A wind turbine in a dry field with a power plant emitting steam in the background

All eyes will be on Dubai this week as 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries meet at the United Nations backed climate summit, known as COP28. The University of Queensland has a range of researchers available to offer expert analysis.

29 November 2023
Professor David Craik portrait

An internationally-recognised scientist is among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the King’s Birthday Honours List this year.

12 June 2023
Professor Alex Haslam AM honoured for his service to tertiary education. Supplied

Experts in the fields of medicine and psychology are among University of Queensland staff and alumni recognised in the 2022 Australia Day honours.

27 January 2022

It’s double the celebration for University of Queensland researchers Brandon and Claire Wainwright, who were both appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their significant service to medicine.

12 June 2018
The winners are... Nanango State High School

Budding plant scientists from Nanango State High School have won the Overall Grand Champion prize at The University of Queensland Sunflower Competition for the second year in a row.

17 May 2018

The University of Queensland has recognised staff members and teams in the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence.

7 June 2017
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

Researchers based in the state recognised as the skin cancer capital of the world have developed revolutionary technology that has the potential to improve the detection and diagnosis of this disease.

28 May 2014
“The visual nature of the project will also help bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public awareness,” Professor Hoegh-Guldberg

A pioneering scientific expedition that will document the health of coral on the Great Barrier Reef will be undertaken as a joint venture between global technology giant Google, the UQ Global Change Institute, not-for-profit organisation Underwater...

23 February 2012

The University of Queensland topped the nation in the prestigious Australian Research Council Future Fellowships announced today, being awarded 31 fellowships worth a total of more than $22 million.

17 November 2010

An Olympics-style competition for robots will take place at The University of Queensland on 21-22 August.

19 August 2010

The University of Queensland has honoured its outstanding teachers and education programs at its 9th UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards at Customs House tonight.

2 November 2009
Front L-R: Madeleine Soroka, Isabella Hunt, Michelle Kim
Back L-R: Sharon Sugirtha, Genevieve Sargent

Technology and The University of Queensland have long gone hand in hand, but it is not usually school students who provide the know-how on campus.

26 August 2009
Dr Kerrie Wilson

UQ ecologist Dr Kerrie Wilson sees conservation as an issue which should feature more prominently in Australian politics.

18 May 2009

The electric pace of Twenty20 cricket has been all about innovation and at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, Australia, the Indian IPL cricket stars, the Kolkata Knightriders, recently discovered just how fast it really is.

3 November 2008

Up to 120 innovative student thesis projects were displayed at The University of Queensland's 2008 ITEE Innovation Expo held this month at the St Lucia campus.

20 October 2008

The University of Queensland has hosted the annual RoboCup Junior Queensland Championships this week with 100 teams from over 30 Queensland schools competing in the categories of robot dance, rescue and soccer.

21 August 2008

The University of Queensland will host 300 school students and their robotic creations at the Robocup Junior Queensland Championships at the St Lucia campus on Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17.

6 August 2008

The UnitingCare Chair in Social Policy and Research, established in partnership with The University of Queensland, was launched at a ceremony today at Customs House, Brisbane.

3 June 2008

A UQ researcher has created a new way to measure breathing patterns in sleeping infants which may also work for adults.

7 May 2008