Inside QUT February, 2011 Page 1
IQ insideQueensland University of Technology Newspaper Issue 311 February, 2011
www.news.qut.edu.au George Street Brisbane 4000 Telephone (07) 3138 2361 Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. QBF 4778. CRICOS No 00213J AS the Class of 2011 gets ready to converge on the
university’s three campuses as part of O Week festivities, QUT has proven to be a “uni of choice” for students across the country and the globe, with a record number of international stu dents granted a full scholarship by AusAID.
Forty-six students, who hail mainly from South East Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands, will complete all of their studies at QUT – the highest intake of AusAID scholarship students to the university to date.
Student Business Services director Bruce McCallum said demand from local students had also been strong.
“In 2010 QUT saw a significant rise in first preferences and this year has seen the university maintain this high level of interest,” Mr McCallum said.
“QUT is very pleased to be an institution of choice for so many students in 2011, further enhancing the diversity and quality of our student population.”
Mr McCallum said a significant number of courses raised OP cut-offs this year, with 43 courses improving by at least 1 OP.
“These improved cut-offs occurred at every campus and across many disciplines,” he said.
“The Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) single and double degrees and the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, TV and New Media Production) improved by two 2 OPs.
“Cut-offs also improved in a variety of other courses in the areas of built environment and design, business, creative and performing arts, engineering, health, law and justice, and science.”
Excited to be starting their studies at QUT under the AusAID program are Eunice Gware and Maria Wau, pictured above, from Papua New Guinea.
Eunice, a Masters of International Business student, said:
“I am really looking forward to studying here at QUT I love the slogan, ‘The University for the Real World’ - and I really think this is the best place for me to get the qualifications I need to be able to work for the development of my community at home.”
Maria Wau will start a Masters of Mathematical Science, and said she too felt lucky to be studying at QUT.
- Sandra Hutchinson
IF you are new to QUT, library and campus tours are a must. There are many more information sessions that will help you get the most out of your academic year. To create your own orientation calendar be sure to log on to www.orientation.
qut.edu.au and go to orientation planner.
Thurs, Feb 17.
• KG – Life as a double-degree student, rm 201, W Block. 10am to noon.
• KG - campus tour, meet at welcome tent, A Block Lawn, every half hour from 9am to noon.
• KG – QUT 101, pre-orientation week, rm 105/6, E Block, 9 to 10am, 10 to 11am, 11 to noon.
• GP – Get the Edge, Library V 401, 2 to 5pm.
• GP – Register for Barefoot bowls online on orientation planner before Fri Feb 18 (see highlights) Fri, Feb 18
• KG – Parents and Partners Seminar, rm 101, H Block, 9 to 11am.
• KG – Rural, regional and Q-Step students seminar, rm 509, F Block, 12.45 to 4pm.
• GP – Academic writing at QUT, rm 410, S Block, 10am to noon.
• KG – QUT Connect for Law, rural and regional, Q-Step students, rm 202a, B Block, 9.30am to noon.
• KG – QUT Connect for Built Environment and Engineering, rural and regional and Q-Step students, rm 222, B Block, 9.30am to noon.
Mon, Feb 21
• GP – Campus tours, meet outside A block, leaves 8.30am, 9.15am, 10am, 10.45am, 1.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm, 5pm.
• GP, KG and Cab – Get your free QUT t-shirt for first-year students, GP and KG bookshop, Caboolture student services.
• GP – library tour, rm 714 Library - V Block 10am to 10.50am and 2.30 to 3.20pm.
• GP – Get the edge (practical/
research and study skills), rm 401, Library – V Block, 11am to 2pm.
• GP – QUT Connect for Business students, rms 301 and 312 M Block, and rms 225, 226, 224, 223 B Block, 9.30am to noon.
• GP – Student Guild information centre, rm 101, D Block, 10 to 11am.
• GP – Register at East West tent for dinner tonight (see highlights).
Tues, Feb 22
• GP, KG and Cab – Get your free QUT t-shirt for first-year students, GP and KG bookshop, Caboolture student services.
• GP – Campus tours, meet at A Block, 8.30am, 9.15am, 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.15pm.
• G P – Q U T B l a c k b o a r d introduction, rm 410, S Block, 1 to 2pm.
