UQ's Professor Ian Frazer is president of the new academy

RESEARCHERS from The University of Queensland feature prominently in the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, launched this evening in Canberra.

25 March 2015

Snorkelling, kayaking and beach cricket were just some of the team building activities residential staff at The University of Queensland’s Gatton Campus took part in during a six-day training program.

18 February 2013

Research conducted by Professor Heather Douglas of The University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law has been used to support recommendations made in the House of Representatives Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee report on Fetal Alcohol...

3 December 2012

The University of Queensland researchers are seeking to identify more effective ways of treating drug addiction to tackle the perceived prevalence of injecting drug use worldwide.

21 August 2012

The University of Queensland has been awarded a $2.44 million Centre of Research Excellence to research the design of a better mental health system for Australia.

3 August 2012

A new Australian drug study published today in The Lancet has found that cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally, while opioid use is a major cause of death.

6 January 2012

Staff who helped The University of Queensland recover rapidly from flood mode to normal business operations this year are among 65 people recognised as “Miracle Workers” at a special ceremony today, September 29.

27 September 2011

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011

A UQ interdisciplinary research team has been awarded $64,000 from the Alcohol Education and Research Foundation to conduct a one-year research project into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

7 April 2011

Eleven University of Queensland researchers have been honoured as international leaders in their fields at a ceremony today.

13 April 2010

If people were given a pill to make them live longer what would they do with that extra time? According to a new study by University of Queensland researchers, they would spend it with their family.

30 November 2009

A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand.

20 October 2009
Professor Parton (top) and Professor Hall

Two University of Queensland scientists have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia Fellowships valued at a total of $8 million.

28 January 2009

For once, there won’t be a football in sight when University of Queensland medical student and international rugby union star, John Roe, takes the stage.

30 November 2006

Community attitudes to the extension of life are complex, according to the preliminary results of a new University of Queensland study.

5 October 2006

Biotechnology Australia and The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience will host a free public forum discussing the future impact of biotechnology on our society.

5 November 2004

Breakthroughs in neuroscience that identify “addiction genes” could bring hope to hard core smokers and drug users, but will also raise disturbing ethical issues, according to University of Queensland Professor Wayne Hall.

23 September 2004

The University of Queensland may be celebrating the achievements of its researchers during its 2003 Research Week (September 22-26), but the day to day business of research seems to be getting tougher.

22 September 2003

The University of Queensland’s outstanding research achievements will be celebrated during UQ Research Week from September 22–26.

11 September 2003

Queensland`s reputation as the Smart State has been further enforced with a researcher from the University of Queensland`s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) rating as one of the world`s most cited authors.

11 June 2003