The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus today welcomes 90 new students to begin their studies in Medicine.

17 January 2012

UniQuest, The University of Queensland’s main research commercialisation company, announced today that it has facilitated a strategic research collaboration agreement with Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd in Australia, one of the Janssen pharmaceutical...

17 January 2012

The University of Queensland is piloting a new course to enhance the academic writing and critical thinking skills of students about to commence Year 12.

17 January 2012

The Engineering Class of 2011 has left a legacy for future engineering students at The University of Queensland (UQ) through the creation of the University’s first graduating Class Gift.

17 January 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed the world’s first non-fermented, multi-strain probiotic milk and juice, which aims to offer more health benefits from consuming fortified juice, milk and other calcium-rich dairy...

16 January 2012
The Gold Dust rice flower was launched to highlight not only the hardiness of the Australian spirit on Australia Day this year, but also that Australian native plants can be used to bring colour to gardens in all seasons.

A new native plant variety developed by The University of Queensland (UQ)’s Dr Dion Harrison, in partnership with the Centre for Native Floriculture, has been launched to commemorate this year’s Australia Day celebrations.

16 January 2012

Since 2005, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified thousands of genes responsible for common human diseases.

13 January 2012

Increasing numbers of the best and brightest students are being attracted to Engineering studies with The University of Queensland (UQ) recording a 12 per cent increase in first preferences for its Engineering and dual-degree Engineering programs.

12 January 2012

Ipswich and Gatton are proving to be popular centres for higher education with The University of Queensland (UQ) recording increased demand from students wishing to study at the campuses in 2012.

12 January 2012
University of Queensland School of Tourism graduate, Simon Yang Xiao will complete his graduate program with the Brisbane Marriott Hotel

Recent reforms to work visa arrangements for international students may make it easier for students to find employment in Australia after graduation.

12 January 2012
Ms Lin Ke is looking forward to embarking on her career in the tourism industry

The global financial crisis, the high Australian dollar and the series of natural disasters affecting key tourist destinations have all had an impact on the tourism industry.

12 January 2012

UQ Business School lecturer and innovation expert Dr Tim Kastelle has been named as one of the world’s top innovation bloggers by a leading industry website.

11 January 2012

QAAFI and Queensland Government scientists have discovered promising new anti-microbial properties in a combination of natural-plant ingredients, including two common native Australian plums.

11 January 2012
By looking for evidence of steering, Bob can check if he and Alice share entanglement, even if the source of light and Alice's detectors are untrustworthy black-boxes (as shown in the image above). Image credit: Alessandro Fedrizzi.

Experiments with entangled photons have led the way in the burgeoning fields of quantum information, communication and computation in the last decade.

11 January 2012

The Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland have developed a resource that helps parents prepare their children for another season of extreme weather.

9 January 2012
The UQ Tennis Centre is preparing for a busy 2012

With local players Samantha Stosur and Bernard Tomic enjoying success on tennis’s world stage, the UQ Tennis Centre is gearing up for a huge start to 2012.

9 January 2012

A new Australian drug study published today in The Lancet has found that cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally, while opioid use is a major cause of death.

6 January 2012
The magnitude of habitat loss/fragmentation effects were greatest in regions 
with high maximum temperatures

In a world first, University of Queensland and CSIRO scientists have measured the relationship between current climate, climate change and habitat loss on plants and animals on a global scale.

5 January 2012
Attending the Celebration of Giving reception were, from left, UQ Chancellor John Story, Dr Ros Siemon, Amanda Whelan, Andrew Stallman and Jill Stallman.

More than 240 of The University of Queensland’s (UQ) donors and supporters attended the Celebration of Giving reception at the end of last year to show their continued support for the University.

4 January 2012