In response to absolutely ravenous fan demand, Pillar Talk is back! We round out our programming for this semester in Lachie and Aunima’s welcome company, trying to explain a little about the social side of PPE. Our two interviewees join Kaya in an engaging group discussion, talking a little about how they were introduced to the PPE community (big shoutouts to netball), their favourite events, the role of drinking within the program, and what they get up to as executives in the society!

Perfectly times to coincide with third-round Soiree tickets coming out this Wednesday, our third episode of the PPES Survival Guide is tailor-made to be enjoyed whilst speed-typing essays, cramming exam content, or whatever other activities are taking up the end of your semester.

In our second episode, the Publications team dives into the murky pool that is the PPE job market! With graduate job applications in full swing (and PPE Pathways coming up on the 19th of March!), it seems high time to have a chat to some employment experts and find out their perspectives on getting students into jobs.

Our two guests for this week are Lucy Boyle, UQPPES Vice President of Vocations, and Devika Moss, a 2024 PPE graduate currently working in the Queensland Government's Policy Futures graduate program. As well as discussing what strategies this year's graduating cohort can employ, we consider what sort of opportunities other cohorts should be looking out for, as well as whether things like GPA and choice of major are as important as they're cracked up to be.

It's a new year, and with it comes new UQPPE initiatives! This is the first episode of the PPE Survival Guide, a series of interviews organised by the UQPPE Publications Portfolio to help communicate different perspectives on the degree. The PPE cohort has always been brimming with warnings, stories, and advice: our hope is that this series helps broadcast these experiences throughout the degree, as well as to give people outside of the degree a bit of an insight into what studying PPE is all about!

Our first guest is Jack Sutton, the current president of the UQPPE Society. Jack and Elliott chat about the role of president, the opportunities out there for PPE students, and what advice they would pass on to 2025's first years.