UQ Bachelor of Architectural Design students who each received $2700 grants to take part in a design studio project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this year.

More than 130 University of Queensland students will take part in short and semester-length programs in the Indo-Pacific region next year.

1 September 2015

It’s a case of you don’t know what you’ve been missing out on. UQ researchers Mr Paul Miller and Associate Professor Derek Arnold say most people don’t even know they have a blind spot in their vision, let alone understand that they could reduce...

1 September 2015

University of Queensland researchers have shown, like humans, fruit flies may be self-aware of their actions.

24 July 2015

The following experts are available to comment to media on issues relating to the Queensland Budget and subsequent developments (expertise areas listed). Journalists can also search for experts on a wide range of topics at UQ Experts.

15 July 2015

University of Queensland pain treatment researchers have discovered thousands of new peptide toxins hidden deep within the venom of just one type of Queensland cone snail.

7 July 2015
The Honourable John Anderson AO will present at the conference.

To what extent should personal faith influence the performance of duties in public office? Emmanuel College’s Centre for the Study of Science, Religion and Society (CSSRS) plans to address this and other questions at the Faith and Public Office...

15 June 2015

Staff who go above and beyond at The University of Queensland have been recognised for their contributions to the university’s vision of excellence.

4 June 2015
UQ alumnus Virginia Greville is Australia's new Ambassador to Spain

University of Queensland alumnus Virginia Greville has been appointed Australia’s new Ambassador to Spain.

7 May 2015
UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj and Brisbane Broncos CEO Paul White celebrate the new partnership.

The Brisbane Broncos have an official university partner, The University of Queensland, under an arrangement announced today.

23 April 2015
A diver services monitoring frames during a dredge trial in northern Moreton Bay.

The University of Queensland has joined forces with Australia’s largest multi-cargo port for a $2 million research project to develop new port-related engineering solutions.

22 April 2015
The 3.275 megawatt array is built on a 10ha former airstrip

Sunshine is being turned into energy and knowledge at The University of Queensland’s Gatton campus, where the state’s largest solar array was switched on today.

27 March 2015
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has given $8.3 million in funding to a UQ musculoskeletal project.

University of Queensland-led research into solutions for musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain and osteoarthritis has attracted more than $8 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

25 March 2015

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government would do well to take into account some lessons and precedents from Queensland’s electoral history – most notably the 1998 and 1915 state elections.

23 February 2015
Bondi, December 1892. Photo: Charles Kerry, UQ Anthropology Museum Collection

The members of a 19th century Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance troupe are being remembered in an exhibition at The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum.

19 February 2015
Doctors are ill-equipped to determine financial capacity of elderly.

Doctors need improved tools to test the capacity of elderly patients to manage their finances, University of Queensland research shows.

2 February 2015
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman being interviewed by the media. Credit: Wikipedia.

Much of the credit for the LNP’s political revival belongs to the strategists driving a remarkable rebranding strategy, dubbed “Operation Boring”.

27 January 2015
India is a promising destination for Australian businesses

Australia’s trade mission to India under Andrew Robb last week provided a much needed impetus to conclude an Australia-India free trade agreement in 2015.

19 January 2015
A robotic soccer ball developed by UQ engineers is helping people with vision impairment improve their game participation.

A robotic soccer ball is set to improve social ball game participation for people with visual impairment, thanks to a team of University of Queensland engineers and Vision Australia.

7 January 2015
From left to right, back to front: Professor Paul Young HoS Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Associate Professor Martin Crotty HoS History Philosophy, Religion and Classics, Associate Professor John Steen UQ Business School, Associate Professor Susan Rowland School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Dr Janette McWilliam School of History Philosophy, Religion and Classics, Professor Polly Parker UQ Business School and Pro Vice Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Professor Doune Macdonald

Two University of Queensland lecturers and one teaching program have been named among the country’s best at the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching in Canberra last night.

10 December 2014

We tend to notice mucous only when it’s abnormal and the sticky fluid is expelled from orifices. But actually it’s pretty amazing stuff. Every moment of our lives mucus is protecting our internal organs, including the sexual organs and bowels. Here...

1 December 2014