#University of Queensland

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Hey so they banned the word ‘intifada’ on campus at the university of queensland. Which is fucked up as hell because thats not even a term unique to modern stuff with palestine thats like just a word in Arabic.

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decide to show yall the video i made about ibises 4 years ago for homework

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29 March 2023

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A magnetic method to clean PFAS contaminated water

Researchers at The University of Queensland have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.

Using a magnet and a reusable absorption aid that they developed, polymer chemist Dr. Cheng Zhang and Ph.D. candidate Xiao Tan at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have cleared 95 percent of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated water in under a minute.

"Removing PFAS chemicals from contaminated waters is urgently needed to safeguard public and environmental health," Dr. Zhang said, "But existing methods require machinery like pumps, take a lot of time and need their own power source."

"Our method shows it is possible to remove more of these chemicals in a way that is faster, cheaper, cleaner, and very simple. Because our process does not need electricity, it can be used in remote and off-grid communities."

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i've been touchibg so much grass

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(via Unique sugar in stingless bee honey good for teeth, weight and blood sugar)

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OzTREKK Study Down Under Fairs a Success

OzTREKK and several Australian and New Zealand universities is fresh off two busy weeks of Study Down Under fairs hosted at various universities across Canada.

What’s a “Study Down Under” Fair?

Every year in fall (late September – early October) and in winter (late January – early February), representatives from OzTREKK and several Australian and New Zealand universities visit select university campuses across Canada.

We spend a day on campus chatting with students about

Degree and university options

Admission requirements

Licensing processes after graduation

What it’s like to live and study in Australia or New Zealand

Scholarships, accommodation, and more!

These fairs are an easy way for students to find out exactly what they need to get into their dream program, and how to use their degree in Canada—or Down Under—after they graduate. These fairs are casual—just drop by to say hi!

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Medical Schools in Australia for International Students

Most medical schools in Australia accept international students, though the number of places and the entry requirements can vary significantly. Medical Schools in Australia for International Students and their Territory Here is a list of Australian medical schools that accept international students: New South Wales (NSW) University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School: Accepts international students…

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Studying audiology at the University of Queensland

Are you thinking about a career in audiology?

Meet Miriam, a Canadian Master of Audiology Studies student at the University of Queensland in Australia. UQ asked Miriam about her experiences as an audiology student and why she decided to pursue a career in health care.

Why did you decide to study audiology? I’ve always wanted to work in the healthcare field and help individuals enhance their quality of life, but with so many options I was unsure of what to pursue. During my last semester of my undergraduate degree, I volunteered with Make-A-Wish where I was matched with a child who had an outer ear disorder. Meeting her and hearing her story piqued my interest in audiology. After doing more research in the area, my passion for making a difference in others’ lives through their hearing developed. I saw audiology as not only a way to help others preserve, manage, and improve their hearing and communication, but also as a way for them to regain their confidence.

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Why should you study dentistry at the University of Queensland?

Are you thinking about studying dentistry? Will it be too challenging? Will you enjoy it?

One of the best ways to find out if a program might be right for you is by reading student reviews.

In this article, UQ sat down with brothers (and former OzTREKK students!) Ryan and Sean C, to talk to them about their experiences about being a Canadian studying dentistry at the University of Queensland, what led them to Australia, and what they’ll be doing next.

What were your personal motivations for studying dentistry?

Ryan: Initially, my personal motivation for studying dentistry stemmed from my volunteer experience in Yukon, Canada. Yukon is a region where First Nations members suffer from the worst oral health outcomes in Canada, and only a fraction of First Nations people get access to their health benefits due to their circumstances. Shadowing my dentist, Dr. Yul, during this time really inspired me, and I decided to go into dentistry.

The more I learn and study, the better treatment and results I can provide to my patients. So, this motivates me to always learn and study to become a better clinician.

Now that I’m a final-year student working in Oral Health Centre and Stafford Dental Clinic, I see a lot of patients every day and learn something new every day. I’ve realized that the more I learn and study, the better treatment and results I can provide to my patients. So, this motivates me to always learn and study to become a better clinician.

Sean: My personal motivation for studying dentistry lies in seeing the difference I get to make to appreciative patients. Many patients show up to the dentist with some kind of pain, discomfort or worry, and it is a great feeling when I am able to help them on the spot. I realize that often it can take a lot of courage for patients to see the dentist, and knowing that they have placed their trust in me, I feel motivated to help them to the best of my ability.

