Papilloma virus infections and superbug tuberculosis strains will come under renewed attack, after the federal government today agreed to support two University of Queensland research projects.

18 December 2012
Sarah Hall congratulates her mum Madeline Hall who graduated today with a Master of Public Health from The University of Queensland.

Madeline Hall already has her days cut out for her as single mum with five teenagers and full-time work as an immunisation nurse at a Queensland Public Health Unit.

14 December 2012
UQ Health Sciences Executive Dean Professor Nicholas Fisk, Professor Christopher Chen, UQ Dean of Medicine and Head of School, Professor David Wilkinson and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj.

A $10.5 million gift from an internationally renowned clinician and research leader will advance The University of Queensland’s global contributions to reproductive medicine.

14 December 2012

Increased lifespan brings with it more chronic disease and reduced quality of life, according to a landmark global health study.

12 December 2012

The University of Queensland School of Medicine and the University's Ipswich Campus will host a special Cocktail Reception in honour of the inaugural graduates from the Ipswich Medicine Program tomorrow, Tuesday, December 11.

10 December 2012

The University of Queensland’s elite Medical Leadership Program is celebrating its inaugural cohort of students at a special pre-graduation event tonight.

10 December 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland have been documenting the lives of mothers and their children over 30 years to uncover what role genetic and environmental factors have on mental illness, substance abuse and heart disease.

5 December 2012

The University of Queensland's Centre for Clinical Research has received $2 million in funding from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) for state-of-the-art imaging equipment that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in...

3 December 2012

The training and education carried out at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) will be released in a comprehensive report today.

30 November 2012

Young people who have the potential to experience osteoarthritis in the knee post reconstructive surgery will benefit from pioneering research at The University of Queensland.

30 November 2012

The University of Queensland School of Medicine Ipswich Campus is hosting the Ipswich Prostate Cancer Support Group Awareness Evening tonight.

28 November 2012

UQ scientists have been awarded four of the six 2012 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards to benefit the community, announced tonight.

26 November 2012
Professor Nick Shaw (HoS, Pharmacy), Christine Bundesent (Director, ICTE-UQ), Marg Cannell, Jacqueline Bond, Michele Feinberg, Alex Rossi, Leigh McKauge, Professor Mick McManus (DVC-A), Lynne Emmerton.

The University of Queensland has been recognised for the calibre of its pharmacy training, receiving an Award for Programs that Enhance Learning at the 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching in Canberra yesterday.

20 November 2012

The University of Queensland’s School of Medicine has celebrated the coming graduation of its inaugural UQ-Ochsner class of nine medical students, who have been trained in two continents, at a culmination celebration.

16 November 2012

Targeted cancer detection and treatment programs at The University of Queensland will be advanced following $4 million funding announced yesterday by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).

16 November 2012
UQ PhD student Kate Hayward from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences helps a stroke patient use SMART Arm, a device developed by UQ and James Cook University to assist stroke survivors with their rehabilitation.

A non-robotic device that helps stroke survivors regain upper limb movement is expected to be commercially available in Australia within the next 12 months.

9 November 2012

Leading pain research innovator, University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Maree Smith, has received a 2012 Life Sciences Queensland Industry Award for Excellence.

7 November 2012

A project based at The University of Queensland is helping women who have survived breast cancer to lose weight and live healthier, longer lives.

26 October 2012
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

The University of Queensland was today awarded more than $51 million in National Health and Medical Research Council grants that will fund research projects investigating health issues such as cystic fibrosis, respiratory illness in Indigenous...

19 October 2012