Dr Trent Woodruff was awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for his work in immunology.

Innovative research into the human innate immune system resulted in Dr Trent Woodruff from The University of Queensland being awarded the prestigious Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society of NSW for 2011.

21 February 2012

University of Queensland biotech start-up, Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, has secured A$6.3 million in the final tranche of an A$18.3 million series B round to fund clinical efficacy trials of its innovative neuropathic (nerve) pain therapy.

9 September 2011

Applications are now open for the annual Trailblazer competition run by The University of Queensland’s main research commercialisation company, UniQuest.

27 April 2010
Professor Lilley

Living in primitive surrounds with no proper shower or bed for a month would have many people on the first flight back to Australia, but for UQ’s Professor Ian Lilley, the search for that pinnacle find is too overpowering to ignore.

23 July 2009
Professor Maree Smith

A UQ Science researcher has received a prestigious honorary fellowship for her long-time work into understanding the underlying mechanisms of pain.

14 July 2009

UQ research ranging from better pearls to better plastics was given a $3.5 million boost today with the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.

29 May 2009

UQ Science continues to break new ground with the launch of the Hub of Organics Analysis, giving University of Queensland scientists access to a state-of-the-art testing facility that will cut the time taken to conduct research projects.

21 May 2009

UQ staff and students with entrepreneurial ideas or early stage research projects are encouraged to enter UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition, which offers $40,000 in cash prizes.

23 April 2009

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found hairy caterpillars are responsible for causing abortions in Australian mares.

15 December 2008

UQ staff and students won four of the nine award categories at the 11th annual 2008 Women in Technology awards held at the weekend in Brisbane, including the strongly-contested student division.

30 September 2008

TetraQ, the integrated preclinical contract research provider based at The University of Queensland, and Q-Pharm, a leading early phase clinical trial facility in Australasia, have formed a strategic alliance.

16 June 2008

TetraQ, the integrated preclinical contract research provider based at The University of Queensland (UQ), has attained Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) recognition for its toxicology services after satisfying rigorous internationally-benchmarked...

16 May 2008

TetraQ, the integrated preclinical contract research provider based at UQ, has become the first organisation of its kind in Australia with the accreditation to provide ELISA testing services to Australian and international biopharmaceutical...

8 October 2007

UQ graduates and students are leading the battle to contain the horse flu epidemic at the Morgan Park Equestrian Centre at Warwick.

31 August 2007

University of Queensland-based contract research organisation, TetraQ, is now recognised to provide internationally accredited testing services to the Australian biopharmaceutical industry.

10 July 2007

The University of Queensland has received Queensland Government Smart State grants valued at almost $11 million under programs announced during the BIO2006 conference in Chicago.

13 April 2006

Queensland is set to become a global leader in drug development, thanks to State Government funding of a $1.73M University of Queensland project to move medicines into the market more quickly.

11 April 2006

Australian drug development company Alchemia Limited (ASX: ACL) has announced it will commence a collaborative research project in 2006 with The University of Queensland (UQ) through its preclinical service provider, TetraQ to develop a new...

6 December 2005

The strength and depth of research at The University of Queensland has again been confirmed with the University receiving almost $36 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announced today (November 9).

9 November 2005

An international expert on pain will discuss the latest research in this area at a seminar at The University of Queensland this month.

22 August 2005