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¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Vice-Chancellor to lead Group of Eight in 2017

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 2016
Mr Peter N Varghese AO.

Alumnus, 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 2016

University 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
Professor Pauline Ford

¿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
Professor Aidan Byrne will take up the position of ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Provost later this year. Image: Norman Plant Photography and the ARC.

¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has appointed Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer Professor Aidan Byrne as its new Provost.

24 May 2016
Malcolm Broomhead

¿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 2016
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj.

The 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
Chris Greig.

¿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 2015
Mr Peter Varghese AO, will join ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ in July 2016 as ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s new Chancellor.

The 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 2015

University 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 2015
James Watson ... with a critically endangered mountain gorilla in east Africa.

Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology.

1 October 2014
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Research into blood cancer will be boosted with a new high-level appointment at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute.

12 August 2014