A new memorandum of understanding between UQ and the Mexican government will shed new light on the best ways to tackle obesity, including childhood obesity, and chronic disease.

12 August 2011

An Australia-first research program exploring how common childhood diseases such as ADHD, asthma and obesity could be linked to household chemicals and air-borne particles will be based in Brisbane.

3 August 2011

Some areas in Australia have more complementary medicine practitioners delivering primary care than general practitioners even though they are largely unregulated, according to a University of Queensland study published this week in the Australian...

1 August 2011

A University of Queensland PhD scholar is examining the health effects of chewing wild tobacco plants by Central Australian Aboriginal women during pregnancy.

29 July 2011

A University of Queensland student is leading the way with her world-first research on maternal and newborn co-sleeping practices in maternity units.

27 July 2011
Ipswich Hospital bound - A determined Sarah Edgecumbe will be a great asset to the hospital when she starts work next week.

When nursing student Sarah Edgecumbe lost everything in the devastating Queensland floods in January she was determined not to let it stop her from continuing her studies and graduating from The University of Queensland (UQ) today (18 July).

18 July 2011
Healing mission: Graduating with degrees from the School of Nursing and Midwifery were, from left, Sarah Edgecumbe, Connie Brown, Samantha Zurvas and Melissa Juttner.

Connie Brown will fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a midwife when she graduates from The University of Queensland (UQ) with a Bachelor of Midwifery today (18 July).

18 July 2011
Valedictorian: Melissa Juttner is heading to Africa next year to work in maternity and health care clinics.

The first of The University of Queensland's (UQ) seven mid-year graduation ceremonies kick off in Ipswich tomorrow (18 July) with two cohorts of students graduating from new degrees.

17 July 2011

A school oval in Vanuatu was transformed into a makeshift dental clinic during a recent visit by a volunteer team from The University of Queensland.

15 July 2011
2010 Australian of the Year and world-renowned researcher in the field of early psychosis and youth mental health, Professor Patrick McGorry.

Medical students got the chance to learn from the 2010 Australian of the Year and world-renowned researcher in the field of early psychosis and youth mental health, Professor Patrick McGorry, at training sessions held at The University of Queensland...

8 July 2011

Health threats from animal-human interaction will be the focus of the “One Health” Symposium being hosted by The University of Queensland (UQ) today (8 July).

8 July 2011
Jack Manning Bancroft

Singer Jessica Mauboy and youth mentoring advocate Jack Manning Bancroft are among the young indigenous leaders who will help celebrate NAIDOC Week at The University of Queensland.

24 June 2011

Researchers in the UQ School of Medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital have made an important discovery about how the immune system reacts to rhinoviruses, the viruses that usually cause the common cold.

22 June 2011
An artist's impression of the Oral Health Centre, which begins construction shortly at UQ's Herston campus. Image courtesy Cox Rayner Architects

The University of Queensland has awarded the construction contract for Australia's most advanced oral health facility to be located at its Herston campus.

15 June 2011

In the first forum of its kind, on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 The University of Queensland will host over 30 Medical Deans and senior staff from 15 Universities in Australia and New Zealand, plus Australian Medical Council and ACER representatives, to...

21 May 2011

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

20 May 2011

The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies (QCMB) is offering free training and support to women who would like to represent local women and families in the development of new maternity services.

19 May 2011

UQ Ipswich has awarded 21 scholarships and prizes worth over 42,000 dollars to its students at a special function at The University of Queensland’s Ipswich Campus.

18 May 2011

Exposing infants to facial pictures of different races can reduce difficulty in recognising and discriminating between other-race groups later in life, according to a University of Queensland study published today.

18 May 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011