‘Good’ fats and inflammation: more complex than first thought

Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers, researchers have found.

25 June 2025
Examples of 'good' fats: nuts, seeds, olives, fish oil supplements

Critical brain link could explain how Alzheimer's takes hold

A crucial link between the brain’s cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by UQ researchers.

25 June 2025
A puzzle of the human brain with pieces incomplete.
The first group of staff and students at Cromwell in 1954

UQ’s Cromwell College will mark its own milestone next year to coincide with the University’s Centenary.

3 November 2009
Dr Sam Hawgood

UQ has produced a multitude of talented leaders – but only one of them has a team that includes an Australian female Nobel laureate.

3 November 2009

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Moreton Bay region at The University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station open day on Saturday, November 21.

2 November 2009
Tasma Walton. Image courtesy Liz Ham

For actor-turned-author Tasma Walton, penning her debut novel took six months of discipline and a strict ban on Sudoku.

2 November 2009

The University of Queensland has honoured its outstanding teachers and education programs at its 9th UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards at Customs House tonight.

2 November 2009

The University of Queensland’s focus on student engagement and high impact learning will be highlighted next week in it’s annual Teaching & Learning Week.

30 October 2009

Research by a UQ law academic indicates that giving more power to Australia’s states and territories would be a better way to address Australia’s federal problems than simply increasing the power of the Commonwealth

30 October 2009

Medical research worth $40 million will commence at The University of Queensland in 2010, thanks to funding announced by the Federal Government today.

29 October 2009

Tourism and extreme sports appear to have little to do with each other, but researchers at The University of Queensland are hoping to change that.

29 October 2009

Continued robust use of coal and broad deployment of clean coal technologies is crucial for Australia’s energy and economic future, according to a multi-disciplinary study released today by The University of Queensland (UQ): “Coal and the...

28 October 2009

Next-generation approaches in disease detection and prevention are being developed by biotechnologists at The University of Queensland (UQ) in a bid to curb the influence of a changing climate and sprawling population.

27 October 2009