Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» student completes PhD against the odds
Completing a PhD is no easy feat, but throw in significant health challenges and that makes the academic achievements of one Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» graduate even more remarkable.
19 September 2024
Law valedictorian looks to inspire others
Caitlyn Donohoe lives with a serious physical disability, but that didn't stop her from moving from rural QLD to study at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» - and graduate as Valedictorian of the School of Law.
12 July 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» honours remarkable individuals
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland has recognised renowned ballet dancer and author, Li Cunxin AO, and pioneering chemical engineer, Katherine Hirschfeld AM, with Honorary Doctorates during Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s 2023 end-of-year graduations.
12 December 2023
She was the face of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland’s 2015 Create Change advertising campaign – but now avocado researcher Louisa Parkinson has proven her scientific mettle.
8 December 2017
Sarah Ayles joins her fellow medical graduates this week as lifelong dreams and long hours become a reality.
20 July 2017
University of Queensland graduate Anna John has supercharged an international legal career by learning a second language.
19 July 2017
University of Queensland Master of Dietetics Studies graduate Caitlin Hall has twice the reason to celebrate today.
18 July 2017
When Claire Cunningham started her Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland, she had been living with profound congenital hearing loss in her left ear for 30 years.
18 July 2017
In 1960 June MacDonald finished her studies at St Mary’s College Ipswich and was heading off to university to continue her education.
14 July 2017
More than a year after the Gorkha earthquake killed nearly 9000 people in Nepal, two University of Queensland students visiting the region found destroyed classrooms and a health clinic replaced with a tent.
21 December 2016
Being confronted by the plight of child soldiers in the African country of Uganda is something Andrew Wilcox is unlikely to ever forget.
20 December 2016
Kids weren’t really on the horizon when graduating University of Queensland PhD student Jamin Day first considered working with one of the world’s leading experts in family interventions.
13 December 2016
Trading in the flying trapeze for the lecture theatre has paid off for this Brisbane former circus performer.
9 December 2016
There’s a story behind every graduate’s long black gown at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland this December.
7 December 2016
Tourists are coming face-to-face with Queensland’s Indigenous communities through a social enterprise started by two University of Queensland students.
21 July 2016
After a successful career in business consultancy, Denis Loaney hung up his suit and tie - but rather than retiring, he went back to university to pursue his passion for art.
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War survivor Nabi Sahak has a burning desire to change the world for the better, and he’s well on the way to doing so as he graduates with a University of Queensland Master of International Studies (Peace and Conflict Resolution) this week.
20 July 2016
Academic gowns made entirely from recycled plastic drink bottles will be worn by up to 3000 students graduating at 10 ceremonies at St Lucia campus from July 19 to 22.
18 July 2016