A challenge among three housemates to identify species around their inner-Brisbane home has resulted in an academic research paper, showcasing the rich biodiversity in urban landscapes.
8 December 2023
Archaeologists are generating a 65,000-year-old rainfall record from ancient food scraps found at Australia’s earliest-known site of human occupation.
26 January 2021
A prehistoric croc measuring more than five metres long – dubbed the ‘swamp king’ – ruled south eastern Queensland waterways only a few million years ago.
22 December 2020
Researchers have shown healthy sleep for children is not just about getting 10 hours a night, revealing a link between late bedtimes and unhealthy weight gain.
8 April 2020
The University of Queensland has won gold in the 2019 Aon Uni 7s Series final round in Canberra, taking out the champion title.
28 October 2019
A team of civil engineers has invented and patented a “floating forest” they say is capable of reducing wind and wave damage during a natural disaster.
29 May 2019
The University of Queensland has been recognised for its strong contribution to Queensland’s export sector, winning the Education and Training category of Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2018.
15 October 2018
University of Queensland students from seven countries will be boiling the kettle and inviting everyone to come for a cuppa to raise money for Cancer Council Queensland on Thursday.
22 May 2018
Women in domestic violence relationships delay leaving due to concern their abusive partner might hurt or neglect their animals left at home.
8 October 2017
UQ has finished fourth overall, and Queensland’s top-ranked university, at the 2017 Australian Uni Games (AUG) on the Gold Coast.
3 October 2017
Paid work’s place at the heart of Australian culture will come under close scrutiny at a conference in Sydney next week.
22 September 2017
Junior rugby league players go to bed later than their senior counterparts and are therefore at risk of burning the candle at both ends if this isn’t considered in their routine.
15 September 2017
A retired Sunshine Coast academic has his wife to thank for prompting him to get his second University of Queensland PhD, in a totally different field to the first, at the age of 81.
20 July 2017Wallaby great and University of Queensland alumnus Paul McLean MBE will be the star at the Archbishop Sir James Duhig Lecture at UQ on 8 September.
3 September 2015
Barry the green sea turtle will soon return to the ocean around North Stradbroke Island, thanks to the speedy intervention of several wildlife professionals.
6 March 2015
New research into central Australia’s ancient lakes has found evidence that climate change contributed to the extinction of the continent’s megafauna.
25 February 2015
Dr Carly Fox realised a lifelong dream when she graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine in 2008.
19 December 2014Staff recruitment and retention are an ongoing challenge for employers. Proponents of big data in the workplace are now claiming they can change that.
24 November 2014
A Queensland nurse who proved her mettle treating Anzac casualties on a Greek island in World War One is being honoured with a $30,000 RSL University of Queensland (UQ) scholarship.
29 July 2014
New guidelines on physical activity that double the levels previously recommended are a “wake up call” for Australians, the lead author says.
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