As human activity pumps more and more carbon into the atmosphere, a new threat has emerged to the world's coral reefs - starvation.

5 October 2009

The University of Queensland today (Friday, October 2) – one day after the 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China – formalised arrangements to establish a Confucius Institute in partnership with Tianjin University.

2 October 2009
Hypothesized reconstruction MOR 980, commonly known as the ‘Peck’s Rex'.
Illustration by Chris Glen, The University of Queensland.

University of Queensland research is opening up a new insight into the lives of the mightiest of all dinosaurs, and it isn’t pretty.

30 September 2009

Research conducted over the past three years at The University of Queensland shows that seniors are valuable allies in designing the infrastructure of the future to ensure that our ageing population occupies age-friendly cities.

29 September 2009
Peter Mantello

Controversial video games will be put under the microscope this month when UQ’s school of Political Science and International Studies hosts a public lecture on First Person Shooter Games (FPSG).

29 September 2009

Science and humanities may be at opposite ends of the academic spectrum, but the disciplines will come together at a climate change conference to be held at Harvard University in 2010.

24 September 2009

As humans face the challenges of a climate change, one UQ researcher is turning to the insect world for some clues to adapting to a changing environment.

24 September 2009

The University of Queensland will host the 2013 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the International Science Olympiads for high school students throughout the world, sanctioned by UNESCO.

23 September 2009

A project conducted at The University of Queensland is aiming to uncover why some pregnancy complications can make an individual more susceptible to heart disease and kidney failure.

23 September 2009
2009 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award winners

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to its emerging research leaders, awarding $685,000 at the annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards tonight (Tuesday, September 22).

22 September 2009

In the lead up to end of year celebrations and social functions The University of Queensland Psychology Clinic is offering a group treatment program for people with social phobias.

16 September 2009

A national survey conducted by researchers at The University of Queensland has found that the majority of same-sex attracted Australians reported marriage to be their personal preference for relationship recognition, dispelling the myth that most...

14 September 2009

UQ research aimed at better diagnosing breast cancer is just one of 16 projects to be awarded prestigious fellowships by the Australian Government this week.

10 September 2009

UQ Professor of Psychology Jolanda Jetten says the quality of a person’s social life could have an even greater impact than diet and exercise on their health and well-being.

9 September 2009

Online media experts will offer their views on the direction of news, journalism and technology in a series of upcoming lectures at UQ’s School of Journalism and Communication.

9 September 2009

One of UQ's leading scientists will take his work to the literary world this Friday, September 11.

8 September 2009

University of Queensland researchers have received almost $2 million from the Queensland Government to lead an international alliance working on the next generation of solar cells.

8 September 2009
Thomas Keneally

A free public lecture by Australian literary legend Thomas Keneally headlines a page-turning program of UQ events at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival.

4 September 2009

When the first cases of H1N1 Influenza (swine flu) were reported in Mexico in April, UQ researchers got to work developing a test to diagnose the virus.

2 September 2009

A University of Queensland ecologist has won a prestigious award for her work in designing more effective control strategies to combat the spread of invasive weeds.

31 August 2009