The University of Queensland congratulates 11 researchers named as 2011-2012 Queensland International Fellows.

27 June 2012
UQ Professor Darren Martin.

A quest to explore new research fields brought Darren Martin to Queensland 12 years ago, little realising his work would go on to impact on areas as diverse as wastewater treatment, high-performance engineering and sporting goods.

19 June 2012
AIBN Director Professor Peter Gray.

An international collaboration involving the development of next-generation of smart medicines in Brisbane has received a boost, with $485,000 in State Government funding

19 June 2012

Development of stem cell research for treating human cells damaged through injury, disease or ageing has taken a step forward in Queensland.

19 June 2012
Professor Darren Martin of UQ School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

TenasiTech Pty Ltd, a materials science start-up company from UniQuest based on University of Queensland research, has secured A$1.4 million in grants and equity capital from the Queensland Government and Uniseed

19 June 2012
UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry.

Medical imaging technologies, diabetes II treatments, animal health vaccines and biomedical implants are among University of Queensland research activities to receive vital Queensland Government support, announced this week.

19 June 2012

Three figures associated with The University of Queensland have received the highest award in today’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.

11 June 2012
Dr Drew Titmarsh is taking science to the masses.

UQ Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology researcher Dr Drew Titmarsh is taking science to the masses, but making sure it is fun as well as informative.

24 May 2012
UQ biochemist Dr Annette Dexter

UQ biochemist Dr Annette Dexter is branching out into medical applications, with moves to prove a compound she has created has wound-healing properties.

24 May 2012
Dr Neena Mitter

UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

9 May 2012
Professor Anton Middelberg

UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

9 May 2012

UniQuest, based at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus, has congratulated NanopatchTM vaccine technology developer Vaxxas Pty Ltd and its investors on winning the prestigious 2012 Best Venture Capital Investment prize.

30 April 2012

In a first of its kind, The University of Queensland is conducting an Australia-wide study of the relinquishment of care in the disability sector.

29 April 2012
The Transparent Electrodes for Plastic Electronics Research Cluster seeks to develop lower-cost flexible optoelectronic solutions that could transform the Australian consumer electronics industry.

A group of leading Australian scientists has come together to develop lower-cost flexible optoelectronic solutions that could transform the Australian consumer electronics industry.

26 April 2012
Professor Matt Brown (Director of the UQ Diamantina Institute) talks with Professor Ian Frazer (CEO of the TRI) and Premier Anna Bligh about UQDI’s state-of-the-art genomics facilities

The vision of a specialised centre to better understand and treat head and neck cancers will come to fruition — thanks to $15 million funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, the Queensland Government and the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

9 March 2012
Adam Hand at UQ's AIBN

Perth university student Adam Hand radically altered the plans for his Christmas holidays, with the destination changing from an orphanage in Nepal to a research laboratory in Brisbane.

2 March 2012
UQ student Will Anderson studied the work of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Dr Akira Suzuki, who he will soon meet at an international conference.

While completing his undergraduate degree in chemistry at The University of Queensland (UQ), Will Anderson studied the work of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Dr Akira Suzuki.

24 February 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
Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox in front of one of her artworks

A UQ arts graduate has combined words, art and inspiration for her latest project.

20 February 2012
Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop was recognised by the Optical Society of America (OSA) for her pioneering contributions in micro and nano-laser micromanipulation.

UQ physicist and Head of the School of Mathematics and Physics has just been elevated to the rank of Fellow Member by a world-leading optics professional society for her exceptional contributions to the field of optics.

15 February 2012