University of Queensland research has found children who have been abused or neglected are likely to struggle academically during adolescence.

22 December 2010
Professor Craig Franklin measuring pH in a tributary of the Wenlock River, on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in northern Queensland.

Scientists have been startled to discover unique ecosystems of fauna and flora thriving around highly acidic springs in far north Queensland.

21 December 2010
Ernest Tee, from Malayasia, completed his honours project at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and will graduate first in his class with a grade point average of 7.0 – a perfect score.

A student who used his honours year to investigate a potential drug to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Valedictorian for the Bachelor of Science degree.

16 December 2010

Most parents would like more information about how to talk to their teenager about Schoolies, according to preliminary results of a University of Queensland survey.

10 November 2010
Associate Professor Greg Monteith and Associate Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson

Researchers from the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence - home to UQ's School of Pharmacy - have identified a potential new target for breast cancer therapy.

1 October 2010
Morgan Graham and Jill Simmons

Wine, chocolate, coffee and cheese are all on the menu for students in one course at The University of Queensland.

2 September 2010

Having a short group discussion about why a negative stereotype is invalid is enough to overcome that stereotype and improve performance, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

6 July 2010

While popular with school leavers, the annual "Schoolies" celebrations on the Gold Coast can be a source of fear for parents.

28 April 2010
UQ Centenary Oration Series: Jack Manning Bancroft

Teenagers needed to strip away years of conditioning from negative stereotypes to learn that being Aboriginal and successful was possible, a young indigenous leader told an audience in Brisbane last night.

22 April 2010

Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from psychotic symptoms.

28 February 2010

Two new European studies show how The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program can treat childhood depression and tame out-of-control teenagers.

16 February 2010

It might seem an unlikely path to take, but Beth Smith has used her business and tourism studies at The University of Queensland to land a dream job in tennis and meet stars such as Marcos Baghdatis and Andy Roddick.

4 February 2010
Nick Earls

Celebrated Australian author Nick Earls’ debut young adult novel After January is now complete.

28 January 2010

Ten of the brainiest high school students from across Australia and New Zealand will fight it out for the title of 2010 Brain Bee Champion at the national finals in Sydney this weekend.

28 January 2010

UQ's Dr David Merritt is leading Entomology Curriculum Australia (ECA), a project making an education in entomology available to anyone in Australia.

13 January 2010

Final-year University of Queensland student Amy Winner sees a career in dentistry as the perfect opportunity to combine her passions for science and art.

7 December 2009

A 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

Understanding and preventing obesity is the driving force for University of Queensland researcher Dr Abdullah Mamun.

24 September 2009
2009 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award winners

The University of Queensland has paid tribute to its emerging research leaders, awarding $685,000 at the annual UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards tonight (Tuesday, September 22).

22 September 2009
Carly Starr with one of her subjects

Malaria, landmines, elephants and a diet of frogs has not kept The University of Queensland PhD student Carly Starr from becoming a world expert on a Cambodian animal not unlike a possum.

19 August 2009