Cartoon image of people sitting on public transport

Researchers from The University of Queensland are recruiting people living with dementia, along with their carers, to help with a study exploring emerging transport technologies.

5 August 2020
UQ's new Laureate Fellows - Professor Alan Rowan, left, and Professor Paul Burn

The University of Queensland has received $24.5 million in the competitive Australian Research Council grants announced in Canberra today, securing a greater share of the pool than any other university.

6 May 2016
Efforts to improve the welfare of animals worldwide have netted The University of Queensland graduate, Dr Peter Thornber, the UQ Gatton Gold Medal.

Efforts to improve the welfare of animals worldwide have netted The University of Queensland graduate, Dr Peter Thornber, the UQ Gatton Gold Medal.

17 December 2014

A University of Queensland researcher today won the $25,000 Centenary Institute, Lawrence Creative Prize (CILC Prize) at a function in Sydney

15 November 2012
Professor Jeff Coombes and student prize recipient Vanessa Cavallaro at the awards night

UQ’s School of Human Movement Studies celebrated the outstanding achievements of its top teachers and students at its annual awards night recently.

19 April 2011

Two up-and-coming UQ researchers recently had an opportunity to attend a major international science conference in the Northern Hemisphere, thanks to funding from Merck Pty Ltd, a leading chemical and pharmaceutical company.

25 September 2008

Despite having retired as Vice-Chancellor of The University of Queensland, Professor John Hay, AC, will retain his academic title.

21 January 2008

A scientist who helped discover the gene that determines sex in mammals is one of three University of Queensland researchers who have received one of the highest academic accolades in Australia.

22 May 2007

Professor Ian Frazer will use his profile as Australian of the Year to help ensure his cancer vaccine reaches those who need it most – women and girls living in poverty.

25 January 2006

Having never done anything by halves, University of Queensland (UQ) Gatton student Jess Peters is again proving that simply graduating from the Bachelor of Agriculture with First Class Honours this month is not enough.

16 December 2005

An international expert in the field of mineral flotation has won the research scientist category of the inaugural Smart Women – Smart State awards.

22 August 2003

The President of Ireland, Her Excellency President Mary McAleese, received an honorary doctorate at a special University of Queensland graduation ceremony today (Wednesday, March 12).

12 March 2003

An appeal to restore a heritage-listed lecture theatre within Australia’s oldest medical school has drawn an unprecedented national alumni response from medicos across the country.

2 October 2001

An economist whose name most people would like to see in abundance in their wallets is The University of Queensland's Alumnus of the Year 2001.

22 August 2001

SGI (Silicon Graphics Pty Ltd), a world leader in high-performance computing and visualisation systems, and the University of Queensland today announced plans to establish a national supercomputer facility in Queensland.

24 April 2000