LanguageMAP (LMAP), a quick and accurate online English language test developed at The University of Queensland, will soon be available as a mobile device app.

14 August 2012

A global ranking of universities has confirmed The University of Queensland’s place as one of the world’s top 100 universities.

30 June 2012

Researchers, teachers and students passionate about preserving, promoting and understanding Aboriginal languages met at a UQ-hosted conference recently.

26 April 2012

Vietnam’s version of Oprah Winfrey, Bui Thu Thuy, hopes her upcoming PhD research at UQ will improve educational television programs targeting vulnerable groups in her home country.

28 February 2012

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers and industry partner International Education Services (IES) have globally launched the latest version of LanguageMAPTM: a quick and accurate online English language test.

14 November 2011
Professors Robert Lingard, Mark Western, Stephen Bell and Andrew McLennan

Four of Australia's leading social scientists, have been elected Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia – one of the highest honours for individual contributions to the social sciences awarded in Australia.

2 November 2011
International pharmacy student Shirin Hui Tan with project team leader Jacqueline Bond

Pharmacy students from international backgrounds are learning Australian colloquialisms — as a matter of life and death.

2 November 2011

Cheese-making and techniques for producing sustainable plastic dollar bills from sugar cane are among the new research projects on which The University of Queensland and industry partners will collaborate from next year.

2 November 2011
Antarctic adventurer Dr Alf Howard is honoured with a special UQ Library exhibition marking his 100th birthday in 2006. Dr Anna Bemrose (right) curated the exhibition.

The achievements of the late Antarctic explorer and much-loved UQ staff member Dr Alf Howard AM have been brought to life in a new book.

1 November 2011

This year has seen a significant increase in the number of students studying a language at The University of Queensland – skyrocketing to over 3,500 enrolments.

31 October 2011

New research by The University of Queensland and the University of Exeter has found that cyclone activity is clustered instead of random, as was previously thought, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human...

19 October 2011
The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

A distinguished Japanese academic from the tsunami-affected region of Fukushima and a Singaporean CEO who has pioneered clean and renewable energy in South East Asia have been announced as joint winners of The University of Queensland 2011...

27 September 2011
UQ linguistics researcher Dr Felicity Meakins with Gurindji woman Violet Wadrill Nanaku

As the number of Aboriginal languages dwindles, UQ researchers are intensifying their studies to protect and document those that remain.

2 September 2011

More than 170 technologically minded Queensland primary and secondary school students converged on The University of Queensland (UQ) campus recently to showcase their technological prowess.

22 August 2011

The University of Queensland has confirmed its place as one of the top one per cent of world universities in the final results of the first QS Global ranking of universities by subjects released today.

5 July 2011
Associate Professor Pradip Thomas

Negotiating Communication Rights, a critical review of communication for social change movements in India authored by Associate Professor Pradip Thomas, has just been released by Sage Publications.

4 July 2011
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC with staff at the University of Danang-University of Queensland English Language Institute (UD-UQ ELI) (top) and presenting Dr Pham Thi Hong Nhung an Australian Government Endeavour Executive Award during her visit to Vietnam in May 2011.

The breadth of The University of Queensland's (UQ) activities in Vietnam was observed first-hand by the Governor-General, Dr Quentin Bryce AC, during her recent visit to the country - the first by an Australian Governor-General.

21 June 2011

The University of Queensland has been ranked one of the world’s top universities in the first QS World University Rankings® for arts and humanities at topuniversities.com.

2 June 2011

University of Queensland (UQ) postdoctoral research fellow Dr Ruth Schulz and her colleagues have created a pair of robots that have their own language.

24 May 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011