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unusual facts about The University of Queensland



David Stenhouse

After taking degrees in both Philosophy (under John Passmore) and Zoology at the University of Otago, he lectured at Universities in New Zealand and Australia - in the Department of Zoology at The University of Queensland, the Department of Education at Massey University, and the Department of Psychology at Massey University.

Master of Counselling

A number of Australian universities, including La Trobe University, The University of Queensland, Victoria University, Monash University, and Curtin University, offer a Master of Counselling degree.


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Craig Hawker

Jumping into the world of polymer chemistry, he undertook a post-doctoral fellowship with Professor Jean Fréchet at Cornell University from 1988 to 1990 and then returned to the University of Queensland as a Queen Elizabeth II Fellow from 1991 to 1993.

Fred Schonell

Many buildings on the University of Queensland campus are named after him and his wife, Lady (Eleanor) Schonell.

John Birmingham

Birmingham was first published in Semper Floreat, the student newspaper at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, writing a series of stories featuring a fictional character named Commander Harrison Biscuit.

John Douglas Story

The J. D. Story Administration Building at the University of Queensland and Brisbane's Story Bridge were named in his honour.

Liam Ferney

After completing high school at Villanova College, he earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English and Journalism at the University of Queensland in 2001 where he studied with Jaya Savige.

Malcolm Henry Ellis

1942 he was awarded the S. H. Prior prize by the The Bulletin for his John Murtagh Macrossan lectures at the University of Queensland on Macquarie

Neal Macrossan

Macrossan was a warden of the council of the University of Queensland, president of the Playground (and Recreation) Association of Queensland, president of the Twelfth Night Theatre Company, and also President of the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland.

Quentin Bryce

After spending some time in London, Bryce returned to Australia and accepted a part-time tutoring position at the T. C. Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland in 1968, thus becoming the first woman to be appointed to the faculty.

Reece Tollenaere

Reece has a Bachelors degree in Science from the Queensland University of Technology, majoring in Biotechnology, a Bachelor of Science Honours in Genetics from the University of Queensland, and a Diploma of Business in Marketing.

Robert Stable

He has also held adjunct professor positions at the University of Queensland since 1997, and James Cook University since 2001.

University of Queensland Art Museum

The University of Queensland Art Museum is the art museum and public gallery of the University of Queensland located in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre at the St Lucia, Queensland campus.

University of Queensland bus station

The University of Queensland Bus Station, at UQ's St Lucia Campus, is serviced by TransLink bus routes.