Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor

Our campuses are charged with renewed vitality at the start of the 2007 academic year, as thousands of students begin or resume their studies at The University of Queensland.

Students returning to any UQ campus will notice significant physical enhancements. The Eleanor Schonell Bridge has opened access from the St Lucia campus to southern and eastern Brisbane, giving thousands of people a new perspective on our University.

Other major new developments include the refurbished Biological Sciences Library and associated landscaping at St Lucia, the completed Ipswich Activity Centre and the finished Regional Collaborative Learning Centre at Gatton. The $62 million Queensland Brain Institute at St Lucia, the $66 million Centre for Clinical Research at Herston and stage one of the $33 million Centre for Advanced Animal Science at Gatton are on track for completion this year, as is the new General Purpose North 4 building at St Lucia.

Each new development is a boon for students, adding to the amenity and beauty of our campuses and further augmenting UQ’s reputation as an international leader in teaching and research.

UQ is a community of ideas, welcoming students from 120 countries with a vast diversity of life experiences.

I welcome all students to the new academic year, and urge you to seize the opportunities which come with being a part of the UQ community.

Professor John Hay, AC