Professor Lilley

Living in primitive surrounds with no proper shower or bed for a month would have many people on the first flight back to Australia, but for UQ’s Professor Ian Lilley, the search for that pinnacle find is too overpowering to ignore.

23 July 2009

Not many people would swim through a river populated with piranhas and electric eels while researching their first book, but Andrew Westoll isn’t your typical author.

22 July 2009
Dr Dong Qiu

University of Queensland metals researchers have scooped the pools at a unique science event held on the Gold Coast recently.

8 July 2009

Queensland’s top 150 Icons have been released and The University of Queensland’s structures, people and research milestones have made the list.

30 June 2009

It will be the end of an era at The University of Queensland this week, with the departure of dynamic Faculty of Health Sciences Executive Dean, Professor Peter Brooks.

28 June 2009

The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus continues to significantly decrease its water consumption levels.

23 June 2009

A UQ genetic testing centre is promising if something has DNA, they can test it.

18 June 2009

Not all academic conferences include sessions on the Nintendo Wii, but an upcoming UQ event is happy to explore new boundaries in the name of better teaching.

17 June 2009

More than 130 students from 30 Queensland high schools will test their brain power at the 2009 Australian Brain Bee Challenge Queensland final this week (Tuesday, June 16) at The University of Queensland.

14 June 2009

In June this year, Emeritus Professor John Western from the School of Social Science at The University of Queensland was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for his services to education and, in particular, to...

10 June 2009

Hundreds of students from around the world will converge upon The University of Queensland for the Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC) this July.

10 June 2009
Emeritus Professor Bob Milns and Professor Donald Kyle from the University of Texas

According to University of Texas Professor Donald Kyle, an expert in the field of ancient sport, the original Olympic Games were the ancient Greek version of Woodstock.

10 June 2009
Professor Andrew Griffiths

As Chair in Business Sustainability and Strategy at UQ Business School, business sustainability is certainly Professor Andrew Griffiths’ cup of tea.

10 June 2009

Early action could be crucial to addressing the problem of major increases in jellyfish numbers, which appears to be the result of human activities.

8 June 2009
Professor Scott O'Neill

An international team of collaborators, aiming to eliminate dengue fever worldwide, has taken a major step forward with the opening of a state of the art Mosquito Research Facility (MRF) in Cairns.

3 June 2009

The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) at UQ is celebrating its 75th anniversary and the education of thousands of students in a second language.

29 May 2009

Vision- and hearing-impaired theatre-goers will experience the production of a lifetime when University of Queensland PhD candidate Caroline Heim presents The Miracle Worker at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

29 May 2009
Professor Flavio Menezes

Professor Flavio Menezes, the new Head of UQ’s School of Economics, sees the current financial situation as a time for economists to shine.

14 May 2009

Help your child make a smooth transition from high school to university by attending the UQ Parent Information Evening on June 10.

13 May 2009

Grade 11 and 12 students are now able to apply online for the Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology (FEAST) program, which will run at UQ Gatton on July 5-9.

11 May 2009