We tend to notice mucous only when it’s abnormal and the sticky fluid is expelled from orifices. But actually it’s pretty amazing stuff. Every moment of our lives mucus is protecting our internal organs, including the sexual organs and bowels. Here...

1 December 2014

A University of Queensland study into how premature babies’ brains develop will lead to the earlier diagnosis of brain impairment in preterm children.

22 October 2013

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in addition to conventional drugs could be modern medicines best way of treating type 2 diabetes, a joint international study has revealed.

28 March 2013

Chronic pain relief, the employment aspirations of recently-arrived refugees, urban water use and improved animal production are among new research projects announced today in which The University of Queensland and industry partners will collaborate.

30 June 2012
Professor Robert Parton, from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, is leading a $7.1 million research project to study the mechanisms behind healthy cells transforming into cancerous cells.

Cutting-edge research that aims to stop the transformation of healthy cells into cancerous cells is one of nine prestigious grants and scholarships awarded to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).

15 December 2011

UQ's performance in the highly competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) funding arena has gone from strength to strength with the announcement of successful Future Fellowships and Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) yesterday (...

15 November 2011

A new memorandum of understanding between UQ and the Mexican government will shed new light on the best ways to tackle obesity, including childhood obesity, and chronic disease.

12 August 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011

UQ’s top nursing and midwifery staff and students have an extra reason to celebrate tomorrow’s International Nurses Day - they have just been recognised for their outstanding contributions to academic learning and teaching excellence

11 May 2011

Primary Care research has received a boost with today's announcement of $2.5m in funding from the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) to establish a Centre of Excellence.

17 December 2010

Groundbreaking research into nanotechnology and advanced polymers will be accelerated with $3.6 million in infrastructure funding awarded to The University of Queensland (UQ) today.

1 December 2010

A study to identify why prolonged sitting could be fatal is one of 16 prestigious national awards and fellowships granted to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).

18 November 2010
Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield . . . UQ will always be the people's university

The University of Queensland scooped the pool when Premier Anna Bligh announced the prestigious Queensland Greats Awards today.

3 June 2010

Robots and virtual patients are helping educate the next generation of pharmacists at The University of Queensland’s new Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence.

16 April 2010
Leading health economist Professor Paul Frijters

The School of Economics is pleased to announce the appointment of a new staff member, Professor Paul Frijters.

8 March 2010

Back and neck pain, knee osteoarthritis, and sports and occupational injuries such as tennis elbow will be targeted under a new National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant awarded to a University of Queensland research team toda

23 February 2010

Leading international researcher Professor Murray Mitchell has been appointed the new head of The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR).

29 January 2010

More than 160 graduands are preparing for The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus graduation ceremonies tomorrow.

8 December 2009

In an Australian first, a new $1million MRI compatible incubator designed for babies, will allow University of Queensland researchers to develop earlier and more effective treatments for newborns with brain impairment.

22 November 2009

A new $7.5million GP Super Clinic, servicing Logan and Brisbane's south side, will help fill health service gaps, particularly for high-need groups.

5 November 2009