Digital reconstruction reveals 80 steps of prehistoric life

A dinosaur’s 40-second journey more than 120 million years ago has been brought back to life by a UQ-led research team using advanced digital modelling techniques.

14 May 2025

Advanced prostate cancer drug a step closer to the clinic

A $1.25 million investment is driving the development of a new treatment for advanced and therapy-resistant prostate cancer at UQ.

13 May 2025
Three scientists in white lab coats looking at a computer screen.
An Acropora millepora colony releasing gametes during broadcast mass spawning

University of Queensland research has pinpointed artificial light as a threat to coral reproduction, in a discovery that will help guide reef and marine ecosystem protection plans.

15 December 2015

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s research from The University of Queensland has been named among the world’s most talked-about research of 2015.

15 December 2015
Alice Edwards, pictured at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, is considering health architecture after her graduation.

At first Alice Edwards thought her fatigue was caused by her first-year university studies, not a form of cancer she would have to battle on top of her degree.

15 December 2015

Move over partridge. It’s the brush turkey’s time to shine. UQ is counting down to Christmas with its very own 12 Days of Christmas carol.

14 December 2015
Paul Sattler

A man who has dedicated his career to conservation in Queensland has been honoured with The University of Queensland 2015 Gatton Gold Medal.

14 December 2015
 L to R: Professor Frank Gannon, the Hon Leeanne Enoch MP, Dr Paul Alexander AO, the Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk Premier of Queensland, Professor Peter Høj, the Hon Cameron Dick MP, Grace Grace MP, Christopher Coyne

The diagnosis and treatment of cancers, mental health disorders and conditions such as dementia is set to reach new heights in Brisbane with the launch of a $24 million facility that combines state-of-the-art equipment with world-class research and...

14 December 2015
Volunteer scientists survey the Great Barrier Reef.

You can do it reef-walking, snorkelling or scuba diving. You can do it with the elderly or with kids. It’s a great way to spend your holidays, and you can help save the world’s coral reefs in the process.

14 December 2015

The Brisbane Broncos are known to have big appetites, but they’ll be paying special attention to what they eat after announcing a scholarship for their own nutritional advisor.

11 December 2015
Sally McGrouther

Sally McGrouther has every reason – in fact 25,000 of them – to feel special at her Science graduation ceremony at The University of Queensland on Saturday at 10am.

11 December 2015
Graduates throwing trencher caps.

Formal academic headwear will be flung high during the coming week of graduations at The University of Queensland.

10 December 2015
Marine biology masters student Lilianna Pap sets up equipment from the mini-reefs.

Twelve miniature self-contained reefs on a remote island in the Great Barrier Reef are quietly predicting the future.

10 December 2015