Promising new University of Queensland research projects have the potential to revolutionise a diversity of industries, including healthcare, security, chemical, horticulture, energy and electronics.

16 June 2009
Katherine Williams

UQ students are once again being offered the chance to apply for the Zonta Bursary for Australian Indigenous Women.

16 June 2009
QRC scholarship holders (from left) Jack Gaynor, Adam Irelandes, Justin Tang and Daniel Kiyuna

Four prestigious scholarships have been awarded to UQ engineering students in a bid to reward and encourage outstanding scholars who are embarking on a career in the resources sector.

10 June 2009

The University of Queensland today received $31 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grants, confirming its position as the state’s top research institution.

16 October 2008

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to its emerging research leaders, awarding more than $800,000 at the annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards.

23 September 2008

A new Australia-US alliance of research, government and industry leaders is tackling the future of clean coal at a conference hosted by UQ.

9 April 2008

UQ has honoured its Civil Engineering graduates from 1955 at the launch of a book of their life stories.

20 February 2008

The impact of climate change on health and the link between socio-economic status and food choices will be some of the topics discussed by the world’s leading public health nutritionists meeting in Brisbane this week.

26 November 2007

The University of Queensland has rewarded a dedicated and inspirational group of academics at its annual teaching awards held on Monday, October 29.

25 October 2007

UQ is again supporting the Brisbane Writers Festival, to be held from September 12 to 16.

7 September 2007

University of Queensland teachers have been singled out for exceptional standards of teaching with nine Carrick Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

10 August 2007

A scramjet experiment involving The University of Queensland as a collaborative partner has safely launched today at the Woomera Test Facility, 500km north of Adelaide.

15 June 2007

UQ academics make valuable contributions to the latest report card on Australia’s environmental health.

6 December 2006

UQ students will work at the best observatories in Australia and Chile in coming weeks as part of their summer scholarships.

8 November 2006

The University of Queensland’s newest start-up, RapiSure Pty Ltd, has secured its first round of investment from life sciences venture capital company, Symbiosis Group Ltd.

1 September 2006

A marriage between Shakespeare and the State of Origin has made Pine Rivers State High School students the champions of the first Queensland Cinergy Short Films contest.

2 June 2006

High school students will celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday this week at The University of Queensland by making three short films featuring his ideas.

19 April 2006

The University of Queensland HyShot™ team is bunkered down at Woomera range this week ready for two Defence-managed experimental flights of scramjet technology scheduled for Saturday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 28.

23 March 2006

University of Queensland (UQ) student Cara Beal has been named ‘Young Water Scientist of the Year’ at the 8th International Riversymposium in Brisbane.

12 September 2005

Adjunct Professor Kerry O’Brien of ABC’s The 7.30 Report will discuss Responsible Journalism in a keynote address at The University of Queensland on Friday, April 15

30 March 2005