A former UQ Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emeritus John Hay, AC, has received a prestigious national award for his crucial role in promoting excellent university teaching.

27 November 2012

UQ scientists have been awarded four of the six 2012 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards to benefit the community, announced tonight.

26 November 2012

Climate change, threats to our migratory shorebirds and polarisation - a type of light that humans cannot see - will be studied by University of Queensland researchers announced as prestigious Queensland-Smithsonian Fellows tonight.

26 November 2012

University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj has congratulated two UQ alumni who won their categories in the Queensland Australian of the Year 2013 awards

22 November 2012

The University of Queensland’s School of Medicine has celebrated the coming graduation of its inaugural UQ-Ochsner class of nine medical students, who have been trained in two continents, at a culmination celebration.

16 November 2012

A University of Queensland researcher today won the $25,000 Centenary Institute, Lawrence Creative Prize (CILC Prize) at a function in Sydney

15 November 2012

The University of Queensland warmly congratulates Dr Andrew Liveris, distinguished UQ alumnus and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), on his elevation to the chair of the United States Business Council, one of the world’s most...

12 November 2012

From a coffee club for Singaporean students to a Japanese architecture studio, The University of Queensland has recognised the people who are driving its growing achievements in internationalisation of the University and the curriculum.

9 November 2012

The University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj today congratulated the sixteen Queensland finalists of the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards.

2 November 2012
Top row (left to right): Dr Sebastian Kaempf, Mr Michael Jennings, Dr Ann Peterson. Bottom row (left to right): Dr Gwen Lawrie, Dr Carlie Driscoll, Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq and Dr Pamela Meredith

A group of outstanding teachers has been recognised at The University of Queensland’s 2012 UQ Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards ceremony tonight.

29 October 2012
DVD cover of The Magic Glasses, which aims to improve child health in China and the Philippines

Almost $1.5 million in funding has been awarded to researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) who are working to reduce one of the world’s most common chronic infections.

25 October 2012

The University of Queensland Chancellor John Story has been awarded the 2012 Gold Medal by the Queensland division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

12 October 2012

A University of Queensland animal welfare researcher tonight won the 2012 Australian Museum Voiceless Eureka Prize for Scientific Research that contributes to Animal Protection.

28 August 2012

60 University of Queensland (UQ) professional staff members have been recognised as “Miracle Workers” at a special ceremony today, August 27.

27 August 2012
World leaders in deep brain stimulation, Professor Peter Silburn, Associate Professor Terry Coyne and his team.

Neurologist Professor Peter Silburn and Neurosurgeon Associate Professor Terry Coyne have performed their 500th deep brain stimulation surgery on a 61-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease.

13 August 2012

A team of UQ psychiatric genetic researchers and an animal welfare researcher are among the finalists in the 2012 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

3 August 2012

UQ staff and alumni feature prominently in the 2012 list of Australia's 100 most influential engineers.

28 June 2012

Three figures associated with The University of Queensland have received the highest award in today’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.

11 June 2012

Three alumni associated with The University of Queensland were named 2012 Queensland Greats at a ceremony yesterday as part of Queensland Week celebrations.

8 June 2012

Students from Downlands College in Toowoomba have broken a 13-year old record to win UQ’s annual Sunflower Competition.

25 May 2012