Two hands - one holding a pack of traditional cigarettes, the other holding a vape

Selling nicotine vaping products in licenced shops with a strict age verification process will restrict youth access and help adult smokers quit, a University of Queensland drug expert has recommended.

19 April 2023

The University of Queensland has recognised staff members and teams in the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence.

7 June 2017

An effective and economical treatment for Ebola patients has been developed by an international team led by Queensland researchers.

3 February 2017
Carly will graduate with a Masters of Philosophy on Saturday 20 December.

Dr Carly Fox realised a lifelong dream when she graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine in 2008.

19 December 2014
Initial research suggests if your grandparents were obese, you have a greater chance of being obese as well. Photo: iStock

A University of Queensland study is one of the world’s first to investigate whether obesity and chronic diseases can be passed down three generations.

10 November 2014

Telling someone they are going to die and that further treatment is futile is a regular challenge for many doctors, but few have had formal training in how to do it.

10 July 2013

Thousands of Australians suffer communication and swallowing disorders for various medical reasons that make the field of speech pathology more complex than ever before.

21 June 2013

A university scholarship has rewarded a student’s passion for the ancient art of slit-drum making and has reinvigorated the industry in Papua New Guinea.

3 June 2013
Author Melissa Bellanta.

A new book reveals the links between Australia’s first larrikins and today’s rebellious youth on the streets of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

14 May 2012

More than 170 technologically minded Queensland primary and secondary school students converged on The University of Queensland (UQ) campus recently to showcase their technological prowess.

22 August 2011

Researchers in the UQ School of Medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital have made an important discovery about how the immune system reacts to rhinoviruses, the viruses that usually cause the common cold.

22 June 2011

While some of the world’s biggest tennis stars were in action last week at the Brisbane International, a host of the state’s hottest junior talent was also on court at The University of Queensland chasing their own tennis glory.

10 January 2011
Dr Liam Viney

Dr Liam Viney has a truly international view of music, studying with a famous Russian teacher at Yale, teaching in California and performing in Europe.

20 August 2009
Winning UQ students Alex Ng, Michael Heitzmann and Benjamin
Lindenberger in Paris

A team of students from The University of Queensland has won the inaugural Airbus "Fly Your Ideas" challenge at the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show.

20 June 2009

Six engineering students from The University of Queensland have received an $8000 boost to support their studies and energise the State’s power industry.

13 November 2008

Queensland’s Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Mr Rod Welford will officially open the state finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge at The University of Queensland on Tuesday, June 24.

20 June 2008

Six engineering students from The University of Queensland have received bursaries valued at $8000 in an effort to strengthen the State’s energy industry skills base.

5 November 2007

Three UQ scientists have won Smart State Fellowships to continue groundbreaking research on rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral palsy and a hospital superbug.

10 July 2007

The University of Queensland professor behind the world’s first cervical cancer vaccine will receive one of Australia’s most prestigious medical awards tonight.

6 March 2007

Eight up-and-coming University of Queensland researchers have been honoured with awards totalling $552,000 at the 2006 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards held at Brisbane Customs House.

20 September 2006