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.

Structure of dark matter brought in to the light

Map of dark matter made from gravitational lensing measurements of 26 million galaxies in the Dark Energy Survey.

Structure of dark matter brought in to the light

University of Queensland researchers have joined an international team of more than 400 scientists from 26 institutions to create the most accurate measurement ever made of dark matter structure in the universe.

4 August 2017

Researchers want to know how early life affects the adult brain

The research suggests that humans' experiences early in life may affect their brain activity later. iStockphoto.

Researchers want to know how early life affects the adult brain

It’s said to be a “lightbulb” moment – when an idea pops into your head. The adult human brain often displays this kind of spontaneous activity – and UQ experts have uncovered how different early-life experiences can affect the nature of that...

4 August 2017

Animals have it all over us when it comes to colour

Some animals use fluorescence or ‘enhanced’ colours

Animals have it all over us when it comes to colour

University of Queensland researchers have developed new knowledge on how animals see and use colour, and how their colour vision has evolved.

4 August 2017

Undergrads are Asia-bound on Westpac scholarships

UQ Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship recipients, from left, David Nyeste, Vincent Singer, Sunny van der Berg, Lachlan Walters and Hai Xia Wang-Pole.

Undergrads are Asia-bound on Westpac scholarships

Six UQ students have been awarded Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Asian Exchange Scholarships. The $12,000 bursaries fund students to spend a semester studying at a leading Asian university.

3 August 2017

Study opens new drug therapy targets in a range of diseases

Image: Cryo-electron microscopy-derived three-dimensional structure of a filament formed by the Toll-like receptor adaptor protein MAL, shown above a representative electron micrograph used to derive this structure. Credit: Thomas Ve.

Study opens new drug therapy targets in a range of diseases

Scientists have a better understanding of the immune system at a molecular level, thanks to UQ-led research that may now lead to a range of new treatments for disease.

2 August 2017

Award develops attributes to give students a career edge

Emma Dorrel believes the social entrepreneurship program she undertook in Ecuador will assist her in gaining graduate employment.

Award develops attributes to give students a career edge

The new-look UQ Employability Award is designed to help students develop their skills beyond the classroom and become well-rounded, highly sought-after graduates.

2 August 2017

Respect. Now. Always.

Respect. Now. Always.

The University of Queensland sincerely thanks all students who were involved in the Respect. Now. Always. survey.

1 August 2017

Targeted treatment gives new hope on breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in Queensland women

Targeted treatment gives new hope on breast cancer

Queensland researchers have discovered a new way to target a rare form of breast cancer, giving hope for improved treatment options.

1 August 2017

Liver eight times normal size donated for student learning

Fiona Murray, a kidney and liver recipient, donated her polycystic liver to UQ

Liver eight times normal size donated for student learning

The weight of a healthy human liver is typically 1.5 kilograms or less. After feeling like she was “pregnant for seven-odd years” Fiona Murray had hers removed and it topped 12 kilograms.

31 July 2017

Stroke recovery linked to stimulating environment

Patients were encouraged to use stimulating resources such as iPads

Stroke recovery linked to stimulating environment

A Queensland hospital has become the first to trial how increased activity in an acute stroke unit impacts on patients.

31 July 2017

Ancient biology meets modern ingenuity

Clostridium autoethanogenum was originally discovered in rabbit droppings

Ancient biology meets modern ingenuity

The average person might struggle to get excited about bacterium found in rabbit droppings – but it’s potentially a knight in shining armour for our planet.

28 July 2017