• GP - Register for Study Abroad and Exchange cruise tonight at level 1, A Block, GP campus. See highlights.
• GP – Built Environment and Engineering orientation, level 1, D Block, 8.30am to 1pm
• GP – Financial support for students seminar, rm 304, Z Block, 1 to 2pm
• GP – QUT 101, rm 119, B Block, 9am, 10am, 11am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm.
• GP- Library tour, rm 714, 5pm.
• KG – Library tour, Library 10am,
• 2pm.Cab – Creative Industries @ Caboolture, Central Courtyard, 8am to 4pm.
Wed, Feb 23
• GP, KG and Cab – Get your free QUT t-shirt for first-year students, GP and KG bookshop, Caboolture student services, and from CI Precinct today only.
• GP – Academic writing at QUT, rm 410 S Block. 10am to noon.
• KG – Tour of Creative Industries Precinct, Meet outside Z2, CI Precinct, every half hour 8.30 to 11.30am and 1 to 2.30pm.
• KG – Mature age students’
workshop rms 101, H block, 1pm.
• GP – Campus tours, meet outside A Block, 8.30am, 9.15am, 101m, 10.45am, 11.30am.
• GP – Mature-age students’
workshop, rm 405, C Block, 1pm.
Thurs Feb 24
• GP, KG and Caboolture – Get your free QUT t-shirt for first-year students, GP and KG bookshop, Caboolture student services.
• GP – Campus tours, meet at A Block, half hourly from 8.30am to 11.30am.
• GP - Library tour, rm 714, Library – V Block 10am and 5.30pm.
• KG – Orientation lunch, A Block Lawn, 11am to 2pm.
• KG – Campus tours, Welcome tent, A Block Lawn, half hourly from 8.30am to 5pm.
• KG – International student information session, rm 105/6, E Block, 11am.
Fri, Feb 25
• GP, KG and Caboolture – Get your free QUT t-shirt for first-year students, GP and KG bookshop, Caboolture student services.
• GP – Welcome tent, A Block, half hourly 8.30am to 11.30am.
• KG – English for academic purposes, P Block, 9am to 4pm.
• KG – Campus tours, Welcome ten, A Block, half hourly 8.30am to 11.30am.
• KG – Library tour, 1pm.
• GP – Study for Success for international and ESL students, rm 406, Z Block, 9am to 1pm.
• Cab – Get the Edge, rm 207, Library - B Block, 9am to noon.
• Cab – Return to study, rm 202, J Block, 1 to 4pm.
O week highlights
O week events
Wed, Feb 16, Thurs, Feb 17 and Fri, Feb 18
• KG – Orientation lunch, $2 meals including halal, vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
Mon, Feb 21
• GP – Orientation lunch, Kidney Lawn, $2 meals inc halal and vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
• GP - East West Eats dinner group, Kidney Lawn, under $15, 6 to 9pm. Register at East West tent during orientation lunch that day.
Tues, Feb 22
• GP - Orientation lunch, Kidney Lawn, $2 meals inc halal and vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
• Cruise – Study Abroad and Exchange River Cruise, Island Party Boat on Brisbane River, 6 to 10pm. Register at Study Abroad and Exchange office, level 1, A Block, GP campus.
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Wed, Feb 23
• GP - Orientation lunch, Kidney Lawn, $2 meals inc halal and vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
• KG - Orientation lunch, Kidney Lawn, $2 meals inc halal and vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
• KG – Bush Dance with Smashing Bumpkins, KG Refectory, C Block, free, 6.30 to 8.30pm.
Thurs, Feb 24
• KG - Orientation lunch, Kidney Lawn, $2 meals inc halal and vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
• Party at the Port Office (18+), Port Office Hotel, 40 Edward St, Brisbane, $10, 5 to 11pm.
Fri, Feb 25
• KG - Orientation lunch, Kidney Lawn, $2 meals inc halal and vegetarian and entertainment, 11am to 2pm.
• GP – Barefoot bowling, meet at 2pm outside A block, New Farm Bowls Club, 969 Brunswick St, New Farm, free. Register on line before Fri, Feb 18.
QUT the hot pick
for thousands of new students
Page 2 Inside QUT February, 2011 IQ WANT to hear where to score a free
sausage sizzle on campus today? Or where to find the book shop/coffee cart/markets? Or which QUT student is going to be on TV tonight?
