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Wendy Jeans - 1960s

Wendy Jeans, Finance Officer in the School of Civil Engineering and University employee for 25 years, grew up playing at the St Lucia campus.

Peter Beattie - 1974

Former Queensland Premier and UQ Graduate, Peter Beattie, recalls the infamous 1974 floods.

Doug Moffett - 1940s

Doug Moffett, who completed his Bachelor of Engineering degree in the 1940s, remembers Commem.

Tess Sweeney

Find out what surprised first year Journalism student, Tess Sweeney, when she came to UQ.

Matthew Taylor

Bachelor of Arts student, Matthew Taylor, knew from the age of four that he wanted to study at UQ.

Colette Lebsanft

One of Colette Lebsanft's favourite UQ moments actually happened outside UQ.

Robyn Humphreyes-Reid - 1985

UQ staff member, Robyn Humphreyes-Reid, revisits the very first Great Court Race.

Lesley Forest

One of Lesley Forest's favourite UQ moments involves a procession of geese and ducks.

Caroline Crosthwaite - 1970s

Caroline Crosthwaite remembers the social activities around the publication of exam results in the newspaper.

Graeme McIlveen

Graeme McIlveen finds tranquillity rowing on the Brisbane River.

George Nicholls

George Nicholls reflects on a rewarding career at UQ.

Rebecca Morley

Rebecca Morley chose UQ for her wedding.

Jenni Cargill-Strong - 1985

Jenni Cargill remembers one of the student protests in 1985.

George Osborne - 1960s

George Osborne worked hard to establish the Goondiwindi Pastoral Veterinary Centre.

Linda Osborne

UQ is a family thing for Linda Osborne.

Amy Burton - 1990s

Amy Burton gained international wisdom at International House.

Phil Weinstein

Phil Weinstein finds UQ allows multidisciplinarians to thrive in competitive academic positions.

Simon Lees - 2008

First day on campus for Simon Lees was the day of his graduation.

Ragothaman Yennamalli - 2000s

Ragothaman Yennamalli had two 6-month stints at UQ as part of his studies towards his PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Laurel Hatfield - 1970s

Laurel Hatfield's admission to UQ fulfilled a dream for her and her dad.

Glenn Hansen - 2000s

For Glenn Hansen, studying at UQ was about making connections that would last into his working life.

Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan, a Kingsman in the 1970s, is still giving back to his College and to the University

Brian Donaghey - 1960s

As a student, Brian Donaghey took up practical hand-printing as part of textual studies in the English Department.

Richard Bonner - 1985

MBBS student Richard Bonner competed in the first Great Court Race in 1985.

Lygia Romanach - 2000s

Lygia Romanach came to UQ just for a year, and found her future.

Yan Sun - 2000s

Yan Sun was pleased to discover the many multicultural facets of UQ.

Jon Mendrala - 2000s

Jon Mendrala had two great semesters at UQ as a study abroad student from Hamburg.

Sam Ngechu - 2000s

International student Sam Ngechu received a warm welcome on arrival at UQ.

Sharon Beeston - 1969

Sharon Beeston remembers the moon landing in July 1969.

Gangbin Wu - 2000s

Gangbin Wu chose Australia as a study destination to experience something different in the Southern Hemisphere.

Wyn Coghlan - 1960s

Three generations of Wyn Coghlan’s family, including her husband Phil, studied at UQ.

Francis White

Marion Andrews made a surprising discovery about her father while researching the family history.

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