School News section

2011 Research continues on track

Associate Professor Fiona Bogossian Director of Research  Academic staff, RHD scholars and partner organizations in our research community have been directly or indirectly affected by the natural disasters that heralded the sta...

2012 Continues to Attract High Quality Nursing Students!

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A challenging start to the year

Professor Catherine Turner Head of School A very warm welcome to the School community for the commencement of the 2011 academic year — our 7th year as a School.   Like so...

A Lively Lunch!

On the first Tuesday in November staff enjoyed lunch away from their desks and took some time out to celebrate the Melbourne Cup. Donning hats, fascinators (and various other forms of headwear) they cheered on t...

Aged Care Nursing Scholarships

Do you currently work in Aged Care? Australian Government funded scholarships are now availalbe for nurses who are Australian citizens or permanent residents to undert...

Alumni and Engagement

Susan Kellett Alumni Coordinator (Academic) Project Manager Graduate e-Cohort Study Graduation With the December 2010 graduation welcome another fifty-four members to the School of Nursing and Midwifer...

Alumni and Engagement News

Alumni Coordinator (Academic) Project Manager Graduate e-cohort Study Vice Chancellor’s Emergency Student Welfare Fund: The start of 2011 has proved to be a challenging one for both Austral...

Alumni News

Susan Kellett Alumni Coordinator (Academic) Project Manager Graduate e-cohort Study Party Time! Pencil Friday the 7th of May into your diaries!   In honor of the UQ ...

An Opportunity of a Lifetime!

Each year the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery takes a group of students to Cambodia to participate in our Community Health Placement program. While on the ground in Cambodia the students rotate between a number of hospitals, clin...

Another Busy and Successful Year for the School!

Well done to all staff, students and alumni for all your great achievements in 2011. Once again it has been a very busy and successful year for our School. Congratulations to our recent grant winners –

Another great year for the School!

Professor Catherine Turner Head of School Well done to all staff, students and alumni for all your achievements in 2010. It has been a busy and very successful year for our School as we joined UQ in celebrating its Centenary! ...

Busy and Exciting Research News

Discovery Associate Professor Fiona Bogossian Acting Director of Research 2010 is shaping up to be a busy and exciting year for research in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.    For the f...

Cassia Drever-Smith

Edith Cavell descendant Jeremy Crowley with Edith Cavell recipient Cassia Drever-Smith  

Celebrating continued success

Professor Catherine Turner Head of School The School celebrated the annual student and staff Awards E...

Celebrating International Nurses' and Midwives' Day

The School of Nursing and Midwifery celebrated International Nurses and Midwives Day and the achievements of  their staff and students at an Awards evening at Custom’s House on 10 May. The annual Awards Evening provided an opportu...

Centenary Celebration and Awards Evening

What a Night! Friday May 7 was a fantastic night for the School of Nursing and Midwifery.   In celebration of International Nurses and International Midwives D...

Commonwealth Supported Places 2010

The School of Nursing and Midwifery will offer a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places for the Master of Nurse Practitioner Studies program.

Community Health Placement Rewarding Students

Dr Anthony Tuckett International Coordinator  Community Health Placement Cambodia This year saw the first group of nursing and midwifery students participate in an International Community...

Community Health Rewarding Students

Community Health Placement in Siem Reap Cambodia

Congratulations Jo Buzza Ryan!

On 17 September 2011, our very own Jo Buzza married her fiance Daniel Ryan in Melbourne.   Shower Tea with the UQ team ...

Congratulations on 2011 Research Achievements!

As 2011 comes to a close I would like to congratulate all research active staff in our school whether researchers, supervisors or mentors on a very successful year. In September I was fortunate to be able to attend the U21 Health Sciences Me...

Elizabeth A Davies Scholarship

The Elizabeth A Davies Scholarship has closed for 2009

Fantastic outcomes for Teaching and Leaning in 2011!

It’s hard to realise that the academic year has already come to a close. We have had a very busy year. Appreciation is expressed to all academic and professional staff for their assistance and hard work during 2011. Co...

Federal Government Education and Training Incentives

The Australian Government is currently offerinig financial incentives for students wishing to undertake studies in Aged Care. The incentives are part of the $59.9 million ACETI program. Incentive payments of up to $5000 are availab...

First UQ Midwifery Graduates

The new semester got off to a flying start with the University of Queensland School of Nursing and Midwifery graduation at the Ipswich Civic Hall on Monday afternoon.

Getting to Know Haakan Strand

Haakan is originally from Sweden where he worked as a lecturer in the Department of Nursing at The Karolinska Institute. Haakan became an Enrolled Nurse in 1978, a Registered Nurse in 1982, a Nurse Anaesthetist in 1986 and a Nurse Practiti...

Getting to Know Joanna Marsh

Joanna (or Jo), joined the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery in July 2011 as the Senior Finance and Personnel Officer.  A former UQ staff member (working for the Faculty of Health Sciences), Jo had been away from the University fo...

Getting to Know Peta Crompton

A registered nurse and midwife, Peta joined the School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2007. Peta loves to travel and learn about new cultures. Her extensive travel knowledge and experience led her to become involved with the School of Nursing...

Getting to Know Sharon Boyes

Sharon started working in the School of Nursing & Midwifery in June 2008.    Prior to working with the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sharon’s previous employments focused on customer service - working in various...

Getting to Know Vicki Kain

When Vicki and her family first moved to South-east Queensland in 2002, Vicki was horrified to learn that every second roof in South-east Queensland had a python living in it! Terrified a massive ‘serpent monster’ would strangle ...

Great Work One and All!

