UQ students are working around the globe in the midst of important legal, political and diplomatic events, after taking up internships with organisations such as NATO and the United Nations.
23 April 2012Many of the world's most rare and rich forests, the tropical montane cloud forests, could be all-but obliterated by 2080.
22 March 2012Jenny Max, a University of Queensland Masters of Communication (Communication for Social Change) student, has received a Prime Minister's Pacific-Australia (PMPA) Award in recognition of her leadership potential and academic achievements.
20 December 2011Entries are now being received for the annual World in Focus photography competition hosted by UQ's School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS).
24 August 2011Nominations are open for the world’s only communication for social change award, offered by The University of Queensland.
20 May 2011A new internship program is helping University of Queensland students work with vulnerable communities overseas.
28 April 2011A University of Queensland researcher has travelled to the United States to extend his work into atmospheric pollution.
24 March 2011Some of The University of Queensland’s best and brightest students go straight to the top, gaining work experience on Washington’s Capitol Hill through an internship program co-ordinated through the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
10 January 2011International Relations student Jo Sampford never guessed that attending a small Tuesday-night Oxfam forum in Brisbane would lead to working in the office of Timorese President and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Jose Ramos-Horta.
6 December 2010Three University of Queensland students selected as delegates to promote cross-cultural relations with China attended the inaugural Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) earlier this month.
14 October 2010It could be argued that one of the best things that can be done to protect the environment is to educate bright young students about ecology, wherever they come from in the world.
7 September 2010Sixteen UQ students recently travelled to China for a month as part of a research internship study tour.
6 September 2010In a first for The University of Queensland School of Journalism and Communication Indigenous Voice project, student stories are being broadcast across the United States on the National Native News radio program.
7 July 2010Following last year’s success, UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies is delighted to launch the 2010 International Photography Competition.
19 May 2010UQ’s Rotary Peace Fellows will present their experiences of contemporary peacebuilding during their annual seminar on May 22nd.
17 May 2010UQ students will take advantage of a rare opportunity to speak with and learn from world-renowned journalists when they cover World Press Freedom Day, held at the St Lucia campus from May 1-3.
30 April 2010UQ School of Mathematics and Physics student Carly Bodkin has a passion for mathematics and, with a little help from Australia’s favourite Princess, is pursuing it on European shores.
19 March 2010Dhwani Patel had already come a long way when she arrived in Brisbane from Mumbai in early 2007.
20 January 2010