Staying physically active cuts risk of early death by 40 per cent

Adults who stay consistently active throughout their life can lower their risk of early death by up to 40 per cent, a global study led by The University of Queensland has found.

11 July 2025
Four cyclists getting outside for sunrise at the Trapiche in Pelotas, Brazil

Friday essay: ‘An oasis in the desert’

Jackie Huggins reflects on her deep history with Carnarvorn Gorge.

11 July 2025
Landscape pic of a gorge

University of Queensland researchers are working with Colombian ethnic groups to help them influence government policy-making for the mining sector.

10 June 2014

There will be some traffic disruption at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus during the Brisbane Times City2South Run on Sunday, 15 June 2014.

10 June 2014
Professor Robert Henry from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation searches for wild rice in Queensland's Lakefield National Park.

Australia’s wild rice could be the key to global food security, according to The University of Queensland’s leading plant geneticist.

7 June 2014

Researchers at The University of Queensland have made a key step that could eventually offer hope for stroke survivors and other people with brain damage.

6 June 2014
L-R UQ Investigations Unit Associate Director David Lavell and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Strategy) The University of Adelaide Professor Robert Saint

The University of Queensland is sharing its expertise in investigating and preventing research misconduct with other Group of Eight (Go8) universities.

6 June 2014
Caj Christie is heading to Sydney and China for Universitas 21 (U21) Student Experiences program.

The world awaits eight University of Queensland students who are heading to Sydney and China for Universitas 21 (U21) Student Experiences program.

6 June 2014
UQ’s Associate Professor Charles Claudianos is leading a study that will help unravel the genetic basis of autism.

University of Queensland researchers have led a study that will help unravel the genetic mystery of autism and, for the first time, help diagnose children under two years of age with the disorder.

5 June 2014
This ancient memorial tablet from a household slave will be part of the display.

Tombstones and other memorials to the dead bring life to some of the more interesting residents of ancient Greece and Rome at an exhibition opening in Brisbane this week.

4 June 2014
UQ Alumnus and literary giant David Malouf is celebrating turning 80 with a series of public events on June 6 and 7.

University of Queensland alumnus and Australian literary legend David Malouf is celebrating his 80th birthday – and UQ is hosting the party.

4 June 2014
The only previously known specimens of the 'big-ear bat' were collected by an Italian scientist in 1890

A bat species native to Papua New Guinea and thought to be extinct has been rediscovered by a team of University of Queensland researchers.

4 June 2014
The research aims to extract a high-value “healthy” sugar from sorghum

A joint project between Queensland and Chinese researchers to derive sugars from sorghum could result in extraordinary social, economic and environmental benefits for future generations.

3 June 2014