Here are some easy ways to stay in the loop from the comfort of your own phone (or computer):
‘LiKe’ uS on FaCebooK
‘Like’ QUT on Facebook at www.
facebook.com/QUTBrisbane to stay connected with happenings on campus, and get the latest news about interesting things that QUT students, researchers and graduates are getting up to.
FoLLow uS on TwiTTer To receive tweets about cool events and news, follow us on our main Twitter account – @QUT.
For news about cutting edge QUT research and amazing things our students and alumni are getting up to, follow @QUTmedia.
@QUT_helpdesks will fill you in on anything happening to the computer systems at the uni.
For tips on how to use library resources, follow @qutlibrary.
STudenT bLoG
QUT’s student blog allows students to share the experience of studying at QUT. We’re looking for new bloggers for 2011, so if you’re keen to write about your experiences, or want to just come along for the ride and vote for your favourites, check out the blog at http://studentblog.qut.edu.au.
downLoad THe QuT iPHone aPP QUT was the first university in the sunshine state, and one of the first in Australia, to launch a free mobile app.
The new app includes:
Campus maps: easily navigate around any of QUT’s campuses.
Staff directory: quickly find lecturers and staff members by searching the directory.
QuT news: keep up to date with what’s happening at QUT.
My library prof ile: track your borrowed items and their due dates.
room bookings: view available rooms on campus and book space to meet with friends or colleagues.
Keep an eye out for heaps of new features that will be added in the near future, like bus timetables and Blackboard (QUT’s learning management system).
You can download the QUT Mobile app from the iTunes Store. (Go to http://is.gd/5aosiD). It is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
There are plans to further develop QUT’s mobile web presence, including mobile friendly web templates for the QUT website and the development of apps for other mobile platforms.
In the meantime, all the features that are available through the iPhone app are available browsing the QUT home page or Library homepage.
-Michaela ryan.
Stay connected
QUT social media
ASAU or the African Students Association – Umouga is an active group of students who promote African culture at QUT and provide fun opportunities to socialise with African and other students.
ASAU organises trips, food stalls, fashion shows and dancing. This year they plan to include drama productions and a ball together with African student clubs from other universities in Brisbane.
ASAU spokesperson Rahwa Merhazion said ASAU also helped African students settle into QUT and had also given seminars in primary and high schools for African students thinking about going to university and organised encouragement activities.
Look out for their stall during O Week or join the Facebook page [email protected] or contact Ms Merhazion at r.merhazion@student.
qut.edu.au.
-niki widdowson
QUT’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Coaldrake, was awarded an Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours this year.
Professor Coaldrake has led QUT since 2003 and he was honoured for his “distinguished service to higher education, particularly in Queensland, through a range of academic and executive roles, as an advocate for professional standards, to public sector policy management and reform, and to Australia-America relations”.
He is also the chair of Universities Austr alia, the peak higher education industry body.
“Higher education is at the core of nation-building. At any given time, Australian universities are educating and providing future careers for over 800,000 people,”
Professor Coaldrake said.
“I believe universities need to be more front and centre in a wide variety of nationally-significant issues, and not just in a self- serving way.”
- ian eckersley
Australia Day honour for V-C
Put yourself out there, don’t be shy. I didn’t know many people when I started so I got involved and made lots of new friends who’ve helped me with my degree.
Jason Wight Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), 4th year.
VOX POP What’s your top tip for first-year QUT students?
Keep a well- kept diary because there is so much going on and it’s easy to miss something if you don’t.
Josh Skyrin Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business, 3rd year
Join in as many social activities as you can, like sporting groups and Student Guild events.
Tamara Eade Bachelor of Design (Interior Design), 2nd year.
Don’t be afraid to talk to someone you don’t know and make uni a lifestyle, not just about study.
Hannah Mayr Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics), 2nd year.
THEY’RE young, smart and have had remarkable success creating quirky video games involving ninjas, monsters and zombies.
QUT graduates Phil Larsen, Shainiel Deo and Luke Muscat, pictured left to right, have built a multi-million dollar company that specialises in creating simple, but addictive applications for smart phones, such as iPhone, Android and Windows.
