UQ to upskill miners across Latin America

Queensland experts will deliver mine safety and sustainability training across resource-rich regions of Latin America as part of an Australian transnational education program.

26 June 2025
The UQ training comes as the global mining sector continues its broad shift towards more sustainable practices.

‘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
Most children are within arm’s reach of an adult when a hot drink scald happens

More than two-thirds of toddlers burned in hot drink accidents are not treated with correct first aid, according to new research.

15 June 2017

Catch rates of east coast Spanish mackerel have declined by 70 per cent over the past 80 years.

14 June 2017

Research into the impact of the 2011 Queensland floods on pregnant women and their babies has found stress from natural disasters affects infant development and temperament.

14 June 2017
Orienté Objet May the Horse Live in Me! (video still) 2011

A new exhibition that explores ideas of futuristic biologies and the intersection of art and science will open at UQ Art Museum on 17 June.

14 June 2017
Dr Karrera Djoko

Infectious bacteria E. coli can defend itself and grow in acidic and copper-rich human environments a new University of Queensland study suggests.

13 June 2017
Countries accounting for around 85 per cent of the world’s population are largely overlooked

Lack of diversity in psychological research is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to an Australian academic.

13 June 2017
Nature Biotechnology artwork by Zosia Rostomian from Berkeley Lab Creative Services

The culmination of almost a decade’s worth of work has seen more than 1000 new microbial genomes unveiled.

13 June 2017
Queensland Parliament - the Treasurer will hand down the budget tomorrow

The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to talk to media in relation to the Queensland Government Budget.

12 June 2017

Stereotypes which portray nurses as sexual objects or merely doctors’ helpers need to be smashed in order to encourage school leavers to the profession, according to a University of Queensland study.

12 June 2017
UQ PhD Candidate Hayley Williams

University of Queensland researchers are working to improve the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with burns injuries.

12 June 2017
The Law School's Moot Court

The highly-regarded Lawyer’s Weekly has named 10 young University of Queensland law alumni as finalists in the nation’s top 30 young lawyers.

12 June 2017