UQ Indonesian Alumni Award recipient and child health researcher Jerico Pardosi

A UQ graduate is using his skills to reduce child mortality rates in a remote part of Indonesia.

3 May 2011

The public face of The University of Queensland’s Thanksgiving Service and Body Donor program, Leo Brown, will retire on May 6 after more than 49 years with the same employer.

27 April 2011
Master of Environmental Management student Cole Gainer

A UQ postgraduate has swapped St Lucia for New York after starting a coveted internship with the United Nations.

25 February 2011

The University of Queensland has been appointed lead agent for the Australian Government’s $50 million Research Data Storage Infrastructure project.

31 January 2011

While some of the world’s biggest tennis stars were in action last week at the Brisbane International, a host of the state’s hottest junior talent was also on court at The University of Queensland chasing their own tennis glory.

10 January 2011
David LaMotte. Image: Johnno Chen

Recent UQ graduate and former Rotary World Peace Fellow David LaMotte has been appointed to a prestigious committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize nominees.

21 December 2010

Australian marine scientists have expressed disquiet over the continued worldwide spread of large, dead zones in the ocean.

24 November 2010
UQ students Aaron Simson-Woods (front) and Rob Stewart are heading to the 2011 World Junior Bobsleigh Championships in the United States

Two UQ students are hoping to script their very own Cool Runnings story – working against the odds (and the weather) to represent Australia at the 2011 World Junior Bobsleigh Championships.

16 November 2010
Brisbane company RedFlow delivers a prototype zinc-bromine battery-based energy storage system

World-leading research into the application of large-scale electricity storage will begin at The University of Queensland early next year.

21 October 2010
Daryl Reynolds “The Man on the Run”

The University of Queensland will recognise 46 long-serving staff at a special function tomorrow, Thursday, October 21 at the University’s St Lucia campus at 4.30pm.

20 October 2010

University of Queensland and Deakin University researchers have today released a report with dozens of recommendations that strongly support more spending on prevention, but also warn that not all prevention measures are wise investments.

7 September 2010

The mid year break wasn’t a holiday for all University of Queensland students with a group of keen, wildlife and environmental management enthusiasts heading to South America to see what they could find in the depths of the Amazon.

3 September 2010

UQ Business School students have proved that business can cross cultural and even geographical lines.

2 September 2010

UQ is seeking undergraduate students with a passion for helping others to become volunteer UQ Student Mentors for secondary school students.

20 August 2010
Leonie Bowles

When in Spain, do as the Spanish do. It's a principle Leonie Bowles is sticking to, allowing her to immerse herself in the country's history and culture, while learning to speak the language fluently.

13 August 2010
Dr Ryan Taft

A University of Queensland researcher who sees treasure in ‘junk’ DNA has been nominated for an Australian Museum Eureka Prize People’s Choice Award.

28 July 2010

Three University of Queensland researchers/research teams have been announced as finalists in the 2010 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

21 July 2010

Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy has used a business breakfast to call for operators to set goals as a way of building profits and tourist numbers.

5 July 2010
UQ Sports Achievement Scholarship recipient Caitlin Sargent

Applications are now officially open for the 2011 sporting scholarship program at UQ.

1 July 2010

Lollies, zombies and serial killers, ginger beer, tea and restaurant critics will all come under the spotlight at the first PopCAANZ (Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand) conference in Sydney this week.

29 June 2010