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.

Almost nothing known about endangered Queensland seahorse

UQ researchers have begun the state’s first study of White’s Seahorses to save them from extincti

26 June 2025
A small seahorse hanging off a seaweed covered fence underwater
Professor Serra-Majem

A leading advocate of the Mediterranean diet will discuss challenges for the diet’s uptake among millennials at the University of Queensland-hosted TropAg conference.

20 July 2017
Anna John

University of Queensland graduate Anna John has supercharged an international legal career by learning a second language.

19 July 2017
Caitlin Hall on the left, with her classmates

University of Queensland Master of Dietetics Studies graduate Caitlin Hall has twice the reason to celebrate today.

18 July 2017
Some healthy children become critically ill from common cold viruses

A gene mutation making young children extremely vulnerable to common viruses may represent a new type of immunodeficiency, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

18 July 2017
Claire Cunningham

When Claire Cunningham started her Master of Business Administration (MBA) at The University of Queensland, she had been living with profound congenital hearing loss in her left ear for 30 years.

18 July 2017
Obesity and diabetes are among the most pressing challenges facing human health

Gene therapy aimed at treating diabetes and obesity is the subject of an agreement between Australian researchers and a Canadian health and wellness company.

18 July 2017
The free-flying hypersonic glider ‘Hyshot V’, designed to fly at Mach 8 (8000 km/hr)

Commercialised flight faster than five times the speed of sound has been brought one step closer, thanks to a successful experimental flight featuring University of Queensland knowhow.

17 July 2017
Australia lost 122,400 manufacturing jobs in the decade to 2015

Australia’s manufacturing level is the OECD’s lowest and the long-term decline of manufacturing here is atypical among comparable countries, new research shows.

17 July 2017
Recognising and supporting teaching excellence is part of UQ's commitment to meeting international teaching quality standards.

Twenty-two University of Queensland staff are being celebrated for their commitment to teaching after they were presented with Higher Education Academy (HEA) fellowships on Friday.

17 July 2017

University of Queensland experts have published an online magazine to share the latest insights into the science of learning and memory.

17 July 2017
Dr Susan Hayes, from the University of Wollongong, will present a BrisScience talk on "Forensic Facial Reconstruction" on July 17

An interesting group is meeting at The University of Queensland this week: its members are united by their expertise in reconstructing faces from skulls.

14 July 2017