Engagement News

Statewide squad to help children with special needs

A squad of 160 health and education professionals will be trained across Queensland under a new project to help improve the lives of children with special needs.

18-Jun-2013

Road closures due to City2South Run

There will be some traffic disruption at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus during the City2South run this Sunday.

14-Jun-2013

Summit to strengthen birthing in rural and remote Queensland

Cairns is holding a unique Rural Birth Summit with the aim of bringing birth services back to the bush.

13-Jun-2013

UQ to establish Jakarta office to strengthen ties with Indonesia

The University of Queensland has announced the establishment of its Indonesian office to support research, education and alumni activities and increase engagement with industry partners.

12-Jun-2013

Queensland secures top international scientist

In a coup for Queensland, prominent US energy expert, Professor Eric McFarland will lead the new multimillion Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation at The University of Queensland (UQ).

11-Jun-2013

Food industry prepares to transform

Asian markets are seeking foods with lower risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and obesity, according to the director of a new food research and training centre in Brisbane.

11-Jun-2013

Researchers push towards arthritis treatment

SCIENTISTS are closer to unravelling a 40-year-old genetic mystery, after identifying a further 13 regions of the human genome linked to a debilitating form of arthritis.

11-Jun-2013

Pandas and tigers hog extinction limelight

Worldwide, around 20,000 endangered animal species are competing for scarce conservation funds – but just 80 ‘celebrity species’ are hogging most of the attention.

11-Jun-2013

Arrow’s Indigenous scholars named

Four students studying at The University of Queensland have received scholarships of up to $10,000 per year through the Arrow Energy Indigenous Tertiary Scholarship.

07-Jun-2013

UQ luminaries named as Queensland Greats

The State Government has recognised The University of Queensland’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Max Lu, and prominent UQ alumna Dr Dimity Dornan, for their significant contributions to society.

31-May-2013

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