Professor Peter Høj

After seven years of exceptional service to The University of Queensland, Professor Peter Høj AC formally advised UQ’s Senate on Thursday 30 May of his intention to retire from his role as Vice-Chancellor, effective 30 June 2020.

31 May 2019
An artist's impression of the Warwick Solar Farm

The University of Queensland has officially taken ownership of the Warwick Solar Farm project, sealing a 25-year commitment to the Southern Downs.

30 November 2018
Elliot Johnson with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in China.

A University of Queensland student on exchange in China has some new credentials to add to his CV - improving China—Australia relations alongside world leaders.

27 April 2016
Nick Kenny

If Nick Kenny was looking for a way to break a cycle, hammering his pushbike through 3000km of Central Australia’s most barren land was a good way to go about it.

25 August 2015
The ICTE-UQ class behind the ICed-TEa fundraiser

University of Queensland students from eight countries are banding together to raise money to help an Australian organisation beat cancer.

26 May 2015
Stephanie Colquhoun ... excited about spending two months in Washington DC

Two University of Queensland undergraduates will work as interns in Washington DC congressional offices for two months early next year.

10 November 2014

Children caught up in the emotional aftermath of the NSW bushfires need ongoing support to help them understand their feelings are natural and normal, according to a University of Queensland clinical psychologist.

4 November 2013

A powerful series of UQ art exhibitions is providing a rare opportunity to discover the human face behind the asylum seeker debate in time for 2011 Refugee Week (June 19–25).

20 June 2011
Members of the Asylum and Refugee Law Project including Marissa Dooris (front row, second from left) and Dr Peter Billings (centre)

A project that has helped year 12 high school students to develop a better understanding of Australia’s asylum and refugee policies is the main winner in the 2011 UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awards, announced this evening.

26 May 2011

The public face of The University of Queensland’s Thanksgiving Service and Body Donor program, Leo Brown, will retire on May 6 after more than 49 years with the same employer.

27 April 2011