A study to identify why prolonged sitting could be fatal is one of 16 prestigious national awards and fellowships granted to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).

18 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

Most people don’t think twice about the roundworms in their backyard, however Dr Massimo Hilliard has built his career studying them – and now the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientist has been rewarded for his efforts.

28 September 2010

A leading researcher from the Queensland Brain Institute has been awarded the 2010 Boycott Prize for career achievement in the field of retinal neuroscience.

3 August 2010

A leading cognitive neuroscientist from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute and School of Psychology has been honoured by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) for his research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

28 June 2010

Nine UQ researchers will travel the world building research links and bringing that knowledge back to Queensland thanks to funding from the Queensland Government.

19 May 2010

Uma Jha from Perth has been crowned the 2010 Australian Brain Bee Champion in a battle of neuroscience knowledge in Sydney.

1 February 2010