UQ student completes PhD against the odds

Completing a PhD is no easy feat, but throw in significant health challenges and that makes the academic achievements of one UQ graduate even more remarkable.

19 September 2024

Science backs traditional knowledge of Kakadu plum health benefits

UQ research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.

18 September 2024
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A man standing in a sandstone building holding a clarinet

One of Australia’s leading musicians and educators will join UQ as the Kinnane Professor of Music early next year.

30 August 2024
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UQ research has won an international innovation award for successfully tackling odour and corrosion in sewers.

29 August 2024

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $7.2 million through the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) program to strengthen national research and innovation capacity.

28 August 2024

Fifteen University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $15.3 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships 2024 scheme to drive research and innovation.

28 August 2024
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University of Queensland research is supporting elite athletes to adjust to life after retiring from sport.

27 August 2024
A baby in a hospital bed with an IV tube and bandaged limbs.

UQ is leading a trial across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast focusing on improving the delivery of life-saving treatments for hospitalised babies.

26 August 2024

The University of Queensland has honoured its most innovative students and entrepreneurs with awards to coincide with World Entrepreneurs Day.

26 August 2024
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A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at UQ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024
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The UQ community is remembering the achievements of activist, academic and author, Adjunct Associate Professor Merle Thornton AM.

23 August 2024
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UQ researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited.

22 August 2024
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UQ research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

21 August 2024