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- Critical care researcher Professor John Fraser and former Alumni Friends president Dr Catherine Lawrence are among members of UQ community recognised in today’s Australia Day honours. UQ graduate and Indigenous rights advocate Professor Megan Davis is one of only 6 Australians to receive the nation’s highest civil honour – the Companion of the Order of Australia.
- What really goes on behind-the-scenes when we click ‘accept all’? Contact is on a mission to find out what a cookie even is in the first instalment of our new series ‘What even is…?’
- Professor Stan Karanasios explains the ban, what it means for users in the US and around the world, and what’s next as ban opponent President Donald Trump resumes office.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) has conferred its highest honour on one of UQ’s first Torres Strait Islander graduates along with a highly regarded economist and an acclaimed author.
- Summer reads 2024: David Malouf, Terri Irwin and many more of our book-loving community members told us about their favourite read of all time.
- We catch up with Professor Heather Zwicker, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) with specialty research areas that include postcolonial and feminist theories.
- This month The Terminator turns 40, and if you are also in your 40s (or 50s), our UQ expert Professor Lauren Ball has a few top tips on checking your heart health.
- Contact sat down with UQ Emeritus Professor and author Roland ‘Roly’ Sussex to talk about the ever-evolving English language and a few of 2024's 'Word Of The Year'.
- Creating simple, educational and on-trend health content that helps folk to partake in healthier behaviours is what Queensland Health social media team lead, Caitlin Cash, does best.
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- An expert in business and information technology is among members of The University of Queensland community named in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List.
- Members of UQ’s fleet-footed alumni community are the driving force behind some of Queensland’s most popular run clubs, like SoSo's and Run and Rump, and 'Contact' caught up with them to get the run-down.
- In this edition of the Real YouQ, 'Contact' catches up with Jess Pattison – a UQ alum and co-founder of agricultural venture studio Dirt Lab.
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- How does a swimmer prepare for a Paralympics when no pools are open for training? Hear from Paralympic champion and UQ student Lakeisha Patterson as she prepares for the Tokyo Olympics in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- UQ has awarded 53 Scholarships worth more than $205,000 to 51 recipients, including Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls and representatives for Australian and Queensland sporting teams.
- Signs of inclusion as UQ student Jamie Howell named AFLW Premiership Cup Ambassador.
- UQ final-year student Justin Clarke is bound for Oxford University.
- With the AFL season on the line, Queensland stood up to help keep the game alive, winning the right to host the coveted grand final in the process. But what does this mean for the state, the fans and the game itself?
- Clarke is now an ambassador for UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute.
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About Contact magazine
Contact magazine is your pocket guide to navigating our changing world. Landing in email inboxes monthly, with added special editions covering timely topics, our features keep you informed and entertained. Contact brings together the best insights from UQ’s alumni, researchers and community, connecting our global network of ChangeMakers through storytelling.