It is not how most Year 10 students are spending their holidays but working in a world-renowned neuroscience institute has proved an early Christmas present for Cleveland District State High student Millie MacDonald.
22 December 2009Researchers from The University of Queensland will speed up their effort to develop new drugs thanks to the latest round of Federal Government funding.
2 December 2009
The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and players, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
26 October 2009In a major advance in understanding how our eyesight works, Australian scientists have shown that birds' amazing flight and landing precision relies on their ability to detect edges.
6 October 2009An upcoming University of Queensland public lecture will make you realise how much we mirror each other's actions as a means to communicate.
5 October 2009Australian researchers have made two important advances in the development of unmanned aircraft capable of seeing for themselves as they fly fast and low over dangerous terrain.
30 September 2009A student from the Gold Coast has placed second in a prestigious international competition testing high school students’ knowledge of neuroscience - the best ever result for an Australian participant.
28 September 2009UQ research aimed at better diagnosing breast cancer is just one of 16 projects to be awarded prestigious fellowships by the Australian Government this week.
10 September 2009
Talking scientists, animals being born and helping us celebrate our 100th birthday are just some of the things being showcased by UQ at this year’s Ekka.
7 August 2009
UQ neuroscientists have, for the first time, been able to demonstrate that moderate exercise significantly increases the number of neural stem cells in the ageing brain.
24 June 2009Neuroscience training for graduates has been streamlined and enhanced with a new Master of Neuroscience program being offered by The University of Queensland through the Queensland Brain Institute.
20 June 2009More than 130 students from 30 Queensland high schools will test their brain power at the 2009 Australian Brain Bee Challenge Queensland final this week (Tuesday, June 16) at The University of Queensland.
14 June 2009Six scientists from The University of Queensland have received Smart Future Fellowships to help further their research into areas such as disease detection and clean energy.
5 June 2009A unique China-Australian collaboration in neuroscience has been formed between UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and The Institute of Biophysics (IBP), Chinese Academy of Sciences.
19 May 2009
A University of Queensland researcher has returned from where no person has been before – deep in the western Pacific.
29 April 2009
More than 6000 high school students from across Australia and New Zealand are putting their brainpower to the test today March 18.
18 March 2009
University of Queensland research has revealed the older a dad is the more likely his children will have reduced cognitive abilities.
9 March 2009
Twenty-four of Australia’s most talented undergraduate and postgraduate students are coming to UQ this week for a unique course about modelling the brain.
18 February 2009
A University of Queensland neuroscientist has been recognised with a prestigious national research award.
29 January 2009
