Professor Lorraine Mazerolle (left) and Dr Sarah Bennett

In a world-first trial, criminology researchers at The University of Queensland have tested the theory of procedural justice in policing and found that respectful dialogue with citizens during routine encounters makes a big difference to the way...

19 December 2011

A University of Queensland mathematician has been awarded the Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia (CMSA) Medal, recognising her leadership and valuable contributions in combinatorics research.

14 December 2011

The University of Queensland community is mourning the death last night of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Emeritus Sir Zelman Cowen, aged 92.

9 December 2011

Today, MontroseAccess, in partnership with The University of Queensland (UQ), announced a major new initiative which is set to benefit children with disabilities worldwide.

29 November 2011

Legal researchers at The University of Queensland’s School of Law will benefit from funding of almost $1 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council grants.

2 November 2011

The University of Queensland will receive $29.79 million for 92 grants in the 2012 round one funding of the Australian Research Council Discovery Projects scheme announced today.

1 November 2011

As part of World Teachers' Day celebrations, two University of Queensland teaching graduates were recently nominated for a Queensland College of Teachers excellence in teaching award.

27 October 2011
Moreton Bay Research Station ... one of the new UQ-UWA research collaborations will examine the politics of climate change

Research projects at The University of Western Australia and The University of Queensland and have received a total of more than $425,000 in the second round of UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Awards funding.

24 October 2011

Leading Australian university, The University of Queensland, will bring its Global Challenges Leadership series with seminars and networking events to China this month.

20 October 2011
National mooting title holders: from left, Mitchell Beebe, Dr Peter Billings (coach), Abraham O'Neil and Hannah McConnachie.

Students from The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Law School celebrated a victory over Sydney University in the grand final of the 2011 Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) Mooting Competition held in Sydney last week.

12 October 2011

The founder of deaf-mute participatory theatre initiative from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a Ugandan organisation preventing violence against children in sub-Saharan Africa have been announced as the 2011 Communication for Social Change...

27 September 2011

Former Justice of the High Court of Australia and current representative of the UNAIDS Expert on HIV and Human Rights The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG will speak at The University of Queensland on Tuesday September 27.

23 September 2011

Dr Yvonne Buckley from The University of Queensland's School of Biological Sciences has collaborated with an international team of research ecologists to re-evaluate the relationship between species numbers and habitat productivity.

22 September 2011
Professor Jason Mattingley and Professor Bernie Degnan

The University of Queensland has been awarded three prestigious Australian Research Council Australia Laureate Fellowships announced today by Federal Science Minister Kim Carr.

10 August 2011

An Australia-first research program exploring how common childhood diseases such as ADHD, asthma and obesity could be linked to household chemicals and air-borne particles will be based in Brisbane.

3 August 2011

UniQuest and The University of Queensland (UQ) are delivering tailored leadership courses to more than 150 delegates from Africa, the Pacific and Papua New Guinea

20 July 2011

A learning facility at The University of Queensland (UQ), following on from a Regional Commendation in March, won a State Commendation for Interior Architecture at the recent 2011 Australian Institute of Architects Awards.

13 July 2011
Mitjili Napurrula's "Uwalki – Watiya Tjuta" (2005), part of the Painting Country exhibition. Image reproduced courtesy of the artist. Photo: Carl Warner

UQ’s evolving collection of Indigenous art will be on show from this Saturday as curtains close on NAIDOC Week 2011.

7 July 2011

A number of people associated with The University of Queensland were honoured in the 2011 Queen's Birthday honours list

20 June 2011
Members of the Asylum and Refugee Law Project including Marissa Dooris (front row, second from left) and Dr Peter Billings (centre)

A project that has helped year 12 high school students to develop a better understanding of Australia’s asylum and refugee policies is the main winner in the 2011 UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Awards, announced this evening.

26 May 2011