UQ alumni recognised for contributions to society

The Supreme Court’s Justice Roslyn Atkinson, AO, is among University of Queensland alumni who received awards in the Australia Day 2015 Honours List.
27 January 2015

Sharks aren't criminals, but our fear makes us talk as if they are

Sharks have been making news yet again, after a spate of sightings in Newcastle, New South Wales, prompted days of beach closures and reports of oceangoers allegedly bein
27 January 2015

Inside Operation Boring, the LNP's strategy to reclaim Queensland

Much of the credit for the LNP’s political revival belongs to the strategists driving a remarkable rebranding strategy, dubbed “Operation Boring”.
27 January 2015

Explainer: what is a GPA and what use is it?

A Grade Point Average (GPA) is a summary statistic that represents a student’s average performance in their studies over a stated period of time.
27 January 2015

Sports program inspires Indigenous youth to consider university education

More than 200 Indigenous youngsters had a taste of university life at the annual Indigenous Youth Sports Program last week.
27 January 2015

Grey matter matters when it comes to feeling pain

Like humans, fish recoil from pain. But the fish pain reflex mechanism operates quite differently to the way it works in humans, University of Queensland research shows.
23 January 2015

UQ boosts careers for Brazilian students

University of Queensland student Bruna Maganhe has spent her summer break caring for native animals and learning from leading zoologists at Brisbane’s Lone Pine Koala San
22 January 2015

UQ staff save cash and carbon with energy competition

University of Queensland staff have collectively prevented 77 tonnes of carbon emissions and saved $7600 in electricity costs during a three-week competition aimed at red
22 January 2015

Retreating from Darfur? A decade on, spectre of atrocities returns

News media have been reporting widespread atrocities by Boko Haram against as many as 2000 civilians in Nigeria.
22 January 2015

International effort unlocks brain secrets

Brisbane researchers are part of an international team that has identified genetic variants that influence the structure of the brain – potentially helping determine the
22 January 2015

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