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Future-proofing Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s student experience through teaching excellence

Six Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ educators have received awards for Teaching Excellence, celebrating their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

29 October 2024
A group of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers holding award trophies standing out the front of a sandstone building on a red carpet

Using weather radar to track Australia’s migrating birds

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

28 October 2024
Two small fluffy birds with bright yellow heads sitting together on a branch
Sir Llew Edwards in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Great Court

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland today pays tribute to one of the most influential figures in the history of the University and the State, the Honourable Sir Llew Edwards AC.

26 May 2021

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has chosen National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) to launch a ‘Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­RAP Network’, open to all staff and students, as part of a busy program of campus events and activations.

26 May 2021
A young girl in close up as a dentist checks her teeth with instruments

Almost 70 per cent of low-income households aren’t claiming up to $1000 in child dental benefits they are eligible for, according to University of Queensland and Telethon Kids Institute research.

25 May 2021
Vaccine being injected into older woman's arm.

Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin is linked to poor vaccine antibody responses in the general population, a University of Queensland study has found.

25 May 2021
Newborn baby wrapped in colourful cloth

Scientists are investigating whether rising global temperatures may lead to more stillbirths, saying further study is needed on the subject as climates change.

24 May 2021
Poinciana tree and sandstone building

University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry has issued a statement to staff and students on supporting people who experience sexual misconduct.

22 May 2021

The incidence of alcohol-related violence fell in Queensland’s key nightlife areas while business continued to grow after the Queensland Government’s Tackling Alcohol Fuelled Violence (TAFV) policy was introduced, independent research has found.

21 May 2021
The Allen Coral Atlas Monitoring System, New Caledonia on April 26, 2021

In a world first, a satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system will scan the Earth’s oceans for coral-killing bleaching events in real-time.

19 May 2021
Hands washing with soap.

Only one in three adolescents are practising appropriate hand hygiene, a new global study involving University of Queensland researchers has found.

18 May 2021
A reconstruction of the Binjari virus, which will help reimagine the architecture of immature flaviviruses. Image credit: Dr Natalee Newton

Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika are likely after researchers discovered models of immature flavivirus particles were originally misinterpreted.

17 May 2021
A large fire is seen near the scene of what officials said was a Gaza rocket attack on an Israeli energy pipeline near Ashkelon, Israel, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians in ye

14 May 2021