University of Queensland rocket scientists have upgraded a key ground test facility ahead of three experimental scramjet flights in Woomera in late 2005.

9 December 2004

After a life in dairy farms, aviation and local government, former Ipswich mayor John Nugent was surprised to hear of his honorary doctorate from The University of Queensland.

6 December 2004

A visiting research scholar to The University of Queensland will present a workshop tomorrow (November 27) focusing on new and innovative approaches to dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

26 November 2004

University of Queensland scramjet pioneers have congratulated the NASA team which today successfully flew a hypersonic, scramjet-powered aircraft at about 10 times the speed of sound.

17 November 2004

Researchers from The University of Queensland will collaborate with Dr Craig Venter, the US scientist who helped crack the human genetic code, during his six-month visit to Queensland as part of his quest to define the origins and diversity of life.

8 November 2004

A North Queensland engineering firm will play an important role in next year’s Australian experiments to test the world’s fastest air-breathing engines.

27 October 2004

A world-renowned “bird flu” researcher and University of Hong Kong (HKU) Emeritus Professor will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Science at one of The University of Queensland’s three overseas graduations ceremonies this month (September).

8 September 2004

Students from the University of Queensland have given the state’s seagrass population a clean bill of health thanks to a new method of testing for contaminants.

1 September 2004

Australia’s next Federal election date is looming and UQ’s political experts are on standby to help media.

30 August 2004

Australia’s next Federal election date is looming and UQ’s political experts are on standby to help media.

10 August 2004

The University of Queensland has again received the best overall rating of all Queensland universities and one of the best Australian university rankings in the 2005 edition of the Good Universities Guide.

5 August 2004

BioQ Devices Pty Ltd and TROPHTEC Pty Ltd are among nine landmark innovations set to battle it out for $100,000 in cash to commercialise their business concepts on Pitch Day 2004.

3 August 2004

Multi-million dollar funding is allowing University of Queensland scientists, in conjunction with the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, to broaden their search for therapeutic drugs based on the deadly venom of Australia’s snakes.

19 July 2004

Three UQ engineers have made a Top 100 list of Australia’s most influential engineers.

1 July 2004

The University of Queensland has again topped the nation’s universities in funding for Round 2 of the Australian Research Council’s 2004 Linkage Projects announced today (June 28).

28 June 2004

The nation’s most valuable ticket to business commercialisation is taking entries for its 2004 business plan competition.

17 June 2004

The University of Queensland is one of 10 Australian universities participating in an international initiative allowing PhD students to study at both an Australian and a French university.

31 May 2004

A University of Queensland study has found that the majority of consumers do not understand important features of simple credit contracts.

19 May 2004

The world’s fastest air-breathing engine will fly in Australia in 2005 in a collaborative two-nation experiment that is expected to provide a major boost to the fledgling scramjet technology.

17 May 2004

University of Queensland experts will be available for comments and analysis of the upcoming council elections on March 27.

2 March 2004