Philanthropist, Dr Graeme Wood, was awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division, for service to business, particularly the tourism industry, and through philanthropic support for young people and tertiary education institutions in Queensland. Dr Wood is the Founder and Chairman, University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef).

University of Queensland staff, students and alumni have been honoured in the Australia Day awards, featured as Australia Day Ambassadors or became new Australian citizens at ceremonies across the State.

26 January 2012
Visionary philanthropist Graeme Wood buries a piece of coal in front of the construction site of the Global Change Institute Living Building at St Lucia

University of Queensland alumnus and visionary philanthropist Graeme Wood has marked the beginning of construction of UQ’s new Global Change Institute Living Building with a symbolic gesture of carbon sequestration.

24 November 2011

New research by The University of Queensland and the University of Exeter has found that cyclone activity is clustered instead of random, as was previously thought, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human...

19 October 2011
Award winners: From left, Lachlan Day, Ruth Grant, Rosalind Meineke, Genevieve Denny, Nicola Stromsoe, Zena Foale-Banks and Meredith Hartigan.

UQ's School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management celebrated the outstanding achievements of its students at its annual Prize Ceremony recently.

3 May 2011

University of Queensland staff, students and alumni have been honoured in the Australia Day awards, featured as Australia Day Ambassadors or became new Australian citizens at ceremonies across the State.

8 February 2011
Honours Student, Mirta Zupan, working on the new CCM aquaria. Photo by Dr David Kline.

In a world first, a new ‘state of the art’ climate change experimental facility has been completed at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Heron Island Research Station.

7 December 2010

The Global Change Institute small grant recipients for 2010 have been announced and illustrate the breadth and depth of research activities at The University of Queensland.

22 November 2010

The future of cities in the United States and Australia will be explored in a landmark urban-planning conference in Brisbane’s Parliament House on November 15 & 16.

3 November 2010

The future of the world's food supplies will be on the table tomorrow when the Global Change Institute hosts a public forum at Customs House.

27 September 2010
2010 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Oliver She

A gifted UQ music student who commenced piano lessons at four years of age has taken out Australia’s top classical music prize.

3 September 2010

Young people are often nagged for spending too much time on computers and other gadgets, but this month their technological skills were challenged and rewarded at a Young ICT Explorers judging event.

16 August 2010

Everyone is invited to enjoy the festivities during The University of Queensland’s Carnival in the Great Court on Saturday July 3.

1 July 2010

Thousands of past students and staff from all over Australia and the globe, including Governor-General Dr Quentin Bryce AC and Dr David Malouf AO, are planning their return to The University of Queensland for the Centenary Alumni Reunion weekend on...

23 June 2010

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day to be held at UQ this weekend, the UQ School of Journalism and Communication will hold a free World Press Freedom Day lecture series commencing tomorrow, Thursday, April 29 at the UQ St Lucia campus.

28 April 2010

Can bacteria be used to stop the spread of dengue? Is the era of useful antibiotics coming to an end? Could termites provide a solution to a more efficient biofuel industry?

13 July 2009

Queensland’s top 150 Icons have been released and The University of Queensland’s structures, people and research milestones have made the list.

30 June 2009
Heron Island

Less than three weeks after UQ's Heron Island Research Station reopened, staff have been forced to evacuate due to the threat of Cyclone Hamish.

10 March 2009

Students and researchers from around the world will once again have unparalleled access to the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef following the opening of new accommodation at The University of Queensland’s Heron Island Research Station.

21 October 2008

UQ’s dedication to exceptional education standards has been recognised with five awards from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

4 August 2008

Very few authors today can lay claim to providing a compelling bedtime read for world leaders.

18 July 2008