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Queensland researchers have identified a domino effect from a brain stimulation technique used to treat psychiatric disorders such as clinical depression.

7 September 2016
Brenden Hall will represent Australia in swimming events.

Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland is set to send more of its finest athletes to Rio – this time for the 2016 Paralympic Games.

7 September 2016
Building on aerospace research links, France’s new UniversitĂ© Paris-Saclay mega-university will partner with Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ in Australian first.

France’s new UniversitĂ© Paris-Saclay mega-university will today (7 September, in Paris) partner with Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland in an Australian first that builds on aerospace research links.

7 September 2016

Older lung cancer patients whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful radiotherapy, new Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ research published in The Lancet indicates.

7 September 2016

Researchers from Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland have shown for the first time that “brain training” for specific tasks can also improve broader brain performance, in findings with major implications for ageing brains.

6 September 2016

Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland has placed 51st globally and fifth in Australia in the QS World Rankings, released today (6 September).

6 September 2016
Neurodegeneration in action. The mutated Munc18-1 proteins (green in this image) trigger the clumping of α-Synuclein (large red blobs).

University of Queensland researchers have identified the specific cause of a rare form of epilepsy in babies.

6 September 2016
The incidence of oesophagael cancer is increasing, particularly among obese men with reflux (heartburn) and a history of smoking.

International research has found some patients with oesophageal cancer should receive a combination of treatments, due to multiple genetic changes or mutations contributing to their disease.

6 September 2016
QBI director Professor Pankaj Sah ... edits the companion journal

Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland and prestigious international publishing group Nature Research have launched a global online community dedicated to improving knowledge on the science of learning.

5 September 2016
Wolf Creek - by Jeremy Ringma

An international study involving University of Queensland researchers has found that protected areas have been largely successful at safeguarding wildlife within their boundaries, particularly in wealthier, more developed countries.

5 September 2016
Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ law students Tammy Tang, Ashley Chandler and Phoebe Kelly were selected for the BABSEACLE internship.

University of Queensland law students shared their knowledge with their Myanmar counterparts during a recent visit, in an effort to increase their understanding of access to justice.

5 September 2016
Military veterans' long-term suffering shows that time does not resolve all issues. (Shutterstock image).

University of Queensland researcher Dr Robyne Le Brocque believes trauma is a fact of life. That’s why the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work senior lecturer sees such importance in her role as organising committee chair of next week’s...

2 September 2016
Judges’ Choice winner Georgia Richards.

Chronic pain researcher and University of Queensland graduate Georgia Richards has been named Judges’ Choice in The Australian Women’s Weekly Qantas Women of the Future Award.

2 September 2016
University of Queensland School of Pharmacy researcher Dr Harendra Parekh.

University of Queensland School of Pharmacy researcher Dr Harendra Parekh will host a morbid but fascinating discussion at the upcoming event Murder in Brisbane – The Science of Life and Death.

2 September 2016
Women remain under-represented in transport decision-making

A University of Queensland researcher is leading a project designed to combat the fact that women across the world are persistently disadvantaged by transportation systems.

31 August 2016
Debris from the gut of a short-tailed shearwater

A University of Queensland study has found widespread ingestion of debris by Australian marine and coastal birds – including among vulnerable and threatened species.

31 August 2016
Classes were held in various hastily adapted buildings across the city, until the purpose-built Mayne Medical School at Herston was officially opened in 1939.

Generations of the state’s doctors have started their medical careers at Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland, which is celebrating 80 years of medicine in 2016.

29 August 2016

A University of Queensland-developed program designed to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families is now available in 26 countries.

29 August 2016

Research from Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland could lead to a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease, with future potential applications to nearly 50 other disorders.

27 August 2016
New method will help identify serious bacterial infections, and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use

Researchers from Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ of Queensland and Imperial College London have developed a method to distinguish viral and bacterial infections in children, which will save lives and reduce antibiotic use.

26 August 2016