The University of Queensland has been awarded more than $26 million for health and medical research, to investigate cancer treatments, pain relief, dengue fever vaccinations and more.

The University of Queensland has been awarded more than $26 million for health and medical research, to investigate cancer treatments, pain relief, dengue fever vaccinations and more.

18 February 2014
The University of Queensland community is saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor Raymond Stalker, a pioneer within the field of Hypersonics and Scramjet technology.

The University of Queensland community is saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor Raymond Stalker, a pioneer within the field of Hypersonics and Scramjet technology.

13 February 2014
Uni Dive members will assess the reef until late October.

Volunteer divers from The University of Queensland’s Underwater Club have began their descent on the North Stradbroke Island Point Lookout dive sites, to measure changes in plant and animal life over the past 13 years.

13 February 2014
The Global Food Forum is an opportunity for senior secondary students to engage with one of the major challenges of the modern era – feeding nine billion people by the year 2050.

Young Queenslanders will debate the future of the world’s food alongside leading agriculture scientists from The University of Queensland and CSIRO, at an upcoming global forum in Brisbane. The Global Food Forum will be held at St Laurence’s...

11 February 2014
Classic lines from ancient poetry to melt the heart of your lover this Valentine's Day.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, UQ Chair of Classics and Ancient History Professor Alastair Blanshard turns to the past to offer classic lines to melt the heart of your valentine.

11 February 2014
UQ’s former Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry and Professor William Brustein, Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs of Ohio State University, sign the student mobility agreement between the two institutions.

Five years of funding will foster student exchange and joint research between The University of Queensland and a top American university.

10 February 2014

The University of Queensland (UQ) is moving to ensure the results of its research are widely available.

7 February 2014
Retro-reflective skin markers for three-dimensional motion capture were applied to the right foot of each human participant of a UQ-led study on how foot muscles support the arch.

New insights into how foot muscles support the arch of the foot could spark a change in the design of running shoes, following a study led by The University of Queensland.

7 February 2014
University of Queensland scientists helping to drought-proof barley – an ancient and important ingredient in beer.

University of Queensland scientists helping to drought-proof barley – an ancient and important ingredient in beer.

6 February 2014
Heisenberg’s uncertainty limits how sharp measurements can be performed on quantum systems. UQ researchers have now performed joint measurements of single photons, challenging the limits of quantum theory. (Photo credit: Martin Ringbauer)

A team of physicists is challenging the very limits of Heisenberg’s famous uncertainty principle by measuring quantum particles with unprecedented accuracy.

5 February 2014
An infrared picture of two wells containing approximately 50,000 fat cells each. They are transformed from ordinary white fat cells to heat-producing brown fat cells following hormone treatment.

Shivering against the cold may have the added benefit of burning body fat, a new study led by a University of Queensland researcher has found.

4 February 2014
UQ Centre for Clinical Research Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr James Scott has developed new guidelines for the safe prescription of a common acne drug linked with suicide and depression.

A University of Queensland researcher has developed new guidelines for psychiatrists and dermatologists to safely prescribe a common acne drug linked with suicide and depression.

4 February 2014
Deep brain stimulation is being used as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.

University of Queensland researchers have made a surprise discovery about how the brain plans movement that may lead to more targeted treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease.

3 February 2014
Walking while texting can affect speed, balance, posture and ability to walk in a straight line, a UQ study has found.

As “text zombies” are blamed for a rise in pedestrian collisions, researchers from The University of Queensland are warning that text-messaging puts a walker’s balance, posture and safety at risk.

3 February 2014
UQ School of Human Movement Studies PhD student Emma McMahon has monitored factors relating to heart and kidney health.

Reducing salt consumption may help prolong the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease, a study from The University of Queensland study has found

31 January 2014