"Face (with yellow background)" c.1947 by Joy Hester

An intriguing National Portrait Gallery travelling exhibition will provide a window into the subconscious when it opens at UQ next week.

3 August 2011

A powerful series of UQ art exhibitions is providing a rare opportunity to discover the human face behind the asylum seeker debate in time for 2011 Refugee Week (June 19–25).

20 June 2011
Dr Gray . . . enjoying being "home among the gum trees"

The new director of The University of Queensland Art Museum, Dr Campbell Gray, stepped into his new role this week - "very excited" to be back in Australia.

11 March 2011
A chateaux in southern France on the Medieval Study Tour course itinerary.

A group of students from The University of Queensland will travel to southern France next July as part of a course in medieval history.

10 December 2010
An aerial view of the construction of the Forgan Smith Building in 1946

The details of an iconic Brisbane building and its place in World War II history have been revealed in a new book.

5 November 2010

UQ’s Dr Elizabeth Stephens is set to investigate why consumers are more likely to buy a “clinically proven” cosmetic product.

28 September 2010
Katee Dean, Ryan Taddeucci and Meg White, new undergraduate interns at the Antiquities Museum

Students at The University of Queensland are exploring ancient Rome without having to leave the St Lucia campus.

16 August 2010
Three generations of UQ graduates: Joshua Keyes-Liley, who received his BA yesterday, with his parents Mary Keyes and William Liley, and grandmothers Lynette Keyes (left) and Margaret Liley.

WHEN Joshua Keyes-Liley received his Bachelor of Arts this week, he was the fourth generation of his family to receive a degree from The University of Queensland.

22 July 2010
Students Jocelyn Farebrothere, Joel Wright and Tess Millerick participate in group work with lecturer Dr Katelyn Barney

By setting group work and encouraging deep thinking, UQ’s Dr Liz Mackinlay and Dr Katelyn Barney hope to implement reconciliation in a practical way.

28 May 2010
James Hudson in the UQ Antiquities Museum with the 2400-year-old Egyptian mummy mask he voted for in the Treasures competition

A 2400-YEAR-OLD Egyptian mummy mask has brought good luck to an eight-year-old Brisbane boy, who is now the proud owner of a valuable contemporary artwork.

21 May 2010

And it’s happening in The Hive, a new student collaborative space in the library named by UQ first-years Tara Burton and Shaun Restorick-Barton.

19 May 2010
The Duhig Building, where the Fryer Library is located

The Fryer Library at The University of Queensland has developed a major new online exhibition to pay tribute to one of Australia's most important sculptors, Daphne Mayo (1895–1982).

19 May 2010