In his former role as the senior deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland (UQ), Michael Keniger oversaw academic and resource planning and guided UQ’s program of major capital works. The program delivered innovative teaching and learning spaces and advanced, cross-disciplinary, research facilities, including the Advanced Engineering Building, the Translational Research Institute, the Centre for Advanced Imaging and the Global Change Institute. Keniger’s external roles include his appointments as the Queensland Government Architect, and members of the South Bank Corporation Board and the Board of the Translational Research Institute.