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

The top two prizes in UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovative ideas competition at The University of Queensland have been won by a genetic discovery that could help feed up to a billion people and a safer way to monitor the breathing of premature...

27 August 2012

UQ staff members and teams who have made an exceptional contribution to the University were recognised this month at the annual UQ Staff Recognition Awards.

23 February 2012

Amanda Rojek, a medical student from the The University of Queensland is ready to tackle global health when she embarks on her Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford next...

2 November 2011

Australian researchers have discovered a new way to block the action of botulinum toxin, which may pave the way for more effective treatments of the life-threatening disease botulism.

22 August 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011
This material can be made as conductive as metal, and can be easily produced with
commonly available equipment. Image: Adam Micolich

UQ research has discovered how to create a whole new array of plastics with metallic or even superconducting properties.

24 February 2011

University of Queensland researchers will speak on the role of smart machines in the future of Australian farming at an industry event this week.

6 September 2010

The University of Queensland (UQ) and Brisbane-based aerospace company V-TOL Aerospace are joining forces to drive the future of Queensland’s aerospace engineering teaching and research.

17 December 2009

Against tough competition, GRW Industries has won UQ Business School's Enterprize competition to commercialise their revolutionary personal cooling vest for emergency workers and miners.

19 October 2009
The CoolMe vest as worn under Fire and Rescue turnout gear

Emergency workers, sportspeople, and miners are set to benefit from an innovative personal cooling system should GRW Industries win the UQ Business School Enterprize competition.

14 October 2009

Lose yourself in a world where madcap, lovelorn characters mix with live music and song when UQ’s resident theatre company takes over the Roma Street Parkland this week.

5 October 2009

An international conference to be held at The University of Queensland later this month is set to scrutinise research into complementary medicine (CM) and its role in health care.

2 October 2009
2009 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award winners

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to its emerging research leaders, awarding $685,000 at the annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards tonight (Tuesday, September 22).

22 September 2009
Associate Professor Sean Grimmond

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers will use a $5 million grant from the Queensland State Government to unlock the genetic causes of pancreatic and ovarian cancer.

20 May 2009
Professor Parton (top) and Professor Hall

Two University of Queensland scientists have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia Fellowships valued at a total of $8 million.

28 January 2009

DNA can spell danger, and may even drive a cell to suicide, according to new research from Queensland scientists.

15 January 2009

Researchers have generated the first comprehensive genetic blueprint of a developing mammalian organ, shedding light on the genetic and molecular dynamics of kidney formation.

11 November 2008

Underground Productions, UQ’s student-run theatre company, turns 10 today, and all arts lovers are invited to join in the birthday celebrations.

29 October 2008

Australian and American scientists have identified the origins of the most malignant type of brain tumour in a discovery that could lead to better therapies and improve our understanding of how tumours initiate.

12 August 2008