UQ honours remarkable individuals
The University of Queensland has recognised renowned ballet dancer and author, Li Cunxin AO, and pioneering chemical engineer, Katherine Hirschfeld AM, with Honorary Doctorates during UQ’s 2023 end-of-year graduations.
12 December 2023
Proving age is no barrier: social worker earns PhD at 90
Dr Bronwyn Herbert is the embodiment of lifelong learning. At the age of 90, the long-time social worker is graduating from The University of Queensland after completing her PhD thesis on the generational impacts of homelessness.
11 December 2023
UQ graduate Jeremy Hunt named Queensland’s 2024 Rhodes Scholar
Medical student, charity founder and elite athlete Jeremy Hunt has been named Queensland's 2024 Rhodes Scholar.
25 October 2023
John Roles is a University of Queensland PhD candidate using his life’s experience in the power industry to tackle the future of energy.
16 July 2019
The horrifying outcomes of war in Africa motivated former Kenyan occupational therapist, Mohamed Sheikh Yussuf, to change career paths and study at The University of Queensland.
15 July 2019
Life is all about perseverance, discipline and balance for Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Valedictorian, Khoi Phan.
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A knee injury set Carl Francia on the path that led to his graduation this week from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Services at The University of Queensland.
14 December 2018
Whether it’s working with Indigenous communities or protecting wildlife in China, Harrison ‘Harry’ James has been tackling pressing environmental problems.
13 December 2018
Despite sleeping through most of his classes, Kirby Bell was an im-paw-tant guest at The University of Queensland’s December graduation ceremonies.
12 December 2018
Even as a child, medicine graduand Kreyen Ponen had an aptitude for science and enjoyed helping people.
11 December 2018
In name alone, I Dreamed a Dream could well be the appropriate title track to multi-talented Sarah Copley’s time at The University of Queensland.
7 December 2018
The jacarandas have bloomed, the late nights and the stress of assignments and exams have passed, and The University of Queensland is celebrating the graduation of more than 8070 students across 22 ceremonies.
6 December 2018
Student Isabella Hawker will leave The University of Queensland as founder of her own media company and a graduate of both the Bachelor Arts and Bachelor of Communication programs.
15 December 2017
When Humaira Shafi graduates with a doctorate from The University of Queensland on Friday, December 15, it will be the culmination of a challenging seven-year journey.
15 December 2017
Graduating student Ma’aola Saminatoto Milovale loane is set on a new mission – to expand opportunities for students in his homeland of Samoa.
11 December 2017
She was the face of The University of Queensland’s 2015 Create Change advertising campaign – but now avocado researcher Louisa Parkinson has proven her scientific mettle.
8 December 2017
Sarah Ayles joins her fellow medical graduates this week as lifelong dreams and long hours become a reality.
20 July 2017
University of Queensland graduate Anna John has supercharged an international legal career by learning a second language.
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