UQ sociologist Professor Mark Western

University of Queensland sociologist Professor Mark Western has been rewarded for his outstanding research after receiving two prestigious accolades with the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) and the Australian Research Council (ARC...

22 November 2011
From L to R: TRIP students Jun Deng, Wenxi He, Ngoc Nguyun, Johnathan Ingold and Emily Nankervis in Linville, Queensland

Students have put their classroom learnings to practical use through a creative work integrated learning experience which aims to deliver positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

10 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

The School of Political Science and International Studies has won funding for two separate research projects in the UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Awards.

28 October 2011
Moreton Bay Research Station ... one of the new UQ-UWA research collaborations will examine the politics of climate change

Research projects at The University of Western Australia and The University of Queensland and have received a total of more than $425,000 in the second round of UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Awards funding.

24 October 2011

Leading organisational behavior experts at The University of Queensland Business School have joined forces with law societies across Australia to confront unacceptable workplace behaviour and toxic organisational cultures.

17 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
Director of the UQ Institute for Social Science Research Professor Mark Western

UQ will be the headquarters for a new world class research centre that will improve the social and economic wellbeing of Queensland communities.

19 August 2011
The late Professor John Western AM

UQ will host a public lecture next month to honour the legacy of the late Emeritus Professor John Western AM – the founding father of sociology at the University.

10 August 2011

One of Australia’s largest investments in a start-up biotechnology company – AUD15 million – has been made with the aim of developing a revolutionary new needle-free vaccine delivery system.

1 August 2011

Law professionals will get the opportunity to share their expertise and engage with some of the world’s leading legal academics at two law conferences being hosted by The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law this month.

19 July 2011
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 Northern Territory is one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations. Image Cameron McCool

An international expert has highlighted the importance of the Chinese tourism market at a recent symposium hosted by The University of Queensland.

20 June 2011

A forthcoming UQ Water Law course will use lessons learned from Queensland’s floods as part of an intensive introduction to Australian water resources law and policy.

28 May 2011

A landmark development setting new standards for university residential colleges will be officially opened by the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency, Ms Penelope Wensley AC at UQ this Sunday, March 13.

11 March 2011

A host of new degrees being offered at The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2011 will give UQ students a competitive edge.

15 November 2010

ANALYSING techniques used in the theatre to keep audiences spellbound led a University of Queensland psychology lecturer to change his own teaching style, with amazing results.

1 November 2010
Professor Don Anderson

University of Queensland Business School Emeritus Professor Reg Gynther is one of five accounting experts inducted into Australia’s accounting hall of fame last week.

13 October 2010

Researchers from UQ’s Institute for Social Science Research have found that marriage no longer enjoys the privileged status it once did.

20 September 2010

School of Tourism Adjunct Professor Stephen Wicks has secured one of his greatest achievements, but says it is all about giving back.

17 September 2010