An underwater image of a black and white reef fish with some baby fish in front of coral.

Researchers have discovered a rare example of ‘great fish parenting’ with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites.

12 December 2024
Coloured pills falling out of a container

University of Queensland research has found antimicrobial usage is significantly higher in affluent communities in Australia.

6 December 2024
Two female scientists in whitecoats, gloves and goggles inspect a same from a machine.

UQ's capabilities in drug discovery and development are set to be strengthened by a new partnership between UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.

8 November 2024
A woman with long black hair is sitting up in bed wincing in pain and one hand is on her chest.

UQ-led research has found inflammatory markers in the blood of long COVID patients which could explain why many experience ongoing cardiovascular issues.

31 October 2024
An image of an Australian green-head ant.

UQ researchers have uncovered the workings of ant venom by measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how it causes pain.

17 October 2024
A pregnant woman holds a coffee mug and looks through sheer curtains out a window.

A UQ-led study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children.

10 October 2024

UQ Cycle Club member Korey Boddington collected a gold medal and a Games record in the C4–C5 1000 metres time trial in his Paralympic Games debut.

2 September 2024

UQ Paralympians have had a remarkable weekend in the pool, with swimmers Jack Ireland, Lakeisha Patterson and Brenden Hall claiming silver and bronze medals.

2 September 2024
The revitalised Avalon Theatre

Drama students are taking the stage at the revitalised Avalon Theatre, more than a century after construction of the original building in St Lucia.

30 July 2024
Flowering jacarandas lining the edges of a footpath and bikeway

The University of Queensland has pledged to raise $250 million towards more equitable access to education by 2032, in a community-led initiative that will create lasting change for the state.

17 April 2024
A man in a pink shirt stands smiling broadly with his arms crossed in front of a whiteboard covered in mathematical equations.

Landmark genetic research could allow doctors to accurately predict whether a patient is at risk of developing common diseases, decades before any symptoms would become evident.

12 March 2024
Two brightly coloured microscopic slides, side by side showing blobs and lines.

Queensland researchers have become the first in Australia to use human stem cells to generate fully functioning skin tissue in a laboratory, a significant step towards better treatments for severe burns and wounds.

7 March 2024
An aerial photo of some water catchment at a wastewater treatment plant.

University of Queensland researchers and international collaborators have found a deadly synthetic drug in wastewater in the United States – the first such detection globally.

23 February 2024