A doctor holding hands with an elderly patient

University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.

28 March 2024

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $31 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to progress life-changing health and medical research.

15 December 2022

Seven University of Queensland researchers have received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding to support collaborative research and improve health outcomes.

21 September 2022
Three action figure superheroes

Adopting superhero behaviours such as maintaining physical activity and strong social connections may improve health later in life, a University of Queensland study has found.

14 December 2021

University of Queensland experts are available to comment during Queensland Seniors Week, August 18 to August 26. Journalists can contact the experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

14 August 2018
ICTE-UQ student Reina Uno and Ruth Hubbard

Ruth Hubbard has welcomed more than 35 international students into her home over the past 25 years, in an adventure that has taken her around the world.

19 June 2015
UQ’s Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine  has received funding to develop a new system to assist older patients.

Vulnerable older hospital patients will benefit from an early warning-and-response system that has attracted more than $777,000 in Federal funding.

15 April 2015
UQ’s Professor Len Gray consults with a patient using telehealth.

The University of Queensland researchers are investigating ways to improve access to health services for people in residential aged care facilities with the use of telehealth.

30 October 2012

Twenty-four bus and coach operators will graduate from a University of Queensland-organised accreditation course at a ceremony at the Tabletop Room, Picnic Point in the Park, Tourist Road, Toowoomba on Sunday, July 20 at 5.30pm.

17 July 1997