School of Nursing and Midwifery student Lucy Finlay helped deliver a baby in a Cambodian health clinic.

Fifteen University of Queensland nursing and midwifery students have put their skills into practice in Cambodian health clinics during a four-week placement in the country’s north-west.

5 March 2014

New research has confirmed that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has reduced the frequency of abnormal Pap test results and precancers in women.

5 March 2014
IMB student Cindy Bermudez spent her holidays studying plants, bacteria and fungi in an effort to find treatments for infectious diseases.

While many students took a well-earned break over summer, Brisbane woman Cindy Bermudez spent her holidays studying plants, bacteria and fungi in an effort to find treatments for infectious diseases.

4 March 2014
Professor Matt Cooper

Researchers have developed a new method for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic molecules in the blood and how they work against bacteria, paving the way for personalised treatments for bacterial diseases.

3 March 2014

The University of Queensland has opened a new institute designed to put its leading-edge economics and business research on the global stage.

28 February 2014
James Casebere, Landscape with House (Dutchess County) #2 2009, digital chromogenic print © 2014 James Casebere, courtesy the artist and Jensen Gallery, Sydney

Four international artists who work in constructed photography will feature in an exhibition opening at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Saturday 1 March.

27 February 2014

A new program has been launched at The University of Queensland to tackle the under-representation of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at university and in the top tiers of academic achievement.

26 February 2014

The University of Queensland has performed strongly in a global league table of subjects released today (26 February).

26 February 2014

Environmental scientists have developed a new, low-cost way to save rare animals and plants from poachers and plunderers – using maths.

26 February 2014
UQ Head of Dentistry: Professor Lakshman Samaranayake

The University of Queensland has appointed an internationally recognised academic as the new Head of the School of Dentistry.

25 February 2014
Law building.

A University of Queensland consumer law expert has urged businesses to review their customer contracts in the wake of a Federal Court decision about ‘extravagant’ late payment fees imposed by the ANZ Bank.

24 February 2014
Joshua Soderholm: Chasing destructive storms.

A University of Queensland student has tackled South East Queensland’s fierce and unpredictable summer storms to improve thunderstorm forecasting.

24 February 2014

Federal and State Governments should ensure The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is accessible to all families, the program’s founder told a conference in Sydney yesterday (20 February).

21 February 2014
The Honourable Dr John McVeigh, MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and Armando Navas, e-Gatton Project Officer with the hexacopter used to teach agriculture at UQ Gatton.

The University of Queensland is addressing Queensland’s shortage of skilled agriculture graduates ready to work in the field, with a new vocational program announced today.

20 February 2014
Scientists document the temperature of soil, one layer above permafrost. Supplied image: Dr Virginia Rich, University of Arizona.

Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered a microbe that is set to play a significant role in future global warming.

19 February 2014