Associate Professor Robert Beeton

Staff, alumni and students associated with The University of Queensland have been honoured in the Australia Day awards.

27 January 2009

UQ students from residential college International House recently facilitated a youth leadership camp for a group of refugee students from Milpera High School.

19 December 2008

A group of business students from UQ Ipswich have collaborated with Young Achievement Australia (YAA) to form a new company and do their bit for charity.

9 September 2008

University of Queensland research has found that the decision to place elderly parents in a nursing home is becoming increasingly acceptable.

22 July 2008

The University of Queensland’s elite athletes and officials were honoured recently at the 2007 Blues and Sports Awards dinner.

12 November 2007

Innovative Darling Downs cotton grower Stuart Higgins has been named Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) Young Rural Achiever of the Year.

5 September 2003

A growing interest in the health and nutritional benefits of dairy products in Vietnam could open up marketing opportunities for Australian exporters.

22 November 2002

A new $5000 UQ Gatton scholarship aimed at encouraging women to study agronomy and horticulture has attracted backing from the multinational Dow Chemical Corporation.

16 October 2002

UQ medical researchers and specialists from the Royal Children’s Hospital have successfully treated a young burns patient 1000 km away, via email.

4 October 2002

Third year UQ Gatton student, Zoe Kerle, has returned unharmed from a study of pack wolves in America.

19 September 2002

A UQ Gatton graduate credits his degree with helping him obtain a fascinating research position in the Northern Territory and encourages people to attend UQ Gatton Open Day on Sunday, August 25.

19 August 2002

Internationally renowned guitarist Karin Schaupp will return to her alma mater this month for a University of Queensland performance.

14 May 2002

A University of Queensland initiative is helping to transform organic waste once considered an expensive headache into the raw material for an emerging multi-million dollar industry.

31 May 2001

The University of Queensland has become the first Australian university to introduce awards recognising outstanding performance and leadership potential among research staff.

3 August 1999

The Queensland section of one of Australia's leading law firms has given five University of Queensland law students one of the best belated Christmas presents - an investment in the skills of their future profession.

14 January 1998

Genevieve Rosengren will become the eighth consecutive member of her family to graduate from the University of Queensland at a ceremony at Mayne Hall, St Lucia on May 14 at 8pm.

12 June 1997