Annual Report 2008 Communication objectives This Annual Report reviews The University of Queensland’s performance in 2008, compares it with previous years, and flags future intentions. Contents It answers the interests of our diverse stakeholders by documenting our progress against the aims, aspirations and commitments stated in our five-year Strategic Plan 2008-2012. At a glance 1 The report outlines our operational and business framework, and describes the teaching and research highlights of the year. It reflects the Vice-Chancellor’s review 2 strength of our community partnerships and demonstrates our efficient stewardship of public Five years – key statistics 3 and other resources. 2008 snapshots 4 We have structured this information to serve a variety of readership styles, ranging from the Organisation 6 casual to the more exacting. The index adds to –– Basis of authority 7 the Report’s usefulness as a reference document. –– Lines of responsibility 8 Users of this report include members of State Parliament, members of the public, the University –– Controlled entities 9 community (academics, administrators, graduates Corporate governance 11 and students), business and media communities, benefactors and others, such as Australian and –– Corporate governance 11 international visitors, and prospective staff and –– Senior officers 16 students. –– University Senate 19 They will find the report describes a range of initiatives, achievements and future plans – Strategic direction 20 a sound basis for measuring our performance –– Strategic Plan 2008-2012 21 in 2008 and our prospects as a continuing –– Mission 21 leader among Australia’s 39 universities. –– Strategic aims, aspirations and commitments 21 –– Key operational priorities 22 –– Teaching and learning 23 –– Research and research training 24 –– Community partnerships 25 –– Management and resources 26 Review of activities 27 Report of the Senate of –– Teaching and learning 28 The University of Queensland –– Research and research training 41 For the period January 1, 2008, –– Community partnerships 61 to December 31, 2008 –– Management and resources 69 I certify that this Annual Report 2008 meets Glossary 80 the prescribed requirements of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 and the Financial Our faculties 81 Management Standard 1997, particularly with regard to reporting the University’s governance Index 82 arrangements, objectives, functions and performance, and the University’s additional reporting and tabling Teaching and research sites (map) inside back cover obligations for this report. A checklist outlining the governance, performance, Appendices (separate volume) reporting and procedure obligations contained in the legislation can be accessed at www.uq.edu.au. A: Annual Financial Statements Senate has the honour to transmit to the Minister for B: Staff activity overseas Education and Training this report on the proceedings of The University of Queensland for the year ended This volume is available from the Office of Marketing and Communications (see back cover) December 31, 2008. or online at www.uq.edu.au/about/annualreport

Cover image: The newly opened General Purpose North 4 building. Back cover image: Competing in the Women’s Annual Great Court Race Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC are, from left, Melissa Nolan (Physiotherapy), Kate Van Homrigh Chancellor (Engineering/Commerce), Cassandra Brown (Physiotherapy) and Lucy Kennedy (Engineering/Business Management). At a glance

In 2008, we advanced significantly towards the objectives and operational priorities outlined in The University of Queensland Strategic Plan 2008-2012, which is the basis for this Annual Report.

Our standing Our aims and commitments Our operational priorities The University of Queensland was founded We seek to honour our responsibilities to The University’s critical operational in 1910 as the first university in Queensland our community and the wider communities priorities, backed by our Strategic Initiatives and the fifth in Australia. It is now known with which we interact. The University Fund, are to: internationally as a leader among Australia’s strives to: 1 attract and retain the most able 39 universities. –– identify and develop new, appropriate undergraduate and postgraduate The University ranks in the nation’s top two strategic priorities in teaching and students in the context of achieving or three institutions by most performance research; equity and diversity in the student measures. We are a founding member of –– develop, manage and diversify our population and, in particular, to address the Group of Eight – a national coalition resource base; under-representation of students from of leading research-intensive universities. –– incorporate new technologies in disadvantaged groups; Internationally, UQ is one of only three leading-edge infrastructure; 2 enhance all aspects of students’ Australian founding members of Universitas learning experience with close attention –– leverage new funding via our Strategic 21, an international consortium of research- to use of new technologies and Initiatives Fund; intensive universities dedicated to world’s enhancing levels of student/staff best practice. –– establish new, world-class research contact; institutes and centres; and 3 support research-rich teaching and –– develop innovative programs, courses learning culture and practice; Our mission and pedagogies with an abiding 4 achieve a graduate student proportion commitment to quality assurance and The University’s mission is to create a of 25 percent, with increasing emphasis accountability. community dedicated to achieving national on research students; and international levels of excellence in 5 internationalise all facets of the teaching, research and scholarship, one University’s endeavours; that makes significant contributions to the 6 improve research productivity and intellectual, cultural, social and economic quality, focusing on areas of strategic life of Queensland and the Australian and priority; international communities. 7 maintain leadership in the transfer and commercialisation of intellectual property; 8 develop close faculty-based links with all UQ graduates, within Australia and internationally; 9 increase and diversify the University’s income base, especially from non- government sources; 10 implement best practice in managing people, resources and systems, ensuring equality of opportunity for all staff; and 11 enhance the physical environment and facilities of the University, particularly teaching and learning and research facilities. Strategic Initiative funds will be applied preferentially in support of these priorities.

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 1 Vice-chancellor’s review

The single most important driver of UQ’s success in 2008 was its people: staff, students, Senators, philanthropists, alumni, friends and associates. Throughout the year, their contributions enabled the University to grow, reform and improve the execution of its mission.

Early in 2008, the mission was distilled For instance, after placing a higher priority Assistant programs, as well as a new into three words: Learning, Discovery on relationships with high schools, we Healthy Communities Research Centre, and Engagement; and many UQ people introduced a comprehensive package of continue to build a strong health hub at embraced the rubric’s strategic significance merit-based scholarships and a bonus UQ Ipswich. A new Rural Clinical School and opportunities. Innovation was entry points scheme to encourage the Teaching and Learning Centre opened at employed across the board. pursuit of advanced maths and languages Toowoomba, highlighting investment in the throughout the school years. clinical schools model. To benefit our own students, there is Throughout the year I held meetings and now a sharper focus on enriching the UQ functions with alumni and with many experience. This includes work in progress partners and supporters in business, to make international study exchanges government, education and research. and internships more attractive, and Besides attending significant events the introduction of “summer research” in Brisbane, I enjoyed renewing and scholarships open to undergraduates in all establishing contacts in Bangkok, Beijing, faculties. Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Singapore, Shanghai and While the benefits of these initiatives flow to Sydney. The 2009 diary has “date claimers” undergraduates in the short-term, they will for similar international and interstate ultimately ripple through the postgraduate, gatherings, and tremendous opportunities research higher degree and alumni will stem from the 2010 Centenary communities. celebrations, for which planning is in Thanks in part to strong relations with key progress. Queensland and Australian government The confidence with which UQ begins its agencies, UQ completed or progressed second 100 years will be due to the work of work on important infrastructure in 2008. the foundation builders of the first century, This encompasses landmark structures that overlaid by the strategic vision of people will transform UQ Gatton into Australia’s carrying the institution forward. best precinct for animal-related research and teaching: the Centre for Advanced Two stand-out identities of the last quarter Animal Science (completed) and the new of our first century, Sir Llew Edwards, AC, and refurbished School of Veterinary and Mr Douglas Porter, flagged in 2008 Science facilities (under construction that they would retire early in 2009. Sir from late 2008). Greater attention to the Llew, our long-standing and much-loved agricultural and plant sciences at UQ Chancellor, and Douglas, Secretary and Gatton will follow. Registrar of 22 years, leave the University priceless endowments of goodwill and New State Government funding for sound business practice. the Queensland Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing I salute Sir Llew and Mr Porter for their will seed an ambitious engineering precinct unremitting service and loyalty, and I thank redevelopment at St Lucia. all the people whose efforts throughout 2008 bolstered the platform for future In 2008, we opened at St Lucia new delivery of our mission. teaching/research facilities in General Purpose North 4 and the Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology. Ongoing planning and development in Health Sciences bridge all three pillars of our mission. For example, decisions taken Professor Paul Greenfield, AO to add Medicine/Surgery and Physician Vice-Chancellor

PAGe 2 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Key statistics

Category 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Number of students Total 38,139 37,177 37,518 37,950 38,050* % Female 54.7% 55.1% 55.1% 55.0% 55.0% Commencing 13,236 12,839 13,657 13,657 13,590 % Female 56.1% 56.9% 55.6% 56.7% 56.0%

Student load (EFTSL) Total 29,329 28,955 29,066 29,339 29,803* Undergraduate 23,061 22,863 22,862 23,109 23,407 Postgraduate 6,268 6,093 6,205 6,230 6,340

Student load by funding type Commonwealth fully subsidised coursework places 19,835 19,574 19,535 19,647 19,795 Commonwealth Research Training Scheme 2,058 1,937 1,887 1,836 1,727 Domestic full-fee paying (award and non-award) 2,319 2,138 2,123 1,969 1,833 International full-fee paying 4,950 5,047 5,216 5,539 6,098 Other 166 260 305 349 349

Award completions Total 9,010 8,843 8,747 8,681 9,029 Undergraduate 5,971 5,766 5,759 5,706 5,691 Postgraduate 3,039 3,077 2,988 2,975 3,338

Staff (FTE) Total 5,081 5,251 5,474 5,661 5,814 Academic Teaching and research 1,273 1,550 1,509 1,482 1,437 Research only 805 656 774 884 905 Teaching focused — — — 34 59 Other 17 19 11 8 7 Sub-total 2,096 2,224 2,293 2,408 2,407 General Research 455 473 498 446 509 Other 2,530 2,553 2,682 2,807 2,898 Sub-total 2,985 3,026 3,180 3,253 3,407

Operating revenue ($’000): Commonwealth Government Operating Purposes 212,282 250,741 266,612 275,681 285,228 Other Commonwealth Grants (including CDP) 16,522 3,376 21,348 42,903 90,295 Special research assistance 91,181 81,682 120,264 139,517 148,594 Sub-total 319,985 335,799 408,224 458,101 524,177 Other sources Consultancy and contract research 41,325 52,700 65,333 66,398 81,503 Other revenue 170,103 190,032 234,465 249,600 260,542 Student contribution charges 92,241 108,210 111,160 118,713 127,301 Tuition fees 111,467 133,810 138,607 156,983 166,965 Sub-total 415,136 484,752 549,565 591,694 636,311 All sources TOTAL 735,121 820,551 957,789 1,049,795 1,160,488

Notes: *provisional data; EFTSL – equivalent full-time student load; FTE – full-time equivalent

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 3 2008 Snapshots

Where we stand International recognition undertaken by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, The University of The University is recognised internationally ranked UQ as the top university in Queensland is one of for research quality across a broad range Queensland and one of the top nationally. only three founding of fields, and has a strong and growing Australian members reputation for excellence in teaching and of Universitas 21, an learning. In recent years, this has led to Teaching profile international network a significant increase in the numbers of of 21 leading international staff and students attracted to The University of Queensland continues research-intensive the University, particularly at postgraduate to attract a dominant share of the most universities in 13 level. able Queensland Year 12 students to its countries. undergraduate programs. UQ ranks in the nation’s top two or three Collectively, members enrol more than institutions by most performance measures. UQ graduates under the age of 25 and 650,000 students, employ more than For instance: available for full-time work have again achieved outstanding employment rates 130,000 staff and have more than –– UQ remains the most successful and high graduate salaries. Graduate two million alumni. Their collective Australian university in winning Careers Australia’s Australian Graduate budgets amount to more than US$13 Australian awards for university teaching Survey 2008, released in December, billion. The network’s purpose is to since the awards were established in showed UQ graduates continued to be facilitate collaboration and cooperation 1997; between member universities and create highly sought after by employers. –– UQ was among the highest scoring opportunities for them on a scale none institutions on the Overall Satisfaction would achieve operating independently item according to the 2007 Course or through traditional bilateral alliances. Research profile Experience Questionnaire data; Members are: –– UQ attracted $244 million of research UQ ranks consistently among Australia’s –– The University of Queensland, income in 2007, ranking third in the top universities for research funding. –– University of New South Wales, nation; UQ received $244 million in total research –– University of Melbourne (Australia); –– UQ had the third-highest PhD student income in 2007, the most recent year load, with 2818 EFTSL in 2007; and for which figures are available. Research –– University of British Columbia, –– in terms of Commonwealth HERDC income has continued to grow in the past –– McGill University (Canada); publication points, UQ recorded 3582 five years, with the 2007 result more than publications in 2007, ranking third in $28 million higher than the $215 million –– Fudan University, Australia. reported in 2006. –– Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), UQ has been independently ranked as The University has increased its research –– University of Hong Kong, one of Australia’s best universities and income by more than 63 percent in the five the best in Queensland for the 12th years since 2003 ($155 million). –– Delhi University (India); consecutive year. The 2009 edition of The With seven faculties and six research Good Universities Guide awarded UQ –– University College Dublin (Ireland); institutes, the University maintains the maximum five-star rating for five key a portfolio of world-class research –– Waseda University (Japan); performance indicators: getting a job, staff infrastructure to attract and retain the very qualifications, research grants, research –– Technológico de Monterrey (Mexico); best researchers. intensivity and toughness to get in (St Lucia –– University of Auckland (New Zealand); campus). UQ was the only Queensland university to receive the highest rating for –– National University (Singapore); research grants and research intensivity. –– Korea University (South Korea); UQ has been named one of the top 50 universities in the world in UK’s Times –– Lund University (Sweden); Higher Education-QS survey rankings –– University of Birmingham, since its establishment. In 2008, UQ was ranked 43rd and continues to be the only –– University of Edinburgh, Queensland university named in the top 50. –– University of Glasgow, –– University of Nottingham (UK); and UQ features in the Newsweek ranking of the world’s top 100 universities. The 2008 –– University of Virginia (USA). Academic Ranking of World Universities,

PAGe 4 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland 2008 snapshots

How we rate Research higher degree students 2007* UQ is one of the Group of Eight, which comprises Australia’s leading universities. Melbourne 4812 Sydney 3959 The Go8 works to ensure a consistent, sustainable policy environment UQ 3666 that maximises the wide-ranging Monash 3455 economic, social and cultural benefits UNSW 3227 to the Australian community of higher ANU 2246 education and ensures Australian UWA 2007 universities are recognised as among the best in the world. Adelaide 1851 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 * 31 December 2007

Total staff FTE 2007* PhD completions 2007*

Melbourne 6059 Melbourne 537 Monash 5802 UNSW 496 UQ 5661 Sydney 490 5483 452 Note: DEEWR-generated Sydney UQ statistics for 2008 were UNSW 4558 Monash 382 not available at the ANU 3545 ANU 288 time of printing. Go8 comparisons on these UWA 3082 UWA 267 pages represent the most Adelaide 2537 Adelaide 241 recent statistics available. 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 * 31 March 2007 * 31 December 2007

Our students Projected 2008 awards Total enrolments In 2008, projected graduations Award level Total 2007 2008 were 9029. Higher doctorate 2 Full-time internal 29,587 29,895 International enrolments from 123 Doctorate by research 517 countries made up 19.8 percent Part-time internal 6849 6725 Doctorate by coursework 33 of the student population. External 1514 1430 Masters by research 81 Total 37,950 38,050 Masters by coursework 1906 Female 55% 55.0% Postgraduate/graduate diploma 381 Male 45% 45.0% Graduate certificate 418 Bachelors honours 1200 Bachelors 4463 Associate degree 1 YEAR Enrolment history Diploma/associate diploma 27 Total 9029 2008 38,050 2007 37,950 Enrolment levels 2006 37,518 2007 2008 International enrolments 2005 37,177 38,139 Doctorate by research 3165 3148 2007 2008 2004 2003 38,161 Doctorate by coursework 111 99 Doctorate by research 645 721 2002 37,514 Masters by research 501 437 Doctorate by coursework 8 11 2001 35,352 Masters by coursework 4685 4765 Masters by research 87 65 1991 24,117 Postgraduate/ 746 730 Masters by coursework 1982 2084 1981 18,219 graduate diploma Postgraduate/ 105 152 1971 17,485 Graduate certificate 723 800 graduate diploma 1961 9342 Bachelors 26,938 27,179 Graduate Certificate 33 57 1951 4014 Associate degree 94 Bachelors 3422 3853 1941 1719 Diploma/associate diploma 242 108 Associate degree 2 1931 799 Non-award course 839 690 Non-award course 702 573 1921 321 Total 37,950 38,050 Total 6984 7518 1911 83 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 5 Organisation

PAGe 6 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Basis of Authority

The original University of Queensland Act was proclaimed in 1909, the 50th anniversary of Queensland’s separation from New South Wales. In 1910, The University of Queensland was gazetted as Australia’s fifth university, and teaching began in 1911.

Basis of authority Our powers The University is governed by the University The University has all the powers of an of Queensland Act 1998, which replaced a individual and they may be exercised 1965 Act. The Act was amended in 2005 inside or outside Queensland and because of the Commonwealth Higher Australia. For example, the University may: Education Support Act 2003. –– enter contracts; In 2008, the Act was administered by the –– acquire, hold, dispose of and deal with Honourable Rod Welford MLA, as Minister property; for Education and Training and Minister for –– appoint agents and attorneys; the Arts. –– engage consultants; Under sections 4-6 of the Act, the –– fix charges and other terms for University is constituted as a body services supplied; and corporate with the usual powers of a body –– do anything else necessary to or in corporate. It has a seal, and it may sue and connection with its functions. be sued in its corporate name. The University’s powers are elaborated on by other parts of the Act. The Statutory Our functions Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 sets out how its powers are affected The University’s functions are to: by its status as a statutory authority in –– disseminate knowledge and promote Queensland. scholarship; –– provide education at university standard; Our governing body –– provide facilities for and encourage study and research; Under sections 7-10 of the Act, the –– encourage the advancement and University Senate is the governing body development of knowledge and its responsible for managing and controlling application; University affairs, property and finances. –– provide courses of study or instruction The Act defines financial responsibilities (at levels of achievement Senate and specifies matters on which statutes considers appropriate) to meet can be made. community needs; –– confer higher education awards; –– provide for the wellbeing of staff, students and others taking courses; –– exploit commercially, for the University’s benefit, university facilities and resources such as study, research or knowledge belonging to the University (or their practical applications), whether alone or with someone else; and –– perform other functions given to the University under this or another Act.

Left: The UQ Senate Room

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 7

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PAGe 8 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Controlled entities

Commercialisation of intellectual property, via myriad independent operations established under the Corporations Law, advances UQ’s strong research tradition.

Under its constituting legislation, UQ has During 2008, UQ operated the following authority to establish companies that may controlled entities: further the University’s educational and research aims. Med-E-Serv Group University of Queensland The activities of such limited liability –– Med-E-Serv Pty Ltd Foundation Trust companies can include fundraising for and –– Health Insitu Pty Ltd commercialisation of intellectual property UQ Investment Trust developed by the University. Financial UQ Holdings Group –– JKTech Pty Ltd * statements are prepared by each company –– UQ Holdings Pty Ltd and audited by the Queensland Audit UniQuest Asset Trust Office. They are then consolidated with CiTR Group –– Annotex Pty Ltd those of the University (see Appendix A). –– CiTR Pty Ltd –– Aussie Colours Pty Ltd –– CiTR Incorporated –– Bilexys Pty Ltd –– Corpison Pty Ltd IMBcom Group –– Dendrimed Pty Ltd –– IMBcom Pty Ltd –– LanguageMap Pty Ltd –– Kalthera Pty Ltd –– Lightanate Pty Ltd –– Cyclagen Pty Ltd –– Progel Pty Ltd –– CCA Therapeutics Pty Ltd –– Tenasitech Pty Ltd –– Xenimet Pty Ltd JKTech Pty Ltd IMBcom Asset Trust Sarv Pty Ltd (established 2008) Uni Quest Group * JKTech is controlled by UQ Holdings, –– UniQuest Pty Ltd not the UQ Investment Trust. The UQ -- Activetorque Pty Ltd Investment Trust holds a minority -- Ausonex Pty Ltd interest in JKTech. -- Bireme Pty Ltd -- Dendright Pty Ltd -- Herdvac Pty Ltd -- Leximancer Pty Ltd -- Lucia Publishing Systems Pty Ltd -- Neurotide Pty Ltd -- Pepfactants Pty Ltd -- Polyvacc Pty Ltd -- Rapisure Pty Ltd -- Symbiosis Pty Ltd -- Vacquel Pty Ltd -- Wave Instruments Pty Ltd –– UATC Pty Ltd –– UWAT Pty Ltd

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 9 A column of the Great Court, framed by jacaranda blossoms.

PAGe 10 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Corporate governance

During 2008, The University continued to build on its long-standing commitment to accountability and transparency in managing its economic, social and environmental responsibilities.

Our leaders Our Senate Defining responsibilities The University is governed by a 22-member www.uq.edu.au/senate As part of its compliance with the Senate representing University and protocols, Senate formally adopted a community interests and is led by the National Governance Protocols statement of duties and responsibilities. Chancellor and the Deputy Chancellor. The National Governance Protocols were Senate, as the University’s governing body: The year 2008 was the third of the term of introduced by the Federal Government –– appoints the Vice-Chancellor and the 31st Senate, which began on January in 2004 and required higher education monitors performance; 1, 2006. providers to demonstrate compliance with –– approves the mission and strategic the protocols in order to qualify for funding direction, annual budget and business The University of Queensland Act 1998 increases from 2005. The University was plan; grants Senate wide powers to: initially required to provide documentary –– oversees and reviews overall evidence of compliance, with a Statement –– appoint University staff; management and performance; of Certification provided annually thereafter. –– manage and control University affairs The University last provided a Statement of –– establishes policy and procedural and property; and Certification to the Department in 2007. principles, consistent with legal –– manage and control finances to requirements and community promote University interests. In late 2008, the Federal Government expectations; advised the University that the National –– approves and monitors systems of Senate may delegate power to a Senator, Governance Protocols had been repealed control and accountability, including a a University staff member, or a committee as a condition of additional funding. general overview of any controlled with one or more Senators as members. Universities Australia, the University entities, as defined by the test of control Senate can nominate members and the Chancellors’ Council and the Joint Committee in s50AA of the Corporations Act; chair of any committee and determine on Higher Education are working to develop –– oversees and monitors the assessment a quorum. Senate may not delegate its a voluntary code to replace the protocols. and management of risk University power to make University statutes or rules, The Minister advised that the protocols would wide, including commercial adopt the University’s annual budget, or still be considered a benchmark of good undertakings; approve spending of bequests, donations governance practice in the interim. or special grants. –– oversees and monitors academic At its meeting in November 2008, the activities in light of advice from the The Vice-Chancellor is the University’s Chief Senate resolved to reaffirm its commitment Vice-Chancellor and the Academic Executive Officer and responsible to the to compliance with the protocols. Board; and Senate for the overall direction of strategic planning, finance and external affairs. –– approves significant commercial activities undertaken by the University. The Vice-Chancellor is supported by an Executive, comprising a: Key governance and management bodies –– Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning); Body Composition –– Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Senate (governing body) 22 members –– Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International official members 3 and Development); appointed members 8 elected members 8 –– Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research); additional members 3 –– Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Vice-Chancellor and executive 8 members –– Secretary and Registrar; and Academic Board 125 members+ –– President, Academic Board. Faculties 7 units The term of the current Vice-Chancellor, Research institutes 6 units Professor Paul Greenfield, AO, began on January 1, 2008. Schools 32 units Central services and divisions 10 units

+ may include individuals in dual roles and some vacancies

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 11 Corporate Governance

The UQ Ipswich campus, looking towards the Campus Café with the Boilerhouse behind.

University committees Senators formally adopted the Senate following statement of their duties and Committee Chair responsibilities to: –– act in the University’s best interests; Audit* Adjunct Professor Robert Wensley, QC –– act honestly and in good faith; Buildings and grounds* Dr Mary Mahoney, AO –– disclose relevant third-party interests Finance* Dr Norbury Rogers, AO and avoid conflicts of interest;

Honorary degrees Chancellor –– exercise duty of care, skill, diligence and confidence; Legislative* University General Counsel –– develop familiarity with Standing Membership and Nominations Chancellor Advisory Committee Orders and understand operating protocols for conducting business; Occupational Health and Safety Dr John Desmarchelier AM, ED –– understand the University’s work; Professorial promotions Vice-Chancellor –– observe confidentiality; Risk management* Vice-Chancellor –– develop linkages and use networks to Standing Committee of Equity, Diversity assist in achieving University goals; Dr Mary Mahoney, AO and the Status of Women and –– be able and willing to participate in the Student Appeals Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) work of the Senate and its boards and *key Senate committees committees through regular attendance at meetings.

Academic Board

Committee Chair Academic Board Standing Committee President, Academic Board

Committee for Academic Programs Policy President, Academic Board

Programs sub-committee Deputy President, Academic Board

Library Committee Deputy President, Academic Board

Research Higher Degrees Director, Graduate School

Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Teaching and Learning Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Central Confirmation and Promotions President, Academic Board Committee

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Freedom of Information Ethics Act teaching) purposes. All relevant activities must have animal ethics clearance from the During 2008, the Freedom of Information The University complies with the Public Animal Ethics Committee and comply with Office processed 42 applications in Sector Ethics Act 1994 through its Code all state and federal Acts and guidelines accordance with the Freedom of of Conduct (as per Section 15 of the Act), governing such activities. Information Act 1992. Twenty-two which is available via the University website, applications were made by current or which enables access by staff (Section 19) The Animal Welfare Unit administers these former students, 16 were from current and inspection by people external to the requirements. The University is registered or former members of staff, two were University (Section 20). Compliance with under the Animal Care and Protection Act from members of the public and two the University’s Code of Conduct is an 2001 as a scientific user of animals (user were from organisations. (By contrast, item in every position description within the number 0020). organisation. only 22 applications in total were made The Human Experimental Ethical Review in 2007.) Most of the applicants sought It is also referenced in letters of offer, Committee (a registered Human Research access to their personal information. Three forms part of an employee’s induction Ethics Committee) and its sub-committees applications for external review by the program and is incorporated into training advise on University policy on research Office of the Information Commissioner and development programs, such as and teaching involving human subjects or (Queensland) of decisions made by the Workplace Ethics (Section 21). Given human-related materials. The policies are University were made during the year. the high profile the University Code of based on the National Statement on Ethical During the year, the University gave access Conduct has within the organisation, the Conduct in Human Research (2007) and to many documents (most of which were University’s administrative procedures and administered by the University’s Ethics personal to the applicant) under the management practices have regard to its Office. University’s administrative access scheme, objectives and requirements (Section 22). The University’s Institutional Biosafety which is not subject to formal Freedom of Committee reviews research involving Information (FoI) procedures. Ethical standards genetically modified organisms, as In August 2008, the Queensland prescribed by the Gene Technology Act Government made a commitment to The University’s Code of Conduct (www. 2000. It is also responsible for regulating: replace the Freedom of Information Act and uq.edu.au/hupp/codeofconduct), launched –– use of high-risk biological material that the Information Standard No 42 Information in 1997, remains unchanged, but will be is not genetically modified; Privacy with two new Acts of Parliament, reviewed in 2009. It is required reading on entitled the Right to Information Act 2009 the new staff induction checklist, discussed –– importation of quarantine material and the Information Privacy Act 2009. The at all staff induction seminars and an (regulated by the Australian Quarantine proposed legislation is intended to extend integral part of the University’s mandatory Inspection Service); access to government information as far management training for academic and –– export of high-risk material (regulated by as possible and to make more information general staff supervisors. the Department of Defence); and available simply. The University’s Animal Ethics Committee –– transport of biological material by air, and its peripheral committees advise on post and road. animal welfare policies and procedures The committee secretary is a member of and consider applications requesting use the University’s Occupational Health and of animals for scientific (research and Safety Unit.

The UQ Gatton Foundation Building at dusk.

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The Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus, at dusk.

Recordkeeping Assurance and Risk The annual planning approach, or selection Management Services of areas to be reviewed, is responsive to The University has undertaken several the outcomes of UQ’s risk management actions to ensure compliance with the The major role of Assurance and Risk planning, to ensure resources are directed Public Records Act 2002 and Information Management Services (ARMS) is to provide to areas of greatest need. ARMS’s self- Standard 40. assurance to executive management and assessment questionnaire program is used The scope of the University’s electronic ultimately to the Senate that University as an educational tool and to ensure the records management system has been operations are being managed as per broadest coverage across the University as extended to capturing international student established policies and procedures and possible is achieved. good management practice and that records and documents created in the ARMS staff completed 27 reports on audits identified risks are adequately managed student administration organisation unit. of faculties, schools, centres, IT systems and controlled. The system will be expanded further over and University-wide areas; and eight the next 12 months. The 2008 Annual Work Plan was framed to investigation reports. Complex reviews The University has: be consistent with that role and to support included the following: ARMS’s basic objectives. They are to: –– included sessions on email, good –– crisis management and recovery; recordkeeping practices, FoI and –– support good corporate governance; –– FBT compliance; privacy in its annual training program –– promote the integrity of financial and –– Advancement Office; operational management; for all staff; –– internet payment system; –– promote proper management of –– upgraded its corporate records –– record keeping; management system application; significant business risk; –– educational services for overseas –– positively influence the culture within the –– participated in a review of the students legislation compliance; Queensland Universities Records University; –– investments; Disposal Schedule; –– encourage self-review of systems and –– traffic and parking system; –– undertaken a review of the Records procedures; and Management Policy; and –– encourage the provision of quality –– revenue receipting system; –– undertaken an audit of University-wide service. –– Customs House; –– payroll verification; records management practices and In conducting its work, ARMS is committed presented the subsequent report to to adding value to individual organisational –– payroll system controls; the University Senate. units and the University as a whole. –– School of Veterinary Science; and It does that by making constructive –– security of UQ websites. Whistleblowers recommendations on issues of corporate governance and systems and practices; ARMS is also responsible for supporting Reports on three matters carried over facilitating enterprise risk management; the Audit Committee of Senate and for from 2007 were completed during the being available for advice; facilitating liaising with UQ’s external auditors, the year. Six complaints were received under change; and encouraging innovation, Queensland Audit Office, to ensure a the Whistleblowers Act in 2008. All have particularly in IT initiatives. properly coordinated, overall audit effort is been dealt with according to UQ policy, performed. procedure and the law. Reports on ARMS’s broad strategy involves more than outcomes have been completed for all just conducting audits – it is designed to but one matter, which will be completed provide awareness and advice to University in 2009. management on policy, procedure, good practice and proper conduct.

