The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

A distinguished Japanese academic from the tsunami-affected region of Fukushima and a Singaporean CEO who has pioneered clean and renewable energy in South East Asia have been announced as joint winners of The University of Queensland 2011...

27 September 2011
The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

Academic, lecturer and lawyer Dr Kala Mulqueeny is the 2011 University of Queensland Young Alumnus of the Year.

27 September 2011

Fancy trying to condense an 80,000 word thesis into a 180 second speech?

5 August 2011

Universitas 21 (U21), an international consortium of universities to which The University of Queensland belongs, has announced a new award to be presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement in the internationalisation of higher...

29 May 2011

A graduate of UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law, Dr Kala Mulqueeny, has been named a Young Global Leader 2011 by the World Economics Forum

30 March 2011

The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded $5.24 million to a five-year research project that aims to improve mental health treatments for developmentally disabled young people.

9 March 2011
UQ student Sebastian Thomas, who has received a Prime Minister's Australia Asia Award to work on climate change policy in Borneo

Blue Carbon projects in Borneo, better support for parents of children with autism, and Australia's relationship with China are UQ research projects to be explored in 2011, thanks to scholarships awarded by the Prime Minister.

8 December 2010

UQ Business School students have proved that business can cross cultural and even geographical lines.

2 September 2010

An alumnus of UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law, Dr Kala Mulqueeny, has been named a Yale World Fellow for 2010.

16 August 2010
One-time classmates and longtime friends Sir Llew Edwards and Nat Yuen were reunited at UQ on the weekend. (Pic Lyle Radford)

TWO friends who studied medicine together almost half a century ago were honoured at a University of Queensland gala dinner on Saturday night.

5 July 2010
Dr Lam and Thi Hong Thanh Pham

When Alzheimer’s researcher Dr Hoang Lam Pham (Lam) was given the chance to work at any Australian university, UQ was the straightforward choice.

22 June 2010

Mr John Stewart has been a champion for animal health programs and a strong supporter of the Australian veterinary industry for the past 40 years.

30 November 2009

Academics from around the world will talk at a symposium which will put the trade relationship between Australia and the US under the microscope.

11 August 2009

Have you ever wondered what it’s really like being an Australian diplomat?

13 March 2009

Paralympic sport has been a long-time passion for UQ’s Sean Tweedy, who will attend his third Games in Beijing in September.

21 August 2008

Kung Fu fighters and calligraphy writers have more in common than meets the eye – and they will prove it at an unusual art gathering at The University of Queensland this month.

20 September 2007

The average person can expect to change their career three to five times in their working lifetime. UQ student Alison Dunn has done just that, returning to university as a mature-age student to study business management.

17 July 2007

A former Malaysian political prisoner and an Olympic gold hockey coach will help stir the passions of Shakespeare buffs at the VIII World Shakespeare Congress, opening in Brisbane this Sunday, July 16.

13 July 2006

Legendary actress Dame Judi Dench has sent her blessing to next month’s World Shakespeare Congress in Brisbane, declaring the world needs the healing power of great art.

9 June 2006

23-year-old University of Queensland Arts/Law student Nicholas Luke has been chosen as the 2006 Queensland Rhodes Scholar.

4 November 2005