Anthony McCall ‘Line Describing a Cone’ 1973 Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition, ‘Into the Light: The Projected Image in American Art 1964–1977’ 2001 16mm film. Duration 30 minutes Photo: Henry Graber © Anthony McCall

A leading international expert in film history and film studies will deliver The University of Queensland’s 2014 Daphne Mayo Lecture, ‘Cinema after Film: A Poetics of Obsolescence?’ on Wednesday 8 October.

7 October 2014
Elisa Jane Carmichael’s ‘Sandstone rocks and tree trunks’ 2013, ink on paper.  Reproduced courtesy of the artist.

The untouched beauty of Queensland’s Idalia National Park has inspired a series of works by emerging artist Elisa Jane Carmichael, currently on display at The University of Queensland.

17 September 2014

University of Queensland researchers have appeared at the United Nations in New York today to speak about the responsibility of UN member states to protect their people from atrocities.

8 September 2014
The app will make it easier for young people to get quick and accessible help

A University of Queensland project to develop a smartphone app to prevent Indigenous youth suicide in the State has received more than $800,000 from the Federal Government.

1 September 2014
The Honey and the Bunny by Karla Dickens.

The University of Queensland’s Great Court will be filled with challenging artworks for the Courting Blakness art installation next month.

28 August 2014
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)  Born 1471 Nuremberg, Germany. Lived and worked Nuremberg and Venice, Italy. Died 1528 Nuremberg.  Melencolia I 1514  engraving on paper  image 23.8 x 18.6 cm  sheet 24.1 x 18.7 cm  Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Morgan Thomas Bequest Fund 1962.

Five hundred years after the celebrated artist Albrecht Dürer produced his Melencolia I engraving, the historic work will be the centrepiece of an exhibition at The University of Queensland Art Museum.

25 August 2014
University of Queensland Press has released a 10th anniversary edition of cult classic Pig City.

University of Queensland Press has released a 10th anniversary edition of author Andrew Stafford’s cult classic, Pig City.

17 July 2014

Young Australian women are ignoring the dangers of excessive drinking and consuming more alcohol than their mothers did at the same age.

1 July 2014

A University of Queensland study has shown that families can be more effective in protecting children from bullying than school-based strategies alone.

1 July 2014
Sydney Opera House

University of Queensland music student John Rotar has been selected to write a piece of music to replace the traditional cue bells in the Sydney Opera House.

30 June 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio joined UQ's Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg at an international conference about oceans.

The University of Queensland’s acclaimed marine biologist Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg has joined US President Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio at an international conference on ways to protect the world’s oceans.

19 June 2014
UQ’s Associate Professor Charles Claudianos is leading a study that will help unravel the genetic basis of autism.

University of Queensland researchers have led a study that will help unravel the genetic mystery of autism and, for the first time, help diagnose children under two years of age with the disorder.

5 June 2014
This ancient memorial tablet from a household slave will be part of the display.

Tombstones and other memorials to the dead bring life to some of the more interesting residents of ancient Greece and Rome at an exhibition opening in Brisbane this week.

4 June 2014
UQ Alumnus and literary giant David Malouf is celebrating turning 80 with a series of public events on June 6 and 7.

University of Queensland alumnus and Australian literary legend David Malouf is celebrating his 80th birthday – and UQ is hosting the party.

4 June 2014
Researcher Hosam Mamoon Zowawi said the ‘phantom’ superbugs were found during a region-wide collaborative study on superbugs.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Middle East which is cloaking itself in genetic material to avoid detection and placing the population at increased risk of deadly infections.

2 June 2014
The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The University of Queensland Chorale and The St Peter’s Chorale will perform a trio of masterpieces at QPAC this Sunday.

The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The University of Queensland Chorale and special guests The St Peter’s Chorale will perform a trio of masterpieces at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre this Sunday.

28 May 2014
Sunshine Coast author Pat Flynn's new book is out now.

Sunshine Coast-based author Pat Flynn serves up another round of teen humour in his latest book, Don’t Kiss Girls and other silly stories, published by University of Queensland Press.

27 May 2014
UQ project aims to strengthen relationships between schools and communities.

Student performance on tests should not be the only criteria for judging schools, according to a University of Queensland-led project in Bundaberg, Childers and Gin Gin.

26 May 2014

A University of Queensland study shows Facebook is one of the alcohol industry’s key promotional tools, sparking concerns about inadequate regulation of alcohol marketing on social media.

20 May 2014

One of Australia’s most influential commercial galleries of the 1960s is the subject of an exhibition opening at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Saturday, 31 May.

19 May 2014