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Enterprise Risk Management Risk Management Committee Audit Committee The process of embedding an Enterprise The Risk Management Committee is a The Audit Committee is a committee of Risk Management (ERM) structure across committee of Senate. Its membership Senate. Its membership is 100 percent the University continued in 2008, however, comprises the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive external and, as at the end of 2008, it was at a somewhat reduced pace due to and an external risk management authority, comprised the following: the departure of the Manager, Enterprise Kevin Knight, AM. –– The Hon Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC Risk Management Services, in January The committee provides advice and –– Tim Crommelin 2008. assurance to Senate on the effectiveness –– Dr Norbury Rogers, AO Significantly, the Electronic Risk of UQ’s ERM framework and of the –– Dr Robert Wensley, QC (Chair) Management System (ERMS), management of business risk. commissioned in late 2007 and loaded –– Judith Bell with 2007 Operational Risk Management During the year, the Risk Management –– Nerolie Withnall Plans (ORMP) for 32 UQ organisational Committee observed the terms of its charter. In particular, the committee, in The committee provides independent units (faculties, large institutes and central advice and assurance to Senate to assist in administrative divisions), was used as a cooperation with the Acting Manager, Enterprise Risk Management Services: the effective discharge of its responsibilities training vehicle for these areas to load 2008 outlined in the University of Queensland –– received operational risk management ORMPs and, later in the year, to create Act 1998 and as prescribed in the Financial plans from UQ organisational units; 2009 ORMPs. Administration and Audit Act 1977, the –– monitored and assessed the ERM While ERMS provides the means to Financial Management Standard 1997 and framework; maintain ORMPs, there remains a other relevant legislation and requirements. significant amount of further effort to –– assessed the management of corporate and operational risk; It provides advice, where necessary, to educate ERMS users to ensure that: Senate on processes that ensure good –– reviewed the corporate risk governance and it assists Senate in fulfilling –– they use consistent and clear management plan; descriptors of risk; its oversight responsibilities for the financial –– considered emerging risks and –– they can quantify the likelihood and reporting process, internal control systems legislative changes significantly and audit process. consequence of risk; impacting UQ; and –– they can identify current risk mitigation –– reported to Senate. The committee’s scope includes all (controls) in place and their activities of The University of Queensland effectiveness; and and its controlled entities. –– they can make an assessment of During the year, the Audit Committee residual or uncontrolled risk. observed the terms of its charter and had The process of developing an effective due regard to Queensland Treasury’s Audit ERM culture continued with: Committee guidelines. –– a review of the completed 2009 In particular during 2008, the committee: operational risk management plans; –– reviewed the financial statements and –– the Risk Management Committee accounting policies for appropriateness meeting in November 2008; and compliance with prescribed –– a broadening of the UQ areas accounting and other requirements, with participating in ERMS to include four reference to recommendations by the additional organisational units (Institute external auditor, before submission to of Social Science Research, University the Finance Committee of Senate; Art Museum, Diamantina Institute and –– reviewed, through the internal and UQ Bio Resources); and external audit processes and reference –– feedback from the ERM process into to ERM outcomes, compliance with development of the 2009 ARMS Annual relevant policies and procedures and Work Program, ensuring the program is the adequacy of the internal control risk-based. structure; –– reviewed, monitored and supported In addition to the above activities, the Assurance and Risk Management Director, Assurance and Risk Management Services and reported on its functioning Services, and Manager, Information to Senate; and Systems Assurance: –– acted as a forum for considering –– provided risk management advice to external audit findings, several areas of the University; recommendations and the response by –– facilitated risk assessment processes for UQ management. various organisational units; and –– produced 14 Enterprise Risk Assessment reports on major risk assessments. The ERM framework involves coordinating risk management and reporting on its implementation and effectiveness through the Director, Assurance and Risk Management Services, to the Risk Management Committee. The committee then reports to Senate on the status of ERM and the effectiveness of management of significant business risk.

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The Honourable Sir The Honourable Justice Llewellyn Edwards, AC Dr Margaret J White MBBS Qld, Hon LLD Qld, Hon DUniv LLB Adel, Hon LLD Qld QUT, Hon DUniv Griff, FRACMA, FAIM Deputy Chancellor Chancellor Acts as Chancellor in the absence Leads the University Senate and of the Chancellor or when the office presides at Senate meetings. of Chancellor is vacant. Continued in his fifth term as Appointed Deputy Chancellor in Chancellor from 2006–2008. January 2006. Senate member Member of Senate since 1984. Former chair and chief since 1993. Justice of the Supreme Court. Master of the executive officer of World Expo ’88 Authority. Elected to Supreme Court of Queensland (1990–1992). Former senior Queensland Parliament as MLA (Lib) for Ipswich in 1972; tutor and temporary lecturer UQ Law School (1970–1982). served terms as health minister, deputy premier and treasurer Barrister, admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1978. before leaving Parliament in 1983. General Practitioner for 12 years. Memberships: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Queensland Selection Committee (chair since 2004) and the Australian Directorships: Uniseed Pty Ltd 2003–; chair of UQ Holdings Board. Recommissioned as Commander, Naval Reserve, 2003. Pty Ltd 1998–2005; Pacific Film and Television Corporation Deputy President, Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal. 1989. Former director, Westpac Banking Corporation and James Hardie Pty Ltd and Amaca Pty Ltd.

Professor Paul Greenfield, AO Professor Deborah Terry BE (Hons), PhD NSW, BEcon Qld, CEng, BA, PhD ACT, FASSA, FAPS CPEng, CSci, FTSE, FIChemEng, FIEAust, FAICD, MAIChE Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Vice-Chancellor Responsible for overseeing policies CEO, responsible to Senate for on teaching and learning, student overall direction of strategic planning, recruitment and retention, quality finance and external affairs. assurance and preserving the Appointed Vice-Chancellor in 2007. University’s commitment to high- Previously Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor 2002-2007; Deputy quality teaching and learning. Responsibilities include the Dean Vice-Chancellor 2001; Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) 1997– of Students Office, the Teaching and Educational Development 2000; Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Physical Institute, Student and Administrative Services (in relation to Sciences and Architecture (est 1997); and Pro-Vice-Chancellor academic policy issues) and preparation for the 2009 AUQA (Physical Sciences and Engineering) 1993–1996. Chair of the Audit. Scientific Advisory Group of the South East Queensland Healthy Appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Waterways Partnership; and Hazardous Waste Technical Working in January 2008. Previously inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor Group (Basel Convention). (Teaching and Learning) in a 50 percent capacity from February Directorships: NICTA Ltd; ANSTO Ltd. 2007 to December 2007; Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences 2006–2008; Professor of Social Psychology and Head, School of Psychology, 2000–2005. Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. Former Chair of the ARC College of Experts in the Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences. Member, National Committee for Psychology, Academy of Science.

PAGe 16 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland The Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor lead the University Senate. The Vice-Chancellor is the University’s chief executive officer. He is supported by senior officers, as detailed on these pages.

Professor Trevor J Grigg Professor Michael Keniger BE (Hons) Qld, BEcon Qld, PhD Qld, CP AADip Lond, LFRAIA, RIBA, FTSE, FQA Eng, FIEAust, FAIM, FAICD Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (International and Responsible for the broad oversight Development) of academic matters; overall Responsible for international strategic direction and general development, policy and strategy, superintendence of the seven capital asset management, space faculties. Areas under his direct planning and special projects. management include the libraries, the Office of Marketing and Communications, the Advancement Office, the Aboriginal and Appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, Customs House, the Equity Development) in 2000. Previously Pro-Vice-Chancellor Office and the UQ Art Museum. (Academic) 1997–1999; Dean of Business, Queensland University of Technology 1995–1997; Head, Graduate School Appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in July 2005. of Management, The University of Queensland 1992–1994. Previously Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture 2003–2005; inaugural Head, Directorships: Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable School of Geography, Planning and Architecture 2000–2003; Tourism Pty Ltd (Deputy Chair, Member of the Audit & Finance Head, Architecture Department 1990-2000. Queensland Committee, Chair of the Governance Committee); Earthcheck Government Architect 1999–2006, Queensland Architect of the Pty Ltd, trading as EC3 Global (formerly Sustainable Tourism Year 1998. Life Fellow and Past Queensland President of the Holdings Pty Ltd) and its joint venture with GRM, Stratis Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Fellow of the Australian Sustainable Tourism Development Pty Ltd; Green Globe Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, a Fellow Asia Pacific Pty Ltd; The Queensland Education and Training of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences and Life International Board; Carisgold Pty Ltd. Member of the Architectural Association. Member: Scientific and Technological Park Board of Memberships: Chair of Urban Futures Brisbane. Member: Urban Universidad Catolica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile; Executive Land Development Authority; South Bank Corporation Board; Committee of the University of Da Nang-UQ English Language Adviser for the 2006 and 2008 Ideas Festival and Sydney 2000 Institute, Da Nang, Vietnam (an unincorporated joint venture). Olympic Design Review Panel 1996–2001. Design adviser for the National Museum Project 1997-2001.

Professor David Siddle Professor Alan Rix BA (Hons), PhD Qld, FASSA, FAPS BA (Hons) ANU, PhD ANU, GAICD

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Academic) Responsible for enhancement of the Responsible for overall University’s research and research management and development training profile and development of of the UQ Ipswich campus and research collaborations. its external relationships, and management of the University’s Appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor academic employee relations. (Research) in 2002. Previously Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) 2001; University of Sydney Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Appointed inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor Ipswich in 2004. 1997–2001; and University of Queensland Dean, Postgraduate Previously Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts 1997–2004; Studies 1993–97. Former chair ARC Social Sciences and Pro- Vice-Chancellor (External Affairs) 1994–1996; Head, Humanities Panel 1993–94 and deputy chair ARC Research Department of Asian Languages and Studies 1985–1994. Grants Committee 1994. He chaired the National Committee of Directorships: Chair, Board of Edmund Rice Flexible Learning DVCs/PVCs (Research) in 2001 and was convenor of the Go8 Centres; Board of Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce DVCs(R) until December 2007. and Industry; Advisory Board of the Workshops Rail Museum Directorships: Australian Synchrotron Company; Australian (a branch of the Queensland Museum); and Board of Ipswich Synchrotron Holding Company; AHURI Queensland Research Arts Foundation. Centre Ltd; CRC Mining; and Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd.

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Professor Alan Lawson Professor Max Lu BA (Hons) Newcastle, MA ANU, PhD Qld BE ME Northeastern PhD Qld FTSE FIChemE Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Pro-Vice-Chancellor Training) (Research Linkages) Responsible for overall policy and Responsible for enhancing the provision of services to research University’s research linkages with higher degree students and early industry, business and international career researchers. institutions and cross-disciplinary initiatives. Appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) in 2008. Previously, Dean, UQ Graduate School (2006- Appointed in 2008 (50%). Director of the ARC Centre of 2008); Director, Graduate School and Dean of Postgraduate Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials (since 2003). Formerly Students (2001); Deputy Director, Graduate School and Dean of Research Quality Framework Chair of Engineering and Postgraduate Students (1998-2001). Technology Panel 2007 and ARC College of Experts Panel member (2002-2004). Chair, Australian Council of Deans & Directors of Graduate Studies (2000-2002); inaugural convenor, Universitas 21 Deans Directorships: Chairman, IChemE Australia Board; the of Graduate Studies (2001-2003); inaugural chair, Group of Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Eight Deans of Graduate Studies (2002-2005). Engineering; Research and Investment Committee, Centre for Low Emission Technology; CSIRO Flagship for Future Manufacturing; ARC Nanotechnology Network; and Queensland China Council.

Mr Douglas Porter Professor Mark Gould BA (Hons) Durh, Hon DEcon Qld, FAIM BSc (Hons) Adel, PhD Adel

Secretary and Registrar President of the Academic Board Leads and coordinates the work of central administrative divisions and Chairs and coordinates the information technology services; board’s work on policies relating to Secretary to the University Senate. academic programs, teaching and learning, assessment, research, Appointed Secretary and Registrar academic staff promotions, prizes in 1986. Previously Deputy and scholarships. Oversees Registrar, University of Manchester; and University Planning reviews of academic schools, centres and other organisational Officer, University of Aston, Birmingham. units offering teaching and research programs. Directorships: QTAC Board, Unimutual Ltd, Uniseed Pty Ltd Appointed President, Academic Board in 2006. Head Board; UniQuest Pty Ltd; Comquest Group Board; SARV Pty of Mathematics 2000–2003, Director of the Centre of Ltd Board; CiTR Pty Ltd; and Joint Company Secretary UQ Mathematical Physics 1999–2005; and Director of the Holdings. Member of the PeopleSoft International Customer Australian Graduate School of Mathematics until 2005. Advisory Board (2002–2005); and the Governing Body of Queensland Studies Authority. Chair: QSA Finance Committee; Membership: Australian Mathematics Society. Former member QSA Tertiary Entrance Committee; and St John’s College of the Postgraduate Committee of the Australian International Council. Secretary to the University Senate and Honorary Centre for Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE- Secretary to the Queensland Rhodes Scholarship Selection EM) and former member of the Governing Board of the Committee. Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute and the International Association of Mathematical Physics.

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The year 2008 was the third in the four-year term of the 31st Senate of the University. Senate met formally on six occasions in 2008.

Chancellor Appointed members Additional members The Honourable Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC, Eight members appointed by the Three people appointed by the Senate MBBS Qld, Hon LLD Qld, Hon DUniv QUT, Governor-In-Council: –– Mr John D Story, BA Qld, LLB Qld, Hon DUniv Griff, FRACMA, FAIM –– Ms Judith Bell, BA Qld, BEd QUT FAICD Deputy Chancellor –– Mr Timothy B Crommelin, BCom Qld, –– Dr Jane Wilson, MBBS Qld, MBA Harv, The Honourable Justice Dr Margaret J AdvMgmtProg Hawaii, FSIA FAICD White, LLB Adel, Hon LLD Qld –– Dr Norbury Rogers, AO, BCom, Hon –– Ms Nerolie Withnall, BA Syd, LLB Syd, DEcon Qld, AAUQ Qld, FCA, FAICD FAICD Official members –– Mr Kenneth J Smith, BSW (Hons) NSW, Secretary MSW NSW Chancellor Mr Douglas Porter, BA (Hons) Durh, FAIM –– Mr Nicholas W Stump, BAppSc (Hons) Secretary and Registrar The Honourable Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC, S Aust, MAppSc Adel, FAusIMM MBBS Qld, Hon LLD Qld, Hon DUniv QUT, –– Ms Isabel Tarrago, BA, DipLegSt In attendance but not members of Hon DUniv Griff, FRACMA, FAIM –– The Honourable Justice Dr Margaret J Senate Vice-Chancellor White, LLB Adel, Hon LLD Qld Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Paul Greenfield, AO, BE (Hons), –– Mr Ross K Rolfe, BA (Hons) Qld Professor Michael Keniger, AADip Lond, PhD NSW, BEcon Qld, CEng, CPEng, LFRAIA, RIBA, FTSE, FQA CSci, FTSE, FIChemE, FIEAust, FAICD, Elected members MAIChE Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International One member of the Academic Board and Development) President of the Academic Board Professor Paul Bailes, BSc (Hons) Qld, PhD Professor Trevor J Grigg, BE (Hons) Qld, Qld, FACS Professor Mark D Gould, BSc (Hons) Adel, BEcon Qld, PhD Qld, CP Eng, FIEAust, FAIM, FAICD PhD Adel One member of the full-time or part-time academic staff of the University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Dr Andrew Bonnell, BA (Hons) Syd, PhD Syd Professor David Siddle, BA (Hons) Qld, PhD Qld, FASSA, FAPS One member of the full-time or part-time general staff of the University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Mr Mark D Starkey, BA Qld Learning) Professor Deborah J Terry, BA (Hons) ANU, One postgraduate student PhD ANU Ms Sarah Collins, BMus (Hons) Qld Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) One undergraduate student Professor Alan Rix, BA (Hons) ANU, PhD Mr Benjamin Riley ANU, GAICD

Three graduates of the University General Counsel –– Mr Denis J Brosnan, BA (Hons) Qld, Ms Dorothy Collins, BJuris W Aust, LLB MLitSt Qld W Aust –– Dr Mary D Mahoney, AO, MBBS Qld, Director, Office of Marketing and GDipClinEd NSW, Hon MD Qld, Communications FRACGP, RACMA, FAIM, FAMA Mr Shaun McDonagh, BBus NE, –– Dr Robert N Wensley, QC, BE (Hons) AssocDegLaw, S Cross, GradCertAdEdTrng, Qld, MEngSc Qld, LLB (Hons) Qld, NE, MMktMangt, S Cross, FAMI, CPM Hon LLD Qld Chancellor Sir Llew Edwards, AC, (left) and President, UQ Union Secretary and Registrar Douglas Porter. Mr Joshua Young

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PAGe 20 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Strategic Plan 2008-2 011

The mission of The University of Queensland is to create a community dedicated to achieving national and international levels of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, one that makes significant contributions to the intellectual, cultural, social and economic life of the State of Queensland and the Australian and international communities.

Strategic aims, aspirations and commitments Throughout its history of almost a wide range of disciplines and is committed infrastructure. The University’s Strategic century, The University of Queensland has to benchmarking its operations against Initiatives Fund plays a crucial role in shared with the world’s great universities appropriate international standards of helping achieve new priorities across a the enduring values of creating and best practice and to maintaining a diverse wide range of activities by leveraging transmitting knowledge, the passionate and and principled scholarly community of significant sources of new funding. disinterested pursuit of truth, maintaining outstandingly able and ethical staff and New, world-class research institutes and the highest standards of teaching, research students. centres, the continuing development and scholarship and enhancing society’s In a situation of competition, uncertainty of innovative programs, courses and core values. and change, The University of Queensland pedagogies and an abiding commitment to As Queensland’s first and pre-eminent seeks to identify and develop new and enhanced levels of quality assurance and university, The University of Queensland appropriate strategic priorities in teaching accountability reflect some of the ways in is one of only three Australian foundation and research, in the development, which The University of Queensland seeks members of the multi-national Universitas management and diversification of our to honour its responsibilities both to its own 21 group of world-class, research-intensive resource base and in use of new community and to the wider communities universities. It offers programs across a technologies to provide leading-edge with which it interacts.

Left: The UQ Senate Room.

Right: Interior of the new Rural Clinical School Teaching and Learning Centre at Toowoomba.

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Projected student load profile The following table provides a summary of the University’s student load figures over the period 2004-2008, broken down by course type and funding source. The University will aim to achieve the target load figures for 2009-2011 as indicated in the table.

Actual Projected Target Student load by program 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Undergraduate and non-award (EFTSL) 23,053 22,863 22,862 23,109 23,462 23,500 23,600 23,700 Postgraduate coursework (EFTSL) 3,457 3,354 3,435 3,412 3,585 3,700 3,800 3,900 Postgraduate research (EFTSL) 2,731 2,738 2,770 2,818 2,756 2,800 2,850 2,850 29,241 28,955 29,066 29,339 29,803 30,000 30,250 30,450 Student load by funding source Commonwealth funded1 (EFTSL) 22,073 21,770 21,727 21,831 21,871 21,900 22,000 22,050 Domestic fee paying (EFTSL) 2,237 2,138 2,123 1,969 1,833 1,850 1,900 1,950 International fee paying (EFTSL) 4,931 5,047 5,216 5,539 6,098 6,250 6,350 6,450

1. Commonwealth funded load comprises Commonwealth Grants Scheme (CGS) load, Research Training Scheme (RTS) load and extended enrolment domestic postgraduate research load. EFTSL: Equivalent full-time student load

To attract and retain the Key operational priorities most able undergraduate All actions will be influenced by the pressing 1. attract and retain the most able need to attract substantially greater undergraduate and postgraduate and postgraduate students, amounts of income from sources apart students, in the context of achieving from the base Commonwealth Grant, to equity and diversity in the student in the context of achieving overcome prospective funding difficulties, population and, in particular, to address equity and diversity in the provide adequate remuneration to staff, under-representation of students from and remain dynamic and responsive to disadvantaged groups; student population and, in changing opportunities and demands 2. enhance all aspects of students’ particular, to address under- into the future. The University’s long- learning experiences with close term strategic objectives and immediate attention to use of new technologies representation of students operational priorities for each of its key and enhancing levels of student/staff from disadvantaged groups. areas of activity are set out in full in later contact; sections. However, the University Senate 3. support research-rich teaching and has determined that the most critical learning culture and practice; operational priorities for the immediate 4. achieve a graduate student proportion future are to: of 25 percent, with increasing emphasis on research students; 5. internationalise all facets of the University’s endeavours; 6. improve research productivity and quality, focusing on areas of strategic priority; In the St Lucia campus Library, from left, ATSISU staff member Georgina (Mary) Baira, Bachelor of Business student Joel Wright, Arts student Phillipa Coral Fitz-Henry, Social Work student 7. maintain leadership in the transfer and Edie Willmott and Library staff member Ryan Weymouth. commercialisation of intellectual property; 8. develop close faculty-based links with all UQ graduates, within Australia and internationally; 9. increase and diversify the University’s income base, especially from non- government sources; 10. implement best practice in managing people, resources and systems, ensuring equality of opportunity for all staff; and 11. enhance the physical environment and facilities of the University, particularly teaching and learning and research facilities. Strategic Initiative funds will be applied preferentially in support of these priorities.

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Teaching and learning

Strategic objectives As the preferred university of the majority a commitment to the distinctiveness of of Queensland’s most highly qualified a research-based culture for teaching students, whether school leavers, mature- and learning; age students or graduates returning –– support ways to build effective learning for higher-level studies, as well as of communities that encourage outstanding international students, The independent learning and peer University of Queensland is committed to interactions; excellence of learning experiences and outcomes and will: –– review and enhance postgraduate coursework programs to renew and –– provide rewarding educational increase the postgraduate profile to experiences that develop in graduates assist in achieving a student body of capacities for independence and which 25 percent is at postgraduate creativity, critical judgement, effective level; communication and ethical and social understanding as well as in-depth –– improve participation rates for students knowledge of a field of study; from disadvantaged backgrounds; –– deliver an enhanced and flexible –– deliver an international focus through approach to learning that meets curricula and through exposure of curricula and pedagogic objectives by students to educational and cultural actively engaging students and experiences at this University and providing the benefits of small group overseas; interactions; –– recruit, develop and retain staff who –– ensure effective, structured evaluation of have a commitment to encouraging teaching and learning quality and collaborative learning through student- outcomes, informed through feedback centred, high-quality teaching and from students, scholars, professions, learning practice; and industry and community; –– enhance the teaching and learning UQ researcher and Bachelor of Psychological Science student Rebecca –– promote and encourage the relationship environment, particularly in relation to Rainbow, with Bachelor of Arts (Honours between excellence in teaching and provision of high-quality infrastructure in Psychology) student Marianna Lemonis learning and research and reinforce for flexible learning. acting as her patient.

Operational priorities –– Increase use of smart technologies to –– improve guidance and advice to –– seek opportunities for enhanced make learning and teaching more students about program and course collaboration and strategic partnerships effective for both students and teachers; selection to assist students to identify in teaching and learning with other –– develop more flexible teaching and potential career paths; institutions in Australia and overseas; learning spaces that encourage peer –– seek and respond to student feedback –– ensure that the teaching quality interaction and collaboration; about the quality of teaching and assurance program, the staff promotion –– monitor and review the provision of learning and of the teaching and process and other incentives, reward curriculum and assessment to learning environment; and promote school and individual encourage and reinforce improvements –– develop marketing and recruitment achievement in teaching and learning in the quality of teaching and learning; strategies to increase incentives for excellence; –– build opportunities for undergraduate disadvantaged background students to –– provide staff development to support and coursework postgraduate students seek entry to the University, particularly best practice approaches to teaching to engage with the University’s research at UQ Ipswich, as it seeks to build and learning and to encourage teaching environment through learning enrolment numbers, including strategies and learning staff to be innovative, communities that provide the culture to increase higher education study effective and reflective; and and experiences of research; aspirations in communities with low –– develop a program to enhance existing participation rates; –– support initiatives, including recruiting infrastructure to support flexible additional staff, to improve the student –– develop strategies to support teaching and learning practices and to learning experience; internationalisation of programs and extend the development and use of –– identify examples of best practice in the courses, including offering at least one collaborative teaching and learning support for first-year students and program per faculty requiring a spaces, including increasing the use of provide support to promote the component of offshore study in Collaborative Teaching and Learning dissemination of such practice collaboration with overseas university Centre and Advanced Concept throughout the University; partners; Teaching Space facilities. –– support a system of curriculum –– develop strategies to increase the development and review that focuses offshore mobility of domestic students strongly on innovative and effective to five percent of the student body curriculum design; by 2009;

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To enhance the University’s Research and research role as one of Australia’s training major providers of research Strategic objectives In seeking to develop its international reputation for research excellence, the training by providing The University of Queensland is one of University will: Australia’s premier, broad-based research- innovative and flexible intensive universities. The University aims –– promote the importance and benefits of programs at honours, to achieve international excellence in all research to the wider community and types of research and research training, champion the leadership role that the masters and doctoral levels. from fundamental, curiosity-driven work University plays in research and that adds to the stock of knowledge research training activities; through to applied research resulting in –– achieve international distinction in a commercial innovation and translation. significant number of strategically The University considers that excellence prioritised areas of research; in research underpins both excellence –– develop major research collaborations in teaching and the ability to develop with government agencies, industry and depth in its community partnerships. the international community; Its commitment to quality research is –– increase research funding from state, underpinned by a growing portfolio of national and international sources; and world-class infrastructure. The University –– enhance the University’s role as one of of Queensland Graduate School has Australia’s major providers of research positioned UQ as a graduate destination training by providing innovative and of the highest standards. flexible programs at honours, masters and doctoral levels.

Operational priorities –– Improve the University’s research –– provide appropriate support structures performance by international and and facilities to foster outstanding national standards; performance at both higher degree and –– critically assess the amount and quality postdoctoral levels; of research performed by faculties, –– improve the training and broaden the schools and centres against relevant educational experiences of all higher comparators; degree research students; –– identify and create critical mass in –– increase funding from external sources strategically important areas of research; for the support of higher degree –– identify and direct support to areas of research students; strength; –– develop and maintain an excellent –– recognise and reward the very best research infrastructure capability to performance in research and research meet the needs of researchers and supervision; research students; –– provide opportunities and –– maximise research collaborations with encouragement for all staff to develop other universities and public agencies, their research strategies and enhance research users and industry; and their performance and supervisory skills, –– identify and support potential with targeted support for early career opportunities for the commercialisation researchers; of University-owned intellectual property –– encourage all new staff to develop an through research contracts, licence active, externally focused research profile agreements and spin-off companies. and to improve their supervision skills; Professor Mark Kendall was awarded the –– attract, retain, educate and graduate a 2008 Amgen Medical Research Award for his growing cohort of higher degree work developing needle-free delivery devices research students; for vaccines.

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Community partnerships Relationship to Queensland Strategic objectives –– build on the University’s strengths in the Government social services it is able to offer the community, Recognising that its activities and resources and fiscal objectives helping to find and promote innovative represent a remarkable state and national and sustainable solutions to community resource, the University will: The Queensland Government has identified challenges; a set of social and fiscal objectives –– develop closer and more numerous links –– maintain the University’s role as a to guide the planning of the state’s with the wider community of which it is provider of specialist services to the statutory authorities. A major focus of a part; community through its libraries, the University’s activities involves support –– establish strategic partnerships and museums, clinics, collections and other for the community outcome Building identify priorities that mutually serve the specialised scientific, cultural and public Queensland’s economy. The University interests of the University and its performance facilities; and contributes strongly to the priorities for stakeholders; –– ensure the University’s students and this outcome, particularly Realising the –– collaborate in strategic activities for graduates are well-informed on the Smart State through education, skills community benefit with industry, activities, aims, aspirations and and innovation and Growing a diverse business and professional groups and commitments of the University as a economy and creating jobs and is a leading with instrumentalities at city, state, basis for establishing and maintaining contributor helping to fulfil the strategy to national and international levels; enduring, long-term relationships Encourage world class research that builds –– champion the role of education and between the University and its alumni. on Queensland’s unique resources. research in underpinning the economic Through the direct contribution of its health and social well-being of local, diverse teaching and research activities, state, national and international and the leadership provided by its communities; expert staff in community debate and –– provide staff with the opportunity to policy development, the University also contribute to the community while contributes strongly to priorities under achieving educational and personal the other outcomes identified by the development outcomes; Government – Strengthening Queensland communities and Protecting Queensland’s environment.

Operational priorities –– Play a leading role in stimulating as part of the mainstream teaching –– enhance relationships with the intellectual debate within the community responsibilities of the University, by University’s alumni through developing on cultural, economic and social issues, offering post-tertiary courses which a domestic and international alumni for the advancement of Queensland; reflect the latest developments in their strategy, in the latter case to grow –– increase recognition within Queensland fields and, wherever possible, are international alumni networks and the and the wider national and international articulated to award courses; and number of active international alumni. communities of the excellence of the University’s educational programs and research through a comprehensive community information program; –– develop and promote faculty-based alumni links and friendship-raising activities with support from the Office of University Development and Graduate Relations; –– in partnership with communities, business, government and non-profit organisations, identify community needs which the University is well-placed to service; –– facilitate community involvement in University decisions affecting the community; –– expand the professional contributions of staff in their specialised fields to the needs of government, business, health, rural and community organisations; –– maintain and extend activities in continuing professional education, The Advanced Concept Teaching Space on level one of the General Purpose North 4 Building.

