Approximately 600 delegates will collaborate across three time zones to discuss the role of technology in education during a Blended Learning Conference to be held at The University of Queensland on June 19.

16 June 2008

A number of people associated with The University of Queensland were honoured in the Queen's Birthday honours list announced yesterday.

10 June 2008

The University of Queensland has welcomed the focus on people in the next stage of the Smart State Strategy, announced at UQ today by the Premier, Anna Bligh.

21 May 2008

Springer Science+Business Media (Springer) has made a donation of journals and books to UQ's Heron Island Research Station (HIRS).

18 May 2008

UQ students will research new ways to tackle obesity, diabetes, cerebral palsy, iron disorders and food poisoning, using new Smart State Government grants announced this morning.

15 April 2008

University of Queensland literacy expert, Dr Carol Christensen, has accepted a personal invitation from Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon to drive the state’s Literacy Action Plan.

6 March 2008

University of Queensland vets are among the first in Australia to perform keyhole surgery on dogs.

14 February 2008

Twenty-five years after completing his undergraduate degree (with honours) and PhD at UQ, Professor David Trigger has returned to his alma mater to help strengthen the discipline he graduated from.

13 February 2008

University of Queensland researchers are leading the field in attempts to address a critical shortfall of high quality research capacity and personnel in the resolution of native title claims.

13 February 2008

Better support for people with intellectual disabilities will be an outcome of a unique new research and teaching centre based at The University of Queensland.

4 January 2008

The University of Queensland Boat Club (UQBC) men’s crew finished in record time to clinch the silver at the famous Head of the Yarra regatta recently.

30 November 2007

One of the world’s leading water infrastructure companies, Veolia Water France, will fund a $2.5 million Chair in Water Recycling at The University of Queensland.

30 October 2007

Four leading cultural historians have been appointed at UQ’s Faculty of Arts signalling a major refocusing of its research efforts.

15 October 2007

The University of Queensland has announced a $1.5 million partnership with Golder Associates Pty Ltd to address skills shortages and research needs in the growing field of geotechnical engineering.

14 October 2007

A research agreement signifying a valuable collaboration between The University of Queensland and a Japanese power company to test a new fertiliser for forestation was endorsed earlier this month.

11 October 2007

University of Queensland researchers have won both of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 2008 Australia Fellowships, worth a total of $8 million.

25 September 2007

After decades running a distant second to sport in Australians’ affections, academe will finally enjoy a level playing field – at least for one night in Brisbane.

24 August 2007

University of Queensland teachers have been singled out for exceptional standards of teaching with nine Carrick Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

10 August 2007

UQ students James Hanson and Michael Hobbs will play their first match for new Australian Rugby Competition (ARC) side the Melbourne Rebels this weekend following a season of exceptional performances in Brisbane.

8 August 2007

Former Wallaby James Holbeck and ex All Black Tabai Matson will headline a host of expert coaches when the UQ Rugby Academy (UQRA) travels to America for a series of player and coach education camps next month.

10 July 2007