The University of Queensland has held its 43rd position among the world’s top universities, and fourth in Australia, in the 2014/15 QS World University Rankings, released today.

16 September 2014
UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj, left, with ICAR Additional Secretary Arvind Kaushal.

The University of Queensland (UQ) has strengthened its relationship with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in India on Friday 5 September.

5 September 2014

Beef producers could soon benefit from a protein-rich and sustainable livestock feed supplement in the form of microalgae.

19 August 2014
Photo of Forgan Smith Building here

The University of Queensland has held its position in the top 100 universities globally, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2014, announced today.

15 August 2014
An artist's impression of the solar research facility at UQ Gatton on completion. Image: Wilson Architects

The University of Queensland and First Solar have begun construction on a 3.275 megawatt solar photovoltaic research facility at UQ’s Gatton campus.

6 August 2014

UQ medical alumnus Dr Sam Hawgood has been appointed the 10th chancellor of the prestigious University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

18 July 2014

The University of South Australia has presented an honorary doctorate to its former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Høj, honoring the key role he played in the university’s growth.

20 March 2014
The Science of Everyday Thinking

More than 70,000 people from around the world have signed up for The University of Queensland’s first free online course, due to start on Monday 3 March.

28 February 2014

The University of Queensland has performed strongly in a global league table of subjects released today (26 February).

26 February 2014
Photo; Professor Max Lu ... "a deep knowledge of UQ"

Nanotechnology researcher and globally respected academic leader Professor Max Lu has been selected as The University of Queensland’s first Provost.

29 January 2014

The University of Queensland is restructuring its faculties from 1 January 2014.

9 December 2013
University of Queensland President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj and Hanban Director-General Madam Xu Lin in China this week.

A key global organisation for Chinese scholarship and culture has added The University of Queensland’s President and Vice-Chancellor to its senior consultancy board.

14 November 2013
The agreement was signed by UQ President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Høj, and World Bank Director of Operations, Dr Ethel Sennhauser.

The natural wealth of coastlines in the East Asia-Pacific is set to be unlocked for coastal communities, under an agreement between The University of Queensland (UQ) and the World Bank signed in Washington DC today (6 November).

7 November 2013

The University of Queensland Business School’s Master of Business Administration has been ranked 14th in the world in The Economist’s 2013 MBA rankings.

11 October 2013

The University of Queensland (UQ) has continued its surge in global university tables, ranking 67th in the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities released by the National Taiwan University (NTU) today.

10 October 2013

The University of Queensland has yet again improved in a major world university ranking, to be 63rd in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2013-14, released today.

3 October 2013

A University of Queensland program designed to improve the quality of mathematics and science teachers has attracting $2.2 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Office for Learning and Teaching.

30 September 2013

Eight researchers and two research supervisors working across a range of disciplines were celebrated at a University of Queensland awards ceremony tonight.

17 September 2013

The University of Queensland has again moved up the ladder of the world's top 50 universities, climbing from 46th to 43rd position overall in the QS World University Rankings released today.

10 September 2013

The University of Queensland (UQ) has improved its position in the top 100 Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) for 2013, announced today.

15 August 2013