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
A woman in pain sitting on her bed clutching her stomach.

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
Divers with their heads out of very blue ocean water

The paperwork and manual data entry currently required for recruiting new staff will be drastically reduced when The University of Queensland’s (UQ) new web-based recruitment system, UQ Jobs, goes live later this month.

1 March 2011

Ancient larvae found in lakes could provide the answer to how climate change has affected Australia’s weather over the past 21,000 years.

1 March 2011

Readers of The Scientist magazine have rated The University of Queensland among the top five best places in the world for post-doctoral work in life sciences, outside the USA.

1 March 2011

Miles State High School student Liqa Delport’s dream of studying a law degree is now one step closer after she was selected for the UQ Young Achievers Program at The University of Queensland.

1 March 2011
Merle Thornton being interviewed for the project in January

When activist and former University of Queensland academic Merle Thornton chained herself to the bar at the Regatta Hotel in the mid-60s, it was a landmark moment for women’s rights in Australia.

1 March 2011
DEEDI scientists working on the QAAFI medicinal honey research project, Margaret Currie and Andrew Cusack, testing the infection-fighting power of an Australian native myrtle honey.

Honey sourced from an Australian native myrtle tree has been found to have the most powerful anti-bacterial properties of any honey in the world and could be used to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections that commonly occur in hospitals...

1 March 2011
Graduate Hans Pearson, Mayor Steve Jones, Senior Vice President of UQGPSA Don Oxenham with Junior Vice President Peter Douglas.

Past University of Queensland (UQ) students have proven their ties to the Lockyer Valley remain strong by digging deep to support the flood appeal.

1 March 2011
Associate Professor Mark Brown and Kristy Weir

The generous donation of human bodies is enabling a University of Queensland research team to investigate a novel method for tackling chronic back pain.

28 February 2011
Pioneering educator Dr Chan

HELP University College in Malaysia has made a generous $100,000 donation to The University of Queensland's student welfare fund.

28 February 2011
Roslyn Karrasch has come a long way from the 19-year-old who joined the QAC’s typing pool in 1976

Roslyn Karrasch, of Gatton, is one of those rare people who can say with sincerity after 35 years working at the same place: "I've really loved my job and became and remain personal friends with all my bosses."

28 February 2011
Tropical Cyclone Yasi, which devastated Queensland's coast during February 2011.

Floods, cyclones and severe storms have devastated much of Queensland in the space of a few short months and many people are now questioning whether this is a result of climate change.

28 February 2011