Mandawuy Honoured for His Cultural Dedication by Phillipa Hanrick

Queensland University of Technology Newspaper ■ Issue 176 ■ May 5-May 18, 1998 Mandawuy honoured for his cultural dedication by Phillipa Hanrick

Educator and lead singer/songwriter for the band Yothu Yindi Mandawuy Yunupingu said he would use his QUT honorary doctorate — awarded at the arts graduation ceremony on April 22— to promote an indigenous cultural institute. The institute, which has been a Student takes dream of Mr Yunupingu’s for more off in air traffic than 10 years, will provide cultural and music education through links with control training tertiary institutions throughout Australia. The Yothu Yindi Foundation has established a music centre and Page 3 recording studios and the “spinoffs” from its operations will be used to finance and promote cultural research for the institute. As an educator, singer/songwriter and advocate of family and traditional Aboriginal values, Mr Yunupingu said his honorary doctorate would add weight and credibility to his endeavours to achieve a universal understanding and acceptance of his culture. The degree of Doctor of the University is an honorary award of Celebrating the conferral of his honorary doctorate for contribution to the community and to the highest status in recognition of education … educator and singer/songwriter Mandawuy Yunupingu is starting a cultural institute distinguished service to the community. He was the first Aborigine in the “I also recognised the power of music The establishment of a cultural Emma wins The conferring of the doctorate Northern Territory to gain a university and the ability to reach people around institute brings together and advances recognises Mr Yunupingu’s degree. the world through music.” Mr Yunupingu’s passion for music, ABC’s first Olle contribution to the education of He has since worked to promote In 1985, Mr Yunupingu formed the education and the celebration of scholarship Aboriginal children as well as community-driven, formal education in now-famous band Yothu Yindi and, in Aboriginal culture. Australian and international Aboriginal communities. 1991, he took leave from teaching to During his visit to the university, audiences about Aboriginal culture. “I wanted to deliver education to my concentrate on his musical career. Mr Yunupingu visited music students Born in the remote north-east of own people because I realised that if Yothu Yindi has had a number of at the Academy of the Arts and Page 4 Arnhem Land, Mr Yunupingu worked Aboriginal people could read and write successful albums including Homeland delivered a seminar as part of the as a teacher and later became principal we could influence people all over the Movement, Tribal Voice, Freedom and, Oodgeroo Unit’s 1998 guest at his community school of Yirrkala. world,” Mr Yunupingu said. most recently, Wild Honey (Birrkuta). speaker program. State’s first international college launched by Phillipa Hanrick

The Minister for Economic Trade and Development, Doug Slack, launched Queensland’s first international university teaching-based college at QUT last week. Mr Slack also opened QUT International College’s new premises in P Block at the university’s Kelvin Grove campus at the launch ceremony on April 27. The college will provide pathways to enter QUT’s degree, postgraduate and other courses through a combination of Designers set diplomas, English language, foundation and bridging programs. their sights on Established in 1997 to bring together all QUT’s Finland preparatory programs for international students — many of which have been conducted for the past decade — QUT International College teaches three, 14-week semesters each year, reducing the time it takes to complete courses. Page 8 Expanded services are also offered to support the intensive study program. These include additional academic and English language counselling, longer periods of contact time and smaller (l-r) QUT International College director David Stent, Minister for Economic Trade and class sizes. Development Doug Slack, and QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Dennis Gibson enjoy a vote of thanks from final-year law student Hee Kiat Sii at the college’s launch Continued Page 2 Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. QBF 4778

INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Page 1 A word from the Vice-Chancellor QUT staff hit the shops Flexibility nothing new The principles of lifelong learning and with the traditional face-to-face, on- flexible delivery were identified as campus learning experience. fundamental to the future of our Our students have a variety of universities well before they were commitments outside the university. highlighted in the West review of They are demanding subjects be higher education. available when they can attend, The universities of technology have whether in evening mode or in blocks embraced these principles very on certain days or weekends, and that successfully for many years. This has support services be available when they flowed naturally from our close need them. industry links and our convenient Other universities will respond to location for city workers. demands for flexibility in delivery in a Compared with other universities, variety of ways. we have a large proportion of students QUT is already a leader in offering who do not come directly from school. courses part-time. We have an Traditionally, we have catered for opportunity to build on this advantage people coming to, or returning to, by providing much greater flexibility university at various stages of life. They in time, for both teaching and teaching may be mature-age people, young support activities, to better meet people who have chosen to work or student needs. travel for a while before undertaking If we can bring a whole-of-university university study, or people who are focus to this challenge, we will coming back to study. They may be maximise our competitive advantage QUT’s latest recruitment strategy Meeting the needs of this diverse working lunch hours, evenings and seeking career change, career in the area of flexible delivery in the for mid-year entry involves taking group requires flexibility in course Saturdays to deliver the goods. development, to upgrade qualifications, foreseeable future. information about the university to delivery (see V-C’s message, left) — and, Centres on the map for QUT’s travelling or to update their skills. Professor Dennis Gibson␣ ␣ people in shopping centres. it seems, in the ways in which QUT display include: Brookside, Carindale, Largely in response to the needs of The thinking behind it is to reach the assists students to apply for courses. Chermside, Garden City, Aspley, Queen employers and of workers who want to non-school leaver market which makes So, staff — including executive, Street Mall, Stafford, Toombul (pictured study, we have had a very strong part-time up a large proportion of QUT students. academic and general staff— have been above), Toowong and Indooroopilly. program compared with other universities. Part-time mode, of course, now comes under the heading of flexible delivery. LawSim to challenge students The three integrated elements of by Noel Gentner to develop their own computer-based “It boiled down to being able to create flexible delivery are the technology used applications without the need for problems of different levels of to deliver the course, where it is to be A unique law teaching tool created programmers, graphic designers or complexity and present them in a more delivered and when it is to be delivered at QUT has attracted overseas media specialists. or less realistic way, and at the same for the convenience of the student. interest, particularly from the “In essence, it can convey quite time allow students to develop their skills Certainly, the first two elements have United Kingdom. interesting and complex scenarios where in legal research,” Mr Joughin said. caught the imagination of the futurists Developed over a period of two problems can be presented to the Mr Joughin said that, during second — picture the hologram lecturer giving years, the tool is a template called student,” Mr Joughin said. semester this year, several law lecturers the class in your living room. LawSim and has been described as “Scenarios built up by video and would use the template to create But the third — flexibility of time — one of the most flexible educational audio material can include letters from resources for 1999. still has enormous potential combined technology projects at QUT. clients’ files, and also a bank of He said the Open University in the Joint project manager Gordon ‘characters’ which can be used to present UK had also shown an interest in LawSim. Joughin, a flexible delivery advisor with different perspectives on a problem.” “The Open University is by far the … Minister launches college Teaching and Learning Support Services Mr Joughin said about a dozen largest in the UK — with over 200,000 from Page 2 value-added principle in every sense of (TALSS), said the project was initiated characters had been selected — students — and, at the invitation of its the word,” he said. by the former dean of law, Professor according to gender, race and age — to Pro-Vice Chancellor (Technology P Block has undergone a $2million He said about 2,500 international students David Gardiner. provide comment on particular legal Development) Professor Diana refurbishment by Phillips Smith Conwell were enrolled at QUT which represented Mr Joughin said LawSim created problems which encouraged students Laurillard, the template was Architects Pty Ltd and now accommodates $60million in State export earnings. learning environments in which to realise there were different demonstrated late last year and a second up to 300 students, is fully air-conditioned, Final-year law student — and former students could explore multi-levelled perspectives that could be brought to demonstration was given last month,” has two computer laboratories and a 24- foundation student — Hee Kiat Sii, problems in law. bear on a case. Mr Joughin said. hour computer access lab. speaking on behalf of more than 500 He said it also enabled teachers of He said the product was a result of “They were very impressed and saw a Mr Slack congratulated QUT on students studying at QUT International law to create a challenging, multimedia close collaboration between QUT’s Law lot of potential for the template and being the first university to provide an College, also congratulated the university. learning environment for students and School and TALSS staff. wanted to pursue the product further.” innovative combination of diploma and “It can be difficult to adapt to a new foundation courses for international country and we are fortunate to have a students, and for showing a lead in foundation program which not only international education. helps us academically but provides social “QUT’s International College was support,” Mr Sii said. established with a great deal of enterprise “Our tutors do this by inviting us and imagination, and provides the into their homes and their lives and this university with a facility that fulfils the makes the experience easier,” he said.

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Page 2 INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Company downsizings not Air traffic control working well for Australia ␣ by Noel Gentner difficult to do well and to do “I don’t see that it is program set to downsizing successfully is more something that is going to Findings from national difficult. terminate quickly in Australia surveys on recent restructuring “Looking at a range of because of overlapping of Australian companies’ outcomes, generally organisations processes, including the Federal operations and staff levels leave in Australia have not downsized Government’s public sector improve quality much to be desired, according successfully.” policy,” Professor Littler said. to a visiting professor at QUT. Professor Littler said usually “In the short term, we are in An adjunct professor in the major objective for an election phase both in the School of Management, downsizing was cost cutting. Queensland and nationally, and Professor Craig Littler has been “So the question arises, do the there will be attempts to paper co-ordinating a large-scale majority of organisations which are over the problems and deny the international database on downsizing cut costs? The answer Asian crisis will impact severely organisational restructuring for is only 50 per cent do, which means and deeply on the Australian the past five years involving 50 per cent don’t,” he said. economy, whereas it clearly will.” Australia, New Zealand and “The reasons for this are Professor Littler said, after the South Africa companies end up recruiting elections, the economic realities Recognised as an Australian staff back into the organisation, would “hit home” and he expert on the human resource they put work out to consultants anticipated the unemployment management aspects of for which they end up paying rate would remain at high levels corporate downsizing, Professor more for the service and or even significantly increase in Littler said, traditionally, productivity usually goes down.” the medium term. downsizing had been associated However, Professor Littler “What happens after the year with downturns in the economy stressed, “I wouldn’t say under all 2000 will depend on how we and profit declines. circumstances downsizing is the restructure as a country and I “Now downsizing is a strategy wrong thing to do, but you need don’t think we have restructured which is pursued by organisations to look at all the alternatives and very successfully as a country up even in business cycle upturns consider carefully what you are to the present time,” he said. and even when their profit doing and how you are doing it”. “Perhaps, and just perhaps, pattern is in fact looking pretty He said organisations in the the Australian economy will good,” Professor Littler said. United States and New Zealand come out in better shape than at “More often than not, began downsizing much earlier the moment, but I can’t say there organisational restructuring is than those in Australia. is strong evidence for that.” Gambling concern for international students by Phillipa Hanrick departure briefing which Loong Chen said that his association highlights the gambling issue recognised addictive gambling could International students could face and we present a couple of case be a problem but he was not aware of circumstances that put them at studies of students who had to a big increase in the number of greater risk of gambling excessively return home because they had students with large debts. than Australian students, a senior gambled their money away. He said, however, that students QUT counsellor said recently. “In addition, we issue a booklet needed to be disciplined in their Head of QUT’s International and fact sheets that specifically approach to personal finances. Student Services Graham Baguley mention gambling as an issue to “Students are independent said international students were beware of. adults and Australia is a free on their own, living in a new “Gambling is a relatively new country and we cannot stop country without the support of problem for the campus counselling people from gambling,” he said. their families for guidance. service, so we have also applied for a “If we were aware of a student “They could be having financial grant from the university to develop with a gambling addiction we Flying high … masters student Peter Tilton is setting up a staff-development problems and see gambling as a a training program for staff. would refer them to the program for air traffic controllers which is set to improve the quality of training way of making some money,” Mr “This will give us a sound university’s International Student and help Australia continue to have one of the best aviation records in the world Baguley said. knowledge of gambling addiction Services for counselling.” by Noel Gentner education and staff development,” Mr Additionally, he said, there were therapies and allow us to apply Treasury Casino Director of Tilton said. no gambling addiction counselling specific, culturally appropriate Operations Paul Kruger said A breakthrough in the delivery of air