- Meet Associate Professor Jack Wang. In 2020 Jack was named Australian University Teacher of the Year, but who is he away from the classroom? Find out in the latest 'Contact' Q&A series, The Real YouQ.
- An internationally-recognised scientist is among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the King’s Birthday Honours List this year.
- Many jobs that were prevalent in 2013 have become obsolete, while new and exciting career opportunities have emerged. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering 'what do I actually want to do with my life?', here are 10 unconventional careers that you may not have considered.
- UQ alum and private wealth adviser Shayne Sommer covers some of the foundational steps to consider when investing for the first time.
- From IV treatments to immunity bombs and ice baths, it seems our social media and newsfeeds are flooded with alternative treatments to boost our immune systems – often endorsed by celebrities and other influencers. But should we be placing our trust in these alternative treatments, and what impact are they actually having on our health?
- The University of Queensland has announced a nationally significant partnership with Paralympics Australia to put Brisbane on track for 2032 glory.
- Research using venom from a rare tarantula is one of two UQ projects which have received funding to develop treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
- The Vision Pro is the first new product category Apple has introduced since the Apple Watch in 2014. It marks the company’s foray into spatial computing. Analysts, markets and consumers have been quick to react – and not all positively.
- Biologist Dr Wilma Hart explains how growing cocoa to make chocolate is having a negative impact on the world's environment and that African farmers are living below the poverty line to produce it.
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- Expert UQ alumni discuss how to commit to positivity: what's the negativity bias and how can we overcome it? How can we build resilience when we face tough hurdles in life? And how can we cultivate gratitude for ourselves and our lives?
- If you haven’t yet seen it, I can highly recommend the ChangeMakers event on the Science of Positivity.
- 'Scientist. Journalist. Innovator.' That’s how science communicator and all-round passionate advocate for the natural world Kirsten Slemint (Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Journalism ’19) describes herself.
- Cultivating the perfect patch has become an obsession for some, with online communities of ‘lawn fanatics’ and ‘lawn porn’ enthusiasts turning up their excitement offline, as they vie for the title of best lawn in the street.
- Three UQ researchers joined alumnus and ABC journalist Bern Young as part of UQ’s Regional Roadshow to discuss the Gold Coast’s roadmap to post-COVID recovery.
- Learn about the dedicated UQ students volunteering with the Pro Bono Centre at the frontline of domestic and family violence law reform.
- Meet the recipients of the 2021 UQ Alumni Awards.
- LISTEN: On the 20th anniversary of September 11, UQ MBA graduate and Special Agent Fred Bradford reflects on the day that changed his career, and the world, forever.
- Professor Peter Greste spent time in Afghanistan in the 1990s as a reporter for the BBC. In the wake of the crisis unfolding in the country, Professor Greste analyses the Taliban's beginnings and their eventual return to power.
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- UQ experts have their say on what the permanent fall-out of the pandemic will be on our business culture and, more broadly, how Brisbane will change?
- The keenly anticipated ES Meyers Memorial Lecture returns to UQ on 6 March this year with highly regarded gynaecologist Dr Vijay Roach confirmed as the guest speaker.
- Meet the UQ graduate behind the first COVID-19 home diagnostic tool.
- Amidst the re-assessments taking place as a result of COVID-19, there is an invaluable opportunity for businesses to rethink the purpose and nature of innovation.
- While the UQ COVID-19 vaccine won’t to be rolled out to fight this global pandemic, the University’s researchers have made remarkable progress, and they are confident their powerful vaccine platform will be ready for when the world faces another health crisis.
- Australia’s renewable energy research capacity has been boosted with the completion of the UQ Warwick Solar Farm in 2020. UQ students are also gaining valuable experience that will help Queensland reach its renewable energy targets by 2030.
- The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, with the impacts expected to last well into 2021 and beyond. Professor Shaun Bond, UQ’s Frank Finn Professor of Finance, considers some specific steps.
- How two friends banded together to launch a free screen reader and open up technology to the vision-impaired community.
- How a UQ student swapped her farming life to help guide the UQ Space team towards a world record.
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- UQ graduate Elliot Stein analyses what a Joe Biden presidency will mean for Australia.
- Less than a week out from the US election, the world is waiting for an outcome that will have huge ramifications both in the US and across the globe.
- With this year’s turbulent onset of COVID-19, we are reminded that life can change suddenly, along with assumptions about ‘jobs of the future’ or what constitutes a ‘safe’ career.
- UQ graduate and award-winning journalist and author Madonna King shares key insights from her discussions with 2020 Alumni Award recipients.
- UQ graduate and journalist Andrew Kidd Fraser reflects on his long career in print and sheds light on what he believes we can expect for the future of print media.
- Queenslanders will vote in a state election on 31 October. In the midst of a global pandemic, it will be a campaign like never before.
- Watershed moments – where passion and outcry finally boil over into social change – always generate strong debate at the time, but ultimately shape the course of world history.
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