Sample preparation for PFAS analysis

Questions about PFAS exposure in Williamtown, Oakey and Katherine will be the subject of a University of Queensland study, with affected residents invited to participate.

3 March 2021

An expert in Indigenous architecture, a noted historian and a history-making teacher joined a raft of talented University of Queensland alumni recognised in the 2021 Australia Day honours.

29 January 2021
Med students practicing intubating with a dummy on a stretcher. She is bent over the head, while another woman watches

An Australian-first university and hospital partnership is set to train up to 40 doctors in regional Queensland each year.

13 November 2020
Professor Blake McKimmie and Professor Barbara Masser at last night's awards ceremony in Canberra

Three University of Queensland lecturers who made a compelling crime film to engage students in their psychology course have been named the Australian University Teachers of the Year.

26 February 2020
Dr Paul Eliadis AM, left; Mrs Joan Cribb OAM; Emeritus Professor Edward White AM.

More than 50 people connected with The University of Queensland received Australia Day Awards.

30 January 2020
Fire burns through a stretch of Australian bush.

More than one billion mammals, birds, and reptiles across eastern Australia are estimated to have been affected by the current fire catastrophe.

20 January 2020

A University of Queensland graduate and advocate for social justice has been named a 2020 Australia-at-large Rhodes Scholar.

17 December 2019
Computer generated image of the proposed Health and Recreation Centre

A ‘student-village’ precinct, integrated health and fitness centre and a new Brisbane CBD hub have been given the green light as part of a $206.5 million investment by The University of Queensland.

13 December 2019

Being part of The University of Queensland’s successful mooting team was the first step towards a potential career at the bar for Arts/Law Valedictorian Mia Williams.

13 December 2019
Rhiannan Bartos, Anna Truffet, Lawrence Rivera, William Topping

Four University of Queensland undergraduate students are set to pursue their dreams after being named as 2020 New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholars.

28 November 2019
Cartier, 1, of Bowen Hills and his mum Jhulan tried out the xylophone today ahead of the fun community morning 8-10am on Saturday.

A family fun morning at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus on Saturday will welcome the community to a new “all-abilities” public playground.

28 November 2019
Photo of a koala on a tree stump

Discovery of a type of immunity that protects koalas’ DNA from viruses has importance for the survival of koalas and our fundamental understanding of evolution.

14 October 2019
An initiative to reduce barriers for people with a disability travelling to and from The University of Queensland has been launched

An initiative to reduce barriers for people with a disability travelling to and from The University of Queensland has been launched by Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner Ben Gauntlett.

4 October 2019
UQ Research Award winners 2019

The University of Queensland has shined a spotlight on its outstanding researchers at the 2019 Research Week awards.

18 September 2019
UQ PhD candidate Danish Kazmi

In a bid to preserve the world’s second most used natural resource – sand – University of Queensland PhD candidate Danish Kazmi has developed a sustainable solution that could reduce its use in the construction industry.

10 September 2019

Ensuring society’s most vulnerable have access to legal services is the focus of The University of Queensland’s Pro Bono Centre, which is celebrating a decade of continued service to the community.

5 September 2019
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt touring UQ's IMB lab

Research into global health issues has been boosted after UQ received more than $29.7 million in funding from the NHMRC and Medical Research Future Fund.

29 August 2019
Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni and UQ Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Dunne shake hands in front of the building plaque

University of Queensland athletes and club members now have access to $4.2 million worth of new sporting and function space amenities at UQ’s St Lucia campus.

27 August 2019

A free digital resource to help judges, legal practitioners and frontline staff navigate domestic and family violence cases has been released today.

30 July 2019
The UQ Law team that won the mooting title.

The University of Queensland has defeated The University of Sydney in the grand final of the 20th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot, marking UQ’s second consecutive world-title win.

8 July 2019