The University of Queensland has been asked to use new technology it has developed to quickly create a vaccine for the recent coronavirus outbreak. The request came from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global alliance that coordinates ...
More »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 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation. In signing the MOU, UQ’s chancellor and vice-chancellor, ...
More »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 Review. All stories can be found on our site, campusreview.com.au. The leading story we covered this week was unfortunately not ...
More »UQ pro-Hong Kong protest turns ugly
Tensions over China’s controversial Hong Kong extradition law boiled over at one of Australia’s top universities this week, with pro-Hong Kong and pro-Chinese students clashing on the university’s market day. Nilsson Jones, editor of the university’s student magazine Semper Floreat, ...
More »King’s goes co-ed: UQ college opens its doors to women for the first time
The age of kings is going co-ed at the University of Queensland. Next year, the institution’s King’s College will be opening its doors to women for the very first time. After exclusively housing male students for over a century, the ...
More »The tribe has spoken… about space and pseudoscience: from PhD to reality show
A Queensland astrophysicist is hoping to use a newfound platform to spread his love of space with everyday Australians – and tackle tough topics like pseudoscience. The University of Queensland’s Samuel Hinton hit screens last night on Network Ten’s Australian ...
More »Australian academic subjects make marks on global ranking
UNSW Sydney has sent more subjects into a global ranking than any other Australian institution, while another took out one of the top spots. With 38 subjects ranking in the global top 100 of ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ...
More »Australian unis increase share of top 10 places in latest global rankings
Australian universities have increased their share of top-ten places for subject-specific performance according to new university rankings released today. The eighth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, published by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, ranks ...
More »Researchers use artificial sleep to help elderly
Researchers investigating how the brain could be made more resistant to age-related decline have found that the key is sleep. The University of Queensland’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher, Dr Martin Sale, said artificially boosting sleep-like brain activity ...
More »Australia’s highest ranked MBA courses
The University of Queensland’s Business School has ranked among the best in the word, and taken out first place in Australia for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. The latest Economist MBA Rankings placed the University of Queensland in ...
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