Graduation speeches
Each UQ graduation ceremony features speeches presented by your graduating cohort's valedictorian as well as a guest speaker.
You can download the speeches from your ceremony below. If your ceremony does not appear below, please contact the Graduations Office for more information on how to access speeches from previous years.
2021
February 2021
2019
July 2019
December 2019
2018
July 2018
December 2018
2017
July 2017
December 2017
2016
July 2016
December 2016
2015
July 2015
December 2015
2014
July 2014
Date | Time | Guest speaker | Valedictorian |
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Monday 21 July | 2pm | Professor Alan Rix (MP3, 5MB) | Mrs Emma Lee Smith (MP3, 1.3MB) |
Tuesday 22 July | 6pm | Dr Christine Williams (MP3, 2.5MB) | Miss Ashleigh Delaney (MP3, 2.1MB) |
Wednesday 23 July | 11am | Adjunct Professor Mark Gray (MP3, 3.9MB) | Mr Christopher Murphy (MP3, 1.5MB) |
2pm | Mr Bill Bowness (MP3, 3.3MB) | Ms Iman Van der Ross (MP3, 1.4MB) | |
6pm | Ms Hoai Lan Duong (MP3, 1.3MB) | Ms Louise Dudley (MP3, 1.4MB) | |
Thursday 24 July | 11am | Ms Margaret Wilson QC (MP3, 1.7MB) | Miss Claire Lynette (MP3, 3.7MB) |
2pm | Mr Russell Smith (MP3, 2.7MB) | Mr Edward James (MP3, 1.7MB) | |
Friday 25 July | 11am | Ms Susan Johnson (MP3, 4.6MB) | Miss Gianni Ribeiro (MP3, 1.8MB) |
2pm | Professor Suzanne Miller (MP3, 3.6MB) | Miss Johanna Aliena (MP3, 1.7MB) | |
6pm | Mr Harvey Dzodin (MP3, 3MB) | Mr David John |