traffic The online program would provide staff programs available in Brisbane counselling,” he said. casino staff were working control education and training has been with the opportunity to develop management specifically for people from non- Mr Baguley said anecdotal closely with QUT to address achieved in Brisbane as a result of an skills and undertake other development English-speaking backgrounds. evidence suggested students liked the situation and were independent project by a QUT Master of activities, including some operational training, Mr Baguley said gambling was visiting casinos. obviously concerned about the Education student. he said. a growing problem for Australian International Students Association problems some students may Majoring in adult and workplace He said he believed the program was universities generally, but he president and QUT student Wei be experiencing. education, Peter Tilton is setting up what “revolutionary” because it empowered believed QUT was the first to he claims to be the most advanced staff employees to have input into their training implement specific strategies to development learning system of any and career paths. address the problem. organisation in Australia. “If someone wants to become a manager, He said QUT had implemented “We will be the first air traffic control they will know which program they have to several preventative measures and provider world wide to embrace online go through, which will result in more was looking at what more could staff development and training which will opportunities for people who are ambitious,” be done. improve the quality of training and Mr Tilton said. “Because of an increase in the increase organisational advantages,” Mr “There will still be compulsory number of students looking for Tilton said. operational Air Traffic Control training, work, QUT has expanded its part- Employed as a senior education specialist and basic development training, but some time employment service for with Air Traffic Services, part of Airservices of the onus will rest on the individuals to international students,” Mr Australia (formerly the Civil Aviation chart their development path. Baguley said. Authority), Mr Tilton said Australia had an “Our training is already of a very high “Some students may run out of excellent aviation record — one of the best in standard and this project will further enhance money — for example because of the world — and the revised online training Airservices Australia’s reputation for training the crisis in the Asian economy program would help assure the continued excellence.” — and having a job is better than safety of operations. Mr Tilton said the program would gambling. Air Traffic Services has responsibility for help to ensure an ongoing flow of “Another strategy is to address Australia’s airspace management, including the professional managers within the the gambling issue at the provision of air traffic control, aeronautical organisation. leadership program we run every information services and the training of air “Air traffic controllers will be updated in year for the 22 international traffic controllers, he explained. the latest procedures, training and student organisations at QUT. Taking a gamble … the isolation felt by many international “We are in the process of setting up a techniques in the workplace, where in the “Before coming to Australia, students can make gambling an appealing way to pass whole internal information online system, past we conducted staff training off site,” we give new students a pre- time and, potentially, earn some money. including what we call a ‘Training Net’ for Mr Tilton said. INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Page 3 Former Guild president awarded Acts sought for arts week The QUT Student Guild is hosting journalism scholarship with ABC an arts week in August and is seeking acts and contributions from the student body. by Glenys Haalebos Students with an interest or A passion for reporting has won a experience in dance, drama, music, QUT journalism graduate the ABC’s visual arts, film or communication prestigious Andrew Olle Memorial design are encouraged to participate. Award, opening doors to a future Those interested should phone international career. Lenine Bourke on (07) 3864 3709 Emma Griffiths, who in February before June 3. completed her one-year cadetship as a general television journalist in the QUT hosts ABC’s Brisbane newsroom, said she was ecstatic about her win. ‘Sorry Books’ “I was amazed,” Ms Griffiths said. QUT and the Student Guild are “I think I jumped about six feet in hosting “Sorry Books” to give staff the air. I never really thought I could and students the opportunity to get it.” register personal apologies for Established in memory of injustices to indigenous Australians. distinguished ABC journalist the late The books are part of National Andrew Olle the award aims to give Sorry Day which will be held on May young ABC reporters a taste of the 26, one year after the Bringing Them experience gained by journalists of Mr Home report on the removal of Olle’s stature. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander “There’s an age limit and a limit to children was tabled in Federal the amount of experience applicants Parliament. can have,” Ms Griffiths said. The books are printed with a “The award continues for one year message expressing regret for and involves working in ABC offices injustices suffered by indigenous nationally and internationally — in Australians, a personal apology for Journalism graduate Emma Griffiths is heading for Sydney, Canberra and London after winning the my case Sydney, Canberra and harm caused by the forced removal London.” ABC’s Andrew Olle Memorial Scholarship. Since graduating in 1994, Ms Griffiths has worked for a commercial television station in Tamworth and at the ABC in Brisbane. of indigenous children from their Ms Griffiths said award applicants families and a desire for reconciliation presented a resume, a written “I’ll be going to Sydney to produce “I chose the ABC’s London bureau “It’s a fantastic commitment to and unity. submission on a chosen story idea and the story at the end of April and I’ll because the area really intrigues me,” journalism and I’m really pleased I’ve Sorry Books will be available for a sample of their work, to a selection be there for 11 weeks. she said. won it.” signing from May 5 to 15 at: panel for judging. “After that I’m having five weeks in “I want to learn some tangible Ms Griffiths graduated from • Carseldine — Library, level 3 and “The selection panel consisted of Canberra in the Parliamentary Press skills there, so in five years’ time QUT in 1994 and worked in Student Guild Help Desk; (prominent media professionals) Gallery with the television group. — when I actually apply for an commercial television in Tamworth • Gardens Point — Library, level 3 Chris Masters, Jennie Brockie, Phillip “I’m hoping this will be in the lead- overseas posting — I can draw on before taking up her ABC cadetship and Student Guild Help Desk; and Clarke and Sandy Forbes,” she said. up to the Federal elections. That those skills. in 1997. • Kelvin Grove — Library, level 2 “My story idea focuses on would be fantastic experience.” “It’s great that, in these tough A former QUT Student Guild and Student Guild Secretariat. Australian efforts to help the East For a sample of international times, the ABC is still giving president, Ms Griffiths also For more details, call (07) 3864 3653 Timorese people and obviously the journalism, Ms Griffiths then heads something back to young journalists tutors first-year newswriting or (07) 3864 5528. selection panel liked that idea. for London. through this award. students at QUT. Architecture students go west for bilbies’ sake by Glenys Haalebos School senior lecturer Dr Jim Woolley “There are no supplies, no said Mr McRae had been researching services of any kind, no power there, A research project conducted deep in the threatened bilby for several years. and materials have to be brought in Queensland’s outback has given “He’s based in Charleville, but from hundreds, even thousands, of second-year QUT architecture spends a