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Giving Day is officially over! And what a day it has been. It’s been overwhelming to see how generous and passionate the UQ community is. We’ve now completely beaten our goal and have reached over 1300 donors for causes across the university. Some donations are still being processed, so we’ll come back with a final…

The University of Queensland has continued a stellar year in global rankings, jumping three places in the highly regarded Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. In a field of almost 1400 research-intensive institutions, UQ is celebrating its move to 66th in the world, maintaining fourth position in Australia. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Aidan Byrne said the achievement was gratifying…

As UQ’s premier event of the year in New York, the dinner features a panel of renowned Australian and international rugby legends, the awarding of the esteemed Dr Mark Loane AM Medal and raises funds for The University of Queensland in America, Inc. (TUQIA) priorities, the UQ Rugby Club and Play Rugby USA. This year’s…

A donation of $1 million to The University of Queensland will offer hope to thousands of Australians left without the ability to communicate following a stroke. The funding from Bowness Family Foundation will support research into aphasia – a language and communication disorder that occurs in one-third of all strokes and affects about 120,000 Australians.…

The application of a revolutionary alternative to chemical fungicides to protect Australia’s $5 trillion global food and agribusiness sector is being spearheaded by researchers at The University of Queensland. UQ’s Professor Neena Mitter said the team from the newly launched $17.5m Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformational Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection was building…

The University of Queensland has moved to its highest ever position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), sitting at 54th globally. The University improved from 55th position 12 months ago to sit in second place in Australia in the prestigious rankings. Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj said the result was testament to the fundamental strength of UQ’s…