The biggest hit for Kelvin Grove- based Halfbrick Studios is Fruit Ninja, a game that allows players to
“deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior”.
Fruit Ninja, which sells for US99c, is ranked number two on Apple’s iTunes website and is one of the world’s most popular paid applications for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
QUT business g r aduate and Halfbrick Studios marketing director Mr Larsen, 25, said Fruit Ninja had been downloaded more than six million times since its release last April.
“It’s incredible. It’s very rare for any game in any market to have that success,” he said.
“We’re only one of a handful of companies in the world that have had
that kind of success on iPhone.”
Fruit Ninja is the second most downloaded paid app in Australia and is among the top 10 paid iPhone applications in more than 60 countries, Mr Larsen said.
IT and communication design graduate Mr Muscat, 26, developed Fr uit Ninja after watching an infomercial for kitchen knives and has continued to upgrade the game, adding to its popularity.
Since then Halfbrick Studios, founded in 2001 by IT graduate Mr Deo, 34, has been expanding its gaming repertoire, launching Monster Dash and Age of Zombies apps.
Monster Dash, which allows users to run, jump and shoot at monsters, has had 500,000 downloads since its release in August.
The company also released Raskulls, which retails for $10, for gaming console Xbox 360 in December.
Mr Larsen said Halfbrick Studios would continue to build on its mission to create simple but entertaining games.
“Keep it simple - there’s definitely a market for it,” he said.
-Stephanie Harrington
Out of Africa
Fruitful returns
Inside QUT February, 2011 Page 3 FOR an enriching experience and
a two-way learning process with Indigenous high school students, QUT students are invited to become an AIME mentor.
QUT was the first Queensland university to take part in the national AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring
Experience) program in which uni students are paired for an hour each week with Year 9 or 10 students from various Brisbane schools.
The AIME program involves the mentee and QUT mentor working in pairs with a coordinator to explore through art, poetry, and music what
it means to be Indigenous. The aim is to help build the self-esteem and confidence of Indigenous students and give them an insight into what it’s like to study at uni.
If you would like to sign up as an AIME mentor, contact Darren Brady on 0406 784 300 or [email protected] QUT has been acknowledged for
its world-class research across a wide range of disciplines in the first comprehensive evaluation of research quality in Australian universities.
In the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative, QUT was judged to have world-class research in 17 of the 22 broad fields of research - with a ranking of 3 and above (out of 5) deemed to be world standard.
Given that QUT now focuses on only 19 of these areas, it means almost 90 per cent of its current research areas
are performing at world standard or better.
Professor Arun Sharma, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Commercialisation, said this meant that the overwhelming majority of QUT’s teaching programs are underpinned by a research base that was world-class.
QUT was judged to have a ranking of 5, the highest possible score, in the field of Language, Communications and Culture, while it achieved a ranking of 4, above world standard, in the fields
of Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences (Public and Allied Health), Information and Computing Sciences, Built Environment and Design (Building and Engineering Design) and Education.
“Within those broad disciplines we were awarded the top rank of 5 in the discipline areas of nursing, communications and media studies, physical chemistry and information systems,” Professor Sharma said.
-Michaela ryan
NEW students will never forget the year they started at QUT thanks to the strong tradition of receiving a free, newly-designed first-year QUT t-shirt.
Each year QUT fashion graduate John Prikryl comes up with a design and produces the fashion must-have for students coming to the university for the first time.
The 2011 t-shirts are made from organic cotton from the Earth Positive brand which produces ethical, organic, low carbon t-shirts.
This year the slimfit style t-shirts are in black and hot pink with logo reversed so that the names of the schools and faculties create the background for “QUT”. This style comes in Small to XL.
The unisex style t-shirts come in a wider range of colours: black, kelly green, dark red and navy with white text and a white t-shirt with black text.
These t-shirts carry the word “real”
in the style of a retro chalk drawing.
To pick up your t-shirt during Orientation Week February 21 to 25, take your QUT ID and go to the bookshop at Gardens Point or Kelvin Grove or the Creative Industries Precinct or the Student Centre at Caboolture. -niki widdowson
QUT research
ranked world-class
Get Real
TAKE a look at QUT’s Gardens Point campus from the river and you will see an image of what QUT’s exciting new Science and Technology Precinct and Community Hub Precinct will look like when it opens midway through next year.
