias.qut.edu.au/copyright/ collaboration with the Swinburne in a field of seven in the seat of continuing regarding the changes to crguidefrontpage.html, while the University of Technology has built a Indooroopilly) and QUT Student Guild be made as QUT’s Faculty of Arts Australian Vice-Chancellors device on top of S Block at QUT’s education director and Democrat reshapes into the Creative Industries Committee’s guidelines in relation to Gardens Point campus to capture candidate Matt Harrison (who placed Faculty in the middle of this year. copyright matters are outlined at solar energy. fourth in a field of five in Kurwongbah). http://www.dias.qut.edu.au/ The technology has already been Former Justice Studies lecturer Teachers reach out copyright/guidelines.html commercialised and used to operate Brett Mason – who left academia to flashing road signs. However, Dr become a Liberal senator at the last across the globe Graduates getting Yarlagadda said, the biggest hurdle was Federal election – was a guest adapting the technology to the commentator in the tally room for jobs earlier manufacturing industry. ABC TV in the wake of the historic The employment rate of QUT’s He said the use of plastics in the Dr Prasad Yarlagadda February 17 poll. graduates, as measured annually by manufacturing industry was demonstrates the new solar energy device to visiting Mopko National Another former academic, Leonie the Department of Education, increasing and the need for more energy-efficient methods of joining University’s assistant professor Short, who worked in the School of Training and Youth Affairs, has risen. Ill-Soo Kim Public Health until last year, will contest Figures collected in 2000 by DETYA, pieces together was needed. the Federal seat of Ryan for the ALP on show that – within four months of “The amount of available energy is the amount of energy lost when light March 17 in a by-election brought about graduating – 86.3 per cent of QUT limited, so we have to look at alternative passes through the mirrors by passing by the early resignation of long-time graduates were in full-time employment. and renewable sources of energy – the the light through fibre optic cables,” incumbent Liberal member and former This result compares well with sun is the oldest source of energy, it’s he said. Defence Minister John Moore. averages for national and State free and unlimited, especially in a Researchers from the Mopko National universities, topping those rates by country like Australia,” he said. University in Korea have extensive Airport alliance a 5.5 and 1.9 per cent respectively. Dr Yarlagadda said the experiments experience in welding technology and QUT remains the largest provider had shown that the solar device could have made a preliminary visit to inspect launchpad for QUT of bachelor-degree graduates into full- only produce between 200 and 600 the solar device. QUT has entered into a time work in Australia. watts of energy, and 1,400 watts were However, Dr Yarlagadda said both groundbreaking partnership with the needed to weld thermoplastics groups were hoping to secure an Brisbane Airport Corporation that QUT academics have played a leading Summer Program commonly used in the manufacture international research exchange and links the company to the latest research role in the establishment of the first of pipes. collaboration grant to fund a one year in design, social and environmental international website dealing with practical hits high note “We need to increase the diameter exchange program. planning and transport economies. experience in professional education. With the Summer Program just of the mirrors on the device and reduce – Toni Chambers The alliance was recently launched The new website for the Association concluded, organisers across QUT’s with an interactive showcase of a 3D of Practical Experiences in Profession eight faculties are celebrating significant virtual reality simulation of the Education Incorporated (PEPE) growth in attendance and offerings. Brisbane airport precinct, using the allows members across Australia and More than 3,000 students chose Email changes ‘lighten load’ School of Design and Built the world to exchange ideas about to complete at least one subject over Environment’s Immersadesk VR suite. practicum/workplace experience. the Summer period, a rise of 75 per Changes to QUT’s staff email system have “There were some concerns expressed A precise electronic model, the Dean of QUT’s Education Faculty cent on last year’s record numbers been well received by most people, according about communicating safety and simulation is true to scale and Professor Vi McLean welcomed the for the program. to Pro-Vice Chancellor for Information and security issues, so campus managers have proportion and is expected to play a launch of the new website, saying it And, according to Summer Academic Services Tom Cochrane. been enabled to email all campus staff,” useful role in BAC’s ongoing would help build stronger connections Program co-ordinator Linda Clay, the “People did find their email traffic was he said. development of Brisbane’s Airport City. across faculties, institutions and increased student numbers reflects the burdensome and anything that can be QUT’s former (internal) community An overarching Memorandum of professional educators. larger number of undergraduate and done to relieve that has been welcomed,” interest list has been replaced by specific Co-operation provides a management “As we all know, first-hand learning postgraduate units being offered Mr Cochrane said. lists, which, two weeks after the change, structure for this and other research experiences in the workplace are a vital across the university. The new policy inhibits the capacity of have each attracted between 300 to 400 staff. and education projects, including an part of the education of professionals,” Ms Clay said the number of courses individuals to address staff throughout the The community interest list had 425 environmental database for which the Professor McLean said, “and staff who accepting admissions were up university simultaneously. This facility is subscribers when it was discontinued. Australian Research Council will design, implement and evaluate workplace especially in the faculties of business, now open only to the Vice-Chancellor, “The staff development list (qut.staffdev) contribute almost $50,000. learning are making a major contribution information technology and law. