Coming up

• Agriculture and Food

Security Public
8 September 2010 Forum - 28 Sep - Ga
tton

• Future Foods Forum

- A Taste of
Innovation - 2pm - 6pm
St Lucia
Open Day sees 25% increase • Food Summit - Public
Forum - 28
Thank-you so much to all staff and students for your excellent effort Sept - Customs House
5.30 - 8pm
in making the 2010 Gatton Open Day a huge success. Numbers
were up from last year by 25%! Campus Director and Executive Did you know?
Dean of NRAVS was thrilled with the turn out on what is the one of
The University of Queensland has again been
the campuses most important days of the year. “It was a huge suc-
ranked as the top University in Queensland
cess, made possible by the many staff that volunteered their time to
and one of the top nationally in the 2010
help showcase the University and all that we have to offer at the
Academic Rankings of World Universities.
Gatton Campus” said Professor Swift. “Whether they were touring
our state-of-the-art facilities, learning about the history of the Gatton Important Announcements
Campus, getting UQ Undergraduate Research Conference
advice from a The Office of Undergraduate Education in
student or learn- collaboration with UQ’s Faculties will present
ing about their area of interest from our innova- the inaugural UQ Undergraduate Research
tive researchers, it is exciting to see so many Conference during Research Week on
enthusiastic students considering a career in September 23 and 24. The objective is to
animals, agriculture, veterinary science, food or showcase the University's best undergraduate
the environment” he said. The Central Walkway research projects and allow students to share
was the perfect spot to enjoy the festivities with their work. There will be prizes awarded for the
River 94.9 broadcasting throughout the day and three best oral presentations and the three
plenty of Student Associations offering lunch best poster presentations. Any UQ staff
options with barbeques, bake stalls and cold member or UQ enrolled student may attend the
drinks. conference, but they must register by 5pm
Three Minute Thesis goes international Friday September 10. There will be no
registration fee for attendance, however limited
For the past two years, the UQ Graduate School
places are available. Details online
has coordinated the UQ Three Minute Thesis
(3MT) competition – a skills development activity Have your say - New Gatton Sports
which challenges research higher degree (RHD) Facilities
students to explain their research project to a To assist with future
non-specialist audience in just three minutes. UQ arrangements, UQ
will host both the UQ 3MT Finals on Monday, sport is requesting
September 20 as well as the inaugural Australia feedback regarding the new swimming pool
and New Zealand Three Minute Thesis Competi- and sports centre, opening hours and services.
tion on Tuesday, September 21. Congratulations Please follow the link and have your say within
to Melody De Laat who won the NRAVS Faculty the next week: http://www.surveymonkey.com/
Left: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian, Winner: Melody De
final last week with her topic, “The investigation s/gattonservices
Laat and Asad Sultan.
of insulin-induced laminitis in horses”. Runner up Future Foods Forum
was Lakshmi Ramasubramanian with her topic “MOFU - A calcium coagulated dairy product” and
Find out what’s new in food technology and
third was Asad Sultan with his topic “Why is broiler chicken performance reduced when fed a sor-
what it could mean for your food and food-
ghum based diet?” We wish Melody all the best at the finals on September 20. For more information
related products in the future. Hosted by UQ’s
visit the Graduate School website.
School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, and
Fellowship awarded to dedicated Parasitologist supported by UQ’s main research
commercialisation company, UniQuest, this
Associate Professor Malcolm Jones of the School of Veterinary Sciences was elected for the Fel-
food industry forum event will whet your
lowship of the Australian Society for Parasitology (ASP). The award was
appetite for innovation, knowledge, and a
conferred at the ASP annual meeting during the International Congress of
competitive edge. To be held at The University
Parasitology Associations conference in Melbourne. Fellowship of the
of Queensland Club, Staff House Road, St
society is awarded to distinguished parasitologists who by their influence or
Lucia. For more formation contact:
endeavour have promoted the advance of parasitology. In presenting the
Ranjan Sharma
fellowship, ASP President, Professor Terry Spithill, noted Malcolm’s long-
r.sharma1@uq.edu.au
term and detailed investigations into helminth parasites of humans and
Cameron Turner
animals and particularly his microscopical investigations. He also noted
c.turner@uniquest.com.au
Malcolm’s distinguished service to the society, having served as President
Please RSVP by 24 September
in 2006-7, and as Queensland representative and Newsletter Editor
Please forward material for the NRAVS News to: Karli: k.kollegger@uq.edu.au Ph: (07) 5460 1279 Authorised by: Janelle Zahmel