few months annually at kilometres away. students an insight into the isolation Astrebla Downs’ No 2 bore hole,” Dr “The local environment and the bilbies and fragility of our western Woolley said. are in such a sensitive state of balance environment. “He works in quite primitive that we have to touch the earth lightly. In early April, 45 students travelled conditions and I guess it’s his dream, “We can’t go in with bulldozers and to Astrebla Downs National Park, and it’s supported by his department, cranes — there is minimal ground cover almost at the Northern Territory border, that a well-equipped research station be and simply walking or running can as part of their brief to design a bilby built there. disturb the surface, creating a dust bath,” research station there. “The students’ imperative is to he said. The venture was a community service design climatically-responsive Dr Woolley said the bilby exercise project organised collaboratively by buildings without air conditioning meshed with the Dean of the Faculty of School of Architecture, Interior and and heating, to look at systems that Built Environment and Engineering’s Industrial Design lecturer Jim Gall and don’t consume power and energy 1998 “sustainability” theme and the Queensland Department of Environment wastefully, and to use available and school’s commitment to teaching researcher Peter McRae. recyclable materials. environmentally-sustainable design principles. “It’s a great project for us because sustainability issues are not just moral principles up there, they are an absolute necessity,” he said. Dr Woolley said the students on the trip surveyed the site, its terrain, climate and facilities. “The students who stayed in Brisbane researched potential environmentally- friendly and sustainable energy and waste systems,” he said. “The research station will need field laboratories, living facilities for up to 12 researchers and 4WD accommodation.” Dr Woolley said the students’ designs would be finalised by the end of this semester. “There will be 100 sets of drawings, so it is wonderful value for the client,” he said. QUT architecture students are designing a bilby research station in Funds to assist the research trip the fragile environment of south-western Queensland, which will were contributed by the dean and the Architecture students Grant Chapman and Ingrid Anderson take a contribute to the preservation of this endangered species head of school, Dr Woolley said. break on their way out to Astrebla Downs National Park Page 4 INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Non theatre-goers School’s out for writers sit in front row for by Phillipa Hanrick Hot, sour milk in little bottles for morning tea, the cane and the cuts, ink research project wells and copy book writing, the Argonauts Club, and vocational guidance officers are all featured in a new anthology launched on Anzac day at Kelvin Grove campus. In School’s Out! Learning to be a writer in Queensland: an anthology in six lessons — launched at the One Teacher School Museum on April 25 — a group of well- known Queensland writers reminisce about their school days between the 1950s and 1980s. Venero Armanno, Ross Clark, Gary Crew, Nick Earls, Jackie Huggins, Jane Hyde, Mary-Rose MacColl, Natalie Jane Prior, Jay Verney and Jena Woodhouse have written their memoirs of growing up with the Brisbane theatre companies and their “Having to express their thoughts Queensland education system. audiences stand to benefit from research and justify their opinions makes them Their stories detail the dramatic being undertaken by QUT Master of think more deeply about the play and changes education has undergone Arts (Drama) student Rebecca Scollen they develop more skills as they go.” since the 1950s — from strict and (pictured above). Ms Scollen said reasons given by the authoritarian discipline to Ms Scollen’s study, an industry groups for not previously attending progressiveness; from a time when every collaboration with La Boite theatre, theatre were varied. child was perceived as a “potential analyses audience perceptions of live “Most said the cost — around $25 a criminal” only able to be saved by the theatre among a group of people who ticket — was prohibitive,” she said. “unsparing use of the rod” to legislation never or rarely attend performances. “Many in the group felt that live preventing the abuse of children. “Most existing audience-perception theatre was elitist and had been afraid Virginia State School, Ascot State theory uses its interpretation of audiences they would not understand it. And many School, St Margaret’s Church of to validate a range of things about the play, thought it was mostly Shakespearean England (now Anglican) Girls’ School, staging or direction,” Ms Scollen said. material and were surprised when they All Hallows’ School, St James Catholic “I’m interested in audiences for attended contemporary plays and found Boys School, Kelvin Grove High School, audiences’ sake — in understanding they could relate to them.” their teachers, pupils and others come why they do and don’t go to the theatre, Ms Scollen said she felt her method under the microscope in the anthology. what their expectations are and what of audience-perception research had Some may wish they had not. The best days of our lives … cultural and policy studies lecturer they get from the experience.” positive spin-offs for both the audience However, while many of the writers Colin Symes, pictured at the One Teacher School Museum at Kelvin Ms Scollen’s research is being groups and the theatre company. are less than complimentary about their Grove, has co-edited an anthology titled School’s Out! undertaken with three groups of 12 people “I think it’s good to foster a stronger education, some did think their schools The editors said school had an “extra settings, sunshine and perennial drawn from a variety of backgrounds. link between the audience and the made a significant contribution to dimension” for writers not only because penchant for political separatism — Ms Scollen said that, as well as providing theatre company,” she said. their careers. it was where the skill of writing was had influenced the writers in the complimentary 1998 season tickets, La “A lot of theatre companies are hesitant Edited by School of Cultural and acquired, but because it was where they anthology. Boite had allocated a room for the group about audience-perception input, but Policy Studies lecturer Colin Symes, realised writing was more than a lesson, School’s Out! was published by QUT to have its discussions after performances. they can use the information I generate and freelance writer and publishing it was a central skill in their lives. with a grant from the Faculty of “It’s interesting to see the groups’ to find out why people don’t go to the consultant Robyn Sheanan-Bright, the Mr Symes and Ms Sheanan-Bright Education. Copies of the book are responses. They are really enjoying the theatre. If a company takes time to learn book developed from a series of writers’ also pointed out that living in available for $14.95 from Jocylen Lee, shows and are gaining confidence all about its public and treats them well then evenings held at the One Teacher Queensland — with its different School of Cultural and Policy Studies, the time in their discussions and ideas. they will want to come back.” School Museum. architecture, outdoor lifestyle, rural on (07) 3864 3728. Disabilities’ Study documents mentoring advantages code launched QUT staff have been involved in by Phillipa Hanrick developing the Students with Disabilities: Code of Practice for Australian management could benefit Australian Tertiary Institutions which through improved leadership and was launched late last month. interpersonal skills for managers if a The code establishes principles and research project from QUT’s Faculty of guidelines for planning and delivering Business is successful. services to tertiary students with PhD student Patricia Shinner has disabilities; recommends national been funded by the Meat Research minimum standards; and identifies and Corporation to undertake a study on documents examples of good practice. the impact of mentoring