University of Queensland research has found gaming for more than three hours a day can lead to health problems.
14 March 2024Researchers from The University of Queensland have received more than $10.2 million through 6 Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) schemes to address gaps in health and medical research.
14 February 2024A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.
17 January 2024A University of Queensland researcher supporting efforts to combat drug and alcohol use worldwide has been named the 2022 Queensland Young Tall Poppy of the Year.
30 August 2022A potentially life-saving treatment containing venom from one of the world’s deadliest spiders is one step closer to human trials, thanks to a $23 million investment in a Brisbane startup.
4 July 2022Globally, most adolescents who experiment with vaping don’t develop an addiction, but the way tobacco products were taxed may be linked with higher e-cigarette use among young people, according to new University of Queensland research.
13 May 2022The University of Queensland’s Alumni Friends are embracing a new chapter to help rebuild the Lismore Library’s book collection that was decimated by devastating floods.
28 April 2022Teenagers are being exposed to videos on social media platform TikTok that portray cannabis-use as funny and entertaining rather than risky, University of Queensland researchers have found.
26 January 2022Methamphetamine use could be two to four times higher than estimated figures in national surveys, researchers at The University of Queensland have found.
20 December 2021Unrestricted age limits on TikTok leave children exposed to videos that could reinforce a positive attitude towards vaping and e-cigarette usage, new University of Queensland research has found.
27 July 2021A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from a very unlikely source – the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders.
16 July 2021E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research.
7 April 2021YouTube videos showing cannabis vaping as fun and joyful are widely available and easily accessible to young people, a study led by University of Queensland researchers has found.
10 February 2021Regular cannabis use has harmful effects regardless of the age a person starts using, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
27 January 2021A number of young Australians say they would use cannabis for the first time if it were legal, a UQ study has found.
30 July 2020Daily users account for more than 80 per cent of all cannabis consumed in Australia, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
16 January 2020The horrifying outcomes of war in Africa motivated former Kenyan occupational therapist, Mohamed Sheikh Yussuf, to change career paths and study at The University of Queensland.
15 July 2019Book-lovers and bargain-hunters will flock to The University of Queensland at St Lucia this weekend.
29 April 2019Young people with a disability and a passion for rugby will soon have the chance to play for the UQ Rugby Football Club, thanks to The University of Queensland’s annual Rugby Benefit Dinner.
25 September 2018UQ experts are available to comment on various issues relating to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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