The Science of Everyday Thinking

More than 70,000 people from around the world have signed up for The University of Queensland’s first free online course, due to start on Monday 3 March.

28 February 2014
Overview image of the Orion Nebula with the star cluster at its centre. The possible black hole would reside somewhere between the four bright stars which mark the centre of the star cluster. These stars form the famous Trapezium of the Orion Nebula Cluster. © Photo: NASA/ESA/Hubble Space Telescope

An international team of astrophysicists, including UQ’s Dr Holger Baumgardt, has shed light on the long-standing mystery of the binding force behind a cluster of unruly and rapidly swirling stars located in the famous Sword of Orion.

30 October 2012

The Confucius Institute Headquarters has awarded a CI Fellowship in Chinese Studies to Dr Leong Ko from the UQ School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies.

4 October 2010

Sixteen UQ students recently travelled to China for a month as part of a research internship study tour.

6 September 2010

A student at UQ has been awarded a prestigious Confucius Institute scholarship, for a semester of study in China with all tuition fees, accommodation and living costs paid.

6 September 2010

The UQ Confucius Institute (CI) has awarded three Visiting Fellowships to researchers at UQ and Tianjin University in China for work during second semester, 2010.

6 September 2010

Beauty is in the eye of beholder, or a few hundred psychologists, as will be the case during an international conference in Bristol, England from June 22 – 23.

4 June 2010
"Dream job" winner Niquel Rhoden experiences the beauty of New Zealand up close

Nicquel Rhoden may have returned to Australia, but part of her mind is still in New Zealand, where she climbed through caves, overcame her fear of bungy jumping and even swam with sharks.

2 June 2010

The University of Queensland's Confucius Institute hosted the heats of an international Chinese language and knowledge competition last week.

19 May 2010

UQ will kick off National Archaeology Week by presenting one of the world’s leading experts on the ancient environment of the Amazon.

7 May 2010

University of Queensland research has shown “canecutter’s” disease is a growing problem for travellers.

16 February 2010