The wrap, an image of the new precinct, is five-storeys high and covers part of L Block which at the moment is where the refectory, bookshop and other student services are located but which will eventually be demolished.
QUT students and the public will be able to enjoy the $230 million state-of-the-art learning and research spaces in the precinct as well as the exciting cafes and eating places, shops and gym along with a 50m pool that will be open to all students, staff and the wider community.
L Block has been home to thousands of engineering students over its 30-plus year history and is now temporarily hosting relocated campus services as well as being used as a site office for the current construction.
The wrap is visible from the freeway, Goodwill Bridge and South Bank and is the first building
“wrap” in Queensland installed by Leighton Contractors, the designer and constructor of the new precinct.
The wrap spans five floors of L Block and measures 1313.50sqm. It is made of lightweight fabric that weighs only 355g/sqm.
Q U T a s s o c i a t e d i r e c t o r
redevelopment Anthony Perrau said the 45,000sqm precinct will provide world-class work spaces for high-impact research in science, technology, engineering and maths, as well as modern, technology rich social learning spaces.
“It will also become a social hub for the university and the wider community,” Mr Perrau said.
“L Block has served the Gardens Point campus well for more than three decades, however, it has become unsustainable to run.
The spaces are also not suitable for modern teaching, learning and research activities. Most of the materials from the demolished block will be recycled.”
Leighton Contractors northern region general manager Darren Weir said this unique form of artwork would represent QUT’s vision of a world-leading, purpose- built research centre.
“ Wi t h t h e n ew S c i e n c e and Technology Precinct and Community Hub to place QUT at the forefront of the science and technology fields, it is only fitting that construction of the project include unique attributes such as this building wrap, which is a first for Queensland,” Mr Weir said.
The L Block wrap also carries the logos of the Science and Technology Precinct funders the Commonwealth Government, Queensland Government, The Atlantic Philanthropies and QUT.
-niki widdowson
Aim for rich mentoring experience
Gardens Point:
It’s a wrap
Stay updated in times of crisis
THE recent extreme weather situations in Queensland have highlighted the importance of students knowing how to access the most up-to-date information about issues like campus access in times of crisis.
Students are urged to sign up for emergency SMS communications by registering their mobile phone number in QUT Virtual.
Click on ‘QUT Virtual’ on the lower half of the QUT home page.
Once logged in you can update your contact details under the ‘Personal Information’ (or ‘Personal Profile’) tab.
Under the Personal Details heading choose ‘Update my personal details’.
Add your personal mobile phone number then select the ‘Submit’
button.
Make sure the mobile number you register is your own number, not that of a relative or friend. It will only be used by QUT to send you important information and will not be displayed to other staff and students as a default.
Students are also encouraged to check student email accounts for updates during times of crisis. You can also go to the QUT Facebook page at www.facebook.com/QUTBrisbane or follow @QUT and @QUTmedia on Twitter.
- Michaela ryan
QUT scientist Dr Clinton Fookes is researching computer surveillance
Page 4 Inside QUT February, 2011 IQ
Your guide to QUT campus life
For more details on student services, visit www.studentservices.qut.edu.au
Banking
GPCommonwealth bank aTM – level 3, L Block.
mecu (formerly Uni Credit Union)
– 239 George St, cnr George and Adelaide Sts, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. 3003 4600.
Suncorp aTM – outside V Block vending podium.
rediteller aTM– level 3, L Block.
KG mecu (formerly Uni Credit Union) – level 1, A Block, 9.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri.
3138 3187.
bank of Queensland plus rediteller aTM – 44 Musk Ave, 9.30am-4pm Mon-Thurs, 9.30am-5pm Fri. 3006 7988.
rediteller aTM – main entrance to C Block, near bookshop.
Cashcard aTM – The Village Centre (outside newsagent).
anZ aTM – The Village Centre (Carraway St).
Bookshops
booKS and CoMPuTer SoFTware GP – ground level, Y Block, open Mon-Fri (plus Sat, Feb 20 & 27). 3138 2433.
KG – level 4, C Block, open Mon-Fri (plus Sat, Feb 27). 3138 3125.
Cab – ground level, B Block. Info 5316 7400.
