A saltwater crocodile resting on a river bank, it's scales blending into the surrounding environment

A UQ-developed vaccine will protect farmed saltwater crocodiles from West Nile virus, providing economic and biodiversity benefits to northern Australia.

29 June 2023
A 3D reconstruction of a chimeric viral particle

A new technology to produce safer ‘hybrid’ viruses at high volumes for use in vaccines and diagnostics for mosquito-borne diseases has been developed at The University of Queensland.

12 December 2019
Professor Bryan Mowry from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute.

Queensland scientists are closer to effective treatments for schizophrenia after uncovering dozens of sites across the human genome that are strongly associated with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.

23 July 2014

A large-scale study that defines the complexity of underlying mutations responsible for pancreatic cancers in more than 100 patients was published in Nature today.

24 October 2012

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute researcher Professor Ian Frazer has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.

17 May 2011

A healthcare facility operated by The University of Queensland (UQ) in partnership with Queensland Health has won the Queensland General Practice of the Year Award.

7 October 2009

Can bacteria be used to stop the spread of dengue? Is the era of useful antibiotics coming to an end? Could termites provide a solution to a more efficient biofuel industry?

13 July 2009

UQ scientists and academics are available for expert comment on the emerging swine flu pandemic. Expertise ranges from the science of virus, to the medical implications, to the tourism and economic implications.

30 April 2009
Hungarian guest lecturer Balazs Csernyik conducting the class

Leading music teachers and educators from Australia and South-East Asia are honing their skills at UQ’s internationally renowned Summer Music Program.

14 January 2009

Citation for the award of a Doctor of the University honoris causa to Mr Michael Bryce.

26 November 2008

Citation for the award of a Doctor of the University honoris causa to Mr John Simpson.

26 November 2008

The University of Queensland is helping to increase medical support in rural communities through its new $4.2 million advanced clinical training facility.

24 July 2008

There will be smiles on the faces of many students from The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus this week when the campus hosts its annual Scholarship and Prize Ceremony.

19 May 2008

University of Queensland researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus.

19 May 2008

UQ has increased its share of national medical research funding by 10 percent, receiving more than $44.6 million under the latest round of National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC) grants.

25 September 2007

Following a successful Brisbane event, innovation thinkers will gather in Sydney today to challenge business to make Australia a world innovation leader once again.

21 November 2006

Clinical Professor Fiona Wood, who received an Order of Australia in 2003 for her work with victims of the Bali bombing, will speak at the UQ Medical Society’s ES Meyers Memorial lecture on September 19.

6 September 2006

Buildings at The University of Queensland have featured in five awards at the 2006 Queensland Architecture Awards.

3 August 2006

One of Australia’s most acclaimed international stage directors, who will address The University of Queensland-hosted World Shakespeare Congress next week, sees the Bard’s religious “neutrality” as an antidote for modern tensions.

7 July 2006

The impressive Building 8 at The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus has received another award for its architectural excellence.

23 May 2006