The University of Queensland recognised some of its best teachers last night at the 2004 awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research Higher Degree Supervision and Enhancement of Student Learning.

16 November 2004

University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $15 million as part of the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant funding announced this week.

12 November 2004

Researchers from The University of Queensland will collaborate with Dr Craig Venter, the US scientist who helped crack the human genetic code, during his six-month visit to Queensland as part of his quest to define the origins and diversity of life.

8 November 2004

Rotary World Peace Scholars studying at The University of Queensland have recounted their experiences in war-torn countries such as Bosnia and Sierra Leone.

26 October 2004

The University of Queensland and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will further develop scramjet technology in a new experiment to fly at Woomera, South Australia, in August, 2005.

28 July 2004

Multi-million dollar funding is allowing University of Queensland scientists, in conjunction with the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, to broaden their search for therapeutic drugs based on the deadly venom of Australia’s snakes.

19 July 2004

The University of Queensland has again topped the nation’s universities in funding for Round 2 of the Australian Research Council’s 2004 Linkage Projects announced today (June 28).

28 June 2004

The world’s fastest air-breathing engine will fly in Australia in 2005 in a collaborative two-nation experiment that is expected to provide a major boost to the fledgling scramjet technology.

17 May 2004

The University of Queensland Senate tonight approved an increase in Student Contribution Charges for most Commonwealth-supported undergraduate degree place students who comence their studies in 2005.

25 March 2004

The Mongolian gazelle - at risk from poachers with semi-automatic weapons - has a new set of allies in the form of Australian kangaroo researchers.

3 March 2004

University of Queensland research into reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could add $25 billion to Queensland’s economy.

16 February 2004

A well-known conservationist will be presented with an honorary degree at The University of Queensland Gatton campus’ graduation ceremony at 11am on Friday, December 12.

10 December 2003

Queensland’s reputation as a hub for scientific innovation will be further enhanced next year when work begins on the $60 million Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) complex at The University of Queensland.

26 November 2003

A new aquaculture research facility coordinated by the Centre for Marine Studies at UQ is expected to play a lead role alongside industry and government in advancing aquaculture research.

22 October 2003

The University of Queensland’s internationally celebrated HyShot™ program has been given its own rocket boost through an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant of almost $2 million announced this week.

16 October 2003

The University of Queensland topped the nation’s universities in funding from the first round of Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects announced today.

15 October 2003

UniQuest Pty Limited, UQ’s main technology commercialisation company has unveiled the University’s first formal technology incubator.

8 October 2003

About 300 representatives of community, government and academe — including Queensland Premier Peter Beattie — celebrated a Smart State success story at UQ Ipswich on Friday, October 10.

8 October 2003

A virologist and infectious disease specialist will present a free University of Queensland public lecture next week (Thursday, October 16).

6 October 2003

Queensland Premier Peter Beattie will be among guests at a huge celebration on October 10 marking completion of Phase One development of the futuristic UQ Ipswich campus.

3 October 2003