a group of people stand in a circle under trees with eyes closed

A program linking sleep science and traditional knowledge is being expanded to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in regional Indigenous communities.

5 September 2023
A picture separated into four equal sections showing headshots of First Nations musical artists.

Deadly Noize is set to showcase First Nations artists in four hours of live music at The University of Queensland.

30 July 2022
UQ's six Indigenous Design Principles in a black and white design, a bit like a flower

A visionary long-term project will embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander design values on University of Queensland campuses, reshaping them over time to better recognise and celebrate Indigenous connections.

22 June 2022
A group of students walks on the St Lucia campus

The University of Queensland is embracing National Reconciliation Week and its theme for 2022, ‘Be Brave, Make Change.’

30 May 2022
Cassandra Algy Nimarra and Professor Felicity Meakins documenting the Indigenous language Gurindji. Image: Jennifer Green

UQ’s Professor Felicity Meakins describes her childhood as “free range”, having grown up in a semi-rural area near Toowoomba.

7 March 2022
Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj, Professor Bronwyn Fredericks and Jack Manning Bancroft at the event welcoming AIME to UQ.

The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) will be available to University of Queensland students from this year, with the generous support of Simon Fenwick and the Fenwick Foundation.

10 March 2020

The second annual UQ NAIDOC Festival honouring the theme of Voice Treaty Truth will be held at The University of Queensland from 6-8 August.

31 July 2019
Baker Boy on stage. One performer is captured mid-flip, while another plays the didgeridoo, with the end of it pointing towards the camera.

Indigenous rapper Baker Boy will headline The University of Queensland’s inaugural NAIDOC Music Culture Art Festival, to be held on Thursday 2 August.

23 July 2018
A group of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys pose in yellow rugby uniforms. They are smiling.

More than 400 children got a taste for healthy living and university life through rugby league and netball matches at the Deadly Choices Junior Murri Carnival at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus this month.

12 July 2018

Traditional Aboriginal art, design, song and dance in central Australia will be the focus of The University of Queensland’s Diversity Week public lecture, Singing, Dancing and Painting Country, on Friday May 24.

20 May 2013

The University of Queensland has welcomed a Federal Government announcement of $67 million as part of a scheme to assist more students from disadvantaged backgrounds attend university.

20 December 2011

A mixture of relief and a touch of sadness are the emotions experienced by Indigenous arts/law student Zoë Cochrane as she readies for her UQ graduation ceremony in mid-December.

12 December 2011
ATSIS acting director Dr Col Dillon with Chair of the Australian Indigenous Education at the University of New South Wales, Professor Martin Nakata

Chair of the Australian Indigenous Education at the University of New South Wales, Professor Martin Nakata, visited UQ this month to share his experience and vision around Indigenous studies.

25 October 2011
Year 11 student Tiarna Cutmore at the UQ Gatton campus making the arm gesture used throughout the Which Way? It's My Future camp.

A focus on the future has been on the minds of 40 Indigenous students who took part in a camp held recently at The University of Queensland’s Gatton, Ipswich and St Lucia campuses.

18 July 2011

The University of Queensland (UQ) has confirmed its commitment to supporting educational and employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the appointment of a Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education) to lead all...

23 March 2011
Russell Lingwoodock with fellow Indigenous staff members Deborah Stiles (right) and Sherrilee Bailiee

The University of Queensland has signaled its continuing commitment to recruit and retain Indigenous staff by signing the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC).

22 February 2011

More than 80 deserving secondary students from schools across Queensland and northern New South Wales converged on The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus last Friday, February 11, to kick off the UQ Young Achievers Program.

10 February 2011
Professor Ian Lilley, “UQ’s Indiana Jones”.

A passion for researching early human settlements has taken archaeologist Professor Ian Lilley to some of the world’s most remote regions, and led to him being dubbed “UQ’s Indiana Jones”.

29 November 2010
Crocodile (detail) by unknown artist (1958). Ochres and resin on wood. Collection of The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum

The University of Queensland Art Museum will be swimming with crocodiles, sharks and the odd dugong for its next exhibition, and you’re encouraged to dive in for the experience.

24 August 2010
Doctor of Psychology student Katherine Williams, who was interviewed as part of the project

Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participation in postgraduate study is the aim of a recently launched UQ website.

21 July 2010