Athletes across Brisbane will now have access to two state-of-the-art synthetic fields with the opening of The University of Queensland’s new sporting precinct. The world-class sports facility, located next to the UQ Centre, is part of a $24 million development funded by the University, in collaboration with UQ Sport and UQ Endowment Fund. The […]
A visionary philanthropist will donate $15 million to a new University of Queensland institute that will target solutions for problems linked to global-scale change. Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, announced the donation by Graeme Wood, a founder of Wotif.com, when she launched the Global Change Institute (GCI) in Brisbane tonight. Mr […]
A major new international research institute that will address the problems of a rapidly changing world and develop innovative solutions was launched in Brisbane tonight. Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, launched The University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute (GCI) while delivering the inaugural UQ Centenary Oration at Brisbane Customs House. UQ […]
The University of Queensland has launched an exciting initiative that aims to address the financial and practical barriers preventing many school students from reaching university. The UQ Young Achievers program kicks off today when 83 students converge on the University to accept their scholarship of ongoing support through secondary school and a guaranteed place at […]
UQ graduates and Wotif.com founders Graeme Wood and Andrew Brice have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to higher education. Co-founders of accommodation website Wotif.com, the pair was presented with the Business/Higher Education Round Table Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Support of Higher Education, by the Honourable Julia Gillard, at a ceremony held in Melbourne on […]
BRISBANE – Monday 25 February – The University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef) was launched in Brisbane today with an $18 million kick start from UQ graduates Graeme Wood and Andrew Brice. In a ceremony held at UQ’s Customs House, Mr Wood and Mr Brice (co-founders of accommodation website Wotif.com) committed $8 million worth of […]