University of Queensland research has found children who have been abused or neglected are likely to struggle academically during adolescence.

22 December 2010
David LaMotte. Image: Johnno Chen

Recent UQ graduate and former Rotary World Peace Fellow David LaMotte has been appointed to a prestigious committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize nominees.

21 December 2010
UQ student Sebastian Thomas, who has received a Prime Minister's Australia Asia Award to work on climate change policy in Borneo

Blue Carbon projects in Borneo, better support for parents of children with autism, and Australia's relationship with China are UQ research projects to be explored in 2011, thanks to scholarships awarded by the Prime Minister.

8 December 2010

The Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies (CCCS) will present a public lecture entitled "Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work" on December 9 at UQ.

6 December 2010
Jo Sampford with Dr Jose Ramos-Horta

International Relations student Jo Sampford never guessed that attending a small Tuesday-night Oxfam forum in Brisbane would lead to working in the office of Timorese President and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Jose Ramos-Horta.

6 December 2010
Playing football in Ghana

Playing Djembe and football with some Ghanaian friends was an enjoyable part of Charles Hunt's recent research trip to West Africa.

6 December 2010

Computer science experts from Australia and China will discuss issues faced by both countries when a UQ summit takes place next week.

26 November 2010

World-first trials aimed at eliminating dengue fever are set to begin in Cairns.

25 November 2010

Australia’s first science and technology focused Confucius Institute will be officially opened at The University of Queensland (UQ) today (Friday, 19 November 2010).

19 November 2010

UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law is offering a new student exchange option from 2011 with the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna in Austria.

17 November 2010
UQ student Imogen Smith in the Atacama Desert in Chile

University of Queensland students wanting to broaden their horizons need look no further than the UQ Union complex at St Lucia

15 November 2010
Joseph Hongoh

Orphaned at the age of seven and one of only 10 at his school to complete year 12, Kenyan-born Joseph Hongoh has achieved some impressive goals, both academically and in the community.

15 November 2010
Professor Melissa Little

UQ has received almost $29 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grants - the fourth-largest share of the $447.5 million awarded to institutions across Australia.

12 November 2010
Leonard M. Lodish, Ph.D. Vice Dean of Wharton Program for Social Impact and Leader and Co-Founder of the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum and Professor Iain Watson Academic Dean and Head of UQ Business School

University of Queensland Business School MBAs will work with their peers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US.

2 November 2010
Brisbane company RedFlow delivers a prototype zinc-bromine battery-based energy storage system

World-leading research into the application of large-scale electricity storage will begin at The University of Queensland early next year.

21 October 2010

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) technical expertise and cutting-edge research in unconventional gas resources, like coal seam gas, has attracted the attention of the single largest importer of liquefied natural gas in the world.

20 October 2010

Three University of Queensland students selected as delegates to promote cross-cultural relations with China attended the inaugural Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) earlier this month.

14 October 2010
Conducting fieldwork during the Advanced Rangeland Ecology course

Rangeland Management students from The University of Queensland were recently treated to good old fashioned ‘bush’ hospitality at Glenorn Station, Leonora WA, managed by Minara Resources Limited.

6 October 2010
UQ student Winnie Van with school children from the Fey y Alegria School in Peru

Seven UQ students have recently returned from the trip of a lifetime after volunteering in Peru.

4 October 2010

The Confucius Institute Headquarters has awarded a CI Fellowship in Chinese Studies to Dr Leong Ko from the UQ School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies.

4 October 2010