UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry with UQ graduates.

The University of Queensland has made a bold pledge to tackle educational disadvantage in the state by 2032, striving to remove barriers to help talented students from rural, remote and low socio-economic backgrounds access university.

24 August 2022
Two people walking across the lawn at a university

Almost four thousand Queensland students have been offered the opportunity to study at The University of Queensland, in the latest tertiary admissions offers which went out today.

13 January 2022
Two men standing in front of a staircase

Two first-year University of Queensland students are the inaugural recipients of the Warwick Solar Farm – Bright Futures Scholarship, an annual investment in the Southern Downs community.

13 August 2021

Hundreds of people are expected to join a lantern parade lighting the way to safety awareness at The University of Queensland St Lucia campus next month.

13 February 2019

Food from around the world will be on the menu when the University of Queensland’s new Mansfield Place Food Precinct opens on Monday (29 October).

26 October 2018
An artist's impression of the food complex development.

The University of Queensland is set to start work on the development of two new student recreational complexes at the St Lucia campus.

28 September 2018

The University of Queensland is making pivotal changes to the way higher education is imagined and experienced.

19 July 2016

Future students at The University of Queensland will have access to a bright new living space that will nurture academic success and career prospects.

31 May 2016
UQ's SafeZone app

The University of Queensland is harnessing mobile technology to improve student and staff safety.

15 February 2016
Thousands of new students received offers today to study at UQ

The University of Queensland has offered almost 10,000 new students a place for 2016, including 8000 who received the good news this morning.

14 January 2016
The project will provide an elevated walkway from UQ Lakes Busway to the central St Lucia campus. Note: Artist's impression only, final design subject to change.

Earthworks will begin soon on a major upgrade to UQ’s popular eastern entry, an initiative set to dramatically improve access for the 20,000 people who journey through the area daily.

10 November 2014
UQ St Lucia staff and students can expect better commutes to the campus once the roundabout at the intersection of Sir Fred Schonell Drive, Coldridge Street and Munro Street is replaced with traffic lights and a T-junction.

Travelling to and from The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus is set to get a whole lot better thanks to a planned upgrade of Sir Fred Schonell Drive.

31 March 2014
Everyone is encouraged to come along to UQ's St Lucia Open Day on Sunday 4 August.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to The University of Queensland’s St Lucia Open Day on Sunday 4 August for a taste of life at UQ.

31 July 2013
The 209 bus service may change under a proposed review.

The University of Queensland is looking to present a submission to Brisbane City Council, in light of new proposed changes to Brisbane bus services.

26 April 2013
A previous year's race in the UQ Great Court.

The 29-year tradition of The University of Queensland’s Great Court Race is back in May, with entries now open for the main event, as well as two new races.

19 April 2013
From switching lights off to responding to campus emergencies, UQ security works round-the-clock to keep the University safe.

An elderly Indooroopilly woman believes she is alive today because of the work of The University of Queensland's security staff.

18 March 2013

The move to university life can be daunting at first, but this social student group is providing a series of outings and activities to help students to feel welcome in 2013.

13 March 2013

Significant infrastructure investment across The University of Queensland (UQ) in recent years is enabling UQ to offer more places in 2013 – but prospective students will have to be quick to seize them, with Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (...

29 January 2013
AMT Executive Director Professor Peter Taylor accepts the official IOI flag at this year’s closing ceremony held in Lake Garda, Italy, last month. Australia will be hosting next year’s Olympiad, to be held at UQ’s St Lucia campus. (Image courtesy of Daniel Graf)

As the curtain closes on the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2012 in Lake Garda, Italy, and the world’s best and brightest young computer talents return home with their medals, all eyes are now on Australia – host of next year’s Olympiad.

26 October 2012

UQ has increased the free student download quota allowance from 3GB to 5GB per month.

7 September 2012