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25 October 2013

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has announced results of the election to appoint eight members to its 33rd Senate.

The 22-member is Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s governing body and represents University and community interests. Its functions include the appointment of staff and the management and control of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ affairs, property and finances.

The newly elected members of the senate are:

Professor Jenny Strong (Academic Board); Associate Professor Anthony Roberts (academic staff); Mr Mark Starkey (professional staff); graduates Ms Katherine Hirschfeld, Dr Carla Tromans and Mr Michael Zivcic; postgraduate student Mr John Pickering; and undergraduate student Mr Elliott Johnson.

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Senate comprises three official members (Chancellor Mr John Story, President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj and Academic Board President Professor Kaye Basford), eight members appointed by the Governor-in-Council, eight elected members and three additional members who are appointed by the Senate.

The 33rd Senate will run from 2014 to 2017, with the two student representatives appointed for 2014-2015 only.