Welcome to Small Change

Perseverence Moyana tracked down an ad for the Master of Sustainable Energy at UQ and it seemed a perfect fit for her passion for energy sustainability. However, it wasn't exactly as she expected.

Holly Richardson is a fourth year UQ Science and Journalism undergraduate. Along with final year Journalism student Rose Richani, and second year Science and Journalism undergraduate Kirsty Slemint, they created the fun science weekly podcast Let Me Into The Lab.

Oliver Meldrum, a PhD student with the Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), believes innovative food packaging could be the key to a well-fed world.

UQ Master of Architecture graduate (2011) Gemma Baxter has launched the small clothing line, to Barwyn and back. It’s ethically-accredited, cool as hell and all about creating change.

UQ student Tamara Richardson had planned on sitting the medical school entrance exam. Instead, she developed a multinational youth-led platform that promotes access to cultural education across the Asian Pacific.

Casey Fung, UQ Master of Communication graduate, creates mobile educational experiences and brings endangered animals to life through augmented reality with start-up company, AR Shift.

Cécile Godde is studying sustainable grazing system intensification and is passionate about creating a healthier planet, but realises gender bias is still an obstacle for women in science. This passion has led Cécile to take part in a once-in-a-life-time experience, the Homeward Bound initiative, which involves an expedition to Antarctica.

Dr Paul Harpur from the TC Beirne School of Law, explores the hurdles faced by people with print disabilities such as blindness, dyslexia and quadriplegia in his new book, Discrimination, Copyright and Equality – Opening the e-Book for the Print-Disabled.

Sophie Volker is a final-year UQ journalism student and a passionate storyteller. She shares her highlights of hitting the ground running to cover the Jakarta governor election during an unforgettable field trip to Indonesia.

In anticipation of the production's opening night on Wednesday, 31 May, UQ Drama students have shared their experiences in preparing for the play, 'Attempts on her life'.