Life at UQ

The inside cover and contents page of the Art and Cookery. The pages are browned and faded.

We tried a 275-year-old dumpling recipe!

Published on: 30 March 2023

As UQ prepares for the annual Alumni Book Fair and Rare Book Auction, 'Contact' stumbled upon some centuries-old cookbooks and decided to recreate some classic recipes. Do these delicacies still hold up today? We’ve got the scoop.

An artist’s impression of the Paralympic Centre of Excellence.

Brisbane on track to be Australia’s home of Paralympic sport

Published on: 22 March 2023

The Queensland Government and The University of Queensland have each committed $44 million funding to establish a world-leading Paralympic Centre of Excellence at UQ’s St Lucia campus.

A green tree python with a tube down its throat and its mouth held open with a wooden tool

UQ VETS save glorious green python

Published on: 17 March 2023

Gloria, a beloved pet green tree python, bit off more than she could chew and ingested a puppy pee pad along with her dinner. Luckily, her owners noticed something was amiss, and took the snake to the UQ VETS clinic at Gatton for treatment.

Professor Deborah Terry leaning on a wooden panelled wall and smiling

Cracking the code

Published on: 7 March 2023

8 March is International Women's Day and UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Deborah Terry AO explains that innovations linked to digitisation and automation have the potential to exacerbate existing inequalities and reinforce systems of discriminatory practices.

An image of Lei and Andrew on their wedding day eating at the UQ Pizza Cafe.

Love at UQ 2023

Published on: 13 February 2023

Welcome to Love at UQ – our annual celebration of all the connections that university life brings. This Valentine's Day, Contact is sharing the stories of alumni who came to UQ for an education and found love as well.

An artist's impression of the render of the Avalon facade.

Avalon Theatre set for encore performance

Published on: 8 February 2023

The century-old Avalon Theatre building is soon to be refurbished to reclaim its rightful place in UQ's cultural heritage.

An image of Marcie the Greyhound lying on her bed.

Pawfect partners: why a dose of 'Greyhound therapy' is good for the soul

Published on: 27 January 2023

'Contact' checks in with Marcie the greyhound after her successful adoption from the UQ VETS Clinical Studies Centre and learns how you can help 'suppawt' the next generation of veterinary professionals.

An image of Herik Lab team members working in a hypersonics lab.

All systems go for 3D-printed rocket engine

Published on: 24 January 2023

A team of UQ students and alumni are on a mission to launch Australia into space by building a scalable and zero-emissions rocket engine that doesn’t cost the Earth – all with the help of 3D printing.

Honorary Award recipients share their advice to their younger selves

Published on: 8 December 2022

'Contact' asked the December 2022 Honorary Award recipients to give advice to their 18-year-old selves. This is what they wrote...

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Published on: 28 November 2022

2 December is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. While it may be tempting to think that slavery is a thing of the past, in 2022 slavery and similar exploitative practices remain a significant and global problem.