UQ medical students get hands-on training as part of the Central Queensland and Wide Bay Regional Medical Pathway.

One hundred future doctors will be training in the Darling Downs and South West regions within three years - set to ramp up to 120 each year by 2026 - in a partnership between universities and health services.

6 December 2021
Coral skeleton rubble.

Stabilising reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.

2 December 2021
Boy holding head of broccoli

University of Queensland researchers are collaborating with an extensive range of health professionals to re-design and improve strategies to prevent childhood obesity.

1 December 2021
An artists impressions showing the the semi-trailer with scanning equipment visible in the trailer

A semi-trailer will be converted into the world’s first mobile lung cancer screening facility to help boost early detection and increase survival rates in rural and remote Queensland where access to specialists is limited.

29 November 2021
Man's hand on smart phone

Melanoma patients using their smart phone to submit images of lesions to their specialists appears to be a safe and convenient form of follow-up after treatment.

25 November 2021
Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich holds a sample in the lab.

Disarming superbugs that can cause deadly infections is the focus of a powerful database now housed at The University of Queensland.

22 November 2021
Newborn baby wearing a nappy with hands outstretched

The placenta from mothers of healthy newborns could one day be used to reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies, according to University of Queensland research.

19 November 2021

Artificial intelligence that scans extensive amounts of data could help revolutionise how health providers interpret patient feedback.

18 November 2021
An example of native food confectionery creations from past UQ students, including medicinal lozenges flavoured with lemon myrtle, a bunya and boppal brittle, a quandong and burdekin plum sherbet, desert lime jubes and sour lollies from Davidson plums.

Expect more delicious and premium Australian food in fridges across the globe, with the creation of The University of Queensland’s Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.

18 November 2021
Picture of planet with red aura

Scientists have revealed that climate change has already impacted all of Earth’s ‘life zones’ and the effects are set to triple under business-as-usual emissions growth.

16 November 2021
Adobe images: Nick. Sydney skyline engulfed in smoke from bushfires on October 30, 2019.

Even short-term exposure to air pollution impacts our brain health and capacity to work, according to researchers from The University of Queensland and Carnegie Mellon University.

16 November 2021
Cigarette smoke on black background.

University of Queensland researchers have called on governments to quicken the pace towards a smoke-free Australia by increasing their attention on reducing the availability of cigarettes.

15 November 2021

A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and The University of Queensland, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism.

12 November 2021
A plane taking-off over water.

New data from The University of Queensland reveals just 51 per cent of Australians plan to travel overseas now that international borders are open.

9 November 2021
A health practitioner checks the ear of a young Indigenous girl.

Bacteria found in children’s upper respiratory systems could help fight chronic middle ear infections, the leading cause of preventable hearing loss and deafness in Indigenous communities.

8 November 2021
Head shot of a man in a black suit.

A senior lecturer at The University of Queensland is gaining international attention for his innovative efforts to change tertiary level teaching and learning with the help of artificial intelligence.

5 November 2021
Group of people standing on stage

Australian Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic representatives are among 34 University of Queensland student-athletes recognised for their sporting achievements at the annual UQ Blues Awards Dinner.

5 November 2021
Woman standing in front of a purple sign.

As a teenager Jemima Hutton never dreamed that she would go to university, let alone study medicine at The University of Queensland.

4 November 2021
Magnifying glass over skin cancer.

University of Queensland researchers will lead the creation of a national blueprint for screening melanoma - one of Australia’s most common and deadly cancers.

3 November 2021
A man's hand holding a mobile phone.

University of Queensland lecturer Stuart Middleton is happy to be “a bit of a goose” in an effort to engage his students.

3 November 2021