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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast: How can public universities innovate? – Episode 143
University of Wollongong interim vice-chancellor John Dewar hosted a panel of public university leaders at the HEDx conference in Brisbane…
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Top Stories
UQ to repay $8m to academics after pay errors
The University of Queensland (UQ) will repay almost $8m to nearly 10,000 casual academics after admitting they were underpaid for…
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Analysis
HEDx Podcast: Achieving real inclusivity in higher education – Episode 89
University of Queensland associate professor Paul Harpur (pictured below, left) joins HEDx to make the case for role models with…
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News
One quarter of top global universities run by women
Monash Vice-Chancellor Margaret Gardner and University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry are the only two Australian women leading a top…
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Commentary
How do five different generations view university teaching and learning? Opinion
Teachers often argue that they learn most when they teach something to others. This seemed to go with the maxim that…
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Industry & Research
Why changing your mind is good for you: podcast
Changing your mind increases your chances of success, a new study from the University of Queensland reveals, yet people seldom…
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News
Monash first in the world for pharmacy studies: QS world rankings
Australian universities have shone against international competitors in the latest round of global subject rankings. Monash University, Curtin University and…
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Policy & Reform
What characteristics will universities show to succeed for the long term? Opinion
A survey launched last week in London by the National Centre for Entrepreneurial Education reported on the priorities for UK…
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Top Stories
HEDx podcast – Taking the long-term view at UQ, episode 46
Vice Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry AO of the University of Queensland outlines how a refresh of a Group of Eight…
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Industry & Research
The uni library that discovered a 200-year-old vampyre and Charles Sturt’s travel reading
The University of Queensland has uncovered a near 200-year-old first edition of the first known vampire novel in one of…
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News
Vaping weed on the rise among teens: UQ research
New research has found that vaping cannabis is on the rise among teens in Canada and the US, and experts…
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News
UQ: Labor pain could soon be treated by water injections
Women in Labor could soon have another alternative for pain relief — water. Researchers at the University of Queensland are…
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Research News
UQ researchers discover a ‘dragon-like’ creature that once commanded Queensland’s outback skies
A team of University of Queensland researchers have analysed a fossil of a dragon-like reptile that soared above the inland…
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News
Deadly spider venom the key to mending a broken heart?
Researchers have found a potentially life saving treatment for people who have suffered a heart attack, thanks to a deadly…
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News
Uni of Queensland scientists uncover microplastics in everyday rice
Australian scientists have discovered rice can contain trace amounts of potentially harmful microplastics during a world-first study published in the Journal…
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News
Uni students to run ‘virus-like’ app to help study spread
University of Auckland staff and students will be 'infected' with virtual tokens to help study the way COVID-19 spreads through…
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News
Varghese ‘surprised and somewhat concerned’ by senator’s approach to activist’s claims
Activist Drew Pavlou painted himself as a victim and the university as a villain amid ongoing tensions between the former student and…
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Industry & Research
Universities Australia chair to highlight how university experts have ‘inoculated’ the public during the pandemic
Universities Australia (UA) chair Professor Deborah Terry will address the National Press Club today to highlight the importance of university…
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News
UQ abandons trials on vaccine candidate
The University of Queensland announced today that it will not progress its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to the next stage of…
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News
Award-winning Aboriginal writer ‘zooms’ into Notre Dame to give writing students some sage advice
University of Notre Dame writing and literature students were treated to a virtual visit recently by one of Australia’s most…
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News
UQ’s vaccine candidate starts human tests
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Queensland is now ready to be tested on humans. The promising treatment…
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News
Researchers cannot remain ‘blind’ to effects of climate change on their work
While awareness of the far-reaching impact of climate change is rapidly increasing, the extent of the possible negative effects is…
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News
UQ developing vaccine to contain coronavirus outbreak
The University of Queensland has been asked to use new technology it has developed to quickly create a vaccine for…
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News
UQ strikes $50m deal with Ramsay Centre
The University of Queensland plans to offer an extended major in Western Civilisation as soon as next year following the signing of…
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News
Weekly roundup 9: UQ clashes, jobs of the future and university research changing lives
Hi, and welcome to episode nine of our weekly top stories review. I’m Wade Zaglas, the education editor for Campus…
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