Developing a cervical cancer vaccine and watching it start protecting millions of young women worldwide is more than most researchers would hope for in a lifetime.

29 June 2010
The Duhig Building, where the Fryer Library is located

The Fryer Library at The University of Queensland has developed a major new online exhibition to pay tribute to one of Australia's most important sculptors, Daphne Mayo (1895–1982).

19 May 2010

Eleven University of Queensland researchers have been honoured as international leaders in their fields at a ceremony today.

13 April 2010

Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from psychotic symptoms.

28 February 2010
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh marks 100 years since the establishment of UQ in 1909 with Chancellor John Story, Queensland Governor Dr Penelope Wensley AO and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield

Members of UQ’s 31st Senate and special guests reflected on the original intentions of The University of Queensland’s forefathers and anticipated the next 100 years at the final 2009 UQ Senate meeting on Thursday December 10.

22 December 2009
Thomas Keneally

A free public lecture by Australian literary legend Thomas Keneally headlines a page-turning program of UQ events at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival.

4 September 2009
Associate Professor Sean Grimmond

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers will use a $5 million grant from the Queensland State Government to unlock the genetic causes of pancreatic and ovarian cancer.

20 May 2009

UQ scientists and academics are available for expert comment on the emerging swine flu pandemic. Expertise ranges from the science of virus, to the medical implications, to the tourism and economic implications.

30 April 2009
Associate Professor Sean Grimmond

Scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) will use a record research grant to give new hope to patients with two of Australia's most fatal cancers.

26 March 2009

Citation for the award of a Doctor of the University honoris causa to Mr Michael Bryce.

26 November 2008

Citation for the award of a Doctor of the University honoris causa to Mr John Simpson.

26 November 2008

BHP Billiton chair Donald Argus, AO, and the first Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands the Right Honorable Sir Peter Kenilorea, KBE, PC, are among 10 recipients of University of Queensland honorary doctorates this year.

26 November 2008

Acclaimed author David Malouf has recalled his time as a student at The University of Queensland to celebrate 80 years of the Fryer Library and to launch the final volume of The Bibliography of Australian Literature.

14 November 2008

Brisbane's heritage planning policy should focus on preserving the city's rich architectural tradition and regional character in response to recent urban expansion, according to UQ PhD student Dr Robert Riddel.

13 November 2008

The University of Queensland is helping to increase medical support in rural communities through its new $4.2 million advanced clinical training facility.

24 July 2008

UQ journalism and engineering students have collaborated on a unique project which shows how different disciplines can work together to achieve real-world results.

21 April 2008

The University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef) was launched in Brisbane today with a $18 million kick start from UQ graduates Graeme Wood and Andrew Brice.

25 February 2008

UQ has honoured its Civil Engineering graduates from 1955 at the launch of a book of their life stories.

20 February 2008

A Queensland scientist has been elected as a member of one of the world’s most respected scientific organizations, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

20 November 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