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The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law in partnership with The University of Queensland in America, Inc. (TUQIA) proudly present the fourth annual UQ Rugby Benefit Dinner in support of the UQ rugby scholar athlete and UQ Rugby Club. Join your fellow UQ alumni, friends and business colleagues for another fantastic evening of rugby festivities…

The University of Queensland has maintained a position within the top echelons of research institutions in the world, according to the latest Times Higher Education University Ranking. Despite a slight dip, UQ was ranked 65 of 1102 institutions assessed globally, and remains the fourth-ranked university in Australia. UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj said…

After major gains over the past three years, The University of Queensland has held its position in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities announced recently, ranking 55th globally and second in Australia. Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj said that, in a world with more than 10,000 universities, this achievement in the most recognised…

An international team of researchers has found a drug previously approved to treat breast cancer could also be used to shrink medulloblastoma, a common form of childhood brain tumour. The discovery, made by The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, has led to a clinical…

The University of Queensland has been awarded almost $7.5 million to accelerate improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia. UQ received the largest allocation of any university in the 2017 round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants to boost dementia research. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Robyn Ward said UQ would undertake seven dementia initiatives…

Humpback whales learn songs in segments – like the verses of a human song – and can remix them, a new study involving University of Queensland research has found. The study featured data from Associate Professor Michael Noad of the UQ School of Veterinary Science’sCetacean Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory (CEAL). Research indicated that whale songs appeared to be learnt a similar…