and networking QUT social science senior lecturer on managerial skills. Dr Barrie O’Connor was a member Ms Shinner said little research had of the code of practice consultancy been done that identified the individual team, along with Griffith University’s benefits of inter-organisational Professor Des Power, Rhonda Watson collaboration. (formerly from The University of She said organisational collaboration Queensland) and Judy Hartley (formerly included mentoring, networking and from Brisbane Institute of TAFE). strategic alliances or joint ventures The code is available from the library between businesses. or at http://www.qut.edu.au/pubs/ “Research indicates that benefits of disabilities/national_code/code.html mentoring can include increased commitment to the job, better career opportunities and reduced stress due IT company to psycho-social support,” Ms wants you! Shinner said. Learning from leadership … PhD student Patricia Shinner, left, discusses her study on the impact of “If mentoring can bring about such mentoring and networking on managerial skills with Faculty of Business Acting Dean Dr Sandra Harding International software developer and benefits then, maybe, other forms of collaboration within and between these resources for collaboration, and whether “In the last phase, I will implement exporter Mincom is launching a collaboration can bring about different organisations. they receive training. collaborative strategies and test their graduate recruitment program at QUT. benefits to individuals involved. “From these, I will select and examine “I will also look at the ways in impact on participants’ skills,” she said. The program targets information “A major Australian study on about 20 organisations in-depth and which involvement in collaborative “I will test in an empirical way by technology and business students, and business and organisational practices, look at what types of collaboration are relationships might develop measuring participants before, during and applications close on May 15. Interviews the Karpin Report, found Australian used, what factors are involved and what managers’ interpersonal and after involvement in collaboration on both will begin later this month at QUT. managers had poor interpersonal skills mechanisms organisations use to leadership skills. leadership and interpersonal skills, and I For more details, visit the Mincom and leadership abilities. support the different forms of Ms Shinner said she hoped to translate will be able to say if those particular skills website at http://www.mincom.com, “My research will begin with a survey collaboration. her research into useful strategies for have improved,” she said. e-mail [email protected] or phone of 200 Australian private and public “For example, I am interested in organisations in the meat industry and Ms Shinner said she hoped to (07) 3303 3115. companies and examine issues of whether people get enough time and then test her theories. complete her study within three years. INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Page 5 General staff recognised Graduations QUT acknowledges the valuable achievement or innovation through not reward satisfactory or good contribution made to the university service by general staff. performance only.” by its non-academic staff through its “Nomination for this award is an Professor Gibson said 16 nominations Attitude determines annual Outstanding Contribution extremely positive reflection on the were submitted, with six individual Award for General Staff. contribution of general staff to QUT, nominees winning the award. Vice-Chancellor Professor as well as the esteem in which “They will each receive a Dennis Gibson said the award nominees are held by their presentation plaque and a grant of altitude in IT career aimed to recognise exceptional colleagues,” Professor Gibson said. $2,000 to be spent at their discretion contributions to the university’s “The award is for outstanding on work-related purposes,” he said. mission and goals by outstanding achievement in the workplace. It does The award winners are: heights – speaker A QUT graduation ceremony was “This boom has translated into told last week that the next Bill Gates unprecedented employment prospects.” could well have been sitting in the Mr Puttick said job openings in the audience that night. information technology industry Addressing more than 200 increased by 14 per cent overall last year, information technology graduates, compared with 1996, and his company guest speaker John Puttick said had reflected these statistics. “QUT has provided you with a great He said the company last year took foundation for your career with no on more than 50 graduates, mostly from limit to the level you can attain”. the information technology field, and Managing director of Star Systems this year would continue the trend with Pty Ltd, Mr Puttick said information a mid-year intake of about 20 graduates. technology was, without doubt, the The majority of the company’s new world’s largest growth industry and it graduate staff were from QUT, he said. was fuelling the growth of “We prefer QUT graduates, not only many other industries. because you possess the relevant Star Systems is a Brisbane-based knowledge and skills, but also because company which specialises in designing you have the attitude and commitment computer software for finance, banking necessary to succeed in the work force,” and securities industries. Mr Puttick said. David Burgess — senior Patrice Meixsell-Draper — Duncan Nulty — higher education “We are entering an age where “It is said that your attitude technician, School of Architecture, reference librarian, program evaluator, intellectual property will be valued much determines your altitude. If you have Interior and Industrial Design Gardens Point Library Academic Staff Development Unit more realistically than previously,” Mr the right attitude in our industry there Mr Burgess heads the school’s A strong client focus, a high level of Mr Nulty has instigated significant Puttick said. is no limit to the heights you can attain.” workshop, providing teaching and innovation and an outstanding level innovation and improvement in model work with a high level of safety of assistance to staff and students in operating systems, technical procedures and innovation. He has designed and both teaching and research earned Ms and administrative practices through re- Four high-achieving constructed modelling equipment, and Meixsell-Draper her award. She has modelling the Student Evaluation of contributed greatly to the school’s tailored programs for specific class Teaching and Student Evaluation of reputation in research and consulting groups, pro-actively identified Unit schemes. He was part of a group students rewarded work. He has established an industry resources to support research and formulating a postgraduate research network, is a skilled teacher and teaching and facilitated ready access experience questionnaire, has sat on the Academic achievement in the Faculty The successful students were: directly contributes to the school’s to a wide range of resources Equity Initiatives Grant Committee and of Built Environment and • Ramon Breich, Bachelor of many successful exhibitions. particularly relevant to science. has provided advice on curriculum. Engineering was strong in 1997. Engineering (Aerospace Avionics) — Instead of the usual three University Grade Point Average (GPA) 6.73; Medals awarded to graduating students, • Dale Whelan, Bachelor of Engineering dean of the faculty Professor Weilin (Mechanical) — GPA 6.68; Chang has awarded four medals for • Leon Ree, Bachelor of Engineering academic excellence to students who (Electronics)/Bachelor of Information completed their studies last year. Technology — GPA 6.67; and The high standard of work, the • Benjamin Lusk, Bachelor of close competition between students Engineering (Civil) — GPA 6.66. and the large number of students All medal winners have been enrolled eligible to graduate, 494 in all, at QUT for at least two years full-time, has allowed the faculty to nominate or part-time equivalent, and have a record an additional student for the of achievement