While popular with school leavers, the annual "Schoolies" celebrations on the Gold Coast can be a source of fear for parents.

28 April 2010

Researchers from The University of Queensland are recruiting participants from central Queensland to trial a new technology aimed at helping patients manage Type 2 Diabetes.

27 April 2010
Major General Paul Alexander, Surgeon General, Australian Defence Force, and Major General Maurie McNarn AO (Ret'd), Executive Director (Operations), UQ

The Australian Department Defence has today entered a Strategic Alliance with The University of Queensland which will see the establishment of a Chair of Military Surgery in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences.

23 April 2010
Dr Abdullah Mamun

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese 21 years after giving birth, UQ research has found.

16 April 2010

Robots and virtual patients are helping educate the next generation of pharmacists at The University of Queensland’s new Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence.

16 April 2010

The mysteries of the human body are being revealed to University of Queensland health students in an innovative way thanks to an Australian-first pathology learning centre housing thousands of specimens.

15 April 2010

An Australian Government pledge of $2.4 million to a University of Queensland teaching hospital ensures clinical training for at least 250 extra UQ medical and health students each year.

12 April 2010

Do you have a history of cardiovascular disease in your family? If so, University of Queensland researchers may be interested in your involvement in a study.

12 April 2010

University of Queensland medical alumnus Dr Ron Thomson has decided to say thank you for his education in a big way – with $10million bequest.

5 March 2010

Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from psychotic symptoms.

28 February 2010

UQ researchers are looking for volunteers to trial a new technology for measuring blood pressure and the health of the heart.

25 February 2010

"Progressive walking" combined with glucosamine sulphate supplementation has been shown to improve the symptoms of osteoarthritis.

24 February 2010

Staff at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) could be forgiven for thinking that Casey Linton was an accomplished honours student having seen her working attentively in the labs over summer and occasionally being mentioned in their monthly...

21 February 2010

University of Queensland research has shown “canecutter’s” disease is a growing problem for travellers.

16 February 2010

Changing maternal views and practices regarding television viewing for infants is the focus of one paper to be presented at an international conference in Brisbane today.

10 February 2010

A UQ researcher has surveyed and interviewed students across three continents to understand the social representations, values, beliefs, attitudes and meanings associated with youth suicide.

9 February 2010

Leading international researcher Professor Murray Mitchell has been appointed the new head of The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR).

29 January 2010

The University of Queensland has joined a consortium trialling a new support program for families caring for relatives with mental illness.

28 January 2010

While most students are still enjoying their break, UQ’s medical students are starting classes this week.

20 January 2010

Promising results from an innovative UQ Tai Chi based study show depression, diabetes and obesity can all be improved through a gentle mind-body therapeutic program.

20 January 2010