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.

UQ is upping the ante on antibiotic resistance

Professor Jason Roberts

UQ is upping the ante on antibiotic resistance

Researchers at a new national research centre based at The University of Queensland are working to redefine antibiotic use in a bid to overcome antibiotic resistance.

18 November 2015

"Good" mozzie virus might hold key to fighting human disease

Aedes vigilax. Credit Stephen Doggett (NSW Health Pathology)

"Good" mozzie virus might hold key to fighting human disease

Australian scientists have discovered a new virus carried by one of the country’s most common pest mosquitoes.

18 November 2015

UQ Moreton Bay Research Station opens its doors to the public

UQ Moreton Bay Research Station opens its doors to the public

Brisbane and Moreton Bay locals will have the chance to get up close and personal with a host of Australian animals when The University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station opens its doors to the public on Saturday (21 November).

17 November 2015

Can Queensland’s crops cope with climate change?

Can Queensland’s crops cope with climate change?

Climate forecasts to 2050 suggest sorghum is set to remain Queensland’s top crop as temperatures rise and rainfall decreases across the State.

16 November 2015

Experts meet to launch Antibiotic Awareness Week in Queensland

Experts meet to launch Antibiotic Awareness Week in Queensland

The University of Queensland has teamed up with the Queensland Department of Health to bring researchers and clinicians together to take action against antibiotic resistance.

13 November 2015

Artist's 100 images take out UQ’s $50,000 National Self-Portrait Prize

An image from One Hundred Days at 7pm 2015.

Artist's 100 images take out UQ’s $50,000 National Self-Portrait Prize

Victorian artist Fiona McMonagle has been awarded one of Australia’s most prestigious art prizes, The University of Queensland’s National Self-Portrait Prize 2015.

13 November 2015

Mosquito test project wins $100,000 Gates Foundation grant

Mosquito test project wins $100,000 Gates Foundation grant

A University of Queensland project to develop a portable test to detect mosquitoes carrying dengue fever has won a $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges grant.

13 November 2015

How personal heartache led to understanding loss

How personal heartache led to understanding loss

The loss of three babies, and almost 30 years in the realm of psychology have led University of Queensland author Dr Judith Murray to a profound conclusion.

11 November 2015

Are you recycling right?

"e-waste being sent to landfill is growing at three-times the rate of other waste"

Are you recycling right?

The average Australian will generate about two tonnes of waste each year – twice as much as 20 years ago – and that figure is still rising.

11 November 2015

Mission to educate youth takes UQ grad to the UN

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UQ graduate Shea Spierings. Credit: The UN

Mission to educate youth takes UQ grad to the UN

From concreter to Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations, University of Queensland graduate Shea Spierings is on a mission to help improve education prospects for young Australians.

11 November 2015

Costly bravado target of research grant

Costly bravado target of research grant

The cost of electing and employing overconfident people is one of several University of Queensland psychology studies to receive fresh Australian Research Council (ARC) funding.

11 November 2015