higher than is normally prestigious award. expected of an excellent graduate. Engineering academic contributions praised The Faculty of Built Environment and Dr Murray is the author of a plethora Engineering recognised two of its senior of published journal and conference Gary Rasmussen — Deirdre Reeves — Jane Vidgen — academic and lecturers — Dr Martin Murray and Dr Sridha papers and recently received an award laboratory manager, technician, research affairs officer, School of Civil Engineering School of Life Sciences Faculty of Science Sridharan — at an April 29 graduation for one of his academic papers. ceremony, by awarding them Outstanding Dr Sridharan, from the School of Mr Rasmussen has developed the A strong contribution to advancing the Ms Vidgen has developed procedures Academic Contribution Awards. Electrical and Electronic Systems school’s health and safety system highest ideals of QUT research and to overcome the isolation felt by part- Dr Murray received an award in Engineering, received his award in and consistently worked towards postgraduate training have earned this time staff. She has also reinforced recognition of his exemplary contribution recognition of his strong commitment improving health and safety in the award for Ms Reeves. Working with strong community links and, in 1997, to teaching and learning within the School to research. school’s laboratories. He contributed animals in research, she teaches animal managed the highly successful Science of Civil Engineering. During his employment at QUT, Dr to developing a program to promote handling skills and surgical procedures. Train project. She is concerned with Over the past five years, Dr Murray’s Sridharan has been successful in links with high schools, was involved She is also part of research teams and is equity issues and has worked on work in improving students’ learning obtaining an impressive number of in the NEXUS program and in The a role model in ethical and professional relevant committees, and developed experiences and developing lifelong research grants from external and Siemen’s Science Experience. He has performance for students using animals science programs for underprivileged learning skills has attracted attention across internal funding bodies. been instrumental in organising school for research. She is a member of the students such as the Spring Science the university and overseas. More than two-thirds of these grants open days and university careers days. University Research Ethics Committee. Expo and the Q-Step program. His teaching style has seen him have been externally funded by bodies twice nominated for QUT’s Best as diverse as the Australian Research Lecturer Award. Council through the National Institute Research steps forward for amputees As director of teaching and learning of Forensic Science, the CSIRO, the People with partially amputated feet will population and were often older people He said he would then in his school, he has led a team in Queensland and Federal Police and benefit from a biomechanical research who suffered from serious illnesses such biomechanically model the gait. initiating and executing new programs Motorola USA. project being undertaken at QUT. as vascular disease or diabetes. “Biomechanical modelling of the gait and directions, including: compulsory In the past five years, Dr Sridharan Prosthetist and student in the Centre “As such, research into prosthetic of partial foot amputees is advantageous training for tutors; workshops on has published an impressive record for Rehabilitation Science and replacement has been severely neglected because it resolves the shortcomings of equity and diversity issues; and the of publications numbering over 100 Engineering Michael Dillon is developing and the literature available seems to be existing research,” Mr Dillon said. incorporation of generic skills into refereed journals and conference a biomechanical model that will, based on speculation, assumption and Mr Dillon said the final stage of his undergraduate teaching and double publications. ultimately, result in the development of anecdotal evidence,” he said. project would be to use the model to degrees. His interest in research also finds a guide for the prescription and design of Mr Dillon said he would gather look at the interactions which occurred He pioneered the Peer Assisted expression through his supervision partial foot prostheses. quantitative data to establish the validity between severe gait parameters, with the Study Sessions (PASS) scheme in the of masters research students and Mr Dillon said partial foot amputees of current information by measuring the aim of improving the design of prostheses. faculty and is chair of the PASS doctoral candidates. made up only a small percentage of the gait and muscle activity of amputees. — Phillipa Hanrick TRAC Group. — Glenys Haalebos Page 6 INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Reality check Architecture’s caring face shows in accounting Accountancy students at QUT can now in new mental health guidelines examine the accounting systems used by well-known companies such as by Phillipa Hanrick problem then it contributes to less Zupps, Golden Circle and Movie World stress. — without leaving the classroom. Architecture is playing a vital role “Another example is ‘way finding’. / A CD-ROM designed by lecturer in the treatment and care of We avoid designing long, anonymous Trevor Stanley gives second-year people with psychiatric illnesses, corridors where people will become students the chance to see real a Brisbane architect said at a disoriented, which leads to higher accounting systems in action. recent QUT seminar. stress levels. The CD-ROM, which has been At the seminar, Psychiatric “Easier staff access to the patients available to students since the beginning Architecture: New Beginnings for an is also important, for their of this year, allows users to read, listen, Old Problem, former QUT lecturer management of people with mental view and experience the content. John Clarke said new State illnesses. Recent studies show the According to Mr Stanley, it provides building guidelines had been earlier you intervene in an altercation, all the benefits of work experience, introduced for designing mental the easier it is to separate and calm “which would be almost impossible to health facilities. the patients. organise for hundreds of second-year Mr Clarke said architecture had an “Thirty seconds of argument can accountancy students”. important role to play in planning result in two hours of unsettled As well as “experiencing” what was facilities for people with mental illnesses. behaviour and this may, in turn, require happening in the accounting systems of He said the guidelines — on which two hours of nurse management. real companies, students would be able he was consulted — represented a “So, it is vital that carers are able to take advantage of the benefits of direct participatory approach to to reach patients quickly and that interactive multimedia, Mr Stanley said. design, including the knowledge and there are no obstacles to block access,” “Students can progress at their own needs of carers, professionals, patients he said. pace and can choose an approach which and their organisations, unit Mr Clarke is currently researching suits their learning style,” he said. managers, and time/cost facility aspects of the effects of the built “Some will want to see what is economists. environment on psychiatric patients, happening in the real world before “Not only can architecture and the as well as working on a psychiatric looking at theory, others will get a grip built environment be therapeutic, unit at Toowoomba Hospital and the on the theory first.” they can help with the management Wolston Park Hospital at Wacol. Mr Stanley said the package examined and administration of a patient and He said his recent work, on behalf three accounting cycles — the general this is obviously a benefit in the of Queensland Health, represented ledger and reporting cycle, the revenue application of other therapies,” Mr the best opportunity yet to establish cycle, and the expenditure cycle. Clarke said. design as a component of the model “Each cycle uses examples from a real “Although architecture has a of care. company,” Mr Stanley said. limited role in providing absolute “Given the failure of world wide “For instance, Warner Brothers’ therapeutic opportunity, it has a attempts to de-institutionalise the Movie World provides an interesting significant role in the administering care of mental health patients, the setting for examples of the general ledger of therapies. document represents a new attempt and reporting cycle. “Architecture is fundamental to the at providing an environment that will “Many students don’t realise even environment of care, such as shelter, relieve suffering, attend their dignity places like Movie World have safety and environmental control. and privacy, provide therapeutic accounting systems.” “For example, overcrowding is a comfort, and redress the awful Students can borrow a copy of the significant issue in causing distress conditions these people currently Brisbane architect and former QUT lecturer John Clarke … CD-ROM from QUT’s library. and if the architecture addresses the seem to endure,” Mr Clarke said. designing facilities for people with psychiatric disabilities Lips offer ID solution

