Yassmin Abdel-Magied (Keynote speaker, 2010 Young Queenslander of the Year and UQ student), Amanda Lynch (Emmanuel's Indigenous liaison officer) and Chrysalis Students and Leaders

High-profile keynote speakers Reverend Tim Costello and Professor Ian Frazer lent their support to the Chrysalis international summer school held at UQ's Emmanuel College in December.

21 December 2010
UQ Allies with the 2010 Diversity@Work award, from left, Beverley Podhajsky (Student Centre), Michael McNally (NTEU UQ Branch) and Marnie King (The Equity Office).

The University of Queensland (UQ) has received a national award for a program that fosters an environment where people of all sexualities and gender identities can safely study and work free of harassment or discrimination.

2 November 2010
Dimity Dornan

Founder of the Hear and Say Centre and 2010 Queenslander of the Year Dimity Dornan wants others to share her passion for helping deaf children to communicate.

11 October 2010
UQ PhD student and Three Minute Thesis finalist Donna McDonald

If you thought that being deaf could prevent you from winning a speaking contest, think again.

15 September 2010
Crocodile (detail) by unknown artist (1958). Ochres and resin on wood. Collection of The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum

The University of Queensland Art Museum will be swimming with crocodiles, sharks and the odd dugong for its next exhibition, and you’re encouraged to dive in for the experience.

24 August 2010

The current World President of Rotary International will join two predecessors at UQ tomorrow, August 19 to mark the work of University students pursuing global peace.

18 August 2010
The new Veterinary Medical Centre

The new $100 million Veterinary Science facilities will be on display at The University of Queensland Gatton Campus Open Day on Sunday, August 22.

2 August 2010
Doctor of Psychology student Katherine Williams, who was interviewed as part of the project

Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participation in postgraduate study is the aim of a recently launched UQ website.

21 July 2010
Students Jocelyn Farebrothere, Joel Wright and Tess Millerick participate in group work with lecturer Dr Katelyn Barney

By setting group work and encouraging deep thinking, UQ’s Dr Liz Mackinlay and Dr Katelyn Barney hope to implement reconciliation in a practical way.

28 May 2010
Zuzana Petovska on fieldwork in the Tiwi Islands

UQ’s Rotary Peace Fellows will present their experiences of contemporary peacebuilding during their annual seminar on May 22nd.

17 May 2010
UQ Centenary Oration Series: Jack Manning Bancroft

Teenagers needed to strip away years of conditioning from negative stereotypes to learn that being Aboriginal and successful was possible, a young indigenous leader told an audience in Brisbane last night.

22 April 2010
Retiring Cromwell College Principal Rev Dr Hugh Begbie

After spending almost 15 years at the helm of UQ's Cromwell College, Principal Hugh Begbie is set to retire at the end of next month.

20 April 2010
HHH #1 by Fiona Foley (2004)

Race relations, female sexuality and the history of opium in Queensland are among the issues tackled head on by the UQ Art Museum's latest exhibition.

16 February 2010