Order of Australia medals on a purple background

An international leader in audiology and an Indigenous author and poet are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year.

13 June 2022
UQ researcher Kusinara Wijayabandara seeks community help in tackling the invasive fireweed

Fireweed is one of eastern Australia’s worst invasive species, and scientists are asking landholders for on-the-ground information about where it is growing and how they deal with it.

17 January 2020
Quantum events can unfold in a "new time order", the researchers say

A University of Queensland-led international team of researchers say they have discovered “a new kind of quantum time order”.

23 August 2019

The University of Queensland has claimed nine champion university pennants at the inaugural UniSport Nationals Div 1 event on the Gold Coast.

3 October 2018

The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to talk to media in relation to World Environment Day on 5 June and World Oceans Day on 8 June.

1 June 2018
"Tarkine in motion", threatened forest region in Tasmania

Crowdfunding is helping to protect endangered species such as the African elephant, the black rhinoceros and the Bornean orangutan.

29 May 2018
Go on a virtual dinosaur hunt with the School of Biological Sciences Senior Lecturer Dr Steve Salisbury’s twitter feed.  Photo: Josie Fraser

The University of Queensland attracts top academic minds from across the globe, but how does their genius translate to 140 characters or less? To celebrate @UQ_News reaching 13,000 twitter followers, UQ is sharing a list of some of its most engaging...

30 April 2015
UQ PhD student Megan Rossi’s gut feeling about kidney disease helped her secure the win at last night’s UQ 3MT competition.

University of Queensland PhD student Megan Rossi’s gut feeling about kidney disease helped her secure the win at last night’s UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

12 September 2014
3MT finalists have just three minutes to communicate complicated issues like disease study.

The clock is ticking for UQ research students who will compete in the 2014 Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) next Thursday at Customs House in Brisbane.

4 September 2014
Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain is published by University of Queensland Press.

Award-winning University of Queensland alumnus Steven Herrick has released his much-anticipated children’s fiction book, Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain, published by the University of Queensland Press.

30 April 2014
Author Melissa Bellanta.

A new book reveals the links between Australia’s first larrikins and today’s rebellious youth on the streets of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

14 May 2012
The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

A distinguished Japanese academic from the tsunami-affected region of Fukushima and a Singaporean CEO who has pioneered clean and renewable energy in South East Asia have been announced as joint winners of The University of Queensland 2011...

27 September 2011

The University of Queensland is this year hosting the Annual Meeting of the Global Action for the Prevention of War Conference, to be held from February 8-11

7 February 2008

Eight up-and-coming University of Queensland researchers have been honoured with awards totalling $552,000 at the 2006 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards held at Brisbane Customs House.

20 September 2006

A number of members of The University of Queensland community were honoured with Centenary Medals, announced by Prime Minister John Howard last month.

20 May 2003

Cloudy conditions forced the University of Queensland solar racing team's entrant SunShark into a slower race and a second placing in the Swan Hill to Bendigo leg of the CitiPower SunRace.

22 January 1999

The University of Queensland solar car, SunShark, has taken the lead in the second leg of the CitiPower Sunrace.

18 January 1999

Current Australian Touring Car Champion Craig Lowndes was guest driver for the unveiling of Australia's premier solar racing vehicle, Sunshark, at the University of Queensland Rugby Union club today.

12 January 1999

The University of Queensland's solar car, SunShark, will receive a new motor following a $30,000 injection of funds by the University.

5 June 1998