Staying physically active cuts risk of early death by 40 per cent

Adults who stay consistently active throughout their life can lower their risk of early death by up to 40 per cent, a global study led by The University of Queensland has found.

11 July 2025
Four cyclists getting outside for sunrise at the Trapiche in Pelotas, Brazil

Friday essay: ‘An oasis in the desert’

Jackie Huggins reflects on her deep history with Carnarvorn Gorge.

11 July 2025
Landscape pic of a gorge
Polly Borland:  ‘Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (gold)’ 2001.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Murray White Room, Melbourne

The first exhibition to survey the photographic work of Australian artist Polly Borland opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Saturday 1 September 2012.

28 August 2012
Students from Highfields State School took part in the Opti-MINDS competition.

More than 350 students descended on The University of Queensland’s Gatton campus last Sunday for a day of thinking outside the box as part of the Opti-MINDS Toowoomba Regional Final.

28 August 2012

The University of Queensland’s annual Postgraduate Advice Night will showcase a world of career-changing options.

28 August 2012
A male crocodile at Koorana

The world’s first artificial insemination of crocodiles is one step closer thanks to a novel project between The University of Queensland (UQ) and a central Queensland farmer.

28 August 2012

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) researcher Amanda Pearce is set to compete in the finals of the Three Minute Thesis competition next month.

28 August 2012

One of the country’s most distinguished playwrights is visiting The University of Queensland to collaborate with students and showcase some of her acclaimed work.

28 August 2012

Two students in UQ's School of Journalism and Communication, Carl Smith and Alison Francis, have won prestigious Clarion Awards, and were named the Most Outstanding Journalism Students at a presentation ceremony on Saturday 25 August.

27 August 2012

60 University of Queensland (UQ) professional staff members have been recognised as “Miracle Workers” at a special ceremony today, August 27.

27 August 2012

The University of Queensland and the UQ Union have met this morning to resolve outstanding concerns surrounding the union.

27 August 2012

The top two prizes in UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovative ideas competition at The University of Queensland have been won by a genetic discovery that could help feed up to a billion people and a safer way to monitor the breathing of premature...

27 August 2012

The University of Queensland has today taken significant steps to resolve transparency issues in the student union following numerous complaints.

24 August 2012