A major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers look for solutions to the world's growing plastics problem.
19 July 2023University of Queensland research into the impact of listening to music while studying has been so positive it is now a practical short course offered to all undergraduate students.
28 June 2023University of Queensland researchers have found children will help people in distress unless there is a personal cost.
16 February 2023Researchers at The University of Queensland have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.
21 October 2022Ensuring school classrooms are well ventilated is key to reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission and maintaining academic performance, research from The University of Queensland has revealed.
16 September 2022A PhD candidate working to understand early embryo development has won The University of Queensland’s 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition final.
15 September 2022The mental health benefits of having therapy dogs at lectures and tutorials is being tested at the University of Queensland.
26 August 2022University of Queensland researcher Nyakuoy Yak started life on the run from armed soldiers in Sudan.
20 June 2022An international leader in audiology and an Indigenous author and poet are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year.
13 June 2022New mums can access free online self-care resources to help them cope with the challenges of motherhood, as part of an ongoing research trial by The University of Queensland.
31 May 2022Female students who are the first in the family to attend university are much more likely to suffer mental health issues compared to their male counterparts, research has revealed.
16 December 2021University of Queensland researchers are collaborating with an extensive range of health professionals to re-design and improve strategies to prevent childhood obesity.
1 December 2021A senior lecturer at The University of Queensland is gaining international attention for his innovative efforts to change tertiary level teaching and learning with the help of artificial intelligence.
5 November 2021A leading University of Queensland academic is using his research to improve vaccination rates across the country.
17 December 20203D printed models of dog skulls are helping University of Queensland vets to save animals and educate tomorrow’s veterinary students.
14 May 2019Queensland school teachers are chalking up around $230 million a year in health-related work, according to University of Queensland research.
17 April 2018UQ has climbed five places in a prestigious global ranking that places it 60th globally and confirming that its placing at 46, 47, 56 and 77 in other rankings of the world’s more than 10,000 universities is real and a clear reason international...
1 October 2015The clock is ticking for UQ research students who will compete in the 2014 Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) next Thursday at Customs House in Brisbane.
4 September 2014