Student Spotlight

26 December 2018
What do UQ, John Lennon, and Brazil have in common? Read about Michelle Helman's experience at the International Summer School on Public Policy in Brasilia to find out!

9 January 2019
Alexi Heazle recently attended the Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders in Bangkok at the United Nations Conference Centre. Alexi tells how "my role as a Peace Ambassador now motivates me to explore new opportunities within my own local and regional community."

16 November 2018
Volunteering/interning is a brilliant way to expand the knowledge you have and the people you know, and with the right program it can open doors you hadn’t thought about before. This process was long and full of mistakes but it was such a hands-on way to learn. Erika Engstrom reflects on her challenging and colourful experience of her media internship in India.

28 September 2018
Roslyn Dalton recently competed at the annual Australasian Women's Debating Championships in New Zealand. Hear how this experience has added an extra element of reality to her international relations major and allowed her to engage first hand with other cultural perspectives on topics of debate.

14 September 2018
Earlier this year the Humanities Undergraduate Student Society received funding towards the Jacaranda student publication. Nick van Buuren, Editor-in-Chief shares his Jacaranda journey for the year so far and how you could get involved!

6 September 2018
Kate Cincotta recently received a HASS Globetrotters grant to attend the ninth Annual University Scholars Leadership Symposium at the United Nations in Bangkok. Kate reflects on this experience and how she feels "more inspired than ever to try and make a positive change in the world."

27 April 2018
The debate to end all debates: would your school survive a zombie apocalypse?

3 April 2018
2017 has been a busy year for Sophie. She’s devoted heaps of time to the Modern History Society (UQMHS). Here’s what she had to say about that.

29 March 2018
Emily Donald worked with the HASS Student Futures Team on various employability projects in 2017. Emily shares her experience in working with the Student Futures team and her advice for other HASS students to “take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way, because you never know where it might lead.”

22 March 2018
Mary Harm tells of her experience as part of the Young Water Professionals Program in Amsterdam. Mary is interested in using communication for social change and the power of storytelling.