Thomas Neilll sitting with arms on his knees wearing his swimming cap and goggles

Australian swimmer Thomas Neill has credited his University of Queensland Sporting Scholarship with helping him claim a bronze medal at last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

18 March 2022

Three University of Queensland Business School academics have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

9 November 2021
A  new study involving UQ estimates around 200 to 252 white sharks have babies each year.

A study on the vulnerable white shark has shown that approximately 206 to 252 sharks breed on Australia’s east coast each year.

23 December 2020

Women lead the way in 57 University of Queensland Sporting Scholarships awarded to 55 student-athletes, including Olympic, Paralympic and Australian representatives.

15 March 2019

Twelve projects at The University of Queensland will share more than $4.69m in funding from the Federal Government’s Australian Research Council Linkage Project grants announced in Canberra today.

15 June 2018
L-R: Cristina Sheehan (Synchronised Swimming), Liam Adcock (Athletics), Con Foley (Rugby Union), Lakeisha Patterson (Swimming)

Australian Commonwealth Games athletes are among a group of 58 University of Queensland students awarded UQ 2018 Sporting Scholarships.

16 March 2018

The University of Queensland has recognised staff members and teams in the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence.

7 June 2017
Left to right: Breanna Koenen (AFL), Callum Breetzke (Surf Life Saving), Meg Gemmell (Rugby Sevens), and Leo Lark (Weightlifting)

A record 56 University of Queensland students – including five Olympic and Paralympic representatives – have received 2017 UQ Sporting Scholarships.

23 March 2017
UQ's new Laureate Fellows - Professor Alan Rowan, left, and Professor Paul Burn

The University of Queensland has received $24.5 million in the competitive Australian Research Council grants announced in Canberra today, securing a greater share of the pool than any other university.

6 May 2016
Back row, left to right: Dane Bird-Smith (athletics – race walking), Clara Smith (athletics – race walking), Brenden Hall (swimming). Front row, left to right: Gabrielle Simpson (netball), Kobie Donovan (athletics – shot put/javelin)

Rio Olympic hopefuls are among a group of more than 40 University of Queensland students who have received 2016 UQ Sporting Scholarships.

17 March 2016
James Kaluschke (left) with Adecco chief executive officer Neil Jones.

University of Queensland Business School student James Kaluschke has surpassed 582 applicants to become the Adecco Australia and New Zealand “CEO for One Month”.

10 August 2015
HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh presents the Harold Spencer-Jones Gold Medal, to Professor Mandyam Srinivasan. HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh presents the Harold Spencer-Jones Gold Medal, to Professor Mandyam Srinivasan.

Studies involving some of the world’s smallest creatures have resulted in one of the world’s biggest honours for University of Queensland researcher Professor Mandyam Srinivasan.

21 July 2014

The University of Queensland is preparing for 2012 Research Week, with a range of events and activities kicking off on Monday, September 17.

4 September 2012
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

Internationally renowned experts in international relations, political science and security studies will come together at UQ to mark the 10th anniversary of the Al Qaeda attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

23 August 2011

The University of Queensland is part of a $4 million research partnership to develop evidence to underpin policies aimed at reducing the amount of homeless people in Australia.

21 June 2010
(from left) 2009 Alumnus of the Year Else Shepherd, AM, 2009 International Alumnus of the Year Thi Ngoc Diep Nguyen and 2009 Young Alumnus of the Year Dr Catherine Schuetze

Powerlink Chair and the first woman to graduate from electrical engineering at UQ, Else Shepherd, AM, is the University's Alumnus of the Year for 2009.

24 November 2009

University of Queensland research is discovering the power of the media in South-East Asia.

15 July 2008

Talkback radio in Australia is one of a few in the world that engages with and wields political power according to new research by a University of Queensland academic.

23 March 2007

The University of Queensland`s governing Senate last night (February 9) unanimously re-elected Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC, as Chancellor.

10 February 2006