Professor Bernie Degnan

Despite its seemingly simple appearance, the humble sea sponge could have the ability to advance stem cell research, according to scientists working at UQ’s Heron Island Research Station and the St Lucia Campus.

27 July 2009

The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus celebrates its 10th anniversary today with a special event which also launched the teaching of Medicine at the campus.

24 July 2009

Student places at the new UQ Ipswich medical school are expected to be in demand due to the boutique nature of the educational experience, Dean of Medicine, Professor David Wilkinson said.

24 July 2009
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
Writer/Director, Doan Nguyen and Director of Photographer, Geoff Saville on location

Charity fundraising and helping aspiring actors are the twin motivators which have helped a marketing lecturer at The University of Queensland turn a dream into a full-length feature movie.

17 July 2009

Two UQ Science researchers have proved two famous physical laws that have been widely used for the past 25 years do not always work.

6 July 2009
Monty Summers (left) and Tighe Summers

Next week, Monty Summers will set off on a fundraising run from Brisbane to Longreach – but the 1200 kilometre trek will be a walk in the park compared to his two-year battle against leukaemia.

6 July 2009
Pamela Lamb and Leonie McGuire

With 72 staff members dedicated to improving its green image, UQ has plenty of reasons to celebrate World Environment Day, to be held on Friday, June 5.

3 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

Biologists from the University of Queensland have teamed up with Sea World and Sydney Aquarium to assess the health and reproductive status of wild dugongs in Moreton Bay this week.

15 May 2009

The Honourable Justice Martin Daubney, a current Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, has been elected the new President of the King’s College Council at its recent Annual General Meeting.

1 May 2009
Dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum) with bioluminescent chin barbell (lure)

A University of Queensland researcher has returned from where no person has been before – deep in the western Pacific.

29 April 2009

UQ staff and students with entrepreneurial ideas or early stage research projects are encouraged to enter UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition, which offers $40,000 in cash prizes.

23 April 2009
(From left) Sanah Christopher, Tiffany Zigras, Ben Tisdell, Lisa Byron

With their final stitches in place, UQ’s medical students have used their creative prowess to transform old scrubs into striking designs as part of the third annual TIME Charity Fashion Parade.

23 April 2009
Marissa Edwards

Marissa Edwards looked to the Bundaberg Base Hospital experience when she started her University of Queensland PhD investigating what people do when confronted by wrongdoing in the workplace.

20 April 2009

A new biographical website has been launched on an important 1950s Northern Territory judge, combining unpublished cases, media reportage and contemporary analysis on an important period in Australian legal history.

8 April 2009
Kathleen Parker

Music lovers are in for a treat this weekend at Customs House when UQ music graduate and rising opera star Kathleen Parker presents a free program of Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.

27 March 2009

A UQ researcher has revealed a new treatment for a speech disorder that commonly affects those who have suffered a stroke or brain injury.

26 March 2009
Ortelia creators Darren Pack, Joanne Tompkins, Sean Ivermee and Laz Kastanis at the UQ Art Museum

An arts innovation enterprise originating from University of Queensland research will be launched tomorrow.

24 March 2009