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A bright
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The outcomes of new UQ renewable energy research will benefit industry, governments and the wider community.

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Features

Senior leadership changes

UQ's governing body, the Senate, has confirmed the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Greenfield AO, would cease his executive role at the University on 16 December 2011.

Admissions integrity assured

UQ has expressed its confidence in and commitment to the integrity of its academic system following an extensive review of student admission processes.

US foundation opens

US foundation opens

The University of Queensland has officially launched its new American strategy at a special event at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC.

Antarctic adventurer

Antarctic adventurer

Experiencing two weeks without sunlight while withstanding average temperatures of -20°C would be enough to send most Queenslanders packing.

Remembering Margaret Olley

Remembering Margaret Olley

The University of Queensland joined with the Australian arts community earlier this year to mark the passing of singular artist and philanthropist Margaret Olley AC.

Regulars

Strategic Moves

Listening to alumni

In mid-2011 more than 6600 alumni in almost 100 countries took the opportunity to express their views of UQ by being part of an online survey.

Cutting Edge

UQ eyes a needle-free future

Pioneering UQ research into a needle-free vaccination system has received a major boost with a $15 million investment.

Campus News

Every desk tells a story

Did you scribble on a desk in the Physiology Lecture Theatres at the St Lucia campus some time in the past 48 years?

Graduate News

Exceptional alumni in the spotlight

Founder and Executive Director of the Hear and Say program, Dr Dimity Dornan AM, has been named the 2011 UQ Alumnus of the Year.

Keep In Contact

2007: Tiger tamer

Little did Liz Bellward realise a career change would involve cuddling and caring for a dozen tigers.

Keep In Contact

2005: Talent with a twist

Science and circus have combined with winning results for young entrepreneur Cody Freeman.

Facts + Figures

53

– number of E.S Meyers Memorial Lectures held to date. Search and rescue doctor Commander Paul Luckin delivered the 2010 oration

2006

– year the Teddy Bear Hospital began. It involves University of Queensland medical students teaching children about good health using their soft toys

1400

– number of people who attended the UQ Centenary oration on the Global Financial Crisis by economics expert and Nobel laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz