QASMT is a long time member of Cyberschools and we are delighted that one of their students has been named Australia's 'neuroscientist of the future'. The country's brightest young minds competed in the finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABCC) held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre earlier this month.

ABBC is an initiative of the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at The University of Queensland (UQ).

The UQ Library congratulates Mrs Janine Schmidt, who was appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Australia Day awards.

Mrs Schmidt was honoured for her significant service to the promotion of library services and information sciences, particularly through the development of electronic access initiatives.

UQ's Academic Scholarship program aims to reward the achievements of outstanding school leavers and gap year students. A significant number of scholarships are awarded each year. If you are a high-achieving student and you are completing Year 12 in 2012 (or you completed in 2011 and you're on a gap year) then you are encouraged to apply.

An important event is occurring later this month at The University of Queensland to celebrate and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers and Storytellers, and the important resource that supports the teaching and sharing of information about this dynamic and exciting aspect of Australian literary culture, BlackWords (part of the AustLit resource).

This video animation from RMIT is aimed at first year undergraduate university students but also has applications for secondary school students.

It can be viewed via Youtube or Vimeo

Brisbane author and National Year of Reading 2012 Ambassador Nick Earls will visit UQ on Wednesday 8 August to talk about his latest book, "Welcome to Normal".

Word Play, the wonderful program for young readers, writers and illustrators in grades 4-12 is now on sale.

You can book your early bird tickets until Friday 22 June and it really is best to get in quick - these sessions and workshops sell like hotcakes!

Queensland State Archives holds many resources within its collection to assist researchers interested in school history:

• locating their own school admission details
• organising a school reunion
• compiling information on the history of a school
• finding teacher records.

This is a fascinating website for teachers and students of history.

This article in The Sydney Morning Herald this morning 28 May 2012 raises some interesting issues for schools with regards to students BYO electronic devices to school. The article can be accessed here.