Cover of the book Last Days of Ava Langdon

University of Queensland Press publishing director Madonna Duffy knew she had found “something special” when she first read a manuscript from Mark O’Flynn in 2015.

21 June 2017

The University of Queensland has recognised staff members and teams in the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence.

7 June 2017
UQ PhD student Gurion Ang will present at Concophillips Science Experience

More than 165 high school students from Queensland and northern New South Wales will converge on The University of Queensland this week to discover the wonders of science and technology.

18 January 2017
New UQ Press CEO Jill Eddington

A commitment to unearthing and publishing great Australian writers is a driving force for new University of Queensland Press Chief Executive Officer, Jill Eddington.

16 January 2017
The discovery could allow ultra-secure encryption over fibre optic cables

A video of the Canadian prime minister explaining quantum technology’s exciting future went viral this year, and now Australian physicists are making that future a present-day reality.

27 October 2016
UQ's Excellence awardees 2016

Staff who have contributed to The University of Queensland’s vision of excellence have been celebrated and awarded at the 2016 UQ Awards for Excellence.

10 June 2016
The group of executives after the signing, in Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden.

Shanghai-based Baosteel Group will provide approximately $10 million in additional funds to continue the momentum of a successful research and development centre that combines the expertise of four Australian universities with the industrial...

29 March 2016
KIds get to challenge their critical thinking, problem-solving skills and creativity at Explorama.

A group of about 200 high-achieving students from years one to seven will attend day-long program of intellectually stimulating workshops at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus on 13 March.

3 March 2016

An international research team led by University of Queensland scientists has returned from the Great Barrier Reef with historical insights that could predict how the reef will respond to future environmental change.

21 October 2015
Cane toad

Wait before you whack that toad. Not only is it frowned upon to kill cane toads inhumanely, but the amphibian’s venom could be worth a bucket-load.

25 March 2015
300 students are expected to attend the event.

A group of 300 high-achieving students from years one to seven will attend a full day of intellectually stimulating workshops at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus on Sunday 29 March.

20 February 2015
AIBN's Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu has been recognised with the 2015 Le Févre Memorial Prize for scientific research.

One of UQ’s leading materials science experts, Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu, has been awarded a high-profile prize from the Australian Academy of Science.

24 November 2014
UQ Provost and Vice-President Professor Max Lu and Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the Australia-China Council Achievement Awards last night

University of Queensland Provost and Vice-President Professor Max Lu was honoured last night at a dinner in Canberra attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

18 November 2014
Mickey Mouse

If you’d like to graduate from The University of Queensland with a degree that includes magic, movies and memories, then consider living and working at Walt Disney World in the USA.

12 August 2014
Global leaders in the field of nanobio will gather at UQ in the coming week.

International leaders in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology will gather at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus for two of the world’s biggest nanobio conferences in the coming week.

4 July 2014
The University of Queensland Academic Board President Professor Kaye Basford with China’s President Xi Jinping at the International Conference on Engineering Science and Technology.

The University of Queensland Academic Board President Professor Kaye Basford met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 3 June.

4 July 2014
Photo of Patsy Wolfe goes here

The Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland and the founder of a national chemist chain are among prominent University of Queensland alumni recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

10 June 2014
The Explorama program, run by Kids College Queensland, brings gifted and talented children together to challenge their critical thinking, problem solving skills and creativity.

More than 300 gifted young minds are expected to converge at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus in March to attend a full day of intellectually stimulating workshops.

14 February 2014
Photo of coral growth bands

University of Queensland researchers have found physical evidence in Great Barrier Reef corals of a little-known, long-term climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean.

13 January 2014
Danie Mellor ‘Red, white and blue’, 2008.

An exhibition surveying 10 years of work by award-winning Australian artist Danie Mellor will open at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Saturday 18 January.

6 January 2014