Speeches and articles by the Vice-Chancellor and President
Source: https://about.uq.edu.au/leadership-governance/vice-chancellor-and-president/speeches-and-articles-vice-chancellor-and-president Parent: https://about.uq.edu.au/leadership-governance/vice-chancellor-and-president
You can find transcripts of the speeches and articles by Professor Deborah Terry AC, Vice-Chancellor, here.
2026
Articles
Capitalising on the Clever Country\ The Australian, 25 February 2026
Podcasts
Addressing trust in our universities\ HEDx, 5 February 2026
2025
Speeches
A Legacy in Stone: Unveiling the 50th grotesque in the Great Court\ The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 24 October 2025
Celebrating 25 years of UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience\ Customs House, Brisbane, 17 October 2025
Opening of the Plant Futures Facility\ The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 6 June 2025
Articles
Going beyond inspiration\ The Courier Mail, 23 July 2025
Partnering the key to Olympic Legacy\ The Courier Mail, 27 March 2025
2024
Speeches
Launch of UQ history book ‘The University of Queensland 1910–1960: An essay towards a history’\ The Atrium, UQ Brisbane City, 18 November 2024
Opening of the HEDx ‘Future Solutions for Higher Education’ conference\ GHD Advanced Engineering Auditorium, UQ St Lucia, 31 October 2024
Re-opening of the Avalon Theatre\ Sir Fred Schonell Drive, St Lucia, 13 September 2024
Celebrating 90 years of the Institute of Modern Languages at UQ\ Global Change Institute Building, UQ St Lucia, 22 March 2024
2023
Speeches
Celebrating 15 years of the UQ Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR)\ Mayne Medical School Building, UQ Herston, 20 November 2023
Announcing UQ's Dutton Park Campus\ Life Sciences Queensland Networking Breakfast, AusBiotech, 1 November 2023
Critical minerals, collaboration and training: The role of universities in mining’s global future\ World Mining Congress, 27 June 2023
2022
Speeches
Celebrating Emeritus Professor Ian Frazer AC\ Jian Zhou Memorial Oration, Brisbane, 10 November 2022
30th anniversary of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre\ UQ Brisbane City, 8 November 2022
Dorothy Hill Women in Earth and Environmental Sciences Symposium\ UQ St Lucia campus, 8 November 2022
Promoting a ‘fair go’: Making equitable access to a university education a national imperative\ EduTECH Congress and Expo, Melbourne, 10 August 2022
Opening of Kev Carmody House\ UQ St Lucia campus, Brisbane, 9 May 2022
Opening of the Andrew N Liveris Building\ UQ St Lucia campus, Brisbane, 13 April 2022
Articles
University access is vital to preserving the Aussie ‘fair go’\ The Australian, 17 November 2022
2021
Speeches
Women creating change – the next 50 years\ Zonta Club of Brisbane 50th Anniversary, 8 November 2021
CEDA state of the state\ Brisbane, 29 September 2021
From partnerships to prosperity\ National Press Club, Canberra, 10 March 2021
Courage and confidence\ Duchesne College Academic Dinner, Brisbane, 2 March 2021
Articles
Stepping up for the innovation tango\ The Australian, 10 November 2021
Australia needs a new model of international education for the post-COVID era\ Times Higher Education, 26 August 2021
2020
Speeches
Showcasing the UQ–Mater partnership\ Mater Research Showcase at the Translational Research Institute, 17 November 2020
Strengthening Australia’s innovation ecosystem\ CEDA Trustee Roundtable, via video-conference, 13 October 2020
Facts, evidence and discovery: The vital role of our universities in pandemic recovery\ Dr David Williams Lecture at King’s College, 26 August 2020
Let's dare to be wise: Evidence and expertise are our best defence against future terrors\ National Press Club, Canberra, 26 February 2020
Articles
Investing in university research an investment in the national economy\ The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May 2020
2019
Articles
Universities shine in the contest of ideas\ The Australian, 19 June 2019