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

22 July 2012
UQ sociologist Dr Mara Yerkes, co-editor of the book The Transformation of Solidarity

The Transformation of Solidarity, a book co-edited by University of Queensland sociologist Dr Mara Yerkes, tackles the subject of globalisation of national economies and societies where we put a high value on individual rights and self-expression.

6 February 2012

The Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland have developed a resource that helps parents prepare their children for another season of extreme weather.

9 January 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology are working with colleagues at the Pasteur Institute in Vietnam to progress research in vaccine development for pandemic avian influenza.

15 November 2011

Two masters' and eight undergraduate students at Tay Bac University, Son La, Vietnam, have received much-needed bursaries allowing them to complete their theses research, thanks to an anonymous donor affiliated with UQ.

15 November 2011

The University of Queensland’s Parenting and Family Support Centre is holding a free Flood Recovery Triple P seminar – a special parenting seminar with information and suggestions to help parents understand and cope with their child’s post-flood...

26 May 2011

In the first forum of its kind, on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 The University of Queensland will host over 30 Medical Deans and senior staff from 15 Universities in Australia and New Zealand, plus Australian Medical Council and ACER representatives, to...

21 May 2011

A UQ PhD student is battling an elusive virus to save Australia’s tomato sauce and sandwiches.

25 June 2010

Queensland researchers have unveiled a new strategy for saving the world’s forests on the eve of crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen.

2 December 2009

When Graham Schaffer was given a clipping from the tree of knowledge as a birthday gift, he felt it was only right to plant it in a place of learning.

25 November 2009

UQ Architecture research is taking a fresh approach to a debate which has been raging for centuries – is architecture art or is it a profession?

6 October 2009

An upcoming University of Queensland public lecture will make you realise how much we mirror each other's actions as a means to communicate.

5 October 2009
Peter Mantello

Controversial video games will be put under the microscope this month when UQ’s school of Political Science and International Studies hosts a public lecture on First Person Shooter Games (FPSG).

29 September 2009

Despite years of legislative reform, women who report rape may still be treated insensitively by the criminal justice system, UQ research has found.

27 August 2009
Oliver She

It has been called “The Super Bowl” of piano pieces and was immortalised in the movie Shine, and now Rachmaninov’s famous Concerto No. 3 will take centre stage for another reason in Brisbane on Friday.

26 August 2009
Editor of the Fiji Times newspaper Netani Rika

UQ’s School of Journalism and Communication will be visited by the award winning Editor in Chief of the Fiji Times on Wednesday, August 26.

19 August 2009

University of Queensland researchers are breaking new ground in rainforest regeneration.

22 July 2009

The University of Queensland’s annual Great Court race celebrated a quarter of a century this year with a strong field of athletes and plenty of competition.

2 July 2009
Taken away as a child in 1977, Biliki found her parents 27 years later with the help of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation. Pictured here reuniting with her father.

Touched by the stories of Australia’s stolen generations, UQ PhD graduate Helene van Klinken felt she could not let the tales of displaced East Timorese children go untold.

12 May 2009
Professor Philip Davies

The former Deputy Secretary of the Australian Government’s Department of Health and Ageing, Philip Davies, will join The University of Queensland’s School of Population Health as Professor of Health Systems and Policy.

30 March 2009