OOPS’ 2023 Calendar came to a fantastic close last week with UQ’s Awards Night & Annual General Meeting for its student planner body. Getting students, staff and sponsors together to celebrate the amazing achievements of one other was truly a beautiful moment of comradery, and a fine end to an incredible year. Congratulations to everyone … Continue reading
On Wednesday, the UQ branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) held a very successful strike action to protest against UQ’s excessive delays in the new round of Enterprise Agreement barganing. The NTEU demands secure jobs, safe workloads, and real payrises for UQ employees. Hundreds of union members and supporters, including several UQ|UP and … Continue reading
This inaugural event – to be held annually from now on – recognises the achievements of UQ|UP students and staff. The awards are inclusive of all planning-related degrees in both the undergraduate and postgraduate divisions. Some awards are issued based on the decision of industry panels whereas others are determined by popular vote. OOPS Sponsors … Continue reading
Join UQ OOPS on International Women’s Day to celebrate influential female leaders in the planning industry! This exciting event will provide an insight into the roles women play in the planning industry. Women in Planning will showcase several female professionals, in which they will share their Gaines knowledge and valuable experiences from the planning workforce, … Continue reading
We’re happy to see the back of 2021. After a tumultuous 12 months of hybrid teaching and Zoom conferences, we send positive vibes to all our staff, students, and colleagues around Australia in the new year. Here’s to a creative, inspired, prosperous, and – above all – healthy 2022! Continue reading
We congratulate all UQ|UP members, as well as our colleagues in human geography, who received recognition for their high quality teaching in 2021: SEES. Best in Program for Planning (based on SeCAT scores): Sonia Roitman FoS. Dean’s Commendation for most effective teaching (based on nominations from students who achieved a GPA of 6.6 or more): … Continue reading
Today, UQ|UP celebrates the amazing planners all the around the world and recognise their continued efforts to help plan, design and deliver better cities and regions! Continue reading