Equality, diversity and saving the planet – these are just a few things on the to-do list for University of Queensland Professor Kerrie Wilson, who has been appointed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Committee.
2 March 2018Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology.
1 October 2014In a coup for Queensland, prominent US energy expert, Professor Eric McFarland will lead the new multimillion Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation at The University of Queensland (UQ).
11 June 2013The 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 2012University of Queensland alumnus Mr John Cook, the creator of SkepticalScience.com and a new appointment to UQ’s Global Change Institute (GCI), has been named as a finalist in the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
24 August 2011Recent UQ graduate and former Rotary World Peace Fellow David LaMotte has been appointed to a prestigious committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize nominees.
21 December 2010Distinguished ARC Laureate Fellow and eminent Pew Fellow, Professor Peter J Mumby has been appointed to a newly created position as Professor in UQ's School of Biological Sciences from April 1, 2010.
31 March 2010