TEDxUQ – Ideas worth spreading at UQ.

TEDx is renowned for its exceptional ability to curate thought-provoking presentations that leave audiences inspired and motivated. At TEDxUQ’s 2022 event, Challengers. Changemakers. Champions., we witnessed an extraordinary lineup of speakers who shared...

On 23 March 2013, TEDxUQ held their inaugural TED-style conference. Since then, the event has grown from its humble beginnings as a small, 100-person event in the University’s Physiology Building to one of the University’s premier avenues for sharing...

Composting isn’t glamorous but neither is climate change – and compost has the potential to play a major role in combating climate change.
But firstly, what is compost?
Compost is the controlled decomposition of organic waste into a natural fertiliser. Given time, all organic materials decompose, as various microorganisms consume and break them down into their constituent elements. Composting is when we actively manage...

Kristen Lyons, like many of us, is eagerly looking towards a sustainable future that avoids the looming climate emergency, but she is particularly determined to ensure no human rights are overlooked in the process.
In 2018, Kristen Lyons addressed the TEDxUQ crowd about a topic of increasing global concern: our changing climate....