The University of Queensland and the Queensland Government today (12/8/2003) signed a major agreement to acquire one of the most powerful supercomputers in Australia.

12 August 2003

The Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr Robin Batterham, will deliver a key note address to 46 of The University of Queensland’s (UQ) best and brightest PhD research students on the importance of commercialisation of their research.

7 August 2003

The University of Queensland has again received the best overall rating of all Queensland universities and one of the best Australian university rankings in the 2004 edition of the Good Universities Guide.

29 July 2003

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new drug to modify blood clotting that does not have the side effects of existing medications. The researchers have received venture capital and government support to help commercialise their...

24 July 2003

A recent UQ PhD graduate has spent the past three years looking at how to prevent kidney failure in Aboriginals.

22 July 2003

THE University of Queensland’s Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Biosecurity received a funding boost today with the Queensland Government announcing more than $4 million will go to the new facility due to open in July.

24 June 2003

The University of Queensland will present a free public lecture to raise awareness of water issues as part of the Unigreen Awareness Day on Wednesday, June 4.

29 May 2003

A new chapter for a University of Queensland innovative literacy program was officially launched on May 27 at Customs House, 399 Queen Street.

26 May 2003

Volunteers are urgently required for a University of Queensland study into low back pain.

26 May 2003

A number of members of The University of Queensland community were honoured with Centenary Medals, announced by Prime Minister John Howard last month.

20 May 2003

An eclectic mix of programs and activities will form part of inaugural UQ Diversity Week celebrations from today (March 17) to Saturday (March 22).

14 March 2003

Brain imaging researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have produced high-resolution maps of a dynamic wave of tissue loss in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease sufferers.

6 February 2003

A University of Queensland team at the Princess Alexandra Hospital is believed to be the first in the world to find a mechanism to turn off an auto-immune disease, once it has started.

16 January 2003

The Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane since 1992, the Most Rev John Bathersby, will be guest speaker at one of two University of Queensland graduation ceremonies tomorrow, Friday, December 20.

19 December 2002

Modern, innovative University of Queensland programs are unlocking research possibilities and opening employers’ doors.

18 November 2002

The inventors of a potential life-saving device and a group of undergraduate students who have designed a student services portal have won prizes to the value of $125,000 in The University of Queensland’s business plan competition, Enterprize.

6 November 2002

The University of Queensland’s oldest research centre is celebrating an important milestone – its 50th anniversary.

2 October 2002

Seven UQ scientists were honoured with awards totalling almost $500,000 at a gala ceremony at the new UQ Centre tonight as part of the 2002 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards for early career researchers.

26 September 2002

People with breathing difficulties or urinary incontinence may be at greater risk of spinal injuries according to a University of Queensland researcher.

25 September 2002

Australia is in a strong position to participate as suppliers, rather than as purchasers of services, in advanced space technology, according to a leading UQ space researcher.

24 September 2002