The Australia Regional Group from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) held the 2019 Young Researchers’ Conference, 29 November 2019. It is great to see UQ Fire students’ demonstrating the relevance of their work in front of the wider civil engineering community. At … Continue reading IStructE YRC 2019 Australia
We are pleased to announce our 4th edition of the Continuing Professional Development course “External Fire Spread Risk in Tall Building Design” which is being held at The University of Queensland on the 20 to 24 April 2020. We invite … Continue reading 4th edition “External Fire Spread Risk in Tall Building Design” CPD
Building Approval Officers from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services completed the 3 intense weeks of the Graduate Certificate in Fire Safety. The course delivers comprehensive training on the fundamentals of fire safety science and engineering, with students attending lectures, … Continue reading Graduate Certificate in Fire Safety
The ARC Future Timber Hub at The University of Queensland is pleased to announce our 2nd Timber Design Continuing Professional Development course “Integrated Timber Design Workshop” which is being held at The University of Queensland on the 9 to 10 December … Continue reading Integrated Timber Design Workshop (December 2019)
Yesterday we had an End-of-the-Year Lunch in the UQ FireLab. The laboratory, located in Level 6 of the Advanced Engineering Building opened the doors and invited undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and UQ staff to attend a lunch break of Pizza … Continue reading End-Of-Year FireLab Lunch
We would like to invite you for the oral presentations on Fire Safety Engineering research thesis. Presentations will be delivered by students completing Master programs in the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland. For catering purposes please … Continue reading Master Thesis – Oral presentations
We are very proud of BEng-MEng student Aayush Sharma who was awarded the 2019 Brian McGrath $1,000 Bursary in Civil Engineering. The Brian McGrath Bursary in Civil Engineering was established in 2017 with a philanthropic gift from the Estate of Brian … Continue reading Brian McGrath Bursary in Civil Engineering
Dr Cristian Maluk was invited to speak at a seminar organised by the Concrete Institute of Australia; with a presentation entitled “Fire-Induced Concrete Spalling – The End of the Beginning”. The presentation covered the state of the art in our … Continue reading Fire-Induced Concrete Spalling
The ARC Future Timber Hub at The University of Queensland has recently been featured in AFAC TV, an innovative online news-style program about the industry created in partnership with ASN Media. The Future Timber Hub, funded by the Australian Research Council, is Australia’s … Continue reading Future Timber Hub featured in AFAC TV
Faculty News – 09 September 2019 A passion for sustainable construction led University of Queensland PhD student Mateo Gutierrez to explore the potential of bamboo as an environmentally friendly local building material. Bamboo is fast becoming a popular choice in Australia for flooring and … Continue reading Bamboo lights a fire under Australian construction industry
