Australia’s first science and technology focused Confucius Institute will be officially opened at The University of Queensland (UQ) today (Friday, 19 November 2010).

19 November 2010
The Queensland Premier, Dr Anna Bligh, speaking at the graduation ceremony on Wednesday night

GRADUATION ceremonies this week have brought classic scholarly scenes to The University of Queensland, with academic gowns and mortarboards aplenty being worn with pride around the Great Court and other hallowed halls.

22 July 2010
James Hudson in the UQ Antiquities Museum with the 2400-year-old Egyptian mummy mask he voted for in the Treasures competition

A 2400-YEAR-OLD Egyptian mummy mask has brought good luck to an eight-year-old Brisbane boy, who is now the proud owner of a valuable contemporary artwork.

21 May 2010

What happens when wars end and the fighting men and women return?

22 April 2010
Elizabeth Rosner. Photo: Julia McNeal

When UQ Master of Literature graduate Elizabeth Rosner got the call to say her second novel would soon be re-released in paperback, she had two reasons to be hopeful.

8 April 2010

Lecturer in Art History at UQ Dr Prue Ahrens says she intends to use an international fellowship to forge stronger links between the University and the Smithsonian American Art Musuem (SAAM).

30 March 2010

Picking up where Vancouver left off, top school students from around the country will push their brains to the limit when they compete in a linguistics Olympiad at UQ next week.

19 March 2010
Rhizomes V: Language and Place will be held from February 4–5

Budding researchers will explore migrant and settler society experiences and the linked issues of language and culture at an upcoming UQ conference.

13 January 2010

A University of Queensland researcher is continuing a life’s passion, bringing medieval literary treasures to contemporary readers.

4 January 2010