Recent UQ graduate and former Rotary World Peace Fellow David LaMotte has been appointed to a prestigious committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize nominees.
21 December 2010
Orphaned at the age of seven and one of only 10 at his school to complete year 12, Kenyan-born Joseph Hongoh has achieved some impressive goals, both academically and in the community.
15 November 2010
UQ has received almost $29 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grants - the fourth-largest share of the $447.5 million awarded to institutions across Australia.
12 November 2010University of Queensland research is set to bring readily available hydrogen power one step closer to reality.
28 September 2010Most people don’t think twice about the roundworms in their backyard, however Dr Massimo Hilliard has built his career studying them – and now the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientist has been rewarded for his efforts.
28 September 2010An innovative, Australian-first project conducted at The University of Queensland (UQ) will provide new insights into language disorders.
28 September 2010The effectiveness of internet delivery of mental health services will be researched by Len Bickman, who has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship to undertake research at The University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne.
3 September 2010
A University of Queensland student has combined his twin passions of international relations and journalism to land the dream job - blogging for the United Nations in advance of a major youth summit.
20 July 2010
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 2010The University of Queensland’s outstanding past and present Chinese students have been recognised at the Shanghai World Expo.
22 June 2010
Nicquel Rhoden may have returned to Australia, but part of her mind is still in New Zealand, where she climbed through caves, overcame her fear of bungy jumping and even swam with sharks.
2 June 2010
Aubrey Clark, a graduate of UQ's Economics Honours program, will begin a PhD in economics at Harvard University later this year.
21 May 2010The University of Queensland's Confucius Institute hosted the heats of an international Chinese language and knowledge competition last week.
19 May 2010Nine UQ researchers will travel the world building research links and bringing that knowledge back to Queensland thanks to funding from the Queensland Government.
19 May 2010Three up-and-coming UQ athletes have been selected to represent Australia in international rowing competitions.
13 May 2010
How marine rubbish is affecting sea turtles will be dinner conversation in Manhattan on April 13, with UQ’s Dr Kathy Townsend leading the discussion.
1 April 2010One of Australia’s leading biologists, UQ’s Professor Scott O’Neill, has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science – one of the highest honours for individual contributions to science awarded in Australia.
30 March 2010
At team of commerce students from The University of Queensland has placed third in an international trading competition held in Canada earlier in the week.
23 February 2010
