Three UQ researchers have been inducted as fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) at its inaugural scientific meeting.
8 October 2015
Social activism around substance abuse should not overlook Australia’s most lethal drug – alcohol.
10 September 2015
A leading Australian substance abuse expert is pleading for moderation in e-cigarettes policies.
5 June 2015
RESEARCHERS from The University of Queensland feature prominently in the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, launched this evening in Canberra.
25 March 2015
Snorkelling, kayaking and beach cricket were just some of the team building activities residential staff at The University of Queensland’s Gatton Campus took part in during a six-day training program.
18 February 2013Research conducted by Professor Heather Douglas of The University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law has been used to support recommendations made in the House of Representatives Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee report on Fetal Alcohol...
3 December 2012The University of Queensland researchers are seeking to identify more effective ways of treating drug addiction to tackle the perceived prevalence of injecting drug use worldwide.
21 August 2012The University of Queensland has been awarded a $2.44 million Centre of Research Excellence to research the design of a better mental health system for Australia.
3 August 2012A new Australian drug study published today in The Lancet has found that cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally, while opioid use is a major cause of death.
6 January 2012Staff who helped The University of Queensland recover rapidly from flood mode to normal business operations this year are among 65 people recognised as “Miracle Workers” at a special ceremony today, September 29.
27 September 2011Fifty 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 2011A UQ interdisciplinary research team has been awarded $64,000 from the Alcohol Education and Research Foundation to conduct a one-year research project into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
7 April 2011Eleven University of Queensland researchers have been honoured as international leaders in their fields at a ceremony today.
13 April 2010If people were given a pill to make them live longer what would they do with that extra time? According to a new study by University of Queensland researchers, they would spend it with their family.
30 November 2009A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand.
20 October 2009
Two University of Queensland scientists have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia Fellowships valued at a total of $8 million.
28 January 2009For once, there won’t be a football in sight when University of Queensland medical student and international rugby union star, John Roe, takes the stage.
30 November 2006Community attitudes to the extension of life are complex, according to the preliminary results of a new University of Queensland study.
5 October 2006Biotechnology Australia and The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience will host a free public forum discussing the future impact of biotechnology on our society.
5 November 2004Breakthroughs in neuroscience that identify “addiction genes” could bring hope to hard core smokers and drug users, but will also raise disturbing ethical issues, according to University of Queensland Professor Wayne Hall.
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