A delegation from Washington State University in Pullman, USA visited UQ this month to strengthen existing relationships and explore opportunities for joint research collaboration and possible funding.

12 August 2011

A new memorandum of understanding between UQ and the Mexican government will shed new light on the best ways to tackle obesity, including childhood obesity, and chronic disease.

12 August 2011

Fancy trying to condense an 80,000 word thesis into a 180 second speech?

5 August 2011
Chong Lu from Beijing International Studies University completed a Master of Arts in Philosophy at UQ through a unique partnership between the two universities.

Graduation usually heralds the return home to family and loved ones for international students who have been studying in Australia.

5 August 2011

University of Queensland Professor of ecology and mathematics Hugh Possingham will this week embark on a tour of Asia to share with international scientists and decision-makers some practical tools to solve global conservation conundrums.

2 August 2011

The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) will further strengthen their research ties with China following the opening in Shanghai today of a joint laboratory dedicated to exploring how genes...

2 August 2011

UniQuest and The University of Queensland (UQ) are delivering tailored leadership courses to more than 150 delegates from Africa, the Pacific and Papua New Guinea

20 July 2011

A school oval in Vanuatu was transformed into a makeshift dental clinic during a recent visit by a volunteer team from The University of Queensland.

15 July 2011

The University of Queensland has strengthened its academic, government and alumni links during a recent tour of Indonesia.

12 July 2011
Lucy Bechtel (right) with members of The Global Sunrise at UQ

A University of Queensland graduate is playing her part in an ambitious solar energy project in Africa.

12 July 2011

Groupers may be able to limit the invasion of lionfish on Caribbean coral reefs, according to new research conducted by The University of Queensland (UQ).

6 July 2011

Software developed by a University of Queensland researcher is part of an international experiment that could transform the construction of quantum computers.

30 June 2011
(L-R) Tosca Santoso, winner of the individual award in 2010, Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield AO, activist Professor David Bellamy OBE and Sharad Sharma, representative of World Comics India, winner of organisation award 2010

Over 50 nominations from 22 countries have been received for The University of Queensland 2011 Communication for Social Change Award, which closed on Friday, 24 June.

29 June 2011

University of Queensland undergraduate engineering students will apply their innovation and skills to ensure a floating village in South East Asia has access to a sanitary waste management system.

23 June 2011

The University of Queensland is advancing its international engagement activities with the development of a formal strategy to expand highly valued linkages and partnerships with American businesses, government bodies, universities and alumni.

23 June 2011
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC with staff at the University of Danang-University of Queensland English Language Institute (UD-UQ ELI) (top) and presenting Dr Pham Thi Hong Nhung an Australian Government Endeavour Executive Award during her visit to Vietnam in May 2011.

The breadth of The University of Queensland's (UQ) activities in Vietnam was observed first-hand by the Governor-General, Dr Quentin Bryce AC, during her recent visit to the country - the first by an Australian Governor-General.

21 June 2011
The Northern Territory is one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations. Image Cameron McCool

An international expert has highlighted the importance of the Chinese tourism market at a recent symposium hosted by The University of Queensland.

20 June 2011
Coral reef monitoring in the Solomon Islands

A multidisciplinary team from The University of Queensland have produced a new book to help promote sustainability in the Solomon Islands.

17 June 2011

Students from Brisbane State High School were presented with prizes donated by UQ's TC Beirne School of Law at the International Humanitarian Law Paper Presentation Competition held at the Federal Court of Australia recently.

15 June 2011

Co-creator of the cervical cancer vaccine Professor Ian Frazer has just finished a two-and-a-half-week tour of South-East Asia in an effort to promote and showcase Australian scientific research.

1 June 2011