A new article in the international scientific journal Conservation Biology shows that Australia’s most endangered species are extremely poorly represented in the nation’s protected area system.

3 November 2010

Researchers from UQ's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences are set to highlight the driving factors behind attrition of university students after winning a $25,000 UQ Teaching and Learning Strategic Grant.

2 November 2010

Apple’s iTunes U is the final destination for a collaborative project between first year UQ physiology students and communication students.

2 November 2010

A unique project established at The University of Queensland is helping to educate non-Indigenous Journalism students about Aboriginal and Islander cultures and also to explore ways to open the education system to Indigenous people.

2 November 2010

Associate Professor Andrew Hindmoor and Dr Greg Marston have advanced teaching and learning practices at UQ as part of The University of Queensland's Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

2 November 2010
UQ Allies with the 2010 Diversity@Work award, from left, Beverley Podhajsky (Student Centre), Michael McNally (NTEU UQ Branch) and Marnie King (The Equity Office).

The University of Queensland (UQ) has received a national award for a program that fosters an environment where people of all sexualities and gender identities can safely study and work free of harassment or discrimination.

2 November 2010
UQ’s top teachers were presented with their awards at Customs House this week

A DIVERSE group of academics united by a passion for teaching was last night recognised at the 2010 University of Queensland Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards.

2 November 2010
Leonard M. Lodish, Ph.D. Vice Dean of Wharton Program for Social Impact and Leader and Co-Founder of the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum and Professor Iain Watson Academic Dean and Head of UQ Business School

University of Queensland Business School MBAs will work with their peers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US.

2 November 2010

University of Queensland PhD candidate Qamar Schuyler and Port Douglas-based Wavelength Marine Charters will host a live webcast on Sunday, November 7 of the TEDxGreatPacificGarbage patch conference, the only event of its kind in Australia.

1 November 2010

A free public lecture next week organised by The University of Queensland’s School of Education will examine where universities are headed in the 21st century.

1 November 2010

ANALYSING techniques used in the theatre to keep audiences spellbound led a University of Queensland psychology lecturer to change his own teaching style, with amazing results.

1 November 2010

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences celebrated the outstanding achievements of some of its top teachers at its annual faculty Teaching and Learning Awards ceremony today.

1 November 2010
Dr Amelia Brown lecturing at an ancient stadium in Nemea, Greece

Students wanting to fast track their studies are encouraged to make the most of UQ’s upcoming Summer Semester.

29 October 2010
A still from Comida Para Gatos (Food for Cats)

Film fans are invited to spend a day in northern Spain without leaving UQ.

29 October 2010

Australia will need to introduce a national food plan to regulate how much food is produced and exported before global food demand outweighs supply, according to a food security expert at The University of Queensland (UQ).

26 October 2010

Cortisone injections which offer short term relief for painful tendon problems, such as tennis elbow, can actually prolong the condition, a University of Queensland study has shown.

26 October 2010
Professor Kendall with the Nanopatch

Researchers at The University of Queensland believe they are a step closer to ridding the world of vaccinations with needles and syringes.

26 October 2010
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu

The University of Queensland will receive $33.32 million in federal government research funding through 94 successful Australian Research Council Discovery Projects grants announced yesterday.

26 October 2010

The impact of the health system on women’s health will be examined by a multi-million dollar Centre of Research Excellence at The University of Queensland (UQ).

23 October 2010
Southern Innovation collects the cheque

Innovative by name and by nature, Southern Innovation was this week named winner of Enterprize 2010, UQ Business School’s $100,000 national business planning competition.

22 October 2010