UQ ChangeMakers: Recent Episodes
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UQ ChangeMakers is a podcast series that tells the stories of some of the most influential members of the UQ community. From incredible discoveries and groundbreaking research to inspiring leadership and innovation, listen as we get know our amazing change makers and find out what makes them tick.
From the bakery to the ballet and back, UQ graduate Judith Anderson OAM pirouettes back to her roots to honour family’s baking history
This story was originally published in UQ's Contact Magazine. Join the conversation, access the show notes, and discover bonus content by visiting alumni.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine.
Read the original story: https://stories.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine/2021/our-daily-bread/index.html
Narrator: Suzanne Parker
Executive Producer: Rachel Westbury
Producer: Sasha Ackfun
Did you know that in order to graduate, UQ midwifery students must follow 20 expectant mothers throughout their pregnancy and complete 30 hands-on births? It’s a highly demanding degree, and UQ students are dedicated to gaining the most experience they can before entering the workforce.
This story was originally published in UQ's Contact Magazine. Join the conversation, access the show notes, and discover bonus content by visiting alumni.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine.
Read the original story: https://stories.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine/2020/call-the-midwife-student/index.html
Narrator: Jessica Marshallsay
Executive Producer: Rachel Westbury
Producer: Sasha Ackfun
Fred Bradford has spent his career on the secret frontline of US national security operations. As a Special Agent with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he’s thwarted spies, served in active warfare and has brought terrorists to justice. After more than 20 years of service, the UQ MBA graduate has handed over his badge, and caught up with Contact Magazine to reflect on the moments that shaped his FBI career.
Warning: this story contains elements that some readers may find disturbing.
This story was originally published in UQ's Contact Magazine. Join the conversation, access the show notes, and discover bonus content by visiting alumni.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine.
Read the original story: stories.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine/2020/in-the-line-of-duty/index.html
Narrator: Zoe McDonald
Executive Producer: Rachel Westbury
Producer: Sasha Ackfun
Discover engaging and inspiring stories from across The University of Queensland's (UQ) community.
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘witch’? Most people will come up with a similar image: old, haggard, ugly, bent-nosed, broomstick-laden and, above all, female. But how accurate is this stereotype?
UQ ChangeMakers sat down with Dr Charlotte-Rose Millar, Research Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at UQ and the author of ‘Witchcraft, the Devil and Emotions in Early Modern England’, to delve into the dark arts of witchcraft and the supernatural.
So much has to go right for an athlete to win a gold medal. One of those things is staying healthy. UQ ChangeMakers catches up with Chief Medical Officer for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and UQ sports medicine senior lecturer Dr Anita Green to learn how to run a healthy international sporting event, while helping athletes perform at their best when it matters most.
Hypersonics expert Professor Michael Smart explains how UQ is making space exploration more sustainable while leading the industry into the modern era.
They’re at the top of the food chain, they can't get cancer, and they’re out to eat us – or maybe not. UQ alumnus and adjunct fellow marine biologist Dr Blake Chapman takes the bite out of shark myths and explains how important sharks are to our environment.
Journalist Peter Greste never imagined he would become the story. But after 400 days in prison in Egypt on trumped-up terror charges, he unwittingly became the face of media freedom around the world. In this episode, Greste reveals how he survived prison, why freedom of the press is so important, and discusses his new role at UQ’s School of Communication and Arts.
UQ palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury has helped unearth thousands of dinosaur footprints along a single stretch of coastline in Western Australia. He and his team braved sharks, crocodiles, massive tides and the threat of development to unveil the most diverse assemblage of dinosaur tracks in the world. Welcome to Australia’s Jurassic Park.