Two University of Queensland researchers have been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in June.

28 March 2023
Person charging their electric vehicle.

Queensland’s brightest minds in electric transport will descend on Brisbane for the State’s inaugural Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum on Friday 17 March.

17 March 2023
A woman sits at a desk looking at two monitors while she conducts a Zoom call with her face and a man's shown on one of the screens.

More people with aphasia will have access to quality treatment, particularly those in rural and regional areas, thanks to the expansion of a UQ developed therapy program.

6 March 2023
Sorghum crop lodging, with stalks fallen over onto the ground

After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year.

31 March 2021
From left: SQRH Interprofessional Practice Co-ordinator Toni Murray, administration officer Jane White, Bidjara Elder Keelen Mailman and SQRH Director Associate Professor Geoff Argus  in the outdoor education area and yarning circle. SQRH image.

A new training centre nearly 700km west of Brisbane, designed to boost nursing, midwifery and allied health skills in some of Queensland’s most remote areas, officially opened in Charleville today.

19 November 2020

Scientists recently confirmed the Great Barrier Reef suffered another serious bleaching event last summer - the third in five years. Dramatic intervention to save the natural wonder is clearly needed.

24 April 2020
Man holding blanket around his upper body

It’s important not to take medicines that haven’t been approved for the treatment of colds and flus.

28 March 2020
Composite photo of the four new AAHMS fellows

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has elected four University of Queensland professors as fellows.

22 October 2019

More than 600 student-athletes will represent The University of Queensland as it defends its UniSport Nationals championship this year.

10 April 2019
A turtle on the sand

A trial of ways to cool turtle nests is underway in Queensland’s Far North as global warming threatens turtle populations throughout the tropics.

11 February 2019

The University of Queensland has launched its first 100 per cent online master’s degree on global platform edX, giving students the ability to study when and where they want at a significantly lower cost than an on-campus degree.

15 October 2018
UQ's 2018 Fulbright Scholars - Dr Anna Urbanowicz, James Hill, Karri Neldner and Dr David Ireland

Four researchers are preparing to travel to the United States of America to advance their work after being awarded Fulbright Scholarships.

28 February 2018
When two black holes experience their final death spiral before merging, they emit ripples in the fabric of spacetime itself. Swinburne Astronomy Productions.

Gravitational waves, black holes and a possible ninth planet beyond Pluto will be discussed at a free public event at The University of Queensland on November 7.

20 October 2017
UQ Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship recipients, from left, David Nyeste, Vincent Singer, Sunny van der Berg, Lachlan Walters and Hai Xia Wang-Pole.

Six UQ students have been awarded Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Asian Exchange Scholarships. The $12,000 bursaries fund students to spend a semester studying at a leading Asian university.

3 August 2017
From left, Professor Susanne Schmidt, Professor Heather Douglas and Associate Professor Kerrie Wilson

Three University of Queensland professors have been appointed to the Australian Research Council College of Experts for 2017.

25 November 2016

A new wave of entrepreneurs is helping to revitalise South Pacific island economies with the support of The University of Queensland Business School.

14 July 2016
GSHP unit operating at UQ Gatton Library.

Maintaining the temperature of large buildings uses a huge amount of energy, but a new system at The University of Queensland’s Gatton campus is doing just this, while using a fraction of the electricity.

13 July 2016
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
Bleaching on Lizard Island 2016. Photo: XL Catlin Seaview Survey.

More than half of the corals in many parts of the Great Barrier Reef are dying as unprecedented mass bleaching spreads across Australia’s coral reefs.

20 April 2016
The St John's Anglican College NASA team with Professor David Mee (far right).

For most high school students, competing at an international competition at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre is an idea that is simply out of this world.

15 April 2016