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

A product created by scientists at The University of Queensland could make Chlamydia testing more accessible, particularly to those living in remote areas.

20 April 2009
Enterprize winner Andrew Malcolm

Enterprize, UQ Business School’s famous $100,000 business plan competition is now open to entrepreneurs and start-ups across Australia.

20 April 2009
Marissa Edwards

Marissa Edwards looked to the Bundaberg Base Hospital experience when she started her University of Queensland PhD investigating what people do when confronted by wrongdoing in the workplace.

20 April 2009
Dr Geoff Faulkner (left) and PhD student Ryan Taft

An international consortium of scientists, including researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ), have probed further into the human genome than ever before.

20 April 2009
Dr Claudia Vickers

A University of Queensland researcher has co-authored a new theory that can help predict how different plant species might respond to climate change, and may enable the production of better stress-resistant crops in the future.

16 April 2009

With more than 200,000 books ready for a new home, visitors to the UQ Alumni Book Fair are not going to walk away empty handed.

16 April 2009
Former UQ peace scholar Karla Castellanos on her field study
placement in Tamil Nadu, India

For some, the word peace conjures up images of hippies and free love. Not so for the new 2009 cohort of UQ Rotary World Peace Fellows.

15 April 2009

UQ staff and student members of the Indooroopilly Chamber Orchestra have shown plenty of community spirit by holding a classical music benefit recently to help victims of the Victorian fires and Queensland floods.

14 April 2009

In a scientific breakthrough set to benefit sufferers of respiratory diseases, a UQ research team has pioneered Australian first imaging technology.

14 April 2009
Phillip Adams

Broadcaster Phillip Adams will again participate in UQ’s annual Diversity Week celebrations (May 25-29) to chair a spirited conversation with eminent panellists on whether it’s possible to truly see the world from another’s perspective.

14 April 2009

The University of Queensland-sponsored Q150 Steam Train departs Ipswich today (Tuesday, April 14), embarking on a journey that will span five months and visit more than 30 Queensland communities.

14 April 2009