A chateaux in southern France on the Medieval Study Tour course itinerary.

A group of students from The University of Queensland will travel to southern France next July as part of a course in medieval history.

10 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

Two new programs that are being offered by The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Faculty of Arts in 2011 are designed to give graduates a competitive edge.

4 November 2010
A still from Comida Para Gatos (Food for Cats)

Film fans are invited to spend a day in northern Spain without leaving UQ.

29 October 2010

Think you can tell when people are lying? After decades of accepted methods for detecting lies, communications PhD student Edward Reynolds may have a case for challenging those tactics.

20 September 2010
'Zen Garden' one of the student installations for PARK(ing) Day 2010.

On Friday, September 17, around 100 UQ architecture students will transform 20 parking bays at the St Lucia campus into creative public spaces as part of a one day global event called PARK(ing) Day.

16 September 2010

Salsa into Queen Street Mall on Saturday, September 11, for Oxfam UQ’s Dance for Your World 2010 Performance Day show.

2 September 2010
Katee Dean, Ryan Taddeucci and Meg White, new undergraduate interns at the Antiquities Museum

Students at The University of Queensland are exploring ancient Rome without having to leave the St Lucia campus.

16 August 2010
The top 25 photo, currently on display in Melbourne’s Federation Square

An image of a tiny bird from a remote island in British Columbia has seen a UQ researcher shortlisted for a top photography prize.

13 August 2010
Three generations of UQ graduates: Joshua Keyes-Liley, who received his BA yesterday, with his parents Mary Keyes and William Liley, and grandmothers Lynette Keyes (left) and Margaret Liley.

WHEN Joshua Keyes-Liley received his Bachelor of Arts this week, he was the fourth generation of his family to receive a degree from The University of Queensland.

22 July 2010
Winner Tyson Cooke and Director of NOPE, Harry Samson

Maroochydore State High School student Tyson Cooke will be riding with more than just pedal power, after winning an electric bike at a UQ careers day held last week.

21 July 2010

Two UQ drama students will be perfecting their “play doctor” skills and adding to their dramaturgical toolbox as interns at Playwriting Australia’s national script workshop.

22 June 2010
Students Jocelyn Farebrothere, Joel Wright and Tess Millerick participate in group work with lecturer Dr Katelyn Barney

By setting group work and encouraging deep thinking, UQ’s Dr Liz Mackinlay and Dr Katelyn Barney hope to implement reconciliation in a practical way.

28 May 2010

And it’s happening in The Hive, a new student collaborative space in the library named by UQ first-years Tara Burton and Shaun Restorick-Barton.

19 May 2010
Sticky Fingers by Karishma Patel, one of last year's winning entries

Following last year’s success, UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies is delighted to launch the 2010 International Photography Competition.

19 May 2010

The University of Queensland's Confucius Institute hosted the heats of an international Chinese language and knowledge competition last week.

19 May 2010
Zuzana Petovska on fieldwork in the Tiwi Islands

UQ’s Rotary Peace Fellows will present their experiences of contemporary peacebuilding during their annual seminar on May 22nd.

17 May 2010
Journalisim students Kim Smith and Adam Evans interview Brenda Nadjiwan at World Press Freedom Day

UQ students will take advantage of a rare opportunity to speak with and learn from world-renowned journalists when they cover World Press Freedom Day, held at the St Lucia campus from May 1-3.

30 April 2010