Staff updates

UQ researchers Ray Maher and Dr Jennifer Yarnold delivered a successful pilot of the Circular Economy 4 Business program – helping local businesses reduce their environmental impact, save money, and discover new sources of untapped value.

Check out What's on UQ Wellness newsletter for health and wellbeing activities available in March, including the 5-day sleep challenge.

In order to take advantage of the latest PeopleSoft technology, UniFi will be undergoing an upgrade which will go live on Monday 8 March. The upgrade will ensure we are working with a robust, up to date system as delivered by the software provider. To provide an overview of the changes, a UniFi Upgrade lunchbox session will be held on Thursday 4 March via Zoom.

UQ is expanding its programs in the online space! Study Bubbles is a brand new program that connects online and offshore students into study groups based on their location. The program will give them the opportunity to meet, support each other and study together in a virtual environment.

After a review of the Furniture category at UQ throughout 2020, The Property and Facilities Division, in conjunction with Enterprise Procurement, is pleased to announce our new UQ-preferred suppliers for furniture.

UniSuper is hosting a webcast series with SuperFriend, the mental health partner for the superannuation industry. These one-hour sessions will cover various topics; Preparing for the New Normal, Work life transition tactics, Five Ways to Wellbeing. If you have questions about your super, make an appointment with UniSuper.

UQ and the University of Exeter are entering their fifth year of working together in the QUEX Institute, and the 2021 call for PhD project proposals is now open across three key themes. Successful projects will be advertised and PhD candidates will commence in 2022. Submit by Monday 8 March.

UQ’s Anthropology Museum’s exhibition, Queensland Aboriginal Creations: Agency and Legacy presents over 150 works from a fascinating point in the State’s history. Chronicling the production of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and craft, celebrating key works by artists from the Torres Strait Islands, Kowanyama, Pormpuraaw, Mornington Island, Hope Vale, Cairns, Yarrabah, Cherbourg and Brisbane.

UQ Pressbooks is an open textbook creation platform. Find, create, adopt and adapt open textbooks for your courses. Work with students to co-create learning resources.

Want to satisfy your curiosity about other languages, travel in the future or communicate with your family and friends from around the world? This March, IML are offering interactive online language classes that will help you reach your 2021 goals.

The Digital Practices Lab is a joint initiative between the Library and ITaLI. The concept of the lab is to create a collaborative environment for UQ staff and students to share digital teaching practices and experiences and receive support to develop digital resources and skills.

OCCURRENT AFFAIR is a major exhibition at UQ Art Museum guest curated by Blaklash Creative, featuring new and recent works by Brisbane-based Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW. proppaNOW is one of Australia’s leading cultural collectives, exploring the politics of Aboriginal art and culture, and provoking, subverting and re-thinking what it means to be a ‘contemporary Aboriginal artist’.

Your feedback will enable UQ Ideals to gauge the visibility of UQ's inclusion initiatives in this area of diversity and inclusion, and will also enable UQ to understand the views of those who do not identity as LGBTQ, as well as the experiences of those who are of diverse sexuality and/or gender. For enquiries, contact UQ Ideals.

UQ SafeZone allows you to make an emergency call to Security and instantly give them your location. You can also make first-aid calls for medical attention and calls for general help, such as finding the location of buildings if you are lost or have been locked out of your room.

Criminals are adept at exploiting people via the Internet, so it’s important to know what to look out for. Safer Internet Day is on Tuesday 9 February. ITS have compiled some tips to help with Internet safety for you and your family.

TEDxUQ's highly anticipated event will be taking place on Saturday 13 March. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about game-changing ideas, witness some of Brisbane's best performing talent, and interact with local organisations at our innovation booths.

New equipment and software have been installed in central teaching spaces to support parallel teaching. There are some important, but minor changes to the way you must set up your equipment in the teaching session to ensure high-quality audio experiences for students on and off campus.

The Library works with you to provide your students with access to their learning resources and reading lists. Submit your learning resources for the coming semester or update your lists anytime. Enhance your students' learning by applying best practice in selecting resources and updating your lists.

The Responsible Research Management Framework Policy was published in December 2020. The policy places all research-related policies/procedures within a single framework and intends to orientate researchers to the UQ research landscape and support implementation of the Responsible Conduct of Research. The Framework published in December applies to all staff conducting UQ research.

UQ’s Gender Steering Committee has published a guide to pay negotiation at UQ, which provides tangible opportunities for staff to negotiate positive career progression and remuneration, and action items for managers to foster an environment that puts the focus on employee growth and performance.

Academic promotion recognises our staff's significant contribution to their discipline, our students, the University and the broader community. UQ offers its congratulations to the academics who have been promoted from 2021.

The 2011 floods had a significant impact UQ's St Lucia and Gatton campuses, staff and students. UQ’s alumni magazine Contact has headed to the photo archives to share some of the most remarkable images. Warning: this article contains images and stories that may trigger traumatic memories for some people. View the photos and share your memories.

