The Hezar Ava ensemble, from left: Pegah Varamini (ensemble leader, piano and vocal), Omid Rahimi (vocal and tonbak), Mostafa Odabaee (santour), Maryam Odabaee (tar), Barbod Valadi (alto tar) and Homeira Aryanpad (daf and back vocal).

Ensemble Hezar Ava staged a free lunchtime concert of traditional and classical Persian music at UQ St Lucia this week.

16 April 2012

The most accurate estimate to date for the impact of the carbon price on retail electricity prices reveals the burden will vary considerably, depending on a household’s location.

16 April 2012

The University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Terry, has launched The University of Queensland Professionals Network (UQPN) to promote staff development and networking.

15 April 2012

A generous gift from consulting company GHD is literally changing the face of engineering education at The University of Queensland (UQ).

13 April 2012

Queensland’s blossoming arts sector may have impressed a visiting British arts scholar, but she says the state government needs to protect it.

13 April 2012

With aquaculture on track to overtake global fisheries, a new aquaculture book from The University of Queensland will help industry and students look to the future.

13 April 2012

The University of Queensland will mark National Archaeology Week (May 15-21) with a public lecture by one of the world’s experts on human evolution.

13 April 2012

An Australian earthquake expert says it will be years before tsunami warnings can be made accurate enough to avoid unnecessary evacuations or alerts.

12 April 2012

Sea levels have risen about 20cm in the South West Pacific since the late 19th century, a new scientific study shows.

12 April 2012
Brooke Wylie, left, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard... "since high school I have always been really interested in politics," says Brooke.

It’s a long way from Brooke Wylie’s sleepy hometown to Canberra’s halls of power, but the UQ journalism graduate has her dream job — and it sometimes means bringing a sleeping bag to work.

11 April 2012

The University of Queensland will conduct remediation works at its St Lucia campus from April this year until early next year on riverbanks affected by the January 2011 floods.

11 April 2012

They may have been working together for years to improve life for people with disabilities, but the partnership between The University of Queensland and Endeavour Foundation has now been made official.

10 April 2012

Around 170 young Australians will spend a day learning about the complex issues surrounding humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict), forced migration and seeking asylum at a conference hosted by The University of Queensland's TC Beirne School...

10 April 2012

A top international scholar has attracted the greatest turnout in 10 years to an annual arts lecture at The University of Queensland.

10 April 2012

The University of Queensland will hold its annual Body Donor Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday May 2 at the UQ Centre, Union Road, St Lucia from 5.30pm.

10 April 2012

The University of Queensland is proposing to develop a new childcare centre on the corner of Dell and Carmody Roads, St Lucia.

5 April 2012

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Chemical Engineering has received international recognition for its project-centred curriculum.

5 April 2012
Professor Gray (left) with Sir Greg Winter, the renowned British biochemist who developed the world's first fully human antibody

The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology has hosted British monoclonal antibody pioneer Sir Greg Winter for a lab tour as part of a strategic collaboration with biotechnology company Biosceptre International.

4 April 2012
Dr Andrew Smith … developed a new software platform for qualitative data analysis

Academics and student researchers everywhere can benefit from a new web-based application for performing qualitative analyses using Leximancer, a software platform developed by The University of Queensland’s Dr Andrew Smith and his team.

3 April 2012
One of the striking images from the Beijing Hao! exhibition at UQ Art Museum, on until June 3. The exhibition features works from six photomedia artists working in and around Beijing.

An exhibition of Chinese photomedia is expected to attract an audience familiar with its themes among the many Chinese students at The University of Queensland.

3 April 2012