Research conducted by Professor Heather Douglas of The University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law has been used to support recommendations made in the House of Representatives Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee report on Fetal Alcohol...

3 December 2012
The winning entry of the 2012 POLSIS International Photography Competition.

An animated film on the theme of overconsumption and a striking image from the West Bank have taken top honours at the 2012 Photography Competition organised by the School of Political Science and International Studies.

2 November 2012

A project based at The University of Queensland is helping women who have survived breast cancer to lose weight and live healthier, longer lives.

26 October 2012
DVD cover of The Magic Glasses, which aims to improve child health in China and the Philippines

Almost $1.5 million in funding has been awarded to researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) who are working to reduce one of the world’s most common chronic infections.

25 October 2012

Libya is facing a mental health crisis with experts warning of a lack of qualified health professionals to deal with the problem.

14 August 2012

A new study from The University of Queensland shows monitoring the brain of stroke patients using Quantitative EEG (QEEG) studies could inform treatments and therefore, minimising brain damage of stroke victims.

13 August 2012
Fellowship students, from left, Victoria Flannery, Daniel Gillick and Aron Gibbs.

Three students from The University of Queensland (UQ) have won the chance to deliver appropriate technology and services in sanitation and energy for rural communities in Cambodia.

10 August 2012
Kuranda tree frog.

A Queensland biologist, who has spent the past 15 years studying frog and reptile evolution, is about to embark on one of his most ambitious projects to date - attempting to rediscover a species that "vanished'' almost 30 years ago.

7 August 2012

The University of Queensland will hold a Sustainability Market between 11am and 2pm at the Ipswich Campus, on Challinor Court on August 1.

31 July 2012

Australians aged 60 and over spend more time watching TV than other adults and are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study from The University of Queensland has found.

24 July 2012

Depression and anxiety are found in every society in the world, debunking old theories that only Westerners get depressed.

22 July 2012
The SCRAMSPACE team and scramjet (half-scale rapid prototype)

It’s all systems go for the experimental SCRAMSPACE scramjet flight, which passed its Critical Design Review in Brisbane recently.

11 July 2012

Wikipedia is playing a growing role in academia at The University of Queensland, with students researching and writing high-quality articles for the online encyclopedia.

11 July 2012

More than 200 economic theorists across the world will attend next week’s major economic conference in Australia.

27 June 2012

Leading international economics scholars are in Brisbane for the first workshop to be held in Australia by the Association for Public Economic Theory (APET).

26 June 2012

Over 2000 University of Queensland students are working with charities, nationally and overseas to raise much needed funds, as part of the Teamwork in Action (TIA) program.

10 May 2012

Queensland’s blossoming arts sector may have impressed a visiting British arts scholar, but she says the state government needs to protect it.

13 April 2012
Manager James Donaldson in the new “atmospheric” and accessible RD Milns Antiquities Museum.

A more “atmospheric” museum space in a busy part of campus is expected to attract more visitors than ever to the university’s collection of ancient relics.

23 March 2012
The Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) conference

The University of Queensland will be represented by a delegation attending the Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) conference in March this year.

5 March 2012

Balancing school, sport and cultural pursuits has paid dividends for northside resident Damian Maher, who will begin his first year studies at The University of Queensland with a prestigious $60,000 scholarship for academic excellence.

13 February 2012