Miscellaneity

Renowned environmental scientist Professor Tim Flannery wil present the UQ Global Change Institute Challenge of Change lecture on Tuesday 25 September, much to the delight of GCI communications officer Ron Hohenhaus.

For Chinese executive Max Zhou, taking part in an executive leadership program at The University of Queensland was a life long dream.

Philosophy, language and gender experts Professor Deborah Brown and Dr Dino Willox apply critical thinking to gender-neutral language.

Boomerang Alliance Queensland manager Toby Hutcheon visited UQ this month as a guest of the Sustainability office. Here’s an overview of his message.

Dr Gilbert Price, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, writes about his team's research into megafauna and how a study into a 3,000 kg giant wombat-like Diprotodon evolved to teach us about how ancient ecosystems operated.

Andreia Virmond has managed to balance motherhood, a marriage, a professional career and capoeira – but it hasn’t been without its challenges. Here the UQ Sport staffer examines the microcosm of feminism in martial arts.

If you ask someone what they think of when they hear the word ‘witch’ most people will come up with a similar image: old, haggard, ugly, bent-nosed, broomstick-laden and, above all, female.

My name is Krystian. I want to live in a world where I am comfortable being open about my trans experience.

“Who I am is far more than the gender transition I went through once, and outside the context of receiving healthcare, the trans label is one that I view as completely unnecessary”. Ahead of the Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, UQ’s Paige Wilcox shares her journey.

UQ Dean and Head of Business School Professor Julie Cogin discusses the barriers women face in the workplace, and how to empower them.