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The University of Queensland is among just ten educational institutions to receive a slice of $1.4 million to create courses designed to develop Essential Human Skills for the Virtual Age.

3 May 2022
Woman holding old book with other books in background at Book Fair.

The University of Queensland’s Alumni Friends are embracing a new chapter to help rebuild the Lismore Library’s book collection that was decimated by devastating floods.

28 April 2022
The outside of the Andrew N. Liveris building.

An innovative new building at The University of Queensland is more than just smart architecture - it has the potential to unlock ways for Australia to transition to a sustainable, zero-emissions economy.

13 April 2022
UQ's Natalie Grider says AFLW's growing popularity is good for achieving equity goals.

Natalie Grider has kicked many personal goals since being drafted into the Brisbane Lions’ AFLW team, including one that many professional footballers never achieve – a premiership title.

10 March 2022
A woman sitting cross-legged in a black and red dress

Dr Anh Tran has a very personal reason to try to make life better for women and children living in refugee settings around the world.

8 March 2022
Cassandra Algy Nimarra and Professor Felicity Meakins documenting the Indigenous language Gurindji. Image: Jennifer Green

UQ’s Professor Felicity Meakins describes her childhood as “free range”, having grown up in a semi-rural area near Toowoomba.

7 March 2022
Image taken from under a UQ umbrella in the Great Court

Most UQ locations will re-open this weekend with some restrictions/exclusion zones in place.

4 March 2022
UQ's Forgan Smith Building lit up in rainbow colours.

The University of Queensland has increased the number and types of bursaries available for LGBTQIA+ students and expanded the eligibility criteria, to include students who’ve accepted a full-time place but are yet to enrol.

25 February 2022
Superflex, Dive-In, 2019. Photo: Lance Gerber, courtesy of Desert X.

A 1200-kilogram bright pink installation outside The University of Queensland Art Museum forms part of an Australian-first cutting-edge exhibition that shines a spotlight on the impacts of climate change.

17 February 2022
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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
Students walking through University of Queensland campus

As Queensland school leavers receive their much-anticipated ATAR results, many will face difficult decisions about how to order their university preferences. To help, The University of Queensland is hosting an online ATAR advice event on December...

17 December 2021
A man patting a vision assistance dog.

Paul Harpur wears many hats. He’s a lawyer, a company director, a former Fulbright Scholar, a Paralympian and an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland Law School.  

2 November 2021
Woman sitting in front of a microphone smiling.

Until she attended a careers information fair, final-year University of Queensland journalism student Sarah Richards thought teaching art was where her future lay.

1 November 2021
A book with gilt title.

A 200-year-old vampire has been found in a University of Queensland library.

31 October 2021
Man on exercise machine being watched by a woman

UQ Healthy Living is helping over 50s in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with a new digital game designed to train both the body and the brain.

7 October 2021
Head shot of a woman in a blue jacket

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to Emeritus Professor Dr Mary Mahoney AO, a long-serving UQ Senator and first woman to hold the position of Deputy Chancellor.

20 September 2021
Jeremy Hunt with his arms crossed leaning against something

A student-led initiative to vaccinate homeless people for free has received an “overwhelming response”, according to its seven University of Queensland founders.

1 July 2021
Poinciana tree and sandstone building

University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry has issued a statement to staff and students on supporting people who experience sexual misconduct.

22 May 2021
Lot 6 - Austen’s Novels. Vols. I-VI for sale at UQ's Rare Book Auction.

A rare Jane Austen collection from the 1800s, antique motorboat designs and a first edition copy of To Kill a Mockingbird are some of the items going under the auctioneer’s hammer at Brisbane’s only major book fair for 2021.

26 April 2021
A young girl digs in the dirt to fill a Soils for Science sample bag.

Queenslanders are being asked to “dig deep” in an Australian-first project, with the next “ground-breaking” medicine potentially hiding in their backyard.

25 March 2021