What drives a four-time Paralympian and multiple gold medallist to continue to push his body to its limits when he’s already achieved almost everything there is to achieve in swimming?
Three’s company for UQ Hockey Club stars Tatum Stewart, Claire Colwill and Rebecca Greiner, who will fly the University flag at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
As an Olympian, I used to think mindset was about being harder, tougher, stronger. I used to think it was about eliminating stress and pressure. I used to think it was about setting goals and chasing them. It turns out I was way off.
UQ exercise physiologist and sport scientist Associate Professor Emma Beckman will head to Paris with Paralympics Australia as part of a small group of experts doing on-the-ground sport intelligence data-gathering.
Three years after a young Lizzy Dekkers missed the Tokyo Olympic team in the cruellest circumstances, she will arrive at the Paris Games as a leading medal contender in the 200 metres butterfly.
The honour of opening Australia’s medal tally on the first morning of the Paris 2014 Olympics rests on the impressive shoulders of UQ Alum Maddison Keeney. She will be competing in the synchronised 3-metre springboard diving event on day one of the Games with her synchro sister Anabelle Smith.
The first Australian Indigenous woman to complete a university degree, Dr Margaret Valadian AO MBE, has been posthumously honoured with an Honorary Doctorate from UQ. The University will also record the late Dr Valadian’s remarkable contribution with a carving in UQ’s Great Court.
Sports media pioneer Louise Evans is getting ready to travel to Paris to cover her 7th Olympic Games. She spoke to 'Contact' ahead of departure about her experiences and highlights while reporting on global sporting events.
You might have thought that you’re too young to think about superannuation. Or that as long as your employer is making the mandatory contributions, you’re set for a worry-free retirement. Well, think again. Dr Natalie Peng explains why you should be ‘super’ savvy, no matter what stage of life you’re at.
Western Australia has introduced a limit on ham in school canteens. Find out what has changed and the evidence it’s based on, plus what are some healthier alternatives for kids’ lunches?
Have you ever wondered why some people are mosquito magnets, while others go unbitten? Is it your blood type, or are they attracted to the food and drinks you consume? We spoke to a UQ mosquito expert to find out.
Most teachers would count themselves lucky if students paid attention to every minor detail in class. For former high school teacher Adam Delroy, a blunt warning from an observant student may have saved his life.
On the surface, Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open victory in 1974 transcended race and racial politics. Yet, she would later reflect that her stellar career sent a false message that all was okay in Australian racial politics.
A healthy diet in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines is cheaper than an unhealthy diet. Switching could save $160 off a family of four’s fortnightly shopping bill.
Jeremy Hunt and his student colleagues wanted to do something to help the community. And it was the realisation that many homeless people still pay out of their own pocket for protection from the flu that sparked them into action.
Are you looking for more meaningful work? Want to monetise a passion project? Or simply curious about starting your own business? Follow this advice from UQ graduates who have done exactly that!
Dr Mark Deng has travelled a long road – from his childhood home in war-torn South Sudan, through refugee camps, and finally, to Australia – to get to his current position at the TC Beirne School of Law.
When Laura Stokes became the youngest person accepted into UQ's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 2014, she knew her studies would give her the tools overcome the challenges of being a woman in business.
UQ’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as an approved vaccine considered among the best in its class.
Adjunct Associate Professor Mary Graham's work as a community development leader, Elder, educator and philosopher were recognised recently with an Honorary Doctorate – UQ’s highest honour. 'Contact' spoke to UQ colleagues close to Aunty Mary about the impact of her career and what she means to them.
Three former UQ physiotherapy lecturers took on a special project in retirement: recording the history of training conducted at UQ and of the profession generally.
The University of Queensland 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.
UQ’s Fryer Library is home to a rare 200-year-old first edition of John Polidori’s 'The vampyre'. The tale of how this book was written and how it came to be in a university library in Brisbane more than 200 years later is the perfect Halloween story.
The story of UQ jacarandas is the story of Ernest Walter Bick, the man who raised and planted more than 130 jacarandas across the St Lucia campus in the 1940s.
Researchers from UQ and QUT have traced the unique evolution of Brisbane’s punks and goths, and their role in shaping the city’s ‘alternative’ identity.
To celebrate Grandparent's Day (29 October 2023), we asked you – our alumni and community audience – to share your thoughts on the importance of the grandchild-grandparent relationship in your own lives. And boy, did you deliver!
You might have thought that you’re too young to think about superannuation. Or that as long as your employer is making the mandatory contributions, you’re set for a worry-free retirement. Well, think again. Dr Natalie Peng explains why you should be ‘super’ savvy, no matter what stage of life you’re at.
