The Group of Eight (Go8) – Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – has appointed University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj as its Chair for 2017.
30 November 2016¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has welcomed the appointment of alumnus Mark Sowerby as Queensland’s first Chief Entrepreneur.
25 August 2016Alumnus, university medallist and honorary doctorate recipient Mr Peter N Varghese AO has returned to ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ as its 14th Chancellor today (July 11).
11 July 2016University of Queensland Provost Professor Joanne Wright has announced the appointment of Mark Erickson as ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s new Academic Registrar and Director of Academic Services.
3 June 2016¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has become the first university in Australia and New Zealand to appoint a woman to a permanent head of dentistry position.
25 May 2016¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has appointed Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer Professor Aidan Byrne as its new Provost.
24 May 2016¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Business School will name its Chair in Finance in honour of Malcolm Broomhead, in recognition of a $3 million gift from the alumnus and leading Australian businessman.
19 April 2016The Senate of ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has extended the contract of its Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj for another five years.
4 March 2016¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has appointed Professor Chris Greig as chair of its multi-million dollar Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation.
22 January 2016¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj, has received a prestigious award in recognition of his contribution to the global Confucius Institute Network.
7 December 2015The current Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Peter Varghese AO, will join ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ in July 2016 as ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s new Chancellor, following an election by the University’s Senate yesterday.
24 November 2015¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) has appointed a new director following an international search.
8 September 2015University of Queensland graduate Shea Spierings is preparing for a four-month road trip around Australia to determine the key issues facing today’s youth.
11 March 2015Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology.
1 October 2014Research into blood cancer will be boosted with a new high-level appointment at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute.
12 August 2014