University of Queensland research into the world's most deadly influenza pandemic in 1918 has shed light on a major medical mystery.

15 November 2011

Researchers from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), Harvard University and RocheNimblegen Inc. have developed a new method for examining genetic information that reveals clues to understanding gene structure and activity in the body.

14 November 2011

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers are working with the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) to create Australia's first "advanced technology" coal terminals' project at Dudgeon Point on the Central Queensland coast.

14 November 2011

Professor Luiz Costa Lima, of Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro, will present a public lecture and feature in a one-day symposium at UQ this week.

10 November 2011

The Qantas grounding that saw 98,000 passengers disrupted and 108 aircrafts immobilised is having a negative impact on an already struggling Australian tourism industry, according to an expert from The University of Queensland.

3 November 2011

A sports program delivered by a volunteer group of pre-service teachers from UQ's School of Human Movement Studies (HMS) provided welcome relief to flood-affected children of Graceville State School in September.

3 November 2011
Antarctic adventurer Dr Alf Howard is honoured with a special UQ Library exhibition marking his 100th birthday in 2006. Dr Anna Bemrose (right) curated the exhibition.

The achievements of the late Antarctic explorer and much-loved UQ staff member Dr Alf Howard AM have been brought to life in a new book.

1 November 2011

This year has seen a significant increase in the number of students studying a language at The University of Queensland – skyrocketing to over 3,500 enrolments.

31 October 2011

The beauty and majesty of birds in flight has long captured the attention of artists and photographers.

28 October 2011
The late Richard Pollett, UQ Music Masters degree candidate and 2010 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year winner

UQ Music piano student and 2010 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year, Oliver She, will perform in the Australian Premiere of Selenite City at the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra's 20/21 series this...

26 October 2011
Euan Macleod's Boat in desert (2007). Private collection

Two decades of work by an Archibald Prize winner will be on display when the latest exhibition opens at the UQ Art Museum this weekend.

26 October 2011

The UQ Art Museum will be seen in a new light when a special performance takes place at St Lucia early next month.

26 October 2011

Australia’s newest pipe organ will have completed a 16,000km journey when it’s played for the first time at UQ on Sunday.

20 October 2011

Deep-reef coral grows more prosperously in very little sunlight researchers at The University of Queensland and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies have found.

19 October 2011

New research by The University of Queensland and the University of Exeter has found that cyclone activity is clustered instead of random, as was previously thought, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human...

19 October 2011
Dr Tim Lovell, Dr Victoria Kopetz and Professor Andrew Abell

The innovators behind commercialising a world-first drug that delays the formation and growth of cataracts have been named the 2011 winners of The University of Queensland Business School’s $100,000 Enterprize competition.

14 October 2011

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month observed internationally during October, Australian university research commercialisation company, UniQuest, will be promoting three potential new treatments for the disease, along with 100 other biotechnology...

14 October 2011

The University of Queensland (UQ) has strengthened its ties with an international organisation that is at the forefront of energy related research with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

12 October 2011

UQ research has shown that a new court model is restoring faith in the justice system for vulnerable defendants, including the homeless and those suffering from mental health difficulties.

7 October 2011

The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will next week host a leading US director who has used the bard to reach out to prison inmates.

7 October 2011