Student life

University of Queensland Master of Sustainable Energy students are learning about climate change and building a low-carbon future – and they are also now tackling the challenges of studying online.

Law students are joining forces to tackle the trafficking of wildlife and animal products with a new combined course. UQ Law students joined their counterparts from Vienna and Zurich to trade knowledge and ideas and meet some of the animals they’d be working to save.

All over Australia volunteers answered the call to clean up their neighbourhoods. Clean-Up Australia Day has been a national institution since the first annual event in 1989. UQ volunteers collected quite a load of rubbish this year from the St Lucia riverbank.

UQ Valedictorian Kiri Rogan's pathway to graduation saw her standing at the cross roads many times. She shares an insightful personal guide to getting there.

Chloe Widmaier is in her first week at law firm Ashurst, and studying at night to finish this semester’s work.

She’ll soon graduate with a Bachelor of Laws with a Diploma of Languages in Chinese.

Some of the world’s ancient cultures - Chinese and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - have joined hands in friendship to promote opportunities for students at The University of Queensland.

Each October, the residents of King’s College lace up their running shoes and take to the riverside for an event which raises thousands of dollars for breast cancer research. This year’s organising committee shares the history of the event and the reason why they run.

UQ graduate and former Duchesne College leader Grace Shuttleworth returned to campus recently to share some words of wisdom with current students.

Three UQ students extend themselves in the GROW Rural immersion experience program. GROW Rural is a one of a kind rural immersion experience aimed at attracting current health students to a rural career.

UQ graduate Anna Ghioni writes on the importance of getting back to nature for good work-study balance.