Dr Ryan Taft

A University of Queensland researcher who sees treasure in ‘junk’ DNA has been nominated for an Australian Museum Eureka Prize People’s Choice Award.

28 July 2010

Horse owners in South-East Queensland will have access to international talent and a range of specialist services at a new Equine Hospital to open at the UQ Gatton Campus next month.

27 July 2010
The UQ premier grade rugby XV in action

Expectations are running high for UQ’s rugby players to go all the way to claim the 2010 Brisbane Club Championship.

27 July 2010

Feeling a sense of guilt or obligation towards an employer can increase an employee’s commitment to an organisation, a University of Queensland Business School researcher has found in a study of Chinese workers.

26 July 2010

Learning how to plan a successful QTAC application, hearing about scholarships and exchange opportunities and getting tips from current uni students are all options for anyone attending the UQ St Lucia Open Day on Sunday, August 1.

26 July 2010
Professor Mark Kendall with a Nanopatch

UQ research has found the Nanopatch – a needle-free, pain-free method of vaccine delivery – is now dissolvable, eliminating the possibility of needle-stick injury.

23 July 2010
The Queensland Premier, Dr Anna Bligh, speaking at the graduation ceremony on Wednesday night

GRADUATION ceremonies this week have brought classic scholarly scenes to The University of Queensland, with academic gowns and mortarboards aplenty being worn with pride around the Great Court and other hallowed halls.

22 July 2010

You might think that law, occupational therapy and music students don’t share much in common, but Brisbane’s newest choir is hoping to change that.

22 July 2010
Three generations of UQ graduates: Joshua Keyes-Liley, who received his BA yesterday, with his parents Mary Keyes and William Liley, and grandmothers Lynette Keyes (left) and Margaret Liley.

WHEN Joshua Keyes-Liley received his Bachelor of Arts this week, he was the fourth generation of his family to receive a degree from The University of Queensland.

22 July 2010

Three University of Queensland researchers/research teams have been announced as finalists in the 2010 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

21 July 2010

The University of Queensland is hosting the first Careers and Graduate Employment Professional Work Experience Showcase on August 4 from 10am to 1pm at the Innes Room, UQ Union, St Lucia campus.

21 July 2010
Adjunct Professor Richard Mulcahy with William Churchill

Asking just one question at a seminar last year was the catalyst for a whole new career path for William Churchill.

21 July 2010
Dr Pierre Benckendorff

It started as a dream to set up a tourist attraction or run a resort, but along the way Pierre Benckendorff became a teacher and researcher.

21 July 2010
Doctor of Psychology student Katherine Williams, who was interviewed as part of the project

Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participation in postgraduate study is the aim of a recently launched UQ website.

21 July 2010
Winner Tyson Cooke and Director of NOPE, Harry Samson

Maroochydore State High School student Tyson Cooke will be riding with more than just pedal power, after winning an electric bike at a UQ careers day held last week.

21 July 2010