A DIVERSE group of academics united by a passion for teaching was last night recognised at the 2010 University of Queensland Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards.
2 November 2010Former Trinity Anglican School, Cairns student Balawyn Jones was awarded a $24,000 UQ Excellence Scholarship this year to study Arts/Law, placing her one step closer to a career in politics.
28 September 2010A gifted UQ music student who commenced piano lessons at four years of age has taken out Australia’s top classical music prize.
3 September 2010The creator of a Homework Centre at UQ's Ipswich campus designed to help Indigenous school students with their studies has been recognised with a Dadjeen Award for Services to Indigenous Education.
10 August 2010GRADUATION ceremonies this week have brought classic scholarly scenes to The University of Queensland, with academic gowns and mortarboards aplenty being worn with pride around the Great Court and other hallowed halls.
22 July 2010WHEN Joshua Keyes-Liley received his Bachelor of Arts this week, he was the fourth generation of his family to receive a degree from The University of Queensland.
22 July 2010A 2400-YEAR-OLD Egyptian mummy mask has brought good luck to an eight-year-old Brisbane boy, who is now the proud owner of a valuable contemporary artwork.
21 May 2010A UQ academic who has been offered an internationally competitive research scholarship says he hopes to use the opportunity to raise the profile of Japanese art in Australia.
29 April 2010Internationally renowned conductor Maestro Werner Andreas Albert will receive an honorary doctorate from The University of Queensland at a special Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) concert tomorrow evening (Friday, April 30).
28 April 2010Lecturer in Art History at UQ Dr Prue Ahrens says she intends to use an international fellowship to forge stronger links between the University and the Smithsonian American Art Musuem (SAAM).
30 March 2010University of Queensland student actors will never be far from Geoffrey Rush, as UQ is naming a key drama space after its most famous thespian son.
22 March 2010