A $16 million research centre combining education, psychology and neuroscience to improve learning outcomes was launched at the University of Queensland this week. The Science of Learning Research Centre is an Australian Research Council...

29 November 2013
Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellow Professor Peter Holbrook.

The University of Queensland’s Professor Peter Holbrook is among 28 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

25 November 2013

A collective effort by a group of UQ students to write a book of short, awkward love stories is quickly attracting international attention.

25 November 2013

Exciting new research collaborations in areas ranging from the arts to zoology are under way between The University of Queensland and The University of Western Australia.

22 November 2013
Budding film-makers and actors at the St Lucia Campus Kindergarten.

Movie stars and film-makers as young as three are heading for the big screen, with their very own film festival at The University of Queensland.

20 November 2013
Katharine Gelber: Discrimination risk

Australia is at risk of an increase in discrimination, a University of Queensland Professor warns.

15 November 2013
Humboldt Foundation Research Award, Tim Mehigan

A University of Queensland researcher has received a prestigious Humboldt Foundation Research Award for his work in the field of German Studies.

14 November 2013
UQ's new $1.5 million student space.

University of Queensland School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management students have a new space to develop their skills using innovative, collaborative technology.

12 November 2013

Why are humans the peculiar creatures that we are? How did we become so different from other animals? How, in fact, are we different?

5 November 2013

The artist Nell has taken out one of the Australia's most prestigious art prizes, winning The University of Queensland National Artists" Self-Portrait Prize 2013.

18 October 2013

Cinema buffs and lovers of Latin American culture are invited to experience the stories, landscape and beauty of Latin America at the 2013 Brisbane Latin American Film Festival.

18 October 2013
Jacqui Stockdale‘Selfie’ 2013Duratrans and lightbox100 x 50 x 9 cmCourtesy of the artist and Helen Gorie Galerie, Melbourne

The winner of The University of Queensland’s 2013 National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize will be announced on Friday (18 October).

14 October 2013

While most Queenslanders are all too aware of the impact natural disasters can have on their lives and the community, new research being carried out at The University of Queensland’s School of Social Science aims to investigate the specific impact...

14 October 2013
Exotic lies and sacred ties (the heart that conceals, the tongue that never reveals) 2008installation: pastel, pencil, glitter, Swarovski crystal and wash on paper, framed, with mosaic china, taxidermy and painted wood 325 x 325 x 130 cm variableCollection of The University of Queensland, purchased 2009

A decade of artwork by leading contemporary artist Danie Mellor is the focus of The University of Queensland Art Museum exhibition Danie Mellor: Exotic Lies Sacred Ties, opening on 31 January 2014.

3 October 2013

Creativity and genius are commonly seen as attributes of an individual, but new research indicates the role played by the surrounding group may be just as important.

3 October 2013
Professor Maree Smith . . . has two game-changing pain therapies close to being available on the global market

A vaccine against cervical cancer, a global parenting program, new forms of pain relief, better yielding crops and improved medical imaging are some of many high-impact outcomes of University of Queensland research.

19 September 2013

Medical student Jiang He is part of an emerging link between his Chinese university and The University of Queensland.

18 September 2013

Three University of Queensland media experts bring to light the ways individuals’ lives are invaded in the digital age in a documentary focused on surveillance issues that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange raises.

16 September 2013
Denise Green, ‘#1 Blue Wash’ 1996 (full caption in article).

A major collection of artworks by Australian-born artist Denise Green AM has been donated to The University of Queensland.

6 September 2013
UQ Latin American expert and lecturer in Spanish Dr Roberto Esposto has had his book in Spanish launched in Buenos Aires.

A University of Queensland lecturer has broken new literary ground as the first Australian scholar to have a book launched at the prestigious Argentine Academy of Letters.

23 August 2013