Dr Wilson’s research informs conservation spending at global, national, and local levels

An environmental scientist and a gut pathogen researcher from The University of Queensland are among the high achievers who have been celebrated at the Women in Technology Awards.

31 August 2015

The cough is the single most common reason for a trip to the doctor, placing enormous strain on Australia’s healthcare system, but a new mobile health tool being developed by The University of Queensland could ease pressure on doctors and lower...

22 July 2015
Associate Professor Christine Wells ... "making good quality data available, easy to use and shareable ... can lead to major discoveries".

Associate Professor Christine Wells from The University of Queensland has won a $50,000 prize for leadership in stem cell research.

13 May 2015
Researchers at UQ’s Centre for Advanced Imaging have begun performing the Southern Hemisphere’s most advanced cardiac imaging.

The University of Queensland is performing the Southern Hemisphere’s most advanced cardiac imaging, opening the way for improved diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

2 March 2015
Dentistry PhD student and budding software developer Dr William Ha created the BraceMate app.

Fancy decorating your mouth in the colours of your favourite Cricket World Cup team? It’s now entirely possible thanks to the work of University of Queensland dentistry PhD student and budding software developer Dr William Ha.

24 February 2015
The Nanopatch applicator and a large version of the patch.

Vaccine technology company Vaxxas has moved a step closer to achieving its goal of improving world health, thanks to a capital raising of $25 million.

10 February 2015
A mantis shrimp's compound eyes are 'superbly tuned' to detect polarised light. Image: Roy Caldwell

Mantis shrimp eyes are inspiring the design of new cameras that can detect a variety of cancers and visualise brain activity.

5 December 2014
AIBN's Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu has been recognised with the 2015 Le Févre Memorial Prize for scientific research.

One of UQ’s leading materials science experts, Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu, has been awarded a high-profile prize from the Australian Academy of Science.

24 November 2014
Professor Srinivasan (above) will formally take up his new position at the Australian Academy of Science in May 2015

A University of Queensland researcher’s respected career designing unmanned aerial vehicles based on biologically inspired systems has seen him elected onto the Australian Academy of Science Council.

17 November 2014
Using the state-of-the-art Dalio Foundation exploration vessel 'MV Alucia' as their base, UQ researchers will spend three weeks’ investigating the waters in and around Queensland’s reef systems.

University of Queensland marine neuroscientists are plunging to new depths in submersibles on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Coral Sea.

30 October 2014
Researchers make ‘virtual’ changes to identify if particular treatments will improve a patient’s ability to move more freely

University of Queensland researchers are using computer modelling to predict the most effective way to help cerebral palsy patients walk and move more easily.

30 September 2014
The Nanopatch was invented at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) by Professor Mark Kendall.

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) battle against polio has a new weapon after joining forces with Vaxxas, the biotechnology company responsible for developing revolutionary vaccine delivery method the Nanopatch.

17 September 2014

The diagnosis and management of cancer and brain disorders will be improved by a new radiopharmaceuticals alliance between The University of Queensland and Global Medical Solutions Ltd (GMS).

11 September 2014
Siemens' workers prepare Australia's first PET/MRI hybrid scanner to be lowered into UQ's Centre for Clinical Research.

Queensland’s newest world-class research facility celebrated a major milestone at the weekend with the craning-in of three clinical scanners, two of which had been cooled in liquid helium for their journey from Germany.

14 June 2014

Researchers based in the state recognised as the skin cancer capital of the world have developed revolutionary technology that has the potential to improve the detection and diagnosis of this disease.

28 May 2014

An international team engineers and biologists has developed a new technique that could lead to improved infection diagnosis for cystic fibrosis patients.

19 November 2013