Red knots are one of the species already under pressure. Photo: ROB CLEMENS

Millions of shorebirds and some species could be lost as sea levels rise in coming decades, say UQ scientists who are working as part of an international environmental team.

6 May 2013

Students from The University of Queensland Law Society are putting superhero Batman on trial to show the public how the Australian court system works.

6 May 2013
Dr Paul O'Shea hopes his research will be used to help consumers avoid overwhelming debt.

Consumer research from The University of Queensland could drive new laws to help Australians understand the “true cost” of credit contracts and avoid overwhelming debt.

6 May 2013

The Faculty of Health Sciences at UQ has established three pivotal clinical leadership roles to lead clinical education, research and academic activities within partner teaching hospitals.

3 May 2013
Professor Gerald Holtmann is the new Associate Dean (Clinical) of UQ's Faculty of Health Sciences.

By strengthening university links with hospital partners, we can better prepare for the future of healthcare, says the new Associate Dean (Clinical) of The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

3 May 2013
Dr Ryan Taft with an Illumina sequencer, on which the gene sequencing was performed.

A global team of researchers has identified the gene behind an Australian toddler’s paediatric brain disorder in a discovery that is paving the way for the diagnosis and treatment of other children with genetic diseases.

3 May 2013

The Earth's atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) is about to rise to 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in five million years, a scientist at The University of Queensland warned today.

2 May 2013

University of Queensland ecologists have released research that will result in better crocodiles management and intervention.

2 May 2013

A study from The University of Queensland has highlighted the tension doctors and midwives experience when supporting women’s right to decide what happens to them and their babies.

2 May 2013
Dr Fitzgerald (centre) and her team are excited about establishing a training centre for food scientists at UQ

The Federal Government has selected The University of Queensland as one of four universities that will train future scientists to lead food industry transformation and innovation.

1 May 2013

Australians are living longer but a range of ailments threatens progress made in recent years, according to Australia-specific findings from the landmark Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 Study (GBD 2010).

1 May 2013
Big Ted teaches kids at Eaton's Hill State School about how to have a healthy lifestyle.

A University of Queensland Medical Society program that promotes a healthy lifestyle to Queensland children plans to be bigger and better in 2013.

30 April 2013

Groundbreaking research to develop new guidelines to assess air quality in mining regions is underway between The University and Queensland and INCT-ACQUA, a research institute supported by three leading institutions in Brazil.

30 April 2013
Trying to improve the lifestyles of FIFO/DIDO workers.

The changing nature of work life in Queensland means that working parents face a range of challenges and pressures raising their families.

30 April 2013

University of Queensland Drama Professor Joanne Tompkins will become editor of the Theatre Journal in 2015.

29 April 2013