University of Queensland staff, students and alumni have been honoured in the Australia Day awards, featured as Australia Day Ambassadors or became new Australian citizens at ceremonies across the State.

27 January 2010

UQ's Dr David Merritt is leading Entomology Curriculum Australia (ECA), a project making an education in entomology available to anyone in Australia.

13 January 2010
Dr Ferdinand Brockhall, 81, will graduate with a PhD from UQ on Monday 14 December 2009.

At the age of 81, UQ student Dr Ferdinand Brockhall will prove it’s never too late to learn new tricks as he crosses the graduation stage at the St Lucia campus on Monday December 14.

10 December 2009

In an Australian first, a new $1million MRI compatible incubator designed for babies, will allow University of Queensland researchers to develop earlier and more effective treatments for newborns with brain impairment.

22 November 2009

Dr Norm Duke, from UQ's Centre for Marine Studies, is examining the potential risk to coastline ecosystems following the Montara oil and gas leak in WA.

10 November 2009

The University of Queensland has today announced the inaugural winners of the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Internationalisation.

3 November 2009

Developing a portable screening device for malaria and using mobile phones to diagnose pneumonia are two UQ research projects which today received support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

21 October 2009
Hypothesized reconstruction MOR 980, commonly known as the ‘Peck’s Rex'.
Illustration by Chris Glen, The University of Queensland.

University of Queensland research is opening up a new insight into the lives of the mightiest of all dinosaurs, and it isn’t pretty.

30 September 2009

Venomics Pty Ltd forms a joint venture with Liaoning Nuokang Medicines Co Ltd to develop the commercial potential of two snake-venom based discoveries.

28 September 2009
2009 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award winners

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to its emerging research leaders, awarding $685,000 at the annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards tonight (Tuesday, September 22).

22 September 2009

UQ Architecture students have lent their skills to assist community rebuilding efforts in tsunami-ravaged areas of the Solomon Islands.

16 September 2009

The University of Queensland will use almost $1 million in new Queensland Government funding to speed the flow of research inventions to the community.

3 September 2009

A new UQ seminar series designed to bring together insights from judges, practitioners and legal academics on current legal issues has proved to be highly successful.

10 August 2009

The University of Queensland’s annual Great Court race celebrated a quarter of a century this year with a strong field of athletes and plenty of competition.

2 July 2009
Professor John Pearn

Staff and alumni associated with The University of Queensland have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday awards.

8 June 2009

A group of 11 students recently became the first graduating class for UQ's Graduate Certificate in Community Relations (Resources Sector) program.

20 May 2009

UQ staff and students with entrepreneurial ideas or early stage research projects are encouraged to enter UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition, which offers $40,000 in cash prizes.

23 April 2009
Former UQ peace scholar Karla Castellanos on her field study
placement in Tamil Nadu, India

For some, the word peace conjures up images of hippies and free love. Not so for the new 2009 cohort of UQ Rotary World Peace Fellows.

15 April 2009

Dealing with chronic whiplash disorders can be challenging, so two UQ research centres have organised a free seminar for those with whiplash injuries, their families and healthcare professionals.

8 April 2009

UniQuest start-up company, Lightanate Pty Ltd, has secured a major, confidential seven-figure investment to commercialise titanium-based technologies.

31 March 2009