A collaborative research project aimed at discovering a drug to treat a highly resistant form of breast cancer is one of two projects given the green light by the Queensland Emory Development (QED) Alliance.

7 November 2013
Professor Paul Meredith ... "a game-changing project forAustralia"

The University of Queensland has signed a contract with First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd for the construction of a solar photovoltaic research facility at Gatton.

23 October 2013
Jacqui Stockdale‘Selfie’ 2013Duratrans and lightbox100 x 50 x 9 cmCourtesy of the artist and Helen Gorie Galerie, Melbourne

The winner of The University of Queensland’s 2013 National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize will be announced on Friday (18 October).

14 October 2013

The University of Queensland’s Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ) has won a Hong Kong Australia Business Association (HKABA) Queensland Chapter Business Development Award.

24 September 2013
Professor Maree Smith . . . has two game-changing pain therapies close to being available on the global market

A vaccine against cervical cancer, a global parenting program, new forms of pain relief, better yielding crops and improved medical imaging are some of many high-impact outcomes of University of Queensland research.

19 September 2013

University of Queensland (UQ) scientists are harnessing honeybee flight secrets to develop insect-sized robot aircraft.

11 September 2013

Manta rays are hard to miss - big and black, stretching up to seven metres wide, but scientists are concerned about the survival of the world’s largest ray.

9 September 2013
Chancellor Mr John Story presents 2013 Miracle Worker awards to group winners from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. (<i>Back from left:</i> Sally Clark, Christine McCoy, Heidi Hood, Erin Zielke, Bianca Ohlson, Holly Dennis. <i>Front from left:</i> Kaylene Power, Chloe Burton, Melinda Conlan, Jane Fisher, Rachelle Croton.)

Forty-seven University of Queensland (UQ) professional staff members have been recognised as “Miracle Workers”.

30 August 2013

A University of Queensland electronic law expert has warned that a United States Appeals Court ruling to hold remote ‘texters’ liable for accidents caused by drivers reading their messages could have ramifications in Australia.

30 August 2013
Dr David Jordan and Dr Emma Mace are part of a Queensland scientific team which has mapped the entire genome sequences of 44 sorghum lines

A consortium of Australian and Chinese researchers has discovered that sorghum, Africa's most widespread crop, contains vastly more genetic variation than previously realised.

28 August 2013

A new University of Queensland program aimed at changing the lives of people who experience language difficulties after stroke will be trialled in South East Queensland major hospitals.

20 August 2013
eX de Medici
‘Spy (Tehran/Qom)’ 2012
watercolour on paper
image/sheet 114 x 166 cm
Collection of The University of Queensland, purchased 2012
Photo: Carl Warner
Reproduced courtesy of the artist

UQ Art Museum will showcase selected artworks acquired for The University of Queensland Art Collection in the last two years.

2 August 2013

Increased remote-operation of mine sites from city-based control centres could lead to fewer jobs and less economic activity in mining regions, a new report has found.

22 July 2013
David Andersen will graduate valedictorian at the Arts and Humanities graduation ceremony at The University of Queensland on Friday.

Tomorrow, Petrie-born David Andersen will graduate valedictorian at the Arts and Humanities graduation ceremony at The University of Queensland.

18 July 2013

University of Queensland researchers warn the Middle East Gulf States are facing a rapid growth in superbugs due to the overuse of antibiotics, poor hand-hygiene in hospitals and medical tourism.

16 July 2013
Topology – Dr Robert Davidson (centre)

Musicians from The University of Queensland’s School of Music are set to take centre stage with a number of performances and workshops taking place as part of the Queensland Music Festival this month.

8 July 2013
Winner of The University of Queensland National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011 
Domenico de Clario
‘2047 (the immortal)’ 2011 
installation: mixed media on canvas (six panels) and found chairs
Collection of The University of Queensland. Winner of 'The University of Queensland National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011'.
Photo: Carl Warner
Reproduced courtesy of the artist and John Buckley Gallery, Melbourne

The University of Queensland Art Museum has invited 39 contemporary artists from across Australia to participate in the University’s fourth biennial National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize.

3 July 2013

Twenty-seven people with links to The University of Queensland were honoured for outstanding service and community contributions in the 2013 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

26 June 2013

Thousands of Australians suffer communication and swallowing disorders for various medical reasons that make the field of speech pathology more complex than ever before.

21 June 2013

The University of Queensland Pipe Band at Emmanuel College retained its Grade 4 Champions title at the 2013 Queensland Pipe Band Championships in Ipswich at the weekend.

12 June 2013