Open 8am-5pm Mon-Fri.
Second-hand textbooks are available through the Student Guild second-hand bookshop, level 2, L Block, GP, 3138 1680, open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
Campus Clubs
QuT STudenT GuiLd barS GP – level 3, L Block. 3138 2698.
KG – level 4, C Block. 3138 5516.
Campus Shops
QuT STudenT GuiLd SHoPS GP
Campus Shop – Level 2, L Block,
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Thu, 8.30am-4pm Fri.
3138 1681.
Lolly shop – part of Campus Shop.
STa Travel – level 2, L Block.
KG
Kelvin Grove news and Post office – level 4 (opposite bookshop), C Block, 7am-5pm Mon- Fri. 3138 3330.
Lolly shop – level 3, C Block, 9.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri.
Careers and
Employment Service
GP – level 2, X Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
3138 2649.
KG – level 4, C Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8am-4pm Fri. 3138 3488.
Course direction and career support – 3138 2649, email [email protected] or visit www.careers.qut.edu.au.
Chaplaincy Services
Fr Bavin Clarke is the QUT Chaplain and can be contacted on 3138 2700, 0414 642 700 or [email protected]. The chaplain is based in the Multi Faith Chaplaincy Facility at level 2, L Block - between second-hand bookshop and Student Travel, GP. KG Campus contact – 3138 3352, room 209, C Block KG. The Chaplaincy Service visits Cab.
Childcare Centres
run by C&K
KG – C&K QUT Kelvin Grove Community Childcare Centre, 9 School St, 7.30am-5.30pm, Mon-Fri. 3352 4956.
Cab – A community childcare centre is located near the campus. 6.30am-6pm. 5498 3542.
Clubs and Societies
QuT STudenT GuiLd
To find out about a wide variety of clubs and societies, call 3138 2040 or visit
www.guildonline.net.
QUT Sport
QuT STudenT GuiLd
For information about sport on campus, call 3138 4404 or visit www.guildonline.net.
IT Help Desk and Assignment Minder
iT help desk 3138 4000.
GP – level 2, V Block.
KG – level 2, R Block.
Opening times: www.ithelpdesk.qut.edu.au.
IT system status:
http://twitter.com/QuT_Helpdesks
Counselling Services
The Counselling Service promotes academic and personal development by providing a professional, free and confidential service to students. Advice on welfare issues is also available.
GP – level 3, X Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8am-4pm Fri. 3138 2383.
KG – level 4, C Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8am-4pm Fri. 3138 3488.
Cab – Contact KG or GP offices for assistance.
Equity Programs & Services
QUT provides a range of programs and services to create an inclusive environment and to support the social and cultural diversity of students and staff. www.equity.qut.edu.au GP – level 1, X Block. 3138 2699.
KG – level 3, C Block. 3138 5601.
Fitness Centre/Gym
HeaLTHSTreaM
KG – 44 Musk Avenue, 6am-8pm Mon-Thurs, 6am-6pm Fri, 9am-5pm Sat-Sun. 3830 1700.
Food Venues and Catering
GP
Heat, Grab and Pizza Plus – level 3, L Block Subway – level 2, L Block
artisans – T Block (outside D Block) Coffee and cake – level 4, Z Block Hot and cold takeaway, level 4, Z Block deli Plus – outside library entrance Teppanyaki Time – level 3, L Block Jumping bean – level 3, L Block Guild bar – level 3, L Block
Merlo’s coffee cart, V Block podium bar Merlo, old Government House - GP KG
refectory – C Block
beadles on the Quad – behind A Block The dancing bean – Z1, Creative Industries Precinct
beadles express – Level 5, F Block (SLSC) Cab
Canteen – ground floor, B Block
Galleries
GP
old Government House museum and william robinson Gallery, 10am-5pm Sun- Fri. Admission: free.
QuT art Museum, 10am-5pm Tues, Thurs, Fri , 10am-8pm Wed, noon-4pm Sat & Sun.
Admission: free.
Health
MediCaL CenTreS
GP – Level 4, X Block, 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri.
3138 2321.
KG – Level 2, 44 Musk Ave, 8.30am - 6pm Mondays and Thursdays, 8.30am - 5pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 3138 3161.
