A small white plastic device being held to a man's forehead

A skin microbiopsy device developed by researchers at The University of Queensland, that takes tissue samples smaller than 0.5mm in diameter, could change the way skin cancers and other skin conditions are diagnosed and monitored.

19 April 2022
Rosie Stoke studies "small" babies and their lifelong health risks

MD-PhD candidate Rosie Stoke has won The University of Queensland’s 2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition and will go on to represent UQ in the Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition next month.

16 September 2021
Visual representation of sepsis with blue, pink and red items in blood vessels

A potential therapy developed at The University of Queensland may one day save lives by helping patients recover faster from severe trauma, extensive burns and major surgery.

13 July 2021

Growth hormone has been identified as playing a key role in reducing inflammation and increasing survival rates following liver surgery.

5 May 2020
The potential for user applications are numerous

Text analytics software developed by The University of Queensland will be available as a ‘Software as a Service’ product to individual subscribers for the first time.

15 October 2019

University of Queensland researchers have unravelled the cellular process which may help to explain why tall people are at increased risk of several types of cancer.

25 October 2017
Dr Andrew Brooks

A University of Queensland researcher has received a prestigious international grant recognising his pioneering research into new treatments for growth disorders.

23 September 2016
Ms Julieanne Alroe, Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO and Managing Director.

A globally influential Australian investor, one of the only women in the world to run a privatised airport, and leaders in engineering, diplomatic services and agriculture are among 17 outstanding graduates who will receive The University of...

26 August 2014
Dr Andrew Brooks and Professor Mike Waters

University of Queensland scientists have discovered that a protein that regulates how tall people grow could be used in treating diseases including cancer and diabetes.

16 May 2014
University of Queensland Law Society (UQLS) President Chad Hardy, The Hon Justice Patrick Keane and Catherine Drummond, winner of the UQLS Medal for the Most Outstanding Graduate of the Year.

University of Queensland law students have been awarded for their exceptional academic performance, in areas from taxation law to criminal procedure.

23 May 2013
UQ is proud to be a premier partner of the Brisbane Writers Festival

The University of Queensland will once again play host to some of the world’s top authors as a premier partner of the Brisbane Writers’ Festival, which begins this week.

6 September 2011

Keeping fans of contemporary Australian art satisfied over the summer break is NEW selected recent acquisitions 2007-2008 - the latest exhibition from the UQ Art Museum.

20 November 2008

Approximately 600 delegates will collaborate across three time zones to discuss the role of technology in education during a Blended Learning Conference to be held at The University of Queensland on June 19.

16 June 2008

The participants in the Australia 2020 Summit have been announced and The University of Queensland will be well represented.

2 April 2008

UQ zoologist, bush adventurer and mentor to generations of students, Professor Gordon Grigg, retires today

31 August 2007

One of Australia’s most acclaimed international stage directors, who will address The University of Queensland-hosted World Shakespeare Congress next week, sees the Bard’s religious “neutrality” as an antidote for modern tensions.

7 July 2006

The University of Queensland’s fascination with rocket science continues with students testing and launching three different types of supersonic propulsion systems in the last month.

19 November 2004

The University of Queensland has appointed two top-flight nursing educators to head up its new nursing program to be launched next year.

1 December 2003

The University of Queensland has attracted one of the world’s leading public health figures to assume leadership of its newest school - the School of Population Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

29 October 2001

Internationally renowned photographer, author and performer William Yang will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters at a University of Queensland 6.15pm graduation ceremony on December 18.

14 December 1998