The Australian Research Council has awarded five new Future Fellows at The University of Queensland, from a total of only 50 awarded across the nation.
16 December 2015The University of Queensland continues to cement its place among the world’s top 50 universities, with its strengths in life sciences and clinical and pre-clinical health recognised by the Times Higher Education subject rankings.
23 November 2015Do genetic mutations in individual brain cells influence how people form memories? Are diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s caused by these genetic mutations?
23 November 2015A finding that cardio-respiratory fitness is more important than fat loss for people suffering so-called ‘Syndrome X’ has landed a Queensland researcher a New Investigator Award.
5 November 2015Taking medicine in the future could be as simple as eating a sunflower seed or drinking a cup of tea, thanks to an award to a University of Queensland researcher.
14 October 2015A University of Queensland PhD student who is investigating sustainable energy solutions for developing communities has secured a prestigious fellowship from the American Australian Association.
8 October 2015The University of Queensland’s Professor Maree Smith and the company founded on the ground-breaking pain drug she developed have won awards at the AusBiotech 2015 Conference.
7 October 2015UQ has climbed five places in a prestigious global ranking that places it 60th globally and confirming that its placing at 46, 47, 56 and 77 in other rankings of the world’s more than 10,000 universities is real and a clear reason international...
1 October 2015Trusting robots to relay a medical diagnosis was the focus of University of Queensland PhD student Teegan Green’s winning UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation at Customs House.
17 September 2015Research into areas as diverse as avocados, batteries and climate change has shared in a $515,182 total pool in The University of Queensland’s Research Week awards.
16 September 2015Four industry-research projects on drug development, business innovation, chemical transportation and biotechnology have been recognised at a University of Queensland awards ceremony.
15 September 2015Professor Jenny Martin from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience is a finalist for a Pride of Australia Medal in the Inspiration category.
1 September 2015A young superbug researcher at The University of Queensland is seeking public support in her bid to win the Centenary Institute’s Lawrence Creative Prize people’s choice award.
25 August 2015The next time you visit the supermarket, spare a thought for how food scientists are able to safely get omega-3 into milk, or probiotics into juice to bring health benefits to consumers.
13 August 2015Better drugs for chronic pain, building food security, and research into evolutionary diversity have attracted more than $8 million in funding for The University of Queensland’s latest ARC Laureate Fellowships, announced today (23 June).
23 June 2015The University of Queensland has again shown its global leadership credentials, ranking as Australia’s top institution and within the global top 100 of the prestigious Nature Index.
18 June 2015Innovative bioscience and infrastructure research from two University of Queensland academics has been recognised with national awards.
28 May 2015University of Queensland-led research into solutions for musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain and osteoarthritis has attracted more than $8 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
25 March 2015