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Management and resources

Strategic objectives The University of Queensland will: –– ensure its academic aims and aspirations are supported by effective management structures, policies, practices and systems and that all aspects of the University are administered in a professional and client-focused manner; –– ensure the faculties and other principal Five of the nine UQ Maths honours students who graduated in December 2008 received Class organisational groups take responsibility 1A honours. They are (from left) James Holland, Nick Beaton, Ashley Gibson, Robert Cope, and for implementing the strategic objectives Ivan Miljenovic. and operational priorities in this plan; –– devolve the management of resources to the most effective level; attention to the changing needs of and community service activities and –– seek to enhance levels of funding from students, and improve utilisation by provide the information infrastructure all sources, particularly sources better management; necessary for leading-edge research independent of the base –– develop UQ Ipswich as a campus of activity; Commonwealth Grant; higher education for the western –– deliver leading-edge information –– develop, maintain and implement corridor and western suburbs, closely technology support services and effective policies and procedures for the linked to the community and providing infrastructure; recruitment, retention and development relevant degrees in both flexible and –– ensure the capital budget framework of high-quality staff; on-campus mode; supports sound strategic management –– assist managers to lead and manage –– develop UQ Gatton as the major centre of and planning for the University’s their staff more effectively and to for the Faculty of Natural Resources, capital assets; and support the effective implementation of Agriculture and Veterinary Science and –– build and strengthen its profile and change across the University; a focus for teaching, learning and relationships with prospective students –– provide an appropriate physical research in agriculture, use and and staff, business, government, the environment and maintain it to high management of land and water professions, its alumni and the aesthetic, functional and safety resources and as a co-location for community at large through coordinated standards, incorporating a culture of external research providers; University-wide marketing, sustainable development; –– deliver customer-focused innovative communication and development –– provide high-quality learning and information services integrated with the programs and activities. teaching facilities, with particular University’s teaching, learning, research

Operational priorities –– Implement modern systems in support –– relocate the School of Veterinary 40 percent above the 2004 level of of teaching, learning and administration Science to UQ Gatton; develop the $492 million; and provide access to these systems in Centre for Advanced Animal Studies at –– provide development and training flexible, user-friendly ways, particularly UQ Gatton and attract relevant business opportunities to assist staff in their to connect students and staff with their and social science programs to the professional development and improve learning environments and provide Gatton campus; the University’s organisational efficiency timely management information for –– ensure that faculties prepare business and effectiveness; institutional performance measurement plans for all new major academic –– promote equality of opportunity through and quality assurance and control; activities, particularly those associated a pro-active equity and diversity –– ensure that faculties, institutes, central with the internationalisation of teaching program; services and the central administration and research endeavours, to –– review the ongoing appropriateness of develop and maintain operational plans demonstrate projected financial returns the current budget framework for to support the University Strategic Plan; and resource commitments; management of the University’s capital –– ensure that faculties, institutes, central –– encourage and support all parts of the assets and maintenance of its services and the central administration University in efforts to attract an infrastructure; demonstrate their management increasing proportion of funding from –– develop, implement and maintain a effectiveness by operational non-government sources; comprehensive development plan for benchmarking; –– secure development funds from external the University; and –– rationalise activities to allow support to sources of at least $100 million in the –– develop, implement and maintain a be provided for growth and period 2008–2012 for projects based comprehensive marketing and development of strategic strengths and on sound business plans and communications plan. to ensure the University’s resources are associated with the University’s strategic used as effectively as possible in objectives; support of its strategic objectives; –– by 2010, increase revenue from sources –– continue to increase load at UQ Ipswich, apart from the core Commonwealth and assess options for new Grants (Commonwealth Grant Scheme, undergraduate and postgraduate Research Training Scheme, Institutional programs, new facilities and location of Grants Scheme and Research schools and divisions/units at the campus; Infrastructure Block Grants) by at least

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Teaching and learning www.uq.edu/teaching-learning

The University strives to achieve excellence in teaching and learning through advanced teaching techniques, research-based study programs and a flexible and effective learning environment.

Our students Graduations Objectives Enrolments In 2008, more than 6052 of the University’s 8707 graduates attended 28 ceremonies in –– to provide rewarding educational The University of Queensland continues Australia and two overseas. The latter were experiences that develop graduate to attract a dominant share of the most in Singapore and Hong Kong. Graduation capacities for independence and able Queensland year 12 students to highlights included: creativity, critical judgement, effective its undergraduate programs. The most communication and ethical and social attractive courses in 2008 for the highest –– awarding 292 Bachelor of Medicine and understanding; achievers (the 337 OP 1 admissions) were Bachelor of Surgery degrees; –– to deliver an enhanced, flexible engineering (85), medicine (61), law (56), –– 132 health professionals awarded approach to learning that actively science (37), pharmacy (21) and dental further qualifications in areas such as engages students and provides the science (17). UQ maintained its share of audiology, dentistry, human movement benefits of small-group interactions; OP1-3 students between 2007 and 2008. studies, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, –– to promote and encourage a research- In the OP4-7 band, UQ also had the physiotherapy, population health, based culture for teaching and learning; highest share: 41 percent or 985 of the occupational therapy and speech –– to review and enhance postgraduate 2408 students enrolling through QTAC. pathology; coursework programs to assist in There were 30,532 domestic students –– high proportions of graduates from the achieving a student body of which 25 and 7518 international students enrolled Faculties of Business, Economics and percent is at postgraduate level; with UQ in 2008, with new enrolments Law (25 percent of all graduates), Health –– to improve participation rates and totalling 9029. UQ’s Faculty of Business, Sciences (16 percent) and Arts (13 support for students from Economics and Law attracted the most percent); and disadvantaged backgrounds; and new enrolments (2404), followed by –– awarding 11 degrees honoris causa, –– to enhance the teaching and learning Health Sciences (1435) and Arts (1118). including a Doctor of the University environment, particularly in the provision Postgraduate enrolments accounted honoris causa to His Excellency Michael of high-quality infrastructure for flexible for 3338 students in total. International John Strachan Bryce, AM AE, and the learning, effective evaluations, quality students representing 123 countries formed Rt Hon Sir Peter Kenilorea, KBE PC, infrastructure and quality staff. 19.8 percent of the UQ student body. Of and a Doctor of Economics honoris the 7518 international students, the largest causa to the retiring Secretary and group (1303) was from China. Registrar Douglas Porter.

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PAGe 28 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Graduate outcomes More than 500 other students received financial assistance through UQ graduates under the age of 25 and Commonwealth Education Costs available for full-time work have again Scholarships. The University also awarded achieved outstanding employment rates several Indigenous Access Scholarships and high graduate salaries. Graduate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Careers Australia’s Australian Graduate students. Survey 2008, released in December, showed UQ graduates continued to be UQ awarded 69 new UQ Excellence and highly sought by employers. five new Group of Eight scholarships to academically gifted students experiencing In national performance figures compiled financial disadvantage. They are valued at by the Federal Government, the University $6000 a year for the normal duration of the achieved a full-time employment rate for program of study. bachelor degree graduates for 2007 of 86.6 percent against the national full-time Twenty-seven UQ-Link Residential Support employment figure of 85.2 percent. Scholarships, valued at $6000 each for the first year of study, were awarded to Over an extended period, the University students who gained entry to the University had only five percent of its graduates via the UQ-Link Special Entry program. recorded as unemployed and seeking More than $40,000 in scholarships, Chancellor Sir Llew Edwards, AC, full-time employment in the Graduate backed by community funding, supported congratulates Jim Galletly on his PhD. Destination Survey. continuing UQ Ipswich students. Age is no barrier to learning at UQ. At the UQ graduates reported high full-time UQ scholarships, bursaries and prizes age of 81, Dr Jim Galletly was awarded employment rates in fields such as civil increased in 2008, with more than 2000 a PhD in December 2008 for his thesis, engineering, medicine, mining engineering, students receiving financial aid. Senate- “Base flow in Lockyer Creek”, which pharmacy, urban and regional planning, approved scholarships and prizes concentrated on the mechanics of aquifer veterinary science, rehabilitation and increased from 474 in 2007 to 495 in 2008, recharge in the Lockyer Valley. Dr Galletly dentistry worth $815,000. was not the only octogenarian to earn The figure for UQ bachelor degree New scholarships and bursaries included: the award. Berenis Alcorn received her graduates continuing on to further full-time doctorate in history a day short of her 84th study was 26.7 percent against a national –– Indigenous Science Scholarship – birthday at the same awards ceremony. figure of 19.6 percent. awarded to Indigenous Australian students studying in a specified field of UQ bachelor degree graduates under science, valued at up to $20,000 for the 25 years of age and in their first full-time duration of their programs; employment reported median starting –– Haald Engineering Scholarship – International scholarships salaries of $45,000. Of those in their first awarded annually to a third-year It was another year of growth in sponsored full-time employment, the higher-end Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) students at UQ – 1023 sponsored students salaries included geology, dentistry, mining student for the final two years of their were enrolled in 2008, an increase of engineering, medicine, physical sciences, program, valued at $10,000 a year; chemical engineering and aeronautical 10.7 percent on 2007. The majority of the –– Clem Jones and EW (Ted) Jones engineering. growth came from research higher degree Scholarship in Business for Local students, who now account for 37 percent Government – awarded annually to a of sponsored students. Undergraduates Supporting learning first-year Bachelor of Business (Ipswich account for 34 percent and postgraduate Campus) student who graduated from coursework students 29 percent. Ipswich Grammar School, valued at Scholarships $2500 for one year; In 2008, a significant new relationship UQ has established a new academic –– Diversified Construction Corporation that will see larger student numbers from scholarship program to attract high- Engineering Scholarships – awarded Chile was negotiated with the Chilean achieving year 12 students. More than annually to two second or third-year government under its Human Capital Fund 350 academic scholarships, valued at Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) or endowment. UQ was identified by AusAID more than $2 million, were awarded to (Civil) students for the final two or three as one of four national universities to Queensland and interstate year 12 students years of their program, valued at accept natural resource students from Iraq. planning to start studies at UQ in 2009. $10,000 a year; A scholarship program for elite-level –– Frank Finn Scholarships – awarded athletes across a range of sports was also annually to students enrolled in a established, with 18 scholarships, valued at specified commerce program for the $6000 each, awarded in 2008 to students duration of their programs, valued at an studying at UQ in 2009. amount determined each year; and In 2008, the University was again –– Simon Anders Axelson Memorial allocated one of the highest numbers of Scholarship – awarded to a first-year Commonwealth scholarships in Australia, student who completed year 12 at with a total value of nearly $7 million. UQ Boonah High School and enrolled in an awarded more than 1000 Commonwealth undergraduate program administered at scholarships in 2008, which included more UQ Gatton, valued at an amount than 500 Commonwealth Accommodation determined each year. Scholarships for regional/remote students needing to move away from home to attend the University.

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Worldwide reach time, UQ students can go on exchange to South Africa and Taiwan through links International advances with the University of Cape Town, National Taiwan University (College of In 2008, UQ was the only Queensland Management) and National Taiwan university included in the top 50 universities University of Science and Technology; in the world in the annual top 200 ranking, –– UQ appointed a consultant in China and produced by the UK’s Times Higher Vietnam, adding to staff in Europe and Education Supplement. consultants for Latin America and UQ was also ranked 38th of all the world’s Indonesia; and universities for graduate employability –– Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz by the 2008 Employer Review, a survey continued his role as UQ’s Goodwill of 2000 international employers, which Ambassador to India. contributes to the Times Higher Education- QS survey analysis. Student exchange (UQ Abroad) The rankings confirmed UQ’s reputation as at UQ* the leading university in Queensland and Number of Number of one of the leading universities in Australia. Year Outbound Inbound At the end of 2008, UQ had 306 Students Students international partners in 49 countries 2004 191 310 with 507 signed and active agreements. 2005 260 333 Seventy-eight new agreements were signed 2006 304 338 in 2008, forming official linkages with 52 Bachelor of Engineering student Grami Tong new partners. The year was marked by an (from Korea) (left) and Bachelor of Commerce 2007 304 306 (Accounting) student Hyun Choel Jeon (from unprecedented level of international activity, 2008 343 397 as reflected by the source country and the South Korea) in the Great Court. type of collaborative activities pursued with UQ’s new partnerships. –– Singapore is UQ’s second-largest Study Abroad and exchange UQ’s international standing was reflected source of international students. More in achievements and partnerships in 2008 than 870 Singapore students studied at UQ welcomed 563 students (mostly from including: UQ in 2008, a substantial increase from the USA and Germany) as part of the Study Abroad program and exchange –– international enrolments greatly 2007; students from 104 partner institutions in increased from several countries, –– eight new partnerships were established 26 countries. Most students were from including the Republic of Korea (up with overseas private or government- the United Kingdom (76), Canada (68), 34.52 percent), Canada (29.22 percent), related organisations and ministries to the United States (48) and France (24). Malaysia (19.65 percent) China (19.05 collaborate in research and scientific percent), India (12.81 percent) and exchange or to provide assistance in * Student exchange figures are based Singapore (9.07 percent); programs to enhance specific, on the number of individual students prioritised areas of development in –– Chinese students, numbering almost going on exchange, not the number country; 1300, remained UQ’s largest of students enrolled each semester in international student group. They –– UQ has six new partners in Latin “exchange programs” or the Australian accounted for 17 percent of the America; Consortium for In-Country Indonesian international student population and –– 20 new student exchange partnerships Studies (ACICIS) program. studied mostly in the fields of business were formalised in 2008. Half the new and engineering; partners are in Europe and, for the first www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/

Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz and Master of International Economics and Finance student Ranjini Shome (from India).

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Equity and diversity

www.uq.edu.au/equity In line with the revised UQ Equity and Diversity Plan, the University has encouraged development of strategic initiatives to improve opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, students with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds to enter University and succeed in their studies. Several initiatives were supported with funding from the Commonwealth Government Higher Education Equity Support Program (HEESP). HEESP funded projects initiated in 2008 included: –– improving recruitment of Indigenous students and those from low socio- economic backgrounds, which included visiting remote communities and developing activities and materials to promote the accessibility of access to Creative Writing student Amy Vought Barker in the Great Court. Ms Barker received the 2008 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards (Emerging Queensland Author category) for her novel the University; Omega Park. The prize is $20,000 and a publishing contract with the University of Queensland –– enhancing recruitment of students from Press for the novel. Ms Barker is a UQ-Link student and says the UQ-Link program gave her the low socio-economic backgrounds and opportunity to chase her dream to study literature at UQ. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds from state schools into generalist arts and science degrees; Enrolments 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 –– developing a DVD to assist the transition by program level Female Male Female Male Female Male to University for new students, Doctorate by research 49.5% 50.5% 49.5% 50.5% 50.8% 49.2% particularly those from cultural and Doctorate by coursework 74.0% 26.0% 68.5% 31.5% 70.7% 29.3% linguistically diverse backgrounds or rural and remote areas; Masters by research 48.8% 51.2% 48.7% 51.3% 47.6% 52.4% –– providing guidelines for staff involved in Masters by coursework 56.8% 43.2% 57.4% 42.6% 58.0% 42.0% developing accessible student learning Postgraduate / graduate diploma 56.7% 43.3% 58.6% 41.4% 56.3% 43.7% resources for students with disabilities; Graduate Certificate 51.9% 48.1% 58.1% 41.9% 58.9% 41.1% –– providing support for outreach to the Bachelors 55.4% 44.6% 54.9% 45.1% 54.8% 45.2% Pacific Islander community, aiming to Diploma / associate diploma 55.6% 44.4% 61.2% 38.8% 62.0% 38.0% enhance community engagement and Non-Award Course 58.8% 41.2% 59.8% 40.2% 57.2% 42.8% access to University for prospective Pacific Islander community students; Percent all levels 55.1% 44.9% 55.0% 45.0% 55.0% 45.0% –– easing transition from secondary to tertiary education to address “culture shock” for students coming directly from Female enrolments 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 a school environment into a degree by faculty Female Male Female Male Female Male program with a large enrolment, with a Arts 66.3% 33.7% 5.6% 34.4% 66.1% 33.9% particular focus on students from Biological & Chemical Sciences 53.7% 46.3% 53.5% 46.5% 53.9% 46.1% disadvantaged and marginalised groups; Business, Economics & Law 51.4% 48.6% 51.6% 48.4% 51.6% 48.4% –– assisting development of employment Engineering, Phys Sc & Arch 23.2% 76.8% 23.3% 76.7% 25.2% 74.8% pathways for students with disabilities; Health Sciences 63.4% 6.6% 63.2% 36.8% 62.9% 37.1% and Nat Res, Agric & Vet Sciences 67.1% 32.9% 68.3% 31.7% 70.9% 29.1% –– providing intensive career capacity- building training for students from low Social & Behavioural Sciences 72.6% 27.4% 73.6% 26.4% 72.7% 27.3% socio-economic backgrounds.

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Student entry and performance Typically, UQ performs on par or above state and national figures for retention and success and below state and national figures for access (for DEEWR-defined student equity groups).

Summary of UQ student access, retention and success relative to state and national benchmarks

Relative to state and national averages UQ Access (2007) UQ Retention (2007) UQ Success (2007) Student Equity Group State National State National State National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students Below Below Same Above Above Above Low SES (all ages) students Below Below Above* Above* Above* Above* Low SES (under 25) students Below Below Above* Above* Above* Above* Non-English speaking background students Above Below Above Above* Above* Above* Students with a disability Below Below Below* Below* Below* Below* Regional students Below Below Above Above* Above* Above* Remote students Below Below Above Above Above* Above

Source: Adapted from DEEWR data by the UQ Equity Office Note: For entries marked * the UQ figure is marginally below or above (<=.03) the state or national average.

Indigenous Australian Embracing diversity students Diversity Week – May 2008 The University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (ATSIS) Unit continued The annual Diversity Week aims to: to assist Indigenous Australian students –– recognise and reward those who have with tertiary studies, including academic made an outstanding contribution to matters, tutoring, subject choices, equity and diversity at UQ; literature, computers, other study resources –– celebrate the diversity of the University and personal issues likely to impact on their community; and studies. –– increase awareness and understanding Equity support for Indigenous Australian of issues such as Indigenous Australian students in 2008 included: history and culture, disability, cultural and linguistic diversity, sexuality, –– motivational and self-esteem building religious diversity, gender identity and workshops for years 10 and 11 family and carer responsibilities. Indigenous students to encourage continuation with their schooling and In 2008, Diversity Week’s theme was consideration of university study as a The Spirit of Diversity. Activities included: future post-school option; –– a forum on internationalisation, –– information stalls at Indigenous job featuring the DVC (International & markets, National Aboriginal Islander Development) DVC (Teaching & Day of Celebration week, Technical and Learning), academics from the Schools Further Education career days; and of Business and Engineering, an –– orientation specifically for Indigenous international student and staff from students focusing on meeting staff and TEDI; other students, campus familiarisation –– a public forum, Diverse Perspectives, and sessions on academic facilitated by the UQ Student Union, expectations, assignment writing, exam which discussed issues related to techniques, referencing, plagiarism and diverse sexualities and gender time management. identities; –– a presentation by current and future peacemakers about their activates and Aboriginal and Torres Strait plans for the future; Islander enrolments –– an Islamic awareness stall; and 2006 2007 2008 –– a diverse radio broadcast jointly Male 79 80 71 coordinated by the multi-faith Female 114 113 116 Indigenous student Nigel Messer chaplaincy, with discussion and graduates with a Bachelor of interviews focusing on its 40th Total 193 193 187 Engineering/Bachelor of Science. anniversary of service to students at UQ.

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Student Services Support for students with The Student Services directorate includes disabilities the following services: www.uq.edu.au/student-services In 2008, significant improvements were made Learning Hub A range of new services and delivery to UQ’s disability program. They included: Within the hub, there are three teams that methods was implemented in 2008 work collaboratively to facilitate optimum following a review of the service and the –– revising and implementing the learning outcomes for students during their start of a new management team in late University’s Disability Action Plan; studies. 2007. The new services are improving –– implementing sections of the Disability students’ experiences at the University, Management System and trialling –– Learning and Transition maximising their learning and personal remaining sections with a view to full During 2008, the curriculum of the development, and their potential for operation by 2009; introductory academic programs and employment after University. Relationships –– contextualised outreach training to the generic workshops was overhauled and with faculties, schools and residential academic community to enhance increased. There is now a dedicated colleges were developed and strengthened awareness and understanding of calendar of workshops across the with many programs being delivered processes in disability support; 13-week semester to address differences in conjunction with existing academic –– seminars to assist students in the in student readiness to learn, providing courses. transition from study to employment; a host of academic study skills, such as writing, reading, studying, exam prep and –– further enhancement of existing Student Equity Unit time management. The workshops are multipurpose and assistive technology available to all students and integrated spaces designed to cater for a greater Ensuring equity into learning agreements across most range of needs and enhance the In 2008 the activities of the Student faculties as part of an intervention plan learning experiences of students with for warned and/or excluded students. Equity Unit were broadened to assist the disabilities; University in conducting outreach programs –– International Student Support –– continued refinement of participation with students from a wide range of target The early 2008 launch of the assistance and peer note-taking groups, such as rural and remote students, international student handbook website programs that reflect greater use of students from diverse cultural backgrounds increased the inclusive approach to communication technologies and more and those who are the first in their family to support by providing enhanced online efficient recruitment processes; and attend University. services for international students during –– developing guidelines for more equitable their studies in Australia and enabling Activities and programs in 2008 included: and accountable processes for them to access information and –– continuing the UQ-Link program to providing academic adjustments. guidance from anywhere in the world. support people from low income Several international sessions evolved to backgrounds with access to, and Countering socio-economic become more faculty-embedded success at, the University. The UQ-Link setbacks programs, allowing content and program offers special entry admissions, information to be tailored to more access to UQ-Link Residential In 2008, the University, through UQ-Link, effectively target student needs. continued to offer special entry admissions, Scholarships or Equity Scholarships and –– Disability Services access to equity scholarships and transition support; New guidelines for special consideration specialised support across UQ’s three –– strengthening ties with The Smith Family documentation requirements were campuses to students from low socio- to better reach families from low-income implemented to provide more consistent economic backgrounds. backgrounds in south-east Queensland; and equitable adjustments for students –– establishing the BOOST program to UQ-Linkers receive specialised academic requiring academic adjustments. Large assist rural and remote students new to and other support through Student Services components of the Disability UQ by providing guaranteed housing to assist their transition as first-year Management System (DMS) were near the campus and associate students and continued success at UQ. implemented with full operation set for 2009. The system has seen increased membership to a residential college for Equity support services in 2008 included: social and academic support; facilitation of administration processes –– developing student awareness-raising to support students with disabilities. –– extending the Jump Start Academic material aimed at improving the quality Preparation Program to all students on of student participation and experience the Gatton campus, which has a high Careers and graduate employment on campus; proportion of equity students; The unit continues to elicit repeat requests –– a highly successful poster session run –– developing links with UQ-Link Alumni to from academic areas, employers and during Diversity Week to showcase provide mentors and support networks residential colleges for the services offered. various research, outreach and teaching for existing UQ-Linkers; and They include: and learning projects and facilitate –– establishing a pilot Tertiary Awareness sharing of experience; and –– career plan consultations, which provide and Transition Program on Ipswich and information on careers, industry, –– the role of Manager, Student Equity, Gatton campuses with a school from vacation work, graduate work, volunteer (previously Manager, UQ-Link) was each area. The program will target work and internships; expanded to provide advice and students from low income, culturally and support and, through working –– career development learning workshops; linguistically diverse and/or rural and collaboratively with faculties, enhance –– career development seminars, with remote backgrounds. UQ’s outreach activities. The position is interaction from employers and still responsible for the UQ-Link program professional associations; and and will continue to work within –– an online job board, UQ Careerhub, communities to raise aspirations toward with a wide variety of information on higher education. careers, industry links, career FAQs, professional vacation work, graduate work, volunteer work, internships, employer seminars and events, and graduate employment vacancies from more than 3000 employers.

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Accommodation assistance Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Accommodation Services provides The UQ Multi-Faith Chaplaincy consists of housing assistance through University a team of chaplains from various faiths who properties and agreements with private provide students and staff with support and housing providers. It also provides tenancy advice on religious issues. The chaplains education, an online service to advertise run activities within the chaplaincy precincts vacant properties and rooms suitable for and contribute to activities on campus, student accommodation and an online such as O-Week and Market Day. They service for international students to arrange conduct services throughout the year, temporary accommodation and airport such as the combined Anglican/Catholic pick-up before they leave their home ecumenical service and a thanksgiving country. service commemorating individuals who donate their bodies to the University for In 2008, the service began a review of the research and teaching purposes. housing portfolio at St Lucia with a view

to providing a more targeted response to the housing needs of students whose Health Services circumstances mean they would have Chancellor Sir Llew Edwards, AC, (left) and a decreased probability of finding and www.uq.edu.au/healthservice Paul O’Shea, School of Law, at the Diversity sustaining other housing options. Week Awards ceremony and panel discussion In 2008, the Health Service provided chaired by Phillip Adams, AO. 57,093 face-to-face consultations at Counselling St Lucia, Gatton and Ipswich campuses. Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and In 2008, counselling staff continued to work Of those, 47,357 occurred on the St Lucia Diversity Award with students to deal with issues affecting campus, compared to 40,990 in 2007. More than 300 staff, students and guests their studies. They are predominantly There were 7044 consultations at Gatton attended the highlight event of Diversity depression, anxiety and transition. About 33 and 2692 at Ipswich, compared with 7607 Week. The Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and percent of students attending counselling and 2546 respectively in 2007. International Diversity Award was presented to a group sessions did so when thinking of dropping students and their dependents represented led by TC Beirne School of Law lecturers out of University and 76 percent of those 28 percent of all consultations on the Paul O’Shea and Dr Tamara Walsh. The reported counselling was important to them St Lucia campus. group coordinates LAWS 5180, a course in deciding to remain at UQ. Demand on the Health Service was high in that allows undergraduate students to 2008 because more students wanted to better understand how the legal system Relationships with University colleges access the bulk-billing medical practice and affects homeless and other disadvantaged were enhanced to facilitate cooperation the continuing government-sponsored (free people through provision of pro-bono in developing environments protective of to Australian women from 12 to 26 years assistance. In three years, the project (run mental health. Programs were piloted with of age) cervical cancer vaccine program in collaboration with the Queensland Public interested schools to provide workshops (Gardasil). Increasing mental health literacy Interest Law Clearing House) has helped on mental health issues. Street theatre among students and the availability of save an estimated $50,000 in fees and and mini workshops performed by student Medicare-funded psychological services, assisted 400 clients. volunteers were piloted at various locations around the campus and were well received. obtainable via referral from general practitioners, increased the number of people seeking assistance for mental health issues. Highlights for 2008 included: –– refurbishing the St Lucia branch to increase the number of consulting rooms to improve the service’s ability to meet demand and to improve efficiency; –– investigating establishing an online health promotion and intervention site for use by students. The initial step, which is in progress, is to provide an interactive, online tool that will help reduce the level of damaging alcohol consumption among students; and –– the Gatton campus achieved accreditation again in 2008 in the triennial accreditation process conducted by Australian General Practice Accreditation Ltd to help ensure the quality of the service.

From left, Reverend Cantor David Bentley (Jewish Community, Chaplaincy Services), The Imam Moulana Abdul Quddoos (Islamic Community, Chaplaincy Services) and Brother Donald Campbell SSF (University Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Service) at the 2008 Thanksgiving Service.

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Bachelor of Science students, (from left) John O’Bryen, Tahlee Minto and Martine Hatfield with Professor Phil Long, who is the first head of UQ’s Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology. He was recruited from MIT.

Our teaching TEDI now offers academics support The Centre for Educational Innovation in gathering evidence through a range and Technology (CEIT) was established Evaluating performance of strategies beyond standard quality in 2008 with the appointment of the assurance instruments. They include inaugural Director, Professor Phil Long. Measuring up nationally conducting focus groups, curriculum review Through its role in the experimental and The Graduate Management Association activities and quantitative and qualitative incubation stages of the innovation cycle, of Australia (GMAA) again awarded UQ data analysis. CEIT will work with TEDI, the faculties and Information Technology Services Business School’s MBA program the The 2008 staff development program to strengthen the support provided for highest rating of five stars. GMAA is continued to include a wide range of academic staff to work with emerging the nationally recognised professional courses on aspects of curriculum design technologies. CEIT will initiate an association for graduates of MBA, DBA and and assessment. Assessment workshops Educational Innovation Faculty Fellows other postgraduate business management and consultations have been customised program, with the intent to encourage qualifications in Australia. to the needs of course coordinators, tutors fellows to implement, at the end of their and program and coursework groups. UQ Business School was the only fellowship, substantive changes in at least Queensland business school included in one course they teach. The program is the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Which Quality teaching modelled after the Carnegie Academy MBA? Asian regional rankings in 2008. of Scholarly Teaching and Learning Which MBA? lists the top 100 full-time New initiatives fellowships. MBA programs in the world, and is now in its seventh year. The revision of UQ’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan (TLEP) in Australian Learning and Teaching Council (formerly the Carrick Assessing ourselves 2007 has resulted in a year of significant achievement. It has seen the introduction Institute) In 2008, the Teaching and Educational of new schemes to assist students, Development Institute (TEDI) continued to including merit scholarships with a total UQ continued its success in being work on ways to better harness student funding of $4.5 million for five years, entry recognised for having Australia’s best survey data to inform improvements in bonus ranks for school leavers who have teachers, adding two more national practice. This included providing electronic completed languages other than English teaching awards. The result brings the reports of the iCEVAL and UQSES data. and maths C and an initiative to create University’s national teaching awards and coordinated summer research internships citations to 53, and cements UQ’s record of A series of online survey tools has been winning more national awards for teaching trialled and is now available on request for undergraduates, which provide students with $3000 scholarships. than any other Australian university since for academics wishing to survey students the national awards began in 1997. for standard surveys and evidence-based UQ’s Teaching and Learning Strategic Grant learning. scheme (funded with $2.5 million of UQ’s UQ awards and grants included: Learning and Teaching Performance Fund –– five winners, including one group award, TEDI’s Evaluation Services Unit processed allocation) continued in 2008 with $1.1 of Australian Learning and Teaching and reported more than 136,000 student million allocated. The scheme is designed Council Citations for Outstanding feedback responses in 2007 to evaluate to support projects that promote excellence Contributions to Student Learning; and the quality of teaching and learning at UQ. and innovation in teaching and learning. –– three grants in the Priority Project A further 4096 student surveys were The two rounds have led to funding for 65 Program, valued at $220,000. processed in 2008. Of those, 1728 were small and 13 large projects. The large institutional course evaluation surveys projects require leverage funding to be Adjunct staff (iCEVALS) and 2368 were teaching contributed from internal or external sources. evaluation surveys (TEVALS). The importance The scheme provides funding across all UQ appointed 55 new adjunct professors of evaluating teaching effectiveness is levels of the University to reinvigorate in 2008, resulting in a total of 238 adjunct highlighted across several TEDI programs, teaching practice and renew curricula. professors at the end of the year. UQ made such as workshops for sessional teachers Funded projects span those that are 51 new appointments to the position of convened on behalf of faculties and intended to impact at the course, program, honorary professor, giving a total of 272 support for the tutor training program. school, faculty and institutional level. honorary professors by the end of 2008.

