Tourists who see pandas at China’s leading panda zoos consider it a spiritual experience but are unsure how they can help conserve them, a UQ tourism study has found.

23 June 2008

Convicting organised crime gangs, such as the Mafia, outlaw motorcycle gangs and Chinese Triads, may soon become easier through a project involving UQ researcher, Dr Andreas Schloenhardt.

23 June 2008

Queensland’s Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Mr Rod Welford will officially open the state finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge at The University of Queensland on Tuesday, June 24.

20 June 2008

University of Queensland researchers are seeking volunteers to take part in research into the world of synaesthesia, where people may hear colours.

20 June 2008

Researchers from UQ’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) have developed a new framework which can be used to monitor and report on a company’s community engagement strategies.

20 June 2008

More than 200 students and teachers attended UQ Business School’s 2008 Buzz with Business Conference held at The University of Queensland’s Ipswich Campus recently.

19 June 2008

A new University of Queensland study has proposed a link between the hierarchical structure of organisations and the limited number of females in peak leadership positions.

19 June 2008

The UQ Library today recognised Refugee Week with a seminar intended to promote and encourage discussion of refugee issues.

19 June 2008

Two entrepreneurial researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of Southern Queensland, have taken their collaborative research further along the commercialisation pathway with their appearance tonight on the ABC’s The New...

18 June 2008

Early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease is in the sights of University of Queensland (UQ) scientists who have secured $1.6 million for new research.

18 June 2008

Malaria and dengue fever will be the early targets of new trans-Pacific research using minuscule “barcodes” to detect disease.

18 June 2008

Businesses, investors and community organisations interested in innovations which aim to improve health outcomes for older Australians can learn more at a special UQ presentation next Monday.

17 June 2008

The announcement of the 2008 Fulbright Scholars has reinforced The University of Queensland’s status as a hub of international academic exchange.

17 June 2008

This year’s historic Great Court Race saw new champions earn a place as The University of Queensland’s fastest athletes.

16 June 2008

Approximately 600 delegates will collaborate across three time zones to discuss the role of technology in education during a Blended Learning Conference to be held at The University of Queensland on June 19.

16 June 2008

A group of UQ students promoting touch screen tables, automatically moulding beds and 3D conference call technologies has won the second annual Holiday Inn Hotel Technology Competition.

16 June 2008

TetraQ, the integrated preclinical contract research provider based at The University of Queensland, and Q-Pharm, a leading early phase clinical trial facility in Australasia, have formed a strategic alliance.

16 June 2008

The image of Australians as a group of flat-screen-TV-loving materialists is grossly overstated, a public policy lecturer will tell an audience at The Brisbane Institute seminar series tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 17).

16 June 2008

A UQ study has found that mum-and-dad investors consider market returns and the performance of the fund — relative to other similar investment options.

16 June 2008

University of Queensland research is turning conventional wisdom on its head when it comes to grumpy old men and women.

16 June 2008