Three members of UQ�s extended community have been chosen to participate in a unique international exchange program promoting cultural cooperation and understanding.

18 December 2006

Honorary Doctorate acceptance address, Conferral of Doctor of Laws honoris causa, UQ Centre, St Lucia campus

14 December 2006

Who would have thought that animal nutrition studies would lead to an intense interstate rivalry?

20 October 2006

A UQ PhD student has battled unforgiving mountainous terrain in Vietnam to conduct the world’s first in-depth study of the ecology of an endangered species of monkey.

10 October 2006

Novel surface modification methods being developed by a UQ researcher will overcome a final hurdle in the replacement of steel parts with lighter metals in next-generation, fuel-efficient cars, trucks, air- and space craft.

19 September 2006

A new University of Queensland study aims to improve understanding of a remarkable organism which is an important cause of diarrhoea in animals and humans.

19 September 2006

Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of having fat or obese children, research shows.

28 June 2006

Scientists have discovered that an endangered Australian rock wallaby loves home so much, it rarely ventures more than a few hundred metres away.

20 June 2006

Fossils of the world’s most primitive modern crocodilian have been discovered near the outback town of Isisford, in central-western Queensland, Australia

14 June 2006

Financial concerns for some of Brisbane’s brightest young athletes have been allayed following the announcement of the Clem Jones Sporting Scholarships at The University of Queensland.

15 May 2006

UQ has farewelled two of the nation’s leading farm technology experts.

13 January 2006

Following on news that a coral bleaching incident is rapidly developing on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, University of Queensland researchers are working with NASA to understand what this event means for the world’s oceans.

12 January 2006

Children who leave sweet treats out for Santa and his reindeer this Christmas are not too far off the culinary mark for a reindeer’s dietary requirements.

22 December 2005

With four young children and a three-hour round trip just to make it to class, Suzanne Alexander will be particularly proud when she graduates at The University of Queensland tomorrow.

6 December 2005

An academic at The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus has received national recognition through election as Fellow to the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

5 December 2005

Australia needs its own crack team of archaeologists to investigate natural disasters, terrorist attacks or mass graves, UQ research shows.

15 November 2005

Scientists will use old coral to pinpoint exactly when a remote group of Pacific Islands was settled.

10 November 2005

It`s well known that humans dress up to attract the opposite sex, but what about animals? Well according to a University of Queensland researcher Australian animals are even more proactive in their quest for the perfect partner.

13 October 2005

Astrophysicists have long debated the existence of "dark galaxies" – giant clouds of hydrogen and dark matter, which are the building blocks of stars – that fail to form stars.

19 September 2005

Overweight children who can shed their puppy fat by age 14 can expect lower blood pressure, according to a University of Queensland study.

16 August 2005