Tuberculosis: Many Australians believe it was eradicated years ago – but the grim reality is that TB is still a major world-wide killer, responsible for 1.5 million deaths a year.
24 March 2016Researchers 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 2016An ancient fossil of the bilby, Australia’s answer to the Easter rabbit, has been discovered at the Riversleigh World Heritage site in north west Queensland.
17 March 2014The University of Queensland’s place as a global research leader has been highlighted with today’s announcement that five UQ scientists are among 20 new Australian Academy of Science Fellows for 2013.
27 March 2013Graduating with a PhD from The University of Queensland has become a family tradition for Ilan Gobius, her father and grandfather.
19 December 2012The UQ Solar Array underpins a number of cutting-edge research projects, in diverse fields including physics, engineering, economics and sustainability.
15 July 2011The first international student has taken part in The University of Queensland's FEAST program to discover career pathways in science and experience University life.
14 July 2011An international team has removed a major obstacle to engineer quantum systems that will play a key role in the computers, communication networks, and even biomedical devices of the future.
8 March 2011The recent earthquakes in the Pacific and Indonesia have one University of Queensland researcher questioning whether the two are related.
8 October 2009UQ research ranging from better pearls to better plastics was given a $3.5 million boost today with the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.
29 May 2009Staff, alumni and students associated with The University of Queensland have been honoured in the Australia Day awards.
27 January 2009