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TEDI: teaching our teachers Strategies introduced in 2008 included: Australian Leaning and TEDI provides support services and –– establishing a HERS/associate dean Teaching Council for staff development to enhance teaching, (academic) link within each faculty and Teaching Excellence Awards learning and other aspects of educational development of joint projects designed development at UQ. TEDI comprises four to meet faculty goals in teaching and –– Dr Marie-Louise Dick, School of units that serve the following functions: learning; Medicine Category: Work Integrated Learning –– Staff Development – administering the –– formatting multi-functional teams across university’s staff development program; faculties and central units to initiate, –– Dr Lisa Nissen, School of Pharmacy implement and evaluate teaching and –– Higher Education Research and Category: Early Career learning initiatives across UQ; and Scholarship (HERS) – providing Grants academic development and support to –– engaging with, and capability building enhance teaching scholarship and of, staff across the University in –– Dr Craig Engstrom, School of Human evidence-based teaching practice; competitively funded teaching and Movement Studies learning projects of strategic significance –– Evaluation Services – gathering, –– Associate Professor Nancy Pachana, to the University and the higher interpreting and responding to feedback Dr Kate Sofronoff and Dr Mia O’Brien, education sector. from students, staff and the community School of Psychology on teaching, programs, courses and TEDI offers a range of courses in the –– Associate Professor Julie Duck, other aspects of the UQ learning teaching and learning area that are under Associate Dean (Teaching and environment; and constant review. Changes in 2008 included: Learning), Professor Susan Hamilton, –– Educational Resources – working with Professor Sarah Derrington, Professor –– new offerings in blended teaching and UQ and external clients to design and Merrilyn Goos, Associate Professor learning, leadership in teaching and develop educational resources in print Peter Sutton, Dr Glen Coleman, learning and evidence-based teaching and digital media. Ms Maureen Bowen and Mr Keith practice; Webster, Faculty of Social and In 2008, TEDI focused on its contribution –– expanding offerings to engage and Behavioural Sciences to the strategic development of policy and support staff in their efforts to innovation in teaching and learning, and internationalise the curriculum and Citations for Outstanding more closely aligned its priorities with TLEP. respond effectively to culturally diverse Contributions to Student Learning students’ needs; and The process involved appointing a new –– revised offerings in the scholarship of –– Dr Mehmet Kizil, School of Engineering academic director of TEDI, Professor teaching and learning to strengthen the –– Dr David Jenkins, School of Human Merrilyn Goos, refocusing and reorganising support provided to teaching focused Movement Studies the Educational Resources Unit, staff. –– Dr Clair Hughes, Teaching and strengthening the HERS unit, and mapping Educational Development Institute TLEP sub-goals onto the functions of TEDI. Between 2006 and 2008, the new-to- teaching program underwent a staged –– Dr John Steen, School of Business Strengthening the HERS Unit with the process of curriculum renewal and –– Team nomination, Associate Professor addition of new staff in 2008 has been benchmarking with similar programs Sylvia Rodger, Dr Gail Woodyatt, instrumental in building institutional support offered by other Go8 universities. The Dr Julie Marinac, Dr Pauline Watter and for teaching and learning. The unit now program now comprises a semester-long Associate Professor Jenny Ziviani, has eight academic staff, with expertise suite of modules and engages participants School of Health and Rehabilitation in scholarship of teaching and learning, in a structured action-learning investigation Sciences assessment, the first-year experience, within their disciplinary settings. e-Learning, teaching and learning space, internationalisation and research higher degree supervision. The focus is on Focus on teaching standards developing ways of working that involve In 2008, UQ introduced the Curriculum and engaging teaching and learning leaders. Teaching Quality Appraisal (CTQA) policy. The process supplements the regular academic program and school reviews by encouraging a focus on improvements that can be made to teaching and learning practice. The annual CTQA process requires schools to monitor and review the overall quality of their teaching programs, with specific attention being given to relevant internal benchmarks, specified expectations and Go8 benchmarks. CTQA involves focused reviews of data on student demand, retention, success, satisfaction (among current students and graduates) and graduate destinations. As part of the CTQA process, schools are required to: –– summarise the outcomes of their review of their programs on the core teaching and learning indicators; Dr Marie-Louise Dick, an inspirational and –– identify the strengths of their teaching innovative teacher in the School of Medicine, won a 2008 Australian Learning and Teaching programs; Council Award for Teaching Excellence. –– identify areas for improvement;

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become the major provider of languages other than English in the Brisbane region; –– Dr Helen Farley, a lecturer from the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, constructed a Studies in Religion Island in Second Life with funding provided by a UQ Strategic Learning Grant; and –– in November 2008, UQ teamed up with Moscow State University (MSU) to overcome language barriers and oceans through web videoconferencing. The collaboration involved UQ Professor of Applied Language Studies Roly Sussex, who presented a lecture via the web to the Australian Studies Group at MSU.

Infrastructure

UQ Library In 2008, the Library continued to enrich Bachelor of Biomedical Science students Nicholas Butt (left) and Charmaine Chew take tissue teaching, learning and research through the samples. Students of the new Bachelor of Biomedical Science gathered on campus for an work of specialist librarians, an outstanding introductory day of experimental science activities early in March 2008. They were the first to use collection, providing a range of learning the new world-class Science Learning Centre in St Lucia’s Priestley Building. spaces, and an array of tools and services that underpin e-learning and e-research. Liaison librarians fostered information literacy among students, providing –– outline the proposed strategies and updates and summaries of the outcomes assistance, training, and access to course timeline to address the identified areas of the previous year’s reviews, including materials. Help was available in person for improvement; any implementation plans, required early and via email, online chat and telephone. –– describe any other proposed teaching in each calendar year. Summaries of the New technologies, including blogs, RSS and learning initiatives; and major themes emerging from the APRs feeds and Blackboard tools, were used to will be prepared, on an annual basis, for –– report on any new program/s or communicate with clients. the Teaching and Learning Committee and sequence/s of study introduced in the reported to the Academic Board. Training continued to be a priority. past two years. Librarians delivered about 2600 information Review of large, generalist degrees skills classes to more than 45,000 Academic Program Review (APR) attendees. The Ask IT computer help and A major revision of the curriculum review The majors or fields of study that make up training service delivered about 200 training process was approved in 2008. Every UQ’s two major generalist degrees, the BA sessions to more than 2000 students. The undergraduate program, every major or and the BSc, are reviewed annually at the training program complemented the help field of study in a large, generalist degree school level (through the CTQA process) desk service. and will be subject to APRs every five and every postgraduate coursework Delivery of research skills training was program will be subject to an APR every years. A more comprehensive approach is necessary to ensure a regular holistic provided face-to-face to almost 400 five years, with major generalist degrees researchers and postgraduate students being reviewed every seven years. review of these multidisciplinary programs is undertaken. This is achieved through and complemented by Researchers and In all cases, student and external input the requirement that these programs be Postgraduates Information Discovery into the review process will be necessary. comprehensively reviewed every seven (RAPID), an online version delivered External membership of the review panel years. As with the school reviews, national through Blackboard. Training was linked will be required for all undergraduate and international benchmarking is required to UQ graduate attributes and its teaching degree programs not subject to external in the septennial reviews of the BA and BSc programs. accreditation. and the members of the review teams are primarily external with an external member Activities The APR process comprises a as chair. comprehensive review of the quality, The Library participated in UQ activities structure, distinctiveness and viability including Orientation Week, Research of the program. As part of the process, Recognition of teaching excellence Week and Teaching and Learning Week. It consideration will be given to the quality The high quality of teaching at UQ is well also participated in Open Days. The Library of assessment, curriculum design known throughout Australia. In addition to was highly commended in the 2008 Vice- and content, graduate attributes, Australian Learning and Teaching Council Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awards. internationalisation and governance. Overall Awards, UQ teachers, schools and faculties The Library ran a competition for current trends in student demand, retention, received the following recognitions in 2008: success, satisfaction and graduate students, inviting them to create a short destinations will also be reviewed. –– a UQ-QUT-Griffith Language video for orientation and promotion. It Consortium project successfully secured presented the Library Excellence Award An initial five-year schedule has been a national $2.27m Diversity Fund grant, to three undergraduate students who requested from associate deans by the which will see the School of Languages demonstrated excellence in using the DVC (Teaching and Learning), with annual and Comparative Cultural Studies Library to enhance their studies.

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The Library continued to elicit feedback Other IT initiatives included: from users and benchmark its performance –– Scholarships: In 2008 QTAC took over against other libraries. In 2008, it conducted responsibility for managing the equity its biennial staff satisfaction survey using scholarship (including Commonwealth the InSync Survey and, for the first time, the Scholarships) application process for LibQual+ client survey, developed by the all Queensland tertiary institutions. Association of Research Libraries, used by Students can now apply for an equity libraries in the UK and Europe and the US. scholarship using an online form In 2008, the Library was visited by more available through QTAC’s website and than three million people (2.1 percent more receive notification of the outcome at than in 2007) across 14 branches. The the same time as the release of tertiary Library recorded more than 117 million offers. The new process reduced the online requests for web pages. It developed manual processing required and led to virtual tours to assist clients with orientation an increase in applicant numbers; and to the branches. –– SI-net: The project to rebuild UQ’s programs and courses database as a The Library launched an Innovation Lab to module of SI-net began in July 2008. work on projects to enhance the student The project entails substantial changes UQ alumnus and Wotif.com co-founder experience and provide opportunities for Graeme Wood. to the present system and inclusion of collaboration with research groups from several new enhancements. The project UQ alumnus and Wotif.com co-founder all over the University. Teams worked on is expected to be completed in early Graeme Wood was the 2008 Queenslander developing content suitable for podcasting 2009. of the Year. Mr Wood was presented with and the deployment of web content his award by Premier Anna Bligh at a management systems. ceremony at Parliament House in June. Student achievers Mr Wood and Wotif.com co-founder IT advances Andrew Brice have established the Student achievers in 2008 included: New initiatives to enhance use of University of Queensland Endowment Fund, –– Music Therapy Masters graduate Alissa information and communications which supports academic initiatives such Phillips was made UQ Young Alumnus technology for teaching and learning as scholarships and research programs. of the Year for her work for YoungCare included: and at the Glenleighden school for –– developing an enrolment link with QTAC children with speech language to facilitate a smooth transition from impairments. She devised a program to application to enrolment, including teach social skills to young people with provision of just-in-time information intellectual impairments and autism; online; –– Rosalind Hoyte, an Arts/Science –– developing an enrolment website to student, was awarded an Australia provide online access to current China Business Council (ACBC) enrolment-related information; Queensland Branch inaugural Tom –– Admissions created a website to Burns Scholarship. The travel provide round-the-clock access to scholarship program is an ACBC advice and information leaflets for initiative to encourage young university prospective students; students to learn the Chinese language –– student documents can now be and explore opportunities for business scanned to student files on submission engagement with China; to the student centre; this has been –– UQ Arts/Law graduate Caitlin Goss won rolled out for special examination the 2008 Rhodes Scholarship. Ms Goss applications and Academic Progression is the fourth consecutive UQ Arts/Law documents. This improves graduate to win the Rhodes accountability and speeds the response Scholarship; and UQ Bachelor of Science student Homa Forotan. time on decisions for students; –– EMSAH Creative Writing graduate and –– UQ’s hard-copy orientation guide was prominent poet Jaya Savige was UQ Bachelor of Science student Homa phased out in 2008, with a small flyer awarded a 2008 Gates Cambridge Forotan was named 2008 Young directing students to the website. The Scholarship for his leadership potential Queenslander of the Year. Ms Forotan website was reviewed, making searches and sustained academic achievement in arrived in Australia in 2005 as an Afghan and the orientation planner more the literary arts. Mr Savige, one of six refugee and achieved an OP1 before being intuitive for students. They can search Australians to receive the scholarship awarded a Group of Eight scholarship. by program and compulsory courses among the 100 scholar intake for 2008, that appear on their planners are will start a PhD in English in April 2009. customised to their needs; –– online delivery of usernames and passwords was rolled out to domestic postgraduate coursework students; and –– RightNow was chosen as vendor for the University’s Customer Relations Management system, with FAQs being drafted. User acceptance testing occurred in December for implementation in early 2009.

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Winners of the UQ Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards

Awards for Excellence in Teaching Awards for the Enhancement of Commendations for Excellence Student Learning in Teaching –– Associate Professor David Carrington, School of Information Technology and –– Project Team: Associate Professor Leonie –– Dr Andrew Fairbairn, School of Electrical Engineering Callaway, Dr Jennifer Schafer, Patricia Social Sciences –– Dr Joseph Grotowski, School of Rego, Associate Professor Ray Peterson, –– Dr Katie Makar, School of Education Physical Sciences Professor David Wilkinson, School of Medicine –– Dr Greg Marston, School of Social –– Dr Lydia Kavanagh, School of Work and Human Services Engineering –– Project Team: Dr Andrew Hindmoor, Professor Stephen Bell, Dr Richard –– Dr Margaret Wegener, School of –– Dr Louise McCuaig, School of Human Devetak, Dr Marianne Hanson, Cara Physical Sciences Movement Studies Herington, Claire Pomery, Professor –– Dr Jane Stadler, School of English, Emeritus Roger Scott, Dr Rae Wear, Media Studies and Art History School of Political Science and International Studies –– Project Leader: Dr Bronwen Cribb, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis

Winners of the 2008 Teaching and Learning Awards are pictured with (bottom row, from left) Professor Deborah Terry, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), guest speaker Dr Mary Taylor Huber, award winner Dr Jennifer Schafer and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield. Dr Taylor Huber is a Senior Scholar from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, in Stanford, USA.

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Other sporting awards in 2008 included: –– Club Administrator of the Year: Marcus Brown, UQ Athletics Club; –– Club Volunteer of the Year: David Biggs, UQ Cricket Club; –– 2008 Hulbert Bursary Award: UQ Cricket Club; and –– President’s Cup: UQ Athletics Club.

Half-Blue Awards: –– Christopher Anderson, rowing; –– Henry Bryan, rowing; –– Jade Sarah, fencing; –– Amy Smith, swimming; and –– Jonathon Trovas, rowing.

Service Awards: –– David Biggs, UQ Cricket Club; and –– Karen Otway, UQ Touch Club. Business student and UQ Sportsman of the Year Sam Conrad.

Sporting achievements 2008 UQ Olympic medallists: –– Leith Brodie – swimming, 4 x 100m UQ encourages students to balance relay (bronze), 4 x 200m relay (bronze); scholarship with leisure and make full use of its extensive cultural and sporting –– Suzie Fraser – water polo (bronze); resources in their pursuit of excellence. –– Tanya Harding – softball (bronze); Sam Conrad was UQ Sportsman of the –– Amy Hetzel – water polo (bronze); Year in 2008. He was a member of the –– Emma Moffatt – triathlon (bronze); Men’s 8 Australian team at the Beijing and Olympic Games, which took fourth place. –– Melanie Schlanger – swimming, He won gold at the World Cup Regatta 4 x 100m relay (bronze), 4 x 200m in Munich in June as part of the Men’s 8 relay (gold). Australian team, was ranked first sweep rower at the national selections in February Club Coach of the Year was UQ Boat Club and won silver in the Men’s 4 at the rower Lincoln Handley. He was Australian nationals in March. crew coach of the Men’s U23 4X Australia at the U23 Word Championships in July, Swimmer Melanie Schlanger was where the team ranked fifth. As head Sportswoman of the Year. In 2008, coach of UQ Boat Club, he oversaw she was a gold medallist at the Beijing seven athletes selected for the Australian Olympic Games in the 4 x 200m freestyle team for the Beijing Olympics and a haul relay and took bronze the 4 x 100 freestyle of nine gold, six silver and six bronze relay, achieving a personal best time of medals for UQ Boat Club at the National 53.8 seconds. Championships.

Bachelor of Science student Melanie Schlanger was UQ Sportswoman of the Year.

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Research and Research training

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Research and Research training

The University strives to achieve excellence in research and scholarship and to make a significant contribution to intellectual, cultural, social and economic life at a state, national and international level.

Objectives Centre for Advanced Animal –– to achieve international distinction in Science strategically prioritised areas of The new Centre for Advanced Animal research; Science (CAAS) at UQ Gatton, funded –– to expand UQ’s role in research and through Queensland Government and research training activities; University sources, boasts world-class –– to develop major research research facilities in the areas of animal collaborations with government growth, adaptation, welfare, health and agencies, industry and the international vaccines. The $33 million CAAS opened community; in September and provides biosecurity –– to increase research funding from state, containment rooms for disease and vaccine national and international sources; research, grouped and individual animal pens for nutrition trials, a feed processing –– to enhance the University’s role as one shed and cattle handling yards. of Australia’s major providers of research training; and CAAS researchers from UQ and the –– to promote the importance and benefits Queensland Department of Primary of research to the wider community and Industries & Fisheries will investigate champion the leadership role. ways to reduce greenhouse emissions in livestock, ensure greater beef supply through a tick vaccine and help develop World-class facilities improved biosecurity measures. With seven faculties and six research institutes, the University maintains UQ Centre for Clinical a portfolio of world-class research infrastructure to attract and retain the very Research best researchers. The $66 million UQ Centre for Clinical State-of-the-art infrastructure is based Research (UQCCR), next to the Royal within dedicated research centres, thereby Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, was ensuring all researchers in UQ’s schools completed and occupied in May. The and institutes have access to the latest UQCCR houses up to 350 researchers world-class technologies. This approach is focusing on clinical trials, diagnosis of a major contributor to building interaction breast and prostate cancers, diagnosis and and synergies among researchers based in treatment of brain disorders and therapies schools and research institutes. for tissue inflammation and injuries. The University continued to develop its The 8000sqm building has an outpatient range of research facilities throughout 2008. facility for up to 500 patients a day and five Top: Exterior of the Centre for Advanced floors of laboratories. It benefits from being Animal Studies with Aussie Colours growing in the garden outside. co-located near the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the Royal Children’s Piglets at the UQ Gatton Piggery. Hospital. Previous page: Exterior of the UQ The new facility was funded by the Centre for Clinical Research at the Royal Atlantic Philanthropies, the Queensland Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Government and UQ.

PAGe 42 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Director, UQ Diamantina Institute, Professor Ian Frazer speaks at the official launch of the UQ Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine.

Centre for Organic Photonics Centre for Educational and Electronics Innovation and Technology AMPAM A new $7 million Centre for Organic The new Centre for Educational Innovation A $15 million grant from the Queensland Photonics and Electronics (COPE) opened and Technology (CEIT) opened in Government’s Smart State Innovation Building at UQ St Lucia in November. COPE, the November at UQ St Lucia, positioning the Fund helped kickstart development of the first facility of its kind in Queensland, brings University at the forefront of research into proposed Queensland Centre for Advanced together almost 40 scientists from the online teaching and learning technologies. Materials Processing and Manufacturing disciplines of chemistry and physics. One CEIT plans to have a core staff of five to (AMPAM) at St Lucia. The planned $40 of its aims is to develop cheaper materials, seven full-time researchers and academics. million centre, scheduled to open in 2011, will energy sources and manufacturing Its inaugural director, Professor Phil Long, pioneer development of advanced materials processes with consequent reductions in formerly of the Massachusetts Institute and manufacturing processes for products energy use and greenhouse emissions. of Technology, has particular expertise in as diverse as space rockets and heart stents. research and development of open source AMPAM has been designed to consolidate technologies and in restructuring delivery Australia’s best materials-processing research Diamantina Institute of support services for academic staff. by combining scientists and engineers from UQ’s Diamantina Institute for Cancer, UQ, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, the Immunology and Metabolic Medicine was UQ Library officially opened in April at Brisbane’s Defence Materials Technology Centre, and Princess Alexandra Hospital. The institute In 2008 the UQ Library continued to three co-operative research centres, the CAST has about 200 researchers and students develop collections to support established CRC, the CRC for Advanced Composite in 11 research teams working in cancer and emerging research fields. The Library Structures and the Polymers CRC. cell biology, immunology and metabolic played a leading role in defining, creating medicine, covering a range of hormone- and managing the University’s e-research related disorders, such as diabetes. infrastructure. The institutional digital repository UQ eSpace, developed and maintained by the Library, was launched Centre for Mothers and officially in March by Vice-Chancellor Babies Professor Paul Greenfield. During Research Week, the Library presented the open The Queensland Government announced access seminar Make Your Mark in the in December that it had chosen UQ e-Research World. It included researchers to lead a planned new centre presentations on open access by the of excellence, the Queensland Centre for University Librarian and Director of Learning Mothers and Babies. Research undertaken Services Keith Webster and the Vice- at the centre will form the basis of advice President of Science, Science Commons, to the government on how to improve John Wilbanks. Webcasts of the talks were An artist’s impression of the Queensland maternity services and care choices across made available from a new Library web Centre for Advanced Materials Processing the state. It will also provide up-to-date page about open access, developed for and Manufacturing. information and resources for mothers, scholars and researchers. babies and care givers.

Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support Australia’s first Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support, based at UQ Ipswich, opened in November. The centre will focus on research, training, professional development and workforce development for the disability services sector. Centre staff will work to build best-practice models of care that support people with intellectual or cognitive disabilities or challenging behaviours.

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Research funding ventures between end-users and researchers that tackle clearly articulated, UQ received $244 million in total research major challenges for end-users. CRCs income in 2007, the most recent year pursue solutions that are innovative, high for which figures are available. Research impact and capable of being effectively income has continued to grow in the past deployed by the end-users. five years, with the 2007 result 13 per cent Possible breakout/pic..... higher than the $215 million reported in Pic of new MCRF (LINK TO PIC) 2006. ARC funding http://www.uq.edu.au/news/ The University has increased its research UQ secured significant funding for new and index.html?article=16493 income by more than 63 percent in the five ongoing research under ARC programs. Caption: years since 2003 ($155 million). In the two rounds of ARC Linkage Projects UQ continued to receive significant Federal grants awarded in 2008, UQ received An artist’s impression of the new MCRF. Government research funding through a total of $15.02 million for 40 projects. bodies such as the ARC, the NHMRC and That was 11 percent of the total funding other departments and agencies. It also awarded. Mineral Characterisation continued to secure invaluable financial Research Facility support from the Queensland Government The ARC Linkage Projects scheme aims through various Smart State programs. to develop long-term strategic research Construction started during the year on alliances between universities and a $7 million Mineral Characterisation UQ’s success in attracting research funding industry, and businesses and community Research Facility (MCRF) that will from governments, private industry and organisations. help develop new mineral processing benefactors is acknowledgement that they technologies to increase the state’s share the University’s vision that excellence Some projects to receive ARC Linkage metal production and cut electricity in research underpins excellence in teaching. funds included: use in the mining sector. The facility is –– $1.17 million for work in the School of being established at the site of UQ’s Land, Crop and Food Sciences to experimental mine in the Brisbane suburb CRC funding investigate ways of improving starch of Indooroopilly, already home to the and sugar extraction from sorghum for The University continues to perform well Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research use as a biofuel; in its acquisition of Co-operative Research Centre (JKMRC). The new three-storey –– $540,000 for a project in the School of MCRF will house research laboratories Centre funding, exceeding the national success rates of all other universities. Human Movement Studies to ensure and office space for students and mining the validity and efficacy of simulator partners. The Queensland Government is The federally run CRC program provides funding to build critical mass in research training designed to prepare plant contributing $6.1 million towards building personnel to respond to construction costs with UQ providing $900,000. site hazards; Construction is expected to be completed CRC income –– $1 million for AIBN to work with Intel in mid-2009. Commercial mining partners Corporation to develop a process for $ million Xstrata Technology, Rio Tinto, BHP 2005 2006 2007 significantly reducing pattern Billiton, Anglo Platinum, JKTech, Cytec 20 defectiveness in integrated circuit Industries Inc and Metso Corporation manufacture; together are contributing about $10 million –– $475,000 for the ARC Centre of 15 for research projects. Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials for a project aimed at developing an integrated system for hydrogen-assisted 10 electricity production using solar energy; –– $425,000 for a project in the School of 5 Integrative Biology to determine the reforestation approach that maximises the native biodiversity found in rainforest 0 regrowth, while profiting from the Melbourne Monash Sydney UNSW UQ carbon market; UNIVERSITIES –– $480,000 for the School of Physical Sciences to support work focused on Institutional Grants Scheme the adaptation of coastal marine Top four Australian universities environments to climate impacts by

$ million studying the relationship between 2006 2007 2008 40 nutrient cycling and plankton;

35 –– $674,345 for IMB to develop solar- powered bioreactor systems using 30 microalgae to produce oil and hydrogen 25 from sea water and carbon-dioxide; –– $390,000 for a project in the School of 20 Information Technology and Electrical 15 Engineering to develop a new approach Total research income ($ million) to air traffic management to deliver 10 significantly reduced environmental 2005 2006 2007 5 impact and system-wide efficiencies; and UQ 188.9 214.97 243.78 –– $318,674 for the School of Economics 0 Monash Melbourne UQ Sydney to study the impacts of different carbon UNIVERSITIES abatement policies.

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UQ topped the state and finished among While the total project grant funding made the top three universities nationally in the available by the NHMRC rose six percent 2008 funding round for ARC’s Discovery from the previous year, UQ increased its Projects scheme, receiving almost $35.7 share by 15 percent. million to fund 93 projects from 2009. UQ was awarded 61 NHMRC project UQ received more grants and funding from grants, worth a total of more than $31.5 this scheme than all other universities in the million, placing it fourth on the list of state combined. grant recipients. The University of Sydney received the largest allocation of project The University of Sydney received the grants (94 grants worth $52 million), highest ARC Discovery funding ($45.8 followed by the University of Melbourne million) followed by the University of (94 grants, $48 million) and Monash Melbourne ($37.4 million). University (62 grants, $32 million). UQ The funded projects span areas as diverse had the highest success rate of these as music education, patent law, water universities, with 32 percent of its recycling, robotics, database management, applications approved for funding. drug design, neurodegenerative processes NHMRC program grants aim to provide and preventing genocide. support for teams of high-calibre Other projects to receive funding will researchers to pursue broadly based investigate worker wellbeing, cancer collaborative research activities. prevention, marine systems, organic Professor Thomas Marwick received solar cells, hydrogen storage, clean coal $4,568,853 to determine the feasibility of a technology and clean fuels. coordinated health-care team approach to UQ gained one of the 14 ARC Federation the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Fellowships awarded in 2008. Professor Professor Tom Marwick, School of Medicine, Dr Perry Bartlett’s QBI group will use a Princess Alexandra Hospital, who has donated Max Lu, director of the ARC Centre of $7.63 million grant to develop innovative 14 automatic external defibrillators to UQ. Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, approaches such as advanced imaging and will use the grant to support his work in the cell-sorting to determine how new neurons field of nanotechnology. are generated, how they travel to different UQ topped the country in funding for ARC parts of the brain and how they integrate Linkage International Fellowships, receiving into the existing brain. more than 20 percent of the funding Two UQ scientists were awarded awarded nationally. The scheme aims to prestigious NHMRC Australia Fellowships build collaborations among researchers, valued at a total of $8 million over five research teams and/or research centres of years. excellence in Australia and overseas. Professor Wayne Hall, of UQ’s School of –– a project grant worth $967,750 for Population Health, will use his funding to investigating how health difficulties NHMRC funding establish a world-class research program during pregnancy, such as high blood focusing on ethical implications of new The NHMRC operates the premier grant pressure, can affect foetus health. The treatments for drug use and addiction scheme for Australian health and medical research effort is led by Professor Steve that are emerging from genetics and research. In 2008, UQ again secured more Taylor, from the School of Biomedical neuroscience. Professor Rob Parton, from than half the available grants and funds Sciences; IMB, will investigate a microscopic vehicle for Queensland institutions in NHMRC with the potential to deliver treatments –– $491,250 awarded to Professor Mark allocations for 2009, reaffirming its directly into cells. Kendall, from the Australian Institute for reputation as the state’s leading research Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, to institution. UQ research work receiving NHMRC investigate nanopatches for needle-free The 92 grants and fellowships to UQ, funding for 2009 included: delivery of influenza vaccines into the totalling $67.2 million, included: –– $1.8 million in project grant funding to skin; SBMS’s Professor Rodney Minchin to –– three project grants totalling more than –– 61 project grants – $31.5 million; investigate the potential for $1 million for research by Dr Mark –– two program grants – $12.1 million; nanomaterials to have adverse effects Bellgrove, from QBI, into behavioural, –– one equipment grant – $717,032; on human health and formulate genetic and physiological mechanisms –– 12 strategic grants – $10.6 million; approaches to screen for potential of higher cognitive functions, particularly the genetics of attention deficit –– one development grant – $203,000; health risks; hyperactivity disorder; –– two Australia Fellowships – $8 million; –– $758,750 in a project grant for research headed by Professor Barbara –– a five-year Research Fellowship for –– four Research Fellowships and one Lingwood, at UQCCR, to improving research into peptide-based drug Practitioner Fellowship – $602,000; and outcomes for premature infants through development by Professor David Craik, –– nine Career Development Awards – effective maintenance of systemic from IMB; $3.4 million. blood flow; –– a project grant to School of Pharmacy The project grants scheme is NHMRC’s –– a Research Fellowship to Associate researcher Dr John Duley to support main avenue of support for individuals and Professor Alexander Khromykh, of work on predicting if a patient will suffer small teams of researchers undertaking SMMS, a molecular virologist studying serious side effects on fluorouracil, a biomedical, public health and health the events of virus replication and common chemotherapy drug; and services research. In 2008, a total of virus-host interactions with the ultimate –– $710,250 to Professor David Fairlie, at $357.2 million was distributed to more than goal of developing safe and effective IMB, to create and evaluate new drugs 50 Australian universities and institutes. vaccines; for inflammatory diseases and cancers.

