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The University of Queensland expects to offer an extended major in Western Civilisation with effect from 2020 after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation in Sydney yesterday. UQ’s Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, and the Ramsay Centre Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, signed the MOU, outlining plans to establish, deliver and fund…

The development of a rapid cancer test at The University of Queensland will be aided by a $300,000 donation from an Australian gold mining company. The philanthropic funding from Evolution Mining will help researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) optimise the new gold nanoparticle blood test which could give oncologists an…

Researchers from The University of Queensland are investigating whether low-intensity physical exercise may help people suffering from chronic neck pain due to whiplash. Dr Rutger de Zoete from UQ’s RECOVER Injury Research Centre said the study aimed to improve treatment options and health outcomes for sufferers. He said about half of people who sustained an injury leading to…

The University of Queensland has ranked ninth in the world for Nursing in global subject rankings released last week. UQ is the only Australian university with four subjects ranked in the top 10 in the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects and is placed within the top 50 in 19 of 54 subjects. UQ Faculty of Health…

A superfood bread roll made with Australian native bush foods and developed by University of Queensland researchers is now on the menu at Qantas Club in Darwin. UQ’s Associate Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa worked with Indigenous employment provider Karen Sheldon Group to develop a healthy, long-life wholemeal bread using wattle seed and Kakadu plum rather than…

The University of Queensland is number one in Australia in the Nature Index of high-quality research outputs, maintaining the coveted position in the annual table. UQ continued its climb up the global Nature rankings, to be 79th in the world from all research institutions, up from 110th last year. President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj…