A Downlands College student participates in plant science activities during  last year’s Weigh-In Day event.

High school students across Queensland and New South Wales are discovering the role that weather plays in plant science as participants in The University of Queensland’s annual Sunflower Competition.

9 May 2013
JACS Marketing Vice-President Lucy-Ellen Steadman with fellow executive members at the JACS 2013 Market Day stall

University of Queensland students have the chance to meet representatives from major media outlets thanks to The Journalism and Communication Students (JACS) society.

9 May 2013
UQ student entrepreneur Taylah Hasaballah.

Engineering students and alumni from The University of Queensland will showcase their innovative web-based businesses to the public at the ilab DemoDay on May 3.

24 April 2013
Shea Tucker with a patient Koala

The University of Queensland Gatton graduate Shea Tucker made such a lasting impression during work placement that it led to her first graduate job.

17 April 2013

The University of Queensland is preparing to hold its annual Diversity Week celebration with a range of activities and events on offer across the Gatton, Ipswich and St Lucia campuses.

11 April 2013
John Maunder (back row, third from left) with Team Maunder, comprising of friends and family members who braved the shave last Friday, at Brisbane's Regatta Hotel for the World's Greatest Shave.

A University of Queensland medical student suffering from a rare, incurable blood cancer and his friends have raised about $80,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave campaign.

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

Students and staff passionate about exchanging extraordinary ideas have secured top speakers for The University of Queensland’s first ever TEDx event on March 23.

7 March 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

Using dubious fashion sense as a ticket into music, relying on networks and charm to re-build a company from scratch and discovering the intricacies of hotel plumbing were some of the career-defining moments discussed at The University of Queensland...

18 September 2012

This September, 76 University of Queensland students will contend for the title of best undergraduate research presenter at the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC).

30 August 2012

The University of Queensland’s annual Postgraduate Advice Night will showcase a world of career-changing options.

28 August 2012

A popular fashion show and creative showcase is returning this August, organised by UQ medical students fundraising to buy medical equipment for developing countries.

13 August 2012

Food, farming and fashion are just a taste of what five University of Queensland (UQ) students will experience at this year’s Ekka.

6 August 2012
A 1918 photo from the UQ Women's Hockey Club.

The first women’s hockey club in Queensland celebrates 100 years of history with a centennial ball this August.

19 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
Helen Stallman and her daughter Monique both graduated from UQ on the same day.

For Dr Helen Stallman, her graduation next Tuesday is about more than receiving her PhD, it is the fulfillment of a special promise she made many years ago with her daughter.

17 July 2012
From left, Claire Mohr, Steve Ashburn and Tara Malcom dress in red for last year's TIME Red Party.

Medical students from The University of Queensland are throwing two big events to help share a message they feel is extremely important - that HIV/AIDS can affect anyone.

16 July 2012
Five entrepreneurial UQ students are attending a four-week summer camp in Korea.

Today, five budding entrepreneurs from The University of Queensland join students from around the world to tackle global challenges together at a Korean summer camp.

2 July 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