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‘I feel invisible’: UQ staff plan strike during first week of semester
Hundreds of staff at Queensland University have announced plans to go on strike over job security, fair pay and improved…
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Queensland uni promises to enrol more disadvantaged students
The University of Queensland has pledged to boost enrolment rates of First Nations, low socio-economic, regional and other disadvantaged students…
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USQ-led rocket hub to launch Australia’s space economy
The University of Southern Queensland will build a new rocket manufacturing hub as part of a commercialisation project geared to…
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Industry & Research
Keeping it local: $20m plan to bring a university to the outback town of Mount Isa
It’s a perennial problem facing thousands of school leavers: should I stay or should I go? While many teenagers cannot…
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Industry & Research
Microbiologist with engaging, novel teaching approach receives coveted teacher of the year award
Associate Professor Jack Wang has taken out the prestigious Australian University Teacher of the Year award for 2020, with the…
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News
UQ study finds underinvestment is blocking efforts to house ‘rough sleepers’
A University of Queensland partnership between public and not-for-profit agencies has been given the green light to deploy a strategy…
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Podcasts
Qld universities in strong position: QTAC CEO
Despite the University of Queensland being the highest ranked university in the state, QTAC applications show the Queensland University of Technology has…
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News
No Ramsay Centre degree for UQ if Board of Studies has its way
University of Queensland academics have voted against the proposed curriculum for the Ramsay Centre’s revised Western civilisation degree. The move…
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Industry & Research
What’s with universities and dogs?
Scroll through university social media for long enough and you will come across numerous dog posts. Whether it's a pooch…
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On the Move
On the move: September
Retiring after 67 years at UQ The University of Queensland’s Emeritus Professor Edward White, better known as Ted, from the School…
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On Campus
On the move: July
Building expert heads to Harvard The University of Melbourne’s Philip Goad has been chosen as the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm…
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Industry & Research
How confusion can aid learning
"I think a lot of people just assume confusion is absolutely a bad thing as a part of a learning…
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Faculty Focus
In 2017, does the MBA still matter?
UQ may offer Australia's best MBA, but should people even bother doing one? or MBA programs worldwide, admissions have generally increased…
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UQ’s Clyde-Smith heads to UTAS
Dr Jodi Clyde-Smith has been appointed executive director (research operations) at the University of Tasmania. Clyde-Smith has worked in research…
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UQ to strengthen ethics and accountability
The University of Queensland says it will make public a report on ethical reforms it is undertaking to redeem its…
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UQ appoints four researchers to economics school
The University of Queensland’s school of economics has appointed four new academics following a global search. They will commence semester…
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Beautiful one day, scandalised the next
The UQ scandal displays the nuanced trade-off between ethics and transparency writes Bill De Maria. The mighty Brisbane River bear hugs the…
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TEQSA queried on UQ irregularity
A student admissions controversy at the University of Queensland reached Federal Parliament last week, with the opposition seeking information directly…
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Getting back up after a disaster
Lessons have been learnt after the Queensland floods with IT managers looking at cloud computing and shared storage. Beverley Head…
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The Blog Rankings – The lecturer who won’t let go
University of Queensland lecturer Tim Kastelle has been using the internet for most of his professional life: as an undergrad…
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Greenfield steps down as GO8 chair and VC
Professor Paul Greenfield will step down from his role as chair of the Group of Eight as well as his…
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Calls for UQ transparency heighten
As a scandal that eventually cost him his vice-chancellery at the University of Queensland was unfolding in the national media,…
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Holding UQ to account
Does the University of Queensland have more questions to answer about the situation that has led to changes in its…
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UQ Senate Statement
This is an edited statement from the University of Queensland’s senate on the resignations of the vice-chancellor and the senior…
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Fallout begins for UQ
The full ramifications of the inappropriate action at the University of Queensland that has led to vice-chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield’s…
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