University of Queensland students James Kirby and Cassandra Tellegen graduated today with PhDs in clinical psychology after Dr Kirby provided “a little extra sparkle” last night for Dr Tellegen’s graduation outfit.

12 December 2013

Mr Mark Starkey has been elected as the professional staff representative to the 33rd Senate of The University of Queensland for 2014 – 2017.

11 December 2013

This week Bridget Harrington stepped out of her wheelchair and walked publicly for the first time, to graduate from UQ with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

11 December 2013

Reducing workplace accidents and injury will be all in a day’s work for the first graduates of The University of Queensland’s Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety Science (BOHSSc) program.

9 December 2013
UQ student Tara Russell's dream to work with animals is back on track after undertaking an alternative study option.

When Pittsworth State High School graduate Tara Russell got her OP results this time last year her hopes for a veterinary career faded.

9 December 2013
Dr Beben Benyamin from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute Complex Trait Genomics Group is a recipient of a 2013 UQ Indonesian Partnership Award.

The University of Queensland’s Indonesian Partnership awards have highlighted some of the many partnerships being forged to deliver stronger teaching and research collaborations across a range of fields.

5 December 2013
Dr Zeinab Khalil from Egypt will graduate with a PhD in molecular bioscience and microbiology this week.

Political upheaval in her home country and devastating floods at her Ipswich apartment could not stop Dr Zeinab Khalil from graduating with a PhD in molecular bioscience and microbiology on Friday, 6 December.

4 December 2013
The McEniery siblings, including December’s three UQ graduates, are (from left): Rebecca (28), Ben (36), Jo (30), Belinda (20), Clare (26), Catherine (24), Dan (16) and Natasha (32).

By the end of The University of Queensland’s December graduation season, Thomas and Leonie McEniery and seven of their eight children will all hold UQ degrees in fields ranging from medicine to arts.

4 December 2013
UQ President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj with Dr Blanshard and Dr Eliadis.

The classics and ancient history have been guaranteed pride of place in 21st Century Queensland with a new appointment announced on Friday (29 September).

29 November 2013
Dr Matthew Gullo, from The University of Queensland’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, was presented the award at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs conference in Brisbane on Tuesday night.

A researcher working to help prevent addiction and substance misuse has been recognised with an Early Career Award for his outstanding achievements.

29 November 2013
 Jimmy Tran and Kianoosh Soltani-Naveh are fellow researchers taking part in UQ's Summer Research program.

University of Queensland students are taking advantage of the summer break to focus on innovative research such as using saliva to beat heart disease and simulating hypersonic flights of 8600 km an hour with Scramjets.

29 November 2013

A $16 million research centre combining education, psychology and neuroscience to improve learning outcomes was launched at UQ this week.

29 November 2013
Cartoon, The Magic Glasses, promotes good hygiene behaviour to children in rural China.

A cartoon that has helped halve parasitic worm infection rates among rural Chinese children has earned a University of Queensland (UQ) researcher a prestigious award.

28 November 2013

When University of Queensland student Richelle Joyce Figueroa realised the disastrous impact Typhoon Haiyan had created in her home country of the Philippines, she thought about how she could help those in need.

27 November 2013
Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellow Professor Peter Holbrook.

The University of Queensland’s Professor Peter Holbrook is among 28 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

25 November 2013