Mentally ill Australians are dying an average of 16 years earlier than the general population, and the gap is growing.

24 May 2013

Middle-aged women who have depression are almost twice as likely to have a stroke as women the same age who are not depressed, according to new research from The University of Queensland.

17 May 2013
The Forgan Smith building at the UQ St Lucia campus will be lit up red in support of MS Awareness Month.

The University of Queensland is joining the fight against multiple sclerosis (MS) by bathing the Forgan Smith Building in red for the Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign in May.

26 April 2013

The University of Queensland has received a major funding boost to its development of a saliva test to diagnose the early stages of head and neck cancer linked to Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

8 March 2013

The University of Queensland (UQ) is continuing to strengthen its position as the university of choice for women studying engineering.

13 December 2012

Young people who have the potential to experience osteoarthritis in the knee post reconstructive surgery will benefit from pioneering research at The University of Queensland.

30 November 2012

The University of Queensland has set its sights on becoming the university of choice in Australia for women in engineering, with a major industry partnership announced today.

19 October 2012

UQ, UQ College and the Western Corridor NRL Bid have extended their partnership in education programs with the aim of broadening educational opportunities.

7 August 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) and Rio Tinto have signed a multi-million dollar agreement designed to create a sustainable future pipeline of graduates for the mining industry.

10 July 2012
Sustainable Minerals Institute Director, Professor Chris Moran will be sleeping rough to raise awareness of homelessness in Brisbane.

UQ bosses are facing a cold night sleeping under the stars at South Bank tonight to help raise awareness of homelessness in Brisbane.

21 June 2012
German delegation (from left) Ulrike Franz, Florian Ettlinger, and Anna Taranko with UQ representative Reinhard Flessner (third from left). Photo: Jugend Forscht.

For the second year in a row UQ will have the pleasure of hosting three of Germany’s "best and brightest" young scientists.

24 May 2012
The Forgan Smith building at the UQ St Lucia campus is lit up red in support of MS Awareness Month.

The University of Queensland will glow red for the month of May to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that researchers at the university are working to combat.

2 May 2012
Professor Matt Brown (Director of the UQ Diamantina Institute) talks with Professor Ian Frazer (CEO of the TRI) and Premier Anna Bligh about UQDI’s state-of-the-art genomics facilities

The vision of a specialised centre to better understand and treat head and neck cancers will come to fruition — thanks to $15 million funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, the Queensland Government and the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

9 March 2012
Dr Trent Woodruff was awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for his work in immunology.

Innovative research into the human innate immune system resulted in Dr Trent Woodruff from The University of Queensland being awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for 2011.

21 February 2012

A University of Queensland research team have evaluated the effectiveness of the 'alcopops' tax by studying binge drinking-related admissions at the Gold Coast Hospital.

9 December 2011
Volker Karle has just spent two weeks working at QBI after winning the Jugend Forscht national science research competition.

The joint winner of a major German youth science competition is considering studying at The University of Queensland (UQ), after spending two-weeks as an intern at The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI).

8 August 2011
A UQ research project is looking at the "empty nest" syndrome and its effects on parents

Is your child over 18 and still living at home? If so, then UQ invites you to complete a short online survey to assist with new research.

20 July 2011

Key Australian mining, government and academic representatives will examine challenges facing the minerals industry for the next decade as part of a UQ panel discussion at Brisbane Customs House tomorrow, July 15.

14 July 2011

Graeme Wood is one of Queensland's most successful entrepreneurs and a national leader in philanthropy for education, arts, the environment and youth.

13 July 2011

Two young German students were recently awarded prizes granting them a two-week study tour of UQ’s St Lucia campus.

31 May 2011