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and heads of has retained all 3,600 subscribers. If staff both to student learning and to the “We had a total of 295 units on faculties and divisions. want to unsubscribe they need to do this IT&T achievers maintenance of the profession.” offer, up from around 245 last year,” Individuals are able to send email to all through QUT Virtual,” he added. PEPE secretary, QUT lecturer Dr Ms Clay said. members of their own faculty or division. Full information about the changes, acknowledged Jan Millwater, pictured above, said the Results from the Summer program For wider circulation they need to contact which came into effect in mid-February, is QUT fared well at the annual Asia- organisation had been gathering were released on March 2. their faculty or division head, Mr provided at http://www.its.qut.edu.au/info- Pacific Queensland IT&T Awards for momentum over the past seven years, Cochrane said. sources/email Excellence late last year, with the head with all members of the international of the School of Data committee of PEPE based at QUT. Ethical clearance Communications, Professor Bill The new website is at http:// process revised Caelli, taking away the Premier’s www.pa.ash.org.au/pepe Following an extensive review, ethical Individual Contribution Award. clearance arrangements for some Feeling hungry? Professor Caelli’s award came as Copyright changes QUT research involving humans have acknowledgment of his considerable affect university been streamlined, with a significant contributions to the development of the Show your student/staff ID card and receive a 10% discount Copyright laws as they apply in proportion of such research now local information technology industry. qualifying for a simpler, faster At the same event, the BridgIT Australian universities have changed this week, with new obligations clearance process. Sandwiches from $6.90 $6.20 Project – which has involved staff from Projects which require full ethical QUT’s School of Communication – likely to affect staff and students Pizza from $9.90 $8.90 across the university. clearance must still be submitted for Tapas Platters from $8.90 $8.00 also won an award. This project, consideration at meetings of the According to QUT’s copyright Mains from $8.90 $8.00 overseen by the Queensland Rural University Human Research Ethics Women’s Network, is an internet and officer Mike Lean, the changes relate Sangria imported from Spain $3.90 $3.50 to a new right for copyright owners to Committee (UHREC) which will email training exercise which aims to meet eight times this year. And much, much more! bridge the gap between having communicate their works, new rules that will apply to electronic copying Copies of the short form, the full telecommunications infrastructure form and details of their use can be and being able to use it effectively. (but not hard-copying) and strict limits on the extent to which an found at the UHREC website at Tapas Bar http://www.qut.edu.au/draa/or/ Schools announce electronic work can be communicated. “For instance, from March 4, every ethics/human changes electronic copy of print or graphic UHREC secretary Gary Allen Mediterranean said any researchers who needed The former Built Environment and works made will be required to advice on research ethics matters Engineering School of Planning, contain an electronic notice Cafe-Restaurant-Bar should consult their faculty research Landscape Architecture and Surveying containing information about MondayÐThursday: 10am-10pm, Friday: 10am-midnight ethics advisor. has been merged with the faculty’s copyright,” Mr Lean explained, “and 96 Albert Street, Cnr Albert & Mary Streets, Brisbane Ð Ph/Fax: 3210 2458

Inside QUT March 6-26, 2001 Page 7 Pioneers earn doctorates QUT honoured two outstanding Check out a full list of What’s On at QUT women with honorary doctorates at and post new entries at http://www.whatson.qut.edu.au graduation ceremonies last month. Japan’s first director-general for gender STUDENT GUILD equality, Mariko Bando, and a pioneer in nursing education, Bartz Schultz, were Mar 7 Family Fun Day. Noon-2pm, CA Mar 8 International Women’s Day. All day. Brunch at GP, CA; Lunch at KG among six people to receive honorary Body Step 43 Launch. Noon, Sport & Fitness Centre, GP doctorates from the university. Club Night. 5-8pm, GP Campus Club, KG Bar, CA Bar Dr Bando, a former Japanese Consul- Mar 9 Come & Try Sports Day. 1pm-4pm, Herston Road Ovals, KG General based in Brisbane, was recently Bench Press Competition. 6.15pm Sport & Fitness Centre, GP appointed the first director-general of Mar 15 Guild Gig: “The Porkers” will headline. $12 Guild members, the Bureau for Gender Equality in the $15 general public. 