Forgan Smith buildig at UQ

The University of Queensland will invest $50 million over seven years increasing research capabilities to address the most pressing health and medical challenges at the same time as creating economic opportunities.

13 July 2022

If your social life is in need of a makeover, The University of Queensland could help in less than eight hours.

8 May 2015
Mary and Madeleine Daly: Together in study, graduation and careers.

After three years studying together, living together, and graduating together, University of Queensland nursing graduates Mary and Madeleine Daly will soon be working in hospital wards right next door to each other.

9 December 2013
Valedictorian: Melissa Juttner is heading to Africa next year to work in maternity and health care clinics.

The first of The University of Queensland's (UQ) seven mid-year graduation ceremonies kick off in Ipswich tomorrow (18 July) with two cohorts of students graduating from new degrees.

17 July 2011
(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
Bachelor of Nursing student Arthur Cassin

With a health system under pressure and nurses in continued demand, The University of Queensland will offer the state’s first fast-tracked Master of Nursing Studies for graduates in 2010.

8 October 2009

In the wake of changes in life style and pressures affecting natural resources, a UQ law academic is helping Solomon Islands’ traditional leaders deal with related law and governance issues.

26 August 2009

New UQ Science research has found the increase in nutrients coming out of our river systems is putting pressure on our mangrove forests and making them far more susceptible to environmental variability and climate change.

19 May 2009

Juggling several part-time jobs, university study and elite athletics is no easy task, but Catherine Drummond is not your ordinary scholar.

18 November 2008

UQ dominated at the 2008 Australian University Games in Melbourne last month, winning the athletics crown for the 10th successive year.

18 November 2008

UQ researchers have today expressed their concern about the limited protection being offered by the draft Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning plan.

6 March 2008

University of Queensland student and scholarship holder Catherine Drummond launched herself into Olympic contention on Friday night, setting a new personal best to be ranked equal number one in Australia.

5 December 2007

University of Queensland researchers from the Australasian Centre on Ageing and 4MBS Classic FM are collaborating to develop a new radio service specifically for older Australians.

24 September 2007

They are usually the ones being taught, but a group of University of Queensland law students will be handing out the information when it comes to reforms in the energy sector.

28 May 2007

Following a successful Brisbane event, innovation thinkers will gather in Sydney today to challenge business to make Australia a world innovation leader once again.

21 November 2006

Two winners of the 2006 Trailblazer innovation competition at The University of Queensland are researching ways to improve the lives of pregnant women and new born babies.

27 June 2006

Horse and dog owners are being encouraged to enrol their animal friends in a free physio session at The University of Queensland Gatton campus during October and November.

12 September 2005

The University of Queensland has topped the latest round of grants from the nation’s peak university funding council.

23 June 2005

The University of Queensland has won two major awards at the Australian Awards for University Teaching announced at Parliament House in Canberra today (Tuesday, November 30).

30 November 2004

Groundbreaking scientific research on back pain in horses is set to begin at The University of Queensland. And it’s attracting international interest.

5 February 2004