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The groundbreaking way this Qld uni supports queer students

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The groundbreaking way this Qld uni supports queer students

Queer Officer Skye Taylor chats to QNews about the groundbreaking ways in which the University of Queensland Union’s Queer Collective supports LGBTQIA+ students.

The University of Queensland (UQ) has a long history of queer progress.

Publications and student support clubs like the Gay Solidarity Group go back decades to a time when homosexuality was illegal in the state. 

That long history of advocacy and support continues to this day with the UQ Union (UQU) Queer Collective. 

The group is run by a committee led by Queer Officer Skye Taylor, and has the student community at the heart of everything they do.

“If you’re queer and you’re a UQ student you’re part of the collective, you don’t need to do anything to join,” Skye says. 

The UQU Queer Collective offers a variety of connections and support for students.

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This includes the dedicated hubs they have with the Carden Queer Room at St Lucia campus and the soon-to-be-opened Rainbow Room at Gatton. 

The room offers a safe space for studying, socialising and wearing gender-affirming clothing.

Skye says this is one of the most important aspects of the collective. 

“It’s a place where people will feel like they can talk about who they are and what they’re going through,” she says. 

“So many people have found themselves in this room, even for me personally, I was miserable before coming here.”

Groundbreaking bursaries

As well as a safe space, the queer collective also offers students financial support through the Gender Affirmation Bursary and the new LGBTQIA+ bursary. 

Skye says the bursaries can be used to help people in their own gender or sexuality journey and can be used in a range of ways.

“It can be used for somebody looking for gender affirmation wear or if they need a bit of money for appointments or anything really as we try to make it as broad as possible, we don’t want to interrogate people,” she says. 

“A lot of people convince themselves that they don’t deserve the money, so it’s actually convincing people that they are the ones who deserve it.”

Skye’s journey

University wasn’t meant to be on the cards for Skye. 

After dropping out of high school to join the workforce, losing her job during the pandemic gave her an opportunity. 

“I thought, ‘Ok I’ll give uni a go,’ and I ended up acing the test to get in,  I got in the top 4% for English,” she explains. 

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“So then I began to think ‘Ok, maybe I’m smart enough’ and so I got here in 2021.”

Initially, Skye was determined to focus on learning and nothing else. However, she felt she lacked connection to her fellow students. 

She eventually decided to visit the Carden Room. 

“I came in and I met someone on the first day who was lovely to me, and I thought ‘Ok, I’m going to really give this a go’ and I started going in more and more.”

She eventually took up a role on the committee as the social and events coordinator and it’s something she relished. 

The importance of events

One of the other key offerings of the Queer Collective is the events on offer. From the end-of-year Pride Ball to smaller social events like queer beers, games nights, and op shop visits. 

Skye says events can be a softer entry point for people.

“I do think for people who like, struggle to enter the room or talk to people that there is nothing better than the events,” she says. 

One highlight for Skye was this year’s Queerfest. When given an opportunity to create an event of her own, she had a clear vision. 

“Immediately I knew that it was going to be a market festival. It was going to be all queer artists, it doesn’t matter what they’re doing, and it’s going to be completely free,” she says. 

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The event was a huge success with over 40 queer artists and community groups. It was also extremely visible in UQ’s Great Court with the market full throughout the day. 

“A big thing for me was drawing in community and connecting communities together,” she says. 

The success wasn’t just for the students but also for the artists as well. 

“I had many artists specifically say to me that they had sold more stuff and made more money at this festival than anywhere else they had been,” Skye says with pride. 

Skye’s time as Queer Officer for the collective will end this year. Something she hopes will give her more time to focus on her degree. 

What’s next

For the UQU’s Queer Collective, the work continues.  There is a focus on rejuvenating a safe space at the regional Gatton campus among other activities. 

For Skye, her work this past year has opened her mind about what her future career may be. 

“It’s made me realise that I really love running events and that I love community work. It’s broadened my horizons in a way where I feel like it really makes me want to work as a person within our community.”

Whatever Skye goes on to do, she has no doubt left a strong legacy on the UQU’s Queer Collective. 

With a dedicated group of queer students ready to pick up where she left off, support and advocacy at the uni will continue for decades to come. 

You can follow @uququeercollective on Instagram. 

Read next:

The scholarship helping trans student Jay through university

Edith Cowan University to host inaugural Disability Pride Festival

Greens furious after Sydney teacher sacked for being gay

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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Recent work, led by Professor Max Lu at the University of Queensland, reveals that hexagonal LDH nanoparticles (figure 25.16) can deliver small molecular weight heparin (HP, a good blood anti-coagulant) to vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) more efficiently than heparin itself (figure 25.17).