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Smart State Fellowships A UQ researcher who pioneered studies linking climate change projections with the deterioration of coral reefs, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, was named the 2008 Smart State Premier’s Fellow. Professor Hoegh-Guldberg, Director of UQ’s Centre for Marine Studies and Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, will use the Fellowship to support research into the Great Barrier Reef. The government’s $1.25 million contribution is matched by UQ, with additional contributions from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is a co-sponsor. UQ secured other Smart State Fellowships within the Queensland Government’s Smart State Innovation Funding Program. The fellowships support early or mid- career researchers undertaking innovative research. Recipients included: –– Dr Norelle Daly, IMB, $300,000 to help develop new anti-cancer drugs. She and her team will investigate using peptides, the building blocks of proteins, to form the basis of a new generation of cancer therapeutics; Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg in the cloister of the Great Court, UQ. –– Dr Phillip Bond, from the Advanced Water Management Centre, $300,000 to research new technology for wastewater treatment. Dr Bond and his Smart State PhD Scholarships –– Megan Auld to investigate upper-limb team are developing a sludge made up function in children with hemiplegia, a of bacteria which could be cheaper and UQ secured eight of the available 18 form of cerebral palsy where paralysis more efficient than current treatments; Queensland Government Smart State PhD affects one side of the body; Scholarships announced in 2008 and and –– Elizabeth Leddy to investigate the worth up to $21,000 each. Successful –– Dr Xiaoying Cui, from QBI, $300,000 to regulation of iron stores in patients with applicants were: help determine if vitamin-D deficiency haemochromatosis, a disorder that during pregnancy has an impact on –– Robert McLeay to develop modelling causes the body to absorb an excessive dopamine function in adulthood. Her software for different genetic regulatory amount of iron; research is looking for a link between networks as a tool to help biological –– Rebecca Goulter to examine the vitamin D, dopamine and schizophrenia. research and speed development of physiological and chemical properties of UQ’s Associate Professor of Paediatrics new drugs to combat disease; food bugs as a means to help food and Child Health, Professor Anne Chang, –– Carol Kistler to research a new protein producers modify their equipment and was awarded a $300,000 Smart State and its role in regulating fat in the human processes to reduce contamination of Queensland Clinical Research Fellowship body and hormone secretion from the food products; and brain, a project that could help develop to support a three-year study aimed at –– Marianne Diaz to investigate the effect new ways to tackle obesity and related improving the management of childhood on muscle and fat metabolism of a diseases, such as diabetes; cough. protein that switches a gene off and on –– Elizabeth Skippington to study the and helps regulate muscle and fat function of proteins and how they work mass, a project that could help predict as part of the molecular networks that the onset of type-2 diabetes and lead to control the inner workings of living cells; improved prevention strategies. –– Leesa Wockner to develop sophisticated genetic analysis that can be applied to the diagnosis and study of cancer;

Dr Norelle Daly, Smart State Fellowship winner.

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Equity and diversity 1995 and seeks to advance understanding of the factors that enhance or inhibit good Return to Research Scholarships were health in women. awarded to women re-entering an academic or research career. One full-time Three projects were funded by the Diabetes and two half-time UQ Postdoctoral Australia Research Trust, including: Fellowships for Women were awarded in –– a project lead by Professor George 2008 to start in 2009. Muscat, IMB, to investigate the role of a Promoting Women Fellowships, designed hormone receptor, known as RORalpha, to increase the number of women in in regulating glucose tolerance and senior academic positions, were awarded insulin signalling; to five academics to start in 2009. The –– work by Associate Professor Jon fellowships release recipients from Whitehead, Diamantina Institute, into a teaching and administrative duties for up novel way to improve insulin sensitivity; to one semester to complete a project and or undertaking academic work that will –– a study by Dr Karen Moritz, School of assist in strengthening their application for Biomedical Sciences, examining promotion. whether moderate prenatal alcohol exposure causes metabolic disease. Peter Goodenough with his children, Cecilia and Alexandre. Photo courtesy of the Peter Other research support Goodenough Estate. The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) provided $5.7 million to Bequest drives QBI research establish two research facilities: A bequest from a self-made millionaire –– $2.5 million for IMB to establish the who lost his life to motor neurone disease ACRF Biology Imaging Facility allowing funded a new research laboratory, researchers to rapidly decipher gene officially opened in March at QBI. Peter and protein function and interaction Goodenough, who died in Cairns in 2004 within cells; and aged 69, willed more than $6 million to QBI –– $3.2 million for the Diamantina Institute to help find a cure for the disease, which to establish the ACRF Comprehensive causes muscle wasting and the loss of Cancer Genomics Facility, a unique, nerve cells that control speech, swallowing integrated genetics and genomics and respiration. facility on the Princess Alexandra Born in the UK, Mr Goodenough Hospital campus to boost and integrate developed a major civil engineering cancer gene discovery, gene Dr Jon Whitehead, Senior Research Fellow, contracting company with extensive characterisation and translation to Cell Signalling Group, at the Diamantina interests in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The clinical practice. Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine. Peter Goodenough and Wantoks Research The Australian Institute for Nuclear Science Laboratory at QBI houses the Molecular and Engineering (AINSE) awarded nearly Genetics of Human Disease team led by $300,000 for 10 projects, including the The Leukaemia Foundation awarded Dr Robyn Wallace. Wantoks is PNG pidgin AINSE Research Fellowship to Dr Lizhong Professor Thomas Gonda, from the English for close friends or relatives, a He for a project to be based at AIBN and Diamantina Institute, funding to investigate reference to Mr Goodenough’s three pet IMB that intersects several disciplines to a treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia dogs and “best mates” that he wanted guide drug design and the development of by blocking the action of a “cancer gene” recognised. functionalised biomaterials. essential for growth of all acute leukaemia cells. The inaugural Peter Goodenough Lecture The Cancer Council of Queensland was delivered in July by eminent scientist awarded $494,820 to five projects, Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia and former Australian of the Year, Sir including: awarded $423,500 for two projects at Gustav Nossal. The Goodenough UQCCR: –– a project in UQCCR, led by Professor bequest also provides three fully funded Frank Gardiner, focused on –– $330,000 to a team led by Dr Judith scholarships for PNG students studying differentiating prostate cancers that are Greer to develop a way of inhibiting the engineering, law and neuroscience. aggressive and likely to adversely affect immune response against the most patients from those that are not; abundant protein in the central nervous system. The protein comes under attack –– Dr Sarah Roberts-Thomson’s work in in people whose multiple sclerosis the School of Pharmacy is investigating affects parts of the brain that control potential drug targets for breast cancer functions such as balance; and treatment; and –– $93,500 for Dr Pamela McCombe to –– work by the Diamantina Institute, led by investigate changes in the immune Associate Professor Nigel McMillan, system during pregnancy that cause the investigating ways of alerting the symptoms of multiple sclerosis to immune system to the presence of subside. cancer. Professor Annette Dobson, of the School The National Heart Foundation provided of Population Health, was awarded nearly $400,000 to fund four projects, $2.6 million in funding for 2009-12 to including: complete the latest phase of the Australian –– a School of Pharmacy project led by Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Dr Marie-Odile Parat investigating the The project, funded by the Department of formation of blood vessels as a basis for Health and Ageing and undertaken at UQ developing new treatments for diseases and the University of Newcastle, began in where angiogenesis plays a role; and

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–– two projects at the Diamantina Institute. Significant outcomes The first, led by Dr Louise Hutley, will investigate regulating human fat cell The year saw significant outcomes from development as a treatment for obesity. UQ research projects in varied fields. They The second, led by Associate Professor included: Jon Whitehead, will investigate new –– a team from UQ’s School of Integrative ways to improve cardiovascular function Biology traced the origins of one of the by modulating hormones. most important steps in animal evolution, the development of nerves, IMB Associate Professor Alpha Yap and by looking for pre-cursors in marine three international collaborators were sponges. Although sponges have one awarded a grant worth US$450,000 a year of the most ancient lineages and do not over three years from the French-based possess nerves, the team discovered international Human Frontier Science sponges contained the building blocks Program. Dr Yap will join his collaborators, for nerves; Dr Anna Akhmanova, from the Netherlands, Dr Nicholas Brown, from the UK, and –– a study conducted through the School Assistant Professor Ivan Maly, from the of Human Movement Studies identified USA, in a project investigating cell-to-cell key factors influencing an athlete’s interactions. performance, including funding, lifestyle and coaching. The research involved A donation of books and journals by interviews with 35 elite athletes and 41 Springer Science+Business Media was sports administrators around the world; announced to help re-establish UQ’s Heron –– hundreds of new molecules likely to be Island Research Station following the important for brain function, and March 2007 fire. Springer has supported ultimately human development, have restocking the station’s library by donating been identified by scientists from IMB. 26 volumes of the journal Coral Reefs and The discovery provides a new Dr Scott Bolland a selection of Springer books. understanding of how the brain works and could provide additional avenues Business backing for robots UQ Endowment Fund for developing drugs to treat conditions UQ researchers developing computer such as Alzheimer’s disease and The UQ Endowment Fund was launched systems and robots capable of intelligent dementia; in February, kickstarted by donations thought, self-awareness, creativity, learning –– a team from the School of Molecular from two alumni. Graeme Wood and and emotion have received the first and Microbial Sciences identified a Andrew Brice, co-founders of online $100,000 donation from the founder of novel characteristic of the virus family accommodation website www.wotif.com, Australian Personal Computer magazine to which West Nile virus and Dengue committed $8 million of Wotif.com shares and OzEmail, Sean Howard. The funds will fever belong. The team, whose work to the fund. Mr Brice pledged a further two help advance the fluid analogies engine could lead to new vaccines, found all million shares over the next two years and (FAE) research program, a direct extension flaviviruses produced a small molecule Mr Wood agreed to contribute an additional of the PhD work of senior research fellow which, among other functions, $2 million over the next five years. and program leader Dr Scott Bolland. controlled the host’s response to viral The FAE is a multidisciplinary project The endowment fund provides an avenue infection; involving researchers from UQ’s Schools of for donors to support academic initiatives Psychology, Information Technology and through scholarships, named professorial Electrical Engineering. chairs, or contributions to specific research programs.

(From left) Dr Anneke Funk, Associate Professor Alexander Khromykh and Ms Shessy Torres.

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–– hairy caterpillars were found to be –– palaeontologist Dr Gilbert Price, from and Australia that identified a fossil that responsible for causing miscarriages in UQ’s Centre for Microscopy and had previously been found only in South Australian mares. Researchers from the Microanalysis, disproved a long-held America. Dr Salisbury, from the School School of Animal Studies found mares view that modern koalas were a dwarf of Integrative Biology, said an upper-arm ingesting processionary caterpillars were version of a giant animal that lived bone found at Dinosaur Cove, in likely to miscarry. They believe ingestion 30,000 to 700,000 years ago. Dr Price’s southern Victoria, shares a suite of changes the permeability of the research into the fossil record of koalas unique features with a medium-sized intestinal wall, allowing bacteria to pass did not support the theory and predatory dinosaur from Argentina into the horse’s circulation and placenta; confirmed koalas are a separate called megaraptor; and –– researchers from the ISSR are making species; –– a UQ research project will enable important contributions to Australian –– UQ researchers identified a gene critical Brisbane medical specialists to government policies on housing for for development of the lymphatic diagnose and treat indigenous children older people. Under the banner of system in a discovery that will have living hundreds of kilometres away by Australian Housing and the Urban implications for treating cancer, using patient images and information Research Institute Queensland lymphatic disorders and other diseases. captured by a $1.5 million mobile health Research Centre, Associate Professor The team, led by Professor Peter screening service. The mobile Health-e- Andrew Jones is leading a team of Koopman and Dr Mat Francois, of IMB, Screen 4 Kids initiative of the researchers engaged in research found that a single gene triggered University’s Queensland Centre for helping to shape government policies development of the lymphatic vessels; Online Health is expected to cut the and programs designed to meet the –– UQ palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury incidence of preventable conditions. housing needs of older Australians and was part of an international team of The project has been funded by the the challenges of an ageing society; palaeontologists from the US, Argentina Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

An artist’s depiction of a Megaraptor namunhuaiquii by Lucas Fiorelli.

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ISSR plays vital role South American link Space studies Researchers from UQ’s Institute for Social In September 2008, UQ and the Secretariat of Science, Technology and Higher A new memorandum of understanding Science Research are at the forefront of Education (SECTES) in the Brazillian state between UQ and NASA will facilitate Queensland’s response to issues of water of Minas Gerias signed a memorandum research and study exchanges between security and recycling. Managing water into of understanding outlining procedures the US space agency and the University’s the future has become a key challenge, and for establishing future collaborations in Centre for Hypersonics. vital research is being undertaken to ensure our needs are met in a sustainable way into research to benefit the mining industry the future. in both jurisdictions. Engagement with SECTES provides a great opportunity Professor Brian Head and Dr Kelly Fielding for UQ to raise its profile in Brazil and are part of a new strategic research work with a large consortium comprising alliance formed to address south-east government, regional industry and Queensland’s emerging urban water issues universities. through a $50-million, five-year partnership between UQ, the Queensland Government, Valuable resource CSIRO and Griffith University. UQ and the peak body for the state’s The Urban Water Security Research resources sector, the Queensland Mining Alliance is undertaking 10 projects Council, formalised an agreement to build spanning the physical and social science on existing links between the University aspects of water supply and water use. and the industry. The agreement will bolster research and education to increase the number and quality of graduates available Powerful partnerships to the minerals and energy sector. Irish connection Korean alliance A new agreement between UQ and UQ, the Australian sugar industry and Queen’s University of Belfast will provide a Korean research group have teamed opportunities for undergraduates and up with the goal of “greening” the global postgraduates from both institutions to gain chemical industry. The new Korea-Australia international experience through student Bio-Product Alliance aims to help the exchanges. The objective is to formalise chemical industry shift its dependence UQ postdoctoral researcher and PhD student links between the universities, promote from fossil fuels to renewable biomass. Rowan Gollan, who is going to NASA to work greater involvement in research projects for 12 months to research hypersonics under Under the agreement, researchers from the and foster research in nanomaterials and the new memorandum of understanding Korea Advanced Institute of Science and biomaterials. between UQ and NASA. Technology will work with UQ’s AIBN, the UQ-based Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology and CSR.

Safety simulator Researchers from the School of Human Movement Studies, the industry-backed Construction Training Centre, and the Mining Industry Skills Centre have established a world-first simulator training

Associate Professor Rowan Truss and Associate Professor Peter Halley work together on new polymers as part a memorandum of understanding between UQ and Queen’s University Belfast.

Mining information Researchers from UQ’s Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR) and the Republic of Korea’s Mine Reclamation Corporation have struck an agreement enabling them to collaborate on research into environmental management, mine reclamation and planning for mine closures.

Chinese agreement UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield signed a memorandum of agreement between the University and the China Coal Research Institute’s (CCRI) Tangshan Branch during a visit to China. The agreement will facilitate collaboration Dr Jennifer Tichon, from the School of Human between UQ’s CMLR and CCRI, including Movement Studies, at the Construction research training for Chinese scientists. Training Centre, Salisbury.

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aims to develop a framework for evaluating performance in the critical early phase of peace-keeping missions. The end product will feed into the United Nation’s mission- planning and evaluation processes.

Research Week UQ celebrated outstanding research during Research Week in September. The week raises awareness about UQ research among current and prospective students, staff, graduates, schools, industry, government, the media and the wider community. Highlights of Research Week 2008 included a “three-minute thesis” competition, the UQ Federation Fellows Public Lecture and presentation of the 10th annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards that featured the host of ABC Radio National’s Science Show, Robyn Williams, as guest speaker.

UQ Foundation Awards Eleven UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards supporting early career researchers were presented during Research Week. This year’s recipients, who received a total of $815,000, were: –– Dr Felicity Baker, School of Music, $70,000 to investigate how music therapy might help people caring for a partner with dementia; –– Dr Brett Collins, IMB, $85,000 for a project that will improve our understanding of diseases such as The 2008 UQ Foundation Research cancer by examining how material Excellence Award winners: coming into and out of cells is sorted; –– Dr David Copland, School of Health and From left, back row: Dr Brad Launikonis, Associate Professor Michael Emmison, Dr Andreas Schloenhardt and Dr Elizabeth Coulson. Second back row: Dr Lianzhou Rehabilitation Science, $80,000 to use Wang, Professor Michael Jennings, Professor Bruce Murdoch and Dr Greg Marston. state-of-the-art brain imaging Second front row: Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Dr Shizhang Qiao, Dr Brett techniques to better understand the Collins and Dr David Copland. Front row: Dr Felicity Baker and Dr Ben Powell. brain mechanisms underpinning successful language treatment following stroke; –– QBI’s Dr Elizabeth Coulson, $80,000 for facility for the construction and mining Historical Atlas. It will be the first of its kind a project working on ways to reduce industries in Brisbane. The research project in Australia, offering a multidimensional neuron loss in the brains of people with will ensure the validity and efficacy of the record of the state’s development by Alzheimer’s disease; simulator training program, which aims drawing on disciplines covering the state’s to prepare personnel to work safely in history, environmental studies, archaeology, –– Dr Brad Launikonis, School of hazardous construction sites. anthropology and cultural geography. Biomedical Sciences, $90,000 for researching the way calcium moves in muscle fibres to regulate muscle US partnership Genetic development function; IMB researchers working with the A new gene expression analysis platform, –– Dr Dustin Marshall, School of Integrative Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical developed in collaboration between Biology, $75,000 to investigate the Centre and Harvard University have Australian scientists and US-based adaptation to pollution by marine generated the first comprehensive genetic Invitrogen Corporation to help other animals by studying the impact of blueprint of a developing mammalian researchers understand fundamental freshwater runoff on the evolution of organ, shedding light on the genetic and aspects of human development, was saltwater organisms, such as the sea molecular dynamics of kidney formation. launched in the American market. IMB’s squirt; Professor John Mattick and Dr Marcel Their development of a detailed genome- –– Dr Greg Marston, School of Social Work based atlas will serve as a resource for Dinger developed content that was and Human Services, $60,000 to understanding healthy and abnormal kidney exclusively licensed to Invitrogen. examine the lending practices and development and disease. consumer impacts of financial services Police response that target low-income people; Historical project The Australian Federal Police is funding –– Dr Ben Powell, School of Physical UQ researchers, in partnership with the work by PhD candidate Charles Hunt to Sciences, $75,000 to use a technique Queensland Museum, are developing a evaluate the work of civilian police in peace called neutron scattering, revealing fine project to generate a new Queensland operations. His research, through ISSR, details of organic superconductors;

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–– Dr Shizhang Qiao, AIBN, $80,000 to significantly advancing, and continuing to develop a new technology to reduce the advance, the world’s scientific knowledge. cost of producing drugs by investigating Professor Koopman was elected for how silica nanoparticles self-assemble; his work on mammalian embryonic –– Dr Andreas Schloenhardt, TC Beirne development, while Professor Mattick was School of Law, $50,000 to provide the elected for his research into the structure of first comprehensive and comparative genetic systems in higher organisms. analysis of sexual exploitation and other forms of forced labour of foreigners in Queen’s Birthday Honours Australia and Canada; and The research efforts of UQ staff were –– Dr Lianzhou Wang, School of recognised by awards in the Queen’s Engineering, $75,000 to examine a new Birthday Honours List announced in June, type of efficient photocatalyst that can including: Dr Keshab Sharma (left) and Dr Oriol drive wastewater purification using solar Gutierrez are working on the sewer power. –– QIMR director and Conjoint Professor in project that was awarded the East the School of Population Health, Asia and Pacific Regional IWA Project In addition, three UQ academics were Innovation Award 2008. Professor Michael Good, an Officer in honoured with Awards for Excellence in the General Division of the Order of Research Higher Degree Supervision, each Australia (AO) for service to medical worth $10,000. The awards, recognising research, especially in the fields of those who help foster the next generation infectious disease immunology and of researchers, were presented to: vaccine technology; and –– Professor Michael Jennings, School of –– research fellow in the Centre for Molecular and Microbial Sciences; Indigenous Health, School of Population –– Professor Bruce Murdoch, School of Health, Dr Janet Hammill, a Member in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences; and the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the –– Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, community through health services for School of Physical Sciences. indigenous women and children and Two staff members were commended for research into the effects of foetal alcohol their work as supervisors with Meritorious syndrome. Research Higher Degree Supervision Certificates: A collaborative project led by UQ into methods to cut the cost of sewer School of Population Health PhD –– Associate Professor Michael Emmison, management won a major award in student Marina Kvaskoff, from France. School of Social Science; and Singapore for applied research presented –– Professor Paul Hodges, School of by the International Water Association Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. (IWA). The three-year project, headed by UQ’s Advanced Water Management Centre, was named as recipient of a 2008 Other achievers East Asia & Pacific Regional IWA Project Innovation Award during Singapore’s Water In October, Professor Ian Frazer, Director Week in June. The project, involving Gold of UQ’s Diamantina Institute, was awarded Coast Water, the Sydney Water Corporation the 2008 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. and the Advanced Water Management Professor Frazer and his late research Centre, has developed modelling that helps partner, Dr Jian Zhou, contributed to the the water industry predict pipe sections development of a vaccine for cervical most vulnerable to corrosion or odour cancer. Professor Frazer received the problems. prize from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra. PhD student Marina Kvaskoff was awarded The prize included a $300,000 grant that a top French prize for her research into skin Professor Frazer said would fund further cancer. She was one of only 10 academics research. to win a 2008 L’Oreal France-UNESCO for Dr Trent Woodruff, from the School of Women in Science Award worth €10,000. Biomedical Sciences. Professor Frazer also received the Ms Kvaskoff’s research uses a large French Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in database. Biomedical Research. The $50,000 award will help fund the next stage of his Dr Trent Woodruff, from the School work developing better delivery methods of Biomedical Sciences, received the for vaccines, particularly in developing Queensland Premier’s Award for Health countries. The Ramaciotti Foundations and Medical Research in the post-doctoral are collectively among the largest private category for his work on drugs to help contributors to medical research in sufferers of neurodegenerative diseases. Australia. Dr Woodruff has been working on a new class of anti-inflammatory drug to ease Academy Fellows suffering for people with conditions such as Huntington’s, motor neurone and Two University researchers have been Alzheimer’s disease. acknowledged as being among the country’s top scientists after being elected Two UQ Business School researchers Fellows of the Australian Academy of won the Carolyn Dexter Best International Science. Professor Peter Koopman and Paper Award at this year’s Academy of PhD student Martina Linnenluecke, Professor John Mattick, AO, both from Management Conference in Anaheim. from Germany. IMB, were recognised by the Academy for PhD candidate Martina Linnenluecke

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From left, students Daniel Salomone, Jennifer Batista, Craig Chargaluf, Katie Sprogis and Jessica Oliver, who are working on projects at the Moreton Bay Research Station.

and Professor Andrew Griffiths won the NHMRC Awards prestigious award for their paper on Neurobiologist and deputy director of organisational adaptation to extreme QBI, Professor Pankaj Sah, was one of weather events, which they co-authored only seven Australian health and medical with Monika Winn, from the University of researchers to receive a 2008 Excellence Victoria. Award from the National Health and Dr Marc Hockings, of UQ’s School of Medical Research Council. The awards Integrative Systems, was awarded the recognise outstanding Australians for Kenton Miller Award for his research into their contributions to health and medical nature conservation in national parks research. and reserves. The award, recognising Professor Sah’s laboratory uses individuals who have produced innovative electrophysiology, imaging and molecular research into the sustainability of protected techniques to study the way the brain’s areas, was presented at the International amygdala lays down emotional memory. Union for Conservation of Nature World Disorders of this region of the brain can Conservation Congress in Barcelona. lead to diseases such as anxiety and post- Five science students were awarded traumatic stress. scholarships worth $1000 each by UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station to further Smart Women Awards research projects that will enhance Five UQ postgraduate students were knowledge of the bay environment. Kate highly commended in the Queensland Sprogis, Jessica Oliver, Daniel Salomone, Government’s 2008 Smart Women Smart Craig Chargaluf and Jennifer Batista are State Awards, announced in September. Professor Pankaj Sah undertaking projects on topics as diverse as habitat use by dugongs, sediments Josie Carwardine, Carissa Klein and Eve in mangrove areas and the ecology of McDonald-Madden were recognised in intertidal pools. the Postgraduate Students (Science) category for their research using economic QBI’s Dr Michael Piper received an NHMRC and mathematical methods to overcome Career Development Award, an Australian challenges in conservation and natural Government-funded program supporting resource management. Emily Knauth early-career scientists. Dr Piper is a and Erin Ahern were successful in the research fellow in the Richards Lab at QBI, same category for their work researching where he specialises in brain development. biohydrogen production in green algae.

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Fulbright scholar and UQ PhD student Chemical Engineering student Katie Quinn. Dr Rosa Alati, National Health and Medical David Liu. Research Council Research Fellow.

Fulbright Scholars Monash Award winner Work recognised The announcement of 2008 recipients UQ engineering and science graduate Years of investigation into the effects of of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarships Katie Quinn was one of only eight young alcohol consumption earned UQ’s Dr Rosa reinforced UQ’s status as a hub of Australians awarded a General Sir John Alati a National Drug and Alcohol Award for international academic exchange. Monash Award for 2009. The awards, Excellence in Research. announced in December, enable recipients David Liu, a PhD student in computer An NHMRC Research Fellow with the to study at a top-level university in the US, science, will study at the University of Utah School of Population Health, Dr Alati has a the UK or Europe for up to three years. and collaborate on a project developing particular interest in the long-term studies software helping doctors monitor patients’ Ms Quinn will use her award to undertake of alcohol problems and indigenous health vital signs. PhD studies in biotechnological responses research. to sustainability at the University of Jenny Giles, a PhD student with UQ’s She has also studied early causes of California or Massachusetts Institute of School of Integrative Biology, will study at alcohol-related disorders, the link between Technology. Nova Southeastern University, in Florida, maternal alcohol consumption during where she will work in the world’s only The Monash Awards, first granted in 2004, pregnancy and a child’s later risk of laboratory specialising in shark DNA are the only postgraduate study awards alcohol dependence and has worked on forensics. offered throughout Australia and in all longitudinal studies on the predictors of disciplines. early alcohol use in teens. The Fulbright program is the largest educational scholarship scheme of its kind and operates between the US and 150 countries. UQ again showed itself as a desirable research destination with 2008 US Fulbright Scholar Maggie O’Haire choosing to study at the Centre for Companion Animal Health. Ms O’Haire will investigate the effects of animal-assisted therapy on adolescents with autism.

PAGe 54 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Commercialising IP UniQuest Pty Ltd www.uniquest.com.au

In 2008 UQ’s main commercialisation company, UniQuest Pty Ltd, generated record revenues of $95.7 million and a dividend of almost $6.5 million for the University. UniQuest’s consulting and research division facilitated 390 contracts. With UniQuest’s support, start-up companies raised more than $2.5 million collectively and secured $2.2 million in government grants. About 500 inquiries were received from private and public organisations for expert opinion, consultancy and research, with more than 300 projects managed on behalf of UQ academics. UniQuest responded to growing interest in its commercialisation services by recruiting 27 extra staff. In 2008 UniQuest’s Pathfinder proof- of-concept funding program provided $1 million to 38 projects to help them demonstrate their feasibility to potential seed investors or licensees. Two new companies acquired in 2008 will provide additional sources of funding for UQ research. Acyte Biotech Pty Ltd commercialises tools used for producing protein-based drugs via a cell culture and protein expression process. Acyte has established a viable A student uses the Imprezzeo software. sales portfolio and is actively developing its platform technology for future commercial benefit. The decision to acquire Symbiosis Group Several existing UniQuest companies email security breaches, business Ltd was based on independent advice on achieved significant milestones: intelligence gathering, market research, the life-sciences investment company’s –– platform software company Imprezzeo call-centre analysis and strategic projected value, its previous investments Pty Ltd launched into the global market information profiling. Bank of America in UQ start-ups and its current links with with image-searching technology was its first customer when the UniQuest. developed by researchers at UQ and company opened its US office in the University of Wollongong; Colorado in May. Leximancer also signed partnership agreements with –– Astute Nanotechnology celebrated an US-based Satmetrix and UK-based impressive list of achievements for its companies Polecat Ltd and OrbisIP Ltd first year in 2008. As a trading arm of and secured $1 million from private UniQuest, Astute Nanotechnology Gary Dorr, from the Centre for Pesticide investors to support its international creates opportunities for industry Application and Safety, working with the expansion; and Particle Doppler Anemometer. partners to access the expertise and resources of scientists at the ARC –– TetraQ, established by UniQuest to Centre of Excellence for Functional commercialise the resources of UQ’s Nanomaterials. During the year it Centre for Integrated Preclinical Drug generated 18 discovery disclosures and Development, attained good lab nine patent applications; practice recognition for its acute and –– Leximancer Pty Ltd, the first start-up chronic toxicology services, after company arising from UQ’s Faculty of satisfying rigorous internationally Social and Behavioural Sciences, benchmarked criteria set by the became an international entity with National Association of Testing more than 200 customers in the US, the Authorities. UK, New Zealand, Denmark, Spain, In 2008, UniQuest joined pharmaceutical Sweden, Russia, Norway, Taiwan, and vaccine companies Merck and CSL Germany, Italy and Australia. Its primary Ltd in waiving royalties on sales of Gardasil innovation is a text analytics software to 72 countries identified by the Global program offering unbiased critical Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation as business insight on customer feedback, being least able to afford vaccines.

