A cell-based therapy to combat infections in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is one of many University of Queensland (UQ) research innovations UniQuest will be promoting at the annual Ausbiotech Conference next week, the premier...

14 October 2010

The future of the world's food supplies will be on the table tomorrow when the Global Change Institute hosts a public forum at Customs House.

27 September 2010
Fullback Greg Martin playing for UQ in 1993

The grand final scoreline of 19-11 earlier this month resonated strongly amongst the UQ Rugby Club’s historians.

24 September 2010

The University of Queensland’s School of Tourism is doing its bit to help ensure developing countries are not left behind as the world economy evolves.

17 September 2010

Researchers visiting Heron Island Research Station can now enjoy the modern comforts of a new accommodation complex, located only five metres from the beach.

17 September 2010

UQ Science has recently commissioned three new boats to expand its research and teaching in aquatic and marine science.

17 September 2010
Guests listen to live interpreting in Japanese and Chinese at the opening of the newly refurbished JM Campbell Conference Facility

UQ’s reputation as a global leader in translation and interpreting studies has received a boost with the opening of a high-tech learning space.

17 September 2010

A new cancer vaccine concept developed by researchers at The University of Queensland’s Diamantina Institute has been licensed to US-based developer of RNAi (ribonucleic acid interference) therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., through...

15 September 2010
UQ Captain James Hanson holds up the Hospital Cup. Photo by Tomme Hanson

The University of Queensland Rugby Football Club has confirmed its dominance of the Queensland Premier Rugby with a grand final victory at Ballymore last Sunday.

10 September 2010

Naturally functional foods that fight disease…environmentally friendly food packaging…new probiotic juices…and natural antimicrobial treatments to keep food fresh for longer.

9 September 2010

A $1 million Queensland Government Research Industry Partnership Program (RIPP) grant has enabled University of Queensland magnetic resonance imaging start-up, Magnetica Limited, to release an Information Memorandum and seek grant-matching...

8 September 2010
2010 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Oliver She

A gifted UQ music student who commenced piano lessons at four years of age has taken out Australia’s top classical music prize.

3 September 2010

Brisbane-based Equator Alliance is taking the lead in resource sector environmental assessment by bringing a world-leading climate change researcher from The University of Queensland face-to-face with industry innovators.

1 September 2010

Research into kidney and liver disease, infectious diseases, cancer, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, children’s nutrition and movement disorders has received a boost, with UQ Faculty of Health Sciences - affiliated researchers awarded Health Research...

17 August 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

A leading researcher from the Queensland Brain Institute has been awarded the 2010 Boycott Prize for career achievement in the field of retinal neuroscience.

3 August 2010
The UQ premier grade rugby XV in action

Expectations are running high for UQ’s rugby players to go all the way to claim the 2010 Brisbane Club Championship.

27 July 2010

Feeling a sense of guilt or obligation towards an employer can increase an employee’s commitment to an organisation, a University of Queensland Business School researcher has found in a study of Chinese workers.

26 July 2010

An international team of scientists has been exploring Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible ‘lifeboat’ to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef at risk of extermination under climate change.

26 July 2010
Dean of Medicine and Head of School, Professor David Wilkinson

In an Australian first, The University of Queensland’s School of Medicine has launched a new Medical Student Leadership Program, designed to provide formal leadership training to an elite group of students enrolled in its medical degree.

19 July 2010