Once again the UQ/Blue Care Research and Practice Development Centre (RPDC) has had a busy and successful past few months. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing, Aged Care Man...

Health demands prompt Queensland’s first fast-tracked graduate nursing degree

With a health system under pressure and nurses in continued demand, The University of Queensland will offer the state's first fast-tracked Master of Nursing Studies for graduates in 2010.

Health Sciences Building Refurbishment

The Health Sciences Building located near the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Herston has, over the past year undergone a $26 million refurbishment, transforming it into a world class teaching and learning facility. The ...

Midwifery Student Named Valedictorian

One of The University of Queensland’s newest Bachelor of Midwifery graduates Blane Walsh will swap the maternity ward for centre stage next week when she makes a delivery of a different kind.   ...

New Growth for 2010 Centenary

Head of School Professor Catherine Turner Welcome all staff, students and alumni to the new 2010 academic year and UQ Centenary year. A special welcome to new students and staff – Dr Sarah Song, Biostatistician and Tabitha McCellan...

Nursing a good cause

Nursing and Midwifery going Dutch

In September the School hosted two nursing students from Amsterdam thanks to the effforts of Dr John Rosenberg.  Kim de Lange together with Clara Breuste final year nursing students from Hogeschool van Amsterdam - Amsterdam School of ...

Nursing in Strong Demand

UQ Nursing places are in high demand

Nursing student receives grant

Springfield resident Kylie Drady is two steps closer to becoming a nurse after winning a Greenslopes Private Hospital scholarship.

Nursing students lend a helping hand in Cambodia

Fifteen student nurses and three clinical lecturers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery left behind the comforts of home to spend a month providing basic health care to people in Cambodia. The students and staff volunteerd i...

PG programs going gangbusters

Associate Professor Susan Young Teaching and Learning Coordinator Master of Nursing Program Coordinator It’s hard to believe the 2010 academic year has come to a close. The School has had a very busy year. In co...

Research Centre Going Strong

Associate Professor Deborah Parker Director UQ Blue Care Research Practice Developement Centre Dr Tim Henwood from the UQ/Blue Care Research and Practice Development Centre (RPDC) has recently been awarded a UQ Early Career Res...

Research momentum continues into 2011

Associate Professor Fiona Bogossian Director of Research The year seems to be drawing rapidly to a close and plans are well underway to ensure the research momentum generated during 2010 continues into 2011.  &nbs...

RPDC Launches New Website

Associate Professor Deborah Parker Director UQ/Blue Care Research & Practice Development Centre   The UQ/Blue Care Research Practice and Development Centre (RPDC) launched a new website this month. In keeping ...

School Alumni Numbers are Swelling!

December Graduation I am looking forward to catching up with our December 2011 graduates and new Alumni at the Graduation ceremony at Ipswich on December 13th. For those graduands who are unable to attend and are yet ...

Spring Newsletter 2012

Staff and students commended for teaching, learning and research excellence

As the School of Nursing and Midwifery celebrated International Nurses and Midwives Days, recognition was given to the achievements of staff and students in the areas of teaching, learning, and research excellence at an awards evening at Customs Hou...

Summer Newsletter 2010

Summer Newsletter 2011

Summer Newsletter 2012

Sustainable Morning Tea Winner Announced

Swimming program helps dementia patients reignite memories

A University of Queensland project team has created a specialised swim club to help people living with dementia rekindle the positive memories of swimming. According to project leader of Watermemories Swim Club,

Teaching and Research in Aged Care: the Bupa, UQ, Frontline’ Model

The University of Queensland School of Nursing and Midwifery is pleased to announce a partnership with Bupa and Frontline Care Solutions to delive...

UQ and Blue Care answer call from aged care industry

UQ and Monash partner to enhance midwifery education

The University of Queensland and Monash University Schools of Nursing and Midwifery have joined forces...

UQ Nursing and Midwifery - Highest OP’s in the State

With the highest OP requirements in Queensland, The University of Queensland School of Nursing and Midwifery will welcome more than 200 new students into their undergraduate programs for 2012. During the past two years, the UQ School of Nu...

UQ Nursing research ranked highest in Queensland!

UQ is the highest ranked university for nursing research in Queensland! The Excellence in Research Australia 2012 rankings were released in early Decemb...

UQ Nursing Students Recognised by Cambodian Minister of Defence

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UQ Nursing students run in Bridge to Brisbane

Donning purple shirts, eight UQ Nursing and Midwifery students ran in the 10 kilometre  Bridge to Brisbane fun run in September. Well done Brett Smith, Karyn Watling, Justine Townsend, Courtney Roberston, Vanessa Morland, Doug Ca...

UQ PhD Student awarded World's Best

A University of Queensland PhD scholar has been awarded the Best Nursing Paper at the World Congress on Paediatric Critical Care conference in Sydney last week.  Registered Nurse

UQ Ranked in world's top 100 universities

The University of Queensland has advanced two places to be named 41st in the world in the UK's Times Higher Education-QS World University Ranking, released today.

UQ shines at top of research rankings

In a spectacular result for University of Queensland researchers, UQ is above world standard in more fields of research than any other Australian university

UQ Summer Research Scholarship Applications for 2010 have now closed

The UQ Summer Research Scholarship Program offers scholarships to students who are enrolled in research internships over the summer vacation perdiod.

Well done to our two Miracle Workers!

This year two members of the School of Nursing and Midwifery team were awarded UQ Miracle Worker Awards. Congratulations to Alison Day (Administration Officer) and

Working to be the Best

Associate Professor Stephanie Fox-Young Teaching and Learning Coordinator Not being content to rest on our laurels, the School of Nursing and Midwifery will continue to grow and expand this year.  With the 2010 academic ...