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Cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, –– research commercialisation workshops IMBcom Pty Ltd developed by UQ’s Professor Ian Frazer attracting 285 participants, including and the late Dr Jian Zhou and patented by 127 research higher degree students; www.imbcom.com.au UniQuest in 1991, is now approved in 93 and IMBcom Pty Ltd is the University’s countries and has sold 38 million doses –– signing an exclusive licence agreement commercialisation company for IMB. since its 2006 launch. with Australian vaccine and immunotherapy company Replikun IMB continued its groundbreaking UniQuest water technology start-up, investigations of human and animal biology, Bilexys Pty Ltd, won the 2008 $100,000 Biotech Pty Ltd to commercialise a West Nile virus vaccine. with the work of IMB researchers and Enterprize competition run by the UQ staff generating a wealth of ideas, many Business School. Bilexys uses UQ’s UniQuest’s successful Trailblazer ideas of which lend themselves to innovation Advanced Wastewater Management Centre competition again helped identify and and commercialisation. These can lead to to develop a highly efficient wastewater reward early-stage research projects with new medical treatments, valuable health treatment technology. grants of $40,000. Winners in the 2008 diagnostic products and novel biomedical Other achievements in the year included: open category were: and other technologies. –– signing commercialisation collaboration –– Esteban Marcellin, AIBN, for a safer and IMBcom is the value-adding innovation agreements with James Cook cheaper form of hyaluronic acid for use company for these ideas. It protects the University, Townsville, and the University in eye surgery; discoveries of IMB researchers, builds of Technology, Sydney; –– Dr Paul Masci, Faculty of Health alliances with organisations to develop –– renewing a 2004 collaboration Sciences, for venom-derived serum them and enters partnerships with investors agreement with the University of samples for biochemical testing to who help develop them into platforms for Wollongong and a memorandum of improve the quality of pathology results; new enterprises. –– Dr Cedryck Vaquette, AIBN, for a understanding for reciprocal access to IMBcom provides a range of stronger implant to mimic the meniscus academics as expert consultants; commercialisation services to IMB, in the knee; and –– shortlisting UniQuest’s international including: projects division for four Asian –– Dr Joanne Blanchfield, BACS, for innovative synthetic vaccine –– intellectual property management and Development Bank technical assistance development; projects and winning a tender to assist construction. Vanuatu with its project to expand –– sourcing and negotiating commercial Winners in the Trailblazer student category contracts and grants; access to financial services; included: –– negotiation by the international projects –– start-up company generation; and –– Tarnya Cox, NRAVS, for an animal division of a contract with the Libyan –– commercialisation education programs. repellent based on tiger droppings to Environment General Authority to keep unwanted animals, such as goats Since 2000, IMBcom has created 12 start- provide capacity-building expertise and or kangaroos, away from agricultural up companies that have received a total of education programs; sites; more than $70 million in private and public –– contract extensions for UniQuest’s –– Therese Seldon, BACS, for a test for investment. education management information early detection of rejection in organ- system projects in the Solomon Islands, During 2008, IMBcom continued to pursue transplant patients; and Kiribati and Vanuatu; four high potential projects it believes can –– Dr Helen Stallman, SBS, for a Triple P be commercialised in 2009-10: –– involvement of UniQuest’s consulting positive parenting program complement and research division in establishing –– cyclic conotoxin analogues: use of to support families following divorce. UQ’s Climate Change Group as a substances found in cone snails to help resource for governments and industry develop new pain relief therapies; to access expertise; –– caveospheres: drug delivery vehicles that can be targeted to specific tissues or cells; –– human growth hormone (hGH): developing a cell line providing cheaper, easier quality control processes for hGH manufacturers; and –– foetal cells: exploring new, low-risk, non-invasive genetic-testing techniques. In 2008, IMBcom negotiated significant research and development contracts with national and international partners. The total revenue from collaborative R&D contracts in 2008 was more than $3.1 million.

Animal studies PhD student Tarnya Cox (left) and senior lecturer Dr Peter Murray.

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IMBcom assisted with the submission of JKTech Pty Ltd –– USA: Kennecott Utah Copper. A major more than $8.5 million in industry-related project for comminution in 2008, the grants during the year with a 2007 www.jktech.com.au Kennecott project delivered specialised success rate of $4.65 million. In 2008 JKTech Pty Ltd, which provides high pressure grinding rolls evaluation to the client. Mimetica Pty Ltd, an IMBcom spin-off software commercialisation and company, raised more than $2.5 million consultancy services to the mining industry, Software releases during the year included: in venture financing in 2008, and its lead achieved record revenue. Key contributors were comminution consulting, flotation –– JKSimFloat – the release of version 6.4, product will seek US FDA investigational which included a model-fitting new drug approval by late-2009. consulting, metallurgical testing services and training courses. functionality to the already widely used Protagonist secured the next $6 million flotation plant simulator; tranche of its 2006 investment round. That performance, together with its growing –– JKMultiBal – version 1 was released list of customers in the global minerals The IMB/IMBcom Proof of Concept Fund early in 2008 to assist mineral industry, resulted in JKTech again being provided $62,000 for IP development of processing engineers in evaluating a finalist in the Premier of Queensland’s two early-stage projects in 2008. complex data using mass balance Smart Awards and the Premier’s Export methods; and IMBcom’s relationship management Awards. –– MLA DataView – significant advances in system, first implemented in 2006, has Another major milestone was the transition MLA software throughout 2008 saw the been extremely effective in the way of staff members from UQ employment to release of an upgraded DataView IMBcom provides services to IMB. The direct employment by JKTech. package, coinciding with an MLA user company identified 26 new discoveries in group meeting in August. 2008 that will generate four or more Major projects undertaken overseas during patent filings. 2008 included: Several product releases also occurred in 2008. In 2008, IMBcom’s commercialisation –– India: Hindustan Zinc Pty Ltd. The education program continued to build project was a major flotation JKTech has a 49 percent equity position on the success of previous years. optimisation study using JKMetLab’s in ALS Mineralogy Pty Ltd, a joint venture Twenty-four final-year PhD students vast range of testing resources; with Australian Laboratories Services Pty undertook three days of intensive training –– South Africa: Anglo-SEE. The Ltd, wholly owned by listed company in commercialisation at the annual Sustainability and Extraction Efficiency Campbell Brothers Ltd. The joint venture Biobusiness Retreat and 60 IMB research project established in 2007 continued to provides automated mineralogy services and administrative staff from all levels be an important strategic project in 2008; using JKTech’s MLA technology and has continued to meet performance targets. participated in a similar education –– Portugal: Somincor. A large ALS has ordered MLA systems for its program, the company’s third annual comminution and flotation optimisation mineral laboratories in Johannesburg, BioBusiness Day Out. More than 500 project, which incorporated significant Vancouver, and Lima as the start of a global people have benefited from these training components in Brisbane and at service delivery. programs in recent years. the mine site in Portugal; and JKTech continued to provide financial support for research activities at the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) through: –– funding five PhD projects; –– significant capital expenditure for sophisticated measurement tools to support a joint initiative involving a new automated integrated mineralogy capability; and –– royalties from the commercialisation of IP developed at JKMRC.

The circuit conductor invented for Fultec.

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Uniseed Uniseed made or approved three new investments at UQ in 2008, all originating www.uniseed.com from AIBN: Uniseed is now a $61 million, early-stage –– Dendrimed for delivery of drug-delivery venture capital investment fund that technology; commercialises intellectual property at –– Tenasitech for its work using UQ, the University of Melbourne and the nanotechnology to develop stronger University of New South Wales. Western plastics without loss of flexibility; and Australia’s largest non-government –– Lightanate for developing a new superannuation fund, Westscheme, is also generation of highly photoactive a partner. titanium-dioxide materials with potential Uniseed has committed $27.5 million in applications including photocatalysis, to 35 companies, with $22 million paid photovoltaics, sensors and hydrogen to date. Since its inception in 2000, production. Uniseed has secured a commitment of Those investments followed Uniseed’s almost $216 million of external capital investment in AIBN Pepfactants technology through leveraging. That represents an in 2007. additional $7.84 investment for every dollar the fund has committed. Much of During 2008, Uniseed investee Fultec the total investment has flowed back to Semiconductor Inc was sold to Bourns Inc, the universities through targeted research a leading worldwide supplier of circuit- contracts, with UQ receiving back more protection solutions. Fultec’s world-first funding than it contributed to Uniseed. transient blocking unit (TBU) technology is specifically designed to protect Uniseed has 11 active investments telecommunication and data systems from originating from UQ, five of which are over-voltage and over-current surges. The biotechnology companies developing TBU was invented by Dr Richard Harris human therapeutics: at UQ. Uniseed was originally the sole –– Verva Pharmaceuticals; investor in Fultec in 2001. Subsequently, Dr Darren Martin, who has developed a new –– QRx-Pharma; Australian venture fund Allen & Buckeridge plastic covering for golf balls that will not leave co-invested with Uniseed, allowing the them scuffed after a few holes. –– Neurotide; technology to develop to a stage where it –– Spinifex; and attracted top-tier US venture funds. AIBN’s Dr Darren Martin says technology –– Dendrimed. developed by Uniseed-backed TenasiTech Mayfield, Comventures and Crescendo Pty Ltd is a breakthrough in materials Of these, ASX-listed QRx-Pharma is the Ventures invested in subsequent funding science that increases the strength of most advanced technology, completing rounds to support the transition of the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers a phase-three trial for its dual opioid pain company to Silicon Valley and develop TBU while maintaining their flexibility. Dr Martin therapy in 2008. Spinifex Pharmaceuticals to market, with the first sales generated in and his team have identified commercial also secured funding of $12 million, led 2008. Uniseed invested more than $1.9 markets for the rubbery polymer-based by Brandon Capital and GBS Ventures, to million in Fultec, with total funding of nearly materials, including footwear manufacturing, support clinical trials of its neuropathic pain $36 million received through co-investment mining, wire and cable production, textiles, drug. Both technologies were developed by from other funds, representing leverage of sporting and automotive equipment, Professor Maree Smith, from UQ’s School nearly 19 times Uniseed’s support. toughened glass lamination, and medical of Pharmacy. and biomedical devices. Other Uniseed-backed companies are developing a range of other technologies: –– Hydrexia, hydrogen storage; –– Xerocoat, protective glass coating; –– Active Torque, a torque sensor for combustion engines; –– Pepfactants, switchable surfactants; and –– Tenasitech, novel plastics.

Postgraduate enrolments 2006 2007 2008 Doctorate by research 3096 3165 3148 Doctorate by coursework 96 111 99 Masters by research 492 501 437 Masters by coursework 4625 4685 4765 Postgraduate / graduate diploma 802 746 730 Graduate Certificate 719 723 800 Total 9830 9931 9979

PAGe 58 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland PhD student Mary D’Souza, who has won an PhD student in Education Studies Mimi UQ PhD graduate (School of Integrative international prize for her idea to move an Mohamed won a Club Fours Championship Biology) and breast cancer sufferer Dr Amanda asteriod away from potentially hitting the earth. at the Toowong Bowls Club. Niehaus holding her daughter, Nelle, who was born the day before Dr Niehaus’s original thesis submission date. The submission date was subsequently postponed.

UQ Graduate School grants to enable students to access research students, giving them flexibility research facilities elsewhere in Australia to apply for and start their degree at www.uq.edu.au/grad-school and overseas, improve the quality of their an appropriate time. UQ now offers the The UQ Graduate School plays a key role research and accelerate the realisation of simplest application process in Australia in promoting graduate study, fostering their thesis. for research higher degree students, which intellectual and professional academic includes living allowance support from an The Postgraduate Academic Conference annual budget of more than $20 million. growth, and developing initiatives to Scheme also provides financial assistance enhance the experience of research higher to candidates seeking to extend their In 2008, 3144 PhD students enrolled at degree students. collaborative networks and gain further UQ. International students accounted for It coordinates skills development programs experience in applying for research funding. 721 PhD enrolments. A record total of for PhD and MPhil students and their 518 PhDs were awarded. The number of In late 2008, the Graduate School fully advisers and focuses on initiatives to MPhil candidates was 437, including 65 implemented a new, continuous system of enhance the quality of UQ’s research internationals. In 2008 UQ provided 970 scholarship and admission application for training programs, such as travel, RHD stipend scholarships. exchanges, internships and industry collaboration. In 2008, the Graduate School held the inaugural “three minute PhD candidate Phillippa Diedrichs, who is doing thesis” competition, designed to enhance research on poor body images in the mass media. the capacity of research higher degree candidates to communicate ideas effectively to a range of audiences inside and outside their field of study or discipline and to the wider community. Contestants had three minutes to give a compelling presentation on their thesis topic and its significance, using language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. UQ is a destination of choice for international doctoral students, having one of the largest cohorts of international PhD candidates in Australia. The proportion of international students in the research student population has remained above 20 percent for the past five years. In that same five years, more than 600 graduate students have been funded by the UQ Graduate School to conduct cutting- edge research in overseas laboratories or libraries. There are international students in every school and institute at UQ and research students begin their careers with a ready-made international research network.

Supporting research higher degree candidates Each year the Graduate School provides more than $300,000 in research travel

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 59 Some of the 170 works by 60 contemporary artists in the neo goth exhibition at the UQ Art Museum.

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Community Partnerships

The University strives to share its intellectual and leisure resources while expanding mutually beneficial partnerships to enrich the wider communities of which it is a part.

Community links The Brisbane Institute Intellectual debate The University continues as the primary Strategic objectives sponsor of The Brisbane Institute, which The University aims to stimulate intellectual fosters non-partisan discussion of issues –– To develop closer, more numerous links debate and make important cultural and about business, government, universities with the wider community of which the social contributions to the community and the wider community. The institute is University is a part; by staging public lectures, concerts, now in its ninth year of bringing prominent –– to establish strategic partnerships and art exhibitions and other cultural and national and international speakers to identify priorities that mutually serve the intellectual events. These and other events Brisbane, primarily to Customs House. interests of the University and its engage with business, government, alumni In 2008, luminaries such as author Clive stakeholders; and the wider community. Hamilton, international scholar Professor Margaret McMillan, cervical cancer –– to collaborate in strategic activities for Free public lectures and seminars offered community benefit with industry, opportunities for discussion and debate vaccine co-creator Professor Ian Frazer and Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell business and professional groups and on a wide range of topics in 2008. They with instrumentalities at city, state, included: Newman gave illuminating talks. The institute continued to provoke discussion national and international levels; –– Dr Jo-Anne Everingham, from UQ’s on major environmental issues confronting –– to champion the role of education and Australasian Centre on Ageing, gave south-east Queensland, especially green research in underpinning the economic free seminars to help seniors work with space, transport, climate change, peak oil, health and social wellbeing of local, the media to publicise events, activities Australia’s trading relationships and water. state, national and international and issues and build their media profile; communities; –– Professor Graeme Clark, pioneer of the multiple-channel cochlear implant UQ Art Museum –– to give staff the opportunity to (bionic ear), spoke at the UQ Medical contribute to the community while Established in 1976, the UQ Art Museum Society’s ES Meyers Memorial Lecture achieving educational and personal (UQAM) aims to encourage greater on Health Education; development outcomes; engagement with the Queensland community. –– to build on the University’s strengths in –– the UQ Art Museum invited Australian The museum, located on the St Lucia the services it can offer the community, art specialist, academic and media campus, holds more than 2500 works by helping to find and promote innovative, commentator Dr Chris McAuliffe, to Australian and international artists, dating sustainable solutions to community deliver the 2008 Mayne Centre Lecture; from the late 19th century to the present. challenges; –– the Centre for Public, International and To foster greater community ties, UQAM Comparative Law hosted the Global exhibitions are held over semester breaks, –– to maintain the University’s role as a Development Network’s Ninth Annual when there is less traffic on campus and provider of specialist services to the Global Development Conference; less demand for parking. UQAM exhibitions community; and –– the Brisbane Writers’ Festival, of which are planned to link into other exhibitions in the –– to establish and maintain enduring, UQ is a major sponsor, provided a city, such as 2008’s Sidney Nolan retrospective long-term relationships between the platform to showcase the University’s and the Queensland Festival of Photography. University and its alumni. literary and creative scholars to the UQAM also hosts public lectures. community; In 2008, UQAM launched a major exhibition, –– UQ Business School hosted the annual neo goth: back in black, with associated Engaging Business Conference. The public programs, education kits and a free lectures were designed to introduce supporting catalogue. Celebrated year 11 and 12 students to the world of Queensland artist Pat Hoffie exhibited her business and university life; and Phantasmagorical Armchair Exhibit for –– the Strategic Indigenous Awareness Ecologically Sustainable Recreation Workshop allowed participants to installation. The installation took up the increase their knowledge and gallery with its whirring parts, machinery and appreciation of Australian Indigenous mood music. These and other exhibitions people, while highlighting problems and attracted tertiary and secondary school issues that continue to impact on students and the wider community, Indigenous Australians. resulting in more than 8000 visitors.

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Journalism students Emily Dunn and Michael Zheng, who went to the Olympic Games in Beijing, pictured at the UQ athletic track.

Communications –– developing online application forms for –– establishing Comnet, the University scholarships; communications officers’ network, and Informing our public –– in conjunction with AusCERT, establishing educational training developing a national e-security website sessions for communications officers; In 2007, the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive and subscription service; –– holding hands-on media awareness endorsed a proposal by the Office of –– upgrading Study Abroad websites and training sessions for University Marketing and Communications (OMC) for developing a social networking academic and general staff and UQ Insight, a project involving substantial application to allow inbound and postgraduates; market research and analysis, including outbound students to exchange consultation with diverse stakeholders and –– publishing news magazines: UQ News information on universities, including UQ; prospective students. (nine issues per year, 15,000 copies per –– hosting an information event for high edition) and Graduate Contact During 2008, the project has offered school guidance officers from NSW, (bi-annual, 150,000 copies for alumni empirical input to UQ’s strategic and Victoria and the Northern Territory; worldwide); operational planning. With a focus –– providing more than 400 publications, –– maintaining a comprehensive image on supporting UQ’s interactions with including undergraduate and library; and stakeholders, results from the project’s postgraduate prospectuses, the –– producing UQ Update, a weekly staff research are aimed at improving the Research Report, UQ Activities for e-newsletter. University’s long-term, sustainable national Schools, a new UQ accommodation and international reputation. Research tools brochure, Undergraduate Scholarships developed during the project will support at UQ, a new booklet on Research Student communicators the University’s ongoing planning once UQ Higher Degree scholarships, and the Insight has ended. A dream opportunity of reporting at the 2007 Annual Report; 2008 Beijing Olympics came true for 21 UQ In addition to liaising with local, regional, –– developing a comprehensive Journalism students who were chosen as national and international media scholarships website; “flash reporters” to work for the Olympic representatives, OMC coordinated a –– coordinating official launches of key News Service. The students were part of wide range of activities to promote the University infrastructure; a volunteer internship program offered by learning, research and commercialisation –– distributing 724 media releases, The Beijing Organising Committee for the opportunities offered by UQ to prospective representing a 16 percent increase on Games of the XXIX Olympiad. The budding undergraduate and postgraduate students, releases distributed in 2007 and scribes gathered responses from athletes government agencies, non-government maintaining the www.uq.edu.au/news directly after their competitions and rushed partners and the wider public. website; them to foreign journalists. Activities included organising and –– publishing an online and printed UQ The cadetship was an opportunity for supporting recruitment, community Experts Directory, primarily for journalists students to experience first-hand how engagement and cultural initiatives, such as: seeking informed comment; the world’s biggest sporting event was –– coordinating and promoting campus –– running student recruitment activities; organised and covered by the world’s open days and advice nights; –– collaboratively coordinating graduation media. The program was organised by School of Journalism and Communication –– nearly 43 million visits to University ceremonies and overseas graduation head Professor Michael Bromley. websites, viewing 357 million pages celebrations, including speech and (a 72 percent increase on 2007); citation preparation; Other student projects and activities in the –– developing a comprehensive programs –– promoting UQAM’s exhibitions and School of Journalism and Communication and courses website with increased public programs; included: services for current students; –– coordinating Research Week, Teaching –– launching JAC DIGITAL, an online news –– developing comprehensive websites and Learning Week and Diversity Week; service, that included a weekly radio catering for the needs of prospective –– coordinating UQ’s liaison with visiting news magazine produced by students and enrolling international students; heads of state and other dignitaries; out of the radio production facilities in –– developing a website dedicated to the –– distributing podcasts, wireless editions the School of Journalism and needs of UQ alumni and alumni and RSS headline news feeds; Communication; and associations; –– establishing a UQ News Online –– a showcase of work produced by –– implementing a CRM system, integrated presence on popular social networking students in the visual journalism course. with key websites; site Twitter; The event was attended by about 100

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people and displayed still photography the range of careers available in the and videography by students. Peer- agriculture, food and environment learning processes used in the course sectors; won the teaching team an SBS Faculty –– more than 600 senior school students teaching award. attended the 2008 Engaging Business Service learning projects in the and Buzz with Business conferences; postgraduate program in professional –– 220 years 11 and 12 students communication included: participated in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences’ Careers that –– an on-campus public communication Make a Difference Day; campaign encouraging smokers to dispose properly of cigarette butts: No –– UQ support for the QSA Senior Ifs, No Butts; Schooling Conference; and –– a series of audio spots in various –– The Vice-Chancellor attended principals’ languages encouraging students to use functions in Brisbane, Toowoomba, facilities provided by Student Support Ipswich and on the Sunshine and Services; Gold coasts. –– a fashion parade and fundraiser for the Salvation Army’s Pindari service for Town and Gown homeless women. The evening raised $1200 and 60 bags of clothes were External relationships donated; and The School of Engineering further –– an on-campus public education strengthened its relationships with external program designed to highlight the partners during 2008 by renewing the dangers of excessive sun exposure in following industry partnerships: Rio Tinto winter, called “feel the burning in winter”. partnership; Xstrata Chair of Metallurgical The campaign also raised funds for the Engineering; BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Queensland Cancer Council. chairs in Mining Engineering and Minerals Processing; the Main Roads Chair of Civil Engineering, the P&H Chair of School to University Mechanical Engineering, the DSTO Chair transitions in Hypersonics and the Golder Chair of Students from Somerville House register for Geomechanics. Additional collaboration the Enhanced Studies Program orientation. The University continued to provide is ongoing with Boeing, NASA and Origin opportunities for prospective students and Energy. their families to experience UQ’s campuses with a new parent information evening, a The School of Information Technology parent lounge at the St Lucia Open Day and Electrical Engineering collaborated and campus tours. with Aviation Australia, which offers part of the Introduction to Aviation The 2008 Enhanced Studies Program was Systems course. Australia’s Information the most successful to date. Applications and Communications Technology (ICT) doubled from 2007, with more participating Centre, NICTA, relocated from the CBD schools and more successful students. to be co-located with the school at St An extensive range of activities and open Lucia. The ITEE School continued to days was held in 2008 to allow school offer robotics workshops to schools students and potential undergraduates to and community groups and expanded taste University life. Overall attendance at the offering to teachers as a professional events rose from 19,816 in 2007 to 20,662 development opportunity. in 2008. Regional and interstate engagement continued to be a focus, with attendance Indigenous students plan for at 41 career markets and expos, and the future school visits conducted in north and central Indigenous students from around Queensland and northern NSW. Brisbane visited UQ Gatton in December Events included: to participate in the University’s Urban –– a series of regional school visits in north Indigenous Student Camp. Over three and central Queensland and attendance days, students experienced lectures, at tertiary studies expos in Sydney and tutorials, food, staff, assignments and even northern New South Wales; nightlife. The camp was a collaboration between the Education Department’s –– guided campus tours for more than 280 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prospective undergraduate students; Learning and Engagement Centre and UQ’s –– the inaugural UQ information evening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student parents, which attracted more than 380 support officers. senior school students and their parents; –– UQ Gatton hosting 150 high-achieving years 11 and 12 students during its annual FEAST activities. Due to increased demand, two residential weeks were offered in 2008. The program allowed students to experience University life and educated them about

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Strategic partnerships sponsoring body, the University continued to nurture relations with sponsoring In 2008, other activities Through its membership of Universitas 21 institutions and agencies in south-east associated with establishing and Go8, the University benchmarks its Asia and the Middle East. In 2008, new performance against other internationally strategic partnerships that relationships were developed in Kazakhstan recognised research universities. In and South Africa. mutually served the interests 2008, the Office of the DVC (International of the University and its & Development) and UQ International pursued the long-term aim of diversifying UQ Library stakeholders included: the University’s student population and linking with 27 new partners. The Library worked closely with other –– participating in the Queensland universities, cultural and heritage Minister for Trade’s Mission to Vietnam, The University signed 14 new student organisations and research agencies in culminating in a meeting with the exchange agreements, increasing 2008. It maintained strong links with other Prime Minister of Vietnam at which the number of exchange places for groups associated with the University, the UQ Vietnam-Australia 35-Year students. Of those, seven were European including secondary schools, alumni, Commemorative Research Higher universities, including Queen’s University, hospitals and the wider community. The Degree Scholarships were announced; Belfast; Imperial College, London; and Library attracted many visitors in 2008 and and the University of Manchester. In 2008, provided tours of its spaces. UQ International established its first –– strengthening UQ’s on-going student exchange partners in South Africa The UQL Cyberschool gives teachers and commitment to sustainable relationships (University of Cape Town) and Taiwan students in Queensland schools access in Vietnam and China with the (National Taiwan University of Science and to quality online resources for effective appointment of business development Technology and National Taiwan University, teaching and learning. Membership representation in Beijing and Hanoi. College of Management). continued to expand in 2008, with more This adds to the representation in than 400 secondary schools using its Santiago, Chile. Eight new partnerships were established in services. The Library piloted a successful 2008 with overseas private or government- scheme to offer borrowing of books to related organisations and ministries, with years 11 and 12 students. the objective to provide assistance in specific, prioritised areas of development. In 2008 the Library hosted several events. Some examples were memoranda of The Fryer Library held special literary events understanding signed with State of Minas during the year, including: Gerais (Brazil), the Central Research –– a lecture on Australian detective fiction Institute of Electric Power Industry (Japan), writer Carter Brown was delivered by the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE), the Vietnam Fryer Library Award Fellow Dr Toni National Coal-Mineral Industries Group Johnson-Woods; and Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and –– inspired by the Fryer Library’s Burnside/ Environment (Republic of Korea). Durham collection of correspondence The University’s links with international between Australian activists and sponsoring bodies grew in 2008 by 11 refugees detained on Nauru, the Library percent to 98 organisations from 39 held a Refugee Narratives seminar that countries. International students managed brought together academics and under those relationships increased 12 community members to discuss refugee percent to 586 students. In addition, 455 issues; Australian Government-sponsored students –– a presentation on the history of the enrolled during 2008. While the Australian Brisbane Exhibition was delivered by Government remained the single largest Dr Ross Laurie (UQ) and Associate Professor Joanne Scott (University of the Sunshine Coast); –– the Fryer Library also sponsored a session at the Brisbane Writers’ Festival featuring barrister and author Julian Burnside in conversation with barrister Steven Keim; and –– the final literary event for the year was a talk by Dr Veny Armanno (UQ) who spoke about his novel Candle Life. Together with AustLit, the Library co-hosted an event at Customs House in October. Acclaimed author David Malouf recalled his time as a student at UQ at a dinner to celebrate 80 years of the Fryer Library and launched the final volume of The Bibliography of Australian Literature. UQ’s Ipswich Library hosted a book launch for UQ Ipswich PhD candidate Toni Risson’s Batty Business. Author Hugh Lunn launched the book. UQ’s Ipswich Library was also the venue for the St Edmund’s College Mentoring Program Awards. Thomas Boase, Karita Button and Berngohalla Roberts, attending the University’s Urban The Library held numerous displays Indigenous Student camp at UQ Gatton. throughout the year.

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Making music Three Sixty Degree after school hours care program and sponsored by the Zonta Club The School of Music continues to be of West Moreton. Customs House highly active in the broader community, with free concerts at Customs House www.customshouse.com.au UQ Ipswich and on campus. The school holds two performances each year that are open The Ipswich Campus continues to work Customs House is UQ’s city to the public and held at the Queensland closely with Ipswich City Council, the base in Brisbane’s CBD. In 2008, Performing Arts Complex. The School of Ipswich Chamber of Commerce & Industry the heritage-listed riverside Music values a connection with audiences and the West Moreton Regional Manager’s in Brisbane and surrounding areas. In Coordination Network. The Pro-Vice- building continued as a high- 2008, ensembles performed for numerous Chancellor (Academic) has taken an active demand venue for University, schools, enriching primary and high school role in the Ipswich Regional Centre Strategy corporate and private meetings, music programs across Brisbane by Task Force, which is developing a master involving students in unique, interactive plan for revitalising the Ipswich city centre, seminars, cultural events and educational workshops. and the State Schools of Tomorrow project catered functions. for schools in eastern Ipswich, which has led to a decision to relocate Bremer State High Regular users included the UQ-sponsored Seeking solutions School to a new site close to the campus. Brisbane Institute. The School of Music’s Sundays at Customs House series The Ipswich campus provides facilities Partnership projects included nine free concerts presented within the Boilerhouse for community groups by students and international guests, to access meeting rooms on-campus UQ Boilerhouse Community including UQ graduate Louise Cottone and to assist smaller organisations and Engagement Centre (violin/viola), Tim Byrne (cello) and Kathy associations use rooms with modern Sander (piano). Each attracted capacity Established in April 1999, the UQ computer and audio-visual provision. audiences of up to 300 people. The Boilerhouse Community Engagement The campus has led the way in partnering Customs House Art Gallery closed in 2005 Centre (BCEC) continues to foster with schools via an early offer scheme for but the Stuartholme-Behan Collection has partnerships between the UQ Ipswich students from a large number of state and remained on show for Sunday visitors. campus and the broader community. private schools in the Moreton region and Free guided tours of the building continue During 2008, Boilerhouse staff completed Brisbane’s western suburbs. work on raising the aspirations of Pacific each Sunday between 10am and 4pm. Islanders wishing to go into higher education. The project won a Vice- Sharing knowledge Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity award, which was presented during Diversity Overcoming language barriers Week in May and has added to the centre’s The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) reputation for innovative approaches to had 2749 people enrolled in 168 courses higher education community engagement. to learn 26 languages in 2008. That was an Ongoing work in 2008 included a joint increase of more than 175 students over project with the School of Natural and 2007. The 2008 figure included 223 people Rural Systems Management investigating enrolled in personalised language learning regional social resilience to contemporary for individuals and organisations. environmental, social, economic and Organisations assisted by IML in 2008 political challenges in the tropics in far north included the Department of Education, the Queensland. It was one of only four case Canberra Language School, St Peter’s studies investigating Indigenous values Lutheran College, Corporate Language towards water across Australia. Communications, GHD Hair Design, UQ Boilerhouse continued to work with the Gladstone Pacific Nickel Ltd, Intrepid Travel, Australasian Centre for Ageing, developing Origin Alliance, QLC, Sedgman Ltd, Sinclair a collaborative approach to ageing well Knight Merz, Vale Australia, Volvo Australia, Xstrata Copper and Xstrata Technology. in the community. The study looked at The String Quartet and the University the challenge presented by population Chorale from the UQ School of Music ageing in communities and the role of at the Thanksgiving Service. collaboration and partnerships in forming and implementing human services policy. Several studies began in 2008, including one that aimed to understand Ipswich’s public identity from the perspective of local leaders. The project stemmed from a perceived concern that rapid urban growth might adversely impact on the strong sense of community in the city. During the first six months of 2008, UQ Boilerhouse staff conducted a series of literacy programs for girls in years 11 and 12 using an HSBC Community Development grant. Extra funding was awarded by the Office for Women to continue the program for a further 12 months. The program is in addition to the Stairway to Success course, which is offered to younger girls as part of the

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Community services UQ’s IML provides translation and interpretation services to the Queensland community. During 2008, the institute conducted 727 translation jobs and 72 interpreting jobs for individuals, community groups, companies and government departments. Services included: Translations: –– Anvil Mining: feasibility study on mining into French; –– Ausenco: material specification notices from and into French; –– BHP Billiton: translation of excerpts of the Journal of Metallurgy from German; –– China Yunnan Copper Pty Ltd: reviews The interior of the UQ Ipswich Boilerhouse, showing the original Babcock and Wilcox boiler. and documents from Spanish into English and English into Chinese; –– Clayton Utz: brochures into Chinese; –– Elisa Systems: food allergen residue test ICTE-UQ The institute increased its active kit inserts into French, German, Italian international and Australian Government, and Spanish; English language training and institutional and corporate partnerships TESOL activities from 151 to 173 through the delivery of –– Queensland Fire and Rescue: 000 TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of emergency brochure into 11 languages; www.icte.uq.edu.au Other Languages) regular, customised and –– Techniplan: instruction manuals into teacher training programs and continuing French; In July 2008, UQ’s Institute of Continuing & education programs. –– Campbell Bros: quarterly newsletter into TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ) moved to new In 2008 the institute delivered: Czech, French and Spanish; premises on five floors of the six-storey –– State Library of Queensland: stories into St Lucia campus General Purpose North –– intensive English language training and Vietnamese for an exhibition; 4 building. The move allows ICTE-UQ semester abroad programs for 437 to expand program and service delivery –– GHD Hair: website content into students from 34 university, government beyond capacity constraints experienced in Japanese; and and corporate partners in seven its previous premises. countries; –– Griffith University: abstracts and editorial into French and Spanish. –– general, academic, business, ESP:TESOL and advanced Interpreting: communication skills English language –– Federal Magistrates’ Court of Australia: training to 2219 individually enrolled various hearings in Chinese, Indonesian students from 49 countries; and and Vietnamese; –– two English for Specific Purposes: –– ICTE-UQ: Japanese interpreting for Bridging English Program courses for various student programs; 112 students. –– CPI Machinery: Korean interpreting of The institute delivered a range of workings of printing machinery; customised TESOL and teacher training –– Superior Coal Ltd: Chinese interpreting professional development programs of company presentation; throughout the year. –– Minter Ellison Lawyers: Japanese ICTE-UQ also continued to deliver English interpreting for a court case; and language support to UQ degree program –– UniQuest: Chinese interpreting for students. meetings and interviews. Continuing Education ICTE continued to expand and strengthen its offshore and domestic links. The extension studies international division of ICTE diversified its client institution and instrumentality base through delivery of a wide range of training courses and programs. The extension studies domestic division of ICTE-UQ language teacher Kit Nuttall (left) ICTE coordinated and managed delivery of and student Chihiro Hara, from Japan. a wide range of programs in 2008.

