Kuranda tree frog.

A Queensland biologist, who has spent the past 15 years studying frog and reptile evolution, is about to embark on one of his most ambitious projects to date - attempting to rediscover a species that "vanished'' almost 30 years ago.

7 August 2012

Potential students passionate about a career in Agriculture, Animals, Veterinary Science or Agribusiness should head to the UQ Gatton Open Day on Sunday 19 August from 9.30am – 3pm.

7 August 2012

Food, farming and fashion are just a taste of what five University of Queensland (UQ) students will experience at this year’s Ekka.

6 August 2012
Carved female figure, before 1950, 240 x 30 x 35cm, wood, sago plant fibre, store bought paint
Morobe province, Papua New Guinea

An exhibition exploring the colour 'red' marks the opening of an exciting new gallery space for The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum.

1 August 2012
Linde Ivimey ‘Thumper (Self portrait)’ 2009. Steel armature, acrylic resin, dyed cotton, natural and acrylic fibre, woven chicken and turkey vertebrae, fish bones. Private collection, Melbourne.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane and Gould Galleries, Melbourne

A major survey of sculptural works by Sydney-based artist Linde Ivimey will open at The University of Queensland Art Museum on November 3, 2012.

26 July 2012

Teresa Tang from Brisbane State High School in Queensland has won the International Brain Bee championship (IBB) held in Cape Town, South Africa this week.

25 July 2012
Prospective students at UQ St Lucia Open Day 2011

Learning how to plan a successful QTAC application, hearing about scholarships and exchange opportunities and getting tips from current university students are all options for anyone attending the UQ St Lucia Open Day this Sunday (August 5).

23 July 2012
A 1918 photo from the UQ Women's Hockey Club.

The first women’s hockey club in Queensland celebrates 100 years of history with a centennial ball this August.

19 July 2012

The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology welcomes leading academics from around the world to its first International Conference on BioNano Innovation in July.

18 July 2012
Conductor Simone Young will lead the Australian Youth Orchestra's first Brisbane concert in seven years.

The University of Queensland is supporting the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) for their first appearance in Brisbane in seven years as their July concert partner.

17 July 2012
Helen Stallman and her daughter Monique both graduated from UQ on the same day.

For Dr Helen Stallman, her graduation next Tuesday is about more than receiving her PhD, it is the fulfillment of a special promise she made many years ago with her daughter.

17 July 2012
From left, Claire Mohr, Steve Ashburn and Tara Malcom dress in red for last year's TIME Red Party.

Medical students from The University of Queensland are throwing two big events to help share a message they feel is extremely important - that HIV/AIDS can affect anyone.

16 July 2012
Wawiriya Burton(Australia, 1928) Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia
'Ngayuku ngura - My country' 2009, Amata, South Australia
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
152 x 122 cm 
d’Auvergne Boxall Bequest Fund 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
© Wawiriya Burton, Courtesy of Tjala Arts

The Art Gallery of South Australia’s travelling exhibition Desert Country offers an oasis of colour when it opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on 4 August 2012.

13 July 2012

If you're planning to attend university in 2013, you can meet with expert advisers from The University of Queensland (UQ) at Australia’s largest tertiary studies expo next weekend.

13 July 2012

The relevance of the modern Olympic Games – from war truces to the celebration of athletes - will come under scrutiny at a meeting of Olympic scholars that starts today.

6 July 2012

In celebration of NAIDOC Week this week, International House students from The University of Queensland are joining forces with 16-17 year-old Indigenous youths to increase the number of Indigenous students in tertiary education from just 1.3 per...

4 July 2012

NAIDOC Week, from 1–8 July 2012, is an opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to join together to recognise the valuable contribution Indigenous people make to Australia’s national identity.

4 July 2012

American Studies scholars from Australia, New Zealand and around the world converge in Brisbane today to discuss topics ranging from cultural history to the American dream.

2 July 2012
Five entrepreneurial UQ students are attending a four-week summer camp in Korea.

Today, five budding entrepreneurs from The University of Queensland join students from around the world to tackle global challenges together at a Korean summer camp.

2 July 2012
The collections of Father John Ward features in a new book.

A Caboolture collection of curios and spiritual artefacts gathered by an eccentric British Freemason will go on show this weekend, and is featured in a new history book.

29 June 2012