Leadership as legacy: a Kiwi rugby team's secrets to success

Fresh from clinching the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific title, the Crusaders are proving they’re not only built for big moments but for lasting success.

27 June 2025
Hands holding a rugby ball on a kicking tee.

Safety check for Brisbane e-scooter riders

A UQ study has examined the behaviour of e-scooter riders in Brisbane before and after the introduction of tighter regulations.

26 June 2025
A man in high-vis and wearing a helmet and backpack rides an e-scooter across a Brisbane road.

World Water Day

World Water Day

Today is World Water Day. UQ experts are available for comment on topics such as sustainable management of water, recycling and reuse, water sensitive cities, and waste water.

22 March 2016

Baby of the family most likely to miss out on breast

Baby of the family most likely to miss out on breast

A woman’s education level and the number of children she has affects breast feeding, with the “baby of the family” most likely to miss out, University of Queensland research shows.

22 March 2016

Free course to improve healthcare for people with intellectual disability

Sean Fisher, 21, is the face of the ABLE XSeries.

Free course to improve healthcare for people with intellectual disability

More than 100 international experts have contributed to a world-first online course designed to improve healthcare for people with intellectual disability.

21 March 2016

Turn-out top teams with new UQ course

Turn-out top teams with new UQ course

The art of teamwork is going global with a new University of Queensland Massive Online Open Course (MOOC), an updated version of its popular online course now released via the edX platform.

18 March 2016

New clinical training centres at Redland and QE II hospitals

New clinical training centres at Redland and QE II hospitals

Clinical training for University of Queensland (UQ) medical and allied health students will be boosted with the opening of student training centres this week at the QEII Jubilee and Redland hospitals.

18 March 2016

Scholarships support students on road to Rio Olympics

Back row, left to right: Dane Bird-Smith (athletics – race walking), Clara Smith (athletics – race walking), Brenden Hall (swimming). Front row, left to right: Gabrielle Simpson (netball), Kobie Donovan (athletics – shot put/javelin)

Scholarships support students on road to Rio Olympics

Rio Olympic hopefuls are among a group of more than 40 University of Queensland students who have received 2016 UQ Sporting Scholarships.

17 March 2016

Governor-General to open new wing at King’s College UQ

Governor-General to open new wing at King’s College UQ

A new residential wing at King’s College within The University of Queensland will be officially opened on Saturday (19 March).

17 March 2016

Cannabis use leaves society searching for answers

Cannabis use leaves society searching for answers

A University of Queensland researcher is a major contributor to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the adverse health effects of nonmedical cannabis use.

17 March 2016

Creating blood vessels from stem cells, thanks to licensing agreement

An animated vascular system. Photo: iStock

Creating blood vessels from stem cells, thanks to licensing agreement

Patients with heart failure, peripheral artery disease or stroke could benefit from a new stem-cell based treatment, following an agreement between The University of Queensland and US-based start-up company AngioStem Inc.

16 March 2016

Doctors find the first effective treatment to calm delirious critically ill patients

Delirium with agitation is very common in intensive care patients.

Doctors find the first effective treatment to calm delirious critically ill patients

Critically ill patients in intensive care commonly become delirious and agitated during treatment, causing them to pull out breathing tubes and interfere with other essential medical devices.

16 March 2016

UQ continues fight against coral bleaching

A before and after of coral bleaching in American Samoa: XL Catlin Seaview Survey.

UQ continues fight against coral bleaching

The University of Queensland has been tasked with helping fight climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, just days after government agencies revealed an increase in coral bleaching and mortality.

15 March 2016