UQ reseachers examining light conversion technology in a lab.

Light conversion technology developed by UQ researchers will be used for wearable X-ray devices that make respiratory scans more comfortable for young children.

6 May 2025

24 UQ researchers have been awarded more than $46 million in research funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Partnership Projects schemes.

28 February 2025
An illustration of the protein buildup on neurons that contributes to motor and cognitive symptoms.

A potential new treatment for motor neurone disease developed by a company spun out of UQ has produced successful results in a human clinical trial.

10 December 2024
Coloured pills falling out of a container

University of Queensland research has found antimicrobial usage is significantly higher in affluent communities in Australia.

6 December 2024
A group of 8 people standing shoulder to shoulder, smiling.

UQ has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.

3 September 2024
A brown barley field

The University of Queensland is leading a collaborative project to assist Australian agricultural organisations refine and improve their trade strategies toward China.

24 April 2024

The University of Queensland has been awarded more than $1.5 million as part of Australia’s Economic Accelerator Seed Grants to progress research and technologies to benefit the primary industries.

25 October 2023
a small tuft of leaves sits in a round glass plate under bright lights

A process similar to that used to store human embryos is being used by scientists at The University of Queensland to save native Australian plants under threat from the invasive fungus, myrtle rust.

24 October 2023

Emerging researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $10 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award scheme.

29 August 2023
A scuba diver examining brightly coloured coral on a reef

A University of Queensland study has found greater-than-expected coral cover in waters off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

7 February 2023

The University of Queensland will establish three Centres of Excellence to tackle major global challenges and opportunities.

4 November 2022

A 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 2022
Chuck and Helga Feeney sitting down and smiling. Helga has her arm across Chuck's shoulders.

Throughout the 2000s, The Atlantic Philanthropies gave more than $100 million to UQ to help establish several UQ institutes and centres.

27 July 2022
Luminating composite glasses

Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research conducted at The University of Queensland.

29 October 2021

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded seven Future Fellowships to University of Queensland researchers.

12 August 2021
Caterpillar hanging from leaf

University of Queensland researchers have discovered the venom of a caterpillar, native to South East Queensland, shows promise for use in medicines and pest control.

22 June 2021

The University of Queensland has claimed nine champion university pennants at the inaugural UniSport Nationals Div 1 event on the Gold Coast.

3 October 2018

A key ingredient in common antidepressants such as Prozac could be causing antibiotic resistance according to new University of Queensland research.

7 September 2018

An engineering breakthrough that can reduce major urban bridgeworks projects from months or even years to just three days is set to save time, money and inconvenience worldwide.

4 June 2018
Professor Matt Trau and PhD student Jing Wang

A new blood test using gold nanoparticles could give oncologists an early and more accurate prognosis of how cancer treatment is progressing and help guide the on-going therapy of patients.

19 April 2018