Professor Darren Martin from UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

Highly-durable extreme-performance plastics and rubbers for use in industries ranging from automotive to construction are now closer to realisation, thanks to a $1 million investment in a Brisbane materials company.

13 May 2014
Indigenous elder Aunty Margaret, left, UQ Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education) Professor Cindy Shannon and indigenous scholarship winner Taylah Gerloff.

Swimming with the fishes has just become a whole lot easier for University of Queensland Indigenous Science Scholarship winner Taylah Gerloff.

13 May 2014
Premium win for UQ's Institute of Continuing and TESOL Education.

A language teaching diploma developed by The University of Queensland, the University of Cambridge and US-based World Learning has won “premium” endorsement from a global assurance body.

12 May 2014
Study finds that personality traits influence activity in punishment-related brain areas.

In a neuroimaging study, a UQ psychologist has examined whether having allegiances with someone can affect feelings of empathy when punishing and rewarding others.

8 May 2014
Yolngu have more than one name: artist’s Renelle Barradakanpuy Wunungmurra’s other initials are RWW for Renelle Watjidigawuy Wunungmurra.

The UQ Anthropology Museum is challenging audiences with two new exhibitions: Gapuwiyak Calling and written on the body.

2 May 2014
World Asthma Day is May 6.

A leading authority on asthma is available to speak to media in the lead-up to World Asthma Day on 6 May 2014.

1 May 2014
Paul Knittel, left, and Tristan Mathias have made web design a faster process.

If necessity is the mother of invention, then frustration must be its father because that is what drove entrepreneur and University of Queensland engineering student Paul Knittel to develop a visual on-line tool for website designers.

29 April 2014
Remember to have fun with your new baby.

Helping new parents give their babies the best start in life is the focus of a program developed by The University of Queensland’s world-renowned Triple P – Positive Parenting Program.

29 April 2014
Baden Pailthorpe MQ-9 Reaper 2014 High Definition 3D animation, colour, stereo sound 4:39 min Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney.

One hundred years since the beginning of World War I and twelve-and-a-half years since September 11, the battles waged between nations and within them remind us that war is a constant companion.

29 April 2014
To like or not to like - that is the question.

Loneliness and a lack of self-worth could result from a lack of ‘likes’ on Facebook, according to researchers from The University of Queensland.

29 April 2014

A conference next week will explore the wide-ranging consequences, issues and opportunities arising from society’s dependence on interactive technology.

28 April 2014

The University of Queensland is seeking help from the public to piece together stories of the thousands of Australians who served in France during World War I.

24 April 2014

A group of University of Queensland journalism students is visiting Vietnam to hone their on-the-ground news-gathering skills in a challenging environment.

16 April 2014
The world's first, free social anthropology MOOC will  challenge people to reflect on the world around them.

Do you have a burning urge to learn more about the world around you and the people who inhabit it?

15 April 2014
Sexual stereotypes revealed by the red junglefowl.

Glossy magazines and TV reality shows often portray males as the gender that strays and females as the gender that’s picky.

15 April 2014
The Australia Council's Danie Mellor with UQ Adjunct Professor Fiona Foley. Source: Mick Richards

UQ Adjunct Professor Fiona Foley has been awarded the 2013 Visual Arts Award by The Australia Council for the Arts.

4 April 2014
James Casebere, Landscape with House (Dutchess County) #2 2009, digital chromogenic print © 2014 James Casebere, courtesy the artist and Jensen Gallery, Sydney

Four international artists who work in constructed photography will feature in an exhibition opening at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Saturday 1 March.

27 February 2014

A new program has been launched at The University of Queensland to tackle the under-representation of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at university and in the top tiers of academic achievement.

26 February 2014

Federal and State Governments should ensure The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is accessible to all families, the program’s founder told a conference in Sydney yesterday (20 February).

21 February 2014
Classic lines from ancient poetry to melt the heart of your lover this Valentine's Day.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, UQ Chair of Classics and Ancient History Professor Alastair Blanshard turns to the past to offer classic lines to melt the heart of your valentine.

11 February 2014