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Translational Research Institute Queensland receives record $50M gift
Source: UQ/Translational Research Institute
Australia will have a stronger role in global efforts to address major diseases like cancer and diabetes following a $50 million gift, the biggest donation of its kind in the nation's history. The gift, announced today by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan,…
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University of Queensland signs up for next Smart State
Source: University of Queensland
Original Source The University of Queensland has welcomed the focus on people in the next stage of the Smart State Strategy, announced at UQ today by the Premier, Anna Bligh. Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield said the next phase's emphasis on support for researchers would help…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies-University of Queensland Vietnamese Scholarship Programme Experience: Stepping Stone and Personal Transformation
Source: The Association of Commonwealth Universities Blog
By Trevor Grigg The scholarship programme and its objectives Over the period 2000 to 2006, The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) funded The University of Queensland's Vietnam Coursework Masters and Doctoral Development Scholarship Programs, with grants totalling AUD 17 million. The primary objective of the programmes was:…
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University of Queensland Confers Honorary Doctorates to Chuck and Helga Feeney
[caption id="attachment_83396" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] University of Queensland received one of the first grants Atlantic made when grant-making began in Australia in 1998. The A$10M grant supported the creation of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (above). Image source: University of Queensland.[/caption] On February 1, 2022, during…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies-University of Queensland Vietnamese Scholarship Program 2000-2006: Assessing the Impact
Source: Carisgold Pty Limited
An evaluation of a program that enabled young Vietnamese professionals and university academics to attend the University of Queensland in Australia found that participants returned home better able to contribute to the social and economic development of their country. The evaluation investigated how the Vietnam…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Vietnamese students win scholarships to University of Queensland
Source: The Saigon Times Daily
by Thuy Nguyen University of Queensland president Paul Greenfield on Tuesday announced five HCMC students as scholarship winners to the Australian school. This scholarship program was launched in March 2008 following a visit to Australia by Vietnam’s deputy prime minister and minister for education Nguyen Thien…
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Atlantic Founding Chairman Grants Speed Medical Research and Collaboration on Several Continents
Source: Gara LaMarche
Since coming to Atlantic a few years ago, I’ve become aware, on an almost daily basis, of the enormous impact that this formerly anonymous foundation has had over the years across a range of areas and geographies. One part of the story that should be more widely…
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University of Queensland
$64,555,644
Resource type: Grantee
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Queensland University of Technology
$55,699,487
Resource type: Grantee
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The Smart State: How Bioscience Revitalized Queensland, Australia
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Photo: Alicia Rawlings, PhD student and research assistant, fits a geodesic sensor net on the head of a patient. The electrodes in the sensor nets are used to pick up brainwaves just below the scalp.[/caption] “Before Atlantic came with this investment…
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