Fluoride has greater benefits for vulnerable children

Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, UQ research has found.

2 July 2025
Person filling glass with water from tap. Adobe

Peer influence drives youth vaping epidemic

Young people with friends who vape are 15 times more likely to use e-cigarettes, and more adolescents are turning to illicit cannabis products, University of Queensland research has found.

2 July 2025
Two young women using vapes outdoors. Image, Adobe.

A University of Queensland project team has created a specialised swim club to help people living with dementia rekindle the positive memories of swimming.

3 October 2011

Explaining the complexities of reliable forensic evidence in three minutes has won a student from The University of Queensland the 2011 Australia-New Zealand Three Minute Thesis challenge held at The University of Western Australia.

3 October 2011

The UQ Business School has been awarded a 5 star rating by the Graduate Management Association of Australia for the seventh year in a row.

30 September 2011

Law students enjoyed a rare chance to learn from the experiences of former High Court Judge the Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG at a special lecture at The University of Queensland this week.

30 September 2011

Researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of Vienna have found that the bellowing sound male koalas make can communicate their size to a potential mate.

30 September 2011
“Making a Difference”

150 University of Queensland students attended a student forum on “Making a Difference” this month as part of the fifth UQ Latin America colloquium.

29 September 2011
“Partnerships for Human and Social Capacity Building”

“Partnerships for Human and Social Capacity Building” was the theme of the fifth annual Latin American colloquium held at UQ St Lucia earlier this month.

29 September 2011

Two UQ experts are among 20 academics invited by the Federal Government to discuss the future of tax reform in Australia next week.

29 September 2011

Dr Chris Roelfsema, from the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management at UQ, is concerned about the impact the 2011 floods may have on seagrass in Moreton Bay.

28 September 2011
UQ's Vice Chancellor Paul Greenfield AO with Chemeca Medal winner Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu

University of Queensland academics and a student have together scooped one third of the 2011 Awards of Excellence in Chemical Engineering including the prestigious Chemeca Medal.

28 September 2011

A research scientist at The University of Queensland has warned that climate change could have a significantly greater impact on farming profits than on the yield of individual crops.

28 September 2011