Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan, an interdisciplinary researcher at The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Biomedical Sciences and Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), has been awarded the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Young Alumni Medal 2025, one of only three recipients globally.
University of Queensland (UQ) student, Hemanshi Galaiya, has won the prestigious 2025 Universitas 21 (U21) Leaders of the Future Award. The Kenyan-born PHD candidate at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) was recognised for her pioneering research in synthetic biology and commitment to expanding access to quality education.
Education has not come easily to Cedric Cotu Kengi, who arrived at UQ in January 2025 from his home in Papua New Guinea with a prestigious Australia Awards Scholarship to undertake a Master of Governance and Public Policy (2025-27). It is a long way from his beginnings.
Recently, UQ-IITD Research Academy PhD candidate Tania Chatterjee presented her ongoing doctoral research on social media regulation at the 12th Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference, an annual event at Yale Law School. She was awarded with a USD2,500 travel grant from Yale Law School to facilitate her attendance.
Three University of Queensland PhD candidates will receive up to $120,000 each plus leadership training after being named 2021 Westpac Future Leaders Scholars.
University of Queensland PhD Candidate, Samantha Nixon, from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has found a molecule from a Queensland funnel-web spider that can kill the blood sucking sheep worms decimating Australia’s sheep stocks.
The Educator Higher Education recently asked you to nominate the movers and shakers in higher education sector across the country, and the results are finally out! Guess who's on it?
An Australian scientist born in the Netherlands has been given a lifetime honour by a European organisation in recognition of his outstanding achievements in life sciences.
The April 2020 Reintegration Workshops were delivered online due to the travel restrictions and physical distancing requirements of the current COVID-19 global pandemic. The two-day workshops, delivered in April, were interactive sessions facilitated by The University of Queensland
Three University of Queensland research posters submitted to the Presidential Symposium of Universitas 21 (U21) 'Sustainable Universities; Sustainable University Networks' win two prizes for achievement in sustainability.
