The free-flying hypersonic glider ‘Hyshot V’, designed to fly at Mach 8 (8000 km/hr)

Commercialised flight faster than five times the speed of sound has been brought one step closer, thanks to a successful experimental flight featuring University of Queensland knowhow.

17 July 2017
Virus-like nanoparticles are made from structural proteins.

Drugs disguised as viruses are providing new weapons in the battle against cancer, promising greater accuracy and fewer side effects than chemotherapy.

20 February 2017

Twenty-six of Australia’s most daring contemporary artists will vie for the 2011 University of Queensland National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize, which will be announced next Friday, September 23.

13 September 2011

Eleven University of Queensland researchers have been honoured as international leaders in their fields at a ceremony today.

13 April 2010

Mock news feeds and on-camera television news reading and reporting will be some of the attractions when the School of Journalism and Communication showcases its new state-of-the-art facilities on UQ St Lucia’s Open Day.

30 June 2009
Image courtesy of NASA

A free public lecture about the exploration of Mars will be held at The University of Queensland on Thursday, May 28.

22 April 2009

The first comprehensive field guide to the Great Barrier Reef will be launched by UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield at Customs House today (10am, Thursday, November 27).

25 November 2008

UQ’s cervical cancer vaccine co-creator Professor Ian Frazer has won the 2008 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

16 October 2008

Standing at a height of four storeys, Out of Mind, the contemporary artwork on display in UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute, is certainly not out of sight.

30 September 2008

Rowan Gollan considers himself fortunate to be the first person to go to NASA under the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between The University of Queensland and NASA.

21 July 2008

Applications are now open for UQ staff and students to submit their entrepreneurial ideas or early stage research projects for UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition, which offers $40,000 in cash prizes to move innovative ideas forward.

3 June 2008

The University of Queensland has joined with the Defence, Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) to further advance Australia’s leadership in hypersonics research.

2 May 2008

The University of Queensland has signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA to continue close collaboration on hypersonic propulsion project

23 April 2008

The University of Queensland (UQ) will be at the forefront of a new $80 million centre aimed at giving Australian industry a leading edge in winning major national and international defence contracts.

20 December 2007

A who’s who of established and emerging Australian artists are in the running for the nation’s first self-portrait prize, which has been established by The University of Queensland and will be announced on October 20.

15 October 2007

A scramjet experiment involving The University of Queensland as a collaborative partner has safely launched today at the Woomera Test Facility, 500km north of Adelaide.

15 June 2007

The future profitability and security of Queensland’s multi-billion dollar animal industries has received a major boost with the awarding of a contract to develop the $33 million Centre for Advanced Animal Science (CAAS) at Gatton.

29 January 2007

University of Queensland researchers are testing the shapes of things to come ahead of planned scramjet tests in Australia over the next five years.

9 January 2007

University of Queensland researcher Dr Paul Meredith has been awarded a Smart State Senior Fellowship to develop new technologies to combat the world’s looming energy crisis.

11 May 2006

The HyShot™ IV experimental scramjet test has been conducted today at the Woomera range, 500km north of Adelaide, South Australia at about 1.10pm local time (CDT).

30 March 2006