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The University of Queensland is among just ten educational institutions to receive a slice of $1.4 million to create courses designed to develop Essential Human Skills for the Virtual Age.

3 May 2022
An inspirational example of the fruits of peace in Colombia.

Former Colombian guerrillas who are in the process of reintegration into society as whitewater rafting guides will appear at two free events held at The University of Queensland this week.

20 May 2019
From left, Michael Lucas; UQ Global Engagement Deputy Director Dr Jessica Gallagher, Caitlin Gordon-King, Sophie Ryan, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, Kate Goodfruit, Rachel Dodds, Elsie Schuster and Alexander Williams

Seven University of Queensland undergraduates will study in destinations around the Indo Pacific region after being named as 2017 Fellows and scholars under the New Colombo Plan.

2 December 2016
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The University of Queensland-developed Triple P – Positive Parenting Program has been included in US policy recommendations to reduce the toxic effects of poverty on children’s health.

27 April 2016
Elliot Johnson with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in China.

A University of Queensland student on exchange in China has some new credentials to add to his CV - improving China—Australia relations alongside world leaders.

27 April 2016

More than 11,000 people from around the world have signed up for a free University of Queensland course designed to set them on the road to employment in a competitive labour market.

1 February 2016
Elliot beginning his international short-term summer course at The University of Hong Kong.

From China to London, University of Queensland students have been getting a global experience during the winter break, with UQ Abroad’s new short-term programs.

29 July 2015
Stephanie Colquhoun ... excited about spending two months in Washington DC

Two University of Queensland undergraduates will work as interns in Washington DC congressional offices for two months early next year.

10 November 2014

Lord Mayor of Brisbane Graham Quirk will extend the hand of friendship to more than 1500 international students at The University of Queensland on Thursday, 23 May.

22 May 2013
UQ's Dr Sean Tweedy is the Chief Investigator on the International Paralympic Athletics Classification Project.

An exercise scientist from The University of Queensland is leading the development of a new classification system for assessing impairments and assigning sporting classes of Paralympic athletes.

19 July 2012

Jenny 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 2011
The 2010 winning entry "Children in Ghanzi" taken by Stephen McLoughlin in western Botswana

Entries 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 2011
Conducting fieldwork during the Advanced Rangeland Ecology course

Rangeland Management students from The University of Queensland were recently treated to good old fashioned ‘bush’ hospitality at Glenorn Station, Leonora WA, managed by Minara Resources Limited.

6 October 2010

Students from UQ’s global health club are staging a fashion show to highlight emerging artists in Brisbane, and fundraise for medical educational, research and practice projects.

24 August 2010

Muslim countries are caught between developing their tourism industries and making sure their culture is not eroded in the process, a leading researcher from The University of Queensland says.

13 August 2010

A group of UQ international students are using Facebook, blogs and good old-fashioned advice to help spread the word about studying in Brisbane.

24 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 student Misha Byrne (far left) in Germany in 2009 to commemorate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

After diplomatic trips to Kashmir and Berlin, UQ student Misha Byrne is ready to tackle nuclear disarmament at the UN.

23 April 2010