University of Queensland researchers hope to devise new measures and approaches to the impact of animal infections on humans, thanks to a US$100,000 grant through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill and Melinda Gates...
26 November 2013
University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $136,000 for two innovative ideas designed to get people off their seats to combat ‘chair disease’.
13 November 2013
Mount Kinabalu is well known to climbers and adventurers all over the world – now a University of Queensland researcher is putting the Borneo mountain region on the map for trees that contain some of the world's highest concentrations of nickel.
11 November 2013Children caught up in the emotional aftermath of the NSW bushfires need ongoing support to help them understand their feelings are natural and normal, according to a University of Queensland clinical psychologist.
4 November 2013Links between the humanities and complex environmental issues such as climate change and species extinction will be explored when the University of Queensland hosts the Australian Academy of the Humanities’ 44th Annual Symposium next month.
28 October 2013
Australia’s hypersonic scramjet has arrived safe in Norway, where the team will prepare it for its 8600km/h “hypersonic swan-dive” from the edge of space.
5 September 2013The University of Queensland is leading a project designed to improve the reading skills of students in rural and mining communities, in collaboration with Education Queensland and BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).
12 August 2013UQ scientists are teaming up with their Queensland Government colleagues and local growers to fast-track development of premium export coffee.
10 July 2013A study of hospital admissions in one of Australia’s favourite holiday destinations has shown no reduction in alcohol-related harm since the tax increase on alcopops.
6 June 2013
A new way of interpreting information from a low-tech, age-old method used in pregnancy care is expected to more accurately identify potential health issues for mothers and babies.
24 May 2013The University of Queensland will honour a freelance journalist who launched a citizen journalism service in Indonesia.
17 May 2013Middle-aged women who have depression are almost twice as likely to have a stroke as women the same age who are not depressed, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
17 May 2013Australia has maintained its overall ranking at eighth position in the second annual Universitas 21 assessment, which compares the quality of higher education systems in 50 countries.
9 May 2013Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered that, like humans, flies sleep in stages of different intensities.
19 April 2013
A research project that could avoid future overuse of nitrogen fertilisers on sugarcane has been honoured with a top industry award for innovation.
19 April 2013
The University of Queensland Gatton graduate Shea Tucker made such a lasting impression during work placement that it led to her first graduate job.
17 April 2013New UQ research reveals menopausal women who gain weight, smoke and consume alcohol at risky levels face an increased risk of experiencing night sweats and hot flushes.
16 April 2013Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in addition to conventional drugs could be modern medicines best way of treating type 2 diabetes, a joint international study has revealed.
28 March 2013The move to university life can be daunting at first, but this social student group is providing a series of outings and activities to help students to feel welcome in 2013.
13 March 2013Scientists have discovered the powerful role the molecule Myosin VI plays in communication between nerve cells in the brain.
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