p 378.9431 •Sensland : . 1iversity Technology Newspaper-------.:.;.,~----- ue No 75 Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove, Kedron Park, Carseldine Campuses and Nambour Centre 17 September 1991 ~ QUTru PNG project As part of a $3 million Australian had several components. involved in action research pro­ It was expected that by the end of Moresby focusing on welfare, course International Development and As­ A major component involves the grams in their college settings and the project in 1994 nearly all lectur­ selections and academic matters, sistance Bureau (AIDAB) contract presentation of a range of inservice to form intercollege networks with ers in PNG teachers colleges will and English language." QUT lecturers are conducting work­ workshops to lecturers in PNG. Lt•c• colleagues which will enhance have participated in the project Each semester the lecturers, as shops in Papua New Guinea for turer in Curriculum and Profes­ sustainability of workshop inservice workshops. part of their studies, take two sub­ teachers college lecturers. sional Studies Mr Merv Wilkinson learnings. The other major component of the jects in their specialist area as well The project is a collaborative ven­ is the inservice coordinator for the During 1991, workshops were project involves PNG lecturers as two other professional subjects. ture involving the Papua New Guinea project. conducted in Port Moresby in cur­ studying within the Faculty of Edu­ These subjects count as credit to­ Department of Education, the Uni­ "We are endeavouring to assist riculum development, science/maths cation at QUT. Associate Professor wards a Bachelor of Education at versity of Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea lecturers to be and English language. Bob Elliott, the QUT course coordi­ the University of Papua New Guinea. QUT. more critically reflective in their "The 1991 workshops have re­ nator for the project, said: "Involve­ This means the project has strong, Director of the project, Dr Clarrie curriculum and teaching practices," ceived excellent feedback. It was ment with these scholars commences ongoing international links. Burke of the School of Cultural and Mr Wilkinson explained. privilege to work with such dedi­ in October of the year before they In 1991 the group of 13 teachers Policy Studies, said the five-year As a follow up to the workshops, cated group of PNG lecturers," Mr arrive in Brisbane. This involves a project which commenced in 1990 lecturers are encouraged to become Wilkinson said. two-week workshop in Port • Continued page 2 Students Cancer weav1ng• studies magical queried The use of radio isotopes could Waran invalidate much research on cancer r'n - and other living cells. time action with the help of more A paper by QUT researcher Mr than 240 QUT early childhood edu­ Trevor Forster shows that beta-radia­ cation students. tion from doses as low as 32P - or They are combining their talents radioactive phosphorous - commonly in a range of activities for children used in biochemical research induces at the annual spring festival now massive apoptosis in Burkitt's lym­ underway in the city Botanic Gar­ phoma cell line. dens until 22 September. Because the substance is having its Among them is a group of 20 stu­ own effect on cells research data could dents and staff taking part in the en­ be distorted. Radiation necessary to chanting twilight parades starting carry out the research could be inter­ 6pm each night. fering with the activity of the cell ac­ Reminiscent of the Expo '88 night tually being researched. parades, the narrated fantasia story Mr Forster's findings are to be pub­ GP Wizard Lizard and the Coming of lished in a coming issue of the UK­ the Light will feature larger-than-life based International Journal of Radia­ characters including Wizard Lizard, tion Biology. 1GP Glider Spider, Dragon Fly and Bul­ A lecturer in immunohaematology bous Bulltoad. in the School of Life Science, Mr Early childhood studies lecturer Forster made his findings as part of Ms Cassandra Weddell said the his research into the molecular biol­ Warana participation was a direct ogy of apoptosis. result of a new subject Play, Drama The phenomenon of apoptosis was and Social Education. first discovered in 1971 by Professor Assessment of the subject, which John Kerr, Professor of Pathology at forms part of the Bachelor of Teach­ the University of Queensland Medical ing (Early Childhood) course, in­ School, and Professor Andrew Wiley cludes community involvement. of the University of Edinburgh Medi­ Students are expected to organise cal School. It is the process of pro­ and perform in community events or grammed cell death. for children in hospitals or in a vari­ Mr Forster has been working on the ety of educational and care settings. project for three years. He is using the Ms Weddell, a lecturer in arts edu­ research for