UQ honours global leaders in July graduations

A physicist, a world-renowned geneticist, and an education advocate and international funds manager have been recognised with The University of Queensland’s highest honour.

14 July 2025
The University of Queensland's great court

Friday essay: ‘An oasis in the desert’

Jackie Huggins reflects on her deep history with Carnarvorn Gorge.

11 July 2025
Landscape pic of a gorge
The UQ-designed unmanned surveillance helicopter.

Surf lifesavers, police, fire fighters and rescue workers across Australia and around the world could benefit from new unmanned surveillance technology developed in Brisbane, after the signing of an agreement today.

14 April 2014

Researchers from The University of Queensland and Griffith University have teamed with scientists from Europe and South America to develop new treatments for drug-resistant parasitic infections.

11 April 2014
UQ's Ipswich campus

An agreement between The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is likely to lead to increased tertiary education opportunities in Ipswich.

11 April 2014
Research leader Professor Maree Smith

An Australian company developing a chronic pain treatment based on research at The University of Queensland (UQ) has attracted US$45 million (AU$48M) to advance development of the drug, EMA401.

11 April 2014
UQ's new Catholic chaplain Father Augustine Obi

The University of Queensland has welcomed Father Augustine Obi as its next Catholic chaplain.

10 April 2014
Smart phone app to help people with Parkinson's

A smartphone app has been developed to help monitor and improve treatments for people with Parkinson’s disease.

8 April 2014
Vaccinating babies and young children against whooping cough is important.

Whooping cough vaccine protects infants and young children but booster doses wear off quickly, according to University of Queensland researchers.

8 April 2014
Active women cost health system less.

A lack of exercise is costing the Australian healthcare system $40 million a year for women alone, according to new research from The University of Queensland (UQ).

7 April 2014
Plant growth shaped by sugars.

A University of Queensland study has overturned the long-held belief that plant hormones control the shape of plant growth, and shown instead that this process starts with sugar.

7 April 2014

The journal Aphasiology has retracted an academic paper following advice from the University of Queensland.

4 April 2014
The Australia Council's Danie Mellor with UQ Adjunct Professor Fiona Foley. Source: Mick Richards

UQ Adjunct Professor Fiona Foley has been awarded the 2013 Visual Arts Award by The Australia Council for the Arts.

4 April 2014