UQ Sport Blue Awards recipients

Thirty-two University of Queensland student-athletes have been recognised for their sporting achievements at the annual UQ Blues Awards Dinner.

4 November 2019

The University of Queensland is aiming to extend its competition lead at this weekend’s third Aon Uni 7s Series round in Adelaide (12-13 October).

10 October 2019

The University of Queensland is gunning for back-to-back tournament wins ahead of this weekend’s second Aon Uni 7s Series round on the Gold Coast (28-29 September).

26 September 2019

The University of Queensland is set to host the first round of the 2019 Aon Uni 7s Series this weekend (14-15 September) at the UQ Sport Athletics Centre.

11 September 2019

University of Queensland students will play alongside members of the Australian Women’s Sevens team in the 2019 Aon Uni 7s Series.

28 August 2019

The University of Queensland still hopes to defend its Aon Uni 7s Series title in this weekend’s final round at The University of Adelaide (20-21 October).

18 October 2018

The University of Queensland is determined to consolidate its place on top of the ladder when Round 4 of the Aon Uni 7s Series heads to Bond University on the Gold Coast (6-7 October).

4 October 2018

The University of Queensland will head into Round 3 of the Aon Uni 7s Series this weekend (22-23 September) at the UQ Sport Athletics Centre determined to reclaim top spot in the standings.

20 September 2018
From left: Marioulla Belessis, Mackenzie Sadler and Jannicke lJdens

The University of Queensland has named a squad of 24 players to defend its Aon Uni 7s Series title.

16 July 2018

Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified a treatment target for aggressive forms of breast cancer.

23 March 2016
IMB's Professor George Muscat with Dr Michael Pearen, Dr Rebecca Fitzsimmons and PhD students Kelvin Tuong and Tae Gyu Oh.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered a way of predicting cancer-free survival in breast cancer patients and identified a new treatment target.

11 August 2014

A collaborative research project aimed at discovering a drug to treat a highly resistant form of breast cancer is one of two projects given the green light by the Queensland Emory Development (QED) Alliance.

7 November 2013

THE University of Queensland has received $38.1 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grants – one of the largest shares of the funding awarded to institutions across Australia.

18 October 2011

Women with advanced breast cancer are the targets of a multi-million dollar grant awarded to UQ to develop a new and more accurate technique of determining whether or not cancer has spread through the body.

3 October 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

A critical target in the war against obesity which may lead to improved treatments has been identified in a world first by a research team from UQ`s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).

9 December 2003

A new UQ study has proved that muscle tissue plays a vital role in regulating cholesterol levels in the body with implications for diseases like atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes.

26 November 2002

Scientists at The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience have identified a new gene which should lead to breakthrough treatment for many of the cancers which kill 34,000 Australians each year.

28 March 2000

A University of Queensland project is investigating the dental diseases responsible for the loss of teeth experienced by an estimated one million Australians each year.

3 February 2000