The strength of social and behavioural sciences at The University of Queensland has been demonstrated by three significant appointments at the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA).

20 December 2012

A distinguished national e-research leader has been appointed Director of The University of Queensland’s new Research Computing Centre.

19 November 2012
David Lavell: New Associate Director, Investigations at UQ

The University of Queensland has appointed a former government senior manager with a substantial ethics education background to its senior role in investigations.

15 October 2012

The University of Queensland’s newest Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj, starts in his new role today.

5 October 2012

Australian Cultural Studies were celebrated recently when UQ’s Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies (CCCS) hosted "Building Australian Cultural Studies: the work of Graeme Turner".

4 October 2012

The University of Queensland's Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies (CCCS) has welcomed a new Director, Professor Gay Hawkins.

4 October 2012

University of Queensland lecturer Associate Professor Pradip Thomas was named Vice President of The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) at a conference in Durban early this month.

9 August 2012

Professor Deborah Terry has been appointed as Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, with effect from 8 October 2012.

29 June 2012

The University Of Queensland School of Economics is appointing four new academics following an extensive global search.

9 May 2012
Professor Peter Høj

The University of Queensland has appointed Professor Peter Høj as its new Vice-Chancellor and President.

26 April 2012

International expert Dr Saleem Ali has been appointed the Director of the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), at The University of Queensland (UQ).

24 April 2012
Professors Brian Head and Janeen Baxter.

Two University of Queensland professors at the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) have been awarded with prestigious appointments to the Australian Research Council College (formerly known as College of Experts) – an acknowledgement that...

21 March 2012

The Chief Justice of Queensland, The Hon. Paul de Jersey AC, was among the distinguished guests who attended an official welcome for UQ's new Dean of Law, Professor Gerard Carney, at Customs House on 29 February.

6 March 2012

The world's largest mineral processing and geometallurgy research centre has appointed a new Director to guide it through the next stage of strategic development.

6 March 2012
Professor Alan Lopez, Head of the UQ School of Population Health.

Professor Alan Lopez, The University of Queensland’s Head of the School of Population Health, has been elected Chair of the Executive Board of the Health Metrics Network (HMN), an independent partnership hosted by the World Health Organization...

24 February 2012

One of Australia’s leading finance academics, Professor Tom Smith, has joined The University of Queensland Business School.

14 February 2012

The Director of UQ’s Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, Professor Graeme Turner, has been appointed to the new-look Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC).

13 February 2012
Dr Dan Angus has been appointed as an inter-school Research Fellow with the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering  and the School of Journalism and Communication.

Dr Dan Angus began his academic career looking at ants. Now he’s a very busy bee buzzing between two Schools at The University of Queensland (UQ).

25 January 2012

The University of Queensland’s Law School will build on its research strengths as well as enhance its student experience, says UQ’s new Dean of Law, Professor Gerard Carney.

17 January 2012