QUT Health Clinics
includes optometry, Podiatry, Human Movement & exercise, Psychology &
Counselling and wound Healing Service KG – ground floor, 44 Musk Ave. 3138 9777.
International Student Services
International Student Services (ISS) provides a range of services specifically designed for international students and Australian students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
These include language and learning skills assistance, orientations, accommodation, financial assistance, and confidential counselling, as well as social and cultural activities.
GP – level 3, X Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
3138 2019.
KG – level 4, C Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
3138 3846.
www.issupport.qut.edu.au
Homestay enquiries – KG, level 3 C Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. 3138 3846.
Study Abroad and Exchange Unit
This unit is the focal point for the university’s international activity, the QUT student exchange program, study abroad programs and international visitors.
GP – level 1, A Block, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. 3138 4300.
Student exchanges 3138 2200 and Study abroad 3138 4300.
www.international.qut.edu.au
Study and Learning
Staff are available to help you develop skills for assignment preparation, research, time management, note-taking and critical thinking.
To register for workshops, access guides and online tutorials go to www.kickstart.qut.
edu.au. For further assistance enquire at the Library help desks.
Library
GP – V Block. Help desk, 3138 2083.
Law library, levels 5&6 C Block. Help desk, 3138 2842.
KG – R Block. Help desk, 3138 3079.
Cab – level 2, B Block. Help desk, 5316 7420.
www.library.qut.edu.au
Lost Property
GP – Campus Parking office, level 1, M Block.
3138 2225.
KG – Logistics Centre, Level 1, F Block, 3138 3940.
Media Services
If you have a QUT-related story to tell contact the uni’s Marketing and Communication Department and your newsworthy ideas may be considered for our web site, media releases and QUT publications. 3138 2361 or ian.
Oodgeroo Unit
The Oodgeroo Unit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students has facilities on all campuses.
GP – ground level, X Block, room 104.
3138 1548.
KG – level 2, B Block, room 205. 3138 3610.
Cab – level 1, J Block, room 104. 5316 7447.
Parking
Parking is very limited at GP and KG campuses and penalties apply for breaching parking regulations. Pay and display car parks exist at GP and KG. All campuses are easily accessed via public transport (see transport information below). Online applications for people with demonstrated need are available at www.
fmd.qut.edu.au/campus_services/parking There is ample free parking at Caboolture campus.
Pools
KG – Healthstream Fitness Club & Aquatic Centre, 44 Musk Ave. Heated, 25-metre pool.
6am-8pm Mon-Thurs, 6am-6pm Fri, 9am-5pm Sat-Sun. 3236 9059.
Printing and Copying – QUT Printing Services
GP – level 2, V Block. 3138 1474.
KG – room 210, D Block,. 3138 3938.
www.qps.qut.edu.au
Security
General enquiries – 3138 5585.
emergencies – 3138 8888.
Freecall – 1800 065 585
Security operates 24 hours a day on all campuses, with emergency points on each campus. Escorts can be arranged to accompany you to your car in the evening.
Night shuttle buses also service each campus – 3138 3940. www.fmd.qut.edu.au/security/
Student Centres
The Student Centre on each campus is a one- stop shop for information on topics including admission processes, academic credit, enrolments, fees, student ID cards, campus maps, directions and other general enquiries.
GP – level 1, A Block. 8.30am - 5pm Mon-Fri.
KG – level 6, F Block. 8.30am-5pm Mon - Fri.
Cab – level 1, J Block, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Student Guild
The QUT Student Guild can be contacted on 3138 1666. Students can also visit the guild website, www.guildonline.net.
Student Ombudsman
QUT has an ombudsman to help students resolve complaints or grievances. Details of the service are available from www.das.qut.
edu.au/offices/studentombud or 3138 2457.
Transport
A free inter-campus bus service (route 391) runs between Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point every 10 minutes during semester (every 15 minutes outside semester). Passengers must present their QUT ID card to gain free access.
For links to timetables and more information on other public transport to QUT,
visit www.transinfo.com.au.
Wireless connections
QUT’s wireless network is available in designated zones on campus. For more information visit www.wireless.qut.edu.au.
noTe: Many times listed in this guide only apply during semester, not exam periods or breaks.
Campus Key
:GP = Gardens Point KG = Kelvin Grove Cab = Caboolture
