Opposition to a major dam north of Brisbane divided communities and also brought them together, a researcher from The University of Queensland discovered.

15 May 2012
Mother and daughter, Elena Block and Elena Escalante-Block, both study journalism at UQ.

Elena Escalante-Block, 21, doesn’t have to wait for mother’s day to spend time with her mum - she just has to go to uni.

11 May 2012

Queensland mums are being given the opportunity to have their voices heard on maternity care in Queensland.

1 May 2012
Andrew Harvey with advisors Dr Sean Rintel and Dr Richard Fitzgerald

Meters displaying live data on home electricity consumption have become commonplace in recent years, but researchers are now seeking ways to deliver even more useful information to householders.

30 April 2012

In a first of its kind, The University of Queensland is conducting an Australia-wide study of the relinquishment of care in the disability sector.

29 April 2012
Female cassowary with satellite transmitter on her upper leg.

Wildlife researchers say they are making the cassowary conservation dollar go further by tracking the birds with satellite tags.

24 April 2012
Catherine Drummond … working in Rwanda at a "unique, transitory time"

UQ students are working around the globe in the midst of important legal, political and diplomatic events, after taking up internships with organisations such as NATO and the United Nations.

23 April 2012

With aquaculture on track to overtake global fisheries, a new aquaculture book from The University of Queensland will help industry and students look to the future.

13 April 2012

The University of Queensland will mark National Archaeology Week (May 15-21) with a public lecture by one of the world’s experts on human evolution.

13 April 2012
Brooke Wylie, left, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard... "since high school I have always been really interested in politics," says Brooke.

It’s a long way from Brooke Wylie’s sleepy hometown to Canberra’s halls of power, but the UQ journalism graduate has her dream job — and it sometimes means bringing a sleeping bag to work.

11 April 2012

All University of Queensland undergraduate students are being given the opportunity to add an international focus to their degrees.

29 March 2012
Renee Zahnow and Andrew Clarke have both won School of Social Science prizes for their Honours theses

University of Queensland Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), assistants Renee Zahnow and Andrew Clarke have both won School of Social Science prizes for their Honours theses.

21 March 2012

Can a little bird tell us who will win in Ashgrove? Analysis of Twitter streams can provide clues to electoral outcomes, according to University of Queensland Masters research student Frances Manfield.

21 March 2012

UQ students and members of the wider community are currently being recruited for a unique archaeological fieldwork experience taking place in Africa in July.

13 March 2012
The Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) conference

The University of Queensland will be represented by a delegation attending the Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) conference in March this year.

5 March 2012

MUCH of the formal interaction between international aid agencies and local officials in countries where they work can be seen as “performance”, according to new research published by a University of Queensland anthropology lecturer.

29 February 2012

Today is UNESCO World Radio Day, the day to celebrate radio broadcast, improve international cooperation among radio broadcasters and encourage decision-makers to create and provide access to information through radio, including community radios.

13 February 2012

Queensland mums who received continuity of carer during their pregnancy, labour and birth have the highest rates of satisfaction according to work by UQ’s Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies (QCMB).

7 February 2012

Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their teams’ pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault?

1 February 2012
Dr Dan Angus has been appointed as an inter-school Research Fellow with the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering  and the School of Journalism and Communication.

Dr Dan Angus began his academic career looking at ants. Now he’s a very busy bee buzzing between two Schools at The University of Queensland (UQ).

25 January 2012