Master of Environmental Management student Cole Gainer

A UQ postgraduate has swapped St Lucia for New York after starting a coveted internship with the United Nations.

25 February 2011
Do the Right Thing, Use the Right Bin

A “zorb ball” filled with hundreds of plastic bottles got students thinking about recycling during The University of Queensland’s Market Day celebrations at the St Lucia campus on Wednesday.

25 February 2011
UQnav developers Aaron McDowall (left) and Kim Hunter

Finding your way around The University of Queensland has never been easier, thanks to a new, student-developed iPhone application.

18 February 2011
Last year’s team from Lockyer District High School placed third in the competition weighing in at 1.43kg.

As high schools across South-East Queensland compete to grow the heaviest sunflower in The University of Queensland’s annual Sunflower Competition the focus will also be on the diverse range of careers available in plant science.

16 February 2011
Make the most of Come'n'Try Week from February 28–March 4

UQ Sport is inviting students, staff members, and the general public to come and try a range of group fitness and Lifestyle classes during the first week of semester one.

14 February 2011
Students sign-up for activities at Orientation Week 2010

The University of Queensland is gearing up for the start of the 2011 academic year, with orientation running from February 21-25.

9 February 2011

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, a UQ study is shedding light on differences in relationships between people of different cultures, especially Chinese and non-Chinese backgrounds.

1 February 2011
Professor John Minnery with winning students Isabel Ceron Castano and Heather Lopez

A group of UQ students have devised a blueprint to help promote Brisbane as a world city.

25 January 2011

The University of Queensland has launched an appeal among its 140,000-strong alumni group, asking them to come to the aid of current students who were affected in the south-east Queensland floods.

25 January 2011
Lucas Goh in the Great Court at UQ St Lucia

For UQ PhD candidate Lucas Goh, the recent floods in Southeast Queensland meant being evacuated by boat and losing his second-floor apartment in St Lucia.

25 January 2011
Sherlyn Ang

When floods hit Brisbane recently, UQ student Sherlyn Ang had to call on friends who lived on higher ground so she could escape the rising water engulfing her street in St Lucia.

24 January 2011

New students starting their Human Movement Studies (HMS) degree at The University of Queensland will be unaffected by recent flooding

20 January 2011

Twenty-one students about to embark on UQ’s accelerated MBA program will begin their two-day intensive orientation at the St Lucia campus tomorrow.

19 January 2011

International and Australian students will be back on campus at The University of Queensland this week, with the University making last minute preparations for their return on Thursday, January 20.

18 January 2011

Recovery at The University of Queensland is moving ahead quickly with an army of staff, student and community volunteers and contractors rapidly signing off the high priority tasks.

17 January 2011