From left to right, Dr Phil Orchard, Professor Tim Dunne, His Excellency Mr Peter Woolcott and Dr Marianne Hanson from School of Political Science and International Studies.

Australia’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and Committee for Disarmament, His Excellency Mr Peter Woolcott, recently visited The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Political Science and International Studies.

29 July 2011

Students from The University of Queensland (UQ) swapped the classroom for the canals of Venice to get a real-world lesson in tourism authenticity and sustainability.

28 July 2011
Jaime Manalo IV speaking to locals as part of his work with the Philippine Rice Research Institute. Photo provided by PhilRice/Al Benavente.

Australian Leadership Awards scholar from the Philippines, Jaime Manalo IV, had never been overseas when he applied to study a Master of Communication (Communication for Social Change) at The University of Queensland (UQ).

20 July 2011
Best view in Brisbane: During her time as traffic reporter for Channel 9's Today Show Sarah Greenhalgh enjoyed the best office view in Brisbane.

While most of Brisbane is either tucked up in bed or just starting their day, Sarah Greenhalgh, is flying high above the city surveying the roads to keep commuters informed of the best routes to work.

19 July 2011

The peace and conflict studies discipline at The University of Queensland is expanding with the recruitment of two new full-time peace and conflict studies academic appointments in the past 12 months.

18 July 2011

In an important breakthrough, plant biologists at The University of Queensland (UQ) have identified a hormone that plays a key role in determining the size and shape of plants.

8 July 2011

A new lab with the look of a Hollywood movie ‘situation room’ will open at The University of Queensland after a team of academics secured $180,000 to fund a media space that uses the latest in software technology.

21 June 2011
Dr Louise Kuchel from UQ's School of Biological Sciences working with a student in the UQ ASELL Biology Workshop

A group of university students swapped roles with teaching staff recently at The University of Queensland’s ASELL Biology Workshop.

20 June 2011

A PhD student with a passion for protecting Queensland’s biodiversity is helping secure the future of the Mary River turtle after recently releasing over 20 juvenile turtles into the wild as part of ongoing research.

16 June 2011

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PAY FOR is a new public awareness campaign, to be launched on Wednesday, June 1, designed to raise awareness about the reality of human trafficking in Australia.

30 May 2011

The University of Queensland has entered into a revised partnership with Logan City Council, which will mean that the use of Logan animals for terminal teaching classes has come to an end, effective from April 19 this year.

30 May 2011

University of Queensland researchers believe that long term population projections have a key role in informing policy in contrast with the government’s population strategy released yesterday.

14 May 2011

People who handle snakes or spiders regularly are needed for an upcoming University of Queensland study.

10 May 2011

Rising nitrogen fertiliser application to sugarcane crops globally and the potential for this fertiliser to be leached from soil and lost to the atmosphere have been highlighted in a new study led by The University of Queensland (UQ) and BSES Ltd.

9 May 2011

Australian ecologists have developed a set of simple rules that will not only help protect endangered native species and eradicate introduced pests in Australia and overseas, but also manage biosecurity and disease outbreaks.

4 May 2011
Shrinking habitat: Christine Adams-Hosking has found current koala distributions will likely shift to eastern and southern regions where koala populations are already under threat due to high human population densities and ongoing pressures from habitat loss, dog attacks and vehicle collisions.

The Australian koala is vulnerable to climate change, with the iconic Australian marsupial’s habitat likely to be restricted to the highly urbanised areas of eastern and southern Australia under a hotter and drier climate, according to a koala...

4 May 2011

Physical discomfort can ease feelings of guilt, according to a study conducted by The University of Queensland (UQ).

3 May 2011

Volunteers who helped with cleanup work in the recent Brisbane floods are needed for interviews as part of University of Queensland student research.

28 April 2011

Mothers’ Day is just around the corner but an upcoming conference at UQ next week will be looking at more than what gifts mums want.

20 April 2011

University of Queensland researchers are investigating how to best support working parents to balance work and family life.

15 April 2011