The University of Queensland has advanced seven places to be ranked 74th in the world in the Times Higher Education's 2011-2012 World University Rankings released today.

6 October 2011

Dr Chris Roelfsema, from the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management at UQ, is concerned about the impact the 2011 floods may have on seagrass in Moreton Bay.

28 September 2011
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

Professor Gillian Whitehouse from the School of Political Science and International Studies is set to undertake a major survey of workplace issues that affect the work and careers of Australian university employees.

26 September 2011

A study in worms that are less than a millimetre long has yielded clues that may be important for understanding how nerves grow.

20 September 2011

Researchers are a step closer to unravelling the genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia following the largest genome-wide association study of the disorder ever undertaken.

15 September 2011

Professor Michael Reade has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of Military Surgery and Medicine at The University of Queensland

9 September 2011
Award winning: Dr Nigel Armfield and Dr Tim Donovan have developed a telemedicine trial that enables specialists to assess sick infants in regional and country areas. Photo: Queensland Health

A telemedicine trial that enables specialists to assess sick infants in regional and country areas has won the Queensland Health Minister’s ‘Best Innovation’ award at the 2011 Queensland Health Healthcare Improvement Awards.

5 September 2011
UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Deborah Terry (left), and UCSF Chancellor, Professor Susan Demond-Hellmann, touring UQ research facilities this week.

A vision to more rapidly translate health research into breakthrough medicines for patients is the driving force behind talks held this week between Queensland’s ‘Smart State’ medical research institutes and one of the world’s top medical research...

29 August 2011

Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism.

29 August 2011
Dr Aaron Micallef has designed new compounds that mimic the activity of antioxidants found in wine and chocolate

Red wine and chocolate are part of the working week for Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology researcher Dr Aaron Micallef.

25 August 2011
Convenor of the Virtual Bodies conference Dr Elizabeth Stephens

Experts will gather at UQ next week to look at the human body in a new light for the Virtual Anatomies: The Cultural Impact of New Medical Imaging Technologies conference.

24 August 2011

UQ/CSIRO researcher Dr Eve McDonald-Madden is one of three winners of L'Oreal Australia for Women in Science Fellowships for 2011 announced this evening.

23 August 2011

Campus tours, entertainment and general and academic information sessions will be highlights of the UQ Ipswich campus annual open day event tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24.

23 August 2011

More than 170 technologically minded Queensland primary and secondary school students converged on The University of Queensland (UQ) campus recently to showcase their technological prowess.

22 August 2011
Detail of St Leo's College's new public artwork "Correlate" by Lincoln Austin

The Director of Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art was on hand to officiate an opening of a different kind at St Leo’s College recently.

15 August 2011
"Face (with yellow background)" c.1947 by Joy Hester

An intriguing National Portrait Gallery travelling exhibition will provide a window into the subconscious when it opens at UQ next week.

3 August 2011

An Australia-first research program exploring how common childhood diseases such as ADHD, asthma and obesity could be linked to household chemicals and air-borne particles will be based in Brisbane.

3 August 2011
From left to right, Dr Phil Orchard, Professor Tim Dunne, His Excellency Mr Peter Woolcott and Dr Marianne Hanson from School of Political Science and International Studies.

Australia’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and Committee for Disarmament, His Excellency Mr Peter Woolcott, recently visited The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Political Science and International Studies.

29 July 2011

A University of Queensland PhD scholar is examining the health effects of chewing wild tobacco plants by Central Australian Aboriginal women during pregnancy.

29 July 2011