UQ Business School expert Alastair Tombs and co-researcher Shelagh Ferguson (University of Otago) pose new questions about why our clothes are so important to us.

7 December 2009

Dr Kerrie Wilson from The Ecology Centre at UQ is attending climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this week.

7 December 2009

UQ has been advised that water pressure at the St Lucia Campus will be decreased for about 20 minutes sometime between 11pm on Thursday, December 10 and 5am on Friday, December 11.

7 December 2009

Final-year University of Queensland student Amy Winner sees a career in dentistry as the perfect opportunity to combine her passions for science and art.

7 December 2009

More than 120 representatives of science, industry and government from across Australia will converge on The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Gatton campus tomorrow Tuesday, December 8 as scientists showcase the future of sustainable biodiesel fuel...

7 December 2009

Australian astronomers have released the first set of data from the first project to look at the effects of “dark energy” halfway back in the Universe’s lifetime.

7 December 2009

An underground source of hot-rock energy may have the potential to produce low-cost fresh water, according to The University of Queensland’s Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence.

7 December 2009

Stereotypes about Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) being a ‘boring’ profession are being challenged, thanks to a DVD that is being shown at Queensland schools.

6 December 2009

Graduating PhD student Caroline Heim may be a theatre expert, but she’s often more interested in observing what happens off the stage than on it.

4 December 2009

University of Queensland student Mariko Senoo hopes to use her translation and interpreting skills to help international companies communicate across different languages.

4 December 2009

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting to be held in Copenhagen next week will be a critical step in developing a global response to the threat of climate change as a result of human activities.

4 December 2009

Rio Tinto and The University of Queensland have today announced the formation of the Rio Tinto Centre for Advanced Mineral Sorting to be located at the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre in Brisbane, Australia.

4 December 2009

University of Queensland student Hayley Haggarty will become part of a new generation of nurses when she graduates next week.

4 December 2009

Professor Craig Franklin from the UQ School of Biological Sciences has recently announced the release of the second edition Antarctica Cruising Guide, believed to be the most comprehensive guide for tourists to the area.

4 December 2009

Whilst December 10 marks the end of the Q150 celebrations, it also signifies the 100-year anniversary of the State’s premier university, The University of Queensland.

4 December 2009

Anglo's Safety Risk Management Program (SRMP) developed with the help of UQ researchers, has received an award for innovation and excellence, ousting many strong competitors from a wide range of industries.

3 December 2009

The lights were low. The music was loud. Song lyrics were displayed on large screens around the room.

2 December 2009

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

Researchers from The University of Queensland will speed up their effort to develop new drugs thanks to the latest round of Federal Government funding.

2 December 2009

Fiona Mew wants you to think long and hard about the bottle of water you probably have sitting on your desk.

2 December 2009