Researchers from The University of Queensland have received more than $43 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to address health research challenges from Alzheimer’s disease to youth vaping.

18 December 2023

An expert in Indigenous architecture, a noted historian and a history-making teacher joined a raft of talented University of Queensland alumni recognised in the 2021 Australia Day honours.

29 January 2021
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt touring UQ's IMB lab

Research into global health issues including antibiotic resistance, inflammatory diseases and stroke has been boosted after The University of Queensland received more than $29.7 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research...

29 August 2019

An atlas of genetic markers may hold the key to unlocking new treatments for osteoporosis, thanks to University of Queensland researchers.

7 January 2019
Professor David Evans

Scientists are honing in on a potential treatment for osteoporosis, after performing the largest ever genetic study of the common age-related bone-thinning disease.

5 September 2017
Book cover for A Degree of Allegiance

The University of Queensland St Lucia Campus is the setting for a paranormal thriller written by past student Kirsti Lines and friend Pierette Kemper.

26 August 2013
Professor Andrew White, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj, Professor Max Lu, Professor David Craik and Professor Matthew Brown

The University of Queensland’s place as a global research leader has been highlighted with today’s announcement that five UQ scientists are among 20 new Australian Academy of Science Fellows for 2013.

27 March 2013

The University of Queensland’s place as a global research leader has been highlighted with today’s announcement that five UQ scientists are among 20 new Australian Academy of Science Fellows for 2013.

27 March 2013

A number of members of The University of Queensland community were honoured with Centenary Medals, announced by Prime Minister John Howard last month.

20 May 2003

The University of Queensland’s Pyrometallurgy Research Centre (PYROSEARCH) has secured a major boost to its research on high temperature metal smelting.

8 October 2001

The University of Queensland has topped the nation in total projected funding for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage-Projects scheme for 2002.

25 September 2001

The University of Queensland has attracted the largest Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery grant for a project investigating potential new drug therapies derived from the venom of marine snails.

24 September 2001

The University of Queensland's Professor of Information Systems, Ron Weber, is the winner of the 2000 Prime Minister's Australian Award for Individual University Teacher of the Year.

5 December 2000

The University of Queensland's Library has won a $50,000 national award for its computing help and training service, AskIT.

5 December 2000

The new joint national Centre for Rural and Regional Innovation (CRRI) has moved into the second stage of its feasibility study with a program of custom-designed courses to be offered across rural and regional Australia.

14 August 2000

Join a journey through the bizarre and beautiful ?Nanoworld' and discover the hidden universe of microbes in a free public lecture at The University of Queensland on Tuesday, April 4 at 7pm.

30 March 2000

University of Queensland academics have won Australian Awards for University Teaching for the third consecutive year since the awards were established in 1997.

1 December 1999

Two of Australia's leading universities have formed a strategic partnership to oversee the establishment of a national centre for rural and regional innovation.

16 November 1999

Deputy Premier Jim Elder MLA will open a new greenhouse at the University of Queensland's Gatton campus this month to assist the development of an award-winning native plant.

26 October 1999

The University of Queensland's $1.8 million Student Centre will be officially opened on Monday, October 18.

18 October 1999