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

Engineer, children’s champion, named as new Academy fellows

Professor Simon Biggs, the Executive Dean of UQ’s Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology ... internationally acclaimed for his research in particle, colloid and interface engineering.

Engineer, children’s champion, named as new Academy fellows

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering has named a University of Queensland Executive Dean, and a prominent alumnus and adjunct Associate Professor, as Fellows.

28 October 2016

The nose knows – even newborns get viruses

The UQ study worked with 157 healthy full-term infants

The nose knows – even newborns get viruses

Almost one in five babies has a respiratory virus in their first month of life, research shows, but many do not exhibit signs of illness.

28 October 2016

$13.95m awarded for health research

$13.95m awarded for health research

The University of Queensland has secured $13.95 million over five years from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to help tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges.

27 October 2016

Physicists reveal ‘quantum photocopier’

The discovery could allow ultra-secure encryption over fibre optic cables

Physicists reveal ‘quantum photocopier’

A video of the Canadian prime minister explaining quantum technology’s exciting future went viral this year, and now Australian physicists are making that future a present-day reality.

27 October 2016

Being number one is in UQ’s nature

Being number one is in UQ’s nature

High-quality research from The University of Queensland is helping drive the nation’s success in a prestigious rankings system.

27 October 2016

Awards for UQ’s fabulous women researchers

Dr Alize Ferrari (Queensland Centre for Mental Health), Associate Professor Margaret Mayfield, School of Biological Sciences and Director of the Ecology Centre and Dr Eugenia Sampayo, School of Biological Sciences and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Awards for UQ’s fabulous women researchers

Three University of Queensland researchers have been honoured in the inaugural Women in Research Citation Awards for their influential work in public health and plant and marine ecology.

26 October 2016

Learn to write right

Learn to write right

A new book following in the footsteps of a hugely successful University of Queensland free online grammar course will be launched on 27 October.

25 October 2016

Customs House is cream of the crop

The Long Room - Customs House

Customs House is cream of the crop

Customs House has won the National Savour Australia Awards for Function/Convention Centre Caterer, and Caterer of the Year.

25 October 2016

Tricky side of research integrity tackled in UQ stage play

Tricky side of research integrity tackled in UQ stage play

Research integrity is at the heart of Purely Academic, a staged reading to be performed by University of Queensland staff at the Geoffrey Rush Drama Studio next month.

24 October 2016

Open Day at UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station

Open Day at UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station

Enjoy a cruise through the Moreton Bay and learn about Indigenous bush tucker at The University of Queensland Moreton Bay Research Station’s annual Open Day on 19 November.

24 October 2016

Research hits the sweet spot for healthy brains

Research hits the sweet spot for healthy brains

The University of Queensland has launched a world-first clinical trial to determine the exact amount of exercise which can reverse the effects of ageing on the brain.

24 October 2016