University of Queensland research has found children who have been abused or neglected are likely to struggle academically during adolescence.

22 December 2010
Norman Rieder with his mum on graduation day

For Paraguayan rockstar Norman Rieder, arriving at the Gatton campus as an international student was a bit of a culture shock.

10 December 2010

Balancing study and training commitments is a trick many elite athletes learn to perfect, but Danielle Prince has it down to a fine art.

30 November 2010
The medallion in honour of Dr James O'Neil Mayne

The University of Queensland now has a new monument commemorating one of its first benefactors, Dr James O'Neil Mayne.

21 October 2010
Dimity Dornan

Founder of the Hear and Say Centre and 2010 Queenslander of the Year Dimity Dornan wants others to share her passion for helping deaf children to communicate.

11 October 2010

University of Queensland alumnus Melanie Gordon has recently been awarded the Queensland Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the mining industry.

24 September 2010
Fraser Hess in action during the 2009 Francis & Kassulke Cup

A year's worth of bragging rights is up for grabs at the Francis & Kassulke Cup rugby match between King’s College and St Leo’s College this weekend.

15 September 2010

The current World President of Rotary International will join two predecessors at UQ tomorrow, August 19 to mark the work of University students pursuing global peace.

18 August 2010

An alumnus of UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law, Dr Kala Mulqueeny, has been named a Yale World Fellow for 2010.

16 August 2010
Leonie Bowles

When in Spain, do as the Spanish do. It's a principle Leonie Bowles is sticking to, allowing her to immerse herself in the country's history and culture, while learning to speak the language fluently.

13 August 2010
The Queensland Premier, Dr Anna Bligh, speaking at the graduation ceremony on Wednesday night

GRADUATION ceremonies this week have brought classic scholarly scenes to The University of Queensland, with academic gowns and mortarboards aplenty being worn with pride around the Great Court and other hallowed halls.

22 July 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
Doctor of Psychology student Katherine Williams, who was interviewed as part of the project

Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participation in postgraduate study is the aim of a recently launched UQ website.

21 July 2010

Live music has damaged UQ Business School graduate Daniel Lalor’s ears, but he is not about to take that out on the bands or venues which may have contributed.

13 July 2010
One-time classmates and longtime friends Sir Llew Edwards and Nat Yuen were reunited at UQ on the weekend. (Pic Lyle Radford)

TWO friends who studied medicine together almost half a century ago were honoured at a University of Queensland gala dinner on Saturday night.

5 July 2010
Robert Dann at the “Courting the Greats” gala dinner at UQ on Saturday night.

A United Nations peace negotiator who has worked on high-level mediations in some of the world's most sensitive trouble spots was named The University of Queensland's Young Alumnus of 2010 at a gala dinner on Saturday night.

5 July 2010
The 2009 NAAUC Executive Committee outside Dreamworld

Young leaders from around the country will converge on UQ this weekend to make positive changes for themselves and their communities.

2 July 2010

UQ Alumna and Governor-General Dr Quentin Bryce AC will return to The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus, where she both studied and taught, for the unveiling of two new carvings in the heritage-listed Great Court.

2 July 2010

Everyone is invited to enjoy the festivities during The University of Queensland’s Carnival in the Great Court on Saturday July 3.

1 July 2010

Kathy Hirschfeld was emotionally moved when she walked into UQ’s Senate chamber for the first time this year as a newly appointed Senator.

29 June 2010