There were bleary eyes on Sunday morning as the dedicated fans of ‘Doctor Who’ set their alarms for the 4:50am (Australian EST) premiere of the much awaited 8th Season. There is a much anticipated new Time Lord in town – the 12th incarnation- and there has been much speculation…
Writing great assignments
The secret to writing great assignments is all about how you begin and end the process. Take the time to plan and edit to make your writing clear, logical, relevant and … great! Before Plan your time carefully so that you will have time to edit before…
Look out, behind you! It’s some Bad Science!
As we all know, evaluating your resources is an important part of the research process. However, all resources aren’t created equal so how do you know whether what you’ve found is good or bad on the spectrum of quality? Firstly you can attend a class in the QUT…
Happy National Science Week!
Gardens Point Library will be running a series of activities from 18-22 August to celebrate National Science Week. There is an amazing display in the entrance of Gardens Point Library that includes puzzles, microscopes, anatomy models and molecular models. There will also be a number of challenges and…
Celebrate your right to be left-handed
Are you a southpaw? Celebrate your ‘sinisterness’ this Left-Handers Day on the 13th of August. History hasn’t been too kind to the left-handed among us. Until pretty recently being left-handed carried a lot of negative connotations. Historically, left-handed people were forced from childhood to use their right-hands for…
#MentalHealthMatters this International Youth Day
United Nations International Youth Day happens every year on the 12th of August with the aim of highlighting and addressing issues facing the world’s youth – and if you’re a uni student there’s a pretty good chance that includes you. The theme of International Youth Day 2014 is ‘Mental Health Matters’, to…
Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming…
It’s easy to start feeling overwhelmed at the beginning of Semester – particularly if this is your first semester at Uni. You’ve had your first lecture, seen the reading list (and freaked out); you’re still finding your way around campus (why is Z block next to C block?);…
Know someone who is new to using computers?
Computers are used in every part of uni study – from enrolling in classes to finding information for assessments to submitting final work. If someone hasn’t used computers much before, it can be a steep learning curve. Do you know someone who needs help with computer basics? If…
QUT part of a winning formula to break down the digital divide
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), proudly supported and partnered by QUT, is the 2014 winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award. Together with 300 libraries around the world, QUT works with KU to fund the publication of high quality specialist scholarly books and make them open access. Anyone, anywhere can…