Dr Kaeleen Dingle is UQ's 9000th PhD graduate.

The University of Queensland (UQ) will celebrate a significant milestone today when it awards its 9000th Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.

10 December 2010
Industry Consultant Bruce Redman and journalism student Philippa Coore at the Ekka

Three young UQ journalists experienced the other side of this year’s Ekka after a successful stint as reporters for Channel Nine.

3 September 2010

More than 1000 engineering students and industry representatives will come together on Friday, 3 September for the annual Young Engineers Australia (YEA)-UQ Careers Expo.

2 September 2010

UQ is seeking undergraduate students with a passion for helping others to become volunteer UQ Student Mentors for secondary school students.

20 August 2010
Sideshow alley at the famous Brisbane Ekka

UQ journalism students will report the fun, sights and stories of the 2010 Brisbane Exhibition alongside Nine News television professionals.

19 July 2010
One-time classmates and longtime friends Sir Llew Edwards and Nat Yuen were reunited at UQ on the weekend. (Pic Lyle Radford)

TWO friends who studied medicine together almost half a century ago were honoured at a University of Queensland gala dinner on Saturday night.

5 July 2010

Kathy Hirschfeld was emotionally moved when she walked into UQ’s Senate chamber for the first time this year as a newly appointed Senator.

29 June 2010
Young Queenslander of the Year Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Giving deaf children an opportunity to be heard has earned UQ graduate and current PhD candidate Dimity Dornan the Queenslander of the Year Award.

3 June 2010
UQ Centenary oration: Jack Manning Bancroft to talk about Indigenous education

Jack Manning Bancroft was spurred to serious action when he realised university scholarships for Indigenous people were going unfilled each year — for lack of applicants.

19 April 2010
Nick Earls

Celebrated Australian author Nick Earls’ debut young adult novel After January is now complete.

28 January 2010
Dr Liam Viney

Dr Liam Viney has a truly international view of music, studying with a famous Russian teacher at Yale, teaching in California and performing in Europe.

20 August 2009
Winning UQ students Alex Ng, Michael Heitzmann and Benjamin
Lindenberger in Paris

A team of students from The University of Queensland has won the inaugural Airbus "Fly Your Ideas" challenge at the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show.

20 June 2009

Six engineering students from The University of Queensland have received an $8000 boost to support their studies and energise the State’s power industry.

13 November 2008

Queensland’s Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Mr Rod Welford will officially open the state finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge at The University of Queensland on Tuesday, June 24.

20 June 2008

Six engineering students from The University of Queensland have received bursaries valued at $8000 in an effort to strengthen the State’s energy industry skills base.

5 November 2007

Three UQ scientists have won Smart State Fellowships to continue groundbreaking research on rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral palsy and a hospital superbug.

10 July 2007

The University of Queensland professor behind the world’s first cervical cancer vaccine will receive one of Australia’s most prestigious medical awards tonight.

6 March 2007

Eight up-and-coming University of Queensland researchers have been honoured with awards totalling $552,000 at the 2006 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards held at Brisbane Customs House.

20 September 2006

Get up close and personal with the 2006 winner of the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award at a free cocktail reception at UQ on Friday.

5 September 2006

Now in its sixth year, UQ Business School’s business plan competition Enterprize has seen innovative business ideas from interactive video gaming to life-saving medical technologies.

25 July 2006