UQ Chinese students Julie Wu, Jonnie Wang, Yolanda Li and Stephanie Tan

The huge growth in Chinese tourism to Australia is proving a boon not only to the economy, but also to Chinese UQ students, who are in demand as translators at a luxury island resort off Brisbane’s coast.

2 December 2011

ThermoTouch, a portable device for diagnosing the severity of whiplash developed by University of Queensland (UQ) Faculty of Health Sciences researchers, is one of more than 25 cutting-edge medical innovations that UQ's main university research...

14 November 2011

A network of six complementary transmission electron microscope facilities will be funded through the Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Projects scheme for 2012 announced yesterday.

2 November 2011

A University of Queensland (UQ) start-up company, Coridon Pty Ltd, established to commercialise Professor Ian Frazer’s work in developing next generation DNA vaccines, has successfully completed pre-clinical efficacy testing of its prototype Herpes...

24 October 2011

It’s official – people are at their most deceptive not only when benefits outweigh the costs but when the risk of detection is low, according to a UQ study.

11 October 2011
The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

A distinguished Japanese academic from the tsunami-affected region of Fukushima and a Singaporean CEO who has pioneered clean and renewable energy in South East Asia have been announced as joint winners of The University of Queensland 2011...

27 September 2011
The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

Academic, lecturer and lawyer Dr Kala Mulqueeny is the 2011 University of Queensland Young Alumnus of the Year.

27 September 2011

Founder and Executive Director of the Hear and Say program, Dr Dimity Dornan, AM, whose lifetime has been devoted to helping deaf children communicate, has been announced as the 2011 UQ Alumnus of the Year.

5 September 2011

In an Australian first, The University of Queensland (UQ) has entered into a landmark agreement with technology specialist Siemens, to install a powerful MRI system that is more than twice as strong as any other MRI system currently available in the...

21 July 2011

A cancer genomics facility set to revolutionise cancer research will be unveiled at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) on Tuesday, July 19.

15 July 2011
Bees knees: UQ PhD candidate Tobias Smith has been awarded a Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship to further his research on bees and flies in the tropics.

A childhood interest in bees has resulted in the receipt of a prestigious Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship for a PhD student from The University of Queensland (UQ), Tobias Smith.

29 June 2011

Two of The University of Queensland's (UQ) leading researchers have teamed with the world’s largest biopharmaceutical company to develop new peptide-based medicines for the treatment of major diseases.

28 June 2011

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced today at the 2011 BIO International Convention being held in Washington DC that the Queensland State Government will invest $2 million in The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Centre for Advanced Imaging.

28 June 2011

A virtual rehabilitation clinic developed by University of Queensland researchers is helping treat patients in remote and regional Australia.

23 June 2011

Leading researchers in clean alternative fuel technologies, industry representatives and international experts will attend Queensland’s first future fuels conference in Brisbane in July.

3 June 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011

It is with great regret that The University of Queensland Physician Assistant Studies Program, offered through the School of Medicine will not be admitting any more students.

11 May 2011
Award winners: From left, Lachlan Day, Ruth Grant, Rosalind Meineke, Genevieve Denny, Nicola Stromsoe, Zena Foale-Banks and Meredith Hartigan.

UQ's School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management celebrated the outstanding achievements of its students at its annual Prize Ceremony recently.

3 May 2011
The team behind the MetalloTek research

A new technology that promotes plant growth at mine sites previously unable to support any vegetation due to heavy metal soil contamination is being trialled by researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) with financial support from Xstrata...

14 March 2011
UQ's premier grade rugby side sings the team song after a good win last season

UQ's top rugby team will play Sydney University in the Buildcorp Australian Club Championships later this month to determine which of the two clubs is the country's best.

9 March 2011