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

Help for those with type 2 diabetes is only a phone call away, thanks to a research team from UQ’s Centre for Online Health.

16 October 2009
Dr Chris Lukey, Chief Technical Officer ToughSkin

A second skin for mining tunnels and water pipes could see ToughSkin take top position in the 2009 UQ Business School Enterprize competition, to be decided this afternoon at The University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.

16 October 2009

Providing shelter this fire season might soon be a reality for Encase, when the team compete for $100,000 in the UQBS Enterprize competition this afternoon at the UQ campus at St Lucia.

16 October 2009

Two UQ physicists have taken to the big screen to explain how the weird and wonderful world of quantum principles is being tamed to advance our future technologies.

15 October 2009

Nostalgia and imagination are attracting people to a new niche market in tourism, but cold hard facts and plenty of analysis is what has helped two researchers from The University of Queensland write about the phenomenon with considerable success.

15 October 2009
UQ Anthropology Museum Director Dr Diana Young

The new director of UQ’s Anthropology Museum hopes the “hidden gem” under her care will become better known with researchers and the public alike.

15 October 2009
Dr Kathy Townsend prepares to release a sea turtle

UQ’s Dr Kathy Townsend, a marine biologist from the Moreton Bay Research Station, has been awarded an international science prize to continue her work on the impact of marine rubbish on sea turtles.

14 October 2009
The CoolMe vest as worn under Fire and Rescue turnout gear

Emergency workers, sportspeople, and miners are set to benefit from an innovative personal cooling system should GRW Industries win the UQ Business School Enterprize competition.

14 October 2009
Oscar Dunens of Oak Carbon

Super-strong carbon nanotubes could snag Oak Carbon $100,000 in the 2009 UQ Business School Enterprize competition.

14 October 2009

The University of Queensland’s Centre for Native Floriculture (CNF) welcomed approximately 50 people to its Open Day, “Opportunities with native flora”, at the Gatton Campus last week.

14 October 2009
Dr Liz Mackinlay (left) and Dr Katelyn Barney

In the spirit of Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations, a team of academics from The University of Queensland is set to evaluate how problem-based learning (PBL) is used in the teaching of Indigenous Australian Studies.

14 October 2009