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Gifted kids extend talent in Explorama - UQ News

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2014/02/gifted-kids-extend-talent-explorama
Online registrations are open until March 7. Parents can secure their child’s place by emailing enquiries@kidscollegeqld.com.au or visit www.kidscollegeqld.com.au . The Explorama program is made possible through the efforts of Kids College Queensland and the support The University of Queensland.

UQ gene expert joins global company

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2014/04/uq-gene-expert-joins-global-company
The world’s largest genomics company, Illumina, has chosen a researcher from The University of Queensland to join as Director of Scientific Research. Dr Ryan Taft, from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), has started with the billion-dollar global company, which is based in San Diego.

I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you ...

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2025/05/i-work-sensitivity-reader-%E2%80%93-and...
When reading a new work, I’m there to educate non-Indigenous writers who want to do better than their predecessors. What do I look for when reading? I interrogate multiple aspects of a work, beginning with its themes and reflecting deeply on the connotations of each word.

Explorama inspires and challenges high achievers

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2019/03/explorama-inspires-and-challenges-high...
More than 200 gifted and talented primary school students will visit The University of Queensland this weekend (31 March 2019) for Explorama.. The educational event run by Kids College Queensland aims to expose high achievers to potential academic aspirations.. Students from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast would attend, said UQ school engagement manager Sebastion Marx.

If you snooze, you… win! PhD student’s sleep research takes out 3MT

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/video/if-you-snooze-you…-win-phd-student’s-sleep...
University of Queensland PhD student Emma Schimke had a dream ending to her Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation after being named the winner of UQ’s first ever virtual 3MT competition.

New technology helps the visually impaired reach for the stars

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2018/12/new-technology-helps-visually-impaired...
An app developed by a University of Queensland student is helping the visually impaired navigate the stars and planets in our solar system. UQ Information Technology and Electrical Engineering student Yuma Decaux fell in love with space at the age of seven, but after losing his own sight in 2009 he could no longer look up and take in the skies. ...

Fellowships make academic life possible again - UQ News

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It may be difficult to believe that a molecular geneticist and a remote sensing specialist would have much in common, but at the University of Queensland they share a bond.

Endeavour latches onto literacy - UQ News - The University of ...

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2004/05/endeavour-latches-literacy
The two-year teaching program, created by a team of University of Queensland researchers, improves reading, writing and speaking of young adults with intellectual disabilities by using popular culture such as magazines and web sites about their favourite TV and pop stars.

Quantum physics student wins accolade - UQ News

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2012/10/quantum-physics-student-wins-accolade
The University of Queensland’s Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems student, Glen Harris, has been awarded an ATSE Youth Science Ambassador Award for science education and outreach. “I've always been a very inquisitive person and physics represents, to me at least, the most fundamental concepts that govern the natural world,” Glen said.

Researchers rewarded with ARC Future Fellowships

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/08/researchers-rewarded-arc-future-fellowships
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded seven Future Fellowships to University of Queensland researchers. Quantum physics, improving personal security and helping disabled people enter the workforce are among the projects being explored by this year’s UQ recipients.

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