Endometriosis linked to premature and early menopause

Women who suffer from endometriosis have an increased risk of premature and early menopause, both naturally and surgically, UQ researchers have found.

1 May 2025
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Satellites a solution for tracking coral reef health

Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, UQ research has found.

30 April 2025
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A dark, eerie street surrounded by houses. One window is lit up from the inside. A pumpkin carved with a spooky face in the bottom left

With Halloween enthusiasts young and old preparing for another evening of trick or treating, UQ News spoke to Associate Professor Tom Aechtner about the universal fascination surrounding two popular supernatural phenomena. 

31 October 2023
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The University of Queensland’s small molecule drug discovery facility will open its doors to researchers from across Australia for the first time thanks to a National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) funding injection.

31 October 2023
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Researchers at Queensland’s first quantum technology startup, based at UQ, are developing microscopic superconducting hardware critical to scaling up future quantum computer technology.

30 October 2023
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The 2023 UQ Alumni Awards have recognised 18 remarkable individuals – local heroes and global ChangeMakers – whose talents were nurtured right here in Queensland.

27 October 2023

The University of Queensland has secured almost $1 million from the Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) to pilot a health care model developed in consultation with First Nations peoples living with type 2 diabetes.

27 October 2023

University of Queensland researchers have shown that endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) share genetic risk factors, explaining why patients with one condition may also have the other.

27 October 2023
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Researchers from UQ and QUT have traced the unique evolution of Brisbane’s punks and goths, and their role in shaping the city’s ‘alternative’ identity.

26 October 2023
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Researchers from The University of Queensland hope wild millet from outback Australia’s Channel Country could help feed the world as climate change impacts established grain crops.

26 October 2023

The University of Queensland has been awarded more than $1.5 million as part of Australia’s Economic Accelerator Seed Grants to progress research and technologies to benefit the primary industries.

25 October 2023
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Medical student, charity founder and elite athlete Jeremy Hunt has been named Queensland's 2024 Rhodes Scholar.

25 October 2023
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The commercial potential of University of Queensland research partnerships has been recognised by the Australian Economic Accelerator.

25 October 2023