Innovative teaching and research technologies are bringing mid-20th Century sub-tropical architecture to life at the State Library of Queensland.

Innovative teaching and research technologies are bringing mid-20th Century sub-tropical architecture to life at the State Library of Queensland.

25 July 2014
Restructuring your day to find time to exercise can have unexpected effects on your health. Picture source: iStock

A University of Queensland researcher has found that restructuring our daily routine to include exercise can have unexpected effects on health.

25 July 2014
A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered the secret to creating successful relationships. Picture source: iStock

Romantic, personal and professional relationships are fraught with danger, but a University of Queensland researcher has found the secret to interacting successfully with others in such settings.

25 July 2014
Just twelve hours after graduating, Johanna Qualmann will be jetting to her next adventure – archaeological digs in Turkey and Italy.

Just twelve hours after graduating with a UQ Bachelor of Arts in ancient history and a Diploma in Languages, Latin, Johanna Qualmann will be jetting to her next adventure – archaeological digs in Turkey and Italy.

25 July 2014

The University of Queensland has welcomed 16 new Future Fellows as part of a major Australian Research Council funding announcement today.

23 July 2014

Using mental health research to bring about social change will be the focus of a University of Queensland seminar this week.

23 July 2014
Professor Bryan Mowry from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute.

Queensland scientists are closer to effective treatments for schizophrenia after uncovering dozens of sites across the human genome that are strongly associated with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.

23 July 2014
Queensland’s brainiest student, 14-year-old Sophie Watson.

Queensland’s “brainiest student” has been announced, with 14-year-old Sophie Watson out-smarting 170 other high school students to become the 2014 Queensland Brain Bee Champion at The University of Queensland today.

22 July 2014
The Dairy Innovation Hub will lead to longer-lasting dairy products.

Longer-lasting Australian dairy products with high nutritional value will soon be available in Australia and overseas, thanks to a major industrial research initiative.

22 July 2014
As part of his student experience, Michael has visited Mexico, China and Taiwan.

Michael Twycross may have come to the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus but his studies have taken him around the world.

22 July 2014
The survival rate of the laughing kookaburra is 34 per cent.

Birds are the most commonly rescued wildlife in Queensland, with the laughing kookaburra among our hardiest species, according to new research from The University of Queensland’s Gatton Campus.

22 July 2014
The researcher’s field camp on site at what was previously believed to be Glacial Lake Victoria.

Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth, and always has been, with new research showing the previous “mega-lake theory” holds no water.

22 July 2014
There is little evidence to suggest that people consider the environmental costs of their holiday

People who have environmentally friendly lifestyles at home often engage in environmentally harmful behaviour when they go on holiday, research shows.

21 July 2014
University of Queensland researchers are seeking volunteers for an exercise and mental wellness study.

Can high-intensity exercise improve the physical and emotional health of people with mental illness? University of Queensland researchers are seeking volunteers to help find out.

21 July 2014
Sport is the key to getting more Indigenous high school students interested in studying physical education teaching.

The University of Queensland is Scoring Goals to increase the number of Indigenous health and physical education teachers in Queensland.

21 July 2014
UQ student ambassador Ben Morris helping Anika Cameron at last year’s St Lucia Open Day

The University of Queensland will be a hive of activity on Sunday, 3 August, when high school students and their families visit the St Lucia Campus for Open Day.

21 July 2014
HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh presents the Harold Spencer-Jones Gold Medal, to Professor Mandyam Srinivasan. HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh presents the Harold Spencer-Jones Gold Medal, to Professor Mandyam Srinivasan.

Studies involving some of the world’s smallest creatures have resulted in one of the world’s biggest honours for University of Queensland researcher Professor Mandyam Srinivasan.

21 July 2014

Distinguished University of Queensland medical alumnus Dr Sam Hawgood has been appointed the 10th chancellor of the prestigious University of California San Francisco (UCSF). UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj...

18 July 2014

Road works will commence on Wednesday 9 July, 7.30am at College Road due to a burst water main.

8 July 2014
Bachelor of Laws and International Relations student William Lee

Future researchers and innovators from The University of Queensland will converge at the St Lucia campus for the annual Undergraduate Research Conference in September.

2 July 2014