CSL’s 2021 Research Acceleration Initiative is now open for UQ researchers to submit pre-proposals for funding of up to $250k p.a. for up to 2 years. Visit uniquest.com.au/csl for detailed information on therapeutic and focus areas and online information sessions. Submission deadline - 5 March 2021.

Data ethics help us navigate the shades of grey between what can be done with data, and what should be done. Complete a short survey to let us know what data ethics means to you for a chance to win a $50 Coles Myer gift card.

The beginning of the year can be a time to reflect and improve. These five simple yet significant resolutions will help protect you, your family and UQ. We encourage you to pick one (or a few) to do this year.

UQ Finance is pleased to announce a new simple and more efficient way to approve the payment of invoices associated with UniFi Amount Only Requisitions.

Mum, PhD is an online community to connect and support women combining academia and motherhood (now or in the future). It is a safe space to share experiences, give and receive support, exchange knowledge, debate, vent and find solutions. You can register online or follow @mumphd1 on Twitter.

Brisbane City Council will be upgrading the Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coldridge Street intersection at St Lucia from Monday 23 November 2020 until early 2021. The intersection upgrade will improve safety for all road users by upgrading the existing right turn from Sir Fred Schonell Drive into Coldridge Street. For enquiries, contact cityprojects@brisbane.qld.gov.au.

UQ is publicly launching the Merle Pledge – an initiative to improve women’s representation in public and professional forums. The pledge is named after legendary activist Adjunct Associate Professor Merle Thornton AM, who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from UQ on Saturday. Read about Merle’s remarkable life, her famous protest at the Regatta Hotel in 1965, and take the Merle Pledge today to request gender equity as a condition of participation or attendance at a conference, panel or event.

Jac provides an integrated digital tool set enabling staff to collaborate in the creation, management and evolution of a comprehensive curriculum. The new system is designed to reduce manual steps and duplication of content, leaving more time for staff to focus on delivering world-class learning experiences for students.

Modern scams can be highly sophisticated, making it difficult to know what is real and what is fake. Take a moment to think before clicking or responding to unexpected requests and ask yourself: Is this legitimate?

UQ’s virtual private network (VPN) service has been upgraded to use UQ Authenticate and MFA for enhanced security.

The UQ Digital Asset Manager (UQ DAM) is here and houses all brand-compliant digital assets including images, video, audio, brand templates, UQ logos, guidelines, illustrations and stock photos. If you haven’t had a look, or are unsure about the download process, view the training videos.

Following a comprehensive review, Finance has created a simplified framework of policies and procedures, to help UQ conduct sound financial management and meet its statutory obligations. Find out what guides us to support the University’s mission!

The Enterprise Data Governance Program has released a Data Handling Procedure which outlines data handling requirements for data, information and records in digital/electronic format at UQ. This procedure enables clear direction and a more effective approach to securing and safeguarding valuable University digital information assets.

Did you know that there are different types of data roles defined at UQ? All staff have a part to play in UQ’s data landscape. Learn about the different data roles within UQ, your responsibilities, and how you contribute to ensuring we all work with high quality data.

You can now easily and securely recover your UQ password online if you forget it. To enable the online password recovery feature, you will need to provide some personal contact details and answers to security questions in the my.UQ dashboard under ‘My profile’.

To operate and deliver services to the community, UQ collects and manages information. Although our IT systems help to protect this information, the UQ community plays a key role in ensuring sensitive information is kept safe. Learn what your responsibilities are in terms of data privacy and ethics.

More UQ websites and services are using UQ Authenticate for staff to log in, providing a seamless log-in experience and enhancing security by protecting your information with multi-factor authentication (MFA).

The UQ community plays an essential part in protecting the integrity of Zoom meetings. All staff are reminded that while you can share the links in Blackboard for teaching purposes, you must not share Zoom meeting links in public forums, such as social media.

Have you noticed something suspicious? Think you may have fallen victim to a cyber scam? To appropriately manage and reduce the impact of cyber security incidents, it’s important that you report them to IT Support as quickly as possible. Find out what you should report.

Technology is an important enabler for us to continue to support the University whilst working remotely. Here are some tips to improve your Zoom and VPN experience while ensuring that these services remain stable for all staff and students to use.

While the Internet provides convenience and connectivity, it’s important that we understand the security risks and take steps to protect ourselves and those around us. Read our Internet safety tips.

This year, Information Technology Services (ITS) is asking you to think about the safety of your personal and professional information. There are simple steps we can all take to protect ourselves and those around us – find out how to keep your personal and professional details secure.

After a comprehensive review, Information Technology Services (ITS) has created new policies and procedures to help you understand your roles and responsibilities in relation to UQ’s ICT resources. Find out more about the changes and register for the upcoming information seminar.

Credential phishing is an email scam that targets your login details. Learn how to spot a credential phishing scam and protect your sensitive information in this month’s cyber awareness update.