Giving doctors an AI-powered head start on skin cancer

Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool that analyses multiple imaging types simultaneously.

7 June 2025
Melanoma on severely sun-damaged skin

Remote health challenges in the spotlight at Indigenous-led event

Health challenges experienced by women living in isolated parts of Far North Queensland have been brought into focus in an inaugural Indigenous-led event.

6 June 2025
Organisers of the Western CapeHER Women's Health Forum
Elephant

Some of Asia’s largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.

22 October 2022

The University of Queensland has appointed Professor Mark Blows as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) following a competitive recruitment process.

21 October 2022
A close up image of a child's hands holing a large red apple.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

21 October 2022
Adult incontinence pad

Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an ageing population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.

20 October 2022
A suburban street with a Queenslander and post-war home.

This week's QLD housing summit could see a blueprint sketched out for the future of the state - UQ experts weigh in with what they'd like to see in the plan.

19 October 2022
An aerial photo of a typical Australian suburb, showing roads, house rooftops, backyards and swimming pools.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have found young adults and baby boomers are bearing the brunt of Queensland’s housing affordability crisis.

18 October 2022
A man with black hair and wearing a black collared shirt stands in front of a brown timber wall. He is smiling at the camera.

Professor Di Yu and Professor Jason Roberts from UQ's Faculty of Medicine have been elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

14 October 2022

​​​​​​​Preventing chronic pain after traffic injuries and improving the safety of care for children with cancer are among a raft of research projects starting at The University of Queensland.

13 October 2022
two children stand either side of a height chart

Children’s growth will be easier to assess following a University of Queensland-led study analysing the genetic variants that influence height.

13 October 2022

UQ has again achieved its best global result in the highly regarded Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

12 October 2022
child fills a glass at a water tap

Research from The University of Queensland has found no link between community water fluoridation and adverse effects to children’s brain development.

10 October 2022