A carer with an elderly patient look at the sunset.

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on a range of aspects relating to end-of-life, palliative and aged care.

17 June 2019
UQ researchers and research supervisors have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in a range of fields at the 2018 UQ Research Week awards

A roll-call of high calibre researchers and research supervisors has been recognised for outstanding contributions in a range of fields at The University of Queensland 2018 Research Week awards.

12 September 2018

University of Queensland experts are available to comment during Queensland Seniors Week, August 18 to August 26. Journalists can contact the experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

14 August 2018
(l to r) Sarah Bradley, Professor Patricia Pollett, Dr Campbell Gray, Curtis Scibilia

An $8 million gift to The University of Queensland will benefit arts and music programs at the University and across the state.

18 August 2016
UQ's new Laureate Fellows - Professor Alan Rowan, left, and Professor Paul Burn

The University of Queensland has received $24.5 million in the competitive Australian Research Council grants announced in Canberra today, securing a greater share of the pool than any other university.

6 May 2016

Textbooks on methane-metabolising organisms might have to be rewritten after researchers in a University of Queensland-led international project today (23 October) announced discovery of two new organisms.

23 October 2015

A University of Queensland study into how premature babies’ brains develop will lead to the earlier diagnosis of brain impairment in preterm children.

22 October 2013
Jacqui Stockdale‘Selfie’ 2013Duratrans and lightbox100 x 50 x 9 cmCourtesy of the artist and Helen Gorie Galerie, Melbourne

The winner of The University of Queensland’s 2013 National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize will be announced on Friday (18 October).

14 October 2013
Professor Paul Meredith ... "a game-changing project for Australia"

The University of Queensland has been confirmed as Lead Research Organisation on a $450 million solar farm project to be built in western New South Wales under the Federal Government’s former Solar Flagship Program.

1 August 2013
Winner of The University of Queensland National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011 
Domenico de Clario
‘2047 (the immortal)’ 2011 
installation: mixed media on canvas (six panels) and found chairs
Collection of The University of Queensland. Winner of 'The University of Queensland National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011'.
Photo: Carl Warner
Reproduced courtesy of the artist and John Buckley Gallery, Melbourne

The University of Queensland Art Museum has invited 39 contemporary artists from across Australia to participate in the University’s fourth biennial National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize.

3 July 2013

An exhibition showcasing the diverse, quirky and often surprising nature of contemporary art opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Friday, 7 December.

23 November 2012
A piece by artist Robyn Stacey, entitled Ice, is one of the features of the UQ Art Museum's Return to Sender exhibition.

An exhibition featuring 11 artists who left Queensland in the late 1970s and early 1980s, largely in reaction to the political and cultural milieu of the Joh Bjelke-Petersen era, opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on 16 June 2012.

13 June 2012

UQ staff members and teams who have made an exceptional contribution to the University were recognised this month at the annual UQ Staff Recognition Awards.

23 February 2012
Mitjili Napurrula's "Uwalki – Watiya Tjuta" (2005), part of the Painting Country exhibition. Image reproduced courtesy of the artist. Photo: Carl Warner

UQ’s evolving collection of Indigenous art will be on show from this Saturday as curtains close on NAIDOC Week 2011.

7 July 2011

The University of Queensland has led development of a new computerised health assessment tool that is set to improve the quality and efficiency of hospital care for frail older people.

7 May 2010
Winners of the Miracle Workers Awards with UQ Chancellor John Story

UQ’s quiet achievers took centre stage at the Miracle Worker Awards cocktail function, held on September 7 at the Staff and Graduates Club on the St Lucia Campus.

8 September 2009

Queensland’s reputation as a hub for scientific innovation will be further enhanced next year when work begins on the $60 million Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) complex at The University of Queensland.

26 November 2003

A number of members of The University of Queensland community were honoured with Centenary Medals, announced by Prime Minister John Howard last month.

20 May 2003

One of Australia’s leading education experts will provide a thought-provoking insight into the future of schooling at a 2020 Vision free public lecture during The University of Queensland’s first Teaching and Learning Week from November 18-22.

15 November 2002

The University of Queensland has honoured seven of its academics for outstanding teaching and research supervision, with grants of $10, 000 each.

21 November 2000