Gatton graduate, Mr Victor (Gerry) Collins AM will receive the Gatton Gold Medal at today's UQ Gatton graduation ceremony at 11am for his valuable contribution to the cattle and tourism industry.

16 December 2009

People want a holiday experience they can talk about at a dinner party rather than just another gadget – and tourism marketers need to make the most of this, a researcher from The University of Queensland says.

27 November 2009

Australia’s leading researchers developing the next generation of intelligent systems and robots will come together at a symposium at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute today November 17 and tomorrow November 18.

17 November 2009
The first group of staff and students at Cromwell in 1954

UQ’s Cromwell College will mark its own milestone next year to coincide with the University’s Centenary.

3 November 2009

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Moreton Bay region at The University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station open day on Saturday, November 21.

2 November 2009
UQ medical student Bayden Sales checks on Tamasipini Palenapa, 5, at Apia Hospital. Photo Bruce Long, The Courier-Mail

A group of UQ medical students have sprung into action in the wake of the Samoan tsunami, raising $2000 in a distinctly Australian way before heading to the island nation for a month-long internship.

20 October 2009

As human activity pumps more and more carbon into the atmosphere, a new threat has emerged to the world's coral reefs - starvation.

5 October 2009

The University of Queensland today (Friday, October 2) – one day after the 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China – formalised arrangements to establish a Confucius Institute in partnership with Tianjin University.

2 October 2009

For linguist Ghil‘ad Zuckermann, languages are much more than a means of communication – they are a passion.

28 September 2009

UQ Architecture students have lent their skills to assist community rebuilding efforts in tsunami-ravaged areas of the Solomon Islands.

16 September 2009

The winner of New Zealand’s "dream job’" says her studies gave her a distinct advantage over other candidates in the competition.

9 September 2009
Seagrass, mangroves and salt marsh at Ukerebagh Island, Terranora
Creek

UQ research has helped take the pulse of waterways in northern New South Wales and flag what needs to be done to keep them in good shape.

13 August 2009

The 7000-year-old coral communities of Moreton Bay are telling a curious tale, expanding when sea-levels rise or water quality improves, then declining when current circulation becomes more restricted.

4 August 2009
St Pauls Anglican School year 12 student Fahmid Khondakei on the bungy fun run at the 2008 St Lucia Open Day

Watching lasers dance to the beat, learning how DNA extraction is used to solve crimes and planning your future career can all be achieved at the upcoming UQ St Lucia Open Day (August 2).

21 July 2009

Unwanted cats and kittens who have to be “put down” are the subject of a new study at The University of Queensland’s Centre for Companion Animal Health.

7 July 2009

A UQ physicist is seeking answers to a persistent problem throughout human history: how do I compute things?

6 July 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
Hana Alhadad

When Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman, of Slumdog Millionaire fame, invited UQ PhD student Hana Alhadad to work alongside him in India’s impoverished slums, she accepted instantly.

25 May 2009
Dolphin in Moreton Bay

A UQ Science student’s research on the bottlenose dolphin population of Moreton Bay is so important, a German TV documentary crew has flown half way round the world to film it.

18 May 2009

A chance encounter with a homeless boy at a Thai bus stop has sparked a vision for a global network of children’s homes for four University of Queensland alumni.

6 May 2009