Who would have thought that animal nutrition studies would lead to an intense interstate rivalry? Students from the School of Animal Studies at The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Gatton Campus have again defended State pride this month, being...

4 December 2007

The impact of climate change on health and the link between socio-economic status and food choices will be some of the topics discussed by the world’s leading public health nutritionists meeting in Brisbane this week.

26 November 2007

With the help of an innovative new machine, University of Queensland researchers are gaining an important insight into the way babies grow and how certain factors affect their development.

26 November 2007

The Director of General Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Dr Daryl Wall (AM) will give a free public lecture at UQ’s St Lucia campus next week.

21 November 2007

The University of Queensland’s elite athletes and officials were honoured recently at the 2007 Blues and Sports Awards dinner.

12 November 2007

UQ Business School academic, Dr Darren Lee, was one of eight experts from around the world dispelling the myth that responsible investments were doomed to under-perform.

9 November 2007

Green snags and simulated pig noises are being used to keep feral pigs from tearing up the Daintree Rainforest.

24 October 2007

Working mum of three Leonie Callaway has finished her PhD about obesity in pregnancy in Australia in record time —managing to juggle family, study and full-time work.

11 October 2007

UQ has increased its share of national medical research funding by 10 percent, receiving more than $44.6 million under the latest round of National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC) grants.

25 September 2007

University of Queensland researchers have proven ancient Pacific islanders made the journey between Hawai’i and Tahiti, solving a long-standing sea-faring mystery.

24 September 2007

A University of Queensland study has found that women who experience certain types of sexual abuse (penetrative) in their youth are at increased odds of being overweight by the age of 21.

20 September 2007

World-first equipment, made exclusively for UQ scientists, will determine how to produce food which is better for us, but still tastes good.

11 September 2007

Veteran of UQ Business School’s Enterprize competition Soenke Weiss and his company SLAP Systems will today graduate from the state’s technology incubator i.lab.

5 September 2007

UQ SPORT scholarship holder Amanda Phillips has her sights firmly set on the 2008 Beijing Olympics after dominating the 75kg division at the recent National Weightlifting Championships.

31 August 2007

A collaborative university-industry-government project has developed a new tool to help land managers better manage domestic and wild animals on their properties.

14 August 2007

A survey carried out by the Children’s Nutrition Research Centre and School of Human Movement Studies at The University of Queensland has found more than one in five Queensland children are overweight or obese.

13 July 2007

Two of the world’s most influential literary theorists will weigh in to the critical literacy debate when they headline a conference at UQ later this month.

6 July 2007

Children aged between 6 and 10 years old are required for a one year pilot study to help tackle the growing issue of childhood obesity conducted in partnership with the Mater Children’s Hospital and The University of Queensland.

31 May 2007

Take your first step towards a healthier heart during National Heart Week (29 April to 5 May) with free classes at the University of Queensland’s Ipswich campus.

24 April 2007

Weighing a couple of tonnes and with jaws that can kill, the hippopotamus is about to open up and say aaah for science.

27 February 2007