Max, with his parents Professor Peter Koopman and Associate Professor Carol Wicking.

Engineering graduate Max Koopman will soon leave the sandstone walls of The University of Queensland for the technological hub of Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California.

16 December 2015
Courtesy: Australia Zoo

Australia’s saltwater crocodiles appear to be in hot water, with a University of Queensland study linking climate warming to shorter dives, putting the crocs’ survival at risk.

16 December 2015
Sean Nicolson.

Sean Nicolson has graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a glowing reference from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

16 December 2015

It has a parrot-like beak, bones in its skin and an inner ear similar to a turtle. Meet Kunbarrasaurus, Australia’s newest dinosaur.

8 December 2015

The University of Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj, has received a prestigious award in recognition of his contribution to the global Confucius Institute Network.

7 December 2015
The Far Eastern Curlew are suffering rapid declines from loss of habitat along their flight path between Siberia and Australia. Photo: Dirk Hovorka.

University of Queensland scientists are calling for greater international collaboration to save the world’s migratory birds, with research finding more than 90 per cent of species are inadequately protected due to poorly coordinated conservation...

4 December 2015

A nutritionally-enhanced sweet corn developed at The University of Queensland to help prevent blindness in the elderly has won a national innovation award.

1 December 2015
UQ's 2016 New Colombo Plan scholars ... from left, Patrick Walsh, Isaac Bennett, Professor Monique Skidmore, Samuel Bullen, UQ's new Chancellor Peter Varghese, Foreign MInister Julie Bishop, Chloe Yap, Carmen Garratt, Lachlan Kenway and UQ Adjunct Research Professor Ian Kemish.

University of Queensland student Patrick Walsh was last night named the New Colombo Plan 2016 Fiji Fellow.

1 December 2015
Artist's impression of the Forgan Smith refurbishment

Queensland judicial leaders tried their hands as graffiti artists at The University of Queensland’s landmark Forgan Smith building this morning to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the building’s history.

27 November 2015

What started as a story idea in high school has grown into a published novel for University of Queensland Bachelor of Music graduate and first-time author Tess McLennan.

24 November 2015
Professor David Paterson

Two medical experts from The University of Queensland are urging China to curb its use of antibiotics in animals to avoid what could be a ‘major health catastrophe’ for humans.

20 November 2015
A mantis shrimp in a defensive position, on its back with its legs, head and heavily-armoured tail closed over. The red colour indicates areas of reflected circular polarising light. Credit Yakir Gagnon/QBI

The ocean is lighting up with secret forms of communication between marine animals that may have applications in satellite remote sensing, biomedical imaging, cancer detection and computer data storage, a team of Australian and international...

20 November 2015
Professor Perry Bartlett

Queensland continues to demonstrate that it is a global powerhouse in neuroscience research, with The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Perry Bartlett last night receiving a Research Australia Lifetime Achievement Award.

19 November 2015

The University of Queensland has teamed up with the Queensland Department of Health to bring researchers and clinicians together to take action against antibiotic resistance.

13 November 2015
An image from One Hundred Days at 7pm 2015.

Victorian artist Fiona McMonagle has been awarded one of Australia’s most prestigious art prizes, The University of Queensland’s National Self-Portrait Prize 2015.

13 November 2015
UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj with alumni and donor Mr Paul Taylor.

A generous donation from two University of Queensland alumni will kick-start a new research centre focused on one of Australia’s most pressing problems – providing affordable and sustainable healthcare.

5 November 2015

The Australian Research Council has given the green light today to more than 100 University of Queensland research projects, and will back them to the tune of almost $42 million.

30 October 2015

More than a quarter of new nurses and midwives are unaware of the standards for social media in their workplace, though for the most part, they are a responsible bunch.

29 October 2015
Dr Yeo was the first scientist to identify that severe mutations in brain genes can cause human obesity.

How much does your genetic make-up have to do with your weight? A University of Cambridge scientist will discuss the issue at a public lecture at The University of Queensland on 2 November.

26 October 2015

Researchers from The University of Queensland have helped identify nearly 1,500 genes associated with ageing that could lead to new health treatments.

22 October 2015