Bao, before and after cleft lip surgery at an Operation Smile medical mission.

A University of Queensland initiative has taken medical students to Cambodia to witness life-changing reconstruction surgery on children and young adults.

10 May 2013
DVD cover of The Magic Glasses, which aims to improve child health in China and the Philippines

Almost $1.5 million in funding has been awarded to researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) who are working to reduce one of the world’s most common chronic infections.

25 October 2012

Today, MontroseAccess, in partnership with The University of Queensland (UQ), announced a major new initiative which is set to benefit children with disabilities worldwide.

29 November 2011

UQ's performance in the highly competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) funding arena has gone from strength to strength with the announcement of successful Future Fellowships and Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) yesterday (...

15 November 2011

Teamwork activities by 1800 University of Queensland health students are providing a boost to charities here and overseas.

20 May 2011

A world expert in using computational science to study disease is joining The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience after receiving a $4 million fellowship to study chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancers.

4 March 2011

University of Queensland research has found children who have been abused or neglected are likely to struggle academically during adolescence.

22 December 2010

World-first trials aimed at eliminating dengue fever are set to begin in Cairns.

25 November 2010
Professor Melissa Little

UQ has received almost $29 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grants - the fourth-largest share of the $447.5 million awarded to institutions across Australia.

12 November 2010
Associate Professor Greg Monteith and Associate Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson

Researchers from the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence - home to UQ's School of Pharmacy - have identified a potential new target for breast cancer therapy.

1 October 2010

Students from UQ’s global health club are staging a fashion show to highlight emerging artists in Brisbane, and fundraise for medical educational, research and practice projects.

24 August 2010
Professor Alan Lopez

While Australia is one of the healthiest countries in the world for adults, the child mortality rate could be improved, according to new research co-authored by University of Queensland Professor of Medical Statistics and Population Health, Alan...

24 May 2010

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

16 February 2010
UQ students complete a hand washing demonstration with children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Image: Peta Crompton

A group of UQ nursing and midwifery students have realised a unique New Year’s resolution – using their studies to assist those in need in Cambodia.

18 January 2010