The University of Queensland will establish three Centres of Excellence to tackle major global challenges and opportunities.

4 November 2022

Women in Science is a podcast series featuring interviews with inspiring researchers who are breaking barriers in their fields and making remarkable contributions to science.

4 November 2020
mechanical sensors on a silicon chip

Quantum sensors being developed at The University of Queensland could revolutionise navigation and communications in unmanned and autonomous vehicles.

1 February 2019
UQ's Optical Physics in Neuroscience team - Associate Professor Ethan Scott, Dr Itia Favre-Bulle and Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Two Australian Museum Eureka Prizes have been awarded to University of Queensland researchers for their outstanding discoveries in the fields of health and physics.

30 August 2018

Three University of Queensland research projects have been named finalists in the 2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

25 July 2018

It’s double the celebration for University of Queensland researchers Brandon and Claire Wainwright, who were both appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their significant service to medicine.

12 June 2018
Colder than space and smaller than the width of a human hair

University of Queensland scientists have imprinted images of Einstein and Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose on a super-cold microscopic fluid to demonstrate a physics state first predicted by the famed pair in 1925.

3 November 2016
Professor Naomi Wray (left) and Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Two University of Queensland professors are among 21 new Australian Academy of Science Fellows announced in Canberra this morning.

23 May 2016
German high-school students Kristof Heck, left, and Simon Huppertz visited UQ as a prize from a national youth science competition in their home country.

As successful finalists in Germany’s national youth science competition, two secondary-school students received a two-week study visit to The University of Queensland as part of their prize.

25 August 2014
The custodian of the world’s longest running laboratory experiment, Professor John Mainstone, passed away last week aged 78.

The custodian of the world’s longest running laboratory experiment, Professor John Mainstone, died last week after suffering a stroke. He was 78.

26 August 2013

Leading solar energy pioneer and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Paul Meredith has received the top honour at this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards.

19 June 2013

The University of Queensland is one of six universities to be awarded funding in the priority project round of the Federal Government's first-ever Australian Maths and Science Partnerships Program (AMSPP).

4 June 2013
AMT Executive Director Professor Peter Taylor accepts the official IOI flag at this year’s closing ceremony held in Lake Garda, Italy, last month. Australia will be hosting next year’s Olympiad, to be held at UQ’s St Lucia campus. (Image courtesy of Daniel Graf)

As the curtain closes on the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2012 in Lake Garda, Italy, and the world’s best and brightest young computer talents return home with their medals, all eyes are now on Australia – host of next year’s Olympiad.

26 October 2012
Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop was recognised by the Optical Society of America (OSA) for her pioneering contributions in micro and nano-laser micromanipulation.

UQ physicist and Head of the School of Mathematics and Physics has just been elevated to the rank of Fellow Member by a world-leading optics professional society for her exceptional contributions to the field of optics.

15 February 2012

The University of Queensland has recognised an eminent UQ academic for distinguished service in the field of mathematical physics.

19 March 2010

A second revolution now happening in quantum and related sciences will come under the spotlight this week at The University of Queensland.

31 March 2009

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to its emerging research leaders, awarding more than $800,000 at the annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards.

23 September 2008

UQ alumnus Professor Jim Hill has been awarded the 2008 ANZIAM medal for outstanding achievements in Applied Mathematics and service to ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics).

12 February 2008

First year enrolments in Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Physics courses at The University of Queensland have shown a significant increase this year.

7 March 2006

Students throughout Australia and New Zealand are invited to apply for free flights and accommodation to attend postgraduate information sessions at UQ’s St Lucia campus.

25 August 2005