Variants of viruses such as that causing COVID-19 can now be quickly studied in the laboratory, even before they emerge in nature and become a major public health challenge.

9 June 2021

The fate of coral reefs under climate change could improve if management efforts take evolution and adaptation into account, according to an international study.

2 July 2019
Emeritus Professor Maree Smith

A respected chronic pain researcher and a leading neuroscientist are among the roll call of University of Queensland community members recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

10 June 2019
Engineering students

Industry partners have thrown their support behind The University of Queensland Women in Engineering program, which has prompted a steady increase in women participating in undergraduate engineering studies.

16 May 2018

To commemorate 40 years since the Solomon Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom, a University of Queensland historian will visit the country as a guest of the Australian High Commission.

19 March 2018
After more than a century of graduations, Queensland’s largest university is celebrating a major milestone this December: 250,000 graduates.

After more than a century of graduations, Queensland’s largest university is celebrating a major milestone this December: 250,000 graduates.

14 December 2017
(L-R) Ms Inge Matt, Dr Barbara Maenhaut, Associate Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris Landorf, Ms Rhea Jain

The cream of The University of Queensland’s teaching crop has been fêted at the annual UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

31 October 2017
Tim Delport and Brett Parkinson

Prestigious scholarships will take two University of Queensland engineering postgraduates to study at the University of Oxford.

22 November 2016
Australia's northern beef cattle industry

A multi-million dollar research and development program launched today will provide a massive boost to Australia’s vital northern beef cattle industry.

23 June 2016
Increases in seaweed threaten corals

Regulating overfishing could protect Pacific coral reefs from strangulation by seaweed, according to new findings by a University of Queensland scientist.

23 June 2016
L to R: Chris Stowers, Esteban Marcellin, Martie-Louise Verreynne, Steve Moorhouse, Victor Rudolph, Chris Dunks, Daniel Grant and David Craik

Four industry-research projects on drug development, business innovation, chemical transportation and biotechnology have been recognised at a University of Queensland awards ceremony.

15 September 2015
His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey

Queensland’s Governor features in a distinguished line-up of community and business leaders celebrated in The University of Queensland’s 2015 Alumni Awards.

17 August 2015

A collaborative research project aimed at discovering a drug to treat a highly resistant form of breast cancer is one of two projects given the green light by the Queensland Emory Development (QED) Alliance.

7 November 2013

Three University of Queensland academics specialising in cultural studies, theatre history and music were among 22 leading scholars elected this month as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

5 December 2012

Humanities researchers at the University of Queensland are on course to launch eight books in seven weeks, a record number of releases in such a short time.

27 March 2012

Some of Australia’s most prominent authors have contributed to a new book that reveals the literary and historical treasures of The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Fryer Library.

30 November 2010
The two top trophies won by UQFC at the 2010 Football Brisbane Gala Awards

The University of Queensland Football Club stole the show at the 2010 Football Brisbane Gala Awards on September 20.

23 September 2010

The eyes of Australia’s arts community will be on UQ this Friday when a unique portrait prize is decided.

24 November 2009

A top social worker, an award-winning poet and one of the Pacific Islands' elder statesmen will speak at UQ graduation ceremonies tomorrow, December 3.

2 December 2008

Sir Peter Kenilorea, one of the most senior statesmen of the South Pacific, will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate at The University of Queensland graduation ceremony at the UQ Centre, St Lucia, Brisbane, on December 3.

28 November 2008