The reason women are increasingly turning to non-conventional health treatments will be the focus of world-first research led by The University of Queensland (UQ) into the multi-billion dollar complementary and alternative medicine industry.

23 May 2008

More effective treatments for brain cancer will be developed at a tumour-cell testing facility opened on Wednesday, March 5, at The University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI).

6 March 2008

New UQ Union President Joshua Young hopes his year in office will mark a turning point for the University’s student body, ushering in a host of changes designed to improve student services and revitalise campus culture.

6 February 2008

Andrea Marshall put everything on the line to follow her African dream to research and save one of the world’s largest manta ray populations.

5 December 2007

A worldwide network of the next generation of leading coral reef scientists and managers is set to meet for the first time at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane on December 10-14, 2007.

30 November 2007

When the gunfire stops, peace is declared and the soldiers return, how does society understand and interpret the terrible nature of war and its aftermath?

22 November 2007

Professor Jennifer Stow from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has been awarded a Smart Women: Smart State award for her work on cells, which may lead to alternative treatments for inflammatory disease.

31 August 2007

UQ Business School-sponsored competition Business Icon last night reached its peak with Belinda Young the last one standing after an intensive week of competition.

25 July 2007

A new scholarship initiative at The University of Queensland’s Australasian Centre of Excellence will help protect coral reefs around South-East Asia and the Pacific for future generations.

13 July 2007

Brisbane school students will help unlock the secret of how bullying affects mental health when they are given the chance to take part in a study through The University of Queensland.

12 July 2007

Pacific Islander students are being encouraged to “dream big dreams” at the inaugural PolyVision: Pacific Youth of Tomorrow event hosted UQ Boilerhouse Community Engagement Centre at UQ Ipswich this Friday, 13 July.

9 July 2007

Officeworkers who rarely exercise are at increased risk of back injuries, according to UQ researchers working on a European Space Agency study.

6 June 2007

Children aged between 6 and 10 years old are required for a one year pilot study to help tackle the growing issue of childhood obesity conducted in partnership with the Mater Children’s Hospital and The University of Queensland.

31 May 2007

The University of Queensland has received the largest share of funding in the country for Australian Research Council Linkage project grants.

22 May 2007

Seven UQ engineering students will benefit from work experience with the power industry during vacations, thanks to special industry bursaries.

5 March 2007

UQ-qualified physiotherapist Robyn King was managing a medical practice when she got a place at UQ Business School to study a Bachelor of Commerce part-time in 1998.

18 January 2007

University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $2.289 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council grants.

4 January 2007

UQ has teamed up with Roma Miles Tourism Development Unit to launch a tourism internship program to address skills shortages in regional Queensland.

23 November 2006

A Brisbane professor will jointly lead a global study to uncover the genes that cause a common form of arthritis.

28 July 2006

University of Queensland researchers have made a startling discovery that may explain why the koala, one of the world’s most loved marsupials, is susceptible to certain infections and cancers.

5 July 2006