A ‘student-village’ precinct, integrated health and fitness centre and a new Brisbane CBD hub have been given the green light as part of a $206.5 million investment by The University of Queensland.

13 December 2019
A 3D reconstruction of a chimeric viral particle

A new technology to produce safer ‘hybrid’ viruses at high volumes for use in vaccines and diagnostics for mosquito-borne diseases has been developed at The University of Queensland.

12 December 2019

The University of Queensland has reaffirmed its position as a leading research institution for science and social sciences, with 28 UQ researchers identified as among the world’s most influential scientific minds.

21 November 2019
The extended major in Western Civilisation will be available via two pathways

The University of Queensland will welcome the first of five cohorts studying an extended major in Western Civilisation next year, following the signing of a philanthropic agreement with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation.

18 November 2019
Two young men smile and joke together as friends.

Scientists have identified the brain circuits that enable fast recognition of emotions such as anger and happiness, providing insights into disorders such as anxiety and psychosis.

15 November 2019
A boy lays on a couch watching something on a hand-held screen device.

Not enough physical activity and too much sitting and screen-time have been linked with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adolescents in developing countries, in a University of Queensland-led study.

12 November 2019
The last Dorothy Hill symposium, in 2017, was “refreshing, honest, thought-provoking and inspiring”

Climate change, erupting volcanoes and the achievements of women in earth science will be discussed at a University of Queensland symposium this week.

11 November 2019
Gloved hands hold a slide under a microscope

An upgrade in The University of Queensland’s artificial intelligence capabilities could help to revolutionise pathology laboratories across Australia.

31 October 2019
Looking from the lagoon across at homes on Abaiang Island, a low-lying coral atoll in Kiribati. (Credit: Karen McNamara)

The way Pacific Island communities on the frontline of climate change are experiencing and working through loss and grief is being documented in a project that could become a ‘wake-up call’ for the rest of the world.

29 October 2019
Team UQ.  Image credit: Rugby Australia and Karen Watson

The University of Queensland has won gold in the 2019 Aon Uni 7s Series final round in Canberra, taking out the champion title.

28 October 2019

Research to unlock the potential of peptides and proteins found in Australian flora and fauna for applications such as the next generation medicines and bio-friendly pesticides will be the focus of a new research centre to be based at The University...

25 October 2019

Research to help Australian families break the cycle of disadvantage and stop the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ widening will continue at The University of Queensland.

25 October 2019

Impacts of climate change on cities such as flooding, cyclones or heat stress are to be tackled at The University of Queensland’s annual Placemaking Summit.

24 October 2019

Brisbane engineer Nicholas Salmon is Queensland’s newest Rhodes Scholar, and will spend next year at Oxford University investigating the most effective ways to produce ‘green’ ammonia for fertiliser or energy.

22 October 2019
Farmed tilapia, photo WorldFish.

A quick, cost-effective, cloud-based platform, which could solve one of fish farming’s biggest challenges, has received a US$100,000 grant for concept development and testing.

22 October 2019

Nearly $2.1 million in funding will go towards helping more than 500 University of Queensland undergraduate students study overseas and realise their ambitions.

18 October 2019

A 402-strong team of student-athletes will defend The University of Queensland’s UniSport Nationals Div 1 championship on the Gold Coast this week.

27 September 2019

The University of Queensland is gunning for back-to-back tournament wins ahead of this weekend’s second Aon Uni 7s Series round on the Gold Coast (28-29 September).

26 September 2019

Three University of Queensland researchers have been recognised for their substantial contributions to the health and wellbeing of Australians at the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) awards.

19 September 2019
East Woody Beach Arnhem Land

The global conservation community has been urged to adopt a specific target to protect the world’s remaining wilderness areas to prevent large scale loss of at-risk species.

19 September 2019