James Bennett received high distinctions for all of his undergraduate subjects

Keeping his options open and giving himself ample time to decide on his major finally paid off when James Bennett was awarded his University of Queensland Bachelor of Science degree this month with nothing less than a high distinction in all his...

19 December 2011
The first group of RWH Hawken Scholar graduates

The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT) at The University of Queensland (UQ) bid farewell to its first group of RWH Hawken Scholar students when they graduated last Thursday.

16 December 2011

The Professor of Food Policy at City University in London, Professor Tim Lang, visited The University of Queensland (UQ) this month to share his research and vision around food security issues.

18 November 2011

Researchers at The University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology are working with colleagues at the Pasteur Institute in Vietnam to progress research in vaccine development for pandemic avian influenza.

15 November 2011

The beauty and majesty of birds in flight has long captured the attention of artists and photographers.

28 October 2011

UQ research has shown that a new court model is restoring faith in the justice system for vulnerable defendants, including the homeless and those suffering from mental health difficulties.

7 October 2011

Professor Gillian Whitehouse from the School of Political Science and International Studies is set to undertake a major survey of workplace issues that affect the work and careers of Australian university employees.

26 September 2011

A study in worms that are less than a millimetre long has yielded clues that may be important for understanding how nerves grow.

20 September 2011

Researchers are a step closer to unravelling the genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia following the largest genome-wide association study of the disorder ever undertaken.

15 September 2011
UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Deborah Terry (left), and UCSF Chancellor, Professor Susan Demond-Hellmann, touring UQ research facilities this week.

A vision to more rapidly translate health research into breakthrough medicines for patients is the driving force behind talks held this week between Queensland’s ‘Smart State’ medical research institutes and one of the world’s top medical research...

29 August 2011

Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism.

29 August 2011

Campus tours, entertainment and general and academic information sessions will be highlights of the UQ Ipswich campus annual open day event tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24.

23 August 2011

More than 170 technologically minded Queensland primary and secondary school students converged on The University of Queensland (UQ) campus recently to showcase their technological prowess.

22 August 2011
From left to right, Dr Phil Orchard, Professor Tim Dunne, His Excellency Mr Peter Woolcott and Dr Marianne Hanson from School of Political Science and International Studies.

Australia’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and Committee for Disarmament, His Excellency Mr Peter Woolcott, recently visited The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Political Science and International Studies.

29 July 2011

A University of Queensland PhD scholar is examining the health effects of chewing wild tobacco plants by Central Australian Aboriginal women during pregnancy.

29 July 2011

A University of Queensland student is leading the way with her world-first research on maternal and newborn co-sleeping practices in maternity units.

27 July 2011

Australia’s first tropical and subtropical agricultural research institute, the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), celebrated some early successes at its inaugural Annual Research Meeting on Brisbane’s Sunshine Coast...

22 July 2011
Else Shepherd is a pioneer and role model in breaking through the barriers to women's professional acceptance particularly in “non-traditional” fields such as engineering.

Visionary philanthropist Graeme Wood and a role model for women in non-traditional fields such as engineering, Else Shepherd AM, will each receive honorary doctorates during UQ's July 18–22 graduation period.

13 July 2011
Associate Professor Stephen Mahler

Australian researchers aim to use a newly-funded collaboration to develop a new generation of cancer treatment, “supercharging” antibodies with a drug delivery vehicle for targeting tumours.

10 July 2011

University of Queensland students have taken the concept of moving furniture around to a new technological level.

27 June 2011