Three alumni associated with The University of Queensland were named 2012 Queensland Greats at a ceremony yesterday as part of Queensland Week celebrations.

8 June 2012
Artist's impression of the UQ Lakes bus station.

The UQ Lakes bus station — which is TransLink's second busiest — has doubled in capacity.

8 June 2012

University of Queensland (UQ) start-up and now ASX-listed company, ImpediMed Limited (ASX:IPD), has been internationally recognised for having made “the biggest difference on an individual while addressing the greatest medical need”.

7 June 2012

A leading UQ plant scientist has been awarded one of Australia’s most prestigious agriculture awards, the Farrer Memorial Medal.

7 June 2012

More than 300,000 people viewed the live internet feed of the transit of Venus from telescopes at The University of Queensland's St Lucia campus in Brisbane today.

6 June 2012
Colin Foley is one of three UQ students representing Australia at the IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.

Rugby is strong at UQ with four students named on major teams to represent Australia on the international and Pacific stage.

6 June 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) and industry partners recently awarded scholarships developed to attract high achieving young people into the ICT industry in Australia.

6 June 2012
The Advanced Engineering Building roof is lifted into place.

A 215-tonne roof has been hoisted atop the new Advanced Engineering Building at the UQ St Lucia Campus, signaling the end of the major structural work.

6 June 2012
Dr RCN Rachaputi (left) and Dr Chari Kandala (USDA scientist) with the prototype system for measuring nut-in-shell moistures.

UQ and American scientists have developed a quick, new, low-cost way of monitoring the moisture content of peanuts in the shell.

5 June 2012

Stargazers are reminded of tomorrow's once-in-a-lifetime chance to observe a rare astronomical phenomenon — the planet Venus passing across the face of the Sun.

5 June 2012
An artist's representation of the Wall House.

The University of Queensland will have a huge presence at the world’s most prestigious architectural showcase, constructing a full-scale building onsite.

5 June 2012

A new scientific study has identified two distinct populations of white shark at the east and west of Bass Strait in Australian waters, prompting researchers to suggest the huge fish may need regional conservation plans.

4 June 2012

Each year thousands of Australians are affected by chronic disease.

4 June 2012
Jenny Hall of the UQ Dentistry Library receives an award for the Best Green Office Initiative from Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Max Lu. Photo: Stuart Green

The University of Queensland celebrated World Environment Day today by recognising the significant contribution of its greenest offices and labs.

1 June 2012

Scientists have discovered that two common mango varieties contain natural compounds that may help to fight flab . . . in the part that most people throw away.

1 June 2012

The vast majority of Brisbane’s homeless who attended a recent dental screening were in urgent need of dental care, with many in pain organisers say.

1 June 2012

A large group of Ipswich students upgrading their academic, library and life skills through the QUEST program were honoured on May 30.

31 May 2012
Kamil Wegrecki will attend the Universitas 21 Summer School in Mexico.

An aspiring young exercise physiologist and global entrepreneur is one of five undergraduate UQ students bound for Mexico for an international summer school to foster economic growth.

31 May 2012
Great Court Race winners Caitlin Sargent and Jordan Pearce are congratulated by Patricia Jones of The Alumni Friends of The University of Queensland.

The defending champions won the 28th edition of the Great Court Race atT The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus yesterday.

31 May 2012

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT) and industry partners have awarded more than 50 engineering and ICT students with industry-funded scholarships.

31 May 2012