Uncategorized

High profile foreign correspondent Peter Greste will help guide the future of journalism education after accepting an appointment at The University of Queensland. Mr Greste will join the UQ School of Communication and Arts as the UNESCO Chair of Journalism and Communication early this year. An internationally recognised journalist with numerous awards for his work,…

Imagine a future where a diagnosis of dementia could actually be accompanied by hope. That powerful dream occupies the waking hours of former school principal John Quinn who is living with younger onset dementia, as well as the man determined to make it a reality, Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Director, Professor Pankaj Sah. So great…

The power of attraction is an unlikely ally in saving the Great Barrier Reef from the destructive scourge of its fiercest enemy, the crown-of-thorns starfish, and could play a major role in helping to save corals reefs and other marine environments globally. Husband-and-wife UQ researchers Professor Bernard Degnan and Associate Professor Sandie Degnan of UQ’s…

Providing free legal services to vulnerable members of the community does not sound like core business for lawyers, but that’s how UQ Law students are championing the public good. Student Zoe Brereton already has formidable experience in international humanitarian law, having supported human rights in Uganda and helped abused women in India, but it was volunteering…

Ground-breaking UQ research has given young women around the world confidence that cervical cancer is in retreat. It is ten years since the introduction of the UQ developed Gardasil® vaccine, cutting the rate of cervical cancer-causing infections in Australian women by almost 90 per cent. Gardasil was created from technology first developed by UQ researchers Professor Ian Frazer…

University of Queensland graduates have garnered some of the highest levels of employer satisfaction in Australia in a survey released today. The Australian Government’s Employer Satisfaction Survey is the largest survey of its kind. The 2017 report released today is based on 4348 employer responses on the attributes of recent graduates from Australian higher education institutions. Eighty-eight…