Anthony McCall ‘Line Describing a Cone’ 1973 Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition, ‘Into the Light: The Projected Image in American Art 1964–1977’ 2001 16mm film. Duration 30 minutes Photo: Henry Graber © Anthony McCall

A leading international expert in film history and film studies will deliver The University of Queensland’s 2014 Daphne Mayo Lecture, ‘Cinema after Film: A Poetics of Obsolescence?’ on Wednesday 8 October.

7 October 2014
UQ researchers have uncovered the secrets of the monarch butterfly’s distinct orange colour.

A gene responsible for building muscle tissue in monarch butterflies is the key to their annual mass migration, according to a study from an international team of researchers.

7 October 2014

The world’s largest study into the genetics behind human height has discovered the trait’s vast complexity.

7 October 2014
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People aged over 50 are more agile mentally if they are socially active, a study has found – and the effect is even more pronounced in 80-year-olds.

2 October 2014

The University of Queensland has retained its position among the world’s top 100 universities, with a rank of 65 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2014-15.

2 October 2014
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University of Queensland researchers are seeking solutions that could save billions of dollars by helping almost half a million Australians avoid the need for knee joint replacements.

1 October 2014
 Shekira Cardona and Nicholas Frazer.

Two aspiring indigenous lawyers have been honoured at the launch of McCullough Robertson University of Queensland endowed scholarships.

1 October 2014

Young Australian women are fatter, fitter and more frazzled today than they were nearly 20 years ago, according to Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health researchers.

1 October 2014
James Watson ... with a critically endangered mountain gorilla in east Africa.

Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology.

1 October 2014
ilab Germinate 2012 graduate Mr Calvin Kowald from Ample Entertainment.

Budding entrepreneurs can grow their business ideas from seed, with ilab’s intensive three-month ilab Germinate 6 program, which includes up to $20,000 in funding.

1 October 2014
Researchers make ‘virtual’ changes to identify if particular treatments will improve a patient’s ability to move more freely

University of Queensland researchers are using computer modelling to predict the most effective way to help cerebral palsy patients walk and move more easily.

30 September 2014
Photo of crashing waves

Coastal councils and planning authorities will be able to more accurately predict the chance of communities being inundated by the ocean as sea levels rise.

30 September 2014
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More than 40,000 students from around the world have started a grammar course at The University of Queensland – and it’s not too late to join them.

29 September 2014
New hay fever blood test nothing to sneeze at

Brisbane researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately detect one of the commonest causes of hay fever, paving the way for new treatments.

29 September 2014
Vicki Bos with the ICTE-UQ choir

Two University of Queensland staff have been awarded top industry accolades for outstanding English language teaching, leadership and professional practice.

26 September 2014

The University of Queensland’s teachers and lecturers have been recognised as among the best in Australia, receiving four Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching.

26 September 2014
Psychologist Dr Frank Ascione will speak at a free public seminar at UQ. Photo Credit: Wayne Armstrong, University of Denver.

Research indicating women stay in violent relationships for the good of their pets will be the focus of a free seminar in Brisbane on Monday 29 September.

25 September 2014
Phytomining offers to literally extract nickel metal from plants. Here Sukaibin Sumail of Sabah Parks in Malaysia collects green nickel-rich sap (20% nickel) from a rainforest tree for laboratory analysis.

Future generations of miners could harvest metals from trees, capitalising on the ability of some plants to isolate and accumulate metals in their shoots.

25 September 2014
Dr Barry Cayford, who completed his PhD at UQ, at work on sewer research

A University of Queensland-led research team that is radically improving sewer design and management last night won a prestigious international prize in Portugal.

25 September 2014
Students at UQ will have greater choice in quality affordable accommodation

Students at The University of Queensland will have greater choice in quality affordable accommodation, with plans for two new sustainable housing developments on the UQ St Lucia campus by 2018.

25 September 2014