A “nightmarish” vision of a future in which technology makes physical education more boring, judgmental and narrow is driving a new study by a University of Queensland academic.

The hard work and creativity of a keen group of University of Queensland students have seen an idea bloom into the successful creation of the UQ Gatton Community Garden.

Bucket-loads of icy water dunked on Australian heads last year has translated into more than a million dollars, enough to pool a team of experts to find treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).

One chapter closes and another begins for University of Queensland’s Dr Gary Osmond – currently in the news for two of his books.

Paying close attention to your health as winter approaches could be a matter of life or death, University of Queensland research shows.