his PhD. His supervisors cation, language and literacy, said are Professor Kerr and Dr David J her approach to Warana organisers Allan of the QUT Centre for Molecu­ was welcomed with open arms. lar Biotechnology and a senior lec­ "Warana was right there on our turer in the School of Life Science, doorstep so we took the initiative. who did his PhD thesis on apoptosis, Warana is a significant community particularly in testicular tissue. He is a event highlighting the arts for fami­ recognised world expert in the field. lies in a very inviting way," she said. "The word apoptosis comes from "It has provided a very exciting the Greek meaning deciduous," said p opportunity for the students and they Mr Forster. "In fact it is the same proc­ have become very enthusiastic about ess that causes the leaves to fall. it." "Other examples of apoptosis are IGP The students, who are sacrificing Mak'sho Native American Village. presented not with books, but finger OUT early childhood the loss of webbing between fingers precious mid-semester holiday time, Others are taking part in a Singa­ puppets and captivating props. student Leanne Russell in the human embryo and the process are either performing or part of a pore Lantern Village and a Creation Other students will be involved in of a tadpole losing its tail to become a support crew. They form the major­ Station, a huge marquee of art materi­ street theatre and human chess sports. spends time reading frog." ity of the volunteer Warana team. als. About 70 students are leading Ms Weddell said it was the first time with youngster He described apoptosis as a non­ Some have teamed with Ameri­ "story telling trees" for children. Tra­ the School of Early Childhood had inflammatory response as opposed to p can Indians who were part of the dition, folk and modem favourites like focused on visual and performing arts Jessica Ede at Warana. a necrotic response. This involves Dances With Wolves movie in the The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be in the curriculum. (Photo.- Suzanne Bu;ow) • Continued page 3 QUT Central Administration 2 George Street Brisbane 4000 Telephone (07) 864 2999 Registered by !Australia Post- Publication No. QBF 4778 Vice-Chancellor's comment !tic fRouBL£ Higher TE scores required for QUT , A! sion: Students applying for QUT entry in 1992 can expect minimum TE Wlf"t-i 1"ti~ 5owA2 IS frlAf" adm score requirements to increase. It will simply be more competitive - spen there will be more students seeking university education in Queensland W~ ~~p G~f"ftNG pan and very limited growth in the number of QUT's commencing places stud for 1992. M Of SO 000 students applying for university places in Queensland for oF Pt..tP~r< tute 1991, 30 percent listed QUT as their first preference, making us the Keh most popular university in Queensland. QUT had 15 600 first prefer­ Japa ence applicants for 6000 available places. Cl Overall unmet demand for university places by eligible applicants in Ausi the state has been estimated at 4000, a situation that is being addressed year by the Commonwealth. citiz The recent federal budget provided for up to 600 additional places Lli nationally for 1992, over and Aust above planned annual fami growth. However, these to bt places will be funded on a D cost-sharing basis with indus­ theg try - government 60 percent/ .::::==-- lies. industry 40 percent. To gain OJ a share of these places, indi­ kyo vidual universities will need ~ mai~ ~ === ~~.,..tr- M. to line up industry backers. This is an excellent opportu­ CT nese nity for industry to contrib· = 0 CaUSl " ute directly to professional ................. c= seas ~ education and I am confident _. 1' .......A. ........ - from ~ QUT will get its share, say " ~ around 25 places.QUT will Eng I ., have a total 1992 enrolment ~ Gri[ :~ of 23 000, one of Australia's ,..--------.... c----> four largest universities. plain "I Professor Dennis Gibson ·Marine life interferes with sonar- see story page 5 spea don'l day-1 toge ing t Promotion scheme shows ~udent say ... '' Un trave From now on Student Say will concentrate on one faculty each issue, posing plus to students questions of relevance to the particular discipline. For this issue staff need for teaching portfolio Inside QUT asked students from the Engineering and Built Environment Fac­ tendt ulty, as the future planners, designers and developers of the city, what they saw Vice-Chancellor Professor Dennis the criteria. ous ratings for teaching performance as the major issues facing Brisbane. Gibson says QUT's annual promo­ Guidelines for applicants are avail­ and leadership. tion scheme 1991 results highlight able from Mr Mark Nugent of the Per­ Of six successful candidates for as­ Kate Aitchison (left), Interior De­ the need for academic staff to main­ sonnel Department. sociate professorship, two scored dis­ sign. tain a teaching portfolio.