Australia’s brainiest student crowned

Australia's ‘brainiest' secondary school student, Eva Wang from Brisbane, has won today’s final of the 2013 Australian Brain Bee Challenge in Adelaide.
29 January 2014

More OP1 students prefer The University of Queensland for 2014

The majority of Queensland’s top-performing school-leavers have chosen The University of Queensland as their first preference for 2014.
29 January 2014

It takes more than stand-up desks to beat ‘chair disease’: UQ study

It takes more than stand-up work stations for office staff to combat “chair disease” from sitting too long, a new study has found.
29 January 2014

‘Queensland Great’ appointed Provost

Nanotechnology researcher and globally respected academic leader Professor Max Lu has been selected as The University of Queensland’s first Provost.
29 January 2014

Mesolithic man reveals origins of blue eyes, lactose intolerance

The discovery of a Stone Age man with the genes for blue eyes and dark skin has revealed that blue eye colour probably spread through the European population earlier than
28 January 2014

High-schoolers battle for neuroscience title

Australia’s neuroscientists of the future will be unveiled when the country’s brightest young minds compete in the finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABCC) hel
28 January 2014

UQ community shines in Australia Day Awards

Award-winning actor and UQ graduate Geoffrey Rush received one of the highest honours in this year’s Australia Day Awards.
28 January 2014

Chinese mind-body therapy boosts health for people with chronic disease

A University of Queensland study has shown ancient Chinese exercises could offer dramatic health benefits for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes or obesity.
28 January 2014

Researchers’ precision engineering to target disease

Researchers at the University of Queensland are using nano-engineered oil droplets to target infectious diseases and cancer cells.
24 January 2014

Rare free chance to dive into coral reef studies

A free online course on tropical coastal ecosystems is now open to anyone with internet access and high school science knowledge.
24 January 2014

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