A world-first study has found medical hypnosis can reduce pain and anxiety in children being treated for serious burns.

9 December 2016

The evolutionary secrets of an extraordinary North American rodent are being uncovered by University of Queensland School of Biological Sciences researchers.

15 November 2016
Why lovebirds have better teeth

Being struck by Cupid’s arrow can be good for your teeth. According to University of Queensland researcher Grace Branjerdporn, finding a soul mate puts a smile on your face in more ways than one.

15 November 2016
Geoff Green

Unemployed 60 year-old Geoff Green’s daily struggle to crack a smile is coming to an end.

22 September 2016
UQ's Dr Stephen Anderson was the program's scientific consultant

A senior University of Queensland lecturer has lent his expertise to a television documentary about the impact of hormones on animal behaviour.

17 August 2016

Ahead of World Head and Neck Cancer Day on 27 July, University of Queensland School of Dentistry researcher Kelsey Pateman wants to turn the spotlight to the psychological and social care needs of survivors.

21 July 2016

Imagine receiving homework where the task is to “find a high-energy, pleasant song to share next week” and the goal of the subject is to achieve happiness.

12 July 2016

The University of Queensland will help St George slay dental problems, thanks to a new clinic run in partnership with Goondir Health Services.

6 April 2016

Australian women having their first child as teenagers are at increased risk of experiencing domestic violence, according to new data presented at the United Nations headquarters today.

22 March 2016
Dr Owen Powell OAM Medical Collection at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum.

A rare Roman medical kit acquired by The University of Queensland’s RD Milns Antiquities Museum is one of the finest and most complete of its type in the world.

25 February 2016
The skull of the Cookeroo hortusensis, which lived 20-18 million years ago.

Researchers believe the discovery of a new genus and two new species of extinct non-hopping kangaroos could shed light on the ancestry of all kangaroos and wallabies living today.

22 February 2016
An artist impression of the ancient wildebeest-like Rusingoryx atopocranion. Todd S. Marshall.

An ancient wildebeest-type animal and a member of the dinosaur family have several similarities, a team of researchers have discovered.

5 February 2016
At Bondi, December 1892. Photo: Charles Kerry, UQ Anthropology Museum Collection

The University of Queensland teems with Aussie tales that perhaps take on new relevance as the nation looks forward to Australia Day.

22 January 2016

Summer holidays always throw up the same dilemma – so many books and not enough summer holiday hours to read them all.

23 December 2015

University of Queensland Press will release a 10th anniversary edition of award-winning author Tara June Winch’s debut novel Swallow the Air on January 4.

21 December 2015
LittleWren founders Georgia Lejeune and Sonya Gellert met while studying at UQ.

LittleWren is a teen magazine with a difference – there are no articles on eye make-up or tips on what to wear on a first date.

1 December 2015

Schoolies can be a time for secrecy and fake bravado, but dozens of 2015 school leavers are documenting every raw emotion during their stay on the Gold Coast this week.

24 November 2015

What started as a story idea in high school has grown into a published novel for University of Queensland Bachelor of Music graduate and first-time author Tess McLennan.

24 November 2015
UQ 3MT winner Teegan Green

University of Queensland Three Minute Thesis (3MT) winner Teegan Green will compete against 50 finalists from universities across the Asia Pacific on Friday, in a bid to win the 3MT Trans-Tasman final.

29 September 2015
Teegan Green's research focuses on tele-health technologies

Trusting robots to relay a medical diagnosis was the focus of University of Queensland PhD student Teegan Green’s winning UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation at Customs House.

17 September 2015