Leadership as legacy: a Kiwi rugby team's secrets to success

Fresh from clinching the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific title, the Crusaders are proving they’re not only built for big moments but for lasting success.

27 June 2025
Hands holding a rugby ball on a kicking tee.

Safety check for Brisbane e-scooter riders

A UQ study has examined the behaviour of e-scooter riders in Brisbane before and after the introduction of tighter regulations.

26 June 2025
A man in high-vis and wearing a helmet and backpack rides an e-scooter across a Brisbane road.

Five Fellows show the way of the future

Robbie Wilson’s research will enhance understanding of how native species cope with changing natural environments

Five Fellows show the way of the future

The Australian Research Council has awarded five new Future Fellows at The University of Queensland, from a total of only 50 awarded across the nation.

16 December 2015

Creating change for Syrian refugees on his road to graduation

Sean Nicolson.

Creating change for Syrian refugees on his road to graduation

Sean Nicolson has graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a glowing reference from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

16 December 2015

Light pollution a threat to annual coral spawning

An Acropora millepora colony releasing gametes during broadcast mass spawning

Light pollution a threat to annual coral spawning

University of Queensland research has pinpointed artificial light as a threat to coral reproduction, in a discovery that will help guide reef and marine ecosystem protection plans.

15 December 2015

UQ Alzheimer’s research among the world’s most talked about in 2015

UQ Alzheimer’s research among the world’s most talked about in 2015

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s research from The University of Queensland has been named among the world’s most talked-about research of 2015.

15 December 2015

Cancer treatment can’t hold Alice back from graduating

Alice Edwards, pictured at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, is considering health architecture after her graduation.

Cancer treatment can’t hold Alice back from graduating

At first Alice Edwards thought her fatigue was caused by her first-year university studies, not a form of cancer she would have to battle on top of her degree.

15 December 2015

@UQ_News counts down to Christmas

@UQ_News counts down to Christmas

Move over partridge. It’s the brush turkey’s time to shine. UQ is counting down to Christmas with its very own 12 Days of Christmas carol.

14 December 2015

National parks pioneer to be recognised with Gatton Gold

Paul Sattler

National parks pioneer to be recognised with Gatton Gold

A man who has dedicated his career to conservation in Queensland has been honoured with The University of Queensland 2015 Gatton Gold Medal.

14 December 2015

Scanning centre to transform disease research and treatment

L to R: Professor Frank Gannon, the Hon Leeanne Enoch MP, Dr Paul Alexander AO, the Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk Premier of Queensland, Professor Peter Høj, the Hon Cameron Dick MP, Grace Grace MP, Christopher Coyne

Scanning centre to transform disease research and treatment

The diagnosis and treatment of cancers, mental health disorders and conditions such as dementia is set to reach new heights in Brisbane with the launch of a $24 million facility that combines state-of-the-art equipment with world-class research and...

14 December 2015

Citizen scientists help save reefs

Volunteer scientists survey the Great Barrier Reef.

Citizen scientists help save reefs

You can do it reef-walking, snorkelling or scuba diving. You can do it with the elderly or with kids. It’s a great way to spend your holidays, and you can help save the world’s coral reefs in the process.

14 December 2015

UQ to help Broncos eat their way to the top

UQ to help Broncos eat their way to the top

The Brisbane Broncos are known to have big appetites, but they’ll be paying special attention to what they eat after announcing a scholarship for their own nutritional advisor.

11 December 2015

25,000th Science milestone for Hervey Bay graduating student

Sally McGrouther

25,000th Science milestone for Hervey Bay graduating student

Sally McGrouther has every reason – in fact 25,000 of them – to feel special at her Science graduation ceremony at The University of Queensland on Saturday at 10am.

11 December 2015