Image of a grass pollen, a major trigger of hay fever says UQ's Dr Janet Davies.

Queenslanders can expect to endure a longer hay fever season than the rest of Australia thanks to flowering subtropical grasses.

3 September 2012

The University of Queensland has been advised that the Eleanor Schonell Bridge between St Lucia and Dutton Park will have its five year cable inspection between September 24 and September 28 September during daylight hours, weather permitting.

31 August 2012
Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry and Rio Tinto's Chief Advisor Geotechnical Martyn Robotham at the launch of the new Geotechnical Engineering Centre

The University of Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Terry, will officially launch the Geotechnical Engineering Centre on Monday 3 September 2012.

31 August 2012

A University of Queensland study has found that unless coaches or trainers understand the specific demands of their sport, they are unable to train players correctly.

30 August 2012

A student from The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Earth Sciences has been awarded a prestigious grant to research Indonesian coal and its bioreactor potential.

30 August 2012

The tracking of Australian animals will be made easier thanks to a collaborative project between biologists and computer scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ).

30 August 2012

Student leaders from across The University of Queensland provided feedback on their learning experiences to members of the UQ Senior Executive at the 2012 Student Summit last week.

30 August 2012

This September, 76 University of Queensland students will contend for the title of best undergraduate research presenter at the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC).

30 August 2012

A new treatment from a University of Queensland start-up company, Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, could bring hope to shingles sufferers experiencing nerve pain.

29 August 2012

Visits from a best-selling author, a Nobel prize-winning science writer and more have been made possible by The University of Queensland at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival.

29 August 2012
Ironside State School students showcasing their informative game on tooth decay.

Queensland’s youngest and brightest technological minds showcased their innovative projects at The University on Queensland (UQ) this month, wowing judges with their technical ability.

29 August 2012
Associate Professor Peer Schenk

Nexgen, a cutting edge anti-viral technology for plants developed at The University of Queensland, has attracted a $50,000 Skills and Knowledge grant from Commercialisation Australia (CA).

29 August 2012

A University of Queensland animal welfare researcher tonight won the 2012 Australian Museum Voiceless Eureka Prize for Scientific Research that contributes to Animal Protection.

28 August 2012

The University of Queensland has added to its remarkable mooting record in 2012 by winning the Shine Lawyers Torts Moot Competition.

28 August 2012
Polly Borland:  ‘Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (gold)’ 2001.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Murray White Room, Melbourne

The first exhibition to survey the photographic work of Australian artist Polly Borland opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Saturday 1 September 2012.

28 August 2012
Students from Highfields State School took part in the Opti-MINDS competition.

More than 350 students descended on The University of Queensland’s Gatton campus last Sunday for a day of thinking outside the box as part of the Opti-MINDS Toowoomba Regional Final.

28 August 2012

The University of Queensland’s annual Postgraduate Advice Night will showcase a world of career-changing options.

28 August 2012
A male crocodile at Koorana

The world’s first artificial insemination of crocodiles is one step closer thanks to a novel project between The University of Queensland (UQ) and a central Queensland farmer.

28 August 2012

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) researcher Amanda Pearce is set to compete in the finals of the Three Minute Thesis competition next month.

28 August 2012

One of the country’s most distinguished playwrights is visiting The University of Queensland to collaborate with students and showcase some of her acclaimed work.

28 August 2012