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UQ's Forgan Smith building with green lawn in the foreground.

΢Åĸ£Àû has topped the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Best Universities Ranking for the second consecutive year.

14 November 2024
An image of 2024 ΢Åĸ£ÀûAlumnus of the Year Professor Glenn Denning

Champions of causes ranging from global food security to youth advocacy have been recognised in the 2024 ΢Åĸ£ÀûAlumni Awards.

31 October 2024
A group of ΢Åĸ£Àûresearchers holding award trophies standing out the front of a sandstone building on a red carpet

Six ΢Åĸ£Àûeducators have received awards for Teaching Excellence, celebrating their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

29 October 2024
A man with greying hair and beard wearing a navy shirt stands with sandstone columns behind him.

An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

25 October 2024
Dr David Klyne fits Wolbert van den Hoorn with a sleep monitoring device on his head

A University of Queensland study investigating the links between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain.

2 October 2024
Two women smiling at the camera

΢Åĸ£Àûlaw alum Matisse Reed has been announced as Queensland's 2025 Rhodes Scholar.

25 September 2024
A photo of a stage, lit up with pink and blue lights, and a glass trophy in the foreground saying Eureka Prizes.

Teams of researchers from ΢Åĸ£Àûworking on pioneering melanoma imaging and preventing deadly infections, along with a science engagement team, have won prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

5 September 2024

A bioscience startup and a world-leading immunologist at ΢Åĸ£Àû are among the winners in the Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) GENE Awards.

30 August 2024
Maddison Keeney holding a silver Olympic medal and smiling with an Australian flag around her shoulders

΢Åĸ£Àûalum Maddison Keeney has won the silver medal in the women’s 3-metre springboard, the first Australian in history to win an individual Olympic medal in a springboard diving event.

12 August 2024
The Australian women's water polo team celebrate after winning a silver medal in Paris

UQ's Gabi Palm and Abby Andrews have helped create a powerful legacy by winning an inaugural Olympic silver medal.

12 August 2024
A trophy on a stage in front of a large screen and statue

Three teams of researchers and a science engagement team from ΢Åĸ£Àû are finalists in the prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, honouring excellence in scientific discovery, invention, communication and innovation.

31 July 2024
A young woman in graduation garb smiles next to an older woman in UQ's Great Court.

Caitlyn Donohoe lives with a serious physical disability, but that didn't stop her from moving from rural QLD to study at ΢Åĸ£Àû- and graduate as Valedictorian of the School of Law.

12 July 2024
An AI generated image of a graduation cap against a spacey background overlaid with computer 3D points.

΢Åĸ£Àûresearchers are playing a key role in the education sector’s response to the new learning environment of ChatGPT and other generative AI language programs.

11 July 2024
a view of a colonaded walkway next to green lawn

The first Australian Indigenous woman to complete a university degree has been posthumously honoured with an Honorary Doctorate from ΢Åĸ£Àû.

10 July 2024
An elite swimmer racing in a pool

Nine University of Queensland students and community members are packing their bags after being selected to represent Australia at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

18 June 2024