University of Queensland researchers have shown Australian tobacco plants could be used as ‘biofactories’ to manufacture medicines on a large scale.
1 June 2023Australian swimmer Thomas Neill has credited his University of Queensland Sporting Scholarship with helping him claim a bronze medal at last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.
18 March 2022A champion for professional sportswomen and a pioneer for healthcare reform are among members of The University of Queensland community recognised with Queen’s Birthday Honours.
14 June 2021PhD candidate Cody Frear will represent The University of Queensland in the Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis Competition on Friday 4 October, after winning the 2019 UQ 3MT Final.
19 September 2019The University of Queensland has recognised staff members and teams in the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence.
7 June 2017Five UQ student athletes have been awarded a UQ Blue – the University of Queensland’s highest sporting honour at the 2016 UQ Blues Awards Dinner, with a further 19 athletes receiving Half-Blue honours.
3 November 2016Staff who have contributed to The University of Queensland’s vision of excellence have been celebrated and awarded at the 2016 UQ Awards for Excellence.
10 June 2016A Solomon Islands provincial capital will be relocated to the mainland due to coastal hazards and the risks of rising sea levels resulting from climate change.
19 August 2014Professional staff play a vital role in supporting teaching, research and engagement at The University of Queensland, a contribution that today was recognised through the prestigious Chancellor’s Awards.
21 February 2013UQ staff members and teams who have made an exceptional contribution to the University were recognised this month at the annual UQ Staff Recognition Awards.
23 February 2012Visionary philanthropist Mr Andrew Brice and a mainstay of quality current affairs journalism on Australian television screens for more than 40 years Mr Kerry O’Brien will each receive honorary doctorates during UQ's December 7–16 graduation period.
5 December 2011Andrew Brice is co-founder and CEO of The University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef), co-founder and non-executive director of Wotif.com, non-executive director of Diabetes Smart Pty Ltd, founding director of MenzurX Pty Ltd and a Fellow of the...
5 December 2011Staff who helped The University of Queensland recover rapidly from flood mode to normal business operations this year are among 65 people recognised as “Miracle Workers” at a special ceremony today, September 29.
27 September 2011There is still time to save the world’s ailing coral reefs, if prompt and decisive action can be taken to improve their overall health, according to a team of leading marine researchers.
8 October 2010Prominent British legal academic Nick Gaskell has joined UQ's TC Beirne School of Law as Professor of Maritime and Commercial Law.
17 September 2009UQ journalism and public relations students honed their skills over the Summer break by participating in a live press conference originating in Samoa.
6 February 2009A Ukrainian student who held three jobs while completing her Economics degree will be awarded first class honours at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday, December 5.
4 December 2007UQ Business School students placed 6th overnight in the Rotman International Trading Competition hosted by the University of Toronto – beating the likes of MIT and Duke University.
13 March 2007A student who achieved a cumulative grade point average of 7 (the highest mark) during his undergraduate studies will receive the Graduate of the Year award at a UQ ceremony tomorrow.
5 December 2006Four young entrepreneurs, who met while studying in Australia, are about to launch their own international adventure travel company.
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