Student life

When baby Piper arrived, Emma Howe was acing her Masters of Physiotherapy studies with near-perfect scores. Thanks to the support she received at UQ, she juggled her academic momentum with motherhood to graduate as valedictorian with a GPA of 6.59 . . .

University of Queensland marketing specialist Danielle Koopman has decided to stray from the usual mid-life crisis coping mechanisms of buying a car or travelling to Tuscany, and instead is taking on a health science degree.

United States graduate Erik Simmons recounts the stress, the searching, the breakthrough and how he ended up with the PhD project of his dreams at UQ.

G’day! Here in Brizzy we are on the verge of winter, the sun is shining, the locals are complaining that it’s cold and the shops are full of winter clothes… last time I checked it was 26 degrees. If this is an Australian, sorry ‘stralyan, winter, I could definitely get used to it.

Studying Social Work as a mature aged student in my forties was not a quick decision, but one that is continually providing opportunities that have helped me realise I made the right choice.

There are many of things to consider when choosing a university. PhD student Natasha Taylor writes how UQ’s people and its embracing approach to diversity, rather than a sunny climate and sprawling green campus, lured her to St Lucia and supported her once she arrived.

Flicking through the memories of a year in Australia, Tao Xiaolei finds herself missing many things – the cultural melting pot, creating a “family” away from home, and stepping out of her comfort zone to live her dreams . . .

I’m Caitlin Syme, a palaeontology PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences. I spend my days looking at dinosaur, crocodile and fish fossils, and studying their taphonomy: how those particular animals died, decayed, and were eventually buried and turned into fossils.

Towering piles of legal documents are enough to daunt most of us, but UQ student Katherine McElrea actually gets a kick out of the challenge . . .  

Despite a somewhat similar culture over here to the UK a few major differences are apparent, one of these being the ability to host a successful BBQ.