Two women standing on a stage at an awards event

Several Commonwealth Games representatives are among 19 students recognised for their sporting achievements as The University of Queensland celebrates 110 years of the UQ Blues Awards.

7 November 2022

An expert in Indigenous architecture, a noted historian and a history-making teacher joined a raft of talented University of Queensland alumni recognised in the 2021 Australia Day honours.

29 January 2021
Dr Paul Eliadis AM, left; Mrs Joan Cribb OAM; Emeritus Professor Edward White AM.

More than 50 people connected with The University of Queensland received Australia Day Awards.

30 January 2020
Photonic characters from Michael Kewming’s quantum alphabet.

Secret quantum alphabets could revolutionise how secure communication networks are built and utilised, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

4 September 2019

Eleven young University of Queensland lawyers who died in World War II have been commemorated in a book released yesterday.

26 June 2018

It’s double the celebration for University of Queensland researchers Brandon and Claire Wainwright, who were both appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their significant service to medicine.

12 June 2018
Parliament House

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on issues around the 2018 Federal Budget. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

8 May 2018
Dual gold medallist Lakeisha Patterson. Photo courtesy of Delly Carr - Swimming Australia

University of Queensland students and alumni have combined to win 12 medals at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (4-15 April).

18 April 2018

Eight UQ student athletes have joined the ranks of the sporting elite after receiving a UQ Blue – The University of Queensland’s highest sporting honour – at the 2017 UQ Blues Awards Dinner.

6 November 2017

Three University of Queensland students have recorded top five placings at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.

30 August 2017
UQ athletes Michael Mercieca, Ellen Wright, Jake Duffy and Gemma Cooney.

Eleven University of Queensland students – including four UQ Sports Achievement Scholarship recipients – will represent Australia’s Uniroos at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.

10 August 2017
Dr Michael Taylor from UQ's School of Biomedical Sciences,

A physicist and a chemist from The University of Queensland will network with Nobel Prize winners at the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting later this month.

8 June 2017

Patients at risk of life-threatening infections following chemotherapy could benefit from a new cell-based treatment developed from University of Queensland research.

6 December 2016

Generous supporters of the re-imagining of UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law were honoured at a cocktail function at Government House last night.

1 December 2016
UQ's Excellence awardees 2016

Staff 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 2016
The experimental rocket, called HiFiRE 5B, hit targeted speeds of Mach 7.5 (9,200kmph).

Travelling from Sydney to London in less than two hours is no longer a farfetched concept following a successful hypersonic test flight conducted by an international team, including University of Queensland researchers and students.

19 May 2016
The skull of the Cookeroo hortusensis, which lived 20-18 million years ago.

Researchers believe the discovery of a new genus and two new species of extinct non-hopping kangaroos could shed light on the ancestry of all kangaroos and wallabies living today.

22 February 2016
Scary? Sure. Stalker? Probably not.

Sharks have been making news yet again, after a spate of sightings in Newcastle, New South Wales, prompted days of beach closures and reports of oceangoers allegedly being “stalked” by “monster” specimens.

27 January 2015
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The Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland and the founder of a national chemist chain are among prominent University of Queensland alumni recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

10 June 2014

Learn the facts and skills to manage your own blood pressure at a free public talk delivered by leading hypertension specialists from The University of Queensland.

26 August 2013