Researchers at The University of Queensland have attracted $11.2 million in funding for 22 projects under the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme, which supports joint research with industry and business partners.

1 June 2011

UQ was named among as one of the 10 most GLBT-friendly employers of 2010 in Australia at the Pride in Diversity Awards and Luncheon on Tuesday.

19 May 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011
Detail of Pumpkin chess (2003) by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama

Famous artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin will be among the players when two chess-themed exhibitions open at The University of Queensland tomorrow, February 26.

25 February 2011

A study to identify why prolonged sitting could be fatal is one of 16 prestigious national awards and fellowships granted to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).

18 November 2010

The University of Queensland topped the nation in the prestigious Australian Research Council Future Fellowships announced today, being awarded 31 fellowships worth a total of more than $22 million.

17 November 2010
Professor Melissa Little

UQ has received almost $29 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grants - the fourth-largest share of the $447.5 million awarded to institutions across Australia.

12 November 2010

Initial investigations by a team of UQ law student researchers into whether the new Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS) represents “slavery or salvation” for unskilled migrant workers will be presented at a public lecture next week.

13 September 2010

Young people are often nagged for spending too much time on computers and other gadgets, but this month their technological skills were challenged and rewarded at a Young ICT Explorers judging event.

16 August 2010

The University of Queensland has honoured its outstanding teachers and education programs at its 9th UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards at Customs House tonight.

2 November 2009

UQ journalism students today participated in a national radio broadcast from Musgrave Park in Brisbane as part of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week celebrations.

10 July 2009

Promising new University of Queensland research projects have the potential to revolutionise a diversity of industries, including healthcare, security, chemical, horticulture, energy and electronics.

16 June 2009

Researchers at The University of Queensland have developed software to help make the job of conservation planners a bit easier.

1 May 2009

The University of Queensland Boat Club (UQBC) men’s crew finished in record time to clinch the silver at the famous Head of the Yarra regatta recently.

30 November 2007

The University of Queensland has rewarded a dedicated and inspirational group of academics at its annual teaching awards held on Monday, October 29.

25 October 2007

In a world first, a UQ scientist has discovered two new genes responsible for one-third of the risk of developing a hereditary and debilitating form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis.

22 October 2007

UQ has increased its share of national medical research funding by 10 percent, receiving more than $44.6 million under the latest round of National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC) grants.

25 September 2007

Seven promising University of Queensland researchers have been honoured with awards totalling $505,000 at the 2007 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards held at Brisbane Customs House.

18 September 2007

UQ Business School will work with the Australian Business Foundation to investigate what happens after Australian firms like The Wiggles successfully enter overseas markets.

24 May 2007

UQ Business School students placed 6th overnight in the Rotman International Trading Competition hosted by the University of Toronto – beating the likes of MIT and Duke University.

13 March 2007