Peter Andrews details the establishment of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland. He explains how the state government came to be involved in its foundation and funding.
Peter Andrews outlines the process whereby he and others were recruited to the University by its senior management, and how this created tension between the newcomers and the 'older establishment' of faculty-appointed academics.
Peter Andrews talks about the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Brian Wilson, and how his moves in the early 1990s to establish new research centres and institutes laid the groundwork for later investments at the University of Queensland. He lists some of the eminent researchers attracted to the University by initiatives in Wilson's time.
Peter Andrews describes the state of scientific research in Queensland upon his arrival in the late 1980s. He recalls his first impressions of the University of Queensland and its research community.
Peter Andrews tells how the bankruptcy of Bond University's founders, Alan Bond and Japanese businessman Harunori Takahashi, meant there was no available funding for the Science School. He recalls being invited in 1991 to take up a posting at the University of Queensland by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Wilson.
Matt Foley describes his employment options following the completion of his senior school certificate and recalls an amusing anecdote about a meeting with senior members of the Air Force at the Officer Academy at Point Cook.
John Hay discusses infrastructure decisions in relation to the Institutes of Research Excellence. He discusses the aesthetic and architectural considerations required when making building additions.