Check out What’s On at http:// www.qut.edu.au/pubs/02stud/whatson.html. Send your What’s On entry to [email protected] or via fax on (07) 3210 0474. • Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood FROM THE ACADEMY May 15 Research Grants and How to Get Them. Presented by May 13–22 The Cherry Orchard. Final-year actors from the Office of Research manager Norma Gilbert as part of the Academy of the Arts present this hauntingly centre’s seminar program. Free. 1pm-2pm. B304/KG. evocative comedy written by Anton Chekhov. Students can get a performance schedule and • Academic Staff Development Unit purchase $10 tickets through QUT Campus Shops. May 18 Reward and Recognition of Good Teaching Panel Other tickets can be purchased through QTIX Presentation — an opportunity for academic staff to Dial’N’Charge on (07) 3846 4646. Standard ticket find out about preparing for promotion, to hear feedback prices are: $18/$14. QUT Theatre/GP. Leanne Cutler from success stories, and to get valuable tips and at (07) 3864 3685 OR [email protected] suggestions for submitting applications for promotions. May 13 Electra. Romano and Rudolf Crivici — electric Free. 1pm-3.30pm (approx.). Owen J Wordsworth Room, violin, viola and lexicon sampler. KG/M Block Level 12, S Block/GP. RSVP by May 8 to Virginia Cregan Music Studio. 1.05pm. Free. Leanne Cutler at at (07) 3864 5256 OR [email protected] (07) 3864 3685 OR [email protected] • University Teaching and Learning Committee May 20 Contemporary Jazz Hypnosis — Music by Peter June 1 Teaching and Learning Large Grants Forum — a Walters. KG/M Block Music Studio. 1.05pm. Free. Leanne university-wide forum. 9.30am-12.30pm. Free. Owen J by Noel Gentner “The problem with the iris technique Cutler at (07) 3864 3685 OR [email protected] Wordsworth Room, Level 12, S Block/GP. Jennifer Hunter is that you have to get very near to the at (07) 3864 2697 OR [email protected] The eyes, voice and fingerprints have all camera, which makes it difficult for a June 1 QUT Wind Symphony and University of St • Justice Studies been used for personal identification but now commercial operation, and the problem Thomas Brass Band. The Brass Band from the University of St Thomas, St Paul, Minnesota are QUT researchers are concentrating on lips. with fingerprints is that not everyone wants July 8–10 Australian and NZ Society of Criminology 1998 featured guest artists on this program along with Conference — “Crime, Criminology and Justice: According to QUT’s Speech Research to have their fingerprints taken,” he said. eminent conductor Matthew J.George. $12/$10. Current Trends and Future Directions”. An opportunity Laboratory head, Associate Professor “The most practical option is the fusion QUT Theatre/GP. 8pm.Leanne Cutler at (07) 3864 to hear the world’s leading criminological Sridha Sridharan, research at QUT is of voice and vision.” 3685 OR [email protected] researchers. ANA Hotel, Gold Coast. Katerina Ginis leading to the development of a new Dr Sridharan said the new system at (07) 3864 3188 OR [email protected] personal security identification system. would be more “robust” and resistant CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS Dr Sridharan said the system, to mimicking than previous systems. • Faculty of Science STUDENT GUILD EVENTS combining existing technologies, would “It will extract features which will particularly interest the finance industry. identify you even with significant May 5 Physics, Faith and Feminism: mutually exclusive May 22 Basketball — QUT Cup. CA. 12noon-4pm. Recreation or irrevocably intertwined? Public lecture. Speaker: background noise and lighting problems.” on (07) 3864 4716. He said eight students were working scientist, writer, feminist and cultural commentator on projects associated with identification PhD student Timothy Wark (pictured Margaret Wertheim. Free. 1pm. BLT1/GP. May 28 End of Semester Bash. Victory Hotel. 7pm onwards. based on a person’s face, speech and a above) is working on the project, as is Recreation on (07) 3864 4716. combination of these two aspects. final-year undergraduate James Moody. • Academic Policy and Programs/Planning and Resources July 5–9 NCUSA Games hosted by QUT. Recreation on Mr Wark said he expected to have a “There has been considerable work May 5, 7, 11 Course Resource Assessment Seminars. These (07) 3864 5536. going on around the world in using voice system operational by the end of next year, seminars cover areas such as: course cost only and images only for ID purposes, which could then be commercialised. components, where fees go, how to balance load REUNION but little work has been done in the fusion He said he had obtained high accuracies revenue and costs, and resource considerations for of these two aspects,” Dr Sridharan said. for person authentication and was now course changes. Registration is not necessary. May 8 Steppin’ Out: School of Communication Reunion Dr Sridharan said personal looking at the development of a system which May 5 Free. 9am-10.30am. V771/GP Ball — featuring the QUT Big Band. Brisbane City May 7 Free. 10am-11.30am. L201/CA. identification also used fingerprints and could be used in real-life environments, such Travelodge. Ros Petelin at (07) 3864 2467 OR May 11 Free. 10am-11.30am. N519/KG [email protected] the image of a person’s iris. as at an automatic teller machine. INSIDE QUT May 5-May 18, 1998 Page 7 QUT swings into Singapore Students have designs on Finnish city library

by Noel Gentner including first prize in a competition offered by the Academy of There are 60 “hopefuls” in QUT’s Architecture, Arts and Sciences in undergraduate architecture course California last year,” Ms Savage said. seeking world recognition by entering “Also last year, three students from an international design competition this the school went to Korea after semester. winning the Solar Energy in The assignment, which forms a part Architecture International Student of the fourth-year student program, is Design Competition to collect the to design a new library building for the prize in Seoul. city of Seinajoki in Finland. “The value in winning such The winning student or students will competitions is also a measure of our then be commissioned to take the design (QUT) success as an institution. to completion in association with an “Competition success is one of the architect of their choice. criteria used among architecture schools School of Architecture, Interior and in Australia as a measure of standing.” Industrial Design lecturer Susan Savage Ms Savage said part of the challenge said there was considerable prestige with this competition would be to associated with winning such a produce a design to complement the competition. existing structures in Seinajoki. Ms Savage said the competition She said that, although no criteria had celebrated the centenary of the birth of been set, it would be up to individual Alvar Aalto, a master of modern students to make a study of the civic