Developing thermal protection systems to enable Mars return missions, creating more efficient solar energy conversion, and improving invasive pest management are some of the 95 University of Queensland projects that have netted $38.6 million in...
30 November 2018New research shows that chronic stress suppresses the immune system’s response to cancer, reducing the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.
22 November 2017Common anti-anxiety drugs including Xanax and Valium have been implicated in half of all non-fatal injected drug overdoses in a new study.
28 August 2017Infectious disease experts are pushing for better evidence from clinical trials to help determine the most effective antibiotics to use when treating their sickest patients.
9 August 2017University of Queensland researchers are leading an international effort to slow the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs forecast to kill more people than cancer by 2050.
29 July 2016Two University of Queensland researchers have been announced as Laureate Fellows under the Australian Research Council’s most prestigious research grants scheme.
22 August 2014Dr Norm Duke, a marine biologist with The University of Queensland's Centre for Marine Studies, has been engaged by PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd to examine the potential risk to coastline ecosystems, following the Montara oil and gas...
10 November 2009Continued robust use of coal and broad deployment of clean coal technologies is crucial for Australia’s energy and economic future, according to a multi-disciplinary study released today by The University of Queensland (UQ): “Coal and the...
28 October 2009Science teachers and pre-service science teachers from across Brisbane and Ipswich are now better equipped to teach minerals-related subjects thanks to a joint initiative between UQ and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
31 August 2009Australian humour is what sets the stereotypical Aussie larrikin apart from his foreign counterparts and UQP is bringing a bit of laughter to the table through the newly released book, Serious Frolic: Essays on Australian Humour.
23 February 2009Six engineering students from The University of Queensland have received an $8000 boost to support their studies and energise the State’s power industry.
13 November 2008Communities and Disability Services Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr has today opened Australia's first Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support based at the University of Queensland's Ipswich campus.
5 November 2008University of Queensland engineering students will represent Australia and help plan for a better world at next month’s Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) in Switzerland.
16 July 2008University of Queensland PhD student Amanda Niehaus has worn many hats in her time: partner, mother and breast cancer patient, and is set to don another, her graduation cap, on July 16.
2 July 2008The Head of UQ’s School of Economics, Professor John Foster, has been appointed to the Federal Government’s review of Australia’s national innovation system.
31 January 2008UQ Engineering was recognised for its world’s best practice in teaching and learning recently at an international event to determine future directions for undergraduate engineering education.
31 October 2007If the pond life goes star-shaped, you’d be wise not to drink the water.
27 August 2007Australian scientists are developing a “magic wand” to find out how dangerous is the contamination lurking in the soils and groundwater beneath our cities.
22 August 2006Spray-on skin is helping child burns victims cope with the trauma of scarring, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
28 July 2006Australian Olympians will address ethics, fair play and the Olympic Movement during day three of the Australian Scholar-Athlete Games at The University of Queensland tonight (January 25) at 7.30pm.
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