Cinema buffs and lovers of Latin American culture are invited to experience the stories, landscape and beauty of Latin America at the 2013 Brisbane Latin American Film Festival.

18 October 2013
Professor Maree Smith . . . has two game-changing pain therapies close to being available on the global market

A vaccine against cervical cancer, a global parenting program, new forms of pain relief, better yielding crops and improved medical imaging are some of many high-impact outcomes of University of Queensland research.

19 September 2013
Topology – Dr Robert Davidson (centre)

Musicians from The University of Queensland’s School of Music are set to take centre stage with a number of performances and workshops taking place as part of the Queensland Music Festival this month.

8 July 2013

The University of Queensland’s R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum will throw its doors open for Wine, Cheese and Ancient Art on 14 June.

13 June 2013

Traditional Aboriginal art, design, song and dance in central Australia will be the focus of The University of Queensland’s Diversity Week public lecture, Singing, Dancing and Painting Country, on Friday May 24.

20 May 2013
The University of Queensland student Symphony Orchestra will perform Carnival of the Animals in Brisbane on 26 May.

The University of Queensland student Symphony Orchestra is joining forces with writer, broadcaster and researcher Roland Sussex to present a musical classic in Brisbane on 26 May.

9 May 2013
Wildlife enthusiasts can explore the film-making career of Sir David Attenborough on April 30 at UQ's St Lucia campus. Orca Whales image courtesy of BBC Chadden Hunter.

The career evolution of Britain’s best-known natural history filmmaker, Sir David Attenborough, will be the focus of a University of Queensland seminar on 30 April.

17 April 2013
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, ‘Future Remnant’ 2011, dinosaur fossil replica, IKEA furnishings, cable binding, 285 x 180 x 485 cm irreg. 
Courtesy of the artists and Nature Morte, Berlin and Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney and © the artists

An entire aeroplane arrived at The University of Queensland, piece by piece, to feature in the first Australian survey exhibition of collaborative artists, Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro.

14 March 2013

An exhibition showcasing the diverse, quirky and often surprising nature of contemporary art opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Friday, 7 December.

23 November 2012

Visits from a best-selling author, a Nobel prize-winning science writer and more have been made possible by The University of Queensland at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival.

29 August 2012

One of the country’s most distinguished playwrights is visiting The University of Queensland to collaborate with students and showcase some of her acclaimed work.

28 August 2012
Carved female figure, before 1950, 240 x 30 x 35cm, wood, sago plant fibre, store bought paint
Morobe province, Papua New Guinea

An exhibition exploring the colour 'red' marks the opening of an exciting new gallery space for The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum.

1 August 2012
Linde Ivimey ‘Thumper (Self portrait)’ 2009. Steel armature, acrylic resin, dyed cotton, natural and acrylic fibre, woven chicken and turkey vertebrae, fish bones. Private collection, Melbourne.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane and Gould Galleries, Melbourne

A major survey of sculptural works by Sydney-based artist Linde Ivimey will open at The University of Queensland Art Museum on November 3, 2012.

26 July 2012
Conductor Simone Young will lead the Australian Youth Orchestra's first Brisbane concert in seven years.

The University of Queensland is supporting the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) for their first appearance in Brisbane in seven years as their July concert partner.

17 July 2012
Wawiriya Burton(Australia, 1928) Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia
'Ngayuku ngura - My country' 2009, Amata, South Australia
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
152 x 122 cm 
d’Auvergne Boxall Bequest Fund 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
© Wawiriya Burton, Courtesy of Tjala Arts

The Art Gallery of South Australia’s travelling exhibition Desert Country offers an oasis of colour when it opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on 4 August 2012.

13 July 2012

The relevance of the modern Olympic Games – from war truces to the celebration of athletes - will come under scrutiny at a meeting of Olympic scholars that starts today.

6 July 2012

American Studies scholars from Australia, New Zealand and around the world converge in Brisbane today to discuss topics ranging from cultural history to the American dream.

2 July 2012

Internationally renowned conductors from Brisbane and the UK will converge at the Winter Choral School which starts today at The University of Queensland.

25 June 2012
2011 winning image Each Face; One Story. Photographer: Mohit Pant.

A UQ photography competition that captures politics and global issues has now opened the doors to a new film category.

14 June 2012

Stargazers are reminded of tomorrow's once-in-a-lifetime chance to observe a rare astronomical phenomenon — the planet Venus passing across the face of the Sun.

5 June 2012