UQ physicist Professor Guifre Vidal has been named by Canada's Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics (PI) as one of 10 new Distinguished Research Chairs.
UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics has strengthened its bonds with Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI).
Michael Jennings has been awarded a UQ Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning at the recent UQ Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards.
The University of Queensland will host the 2013 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the International Science Olympiads for high school students throughout the world, sanctioned by UNESCO.
University of Queensland researchers have received almost $2 million from the Queensland Government to lead an international alliance working on the next generation of solar cells.
25 August 2009 An astrophysicist from The University of Queensland's School of Mathematics and Physics has been awarded the prestigious L'Oréal Women in Science Award for 2009.
21 August 2009 The designers of conservation planning software that helped rezone the Great Barrier Reef have been recognised with the prestigious Sherman Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.
20 August 2009 In just one and a half years, one University of Queensland physics student has completed her Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree – that's only half the time it usually takes.
20 August 2009 Two physics students from The University of Queensland have taken their passion for science on the road and into Queensland classrooms, after earning major Australian ambassador awards.
10 August 2009 A researcher from The University of Queensland has been awarded the Astronomical Society of Australia's 2009 Louise Webster Prize.
5 August 2009 Physicists from The University of Queensland have found the emerging field of quantum computing may be more stable than previously thought.
24 July 2009 UQ science graduate Nicholas Beaton knows a thing or two about perfect scores, and will return to the University today to receive the Graduate of the Year Award for his achievements.
6 July 2009 A UQ physicist is seeking answers to a persistent problem throughout human history: how do I compute things?
6 July 2009 Two UQ Science researchers have proved two famous physical laws that have been widely used for the past 25 years do not always work.
10 June 2009 University of Queensland research has revealed that growing nerve fibres may navigate by using a clever mathematical trick.
10 June 2009 University of Queensland researcher Associate Professor Diane Donovan has joined forces with colleagues from around the nation to address the problem of adequate numbers of competent math teachers.
5 June 2009 The international science community must devote more resources to research into the effects climate change is having on ocean environments.
1 June 2009 University of Queensland scholarship recipient Alex Ridley is using his mathematical and communication skills to improve future public health.
6 March 2009 Brisbane Girls Grammar School will host the annual Australian heats and finals for the International Young Physicists Tournament (IYPT) this weekend.
20 February 2009 Students will be walking on water during The University of Queensland's Market Day celebrations during Orientation Week at the St Lucia campus on Wednesday, February 25.
20 January 2009 Many students do not consider becoming a mathematician, but the occupation has recently been given the top title as the best job according to study conducted by careercast.com.
10 January 2009 The new Quantum Science Laboratory has been established in the School of Mathematics and Physics, bringing together some of the brightest mind in quantum physics from around the country
10 December 2008 Several hours crunching numbers and burning the midnight oil have paid off for UQ's maths honours cohort who will all graduate with first-class honours today.
2 December 2008A group of students from UQ's School of Physical Sciences have sparked a new network of young researchers interested in optical and laser sciences.
23 November 2008A public forum will be held at the Queensland Brain Institute on Tuesday, November 25 to commemorate the election of another five Queensland scientists to the Australian Academy of Science.
13 November 2008Cheaper energy sources and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions are among the key benefits of the Centre for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), which opens at The University of Queensland next week.
27 October 2008Dr Joseph Grotowski, a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics within the School of Physical Sciences, is recognised for his outstanding dedication and passion for enabling his students to learn and for his imagination and enthusiasm in introducing teaching innovations.
20 October 2008UQ physicists from the School of Physical Sciences have produced simulations of a strange phenomenon known as spontaneous quantum vortices.
26 September 2008A UQ physicist is hoping to unlock the secrets of how electrons behave in organic superconductors in a new study.
23 September 2008Dr Ben Powell was awarded a 2008 Foundation Research Excellence Award and Professor Halina Rubinsztein Received an award of excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision
31 July 2008 The University of Queensland will create a new Faculty of Science to give a higher profile to learning and research on climate change, sustainability and other vital scientific areas.
7 July 2008 When it comes to saving the environment people usually think of eco-warriors chaining themselves to trees not the power of statistics.
24 June 2008 Can you picture yourself undertaking a postgraduate degree in Earth Sciences, Mathematics or Physics at a leading Australian University?
14 May 2008 A Swiss marine biologist and an Australian quantum physicist have found that a species of shrimp from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, can see a world invisible to all other animals.
7 May 2008 A new field in mathematics called percolation has emerged and one University of Queensland researcher has his cup ready to go.
11 April 2008 What do exploding stars, gender equality and Ultimate Frisbee have in common? Usually not much, unless you are Dr Tamara Davis.
11 April 2008 UQ alumnus Professor Jim Hill has been awarded the 2008 ANZIAM medal for outstanding achievements in Applied Mathematics and service to ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics).
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