Grandmothers deserve more recognition for their role as caregivers and some are at risk of being overburdened, according to a report from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.
15 October 2018
A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated ‘junk’ DNA in the human genome.
8 August 2018
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a university with some of the world’s leading experts on issues such as space travel, porg evolution, and emotion-grabbing music.
3 May 2018
After more than a century of graduations, Queensland’s largest university is celebrating a major milestone this December: 250,000 graduates.
14 December 2017
University of Queensland graduate Anna John has supercharged an international legal career by learning a second language.
19 July 2017
It has been 35 years since globally influential urban planner Professor Michael Batty last visited Brisbane. So what does he make of the changing face of Queensland’s capital?
7 July 2017
Lack of diversity in psychological research is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to an Australian academic.
13 June 2017
The culmination of almost a decade’s worth of work has seen more than 1000 new microbial genomes unveiled.
13 June 2017
A fearless fanged coral reef fish that disables its opponents with heroin-like venom could offer hope for the development of new painkillers.
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University of Queensland researchers are celebrating a combined multi-million-dollar success in the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Fellowships scheme.
24 March 2017
Three University of Queensland postgraduate students have received funding for study and travel, and entry to a leadership program, thanks to a fund celebrating a bank’s bicentenary.
2 February 2017
University of Queensland microbiologist Emeritus Professor John Fuerst has a new bacterial genus (a group of related organisms) named in his honour.
18 January 2017
Imagine being 36 years old, father to a young daughter, paralysed in a foreign country and unable to communicate. This happened to Australian Leigh Sainty earlier this year when he underwent drastic surgery in Japan to remove a malignant brain...
2 December 2016
Increasing women’s participation in sport is important for improving physical health globally, but also offers significant benefits for mental, social, political and economic health.
28 July 2016
Barbara Blackman, a blind 87-year-old alumna of The University of Queensland, has delivered her first book of prose in 20 years.
18 April 2016
Conservation research is not being done in the countries where it is most needed – a situation which is likely to undermine efforts to preserve global biodiversity.
30 March 2016
Breakthrough Alzheimer’s research from The University of Queensland has been named among the world’s most talked-about research of 2015.
15 December 2015
The average Australian will generate about two tonnes of waste each year – twice as much as 20 years ago – and that figure is still rising.
11 November 2015A UQ criminal law professor will deliver the keynote address at the European Union’s Anti-Trafficking Day in Vienna, Austria, on 14 October.
12 October 2015Engineers Australia has recognised The University of Queensland for its work in boosting female participation in engineering courses.
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