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Editors, contributors, reviewers and supporters came together recently (28 July) to launch The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (AJIE) as an open access publication, with its first volume on a new website.

As recipient of this year’s NAIDOC Education Award, Professor Bronwyn Fredericks has been recognised for decades of work to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Competing against 28 teams from across Australia in the UniSport Indigenous Nationals, The University of Queensland Goorie Goannas have proven themselves among the best.

The University of Queensland hosted around 80 world-leading academics from New Zealand, America, Canada and Australia for the Brisbane regional conference of the Native American Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA).

After two years of disruption due to COVID-19, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (ATSIS) Unit’s Outreach and Engagement team is looking forward to a new era of InspireU camps at The University of Queensland.

Improving our quality of life is a central purpose of the study of economics. One way to achieve this purpose is by giving back to the community through information-sharing and education, as Bachelor of Economics alumn Tiana Stuart knows well.

​​​​​​​Author, writer, poet, academic and proud Wiradjuri woman Dr Anita Heiss has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant services to tertiary Indigenous studies, and to the Arts.

UQ students and Indigenous Engagement staff came together at Brisbane’s Nissan Arena on 4 June to enjoy a Firebirds vs Giants game, as part of the First Nations Round of Super Netball.

Doctor of Medicine student Miah Hickman says that being awarded the Peter Hoj Mandy Thomas Scholarship made it possible for her dream of studying at UQ to come true.

AIME Mentoring is seeking Student Ambassadors to lead their UQ program in 2022.

The University of Queensland will host the annual Native American Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Conference 2022 - Regional Gathering, Brisbane, with the theme 'Indigenous Futures and Sustaining Liveliness'.

UQ Art Museum will be hosting Gooreng Gooreng artist Dylan Sarra to talk about his research into the Burnett River Rocks, and the ongoing project to repatriate them to their Country of origin.

The University of Queensland Biomedical Science student Callan Rudd-McMahon has been working with the UQ Diamantina Institute, thanks to an internship arranged through CareerTrackers.

ATSIS Unit Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr r e a Saunders has a busy 2022 ahead, including major commitments to Indigenous art events in Venice and Singapore.

UQ Lecturer Dr Keane Wheeler is among five  recipients of the Australian Academy of Science Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award for 2022.

UQ staff and students may have heard the Australian Government has secured the copyright license for the Aboriginal Flag, following negotiations with Luritja artist and land rights activist Harold Thomas.

Terry Wright will become Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (ATSIS) Unit from 17 January 2022.

When Michael Aird reflects on his circuitous career path, he recalls a sliding door moment in 1984 when he was hanging out with one of his cousins who was delivering a letter to the Anthropology Museum at the University of Queensland.

UQ PhD candidate and School of Education academic Ren Perkins described the “very proud Dad moment” he experienced when he was awarded the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Researcher Award by the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).

Like sea turtles overcoming treacherous waves to return home, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates could contribute to making life better for their families and communities.