K'gari funnel web spider

Using deadly spider venom to treat heart attacks is one of many new discoveries currently being developed at a national research centre headquartered at The University of Queensland.

25 August 2022

Research to unlock the potential of peptides and proteins found in Australian flora and fauna for applications such as the next generation medicines and bio-friendly pesticides will be the focus of a new research centre to be based at The University...

25 October 2019
Pfizer’s CTI founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr Anthony Coyle this morning

The University of Queensland and global pharmaceutical company Pfizer have formed a partnership to advance drug discovery in Australia.

29 February 2016
L to R: Chris Stowers, Esteban Marcellin, Martie-Louise Verreynne, Steve Moorhouse, Victor Rudolph, Chris Dunks, Daniel Grant and David Craik

Four industry-research projects on drug development, business innovation, chemical transportation and biotechnology have been recognised at a University of Queensland awards ceremony.

15 September 2015

Adelaide-based artist Domenico de Clario has won The University of Queensland’s biennial National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize 2011.

23 September 2011
Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO

Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, became the first woman to deliver the annual Dr David Williams Lecture at King’s College on August 4.

17 August 2009

University of Queensland researchers will use a $2.5 million grant to help people who have suffered an acquired brain injury communicate with the world.

16 July 2009