Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their teams’ pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault?

1 February 2012

Dr Catherine Curtis is a recent winner of a UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women.

31 January 2012

The University of Queensland's School of Earth Sciences is celebrating the recent promotion of one of their senior staff, Associate Professor Gideon Rosenbaum.

30 January 2012

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT) continuously seeks to improve the educational experience of its students.

30 January 2012
Philanthropist, Dr Graeme Wood, was awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division, for service to business, particularly the tourism industry, and through philanthropic support for young people and tertiary education institutions in Queensland. Dr Wood is the Founder and Chairman, University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef).

University of Queensland staff, students and alumni have been honoured in the Australia Day awards, featured as Australia Day Ambassadors or became new Australian citizens at ceremonies across the State.

26 January 2012
UQ alumnus, actor and film producer Dr Geoffrey Rush has been named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

University of Queensland alumnus, actor and film producer Dr Geoffrey Rush has been named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

26 January 2012
Michael Bradshaw at work. Photograph taken by Mark Crocker.

University of Queensland Emmanuel College Music Scholar Michael Bradshaw began playing piano at the tender age of seven while living with his family in Japan. His parents played instruments and filled the house with music, creating an environment...

25 January 2012

Parents can help their child cope with the wild weather that is currently wreaking havoc across South East Queensland by accessing a free, online survival guide developed by The University of Queensland.

25 January 2012

The University of Queensland will continue to co-operate fully with the CMC, as it has done since 4 October 2011 when UQ's Chancellor referred issues related to a 2011 student admission to the CMC.

25 January 2012

The University of Queensland's School of Economics will host the 2012 International Schumpeter Society Conference from July 2 to July 5.

25 January 2012

Australia's 'brainiest' student will be unearthed when the country's brightest young minds compete in the finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC), supported by The University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute.

25 January 2012
Dr Dan Angus has been appointed as an inter-school Research Fellow with the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering  and the School of Journalism and Communication.

Dr Dan Angus began his academic career looking at ants. Now he’s a very busy bee buzzing between two Schools at The University of Queensland (UQ).

25 January 2012

A UQ Business School lecturer renowned for her research into customer service has won two top industry awards underlining her role as one of Australasia’s leading marketing experts.

24 January 2012
Alumna and author, Dr Rosamond Siemon, reflects on Sir Zelman Cowen's great contribution to UQ.

Alumna Dr Rosamond Siemon pays tribute to former UQ Vice-Chancellor, Sir Zelman Cowen, and reflects on a difficult but decisive period for UQ in the 1970s.

23 January 2012

Improved bus services will be introduced at the UQ Lakes busway station, St Lucia campus from Monday, February 20.

23 January 2012

University of Queensland researcher Dr Venerina Johnston has been awarded a grant to research the skills and behaviours needed by supervisors to help workers return to work after injury or illness.

19 January 2012

University of Queensland School of Tourism lecturer Dr Richard Robinson has received international recognition for his research on the occupational mobility of chefs.

19 January 2012

Researchers from UQ’s Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies have explored the reasons for the rising rates of caesarean sections in Queensland.

18 January 2012

Breakthrough research on regenerating skin-wounds has won Associate Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani, from The University of Queensland (UQ) Centre for Clinical Research, national recognition at the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (...

17 January 2012

The University of Queensland’s Law School will build on its research strengths as well as enhance its student experience, says UQ’s new Dean of Law, Professor Gerard Carney.

17 January 2012