From a cancer vaccine and new generation jet engine technology, through to an Oscar-winning actor and umpteen fine works of literature, UQ’s first century is characterised by remarkable contributions to the Queensland, national and international communities. 

The Centenary is a starting point for a new century of high-impact outcomes from UQ learning, discovery and engagement.  It is symbolic, but the timing could not be better.  In Australia and internationally, there is growing recognition that education and research will be pivotal to future prosperity – economically, socially and environmentally.  Our students, at all levels, are as exemplary today as at any time during the past 100 years.  And the pace of discovery is accelerating in areas where UQ has the capacity to be globally influential – for example early disease diagnosis, personalised medicine, and sustainable energy.

The promise of coming decades will be fulfilled by people who stand on the shoulders of the giants of 1910-2010.  So during the Centenary we will celebrate the staff, students and community partners who have brought UQ to its current position of strength.

To maximise the involvement of people who have played a part in UQ's success, I invite you to sign up here to be kept informed of Centenary activities in Australia and overseas.

I look forward to joining you in launching UQ into its second century.

Professor Paul Greenfield, AO
Vice-Chancellor and President