At least 26 per cent of our oceans need urgent conservation attention to preserve Earth’s marine biodiversity, a University of Queensland-led international study has found.
University of Queensland Professor Yusuke Yamauchi, in collaboration with researchers from The University of Tokyo has been awarded the first Rio-Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program Grant.
Nine collaborative research projects have been approved for $74,524 in funding in the first round of the 2018 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
More than 400 University of Queensland students will have the valuable opportunity to travel to the Indo-Pacific region to gain practical experience next year under the New Colombo Plan Mobility program.
The University of Queensland Business School is helping shape Brisbane’s sister city Kobe into an attractive international sports and tourist destination.
Arisa Kajiyama graduated from a Master of Arts in Japanese Interpreting and Translation in 2015. Since then she has been working as a freelance translator/interpreter. She shares her journey over the past two years from a master’s student to interpreting for the Premier of Queensland.
Seven University of Queensland undergraduates will study in destinations around the Indo‑Pacific region after being named as 2017 Fellows and scholars under the New Colombo Plan.
UQ student Patrick Walsh, 22, is one of seven UQ undergraduate students to receive New Colombo Plan scholarships in this round, with other recipients heading to Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
