The University of Queensland (UQ)-based start-up company, Bilexys Pty Ltd, has been announced as a finalist in the US$200,000 Imagine H20 2011 Prize for Water Start-ups.

22 February 2012
Professor Bryan Fry with the newly discovered sea snake

Scientists have discovered a new species of sea snake in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, which is unique in having raised scales.

21 February 2012
Dr Trent Woodruff was awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for his work in immunology.

Innovative research into the human innate immune system resulted in Dr Trent Woodruff from The University of Queensland being awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for 2011.

21 February 2012

UniQuest, UQ’s main commercialisation company, has launched a new website for academic staff and postgraduate students interested in commercialising their research ideas and expertise.

18 February 2012

Australian scientists are working with industry to develop a spider venom extract for treating chronic pain.

17 February 2012

UQ St Lucia campus favourite, Wordsmiths – The Writers Café, re-opened this week after the café facilities underwent a major refurbishment last year.

16 February 2012
UQ Gatton students, David Innes and Mark Owens are excited to join the team of 28 residential staff at Gatton.

With over 400 students set to move into the Halls of Residence at The University of Queensland’s Gatton Campus, it is crucial that the residential staff team are well trained to handle campus life.

15 February 2012

University of Queensland (UQ) research into improving livestock feed has received a boost from two Australian government-funded industry engagement schemes.

13 February 2012

The official re-opening of the UQ Sport Aquatic Centre and David Theile Pool was celebrated with a big splash early this morning.

3 February 2012

Dr Catherine Curtis is a recent winner of a UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women.

31 January 2012
Philanthropist, Dr Graeme Wood, was awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division, for service to business, particularly the tourism industry, and through philanthropic support for young people and tertiary education institutions in Queensland. Dr Wood is the Founder and Chairman, University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef).

University of Queensland staff, students and alumni have been honoured in the Australia Day awards, featured as Australia Day Ambassadors or became new Australian citizens at ceremonies across the State.

26 January 2012
UQ alumnus, actor and film producer Dr Geoffrey Rush has been named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

University of Queensland alumnus, actor and film producer Dr Geoffrey Rush has been named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

26 January 2012

UniQuest has facilitated a research collaboration agreement with Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd to develop a treatment for an immunological disease that affects millions.

17 January 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed the world’s first non-fermented, multi-strain probiotic milk and juice, which aims to offer more health benefits from consuming fortified juice, milk and other calcium-rich dairy...

16 January 2012
The Gold Dust rice flower was launched to highlight not only the hardiness of the Australian spirit on Australia Day this year, but also that Australian native plants can be used to bring colour to gardens in all seasons.

A new native plant variety developed by The University of Queensland (UQ)’s Dr Dion Harrison, in partnership with the Centre for Native Floriculture, has been launched to commemorate this year’s Australia Day celebrations.

16 January 2012

QAAFI and Queensland Government scientists have discovered promising new anti-microbial properties in a combination of natural-plant ingredients, including two common native Australian plums.

11 January 2012
UQ Chinese students Julie Wu, Jonnie Wang, Yolanda Li and Stephanie Tan

The huge growth in Chinese tourism to Australia is proving a boon not only to the economy, but also to Chinese UQ students, who are in demand as translators at a luxury island resort off Brisbane’s coast.

2 December 2011
Visionary philanthropist Graeme Wood buries a piece of coal in front of the construction site of the Global Change Institute Living Building at St Lucia

University of Queensland alumnus and visionary philanthropist Graeme Wood has marked the beginning of construction of UQ’s new Global Change Institute Living Building with a symbolic gesture of carbon sequestration.

24 November 2011

The University of Queensland (UQ) will restructure its commercialisation arrangements by transferring the commercialisation functions of IMBcom, the technology transfer company for the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), into those of UniQuest...

18 November 2011

Employee exchange programs, interpersonal training and wellness programs are the key to enhancing employee engagement, according to students at The University of Queensland.

15 November 2011