A University of Queensland study into how premature babies’ brains develop will lead to the earlier diagnosis of brain impairment in preterm children.

22 October 2013

A student from The University of Queensland has been analysing a collection of almost 900 dead whalebirds, which were marooned on New Zealand’s west coasts after a storm in 2011 killed hundreds of thousands of them.

21 October 2013

The artist Nell has taken out one of the Australia's most prestigious art prizes, winning The University of Queensland National Artists" Self-Portrait Prize 2013.

18 October 2013

Cinema buffs and lovers of Latin American culture are invited to experience the stories, landscape and beauty of Latin America at the 2013 Brisbane Latin American Film Festival.

18 October 2013

The University of Queensland is offering people around the world the chance to add their name to the world’s longest running laboratory experiment, the Pitch Drop.

18 October 2013

Successes and failures in telehealth will be on the agenda when world leaders in virtual health care converge on Brisbane for a conference next month.

17 October 2013
Beverley Trivett ... important progress made in brain research but we still don’t understand why people develop these dreadful tumours and why they grow so rapidly

After years of losing patients to brain tumours — despite having access to the best of modern medicine — a Brisbane neurosurgeon has had enough.

15 October 2013

A 1927 donation of just five pounds and five shillings to The University of Queensland has been listed among ‘Australia’s Top 50 Philanthropic Gifts’ of all time.

14 October 2013
Jacqui Stockdale‘Selfie’ 2013Duratrans and lightbox100 x 50 x 9 cmCourtesy of the artist and Helen Gorie Galerie, Melbourne

The winner of The University of Queensland’s 2013 National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize will be announced on Friday (18 October).

14 October 2013

While most Queenslanders are all too aware of the impact natural disasters can have on their lives and the community, new research being carried out at The University of Queensland’s School of Social Science aims to investigate the specific impact...

14 October 2013

Removing GST exemption from fresh fruit and vegetables could have huge implications for the health of Australians, warn researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ).

14 October 2013
Dr Claudia Vickers ... limonene one day could be a renewable, clean aviation fuel.     Photo: David Sproule

A University of Queensland researcher hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruits to make clean, renewable jet fuel.

9 October 2013

New research has found that high salaries are no longer enough to retain good workers in remote locations.

8 October 2013
Exotic lies and sacred ties (the heart that conceals, the tongue that never reveals) 2008installation: pastel, pencil, glitter, Swarovski crystal and wash on paper, framed, with mosaic china, taxidermy and painted wood 325 x 325 x 130 cm variableCollection of The University of Queensland, purchased 2009

A decade of artwork by leading contemporary artist Danie Mellor is the focus of The University of Queensland Art Museum exhibition Danie Mellor: Exotic Lies Sacred Ties, opening on 31 January 2014.

3 October 2013
Dr Da-Wei Wang.

Developing better batteries has won a young researcher from The University of Queensland a prestigious international award.

3 October 2013