Professor Peter Donnelly

Former University of Queensland mathematician Professor Peter Donnelly has been knighted for his research investigating the relationship between human genetics and disease.

17 June 2019

An expansion of job opportunities in the mining sector is painting a bright future for students studying engineering, exploration, mining and environmental geology.

19 January 2018
Mining engineering is a strong career choice, says UQ's Professor Peter Knights

Mining engineers have the highest graduate employability rate among all types of engineers, according to a study that tracked job placements for 34 years.

7 February 2017
Courtney Kelly.

The first female indigenous student to graduate in the 65-year history of The University of Queensland’s mining engineering program will do so at a ceremony on Friday, July 24 at 2pm.

23 July 2015

Three alumni associated with The University of Queensland were named 2012 Queensland Greats at a ceremony yesterday as part of Queensland Week celebrations.

8 June 2012

A collaborative university program to deliver a world-leading, nationally consistent Mining Engineering curriculum has won a prestigious award at a gala Australian Learning and Teaching Council event.

18 November 2010

The University of Queensland (UQ) is playing a vital role in the continued success of Queensland’s resources sector according to the sector’s peak representative body.

21 December 2009

Queensland women are making their mark in the field of mining engineering with a record number graduating from The University of Queensland (UQ) this year.

21 December 2009

The University of Queensland has honoured its outstanding teachers and education programs at its 9th UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards at Customs House tonight.

2 November 2009

Continued robust use of coal and broad deployment of clean coal technologies is crucial for Australia’s energy and economic future, according to a multi-disciplinary study released today by The University of Queensland (UQ): “Coal and the...

28 October 2009

A top social worker, an award-winning poet and one of the Pacific Islands' elder statesmen will speak at UQ graduation ceremonies tomorrow, December 3.

2 December 2008

Sir Peter Kenilorea, one of the most senior statesmen of the South Pacific, will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate at The University of Queensland graduation ceremony at the UQ Centre, St Lucia, Brisbane, on December 3.

28 November 2008

Citation for the award of a Doctor of the University honoris causa to Sir Peter Kenilorea

26 November 2008

Ten of UQ Business School’s most outstanding MBA students have been recognised at the annual Top MBA Awards evening held at Brisbane Customs House.

17 November 2008

The University of Queensland's world-leading mining, chemical and metallurgical engineering studies programs have received a further boost with the appointment of two new professorial chairs.

20 November 2006

UQ Business School academics were mentioned in proceedings when their US colleague Professor Michael R. Czinkota testified before the Congress of the United States this month.

14 November 2005

Australian and US researchers have proposed a radical new way to examine the impacts of terrorism and the conditions that generate extreme vulnerability to terrorism.

21 March 2005

Three outstanding University of Queensland graduates have been honoured at the 2002 Courting the Greats Luncheon.

19 September 2002

The University of Queensland`s governing Senate last night (February 7) re-elected Sir Llew Edwards, AC as Chancellor and Robert Wensley, QC as Deputy-Chancellor.

8 February 2002

Sir Gerard Brennan, former Chief Justice of Australia's High Court, will be honoured by the University of Queensland with a new chair in law to be established in his name.

25 March 1999