a man in a white coat, glue gloves and glasses holds up a small tray of purple dots

A new diagnostic and treatment approach for bladder cancer will undergo a clinical trial in Queensland.

7 May 2024

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $31 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to progress life-changing health and medical research.

15 December 2022

Important research projects addressing challenges from skin cancer to traffic injuries at The University of Queensland have been awarded more than $50 million from the Australian Government.

16 September 2021
The protein studied , MyD88, is a key signalling molecule in innate immunity pathways

Scientists have visualised and investigated a key molecular pathway that could one day help treat inflammation, diabetes, cancer, infectious diseases and potentially even COVID-19.

11 May 2021
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

Fourteen student athletes have received a University Blue – The University of Queensland’s highest sporting honour – at the 2018 UQ Blues Awards Dinner.

6 November 2018
UQ researchers and research supervisors have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in a range of fields at the 2018 UQ Research Week awards

A roll-call of high calibre researchers and research supervisors has been recognised for outstanding contributions in a range of fields at The University of Queensland 2018 Research Week awards.

12 September 2018
The attack of a tumour cell made by white blood cells of the patient (lymphocytes) generated by cancer vaccines.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a vaccine delivery technology that enables treatment to be tailored precisely for different cancers.

10 April 2018
A child has a finger prick test for blood sugar levels

University of Queensland researchers have found a way to identify infants who will go on to develop type 1 diabetes.

9 April 2018
UQ’s women’s judo team finished with six medals

UQ has finished fourth overall, and Queensland’s top-ranked university, at the 2017 Australian Uni Games (AUG) on the Gold Coast.

3 October 2017
Image: Cryo-electron microscopy-derived three-dimensional structure of a filament formed by the Toll-like receptor adaptor protein MAL, shown above a representative electron micrograph used to derive this structure. Credit: Thomas Ve.

Scientists have a better understanding of the immune system at a molecular level, thanks to UQ-led research that may now lead to a range of new treatments for disease.

2 August 2017
Brenden Hall will represent Australia in swimming events.

The University of Queensland is set to send more of its finest athletes to Rio – this time for the 2016 Paralympic Games.

7 September 2016
Professor Ranjeny Thomas

University of Queensland researchers have developed a world-first vaccine-style therapeutic approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating disease affecting more than 450,000 people in Australia.

4 June 2015
Microscopy image of mammalian cell line used in many fields of biomedical research. Photo courtesy of John Griffin, IMB

University of Queensland researchers will play a key role in a new $39 million research centre working to unravel the secrets of the immune system.

20 October 2014
UQDI's Professor Ranjeny Thomas.

The University of Queensland’s efforts to translate research on autoimmune diseases into life-changing treatments has attracted a nomination in the Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) Research Commercialisation Awards.

4 September 2014
Medical undergraduate Charles Baker has developed a mathematical model to improve liver imaging methods. Inset: An image of a liver with five lesions.

A medical student from The University of Queensland has applied his background in mathematics to the field of nuclear medicine to improve liver imaging methods, which may improve diagnosis time and save patients undergoing unnecessary surgery.

8 May 2014
Jacqui Stockdale‘Selfie’ 2013Duratrans and lightbox100 x 50 x 9 cmCourtesy of the artist and Helen Gorie Galerie, Melbourne

The winner of The University of Queensland’s 2013 National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize will be announced on Friday (18 October).

14 October 2013
UQ graduates who completed their studies in 1913, pictured at their graduation ceremony the following year. Image courtesy of Fryer Library.

Queensland celebrates a century of home-grown university graduates this month, 100 years after The University of Queensland (UQ) graduated its first five students.

12 July 2013
Winner of The University of Queensland National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011 
Domenico de Clario
‘2047 (the immortal)’ 2011 
installation: mixed media on canvas (six panels) and found chairs
Collection of The University of Queensland. Winner of 'The University of Queensland National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize 2011'.
Photo: Carl Warner
Reproduced courtesy of the artist and John Buckley Gallery, Melbourne

The University of Queensland Art Museum has invited 39 contemporary artists from across Australia to participate in the University’s fourth biennial National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize.

3 July 2013

UQ dominated at the 2008 Australian University Games in Melbourne last month, winning the athletics crown for the 10th successive year.

18 November 2008