UQ exercise and nutrition sciences graduate William Maish is pursuing a medical career.

William Maish, formerly of the Sunshine Coast, has his sights set on a medical career that will ultimately combine his passion for exercise, nutrition and medicine.

20 December 2013
Gum tree

Many of Australia’s iconic eucalypt ecosystems could change beyond recognition due to increased climate stress.

17 December 2013
 This is a pseudo-colored image of a human skin tissue (brown) obtained by a micro-sized biopsy device (blue) developed to address the need for a minimally invasive sampling of photoaged skin. Courtesy of Ms Li Lin, The University of Queensland.

A strategic partnership between The University of Queensland and global pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma will investigate the genetic causes of squamous cell carcinoma, the world’s second most common skin cancer.

17 December 2013

Australia is home to many venomous creatures and boasts some of the world’s most deadly, but a particular group of venomous Aussies had been almost entirely ignored.

13 December 2013

A University of Queensland researcher has been awarded $948,000 to improve diagnosis of mental illness in Indigenous Australians.

6 December 2013

University of Queensland researchers have pioneered a drug development technique that could pave the way for a new class of low-cost medicines.

5 December 2013
Global Change Institute scientists are working with local communities to monitor sea level rise in the Solomon Islands, a region which has experienced some of the highest climate change-related sea level rise in the world. Photo: Dr Javier Leon.

Most of the Earth’s remaining fossil fuels must be left in the ground to avoid disastrous consequences for today’s young people and for future generations, according to research published today.

4 December 2013

One of France’s foremost intellectuals will examine concepts such as globalisation and urbanisation at a University of Queensland public lecture this month.

4 December 2013
Dr Matthew Gullo, from The University of Queensland’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, was presented the award at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs conference in Brisbane on Tuesday night.

A researcher working to help prevent addiction and substance misuse has been recognised with an Early Career Award for his outstanding achievements.

29 November 2013
Centre Director Professor Peter Sly

The University of Queensland will launch its first World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre today with a WHO flag-raising ceremony.

29 November 2013
 Jimmy Tran and Kianoosh Soltani-Naveh are fellow researchers taking part in UQ's Summer Research program.

University of Queensland students are taking advantage of the summer break to focus on innovative research such as using saliva to beat heart disease and simulating hypersonic flights of 8600 km an hour with Scramjets.

29 November 2013

A $16 million research centre combining education, psychology and neuroscience to improve learning outcomes was launched at UQ this week.

29 November 2013
Cartoon, The Magic Glasses, promotes good hygiene behaviour to children in rural China.

A cartoon that has helped halve parasitic worm infection rates among rural Chinese children has earned a University of Queensland (UQ) researcher a prestigious award.

28 November 2013

University of Queensland researchers hope to devise new measures and approaches to the impact of animal infections on humans, thanks to a US$100,000 grant through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill and Melinda Gates...

26 November 2013
Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellow Professor Peter Holbrook.

The University of Queensland’s Professor Peter Holbrook is among 28 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

25 November 2013