PAGe 66 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland UQ recognised the outstanding achievements of its alumni, and 2008 graduates continued to show exceptional leadership.

Dr Ben Mullen was named the inaugural Alumni Equity and Diversity Award winner. A Bachelor, Master and PhD graduate of UQ, Dr Mullen was honoured for his work over 20 years helping disadvantaged farmers boost production and sustainability in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. Governor General of Australia, Dr Quentin Bryce, was named Alumnus of the Year. Her illustrious career and, in particular, her commitment to human rights and equality made Dr Bryce an outstanding choice for the award. The International Alumnus of the Year was Mr Path Heang, MIS (Adv), who is an international peace and conflict advocate and a representative of the United Nations Development Program. The award recognises his dedicated service to Cambodia as a peacemaker and acknowledges his work with disenfranchised communities in Cambodia. UQ was proud to honour Ms Alissa Phillips (MMusThy) as Young Alumnus of the Year. She is the Founder/Director of Specialised Programs and Community Endeavours (SPACE), a centre for young people with disabilities. Neo goth curator Alison Kubler at the official opening of the UQ Art Museum exhibition neo goth: back in black in July 2008.

Alumni connections –– employment seminars for alumni in Singapore and Hong Kong. While the UQ Advancement Office Faculty of Business, Economics and Law hosted the seminars, alumni from www.advancement.uq.edu.au other disciplines participated. Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield The Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor made external outreach a clear priority in hosted many events in 2008 providing 2008, with a renewed focus on building opportunities for alumni, particularly those relationships with alumni, supporters and living outside Brisbane, to hear about UQ’s industry leaders. From the time students strategic direction and plans for the future, are enrolled, the University encourages including celebrations for the University’s lifelong links between students, alumni and centenary in 2010. the University. The Advancement Office, formerly the International alumni events Office of University Development and The Vice-Chancellor hosted receptions for Graduate Relations, changed its name on alumni in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong January 1 to reflect a simpler, more holistic Kong and Thailand in 2008. In Malaysia, approach to nurturing relationships critical University representatives had the to the University. The UQ Alumni Program opportunity to celebrate with Datuk Dr enables alumni to remain connected to Rosti Saruwono (BE) at a lunch to honour each other and the University. Reunion him as the 2007 International Alumnus of events, professional development the Year. International Alumnus of the Year Path Heang opportunities in Australia and internationally (left) and Young Alumnus of the Year Alissa In 2008, international receptions were Phillips. and University News are all ways UQ reaches out to alumni. hosted for alumni in Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Highlights of 2008 included: and the United States. Seven international alumni presidents were sponsored by –– a year-long series of reunions for UQ to travel to Singapore in June to graduates of the Faculty of Health be a part of the Australian Universities Sciences; International Alumni Convention. In –– the UQ Law Graduates’ Association Singapore, the International Alumni Officer reception for participants of the Law hosted a one-day workshop for the School’s mentoring program; international presidents to discuss their –– UQ Economics Alumni Seminar Series; strategic priorities for 2009, with feedback –– UQ Business School reunion; incorporated into the UQ Alumni Relations –– Vet School reunion; Strategy 2009-2011 and the Handbook for UQ Alumni Networks and Associations. –– launch of the School of Physical Sciences alumni network; and

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Philanthropic support The Chancellor’s Fund Appeal In 2008, 15 new bequests matured, with a combined value of more than $1 million. Nearly 1100 donors supported the Throughout 2008, philanthropic support Examples include: to UQ from individuals and organisations annual Chancellor’s Fund Appeal, raising supported teaching, research, professorial more than $420,000 for the scholarship –– scholarships in architecture ($100,000), chairs, scholarships and award programs. endowment, emerging needs, research, the for financially disadvantaged students Interactive Pathology Learning Centre and ($10,000) and the Scholarship Endowment Fund ($25,000); Launch of the Chancellor’s Society other areas. and 1910 Society –– undergraduate scholarships in crop Major gifts agronomy and soil conservation The University has established the ($368,000); UQ received several significant gifts in Chancellor’s Society to recognise donors –– School of Veterinary Science ($79,000); who make an annual gift of $1000 or more. 2008 from individual philanthropists. An Annual giving is fundamental to achieving anonymous donor gave $2 million to –– Ophthalmology Clinic ($10,000); UQ’s goals and the University is pleased support medical research. Schizophrenia –– Small Animal Clinic ($100,000); to acknowledge these gifts. Donors who research will benefit from a $550,000 –– RD Milns Classics and Ancient History have provided $100,000 or more are endowed scholarship. An anonymous Perpetual Endowment Fund ($46,000); donor pledged $1 million to support the recognised with lifetime membership of the –– Anatomy and Developmental Biology relocation of the School of Veterinary 1910 Society. The donors’ extraordinary ($10,000); and commitment, which often extends over Science to Gatton. The Centre for Youth –– Faculty of Health Sciences research decades, is particularly noteworthy. Substance Abuse benefited from an $800,000 donation and an additional $1.2 project ($300,000). Philanthropic leadership million pledge. Professor Ian Frazer won In 2008, the University was officially the Balzan Prize for Preventive Medicine informed of the intentions of 10 new Two UQ alumni, Andrew Brice, BCom, in 2008, worth more than $1 million bequestors to include the University in their FCA, and Graeme Wood, BEcon, and dedicated it to supporting young will. Pledges in this sector total more than MInfmSystems, co-founders of Australia’s researchers in cancer immunology at the $16 million and include provision for the leading accommodation website, wotif. Diamantina Institute. ES Meyers Lecture series, the UQ Library, com, were recognised in 2008 for their the Fryer Library’s Edith Hanger Australian philanthropic leadership. Mr Wood, who Bequests Original Playscript collection, improvements has donated more than 10 percent of his to wheelchair access at the St Lucia net worth to charity, was honoured as Many alumni and supporters recognise their commitment to UQ through a campus, the Queensland Brain Institute, 2008 Queenslander of the Year. Deputy the Centre for Companion Animal Health Prime Minister Julia Gillard recognised planned gift or a bequest. These gifts are often endowed in perpetuity, leaving and scholarships in medicine, psychology, Mr Brice and Mr Wood with the Business environmental science, history and health Higher Education Round Table’s award a lasting legacy for the donors and providing ongoing benefits to students and sciences and for female Indigenous for Outstanding Philanthropic Support of students. Higher Education. researchers. The bequest program of the Advancement The University of Queensland Endowment Income from long-standing endowed Office currently stewards several hundred Fund, a prescribed private fund, supported bequests in 2008 totalled more than $4 future benefactors, and works with student scholarships totalling $500,000 for million, which continued to provide the many others who express an interest in PhD and Honours level research in the arts University with funding for scholarships, supporting the University in their will. and humanities. chairs and medical research. Income from the Mayne estate totalled $3.2 million, which supported work in the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Professor Ian Frazer prepares the Gardasil vaccine ready for injection.

PAGe 68 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

Management and resources

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Management and resources

The University recorded a consolidated surplus of $55.5 million for 2008. Total expenditure on continuing activities was $1,193.2 million. Of that total, 52.8 percent was attributed to staff salaries and related on-costs. The University continued to invest significantly in major infrastructure during the year.

Strategic and operational University finances Objectives planning Result for 2008 –– to support the University’s academic UQ is committed to a rolling strategic goals with effective management planning framework that incorporates A consolidated surplus of $55.5 million has structures, policies and practices; a hierarchy of planning outcomes. The been recorded for 2008, compared with a surplus of $93.6 million in 2007 (restated –– to ensure all aspects of UQ are University’s Strategic Plan provides the overall direction to the planning outcomes. from $81.0 million because of changes to administered in a professional, the way revenue is recognised in relation client-focused manner; The five-year plan undergoes an annual process of review and approval that to non-reciprocal grants received from the –– to enhance levels of funding from all ensures input from the Queensland Minister University). sources; for Education, Senate and senior staff. It is –– to recruit and retain high-quality underpinned by a set of inter-dependent Underlying operating surplus academic, research and administrative planning documents, an operational staff; UQ is, for the first time, presenting a agenda and a series of portfolio plans and reconciliation of the University’s underlying –– to provide and maintain a high-quality enabling operational plans. operating surplus to that prepared under physical environment based on The portfolio plans and enabling operational the relevant accounting standards (see principles of sustainable development; plans describe the practical initiatives to page 71). –– to provide leading-edge information be implemented in support of the strategic The underlying operating surplus for 2008 technology services and infrastructure objectives. That ensures the activities that to students and staff; of $24.9 million provides an overall picture will drive change are properly embedded of the financial outcome of the 2008 –– to ensure UQ’s capital budget at the appropriate level of the organisation. operations of the University parent entity, framework supports sound strategic Implementation plans and annual reporting after adjusting for tied capital income, management of and planning for capital mechanisms track progress against goals. fair value adjustments relating to Smart assets; and Each portfolio plan is revisited annually State loans, returns from the long-term –– to build and strengthen the University’s and is subject to a major review every investment portfolio, abnormal income/ profile and relationships with prospective three to five years to ensure currency and expenditure items, and restricted dividends students and staff, business, congruence with the University’s strategic and group funding transactions relating to government, the professions, its alumni direction. the subsidiary operations of the University. and the wider community. The operational agenda is a key element of The underlying operating surplus the new planning framework. It ensures the supplements other external funds (from guiding objectives in the Strategic Plan and both government and philanthropic the more specific actions described in the Underlying operating support) and Smart State borrowings, portfolio and enabling operational plans are which enables the University to fund surplus embedded in clear university-level targets

$ ,000 significant new infrastructure and supports and performance outcomes. Specifically, 24,898 25,573 the ongoing refurbishment of existing the operational agenda outlines near-term 25,000 building stock. whole-of-university targets and identifies the broad performance indicators that are 20,000 used to monitor the University’s progress. Progress on the operational agenda is 15,000 reviewed annually and the outcomes of the review reported to, and reviewed by, Senate. 10,000

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PAGe 70 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Reconciliation of Operating Result (Income Statement In Published Financials) to Underlying Operating Result (Accrual Accounting) Parent 2008 Parent 2007 Variation $’000 $’000 $’000 Net operating position as per University published financial statements1 63,207 73,124 Non-reciprocal Grants 2007 Restatement 12,154 Net operating position of the University (AEIFRS) 63,207 85,278 (22,071)

Income tied to major capital projects 2 Clinical Sciences Building (Atlantic Philanthropies donation) - (10,000) 10,000 Clinical Sciences Building (Federal Government funding) - (7,500) 7,500 Clinical Sciences Building (State Government funding) - (7,600) 7,600 Centre for Advanced Animal Science (State Government funding) (4,993) (6,465) 1,472 Greenslopes Clinical School (Federal Government funding) (11,700) - (11,700) Better Universities Renewal Funding (Federal Government) 3 (30,203) - (30,203) Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (Federal Government) 3 (500) (8,050) 7,550

Accounting related items (AEIFRS Adjustments) 4 Smart State Loans (10,082) (17,860) 7,778

Restricted Income 5 Managed Investment Portfolio 22,576 (6,286) 28,862 UQ third party share of commercialisation losses 6,970 971 5,999

Abnormal income items (Discretionary but generally allocated to the Asset Management Plan) IELTS sale (3,171) - (3,171) Heron Island insurance recoveries (9,226) - (9,226) Student Services charge adjustment (write-back liability) (516) - (516)

Abnormal expenditure items Loss on disposal of property plant & equipment (Assets impaired through P & L) 6 7,186 3,085 4,101

Restricted - Profit & Loss from subsidiary operations 7 UQ Holdings Pty Ltd (dividend received) (8,100) - (8,100) Group funding transactions (IMBcom Pty Ltd) 3,450 - 3,450

Underlying operating surplus/(deficit) 24,898 25,573 (675)

NOTES 1. The operating result calculated in accordance with the Financial Management 5. Funds invested in the managed investment portfolio are restricted funds set Standard, applicable Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting aside from corpus donations and bequests earmarked for purposes specified Standards, Urgent Issues Group Interpretations and the Financial Statement by the giver. The net earnings presented in the financial statements reflect the Guidelines for Australian Higher Education Providers. The 2007 result has been fair value movement of corpus investments using a “mark to market” restated to correct an error in the previous year relating to the revenue methodology. UQ is also entitled to a one-third share of the net recognition of non-reciprocal grants received by the University. commercialisation returns generated by the UQH Group (referred to as the “splits arrangement”). Any movements in the underlying value of UQ’s share of 2. This category represents funding specifically provided by governments (federal the UQH Group investments (commonly illiquid equity investments in start-up and state) and philanthropic sources, for specified major capital projects. This companies) should not be considered part of the normal operating cycle of funding is not available for general operating expenditure of the University. No the University. adjustment is made in relation to Smart State Loans allocated to major capital projects as these loans are recognised in the balance sheet of the University in 6. In 2008, the University conducted a comprehensive stocktake of University the year of receipt (subject to fair value adjustments allowed for above). assets. A large number of assets were found to be impaired and the loss relating to these assets (which likely occurred over several accounting periods) 3. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the University earned income from the was adjusted in the 2008 income statement. The 2007 balance includes the Commonwealth’s Learning and Teaching Performance Fund. These funds have loss relating to the Heron Island Research Station fire. been designated for specific one-off projects connected with learning and teaching and are predominantly capital in nature. This source of funding is not 7. All subsidiaries of the University are managed by independent boards. recurring. In 2008 the University received $30,203,000 in funding from the Dividends are provided for according to the capital management policy of Federal Government’s Better Universities Renewal Fund. This funding has been each individual entity subject to the present and future funding requirements allocated to the asset management plan and used primarily to fund construction of each entity. Until such time as dividends are declared and paid, the of the School of Veterinary Science at the Gatton Campus. University does not consider that the profits earned by subsidiaries of the group are available to meet the general operating expenses of the University. 4. In 2001, the Queensland Government announced the establishment of the Dividends received in 2008 have been set aside for re-investment into the Smart State Research Facilities Fund (SSRFF) to promote the development of ongoing operations of the Group. research and infrastructure for science and technology in Queensland. To date a total of $74,230,107 has been received from the SSRFF in the form of interest free loans repayable over periods that vary between 30 and 35 years. Repayments on these loans do not commence until 2015. In accordance with AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, the loans have been recognised at fair value. The difference between the fair value of the loans and the cash received has been accounted for as income and is reflected in the net operating position of the University. The majority of this “income” must be expended on capital projects as set out in the relevant loan agreements. Proceeds of Smart State Loans cannot be used to fund the general operating expenses of the University.

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Income Capital expenditure –– cash and fixed interest; –– listed property; Income provided by the Australian The University has continued to invest –– Australian shares; Government amounted to $645 million, significantly in major infrastructure and an increase of $65.3 million over the the amount capitalised on property, plant –– overseas shares; amount provided in 2007 (based on the and equipment during 2008 totalled –– tactical asset allocation; and restated 2007 result). The increase is $118.1 million ($205.3 million in 2007 –– private equity. mainly attributable to income received from and $148.3 million in 2006). Depreciation the Department of Health and Ageing for and amortisation of $69.6 million was The combined return by all fund managers construction of the Greenslopes Clinical incurred in 2008. The decrease in capital for the year was -26.8 percent, compared School ($11.7 million), funding under expenditure was due to several major with the benchmark return of -25.6 percent. the National Collaborative Research capital projects being completed in 2007. The decline in the return is consistent with Infrastructure Strategy ($8.7 million) and the global economic downturn for 2008. a distribution from the Commonwealth’s Better Universities Renewal Funding Investment portfolio ($30.2 million) to renew and build campus Improvements to financial infrastructure. The University has a total of $64.4 million management systems in investment funds. They are primarily Support from the Queensland and local trust and bequest funds that have been Internal financial controls and structures governments continued to assist the built up over the years. To maintain the real used throughout the University continued operations of the University. Total funding value of the funds, they are managed in a to be enhanced in 2008 with the of $57.1 million (2007, $43.1 million) was long-term portfolio by external specialist implementation of a new finance system. received in 2008. fund managers. The fund managers are The software selected was PeopleSoft Income derived from fees and charges, required to operate within designated Financials version 9.0, an Oracle product particularly tuition fees paid by international asset allocation benchmarks and each that has been successfully implemented in students, increased from $173 million in of the eight managers has separate large organisations, including other 2007 to $196.5 million in 2008. responsibilities for investments in: universities, all over the world.

Smart State Research Facilities Funding Investment portfolio 2008

The Queensland Government Smart State Venture Capital Absolute Return Research Facilities Fund was established 3.84% Funds 5.61% to promote research and infrastructure for Overseas science and development. To date, the Share Funds University has received $74.2 million for 22.12% Australian Share Funds various projects. During 2008, $15.7 million 36.40% was received. The 2008 funding was applied towards the following projects: –– Centre for Integrated Preclinical Drug Development (TetraQ), $2.8 million; –– Centre for Hypersonics, $1.1 million; Listed –– Centre for Advanced Animal Studies, Property $8 million; Funds 3.35% –– MedTeQ, $0.85 million. MedTeQ is an international research partnership, led by UQ, to create the next generation of Fixed Interest medical imaging and monitoring Funds 13.59% Cash Total market value systems; and Management Funds 15.09% $64.430 million –– Bionano-products Development Facility (BnDF), $3 million.

Expenditure Consultancies Total expenditure on continuing activities EXPENDITURE $ was $1,097.3 million. Of that total, the CATEGORY 2008 2007 amount attributed to staff salaries and related on-costs was $615.3 million Finance/Accounting 941,610 560,192 (56.1 percent). Human Resource Management 152,623 170,504 Information Technology 1,255,096 492,855 Management 3,775,894 687,620 Professional/Technical 18,078,965 14,692,636 Total 24,204,188 16,603,807

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Revenue – Summary for all Higher Education Expenditure – Summary for all Higher Education Providers 2007 Providers 2007 enue Expend - HEP 2007 ConsultancyRev and Other Contracts 5% income 8% Academic Employee Investment Other Benefits 30% Revenue 5% Australian Expenses Government 32% Grants 40% Fees and Charges 22%

Upfront Repairs and Student Maintenance Contributions 3% 3%

State and Local HECS-HELP – Depreciation Government Australian and Non-Academic Financial Government Amortisation 6% Employee FEE-HELP – Payroll Assistance 4% Payments 11% Benefits 26% Australian Government Tax 3% Payments 2%

Revenue – University of Queensland Parent 2007 Expenditure – University of Queensland Parent 2007

Consultancy and Other Contracts 6% Income 15% Academic Investment rent 2007 Employee Other Benefits 30% Revenue 2% Expenses enue Pa Australian 34% Government Rev Fees and Grants 44% Charges 16%

Upfront Student Contributions 2% Repairs and Maintenance

1%2007 rent

State and Local Government Financial Depreciation

and Non-Academic Pa Assistance 4% Uni - Expend Payroll Employee FEE-HELP – HECS-HELP – Amortisation 6% Tax 3% Australian Government Australian Government Benefits 26% Payments 2% Payments 9%

Revenue – University of Queensland Parent 2008 Expenditure – University of Queensland Parent 2008

Consultancy and Other Contracts 7% Income 14% Academic rent 2008 Employee Investment Other Benefits 29% Revenue 0% Expenses enue Pa Australian 36% Government Fees andRev Grants 44% Charges 17%

Upfront Student Contributions 2%

Repairs and Maintenance2008 rent 2%

State and Local Government Financial Depreciation

Assistance 5% and Non-Academic Pa Expend - Uni Uni - Expend Payroll FEE-HELP – HECS-HELP – Amortisation 6% Tax 2% Employee Australian Government Australian Government Benefits 25% Payments 2% Payments 9%

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University staff Externally funded chairs Recruitment Contributor Amount $ Chair In 2008, a total of 493 professional staff Queensland Department of Main Roads 196,000 Main Roads Chair in Civil Engineering and 312 academic staff positions were Golder Associates Pty Ltd 150,000 Chair in Geomechanics advertised externally by UQ. The primary Defence, Science and Technology 197,000 Chair in Hypersonics medium for recruitment was online Organisation, Department of Defence employment websites. P&H Mining Equipment Inc 169,000 Chair Mechatronic Engineering The majority of recruitment was required to replace voluntary resignations and BHP Mitsubishi Alliance 250,000 Chairs in Minerals Processing retirements. Resignations, as a percentage Xstrata 150,000 Chair in Metallurgical Engineering of all staff, were 13.5 percent, representing Queensland Health 312,000 Chair of Adolescent and Child Psychiatry 15 percent for professional staff and 11 percent for academic staff. Queensland Department of Primary 90,000 Chair in Animal Welfare Industries and Fisheries Staff survey Australian Vet Association 5,000 Chair in Animal Welfare The University implemented its first staff Leukaemia Foundation of Australia 187,000 Chair in Experimental Haematology engagement survey in 2008, with a Queensland Department of Primary 95,000 Chair in Crop Science and Innovation response rate of 46 percent. Overall it Industries and Fisheries showed UQ staff were proud to be part of a successful university with a reputation for Grains Research Development Corp 94,000 Chair in Crop Science and Innovation quality research. They were also committed AgResearch NZ 73,000 Systems Thinking Chair to and cooperative in the work they did. Veolia Water Management 300,000 Chair in Water Recycling Compared to other universities, UQ staff Toowong Private Hospital 96,000 Kratzmann Chair in Psychiatry and expressed slightly higher satisfaction with Population Health most management practices and systems, particularly in management of occupational Queensland Skin and Cancer 200,000 Chair in Dermatology Foundation Inc health and safety. Queensland Department of Primary 50,000 Chair in Rangelands Management As is the case in many other universities, Industries and Fisheries UQ has opportunities for further development in the areas of leadership, Land and Vegetation Services, 50,000 Chair in Rangelands Management Queensland Department of Natural involvement of staff in decision-making and Resources and Water communication between different sections Queensland Department of Tourism, of the University. The management of 50,000 Chair in Rangelands Management Regional Development and Industry change within UQ is also an area identified for further enhancement. Greater flexibility in remuneration and Staff development –– the School of Dentistry’s introduction of recognition of high-performing staff was a fee-paying clinical service; The 2008 Staff Development Program also an issue raised in the survey. Staff –– outsourcing services of the UQ reported they would like support to be provided more than 700 course offerings to more than 9600 participants. The Bookshop to the University Co-op, a more entrepreneurial and to further their not-for-profit organisation that operates careers within UQ. range of courses was similar to previous years, focusing on development needs of campus bookshops throughout professional, managerial and academic Australia; staff. –– a decision to outsource the services of UQ Printery by early 2009; The program funded fellowships, educational opportunities and subsidies to –– preparation for relocating of the School attend workshops presented by Universities of Veterinary Sciences to UQ Gatton; and Australia and the Association for Tertiary –– privatising JKTech. Education Management. The Vice-Chancellor approved a four A major initiative in 2008 was the significant percent administrative increase in academic implementation of the eight module Go8 and professional staff salaries from January Future Research Leaders’ Program. 1, 2009, as a revised enterprise agreement is yet to be negotiated. Employee relations Executive management structure Technical and legal advice, strategic direction and internal consultancy services A new executive management structure on workplace agreements and employment was launched in 2008 involving changed issues was provided across the University. reporting relationships, revised job design Two new policies, Job Sharing and and a significant recruitment effort that will Telecommuting, were among several be completed in early 2009. developed or amended throughout the year with the aim of delivering further flexibility in Director of HR working arrangements and to strengthen a The year saw the arrival of Shard Lorenzo, focus on equity within the University. the new Director of Human Resources. Several change-management initiatives Ms Lorenzo joined UQ in March from the were undertaken, including: University of South Australia, in Adelaide.

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UQ Engineering student Yassmin Abdel-Magied was 2007 Australian Muslim of the Year and Indigenous dancers at the Journey of Healing founded Youth Without Borders, an advocacy group that strives to empower youth to work (formerly Sorry Day) dinner. The dinner was together to implement positive change in their communities. hosted by the ATSIS Unit in partnership with the Goorie Berrimpa Student Collective and UQ Union, in the UQ Centre.

Equity and diversity Staff contributions www.uq.edu.au/equity Director of the Equity Office, Dr Ann Stewart, was elected as national Programs for women co-convenor, with responsibility for student Through 2008, UQ continued its successful equity matters, to the Equal Opportunity programs for women, including: for Practitioners in Higher Education, Australasia network. She was also invited –– New Horizons, a career advancement to be a member of the Advisory Board for program for female professional staff; the new National Centre for Student Equity. –– Promoting Women Fellowships designed to strengthen the research Other key equity and diversity profile or leadership potential of achievements and activities in 2008 academic women who are expected to included: apply for promotion within three years. –– revision of policies relating to equity and In particular, women who have had diversity and integrating the concept career interruptions or impediments due “performance relative to opportunity” to equity-related circumstances are within UQ appointments and given additional consideration; and promotions policies; –– the Senior Women Seminar Series with –– the Diversity Discussions series, which speakers including Professor Mara featured a conversation between Dr Olekalns, of the University of Melbourne, Jackie Huggins AM and Mary Graham and federal Sex Discrimination on Aboriginal spirituality and relevance Commissioner and Commissioner for to sustainable living in a diverse world, Ageing, Elizabeth Broderick. and a seminar for senior staff on diversity leadership competencies; and In 2008, the University maintained its citation as an Employer of Choice for –– two half-day workshops, facilitated by Women and, because of its consistently Grant Sarra, for UQ staff to increase From left: Dr Ann Stewart, Director, UQ high performance, was waived from awareness of Indigenous Australian Equity Office;E lizabeth Broderick, Federal reporting for two years. It was reaccredited issues. The workshop supported Sex Discrimination Commissioner; and Professor Susan Hamilton, Deputy by the Australian Breastfeeding Association implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment President of the Academic Board and as a breastfeeding-friendly workplace. Chair of the Gender Equity Subcommittee. Strategy, the Statement of Education Ms Broderick was the keynote speaker at Principles on Indigenous Australian the final UQ Senior Women Seminar Benchmarking Matters and priorities in the UQ Equity Series event for 2008. The Equity Office continued to maintain its and Diversity Plan. International Equity Benchmarking Project The Equity Office continued to train involving selected partners representing and maintain UQ’s Discrimination and the Go8, Universitas 21 and ATN, Harassment Contact Officer, Equity Contact University of Western Australia, University Officer and Ally networks. of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology, University of Auckland, University of British Columbia and University of Nottingham. At the invitation of Universitas 21, information about the project was included on the U21 website.