This year’s Oscars ceremony will take place on Sunday 10 March and, since almost every individual on the planet has now seen Barbie and Oppenheimer, film critic and UQ alum Matt Toomey thought he would recommend a few of the lesser-known titles that are equally worthy of your attention.
Have you ever wondered why some people are mosquito magnets, while others go unbitten? Is it your blood type, or are they attracted to the food and drinks you consume? We spoke to a UQ mosquito expert to find out.
On the surface, Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open victory in 1974 transcended race and racial politics. Yet, she would later reflect that her stellar career sent a false message that all was okay in Australian racial politics.
In this edition of UQ Diaries, 'Contact' wanted to know if your family has any weird or unique holiday traditions. Here's what the UQ community had to say.
A healthy diet in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines is cheaper than an unhealthy diet. Switching could save $160 off a family of four’s fortnightly shopping bill.
From hangover cures to limiting liver disease, there’s no shortage of received wisdom when it comes to mitigating the impact of alcohol on our health. But how much of it is misleading? And is there really such a thing as ‘healthy drinking’?
As the UQ Hockey Club prepares to celebrate 100 years of men’s hockey at UQ, Division 1 women’s captain and Queensland and Australian representative Morgan Gallagher caught up with club legend and Hockey Australia Hall of Famer Don McWatters to reflect on the club’s proud history.
UQ Cricket Club players will get to follow in their heroes’ footsteps this year when the club embarks on a tour of India – its first international tour in 3 decades.
In this edition of The Real YouQ, we catch up with UQ alum and Brisbane Lions AFLW star Natalie Grider, fresh off the back of celebrating the club’s second AFLW premiership last month.
On the surface, Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open victory in 1974 transcended race and racial politics. Yet, she would later reflect that her stellar career sent a false message that all was okay in Australian racial politics.
UQ researchers have partnered with NBA champion Patty Mills’ not-for-profit organisation to boost sporting, educational and cultural pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peoples.
Brisbane Broncos superstar Pat Carrigan will become the first UQ student or alum to play in an NRL grand final when his side lines up against the Penrith Panthers on Sunday. To celebrate, 'Contact' looks back on Carrigan’s most memorable games of 2023 in this special photo tribute.
Phoebe Robinson lives 2 very different lives. During the day, she’s a Bachelor of Agribusiness student, gaining hands-on experience at UQ’s Gatton campus. But before that day starts, she’s pushing her body to its limits on the Brisbane River as she edges closer to her goal of representing Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
From humble beginnings to sold-out stadiums, the Matildas are on a meteoric rise to stardom. Find out how superstar Sam Kerr and team are driving the change towards equality in sport – one stunning goal at a time.
University of Queensland Boat Club (UQBC) representatives have experienced a taste of international rowing after competing in the Trans-Tasman Varsity Challenge this month.
'Contact' went behind the scenes with UQ alumni at Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast to learn how they’re creating an unmissable arts destination in the middle of paradise.
Dr Ellice E.P. Dart became a doctor and medical educator at a time when women were rare in both fields in Australia. The first woman employed by the University of Queensland’s fledgling Faculty of Medicine in 1936, she is being remembered in 2022 for her dedication to teaching and learning.
Each year, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Rural Women – acknowledging the integral role rural women and girls play in society. In honour of the day, 'Contact' is revisiting the stories of some of UQ’s remarkable rural women.
Dr Gilbert Price is part of a long line of UQ researchers who have hunted for megafauna fossils near the rural Queensland town of Chinchilla, some of which are over 3.5 million years old!
The Atrium at UQ Brisbane City is open for business. It’s your new home in the CBD – opening doors to professional development, networking and events for the global UQ community of ChangeMakers.
University of Queensland professor and proud Wiradjuri woman Anita Heiss has been awarded the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers’ Prize.
After two years of disruption due to COVID-19, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (ATSIS) Unit’s Outreach and Engagement team is looking forward to a new era of InspireU camps at The University of Queensland.
As Kev Carmody returns to UQ for the launch of the new student residence named in his honour, Kev Carmody House, he sits down with Contact to share his memories of a life lived through story and song.
Doctor of Medicine student Miah Hickman says that being awarded the Peter Hoj Mandy Thomas Scholarship made it possible for her dream of studying at UQ to come true.
A major federal government review into how we train our teachers has just been released. This is part of the government’s push to improve Australia’s standing in the international education rankings.The first two recommendations focus on the important role of Indigenous teachers. Namely, specifically targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a national recruitment campaign.