A mother holding a young toddler in her arms

New mums can access free online self-care resources to help them cope with the challenges of motherhood, as part of an ongoing research trial by The University of Queensland.

31 May 2022
A group of students walks on the St Lucia campus

The University of Queensland is embracing National Reconciliation Week and its theme for 2022, ‘Be Brave, Make Change.’

30 May 2022
UQ's new online course will be open and free to anyone. Adobe

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
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
Professor Alex Haslam AM honoured for his service to tertiary education. Supplied

Experts in the fields of medicine and psychology are among University of Queensland staff and alumni recognised in the 2022 Australia Day honours.

27 January 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
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Female students who are the first in the family to attend university are much more likely to suffer mental health issues compared to their male counterparts, research has revealed.

16 December 2021
Boy holding head of broccoli

University of Queensland researchers are collaborating with an extensive range of health professionals to re-design and improve strategies to prevent childhood obesity.

1 December 2021
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A senior lecturer at The University of Queensland is gaining international attention for his innovative efforts to change tertiary level teaching and learning with the help of artificial intelligence.

5 November 2021
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As a teenager Jemima Hutton never dreamed that she would go to university, let alone study medicine at The University of Queensland.

4 November 2021
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University of Queensland lecturer Stuart Middleton is happy to be “a bit of a goose” in an effort to engage his students.

3 November 2021
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Champions of inclusive education have been celebrated at this year’s University of Queensland Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

2 November 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
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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
2022 Queensland Rhodes Scholar Tahlia Smith

University of Queensland alumnus Tahlia Smith will be heading to Oxford after being named Queensland's 2022 Rhodes Scholar.

27 October 2021
Amritesh Kumar Maurya with his parents

An Indian student who grew up in a slum in Delhi will have access to an international education thanks to The University of Queensland’s partnership with Asha – an Indian non-profit organisation which improves the lives of slum dwellers.

21 April 2021
Jack Wang studies three test tubes in a holder in a laboratory

A University of Queensland microbiologist with a unique teaching approach has been announced as the University Teacher of the Year by Universities Australia.

25 February 2021
Tom Aechtner

A leading University of Queensland academic is using his research to improve vaccination rates across the country.

17 December 2020
Group of students sit in UQ Great Court.

The University of Queensland will offer up to 10 scholarships annually for students from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, with the first intake expected in Semester 1 next year.

14 December 2020