4pm-late, Campus Club, GP Cabinet Office in Tokyo. ARTS & CULTURAL EVENTS She was also the first Japanese woman Jan 19-Apr 30 QUT Graduate Survey 2000. This exhibition features the works to be appointed a Consul-General. of some of QUT’s finest graduates from the visual arts program Speaking at a seminar at QUT’s of the Academy of the Arts. FREE. QUT Art Museum, U Block, Gardens Point campus before receiving GP. 10am-4pm Tuesday-Friday, Noon-4pm Saturday-Sunday, her honorary doctorate, Dr Bando said Japanese gender equality Nursing educator and historian closed Mondays. (07) 3864 5370 women in Japan faced an uphill struggle leader Dr Mariko Bando ... Dr Bartz Schultz ... about to for recognition in the workplace. women facing an uphill struggle publish second book Tom Roberts’ Mosman’s Bay While women made up 40 per cent 1894 (oil on of the workforce, their average hourly Meanwhile, nursing leader Bartz She trained and worked as a nurse canvas) ... wages were only 63 per cent of that Schultz received her honorary doctorate and midwife and had a distinguished from The Year earned by men, she said. in recognition of her contribution to teaching career as senior sister/tutor at of 1933: scholarship and the community over the Royal Brisbane Hospital for 13 years. Works from Japan, with a growing older the Howard population and a declining birthrate, seven decades. She later worked as executive secretary Hinton faced a bleak demographic future unless QUT School of Nursing head of the Royal Australian Nursing Collection drastic action was taken, she said. Associate Professor Helen Edwards said Federation and has served on a host of showing at the “The government has responded in Dr Schultz’s book A tapestry of service: important nursing bodies for many QUT Art Museum until the most appropriate way by elevating the evolution of nursing in Australia was years. March 18. women’s issues to the highest level, to a notable contribution to the profession. In 1978 she was awarded an MBE Cabinet,” she noted. “This book was the culmination of and was made an honorary fellow of the Jan 26-Mar 18 Year of 1933: Works from the Howard Hinton Collection. She said she was excited by the chance years of meticulous research and provides Royal College of Nursing, Australia. In Works by Tom Roberts, Nora Heysen, Arthur Stretton and a permanent record of the early 1988, she was awarded the Australian Norman Lindsay are some of the highlights in this touring to play a leading role in developing exhibition from the Howard Hinton Collection, New England women’s policies which addressed the development of nursing in Australia from Bi-centennial Medal. In 1993, she Regional Art Museum. FREE. QUT Art Museum, U Block, GP. challenges of the new millennium. 1788 to 1900,” Professor Edwards said. received an Order of Australia Medal 10am-4pm Tuesday-Friday, Noon-4pm Saturday-Sunday, Dr Bando has published 25 books on Dr Schultz is about to publish a and a year later the Clarice Mary Gately closed Mondays. (07) 3864 5370 topics ranging from Japan’s ageing second book, documenting the history Mater Distinguished Nursing Award. Feb 9-Apr 29 Brian Brake: Monsoon. From the National Gallery of Australia, society, to women’s careers. of nursing from 1900 to 1964. - Colleen Clur Monsoon is a selection of works from Brian Brake’s world- renowned photographic essay on Indian life. FREE. QUT Art Museum, U Block, GP. 10am-4pm Tuesday-Friday, Noon-4pm Fun and frolics for Family Day, O Week Saturday-Sunday, closed Mondays. (07) 3864 5370 Hundreds of commencing students, their Once classes began the following sausage sizzle organised by the QUT families and friends converged on QUT’s week, returning and new students were Student Guild. FOR STUDENTS & STAFF Gardens Point campus on Sunday, welcomed on each of the university’s For more O Week photographs, visit Mar 13 Careers & Futures Fair 2001. Focuses on graduate recruitment February 25, for the university’s first three campuses with a lunchtime BBQ/ http://www.corpcomm.qut.edu.au/releases programs throughout Australia and overseas, as well as Family Day celebrations. postgraduate courses. More than 50 companies and 3,000 About 1,000 visitors enjoyed campus students attended the inaugural fair in 2000. All students and tours, learning seminars, sporting and staff are invited to attend the event for an opportunity to meet employers and discuss their recruitment programs. Employers childrens’ activities as well as interested in participating are invited to register their interest entertainment and either a BBQ lunch through QUT’s Careers & Employment website qut.com/careers or picnic. Event co-ordinator Linda Clay SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS said parents and partners responded Mar 20 Advancing woman and business: Why it’s good for the well to the new event, saying it was bottom line. Federal director of the Equal Opportunity for good to experience the campus, learn Women in the Workplace Agency Fiona Krautil will examine about aspects such as security and what Australian employers and business leaders need to do in ABOVE: Human Services have all their questions answered in students Joeline Forsyth and order to attract and retain the best possible workforce talent. the one place. The question of women and leadership will be discussed with Andrea O’Toole enjoy lunch at reference to anecdotal and statistical data. FREE. Owen J “We’re very happy with how it went Carseldine during O Week Wordsworth Room, Level 12, S Block. Seminar 5-6pm. and especially grateful for the assistance LEFT: New nursing student Registrations via Jan Nixon ([email protected]) or 3864 2539. given by the Human Movement Studies Tracey Forster enjoys Family staff who not only gave their time but Day with husband Bob and also their equipment to keep the children Jeremy (Spiderman), 7, Key WUSG positions active,” Ms Clay said. Andrew, 3, and Matthew, 9 open for nomination Nominations are currently being sought sports scientists for events up to About your newspaper Inside QUT is published by QUT’s Corporate for several team management positions December 2004. Communication Department. Our readership includes in upcoming university games tours. AUS is working closely with Athletics staff, students and members of the QUT community. 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