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

The University of Queensland’s newest Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj, starts in his new role today.

5 October 2012

A collaborative study by three Australian universities into Aboriginal housing outcomes has been awarded $1.15 million funding.

5 October 2012

The University of Queensland and Australia were among world leaders in space plane and hypersonics research at a conference in France last week.

5 October 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute and their international collaborators will continue unravelling the mechanisms underlying a particular type of early-onset arthritis, thanks to a multi-million dollar grant.

5 October 2012

Innovative curriculums and motivational courses are some of the reasons lecturers at The University of Queensland have been awarded Australian Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

5 October 2012
Amy Norman enjoying university life after winning a UQ Vice-Chancellor's scholarship early this year.

High-achieving current and recent year 12 school-leavers are encouraged to apply for one of many Academic Scholarships being awarded by The University of Queensland in 2013.

5 October 2012

Australian Cultural Studies were celebrated recently when UQ’s Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies (CCCS) hosted "Building Australian Cultural Studies: the work of Graeme Turner".

4 October 2012

The University of Queensland's Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies (CCCS) has welcomed a new Director, Professor Gay Hawkins.

4 October 2012

More than 40 of the brightest future researchers from across Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the South Pacific will descend on UQ on 11 October for the prestigious 2012 Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman Final.

4 October 2012

The University of Queensland’s School of Tourism is strengthening ties with one of the most prestigious universities in China after hosting a delegation of prominent academics from the School of Tourism Management at Sun Yat-Sen University.

4 October 2012

New research on 130 million year old dinosaur tracks at James Price Point, north of Broome, in the remote Kimberley region of WA, by UQ palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury and some of his students features on tonight's episode of Catalyst (ABC-1, 8pm...

4 October 2012