Gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection with similar characteristics to chlamydia.

A pandemic of super-resistant gonorrhoea could be kept in check using new methods to track outbreaks of the disease, according to a University of Queensland infectious diseases expert.

11 March 2014
University of Queensland researchers are seeking participants for a study to examine changes in the health and wellbeing of school leavers transitioning to university life.

University of Queensland researchers are seeking participants for a study to examine changes in the health and wellbeing of school leavers transitioning to university life.

4 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
UQ Head of School and Dean of Law Professor Sarah Derrington with Chief Justice Paul de Jersey AC.

The University of Queensland has congratulated Chief Justice Paul de Jersey AC following the announcement he will be the 26th Governor of Queensland - the sixth consecutive UQ graduate to be appointed to the position.

27 February 2014
The Honourable Dr John McVeigh, MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and Armando Navas, e-Gatton Project Officer with the hexacopter used to teach agriculture at UQ Gatton.

The University of Queensland is addressing Queensland’s shortage of skilled agriculture graduates ready to work in the field, with a new vocational program announced today.

20 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

University of Queensland academics and alumni comprise more than a quarter of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering’s 2013 fellows, announced today.

17 October 2013

In a landmark study, scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) have simulated future ocean conditions and found climate change will jeopardise the future of coral reefs.

2 September 2013
UQ's new Archaeology Teaching and Research Centre is a $340,000 purpose-built outdoor teaching area where archaeology students can practice their excavation skills.

University of Queensland’s archaeology students are able to dig up the ancient past and investigate contemporary murder scenes, thanks to a $340,000 purpose-built outdoor teaching area that includes a projectile firing range.

13 May 2013
University of Queensland Associate Professor Greg Brown and Poland’s Jagiellonian University Dr Malgorzata Grodzinska-Jurczak visit a protected natural area in Poland.

An international research consortium, involving an Australian researcher, aims to improve national park governance and landscape protection systems in Poland and Norway, thanks to a prestigious $1.2 million European grant.

16 April 2013
Team Maunder gets ready to "be brave and shave" in front of crowds at Regatta Hotel to raise funds for the World’s Greatest Shave campaign. (Left in orange, Kane Boucaut, back in blue, Louis Stephen, middle in blue John Maunder and right in orange Mac Alison.) Photo by Kate Bishop.

A University of Queensland medical student suffering from a rare, incurable blood cancer is leading a team with a $60,000 fundraising goal in the World’s Greatest Shave campaign.

14 March 2013

A unique Rural Birth Summit with the aim of bringing birth services back to the bush will be held in Rockhampton today (Thursday 14 March).

13 March 2013

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) and CSIRO are investigating people’s responses to environmental communication based on their personal beliefs.

13 March 2013

Students and staff passionate about exchanging extraordinary ideas have secured top speakers for The University of Queensland’s first ever TEDx event on March 23.

7 March 2013

Paris, Milan and New York may spring to mind when you think of the world’s fashion capitals – but University of Queensland researcher Dr Toni Johnson-Woods is on a mission to prove that some of the most interesting styles are on the streets of...

4 March 2013
Avu Avu locals helped carry the shipment of books up to the school.

A shipment of nearly 2000 books (84 boxes) has arrived at an isolated high school in the Solomon Islands after a four-month journey from The University of Queensland.

14 February 2013

Queensland lawyers and businesses affected by the Commercial Arbitration Bill 2012, can learn about the implementation and benefits of the new laws at a conference on tomorrow.

4 February 2013

The University of Queensland has presented the UQ Student Union with the findings of an audit into the Union’s operations.

31 January 2013

UQ warmly congratulates Dr Andrew Liveris, UQ alumnus and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), on his elevation to the chair of the U.S. Business Council.

12 November 2012

A ground-breaking approach to treating childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders, based on University of Queensland (UQ) research, will soon be available to families in the UK, US and Europe.

12 September 2012