With an ageing population and the competing interests of the individual, the family, service providers, the market and the state in the use of older people’s financial assets, protection and quality management of such assets has never been more...

17 September 2012
A Phaius orchid

University of Queensland start-up company Aussie Colours has come to the rescue of two rare and endangered Australian native Phaius orchids.

11 September 2012

The diverse topics of biofuels and religion will be explored at a public lecture in Brisbane next week.

10 September 2012

The University of Queensland is preparing for 2012 Research Week, with a range of events and activities kicking off on Monday, September 17.

4 September 2012

Five University of Queensland undergraduate journalism students are finalists in the Queensland Clarion Awards, the prestigious state-based awards promoting excellence in the media.

9 August 2012
The Head of the UQ School of Medicine and Dean of Medicine, Professor David Wilkinson, was awarded a $250,000 Fellowship for a nationwide collaborative assessment of Australian medical students.

The education of health professionals, science undergraduate education and assessment of medical students are among University of Queensland projects and a fellowship funded this week by the Federal Government.

22 June 2012

Humanities researchers at the University of Queensland are on course to launch eight books in seven weeks, a record number of releases in such a short time.

27 March 2012

Can a little bird tell us who will win in Ashgrove? Analysis of Twitter streams can provide clues to electoral outcomes, according to University of Queensland Masters research student Frances Manfield.

21 March 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

Have you ever failed to find something even though it was right in front of you? UQ PhD student Will Harrison may be able to help.

16 September 2010

Teaching staff from The University of Queensland have released an innovative learning tool to help students gain a better understanding of the core methods of direct practice in social work and the human services.

12 April 2010

University of Queensland researcher Craig Froome will join colleagues from the Equator Alliance climate change specialists group on Monday, March 22 to answer clients’ key questions on recent changes to the federal government’s Renewable Energy...

15 March 2010

UQ student Gemma Ward knew she had come to the right place when a first year course lecturer told her that University was not about getting the right answers but about asking the right questions.

23 July 2009

A group of expert panellists and ordinary Australians will ponder the question - Should Fatty Foods be Taxed? – at The University of Queensland on June 13.

12 June 2009

Seven outstanding academically able women will be awarded Fellowships at a reception next week at The University of Queensland.

8 March 2007

Researchers at The University of Queensland believe Western Queensland wildflowers could boost the growth of Outback tourism and water-wise urban gardens.

17 March 2006

University of Queensland experts will be available for comments and analysis of the upcoming council elections on March 27.

2 March 2004

Every dog has his day and for 10-month old Border Collie Larry it was the day he was adopted by UQ Master of Animal Studies (Physiotherapy) student Lesley Harrison.

22 December 2003

University of Queensland experts have been awarded more than $1.8 million funding and in-kind support to discover ways of rehabilitating degraded forests in Vietnam.

2 October 2002

The University of Queensland’s communication and public relations program has welcomed three new faces to teach students in the increasingly popular three-year degree program based at Ipswich.

28 February 2002