Child hearing loss more common in culturally and linguistically diverse families

Children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families are more likely to have hearing loss compared to their ethnic majority peers, research led by The University of Queensland has found.

9 July 2025
Young boy with his left hand cupped to his left ear.

Tiny antibody has big impact on deadly Hendra and Nipah viruses

Researchers have discovered a strategy to neutralise two highly lethal viruses for which there is currently no approved vaccine or cure.

9 July 2025
a man in a white lab coat sits next to a multicoloured model
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls and the Governor of Saitama Kiyoshi Ueda unveil UQ's Go Scholarship certificate in Japan.

The University of Queensland’s new scholarship opportunity for Japanese young people was announced during the unveiling of a memorial beach in Japan this week.

18 July 2012
Conductor Simone Young will lead the Australian Youth Orchestra's first Brisbane concert in seven years.

The University of Queensland is supporting the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) for their first appearance in Brisbane in seven years as their July concert partner.

17 July 2012

University of Queensland researchers have discovered an important step in how proteins glue cells together to form healthy tissues, a process that is often disturbed in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.

17 July 2012

University of Queensland researchers have discovered an important step in how proteins glue cells together to form healthy tissues, a process that is often disturbed in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.

17 July 2012
Helen Stallman and her daughter Monique both graduated from UQ on the same day.

For Dr Helen Stallman, her graduation next Tuesday is about more than receiving her PhD, it is the fulfillment of a special promise she made many years ago with her daughter.

17 July 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) School of Tourism have developed a tool to gauge the “visitor experience” to allow Australia’s tourism industry to improve in quality and profitability.

16 July 2012
From left, Claire Mohr, Steve Ashburn and Tara Malcom dress in red for last year's TIME Red Party.

Medical students from The University of Queensland are throwing two big events to help share a message they feel is extremely important - that HIV/AIDS can affect anyone.

16 July 2012

Queensland is set for an influx of newly skilled graduates next week, as more than 4000 students from The University of Queensland celebrate the completion of their studies.

13 July 2012
Wawiriya Burton(Australia, 1928) Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia
'Ngayuku ngura - My country' 2009, Amata, South Australia
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
152 x 122 cm 
d’Auvergne Boxall Bequest Fund 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
© Wawiriya Burton, Courtesy of Tjala Arts

The Art Gallery of South Australia’s travelling exhibition Desert Country offers an oasis of colour when it opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on 4 August 2012.

13 July 2012
Professor Ian Frazer with the Gardasil vaccine.

In a world first, Australian schoolboys will be able to receive the Gardasil vaccine, protecting them against developing a range of cancers - a move which will improve the effectiveness of the vaccine in women.

13 July 2012

If you're planning to attend university in 2013, you can meet with expert advisers from The University of Queensland (UQ) at Australia’s largest tertiary studies expo next weekend.

13 July 2012