As the Kurdish town of Kobane continues to defy Islamic State (IS) forces, many pundits have condemned Turkey’s unwillingness to help the People’s Protection Units (YPG) keep the forces of “evil” at bay.

13 November 2014

Some public transport services to The University of Queensland’s St Lucia and Herston campuses will be disrupted during the G20 Leaders’ Summit Brisbane from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 November.

6 November 2014

The government introduced its third set of national security laws last week. The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2014 valuably empowers the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to review changes to...

6 November 2014
The Queensland node of the centre will be led by Professor Graeme Hammer from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation.

Queensland scientists will play a key role in a new Australian research centre working to increase major food crop yields.

24 October 2014
Gemini North observatory, on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, shoots a laser beam into the night sky to create an ‘artificial star’.

A supermassive black hole discovered in an ultracompact dwarf galaxy has prompted researchers to question if similar massive light-sucking objects may be far more common than previously believed.

18 September 2014
 Customs House wins South-East Queensland’s Caterer of the Year award.

Brisbane landmark Customs House has won South-East Queensland’s Caterer of the Year award.

15 September 2014
Working at the nanoscale, using materials with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair, allows researchers to accurately target treatments with minimal harm to surrounding cells

The quest to better understand human biology at a minuscule level has led to the creation of a $26 million international research centre in Melbourne.

28 August 2014
High-tech farming practices, including the use of drones, will be on display at the UQ Gatton Open Day on Sunday.

Take a walk with the wildlife, watch a farrier demonstration and see how to train a detector dog at The University of Queensland Gatton campus Open Day this weekend.

12 August 2014
UQ student ambassador Ben Morris helping Anika Cameron at last year’s St Lucia Open Day

The University of Queensland will be a hive of activity on Sunday, 3 August, when high school students and their families visit the St Lucia Campus for Open Day.

21 July 2014

There will be some traffic disruption at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus during the Brisbane Times City2South Run on Sunday, 15 June 2014.

10 June 2014
The winning team Ananda Unnikrishnan, Jesse Smart,  Breyton Mann, Nicholas Valese and Georgia Semrau.

It’s a bloomin’ record-breaking year for the University of Queensland’s annual sunflower competition.

21 May 2014
The Explorama program, run by Kids College Queensland, brings gifted and talented children together to challenge their critical thinking, problem solving skills and creativity.

More than 300 gifted young minds are expected to converge at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus in March to attend a full day of intellectually stimulating workshops.

14 February 2014
Classic lines from ancient poetry to melt the heart of your lover this Valentine's Day.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, UQ Chair of Classics and Ancient History Professor Alastair Blanshard turns to the past to offer classic lines to melt the heart of your valentine.

11 February 2014
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake. Photo credit: Chip Cochran.

A surge in snakebite deaths caused by one of North America’s most dangerous snakes has been baffling doctors, but new research may hold the key to saving lives.

28 January 2014

Brisbane landmark and University of Queensland city presence, Customs House, has earned the national honour of "Caterer of the Year" from the peak body for restaurants, cafes and caterers in Australia.

1 November 2013

The following statement is attributable to Dr Coral Gartner, Leader of the Health and Addictive Behaviour Interventions research group from The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research.

16 September 2013

Brisbane will host Queensland’s largest celebration of Indonesian culture this Sunday (8 September) at New Farm’s Brisbane Powerhouse.

4 September 2013

An international team, including scientists from The University of Queensland and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, has described the mutational processes that drive tumour development in 30 of the most common cancer types.

15 August 2013
Rosie the Galah makes friends with UQ staff member Matthew Taylor.

Careers in the agriculture, animal, plant and veterinary science fields will be showcased at The University of Queensland Gatton Open Day on Sunday 18 August.

13 August 2013
Everyone is encouraged to come along to UQ's St Lucia Open Day on Sunday 4 August.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to The University of Queensland’s St Lucia Open Day on Sunday 4 August for a taste of life at UQ.

31 July 2013