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
Screamfeeder perform at the Pig City concert staged at UQ in 2007

Attending music festivals could have a positive impact on the psychological and social well-being of young adults, according to UQ researchers.

3 May 2011

Reducing food wastage and increasing food production in the tropics are two of the keys to solving the glooming global food crisis, according to The University of Queensland’s Professor of Food Security, Michael D’Occhio.

3 May 2011

The benefits of international industry experience were discussed at a recent seminar delivered by three engineering graduates of The University of Queensland (UQ) and an engineering graduate from Central Queensland University.

3 May 2011
Award winners: From left, Lachlan Day, Ruth Grant, Rosalind Meineke, Genevieve Denny, Nicola Stromsoe, Zena Foale-Banks and Meredith Hartigan.

UQ's School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management celebrated the outstanding achievements of its students at its annual Prize Ceremony recently.

3 May 2011
Melissa Bruton with a woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) out in the southern Brigalow Belt of Queensland and New South Wales.

A death adder has a face only a mother could love, but that hasn’t stopped PhD student Melissa Bruton, from the University of Queensland's School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management from getting up close and personal.

3 May 2011

Physical discomfort can ease feelings of guilt, according to a study conducted by The University of Queensland (UQ).

3 May 2011

A free public talk on preventing Alzheimer's disease will be held at The University of Queensland (UQ) this Friday (6 May).

3 May 2011
UQ Indonesian Alumni Award recipient and child health researcher Jerico Pardosi

A UQ graduate is using his skills to reduce child mortality rates in a remote part of Indonesia.

3 May 2011

New national ‘quality’ arrangements for higher education will lead to disappointment for students and the Australian community without international benchmarking, the chair of the peak body for research-intensive universities will tell the National...

2 May 2011
Malar Krishnasamy and Noah Bergel-Bartlett hunt for bargains at the 2009 UQ Alumni Book Fair

Spend the long weekend expanding your personal library at the popular UQ Alumni Book Fair.

29 April 2011

A short section of Upland Road was closed between Hawken Drive and Sir William McGregor Drive, near The University of Queensland's St Lucia campus, due to an underground gas pipeline leak that occurred this afternoon.

28 April 2011