The University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj today congratulated the sixteen Queensland finalists of the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards.

2 November 2012
The winning entry of the 2012 POLSIS International Photography Competition.

An animated film on the theme of overconsumption and a striking image from the West Bank have taken top honours at the 2012 Photography Competition organised by the School of Political Science and International Studies.

2 November 2012
UQ Vice Chancellor Peter Høj congratulates Information Technology Services Network Operations and Incident Response Manager Chris Teakle for his 25-year service at the University.

Staff who began work at UQ 25 years ago - about the same time as email arrived on campus - were honoured for their long service last month.

2 November 2012

It is only fitting that a University of Queensland lecturer who developed a course ranked in the world's top 10 university courses in conflict resolution be recognised for his teaching excellence.

30 October 2012
Joannah Underhill and Dr Nick Hamilton. Photo: Clare Smith, Lucid Photography

A year-long collaboration between an artist who survived cancer and a scientific imaging expert has resulted in a series of stunning artworks that will be on show on Friday, November 2 at The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular...

29 October 2012
Top row (left to right): Dr Sebastian Kaempf, Mr Michael Jennings, Dr Ann Peterson. Bottom row (left to right): Dr Gwen Lawrie, Dr Carlie Driscoll, Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq and Dr Pamela Meredith

A group of outstanding teachers has been recognised at The University of Queensland’s 2012 UQ Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards ceremony tonight.

29 October 2012

A project based at The University of Queensland is helping women who have survived breast cancer to lose weight and live healthier, longer lives.

26 October 2012
DVD cover of The Magic Glasses, which aims to improve child health in China and the Philippines

Almost $1.5 million in funding has been awarded to researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) who are working to reduce one of the world’s most common chronic infections.

25 October 2012

Leading minds in nanotechnology, medicine, environmental engineering and academia were honoured by the University of Queensland (UQ) at its annual alumni awards ceremony in Brisbane on Tuesday night.

25 October 2012
Dr Perach Nuriel's image, which appears on the cover of the October issue of Geology magazine

Research conducted by Dr Perach Nuriel has featured on the cover of the October issue of Geology magazine published by The Geological Society of America.

23 October 2012
From left to right: Ms Jane Malady, Research Development Manager; Mr Hayato Nagai; Dr Jan Packer, RHD Coordinator; Ms Kuan Lee; and Ms Jianyu Ma

Data collection, time management and coping strategies for negative emotions were some of the topics covered at the recent UQ School of Tourism Research Higher Degree (RHD) Colloquium.

23 October 2012

Two University of Queensland researchers have been awarded a $75,000 Ramaciotti Foundations’ grant at a gala dinner last night in Brisbane

17 October 2012
Tim Paris from the University of Western Sydney has won the 2012 Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman competition hosted by UQ yesterday.

Tim Paris from the University of Western Sydney has beaten 42 competitors from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Fiji to win the 2012 Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman competition hosted by UQ yesterday.

12 October 2012

The University of Queensland Chancellor John Story has been awarded the 2012 Gold Medal by the Queensland division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

12 October 2012

The University of Queensland is now ranked fifth in the world in the area of environment and ecology and has further improved its rankings in the world's top 100 universities in another world university ranking system announced this week.

11 October 2012
UQ's Dr Andrew Phillips wins the Crisp Prize for his first political science book.

The University of Queensland’s Dr Andrew Phillips has been awarded the Crisp Prize for his first book ‘War, Religion and Empire’, (Cambridge University Press).

11 October 2012

University of Queensland writer, Dr Kim Wilkins, celebrated her 2,000,000 written word recently, with the publication of her latest novel Lighthouse Bay.

11 October 2012

It is often said there are no short cuts to success and 2011 Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman champion and UQ PhD student Matthew Thompson is proof there is no substitute for preparation.

8 October 2012
UQ graduate Angela Slatter is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award. Photo: David Pollitt

Brisbane writer Angela Slatter is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award, putting her work in the company of international bestselling authors Stephen King and Neil Gaiman.

8 October 2012

The University of Queensland Business School has been named as one of the top 30 worldwide in The Economist’s 2012 ranking of full-time MBA programs.

4 October 2012