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Eastern Brown Snake

Name: Eastern Brown Snake

Scientific Name: Pseudonaja textilis

Family: Elapidae

Size: 1.5 -2 meters (5 - 6.5 feet)

Habitat: Southern New Guinea and Australia

Fatalities: Around 2 fatal bites per year

Conservation Status: Least concern

Fun Fact: Brown snake bites (from all species) are the most common cause of snake bite death in Australia 

Another member of the Elapidae family comes slithering out from its home of woodlands, grasslands, and heathlands in Northeastern Australia and Southern New Guinea. Like its family members of cobras, mambas, and coral snakes, it does have a big reputation in both emergency rooms and the herpetology world. 

The Eastern Brown Snake exhibits brown coloration (wow who could’ve known) with patches of darker pigmentation and a medium length and slender build. Wow daily, so one of the most venomous snakes ever looks like every other snake? Yeah kinda :( . The most distinguishing characteristic of the Eastern or Common Brown Snake is its bite. The color of the Eastern Brown Snake is variable, like almost all other snakes. The most reliable way to identify Brown snakes and the method that herpetologists use is counting the rows of scales on the midbody of snakes (for the eastern brown snake, it’s 17 rows of scales). The Eastern Brown Snake’s neck and body are the same width, making it look like a really long, really venomous worm. 

The Eastern Brown Snake has the second most potent venom out of all snakes, second to only its cousin, the Inland Taipan, which inhabits the more arid regions of Australia. The Eastern Brown Snake contains a powerful neurotoxin, which paralyzes the muscles needed for breathing, such as the lungs and diaphragm, causing the victim to asphyxiate to death. Eastern Brown Snake venom also promotes the coagulation of blood (or the blood’s ability to clot). Have you ever scraped yourself and then touched the wound to find little bumps of something almost jelly-like on your cut? That’s a blood clot. It’s basically where blood turns into jelly. I’m pretty sure there’s some issue with your blood turning to jelly all over your body, but all the studies I’ve tried to access are too hard to read and I have to search up every other word or password-blocked. But I’m going to say this: many snake venoms are anticoagulants. They prevent the formation of blood clots and oftentimes, the victim bleeds out. Various snakes have this added side effect in their venoms, especially those in the Elapidae family. The Eastern Brown Snake’s venom is a procoagulant. 

If you get bit by an Eastern Brown Snake (and are able to properly identify it as one), it was most likely a dry bite, or didn’t produce any venom. Brown snakes are very timid around humans and will usually stay still or slither away if approached. These are animals who are just trying to live; they’ll only bite a human out of self-defense. However, if you get bit by any snake in Oceania, the American South and West, Latin America, Africa, Asia, you should immediately seek medical help; it’s often very difficult for the normal human eye to differentiate what snake is harmful and which one is harmless. If you are found to have been bitten by a brown snake, antivenom will be administered. And remember, before you decide to cancel that trip to Australia, fatal snake bites in Australia are very, very, very, very rare. Most only occur when a snake feels threatened when being held by someone or is accidentally stepped on. 

While the Eastern Brown Snake carries one of the most toxic venoms in all of the animal kingdom, research is being done to use in medicines to promote blood clotting. The University of Queensland is doing studies to create a gel or medicine that can be used to prevent victims from bleeding out in an ambulance or in combat zones by using the procoagulant properties in Eastern Brown Snake venom. Research shows that when this gel is applied to wounds, there’s 5 times less blood loss, and blood clots form 3 times faster than without the gel. 

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From Canada to Australia: Studying Nursing is a Dream Come True

I chose to study nursing in Australia for a few different reasons. I initially completed my undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, studying a Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology.

When I was applying for university programs in high school, I wasn’t quite sure what career I wanted to do, but knew I wanted it to be healthcare related. I was stuck between choosing pharmacy and nursing, so I decided to do a more general science degree so I could have more time to explore my options and find areas of science and health that I enjoyed. I took a variety of classes during my undergrad and graduated in 2021.

At this time, I still wasn’t sure what I wanted to do yet. A nurse I knew at the time suggested I try working at an organization in Ontario that coordinates in home and community-based care to get some experience working with different health care professionals. I ended up working on the short-stay team that coordinated nursing, OT, PT, SLP, SW, and dietician services for clients in the GTA. I received lots of insight from my team and ultimately decided nursing was the career I wanted to pursue.

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Let us know when you find the nephilim

sometimes you just meet some random person off tumblr to go explore the tunnels under one of the most prestigious research organizations