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Occupational health and safety –– OHS risk assessment, including chemical risk assessment; The University’s Occupational Health –– managing safety in the laboratory; and Safety Council met quarterly in 2008 –– working in confined spaces; to review and approve a range of new –– chemicals management; and updated OHS policies, procedures and guidelines and the operation of the –– safe use of compressed gases; University’s OHS management program. –– personal protective equipment; Policies approved for implementation –– manual tasks risk assessment and included: control; –– Australian diver accreditation for –– workers’ compensation and occupational scientific diving; rehabilitation; –– radiation safety; –– management of work in confined spaces; –– regulation of biological material in Security officer Steve Yong-Gee helps staff –– use of scheduled poisons and drugs; Australia; evacuate the Joyce Ackroyd Building during –– asbestos management; and an exercise by UQ’s Occupational Health and –– OHS representative training; and Safety Unit to test UQ’s crisis responses. –– workplace injury and illness. –– OHS officer training. During 2008, more than 2240 staff and In 2007, the OHS Unit began a program students attended specific training courses to conduct OHS infrastructure audits for conducted by the OHS Unit, a 10 percent all laboratory spaces operated by the increase over the previous year. Programs University. The audits were designed and injuries. The program was completed in included: to ensure laboratories achieved best 2008 and identified a range of improvement –– OHS for supervisors and managers; practice in terms of facilities and regulatory issues being actioned by faculties and –– fire safety and evacuation; compliance to reduce the risk of incidents institutes. A new OHS online training program for all staff was launched in the first quarter of 2008 and was highly successful with more Accident statistics – lost time injuries (loss of one or more work days) than 5000 staff completing the program in Number of incidents its first six months of implementation. Incident class 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Minor incidents and near misses decreased Slip/trip/fall 10 11 10 11 6 5 slightly from 910 reported incidents in 2007 to 886 incidents in 2008. This is seen as a Needle or sharp 1 0 4 2 0 0 positive indicator of a general increase in Muscular effort single 4 12 11 7 9 13 OHS awareness across the University. Step/struck against object 4 4 4 1 2 1 The OHS Minor Works Asset Management Chemical single contact 2 1 1 3 0 1 Fund continued throughout 2008. A total of 84 new projects was supported with a Equipment/tool non-powered 1 0 1 1 0 0 cost contribution of $400,000 from OHS Struck by falling/moving object 3 7 4 4 0 3 combined with co-contributions of a further $553,000 from schools and faculties. Muscular effort repetitive postural 7 5 4 5 2 1 Equipment/tool powered 1 1 4 1 0 0 Major projects supported included: Other agents 4 2 0 1 9 5 –– hydrogen reticulation and improved storage for Civil Engineering; Total incidents 37 43 43 36 28 29 –– Cement Box Theatre electrical installation safety upgrade; –– Heron Island kitchen safety infrastructure; –– automatic door safety modifications for the Chamberlin Building, –– a roof access safety system for the incinerator at Pinjarra Hills site; –– installing ergonomic operating and treatment tables for the Seddon Veterinary Clinic; and –– safety modifications and an upgrade at the waste chemical compound at UQ St Lucia. The number of lost-time injuries for 2008 remained relatively steady with 29 recorded injuries to staff following the lowest-ever recorded number of injuries of 28 in 2007. However, of the 29 injuries in 2008, five occurred while travelling to or from work outside the control of the University. The table (above left) shows the causal breakdown of the injuries. From left: Fourth-year Occupational Therapy student Monica Dang, printery worker Alwyn Reid and Senior Clinical Educator in UQ Work Service, Clara Chan. This is a typical worksite visit for UQ Work Service therapists.

PAGe 76 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Interior of the refurbished Abel Smith lecture theatre.

Workers’ compensation Campus developments Work continued during the year on a $9 million program to rebuild facilities at UQ’s The Work Injury Management (WIM) team The University continued to improve its Heron Island Research Station on the Great manages the workers’ compensation teaching and learning facilities for students Barrier Reef following the destructive March operations of the University as a part of the and staff with several developments 2007 fire. OHS Unit under the regulatory provisions completed for the start of the 2008 of the Workers’ Compensation and academic year and work continuing on Stage one, new student accommodation, Rehabilitation Act and UQ’s self-insurance others throughout the year. with a capacity of 80 beds plus tutor licence. dormitories, was opened during the year. The new $54 million General Purpose North Stage two, the rebuild of teaching and 4 (GPN4) building was officially opened In 2008, a total of 178 statutory and research facilities, was completed in at St Lucia in July. The V-shaped “smart” damages workers’ compensation February 2009. The replacement facilities building, designed by Richard Kirk Architect claims was managed, 10 percent fewer include seven research laboratories, three than 2007. Claim numbers have been in association with ML Design, incorporates teaching labs, two instrument rooms, relatively consistent since self-insurance a new interactive lecture theatre enabling extensive aquaria infrastructure and was implemented and 2008 saw no real students to give teachers instantaneous seminar and computer rooms. exception to that trend, other than a feedback. relatively small decrease in numbers and The building has a range of environmental A $1.7 million upgrade of the Alumni small increase in claim costs. features, including energy-efficient lighting, Court, near UQ St Lucia’s Parnell Building, was completed during 2008. The project The increase was solely due to the solar panels and a strategic shading involved providing disabled access into settlement of several damages claims system. Its water-harvesting system the adjacent Great Court and the adaptive against the University over the year. incorporates underground tanks capable of holding up to 220,000 litres of rainwater re-use of a former physics laboratory with Despite direct external cost increases, and run-off for landscaping and non- the installation of a pergola. such as the medical schedule of fees and potable needs. As well as new teaching The Lectopia lecture recording system claimant wage increases, UQ has been and learning spaces, GPN4 is the new able to contain costs. This is an indicator was rolled out across UQ campuses in all home of the Institute for Continuing and designated centrally controlled teaching of the effectiveness of the University’s TESOL Education. workers’ compensation and OHS programs spaces with seating capacities of more in managing safety, injury management A $1.5 million refurbishment of the than 200. Implemented in lecture theatres and rehabilitation. The intrinsic relationship Abel Smith Lecture Theatre at UQ St at the St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton between safety and workers’ compensation Lucia was completed during the year, campuses and the Herston site, the system continues to be evidenced in the relatively creating one of the campus’s most allows academic staff to record lectures by low claim numbers and positive results and modern teaching facilities, with dual data either audio and screen content or audio low operating costs. projection facilities and improved seating and video. Students can then access and lighting. Originally built in 1967 at a recordings online for review. The project The University’s compliance with the cost of $120,000, the lecture theatre is was supported by $500,000 from the provisions of its self-insurance licence named in honour of the then Governor of Commonwealth Government’s Learning was audited internally and externally by Queensland, Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith. and Teaching Performance Fund. the regulatory authority during 2008. The audits confirmed full compliance with the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003, its regulations, and all associated procedural and operational requirements. Data and statistics provided by the regulator confirmed the University was exceeding industry benchmarks in virtually every set scheme-wide criterion. The data showed UQ continued to be one of the best performing of any of the 26 self- insured organisations in Queensland.

The new UQ Alumni Court, which has had a $1.7 million renovation as part of the campus enhancement program.

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 77 The Blair Pavilion at UQ Ipswich.

Restoration work started on the landmark Environmental performance Blair Pavilion at UQ Ipswich. Initial stages Funding ‘surprise’ of the $200,000 project involved cleaning, UQ’s journey towards environmental In December, the Federal Government repairing and painting the two-storey sustainability led to renewed commitment announced funding of $69.9 million to help building’s roof and distinctive ventilators and action in 2008. A carbon footprinting improve campus facilities during 2009. and its upper-level stucco facade, consultancy provided a blueprint to build The one-off grant included $47.2 million to windows, grills and soffits. A specific on in 2009. It will include further embedding assist in completing the new $100 million priority of the project is to ensure the environmental sustainability into teaching UQ School of Veterinary Science facilities at prevention of water damage. The Blair and research programs and operational UQ Gatton. Pavilion was built in 1908 as part of the activities. then Sandy Gallop Lunatic Asylum. It also included an unexpected $22.7 million Student and staff enthusiasm reinforced for enhancing other campus facilities, the University’s commitment to implement sustainability principles throughout UQ’s including teaching and learning spaces. Architects’ award The funds were made available through the operations, and engagement with the UQ government’s Teaching and Learning Capital UQ’s efforts to create a high-quality community will remain a focus in 2009. Fund for Higher Education. built environment at all its campuses Highlights of 2008 included: and research sites earned it the 2008 –– purchase of 2.5 percent renewable Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) energy; President’s Prize, awarded by the institute’s –– completing Energetics’ scoping report Queensland chapter. Established in and the start of stage two to establish 1998, the chapter’s President’s Prize an overall plan for greenhouse gas recognises the contribution by individuals emissions management across the or organisations to the architectural University; profession. –– opening the GPN4 building, which AIA president Bruce Medek congratulated includes photovoltaic cells, two UQ on recognising and appreciating the 110,000-litre rainwater tanks and other benefits of exceptional architecture. He said energy-saving features; that, for more than a decade, the University –– the start by Property and Facilities had overseen an extensive capital works Division of an ongoing audit to identify program that had emphasised the delivery opportunities to conserve energy; of high-quality architecture. –– engaging staff at a Climate Change Forum to obtain feedback on implementing sustainability practices on all UQ campuses; –– increased emphasis on biodiversity, with the University’s experimental mine site being declared a “Land for Wildlife” site; –– expanding the Green Office Program to support staff who are pursuing environmental sustainability practices in their work areas; Student numbers by campus –– increased green procurement initiatives, 2006 2007 2008 with more that 50 percent of paper supplied from the Property and Facilities Gatton 1644 1546 1479 store now having recycled content; and Ipswich 2207 1933 1541 –– forming a Student Sustainability St Lucia 33,667 34,471 35,030 Working Group to incorporate environmental elements into the UQ Total 37,518 37,950 38,050 Student Union complex.

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Environmental risk management Mine site restoration In 2008, the University continued its risk Work on restoring elements of a native management approach to addressing rainforest at UQ’s 7.5ha experimental mine the environmental performance of its site at Indooroopilly, in Brisbane, continued operations. Though risks are constantly during the year. The site, originally a identified and addressed in day-to-day working silver and lead mine that the activities, a formal assessment process University acquired in 1967, houses the is undertaken annually. In this process, all Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research the risks listed in 2007 were reassessed, Centre and its commercial offshoot and items identified by the University JKTech. It is the only experimental mining community and Environmental Services site so close to a city university campus staff added. The year saw a 55 percent anywhere in the world. The University is increase in the number of submissions two years into a seven-year landscape from the University community and the management plan for the site. inclusion of nine new risk items not previously considered in the process, for example, use and emission to atmosphere of CO2 and dry ice in research work.

Minimising environmental Waste management impact Audit results for 2008 showed a decrease Projects accomplished in 2008 to meet in the total weight of waste going to the objective of zero environmental general waste from all campuses. That legislative breaches were: probably meant recycling streams were being used more than in previous years, as –– installing water-saving devices and the University does not currently measure water tanks for water restrictions; recyclable streams. A Waste Management –– obtaining development approval for Plan will be developed in 2009 to help environmentally relevant activities at the Property and Facilities manage and monitor new CAAS at Gatton; and waste and recycling streams from UQ more –– responding to complaints and incidents effectively. The goal is to reduce recyclables to address environmental harm and in the general waste stream to zero. nuisance. The University has implemented waste management programs wherever they are Water consumption required by development approval conditions, in accordance with the Water consumption at most University Environmental Protection (Waste sites continued to decline during 2008. Management) Policy 2000, which is The installation of water-saving fittings and subordinate legislation to the Environmental fixtures was completed at all UQ sites in Protection Act 1994. 2008, bringing about a further 14 percent water saving, compared to 2007.

Above: One of the University’s water-saving taps.

Right: Ducks on the lake, St Lucia.

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 79 Glossary

AC Companion of the Order of Australia CCRI China Coal Research Institute FAQ Frequently asked questions ACBC Australia China Business Council CEIT Centre for Educational Innovation and FBT Fringe Benefits Tax Technology ACICIS Australian Consortium for FEAST Future Experiences in Agriculture, In-Country Indonesian Studies CGS Commonwealth Grants Scheme Science and Technology program, Gatton ACIPA Australian Centre for Intellectual CICR Centre for Immunology and Cancer FLE Fluid analogies engine Property in Agriculture Research FoI Freedom of Information ACRF Australian Cancer Research CLS Commonwealth Learning Scholarships GMAA Graduate Management Association Foundation CMLR Centre for Mined Land of Australia AIBN Australian Institute for Bioengineering Rehabilitation Go8 Group of Eight – an alliance of eight and Nanotechnology CMM Centre for Microscopy and research-strong, ‘sandstone’ universities AIFRS Australian equivalents to the Microanalysis committed to ensuring Australian higher International Financial Reporting Standards education institutions are world class CMR Centre for Magnetic Resonance AINSE Australian Institute for Nuclear GPA Grade Point Average – a grading CoE Centre of Excellence Science and Engineering scale for University subjects ranging from Convocation Comprises all University one (the lowest) to seven (the highest) AM Member of the Order of Australia graduates GPN4 General Purpose North 4 Building AMPAM Queensland Centre for Advanced COPE Centre for Organic Photonics and Materials Processing and Manufacturing GU Griffith University Electronics ANU Australian National University HEESP Higher Education Equity Support Course formerly subject – part of a Program AO Order of Australia program HERS Higher Education Research and APA Australian Postgraduate Awards CPASE Centre for Physical Activity and Scholarship Sport Education APR Academic Program review HR Human resources CQU Central Queensland University ARC Australian Research Council HUPP Handbook of University Policies and CRC Cooperative Research Centre – ARMS Assurance and Risk Management Procedures bodies funded competitively by the Federal Services Government and involving university, iCEVAL Institutional course evaluations ASX Australian Stock Exchange industry and other research groups ICTE Institute for Continuing and TESOL ATLC Australian Teaching and Learning CTLC Collaborative Teaching and Learning (Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Council (formerly the Carrick Institute) Centre Languages) Education ATN Australian Technology Universities DEEWR Federal Department of Education, IED International Education Directorate Network Employment and Work Relations IFRS International Financial Reporting ATSI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander DEST Former Federal Department of Standards Education, Science and Training ATSIS Unit Aboriginal and Torres Strait IIBLP Institute for International Banking Islander Studies Unit DMS Disability Management System Law and Practice AUIAC Australian Universities International EFTSL Equivalent full time student load IMB Institute for Molecular Bioscience Alumni Convention ELI English Language Institute IML Institute of Modern Languages BACS Faculty of Biological and Chemical ELICOS English language intensive ION Institute of Neuroscience Sciences courses for overseas students ISSR Institute for Social Science Research BCEC Boilerhouse Community EMSAH English, Media Studies and Art Engagement Centre IT Information technology History BEL Faculty of Business, Economics and ITEE School of Information Technology EPSA Faculty of Engineering, Physical Law & Electrical Engineering Sciences and Architecture BnDF Bionano-products Development IWA International Water Association ERM Enterprise risk management Facility JCU James Cook University, Townsville ERMS Electronic Risk Management CAAS Centre for Advanced Animal Science System JKMRC Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral CARD Collaboration for Agriculture and Research Centre ESOL English for Speakers of Other Rural Development Languages

PAGe 80 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Our Faculties

Faculty of Arts Telephone (07) 3365 1333 International +61 7 3365 1333 Facsimile (07) 3365 2866 International +61 7 3365 2866 Internet www.arts.uq.edu.au Email [email protected]

Faculty of Science Telephone (07) 3365 1888 International +61 7 3365 1888 Facsimile (07) 3365 1613 International +61 7 3365 1613 Internet www.bacs.uq.edu.au Email [email protected] LTPF Learning and Teaching Performance RAPID Researchers and Postgraduates Fund Information Discovery Faculty of Business, Economics MAPS Middleware Action Plan and R&D Research and development and Law (BEL) Strategy Project Telephone (07) 3365 7111 RTO Registered training organisation International +61 7 3365 7111 MBA Master of Business Administration SBS Faculty of Social and Behavioural Facsimile (07) 3365 4788 MCRF Minerals Characterisation Research Sciences International +61 7 3365 4788 Facility Internet www.bel.uq.edu.au SECTES Secretariat of Science, MedTeQ Medical Diagnostic Technologies Technology and Higher Education, Brazil Email [email protected] in Queensland SI-net distributed administration system Faculty of Engineering, Architecture MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PeopleSoft Student Administration and Information Technology (EAIT) System) facilitating data viewing and MSU Moscow State University Telephone (07) 3365 4777 updates International +61 7 3365 4777 my.UQ web portal for staff and students SMI Sustainable Minerals Institute Facsimile (07) 3365 4444 MyAdvisor Website providing information SMMS School of Molecular and Microbial International +61 7 3365 4444 on UQ administrative matters Sciences Internet www.eait.uq.edu.au mySI-net online enrolment facility (web Email [email protected] SSS Student Support Services interface of SI-net) (student and course inquiries) TEDI Teaching and Educational Email [email protected] NAIDOC National Aboriginal and Islander Development Institute Day Observance Committee (all other inquiries) TESOL Teaching of English to Speakers to NCRIS National Collaborative Research Other Languages Faculty of Health Sciences Infrastructure Strategy Telephone (07) 3365 5342 TetraQ Centre for Integrated Preclinical NHMRC National Health and Medical International +61 7 3365 5342 Drug Development Research Council Facsimile (07) 3365 5533 TEVALS Teaching evaluations NMR nuclear magnetic resonance International +61 7 3365 5533 TLEP Teaching and Learning Internet www.uq.edu.au/health NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Enhancement Plan Email [email protected] Administration TRI Translational Research Institute NRAVS Faculty of Natural Resources, Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture Agriculture and Veterinary Science TSXPO A tertiary studies exhibition held in and Veterinary Science (NRAVS) Brisbane annually UQ Gatton OHS Occupational health and safety UN United Nations Telephone (07) 5460 1276 OMC Office of Marketing and International +61 7 5460 1276 Communications Universitas 21 International alliance of Facsimile (07) 5460 1204 research-intensive universities, limited to ORMP Operational Risk Management Plan International +61 7 5460 1204 25 members worldwide and committed to OUDGR Office of University Development best practice St Lucia and Graduate Relations Telephone (07) 3365 7916 UNSW University of New South Wales PNG Papua New Guinea International +61 7 3365 7916 UQ ACTS UQ Advanced Concepts Facsimile (07) 3365 1949 Program formerly a course (a qualification, Teaching Space International +61 7 3365 1949 eg, degree or certificate involving UQAM UQ Art Museum Internet www.uq.edu.au/nravs/ enrolment, study and graduation) Email [email protected] UQCCR UQ Centre for Clinical Research QBI Queensland Brain Institute UQH UQ Holdings Pty Ltd QTAC Queensland Tertiary Admissions Faculty of Social and Behavioural Centre (central processing point for UQSES UQ Student Experience Survey Sciences (SBS) applications from people seeking entry to Telephone (07) 3365 7487 USQ University of Southern Queensland tertiary institutions throughout Queensland) International +61 7 3365 7487 UWA University of Western Australia Facsimile (07) 3346 9136 QUT Queensland University of Technology International +61 7 3346 9136 VSU Voluntary student unionism RAIA Royal Australian Institute of Architects Internet www.uq.edu.au/sbs/ Email [email protected]

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 81 INDEX

A B D 1910 Society ...... 68 Basis of authority ...... 7 Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Abel Smith Lecture Theatre ...... 77 Beijing Olympics ...... 40, 62 Medicine ...... 15, 43, 47, 48, 52, 68 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bequests ...... 68 Diversity Week ...... 32 enrolments ...... 32 Bionano-products Academic Board ...... 12 Development Facility ...... 72 E Academic Program Review ...... 37 Blair Pavilion ...... 78 Edwards, Sir Llew ...... 2, 16

Accident statistics ...... 76 Boilerhouse Community Employee relations ...... 74 Engagement Centre ...... 65 Accommodation Services ...... 34 Enrolment history ...... 5 Adjunct staff ...... 35 C Enterprise risk management ...... 15 Capital expenditure ...... 72 Advanced Water Management Environmental performance ...... 78 Centre ...... 46 Careers, graduate employment ...... 33 Environmental risk management ...... 49

AIBN ...... 44, 47, 50, 52, 56, 58 Centre for Advanced Equity and diversity ...... 31, 47, 75 Animal Science ...... 2, 42, 71 Alumni awards ...... 67 Ethical standards ...... 13 Centre for Educational Innovation Alumni Equity and Diversity Award ...... 67 and Technology ...... 2, 35, 43 Ethics Act ...... 13 Alumnus of the Year ...... 67 Centre for Hypersonics ...... 71 Ethics Office ...... 13 Animal Ethics Committee ...... 13 Centre for Integrated Preclinical External relationships ...... 63 ARC Centre of Excellence for Drug Development ...... 71 Externally-funded chairs ...... 74 Functional Nanomaterials ...... 44, 45, 55 Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation ..... 50 ARC funding ...... 44 Centre for Mothers and Babies ...... 43 F Architects’ award ...... 78 Faculties ...... 81 Centre for Organic Photonics and Assurance and Risk Management Electronics ...... 43 Female enrolments ...... 31 Services ...... 14 Centre for Public, International and Financial management systems ...... 73 Atlantic Philanthropies ...... 42, 71 Comparative Law ...... 61 Financial results ...... 70

Audit committee ...... 15 Centre of Excellence for Financial statements ...... Appendix A Behaviour Support ...... 43 Australian Academy of Science ...... 52 Five year – key statistics ...... 3 Chancellor’s Society ...... 68 Australian Cancer Research Forotan, Homa, 2008 Young Community partnerships ...... 25, 61 Foundation ...... 47 Queenslander of the Year ...... 38 Consultancies ...... 72 Australian Graduate Survey 2008 ...... 29 Frazer, Professor Ian ...... 52, 56 Controlled entities ...... 9 Australian Institute for Nuclear Freedom of Information ...... 13 Science and Engineering ...... 47 Corporate governance ...... 11 Fulbright scholars ...... 54 Australian Learning and Teaching Counselling ...... 34 Council (formerly Carrick Institute) ...... 35 Functions (of UQ) ...... 7 CRC funding ...... 44 Awards (projected 2008) ...... 5 Curriculum and Teaching Quality Appraisal policy ...... 36 Customs House ...... 65

PAGe 82 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland G O Gatton campus (see UQ Gatton) International scholarships ...... 29 Occupational health and safety ...... 76 General Purpose North 4 building ...... 2, 77 International students ...... 30 Office of Marketing and Communications ...... 62 Goodenough, Peter ...... 47 Investment portfolio ...... 73 Open Days ...... 63 Gould, Professor Mark ...... 18 Ipswich campus (see UQ Ipswich) Operational priorities ...... 1, 22 Graduate Management Association IT initiatives ...... 38 of Australia ...... 35 Overseas travel ...... Appendix B

Graduate outcomes ...... 29 J JKTech ...... 57 P Graduations ...... 28 Philanthropic support ...... 68 Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Greenfield, Professor Paul ...... 2, 16 Research Centre ...... 44 Porter, Douglas ...... 2, 18

Grigg, Professor Trevor ...... 17 Postgraduate enrolments ...... 58 K Group of Eight ...... 1, 5, 63, 75 Keniger, Professor Michael ...... 17 Public relations (see Office of Marketing and Communications) H L Health Services ...... 34 Lawson, Professor Alan ...... 18 Q Healthy Communities Research Queen’s Birthday Honours ...... 52 Lectopia lecture recording system ...... 77 Centre ...... 2 Queensland Brain Institute ... 45, 47, 51, 53 Library ...... 37, 43, 64 Heron Island Research Station ...... 48, 77 Queensland Centre for Advanced Materials Lines of responsibility (chart) ...... 8 Higher Education Equity Processing and Manufacturing ...... 2, 43 Lu, Professor Max ...... 18 Support Program ...... 31 Queensland Centre for Online Health ..... 49 Higher Education Research and M Queensland Government social, fiscal Scholarship program ...... 36 objectives ...... 25 Major gifts ...... 68 Human Experimental Ethical Review Committee ...... 13 Management and resources ...... 26, 70 R Map ...... Inside back cover Recordkeeping ...... 14 I Media relations (see Office of Recruitment ...... 74 IMB ...... 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 56 Marketing and Communications) Research and research training ...... 24, 41 IMBcom ...... 56 Mineral Characterisation Research Research funding ...... 44 Income and expenditure .... 73, Appendix A Facility ...... 44 Research Week ...... 51 Indiginous Australian students ...... 32, 63 Mission ...... 1 Risk management ...... 14, 15 Institute for Social Science Monash Award ...... 54 Research ...... 49, 50, 51 Moreton Bay Research Station ...... 53 Rix, Professor Alan ...... 17 Institute of Continuing & TESOL Multi-faith chaplaincy ...... 34 Rural Clinical School Teaching Education ...... 66 and Learning Centre ...... 2, 21

Institute of Modern Languages ...... 65 N NASA ...... 50 International alumni events ...... 67 National Governance Protocols ...... 11 international Alumnus of the Year ...... 67 NHMRC Awards ...... 53 International enrolments ...... 5 NHMRC funding ...... 45

The university of Queensland annual report 2008 PAGe 83 INDEX

S U Scholarships ...... 29 School of Social Work UniQuest ...... 55 & Human Services ...... 51 School of Animal Studies ...... 48 Uniseed ...... 58 School of Veterinary School of Biomedical Universitas 21 ...... 1, 3, 63, 75 Science ...... 2, 14, 26, 68 Sciences ...... 44, 47, 51, 52 University of Queensland Act 1998 ..... 7,11 Senate ...... 11, 19 School of Business ...... 36 UQ Advancement Office ...... 67 Senate committees ...... 12 School of Economics ...... 45 UQ Art Museum ...... 61 Senior officers ...... 16 School of Engineering ...... 36, 52, 63 UQ Business School ...... 35, 61 Siddle, Professor David ...... 17 School of Health and UQ Centre for Clinical Rehabilitation Sciences ...... 36, 51, 52 Smart State Fellowships, Research ...... 42, 45, 47 Scholarships ...... 46 School of History, Philosophy, UQ Code of Conduct ...... 13 Religion and Classics ...... 37 Smart State Research Facilities Funding ...... 72 UQ Endowment Fund ...... 48 School of Human Movement Studies ...... 36, 44, 48, 50 Smart Women Awards ...... 53 UQ Foundation Awards ...... 51

School of Information Technology Sporting achievements ...... 40 UQ Gatton ...... 2, 26, 29, 42, 63 and Electrical Engineering ...... 44, 63 Staff ...... 74 UQ Graduate School ...... 59 School of Integrative Staff development ...... 74 Biology ...... 44, 48, 49, 51, 54 UQ Ipswich ...... 2, 23, 26, 29, 43, 65 Strategic Plan 2008-2011 ...... 20 School of Integrative Systems ...... 53 UQ Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards ...... 39 Strategic planning ...... 70 School of Journalism and UQ-Link ...... 31, 32 Communication ...... 62 Student achievers ...... 38

School of Land, Crop and Student enrolments ...... 5, 28 V Food Sciences ...... 44 Student load profile ...... 22 Vice-Chancellor’s Review ...... 2 School of Languages and Student Services ...... 33 Comparative Cultural Studies ...... 37 W School of Law ...... 34, 52 Students with disabilities ...... 33 Waste management ...... 79

School of Medicine ...... 36 Study Abroad ...... 30 Whistleblowers ...... 14 White, The Honourable Justice School of Molecular and T Microbial Sciences ...... 48, 52 Dr Margaret ...... 16 Teaching and Educational School of Music ...... 51, 65 Development Institute ...... 35, 36 Wood, Graeme, Queenslander of the Year ...... 38, 48, 68 School of Natural and Rural Teaching and learning ...... 23, 27 Systems Management ...... 65 Workers’ compensation ...... 77 Teaching and Learning School of Pharmacy ...... 36, 45, 47, 58 Enhancement Plan ...... 35 Y School of Physical Terry, Professor Deborah ...... 16 Young Alumnus of the Year ...... 67 Sciences ...... 39, 44, 51, 52, 67 The Brisbane Institute ...... 61 School of Population The Good Universities Guide ...... 3 Health ...... 44, 47, 52, 54 Times Higher Education Supplement ..... 30 School of Psychology ...... 36

School of Social Science ...... 52

PAGe 84 annual report 2008 The university of Queensland Principal Campuses St Lucia 35,030 enrolments Telephone (07) 3365 1111 International +61 7 3365 1111 Facsimile (07) 3365 1100 International +61 7 3365 1100 Email [email protected] Teaching and Internet www.uq.edu.au UQ Ipswich 1541 enrolments Telephone (07) 3381 1011 International +61 7 3381 1011 research Facsimile (07) 3381 1060 International +61 7 3381 1060 Email [email protected] Internet www.uq.edu.au/ipswich UQ Gatton sites 1479 enrolments Telephone (07) 5460 1229 International +61 7 5460 1229 Facsimile (07) 5460 1170 International +61 7 5460 1170 Email [email protected] Internet www.uq.edu.au/gatton

45 Map legend 1 St Lucia campus 2 Gatton campus 3 Ipswich campus 4 Medical School, Herston 5 Dental School, City 6 Central Animal Breeding House Pinjarra Hills 7 Waste Use Research Unit, Pinjarra Hills 8 University Mine, Indooroopilly 9 Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, Indooroopilly 15 Teaching Hospitals and Health Centres 10 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 46 Royal Children’s Hospital 4 10 Queensland Radium Institute, Herston 22 5 20 18 11 Greenslopes Private Hospital, Greenslopes 21 12 Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals 37 12 Mater Hill Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital, 1 8 13 19 Mater Hill 9 11 13 Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba 6 40 36 14 The Park, Centres for Mental Health, Wacol 7 15 Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside 16 16 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital 17 24 44 Coopers Plains 38 35 17 The Inala Health Centre General Practice 14 18 Mt Olivet Hospital, Kangaroo Point 23 19 Belmont Private Hospital 34 20 New Farm Clinic 32 33 21 Toowong Private Hospital 22 Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower 42 31 23 Logan Hospital 30 24 Redlands Hospital 41 27 43 25 Ipswich Hospital 28 26 2 26 Toowoomba Base Hospital 3 27 Redcliffe Hospital 25 28 Roma Hospital 39 29 Murwillumbah/Tweed Heads Hospital 29 30 Caboolture Hospital Veterinary Science Centres 31 Nambour Base Hospital 39 Pastoral Veterinary Centre, Goondiwindi 32 Maryborough Base Hospital, 40 University Farm, Pinjarra Hills St Stephens Private Hospital 41 Veterinary Practice, Dayboro 33 Hervey Bay Hospital 42 Veterinary Practice, Kenilworth 34 Bundaberg Base Hospital Mater Misericordiae Hospital Marine Research Stations Friendlies Hospital 43 Dunwich, Stradbroke Island Editor and project coordinator Kate Tilley 35 Gladstone Hospital 44 Heron Island Design and layout Paul Thomas 36 Rockhampton Hospital, Mater Hospital, 45 Low Isles Hillcrest Private Hospital Photo Library Coordinator Diana Lilley 37 St Andrews Hospital Seismograph Stations Photographers Stewart Gould and Jeremy Patten 38 Sunnybank Private Hospital 46 Mount Nebo Proofreading Shirley Glaister and Tegan Taylor Internet www.uq.edu.auInternet +61733651488 International Facsimile (07)33651488 +61733653367 International Telephone (07)33653367 Brisbane Qld4072Australia The UniversityofQueensland The OfficeofMarketingandCommunications Produced by Email [email protected]

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