Awards and achievements

Sam Walpole entered an esteemed group of The University of Queensland Alumni this month when he was named one of 10 University Medallists from the UQ Business School, School of Economics and TC Beirne School of Law.

The University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law’s highest achieving female law graduate from 2016 was honoured at the Una Prentice Awards this week.

The University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law’s Pro Bono Centre has received a prestigious Australian Award for University Teaching.

Reading 10,000 books is not as useful as travelling 10,000 miles, says a Chinese proverb, and three University of Queensland students are taking the advice to heart.

Seven University of Queensland undergraduates will study in destinations around the Indo‑Pacific region after being named as 2017 Fellows and scholars under the New Colombo Plan.