architecture. centre and formulate strategy for the It is organised by the city of Seinajoki design of the building. in association with the Royal Institute The first of the student critiques went of British Architects and the Alvar Aalto on display earlier this month where International relations special projects co-ordinator Laurel Bright␣ displays a poster promoting Museum. advice, criticism and direction was QUT On Show Singapore … the event takes place on May 16 The city has a number of buildings offered. Staff from around QUT have joined have combined to display a Seminar topics include Crime, Crime designed by Alvar Aalto which form a “A decision will be made at the end together to showcase the university’s comprehensive, informative program Prevention and Justice for the 21st town centre, including the library,which of this semester and we will send the courses to prospective students and of university preparatory and English Century; Courses and Career is known as the “pearl” of the centre, a students’ submissions to Finland in educators in Singapore on May 16. language programs, as well as Opportunities in Journalism; Science at church, the town hall, a theatre and July,” Ms Savage said. Every faculty will be on display at a undergraduate and postgraduate QUT: Your Key to Careers in the 21st offices which were built over a 30-year “I would like to send 60, but in reality, major exhibition, QUT On Show courses, to an overseas audience. Century; and Arts, Music and period. I will probably send about a dozen Singapore, being held at the prestigious A highlight of the program will be a Multimedia. “There is considerable prestige submissions from QUT to enter the Australian High Commision. dance performance by students from There will also be presentations on living associated with this competition because competition.” It is the first time all the faculties LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, prior in Brisbane, accommodation, admission Alvar Aalto was well respected world Ms Savage said the judging panel in and the QUT International College to the show’s official opening. requirements and student services. wide and it will attract a lot of interest Finland would include world-renowned from architecture schools throughout architects Daniel Libeskind and Juhani the world. Pallasmaa and a decision on the winning High hopes Load could be lifted “QUT students have experienced submission would be made in August success in recent competitions with a planned presentation scheduled for triathletes nationally and internationally, for September. Competition for QUT triathletes will on patient handling begin early this year when QUT hosts the Northern Conference University by Glenys Haalebos several hospital and nursing care Sports Association (NCUSA) Games. facilities, Mr Phillips said. The games are scheduled for early An effective patient handling and “The results achieved have been July, but the triathlon component will lifting risk management system would spectacular,” he said. be contested in Byron Bay on May 16. save the State health industry millions “For those facilities, absenteeism, QUT’s Student Guild won the right of dollars if introduced as Queensland which is one of the largest costs to to host this year’s NCUSA Games — Health best practice, according to a Queensland Healt, has gone from 16 which will run from July 5 to 9 — QUT masters study. per cent down to 2 per cent on any one and are expected to attract about 2,500 The study, by Master of Health shift and there has been up to a 90 per participants from nine universities. student Simon Phillips, showed cent reduction in cost per claim. QUT triathlon club president Mark savings would be made in reduced “My research at QUT has validated Hinds said QUT’s triathletes, the absenteeism, compensation and that the system can dramatically defending champions, would have a turnover costs. reduce back injuries to nurses with strong team of about 25 competitors in Mr Phillips validated the efficacy positive spin-offs for cost savings.” both age group and professional categories. of the Bulbrook patient and resident Mr Phillips said the technique The course consists of a 1.5km handling system as his masters’ worked in conjunction with a system swim, 40km cycle and a 10km run. research project. of codifying each patient’s functional Mr Hinds said the main contenders “Thirty nurses trialled five different mobility status. Architecture student Chelle Macnaughton presents a sketch design for the Seinajoki Library in Finland to her class … she is one of 60 students in the professional division would be patient handling/lifting techniques — “This involves completing a form hoping to enter an international competition to design the library QUT students Mark Roland, John traditional and the alternative when a patient is admitted, giving Warner and Jay Sanderson. Bulbrook technique — and I analysed details on that patient’s mobility,” In the women’s division, he said, the results,” Mr Phillips said. he said. top performances were expected from “All participating nurses were “The form is attached to the file ‘Sale’ challenge for uni team recently returned New Zealand fascinated with the technique and and can be instantly accessed by Tune your television sets to Channel Simpson will make her television competitor, ironwoman Patricia surprised at how easy it was to move nurses when handling or lifting is 9’s Sale of the Century this week to see appearance in the quiz on Wednesday, Palmer, as well as from Sharyn the patient.” needed. how QUT fares in the “University May 6. Freshwater and Helen Clatworthy. Mr Phillips said Worksafe Australia “It specifies the required technique Challenge”. More than 15 universities were “The men’s age group is well estimated back injuries associated with and number of nurses to be used or Last month, third-year arts/law invited to be represented in the represented and the team event is lifting, carrying or setting down the type of mechanical handling student Rebecca Simpson, representing challenge. particularly strong, with Commonwealth patients resulted in an average of 48 assistance required.” QUT, was in Melbourne for a recording The first prize is a BMW car and a Games hopefuls Greg Shaw and Tom days’ lost time annually across Australia. Mr Phillips said Queensland session in front of the cameras. trip to Greece, with the winning Dover swimming and running “Queensland Health recorded more Health was examining the system as The “University Challenge” series university receiving $20,000 cash to respectively,” Mr Hinds said. than 2,473 compensable injuries in a potentially “preferred best practice began last night, May 4, and Ms go towards scholarships. 1997 of which 984 involved nursing model”. staff,” he said. “If the system becomes one of “Back injuries to nurses from Queensland Health’s best practice What’s on? patient handling is costing models, QUT — and hopefully all Queensland in excess of $26.7million Readers who have seen cleaning staff — despite the fact that, officially, food academic institutions — will teach entering lecture theatres with garden is not allowed in lecture theatres. annually. it and produce health care graduates For the full “My research shows implementing rakes could be forgiven for thinking Our source tells us that those who are already competent in the that those early-morning starts are attending evening lectures are the the Bulbrook system would system.” considerably lower that figure.” making the cleaners a little foggy. worst offenders, often grabbing fast view, see An ergonomist with the National However, the unusual choice of food as they rush from work to uni. The Bulbrook system, which was Safety Council, Mr Phillips said health developed five years ago by then household tidy tool is apparently Rules are made to be broken, they experts had been very excited about necessary to rake through the mountains say, but surely if food can be smuggled Page 7 workplace health and safety officer the research results. Chris Bulbrook, had been adopted by of food scraps left on the floor by students in, rubbish can be smuggled out?

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