Australia has maintained its overall ranking at eighth position in the second annual Universitas 21 assessment, which compares the quality of higher education systems in 50 countries.

9 May 2013

The University of Queensland has more specialised fields of research “well above world standard” than any other Australian university, according to the landmark Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment released today.

6 December 2012

New approaches to cancer treatment and improved nickel mining output were the winning ideas from the grand final of UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition held at The University of Queensland on September 4.

10 September 2012

Journalism students from The University of Queensland are ramping up their political reporting skills as they cover the Queensland State Election for a weekly half-hour webcast – Y Vote.

15 March 2012
Professor Matt Brown (Director of the UQ Diamantina Institute) talks with Professor Ian Frazer (CEO of the TRI) and Premier Anna Bligh about UQDI’s state-of-the-art genomics facilities

The vision of a specialised centre to better understand and treat head and neck cancers will come to fruition — thanks to $15 million funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, the Queensland Government and the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

9 March 2012
Right hind foot of Rhoetosaurus brownei. Photo: Jay Nair and Dr Steve Salisbury, The University of Queensland.

Research by palaeontologists from The University of Queensland is revealing exciting new insights into one of Australia's most important dinosaur fossils.

6 March 2012
Laura-Jane Dunne and Pat Clark, Down Syndrome Ireland CEO at the launch of Latch-On in the Republic of Ireland.

The University of Queensland has taken a significant step in introducing its highly successful literacy program, Latch-On, to the world beyond Australia.

5 March 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) in conjunction with the State Library of Queensland will once again put a spotlight on local and global architecture culture, as part of the 2012 Asia Pacific Design Library (APDL) Lecture Series.

5 March 2012

A network of six complementary transmission electron microscope facilities will be funded through the Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Projects scheme for 2012 announced yesterday.

2 November 2011

UQ Accommodation Services have produced a new series of videos to help students navigate the rental process with ease.

14 July 2011

Teamwork activities by 1800 University of Queensland health students are providing a boost to charities here and overseas.

20 May 2011
Professor Craig Franklin studying crocs in far north Queensland

Professor Craig Franklin has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Experimental Biology, a leading publication in the field of comparative animal physiology.

10 March 2011
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu

The University of Queensland will receive $33.32 million in federal government research funding through 94 successful Australian Research Council Discovery Projects grants announced yesterday.

26 October 2010
Dr Shelley Dole

The University of Queensland has cemented its position as home to Australia’s best teachers, today adding three more national teaching awards to its collection.

29 September 2010

University of Queensland research is set to bring readily available hydrogen power one step closer to reality.

28 September 2010
Dr Chamindie Punyadeera

A University of Queensland (UQ) research project aims to detect, prevent and manage heart disease using a simple saliva test.

28 September 2010

The University of Queensland has awarded the contract to install its $7.75 million, 1.2megawatt photovoltaic solar array to Brisbane firm Ingenero Pty Ltd.

24 June 2010

The Queensland Government has signed an agreement with The University of Queensland (UQ) to establish Australia's most modern dairy research facility at Gatton.

22 April 2010