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΢Åĸ£Àû has become the first Australian institution to be invited to join an exclusive international organisation focused on driving partnerships between universities and industry.

28 June 2016
Dr Arnold Wiliem

Pathology testing plays a crucial role in the health care system, making up 70 per cent of the scientific basis for medical diagnosis – but the turnaround on test results can takes days for people living outside major cities.

21 June 2016
The "Look at Me Now, Dad" team ... Nicole Brazier, William Randall, Edward O'Brien, and Joshua Roser.

After winning the national round of the KMPG International Case Competition, four ΢Åĸ£ÀûFaculty of Business, Economics and Law students have claimed runner-up position for Australia in the world finals of the prestigious competition.

15 May 2016
Professor Ben Hayes.

Genomic selection could provide massive productivity gains to Australia’s beef industry, with a University of Queensland genomics expert focusing his research on improving the $5 billion a year sector.

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

΢Åĸ£Àû 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
Road Runner rollercoaster, Warner Bros. Movie World

΢Åĸ£Àû’s Confucius Institute is collaborating with Village Roadshow Theme Parks (VRTP) to provide Chinese language and culture courses to theme park employees.

22 April 2016
Associate Professor Christa van Kraayenoord

Reading comprehension levels of children in the Bowen Basin have improved thanks to a University of Queensland-led project.

22 April 2016
The group of executives after the signing, in Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden.

Shanghai-based Baosteel Group will provide approximately $10 million in additional funds to continue the momentum of a successful research and development centre that combines the expertise of four Australian universities with the industrial...

29 March 2016
Sean Fisher, 21, is the face of the ABLE XSeries.

More than 100 international experts have contributed to a world-first online course designed to improve healthcare for people with intellectual disability.

21 March 2016

Clinical training for University of Queensland (UQ) medical and allied health students will be boosted with the opening of student training centres this week at the QEII Jubilee and Redland hospitals.

18 March 2016
An animated vascular system. Photo: iStock

Patients with heart failure, peripheral artery disease or stroke could benefit from a new stem-cell based treatment, following an agreement between ΢Åĸ£Àû and US-based start-up company AngioStem Inc.

16 March 2016
KIds get to challenge their critical thinking, problem-solving skills and creativity at Explorama.

A group of about 200 high-achieving students from years one to seven will attend day-long program of intellectually stimulating workshops at ΢Åĸ£Àû’s St Lucia Campus on 13 March.

3 March 2016
Volunteers planting trees on the Lockyer Creek banks

An army of volunteers will descend on ΢Åĸ£Àû’s Gatton campus on Friday 11 March to continue restoring the banks of Lockyer Creek.

1 March 2016
Pfizer’s CTI founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr Anthony Coyle this morning

΢Åĸ£Àû and global pharmaceutical company Pfizer have formed a partnership to advance drug discovery in Australia.

29 February 2016
Professor David Abramson: "The award is really a tribute to ... the Genomics Virtual Lab team."

The director of ΢Åĸ£Àû’s Research Computing Centre has been named the iTnews Education Chief Information Officer of the Year.

23 February 2016