Woman in yellow jacket blowing her nose in a tissue standing in a city park with trees in the background

A UQ study has revealed Australian capital cities are experiencing longer pollen seasons due to climate change.

9 April 2025
sunset over a skyline

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from UQ showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
People in New Farm Park in the late afternoon sun with the Brisbane urban skyline in the background.

UQ researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025

University of Queensland researchers have secured funding through the 2024 Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation scheme to advance globally-significant projects.

25 November 2024
A woman sits at an open doorway with her back to the camera. She is facing a garden with a green lawn, trees and wooden chairs.

A UQ-led study has found a link between exposure to gardens and a lower risk of being diagnosed with obesity-related cancer.

21 June 2024
A Sri Lankan woman is pictured harvesting in a lush green crop

A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study.

14 October 2021
Grass trees with pollen in the wind.

New research has revealed a potential link between pollen from certain grass species and respiratory health issues such as asthma and hay fever.

12 March 2021

The presence of different strains of grass pollen in the atmosphere can help predict when hay fever and asthma could strike, a study involving a University of Queensland researcher has found.

9 April 2019

Women lead the way in 57 University of Queensland Sporting Scholarships awarded to 55 student-athletes, including Olympic, Paralympic and Australian representatives.

15 March 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

The University of Queensland has claimed nine champion university pennants at the inaugural UniSport Nationals Div 1 event on the Gold Coast.

3 October 2018

It might contain a cocktail of 70 potentially harmful chemicals and bloom around Moreton Bay, but fireweed doesn't seem to be causing too many serious health problems.

16 February 2005