Ten researchers from The University of Queensland have been awarded $3 million through the 2023 Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships.

16 April 2024

University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $10 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme.

31 July 2023
Many pills of different colours scattered all over a surface

University of Queensland researchers have found a range of commonly prescribed antidepressants can increase bacteria’s resistance to antibiotic medications.

1 February 2023
A UQ team has developed quantum dot solar cells that can be made into thin, flexible films and used to generate electricity even in low-light conditions

The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough at The University of Queensland.

18 February 2020
Professor Neena Mitter and Professor Chien Ming Wang

Two recognised University of Queensland researchers have been named as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

23 October 2019

A University of Queensland professor has been ranked among the best civil engineers in the world for his outstanding research.

18 September 2019
UQ researchers and research supervisors have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in a range of fields at the 2018 UQ Research Week awards

A roll-call of high calibre researchers and research supervisors has been recognised for outstanding contributions in a range of fields at The University of Queensland 2018 Research Week awards.

12 September 2018
UQ Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship recipients, from left, David Nyeste, Vincent Singer, Sunny van der Berg, Lachlan Walters and Hai Xia Wang-Pole.

Six UQ students have been awarded Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Asian Exchange Scholarships. The $12,000 bursaries fund students to spend a semester studying at a leading Asian university.

3 August 2017
The batteries come in a thin, flexible format

Flexible screen-printed batteries may be the way forward for renewable energy thanks to a joint project between The University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales.

24 July 2017

Research undertaken hand-in-hand with business and industry received a $4.3 million boost at The University of Queensland today, in the latest Australian Research Council Linkage Projects grants.

31 May 2017
 HBIS Chairman Mr Yong Yu and UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj

A Chinese company listed in the Fortune Global 500 for the past eight years, and home to more than 120,000 employees, will partner The University of Queensland in sustainable metals research.

20 March 2017
From left, Professor Susanne Schmidt, Professor Heather Douglas and Associate Professor Kerrie Wilson

Three University of Queensland professors have been appointed to the Australian Research Council College of Experts for 2017.

25 November 2016
A hydraulic jump simulation in the lab

A University of Queensland researcher has won a coveted international award for his research in hydraulic engineering, which focuses on a water flow phenomenon known as a “hydraulic jump”.

11 August 2016

A new way to detect explosives and an alternative to antibiotics for animals are among 19 research projects at The University of Queensland to secure funding to build the state’s future.

20 April 2016
The group of executives after the signing, in Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden.

Shanghai-based Baosteel Group will provide approximately $10 million in additional funds to continue the momentum of a successful research and development centre that combines the expertise of four Australian universities with the industrial...

29 March 2016
Dr Da-Wei Wang.

Developing better batteries has won a young researcher from The University of Queensland a prestigious international award.

3 October 2013

Somerville House student Eva Wang has been named the state’s brain champion at The University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute competition, today.

18 June 2013

Secondary school science teachers have an opportunity to participate in a practical course to assist in the teaching of Science as a Human Endeavour, a component of the new national curriculum.

2 October 2012
Dr Da-Wei Wang's work on prolonging battery life has won him a Research Excellence Award from The University of Queensland (UQ).

A Queensland researcher, who is developing high-energy batteries that can keep smartphones charged longer, has won a Research Excellence Award from The University of Queensland (UQ).

20 September 2012

A group of talented researchers and supervisors has been recognised at a special ceremony tonight for 2012 Research Week at The University of Queensland.

18 September 2012