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Nine University of Queensland students and community members are packing their bags after being selected to represent Australia at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

18 June 2024
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Dr Bronwyn Herbert is the embodiment of lifelong learning. At the age of 90, the long-time social worker is graduating from 91É«ÊÓƵ after completing her PhD thesis on the generational impacts of homelessness.

11 December 2023
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91É«ÊÓƵ will help mark a milestone for the world’s longest running sci-fi television show, hosting Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary Symposium on Friday 24 November.

20 November 2023
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The 2023 91É«ÊÓƵAlumni Awards have recognised 18 remarkable individuals – local heroes and global ChangeMakers – whose talents were nurtured right here in Queensland.

27 October 2023
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Medical student, charity founder and elite athlete Jeremy Hunt has been named Queensland's 2024 Rhodes Scholar.

25 October 2023
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91É«ÊÓƵ recognises the passing of former Governor General and 91É«ÊÓƵalum, Bill Hayden, who leaves a legacy of service, leadership and unwavering commitment to the people of Australia.

23 October 2023
Colourful text on a black background that reads - 50+ Indigenous people changing the world.

Six University of Queensland staff members are featured on a national NAIDOC Week list of 52 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are changing the world.

4 July 2023
First edition Winne-the-Pooh being held with another book in background. Credit, UQ

A first edition copy of beloved children’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh will be among the literary treasures on sale at 91É«ÊÓƵ’s 91É«ÊÓƵAlumni Book Fair and Rare Book Auction.

27 April 2023
A green tree python with a tube down its throat and its mouth held open with a wooden tool

Gloria, a beloved pet green tree python, bit off more than she could chew and ingested a puppy pee pad along with her dinner.

17 March 2023
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91É«ÊÓƵ has announced it will match donations made to help support students experiencing financial hardship from rural, remote or low socio-economic backgrounds.

17 November 2022
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Economist, mathematician, climate campaigner and athlete Josephine Auer has been named Queensland’s 2023 Rhodes Scholar.

26 October 2022
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The recipients of this year’s University of Queensland Alumni Awards are transforming communities across the world - from improving regional and rural healthcare to saving threatened ecosystems.

21 September 2022
91É«ÊÓƵVice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry with 91É«ÊÓƵgraduates.

91É«ÊÓƵ has made a bold pledge to tackle educational disadvantage in the state by 2032, striving to remove barriers to help talented students from rural, remote and low socio-economic backgrounds access university.

24 August 2022
Carissa Horsey, a young woman, standing and smiling next to her light-coloured horse in a field

It may have taken a decade, but Carissa Horsey has finally found her true calling. The Ipswich born and raised Bachelor of Agricultural Science graduate didn’t think university was for her when she finished high school in 2011.

11 July 2022
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An international leader in audiology and an Indigenous author and poet are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year.

13 June 2022