A new display, highlighting the achievements of UQ’s Law students in various mooting competitions, is now on show on Level 2 of the UQ Law Library.

Come in and read about the success of our teams, learn more about mooting and check out the trophies!

Are YOU the next mooting champion?

Monday, 2 November - Friday, 6 November 2009 is Teaching & Learning Week at UQ.

The focus this year is on student engagement and high impact learning.

All week presentations and workshops will be delivered by a range of academics addressing these issues. The 2009 UQ Teaching & Learning Award Winners will be announced on Monday.

You can view the program and register your attendance.

Congratulations, Jessica Howley, for being named 2010 Queensland Rhodes Scholar!

Jessica is a former student of UQ’s T.C. Beirne School of Law, having graduated with First Class Honours in 2008. In the past year Jessica has undertaken an associateship with Justice Susan Kiefel in the High Court of Australia. She plans to study a Bachelor of Civil Law and Master of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

Jessica is the eighth of the past nine Queensland Rhodes Scholars who have studied Law at UQ.

You can read more about Jessica’s plans for her studies at Oxford in UQ News.

Congratulations to Mitch Riley for being selected by his peers as the University of Queensland Law Society (UQLS) Valedictorian for Semester 2, 2009.

What a wonderful achievement!

Mitch was selected as Valedictorian based on his involvement in and contribution to the UQ Law School, his extra-curricular involvement and service to the community and the fact that he is graduating in Semester 2, 2009 with 1st Class Honours (this means that at the time of nomination, Mitch had a LAWS GPA over 6.0).

Mitch will be speaking at the UQLS Law Dinner on Friday, 23 October 2009.

The 247 Study Space is located on Level 1, Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library. Entry after hours is via Cooper Road.

The following facilities are available:
* Study and research space, both group and individual
* 20 computers
* Wireless network access

For more information about the space please contact the Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library.

Did you know? Students studying through the T.C. Beirne School of Law can also apply for after hours swipe card access to the Chamberlain Computer Labs. Click on the link for more information.

Congratulations to the students who have been selected to represent UQ in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition:

We look forward to working with you as you prepare for the submission of your memorials in January and the competition in Canberra in February.

There is more about UQ’s history of participation and success in this prestigious international moot competition on the Law School’s website. Visit the International Law Students’ Association for more information about the competition.

Our congratulations go to the AAT Moot team of Sam Volling, Eliza Eaton and Liz Cullen who made it to the semi-finals of the national Administrative Law Mooting competition. They had already defeated three other teams from QUT, SCU and UWS in the areas of immigration, veteran’s affairs, social security and worker’s compensation before narrowly losing to UNSW in the semi-final.

… to Daniel Young, Sam Rogers, Chris Perkins whose film High Court High was selected as one of 5 commendable films in the recent Oxford University Press Connecting with Law Short Film Competition.

Established in 2006, The University of Queensland Library Excellence Award is presented annually to up to three UQ undergraduate students who demonstrate excellence in the use of the Library to enhance their studies. The award was established to encourage the use of Library resources, enhance the development of library research techniques, and acknowledge the excellent work produced by UQ undergraduate students. This award acknowledges how Library resources support teaching and learning.
Who is eligible?
The award is open to any undergraduate, including honours, student of the University who is not a member of staff.
How to Apply?
Interested students should submit:
1. An application Cover Sheet
2. A reflective essay (500-700 words) demonstrating how Library resources were used to produce an excellent assessment outcome
3. A statement of support from their supervising lecturer
4. A copy of the piece of assessment that includes a bibliography showing the resources used.
Submissions should be sent to the University Librarian and Director of Learning Services, Level 6, Duhig Building, UQ St Lucia, by 1 October 2009.
Prize
A cash prize of $1000 will be awarded to each winner.
For more information click on the link.

The Library has created a UQ Library Search application for Facebook. You can now search for books, journals and other items in The University of Queensland Library Catalogue all from the comfort of your own Facebook page. If you’re on Facebook, why not check it out?