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

Students from all around Australia descended on UQ’s Gatton Campus recently to participate in Residential School (Res School).

22 April 2009
Image courtesy of NASA

A free public lecture about the exploration of Mars will be held at The University of Queensland on Thursday, May 28.

22 April 2009
Queensland travel poster from the exhibition

What do tea towels, frosted glasses and travel posters have in common?

22 April 2009

Five talented Vietnamese researchers will share in a $1 million University of Queensland scholarship package for PhDs in UQ’s leading research institutes.

22 April 2009

The discovery of a hormone that controls how plants form branches and the use of a legume tree in biodiesel production are just two of the major scientific breakthroughs to come out of UQ’s ARC Centre of Excellence in Integrative Legume Research...

22 April 2009
Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu (left) and The Honourable Tim Mulherin, Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland

A new partnership announced today between the Queensland Government and The University of Queensland is set to deliver more powerful research outcomes for Queensland agriculture.

22 April 2009

The University of Queensland will establish Australia's first Confucius Institute focused on China’s contributions to the advancement of science, engineering and technology.

22 April 2009

Enthusiastic Queensland locals are joining a new Community Coastcare intitiative to help look after our valuable estuary and mangrove habitats.

21 April 2009

Marine scientists say they are astonished at the spectacular recovery of certain coral reefs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from a devastating coral bleaching event in 2006.

21 April 2009
Professor Ian Frazer (back centre) and Clinical Trials Research Manager James Pang (front left) in Vanuatu with the health team and local teachers

A Brisbane team are working closely with the Vanuatu Government to trial a program for effective delivery of cervical cancer vaccines to schoolgirls in resource-poor settings.

21 April 2009

UQ Business School�s Sustainable Business Unit was recently commissioned to conduct a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions audit for The University of Queensland�s Customs House.

20 April 2009