Milky Way

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a university with some of the world’s leading experts on issues such as space travel, porg evolution, and emotion-grabbing music.

3 May 2018
Associate Professor Trent Woodruff

A University of Queensland research team has been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to target brain inflammation in people with Parkinson’s disease.

6 March 2015
Dr Claudia Vickers from UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology will talk about 'The science of beer' at the Queensland launch of National Science Week

The science behind beer and barbecues will be on show – and taste – when The University of Queensland launches National Science Week celebrations in Brisbane on Saturday 16 August.

11 August 2014
TEDxUQ 2014 – “Old Ideas, New World”.

Some of Queensland’s finest minds will converge on The University of Queensland on 29 March for TEDxUQ 2014 – themed “Old Ideas, New World”.

28 March 2014
Professor Richard Lewis with a textile cone.

Cone snails change “weapons”, depending on whether they are hunting or defending themselves, researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered.

27 March 2014

To cap off a successful fundraising drive for disadvantaged Brisbane youth, UQ students will be holding a free coffee morning this weekend.

23 September 2010

University of Queensland researchers have traced the origins of one of the most important steps in animal evolution – the development of nerves.

20 August 2008

University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new distinctive form of cell organisation within bacteria with possible implications for cell evolution.

24 April 1997