Newborn vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of ADHD, schizophrenia, autism

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving The University of Queensland has found.

15 May 2025
Newborn baby lying on bed in the sunlight.

Berries just the beginning for bioplastic breakthrough

UQ researchers have developed a biodegradable plastic that promises to set a new sustainability standard for mass-produced food packaging such as fruit punnets.

15 May 2025
Dr Luigi Vandi and Vincent Mathel have successfully tested their biocomposite as a strawberry punnet that biodegrades completely in soil, fresh water, the ocean, and in compost. Photos Aubrey Jonasson
Queensland's Acting Chief Scientist Dr Christine Williams at the HYPE UQ SPIN Lab announcement

Twelve startup teams will be vying for victory during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast after being selected for The University of Queensland’s inaugural global HYPE UQ SPIN Lab sports innovation program.

15 January 2018
The UQx Sustainable Energy MicroMasters provides the knowledge and tools to help better understand and bring clean and sustainable energy for all.

The University of Queensland’s UQx Massive Open Online Course program has reached two million enrolments, and is set to continue growing as it expands its MicroMasters offerings.

12 January 2018
UQ is looking for participants in a workplace survey

A team of researchers at The University of Queensland are looking for participants to explore the benefits and consequences of task variety in the workplace.

12 January 2018
Road construction: what is the loss?

No net loss – a buzz phrase in environmental policy – is an approach that aims to neutralise negative environmental impacts from human activities.

12 January 2018
Artist’s impression of Diluvicursor pickeringi foraging in the Australian-Antarctic rift valley. Painting: Peter Trusler.

A dinosaur species discovered a decade ago in south-eastern Australia is giving fresh insight into the diversity of dinosaurs that inhabited the Australian-Antarctic rift valley.

11 January 2018
Advancing accessibility worldwide underpins the United Nations’ equity agenda of “leaving no one behind”.

Easy access to services, institutions and economic opportunities can separate thriving communities from others that are left behind socially and economically.

11 January 2018

A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved drugs for surgery.

10 January 2018
Robert Smithson Yucatan mirror displacements (1–9) 1969 (detail)

An exhibition dedicated to the short life of prolific American artist Robert Smithson – widely recognised as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century – will open at The University of Queensland Art Museum on March 10, 2018.

10 January 2018
UQ graduates hit the ground running

UQ graduates have garnered some of the highest levels of employer satisfaction in Australia. NOTE: On 8 January, Nine News and The Australian erroneously reported UQ's position in this survey. Confirming: UQ's overall satisfaction score was 87.6,...

8 January 2018
A cat flea. Photo: Stephen Doggett.

Fleas from domestic pets are infesting native wildlife and feral animals in all continents except Antarctica, a new study reveals.

8 January 2018

An international collaboration to investigate why and how potassium can help lower blood pressure will be trialled at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.

8 January 2018