Ernest Tee, from Malayasia, completed his honours project at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and will graduate first in his class with a grade point average of 7.0 – a perfect score.

A student who used his honours year to investigate a potential drug to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Valedictorian for the Bachelor of Science degree.

16 December 2010
UQ student Imogen Smith in the Atacama Desert in Chile

University of Queensland students wanting to broaden their horizons need look no further than the UQ Union complex at St Lucia

15 November 2010

Generous giving is paramount for UQ's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (SBS) to continue to support students from all corners of the world to attend university.

4 November 2010

A University of Queensland researcher will serve on Australia’s first regulatory board for naturopaths and herbalists, which from next year will make seeing a complementary medicine practitioner a lot safer.

19 October 2010

A UQ researcher is using small transparent fish as a weapon in the battle against cancer and lymphatic disease.

28 September 2010

IMB researchers took out two of the four awards on offer at the recent Queensland Health and Medical Research Awards.

18 August 2010

Research into using plant seeds to produce otherwise costly drugs has snagged Dr Joshua Mylne the inaugural IMB Fellowship, the Professor John S. Mattick Fellowship.

18 August 2010

Australian researchers have uncovered a new mutation in stem cells that may be linked to the development of leukaemia, breast and colon cancer.

8 July 2010

A new treatment for epilepsies, resilience training for adults, more efficient nickel and cobalt processing, and a breakthrough in the fight against obesity and diabetes were the Open winners in the 2010 Trailblazer competition run by The University...

25 June 2010

The spotlight will be on UQ’s quiet achievers this evening, with the annual Miracle Workers Awards set to recognise a record number of devoted staff members.

20 May 2010

Applications are now open for the annual Trailblazer competition run by The University of Queensland’s main research commercialisation company, UniQuest.

27 April 2010

Australian scientists are playing a vital role in a worldwide search for cancer therapies, described in the top scientific journal Nature recently.

14 April 2010

What do you get when you marry the latest advances in computer science and molecular biology?

8 April 2010

University of Queensland staff are encouraged to nominate or apply for the Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity awards, which recognise outstanding contributions to the University.

19 March 2010

University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $8.6million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding announced today.

28 January 2010