Dimity Dornan

Founder of the Hear and Say Centre and 2010 Queenslander of the Year Dimity Dornan wants others to share her passion for helping deaf children to communicate.

11 October 2010

There are now more reasons for high school students to make agriculture their top career choice with 10 University of Queensland Merit Scholarships worth $6000 each up for grabs.

6 October 2010
Conducting fieldwork during the Advanced Rangeland Ecology course

Rangeland Management students from The University of Queensland were recently treated to good old fashioned ‘bush’ hospitality at Glenorn Station, Leonora WA, managed by Minara Resources Limited.

6 October 2010
Academic Dean and Head of School Professor Iain Watson

Ranked 81 in the world by The Economist recently, UQ Business School’s MBA is also rated #1 for work experience and #4 for student quality.

6 October 2010
UQ student Winnie Van with school children from the Fey y Alegria School in Peru

Seven UQ students have recently returned from the trip of a lifetime after volunteering in Peru.

4 October 2010

The Confucius Institute Headquarters has awarded a CI Fellowship in Chinese Studies to Dr Leong Ko from the UQ School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies.

4 October 2010
King's in Pink will be held on Friday, October 22

King’s College at The University of Queensland will go pink as part of its ongoing campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer.

4 October 2010

Students shouldn’t have to pick between sport and academia, according to champion swimmer and former St Edmund’s College, Ipswich student, James Devin.

3 October 2010
Associate Professor Greg Monteith and Associate Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson

Researchers from the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence - home to UQ's School of Pharmacy - have identified a potential new target for breast cancer therapy.

1 October 2010
Marie Boden (right), recipient of Women in Technology’s PhD Career Start Award

A University of Queensland (UQ) postgraduate student has been recognised for inspiring kids to embrace technology through robotics.

30 September 2010
Dr Andrew Fairbairn

The world’s earliest known high-altitude human settlement, dating back 49,000 years, has been found buried under volcanic ash in the mountains of Papua New Guinea.

30 September 2010
Dr Shelley Dole

The University of Queensland has cemented its position as home to Australia’s best teachers, today adding three more national teaching awards to its collection.

29 September 2010

Being goal-oriented has helped former Toowoomba State High School student Genevieve Brook earn a $24,000 UQ Excellence Scholarship.

29 September 2010

Former Trinity Anglican School, Cairns student Balawyn Jones was awarded a $24,000 UQ Excellence Scholarship this year to study Arts/Law, placing her one step closer to a career in politics.

28 September 2010

University of Queensland research is set to bring readily available hydrogen power one step closer to reality.

28 September 2010