UQ honours global leaders in July graduations

A physicist, a world-renowned geneticist, and an education advocate and international funds manager have been recognised with The University of Queensland’s highest honour.

14 July 2025
The University of Queensland's great court

Staying physically active cuts risk of early death by 40 per cent

Adults who stay consistently active throughout their life can lower their risk of early death by up to 40 per cent, a global study led by The University of Queensland has found.

11 July 2025
Four cyclists getting outside for sunrise at the Trapiche in Pelotas, Brazil

UQ shines spotlight on research excellence

UQ Research Week FREA and HDR award winners

UQ shines spotlight on research excellence

A record number of researchers and research supervisors has been honoured for their outstanding achievements at the 2017 UQ Research Week awards.

13 September 2017

The University of Queensland transitions to smoke-free campuses in 2018

St Lucia and all other UQ campuses, research centres and sites will be smoke-free from 1 July 2018

The University of Queensland transitions to smoke-free campuses in 2018

UQ intends to become smoke-free from 1 July 2018.

12 September 2017

Law Student of the Year calls UQ home

Milan Gandhi

Law Student of the Year calls UQ home

An “exceptional” UQ student who founded his own not-for-profit organisation received a perfect score at the 2017 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards.

12 September 2017

Explosion in number of known life forms

A total of 7280 bacterial and 623 archaeal genomes were obtained

Explosion in number of known life forms

A remarkable effort from UQ researchers has helped increase the number of known genomes by almost 10 per cent.

12 September 2017

Palm Islands coral loss long precedes 2016 mass bleaching

Divers collect dead coral. (Credit S Dalton)

Palm Islands coral loss long precedes 2016 mass bleaching

Extensive loss of branching corals and changes in coral community structure in Australia’s Palm Islands region over the past century has been revealed in a new study.

12 September 2017

Biding time could improve conservation outcomes

Biding time could improve conservation outcomes

Strategic delays in conservation efforts could be the key to protecting more species according to researchers at The University of Queensland.

12 September 2017

UQ online course hits half a million enrolments

UQ online course hits half a million enrolments

One of The University of Queensland’s most popular edX courses has hit a 500,000 enrolment milestone.

11 September 2017

Researchers tune into cockatoo calls

Researchers tune into cockatoo calls

In a ground-breaking study, tiny sound recorders will be set up near the nests of south-eastern red-tailed black-cockatoos to monitor the nesting habits of the endangered species.

7 September 2017

Cat eradication to help threatened Christmas Island wildlife

Cat eradication to help threatened Christmas Island wildlife

UQ researchers are undertaking research on the potential effects of cat eradication on an island.

7 September 2017

Eighteenth century nautical charts reveal coral loss

Nautical chart from the Florida Keys, 1775

Eighteenth century nautical charts reveal coral loss

Centuries-old nautical charts, mapped by long-deceased sailors to avoid shipwrecks, have been used by modern scientists to study loss of coral reefs.

7 September 2017

Increasing effective decision-making for coastal marine ecosystems

Seagrass and adjacent land in Palau (Photo by Mark Priest)

Increasing effective decision-making for coastal marine ecosystems

Marine restoration, rather than protection, might be the most cost-effective solution for coastal marine ecosystems suffering from human activities, a new study has found.

7 September 2017