Student Advisory Groups
Our Student Advisory Groups facilitate communication between our students and staff.
The Coursework Students Advisory Group and Research Students Advisory Group provide representation for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students, and honours and higher degree by research students respectively.
The groups enable:
- the School to consult and advise you on policy developments and changes
- you to raise concerns and make suggestions about the School's operation as it affects you.
Meetings
Our School Advisory Groups hold meetings at least twice a semester, typically in weeks 3 or 4 and 10, and arrange other meetings as needed.
Students provide Group Chairs to ensure the smooth running of meetings and a Student Secretary to help assemble agenda items and check minutes drafts.
Formal sessions are often followed by informal get-togethers. Meetings typically occur over lunchtime; food is supplied.
Representatives will email you ahead of each meeting inviting you to raise issues.
Coursework Students Advisory Group members and minutes
Members
| Program/Year | Course | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSc/BAdvSc(Hons) 1 | BIOL1020 and CHEM1100, intending to enrol in CHEM1200 in 2nd | vacant | n/a |
| BSc/BAdvSc(Hons) 2 – Chemistry majors | CHEM2050 | vacant | n/a |
| BSc/BAdvSc(Hons) 2 – Molecular Biosciences majors | BIOC2000, intending to enrol in BIOL2202 in 2nd | Miss Zoe Garson | z.garson@uq.net.au |
| BSc/BAdvSc(Hons) 3 – Chemistry majors | All CHEM3 courses | vacant | n/a |
| BSc/BAdvSc(Hons) 3 – Molecular Biosciences majors | All SCMB-owned 3rd level non-CHEM courses | Mr Wilston Tait | w.tait@uq.net.au |
| BSc/BAdvSc(Hons) 3 – Molecular Biosciences majors | All SCMB-owned 3rd level non-CHEM courses | Mr Liam De Villiers | liam.devilliers@uq.net.au |
| BBiotech(Hons) 1 | n/a | vacant | n/a |
| BBiotech(Hons) 2/3 | n/a | Miss Susanna Huang | susanna.huang@uq.net.au |
| PG Biotech suite | n/a | Ms Nahain Binte Aziz | nahianbinte.aziz@uq.net.au |
| PG MolBiol and Bioinf suites | n/a | Mr Mehershad Wadia | m.wadia@uq.net.au |
| Head of School/Nominee | Nominee Dr Simon Worall |
| Chair, Teaching & Learning Committee | Dr Joanne Blanchfield |
| Secretary | Dr Denise Adams |
Minutes
2018 minutes
- 26 March meeting minutes (PDF, 130.3 KB)
- 14 May meeting minutes (PDF, 117.8 KB)
- 6 August meeting minutes (PDF, 148.1 KB)
- 3 October meeting minutes (PDF, 147 KB)
Archived minutes
Email Mark Starkey, our School Manager, at scmb.schoolmanager@uq.edu.au for archived minutes.
Research Students Advisory Group members and minutes
Members
| Program/Group | Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDR (Upton Group) | Clara Jiang | 76-4 | j.jiang@uq.edu.au |
| HDR (De Voss Group) | James Beckett | 68-10 | uqjbeck5@uq.edu.au |
| HDR (Moore Group) | Bowie Chong | 68-8 | sk.chong@uq.edu.au |
| HDR (Burn Group) | Vaidehi Pandit | 68-9 | v.pandit@uq.edu.auu |
| HDR (Kobe Group) | Maxwell Rank | 76-3 | maxwell.rank@uq.net.au |
| HDR (Fortes Group) | Sajid Tahir | 76-5 | m.tahir@uq.net.au |
| HDR (Guddat Group) | Kushboo Patel | 76-3 | kushboo.patel@uq.net.au |
| HDR (Fraser Group) | Sheena Chua | 76-3 | sheena.chua@uq.net.au |
| HDR (Krenske Group) | Yuk Ping Chin | 68-8 | y.chin@uq.net.au |
| Hons (Hall Group) | Sabrina Sadiq | 76-5 | sabrina.sadiq@uq.net.au |
| Hons (Fraser Group) | Garrick Spencer | 76-3 | garrick.spencer@uq.net.au |
| Head of School/Nominee | Head of School, Professor Paul Young |
| Postgraduate Coordinator | Associate Professor Stuart Kellie |
| Early Career Researcher representative | Dr Rochelle Soo |
| Secretary | Tess Dobinson |
Minutes
2018 minutes
Archived minutes
Email Mark Starkey, our School Manager, at scmb.schoolmanager@uq.edu.au for archived minutes.
Nominations
Nominations for student representatives are called early in each academic year for:
- undergraduate programs, from those enrolled in a key compulsory course from one of the majors administered by the School in each year of the BSc/BAdvSc and BBiotech (Hons) programs
- postgraduate coursework programs, from those enrolled in the programs administered by the School
- honours, from those enrolled in honours programs in the School
- postgraduate research programs, from those enrolled as candidates in the School.
If more than one person is nominated for a position, nominees will be asked to write a statement on their suitability for the role, and a successful candidate will be chosen by a panel comprising the Head of School, Secretary to group meetings and, as relevant, the Teaching & Learning Committee Chair, Research Higher Degree Studies Committee Chair and Director, Biotechnology Programs.
We strive for a balance of genders and international/domestic students in our student representative membership.
Existing group members who are eligible to continue to serve from one year to the next will be invited to remain as members so that groups comprise a mix of experienced and new members. In these cases, we won't call nominations until a vacancy arises.