Jenny Max, a University of Queensland Masters of Communication (Communication for Social Change) student, has received a Prime Minister's Pacific-Australia (PMPA) Award in recognition of her leadership potential and academic achievements.

20 December 2011
Bobby Whitfield will become UQ's first masters graduate from Liberia at a ceremony on December 8

Next week Bobby Whitfield will become the first former Liberian refugee to have completed a master’s degree at The University of Queensland.

2 December 2011
Ali Rae (right) meeting the Sheikh during the opening gala of Festival of Thinkers

Ali Rae, 23, from the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC), is one of three UQ coursework masters' students selected to fly to Abu Dhabi in November to take part in the prestigious United Arab Emirates Festival of Thinkers.

15 November 2011

An arresting black and white image taken in Nepal has been awarded an annual photo prize organised by UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies.

14 November 2011

The University of Queensland's Advanced Study Program in Science (ASPinS) is celebrating a decade of a scheme designed to challenge and inspire the University’s brightest undergraduate science students.

8 November 2011

As part of World Teachers' Day celebrations, two University of Queensland teaching graduates were recently nominated for a Queensland College of Teachers excellence in teaching award.

27 October 2011
Severin Kaemmerer with Dr Anna Ciccarelli

17 year-old Severin Kaemmerer swapped the green hills of Bavaria for the Brisbane city skyline after coming second in ‘Jugend Forscht’ — Germany’s biggest youth science competition.

27 September 2011
Grooming and petting aggressive cats could assist with their rehabilitation, UQ research has found

Traumatised cats are getting another shot at rehabilitation thanks to a novel research method being explored at The University of Queensland.

12 September 2011
The 2010 winning entry "Children in Ghanzi" taken by Stephen McLoughlin in western Botswana

Entries are now being received for the annual World in Focus photography competition hosted by UQ's School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS).

24 August 2011
Masters student Sarah Zito (left) is working with the RSPCA studying the problem of homeless and unwanted pets

UQ’s Centre for Companion Animal Health has joined forces with the RSPCA to address the growing problem of homeless and unwanted pets.

22 August 2011
Researcher Shari Bonnette (left) with Melinda and Rob Tooze and their baby Chase

A new University of Queensland study is seeking the input of Australians living in rural and regional areas to discuss the challenges of childbirth.

15 August 2011

UQ undergraduate Sean Murphy has experienced first-hand how exciting scientific discoveries are often made by accident.

29 July 2011

On the day that Australia undertakes its national census The University of Queensland (UQ) will be performing its own head count.

28 July 2011
A UQ research project is looking at the "empty nest" syndrome and its effects on parents

Is your child over 18 and still living at home? If so, then UQ invites you to complete a short online survey to assist with new research.

20 July 2011
Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science Professor Stephen Walker and Head of the School of Veterinary Science Professor Jonathan Hill (centre) with students at the Gatton prizes ceremony

Outstanding science students based at UQ's Gatton campus were recognised for their achievements at a scholarships and prizes dinner last week.

7 June 2011
Journalism student Melody Pedler receives her award from John B Fairfax

Melody Pedler has become the second UQ student in three years to win the prestigious Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism.

27 May 2011
Adrian McAsey and Geoffrey Ewing, President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs Queensland Branch at the networking event

A group of University of Queensland students moved one step closer to landing their dream jobs at a professional networking event held in Brisbane recently.

27 May 2011
2010 Social Change Award winner Sharad Sharma

Nominations are open for the world’s only communication for social change award, offered by The University of Queensland.

20 May 2011
UQ students Rebecca Upton and Eva Kiriakoff (left and centre) with Uniquest's Suzanne Brangwin and Mel Dunn

A new internship program is helping University of Queensland students work with vulnerable communities overseas.

28 April 2011
Some of the new learning facilities situated within the School of Biological Sciences

First-year science students at The University of Queensland will have a more personalised learning experience following the unveiling of new teaching laboratories.

13 April 2011