Energy levels were high on The University of Queensland Gatton Campus last week with first year students taking part in Orientation Week (O Week) festivities.

28 February 2012

Vietnam’s version of Oprah Winfrey, Bui Thu Thuy, hopes her upcoming PhD research at UQ will improve educational television programs targeting vulnerable groups in her home country.

28 February 2012

University of Queensland School of Journalism and Communications Research Higher Degree student, Edward Reynolds has won the 2011 Graduate Student Paper Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Ethnomethodology and Conversation...

27 February 2012

Over 600 students have started their university studies early by taking part in The University of Queensland's Jump Start Academic Preparation Program (JSAPP) organised by Student Services.

27 February 2012
Professor Alan Lopez, Head of the UQ School of Population Health.

Professor Alan Lopez, The University of Queensland’s Head of the School of Population Health, has been elected Chair of the Executive Board of the Health Metrics Network.

24 February 2012
UQ student Will Anderson studied the work of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Dr Akira Suzuki, who he will soon meet at an international conference.

While completing his undergraduate degree in chemistry at The University of Queensland (UQ), Will Anderson studied the work of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Dr Akira Suzuki.

24 February 2012

UQ staff members and teams who have made an exceptional contribution to the University were recognised this month at the annual UQ Staff Recognition Awards.

23 February 2012
“The visual nature of the project will also help bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public awareness,” Professor Hoegh-Guldberg

A pioneering scientific expedition that will document the health of coral on the Great Barrier Reef will be undertaken as a joint venture between global technology giant Google, the UQ Global Change Institute, not-for-profit organisation Underwater...

23 February 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ)-based start-up company, Bilexys Pty Ltd, has been announced as a finalist in the US$200,000 Imagine H20 2011 Prize for Water Start-ups.

22 February 2012
Dr Trent Woodruff was awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for his work in immunology.

Innovative research into the human innate immune system resulted in Dr Trent Woodruff from The University of Queensland being awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for 2011.

21 February 2012

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Economics has been ranked as the top economics research institution in Australia and 47th in the world.

21 February 2012
Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox in front of one of her artworks

A UQ arts graduate has combined words, art and inspiration for her latest project.

20 February 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) is rolling out the welcome mat for 12,750 commencing students this week, with Orientation Week activities kicking off today (20 February 2012).

20 February 2012

In response to a world-shortage of graduates with the specific skills to solve complex biological problems in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, The University of Queensland (UQ) has started offering a postgraduate degree in...

18 February 2012

Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry welcomes students during orientation week.

17 February 2012