Newborn vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of ADHD, schizophrenia, autism

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving The University of Queensland has found.

15 May 2025
Newborn baby lying on bed in the sunlight.

Berries just the beginning for bioplastic breakthrough

UQ researchers have developed a biodegradable plastic that promises to set a new sustainability standard for mass-produced food packaging such as fruit punnets.

15 May 2025
Dr Luigi Vandi and Vincent Mathel have successfully tested their biocomposite as a strawberry punnet that biodegrades completely in soil, fresh water, the ocean, and in compost. Photos Aubrey Jonasson

Not all academic conferences include sessions on the Nintendo Wii, but an upcoming UQ event is happy to explore new boundaries in the name of better teaching.

17 June 2009

Promising new University of Queensland research projects have the potential to revolutionise a diversity of industries, including healthcare, security, chemical, horticulture, energy and electronics.

16 June 2009
Katherine Williams

UQ students are once again being offered the chance to apply for the Zonta Bursary for Australian Indigenous Women.

16 June 2009

The 2009 Fulbright Symposium, hosted by UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law and supported by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission, will focus attention on the impact of the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement and how it has fared in a changing...

16 June 2009

Exams will proceed as scheduled at The University of Queensland following advice that a student and a staff member have tested positive to H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu).

15 June 2009
Executive Dean Professor Tim Brailsford

The UQ Business School has convincingly demonstrated its quality credentials by earning re-accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for a further five years.

15 June 2009
Associate Professor Simon Broadley (left) and Professor Matt Brown

New genes discovered by Australian and New Zealand researchers may hold the key to new treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

15 June 2009

More than 130 students from 30 Queensland high schools will test their brain power at the 2009 Australian Brain Bee Challenge Queensland final this week (Tuesday, June 16) at The University of Queensland.

14 June 2009

UQ School of Economics experts are available to comment on the 2009-10 Queensland State Budget, to be delivered on Tuesday, June 16 by the Treasurer and Minister for Employment and Economic Development, the Honourable Andrew Fraser MP.

12 June 2009

School of Pharmacy Alumnus Peter Brand has been named a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday awards for service to the profession and pharmaceutical education.

12 June 2009

Criminal justice students from Peru State College (PSC) in the United States have donated funds to the Brisbane Domestic Violence Resource Centre (BDVRC) after completing a unique educational program at UQ recently.

12 June 2009