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Originality and exceptional technical skills will decide which University of Queensland anatomy student wins the 2016 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Dissection Prize.

Money might not guarantee happiness, but it could buy you physical health in older age, new University of Queensland research shows.

With heads down, hearts pumping and spirits high, some of The University of Queensland’s most accomplished staff and students replaced lab coats and laptops with lycra last Saturday to participate in the inaugural Coot-tha Burn cycling event.

A lifetime of service to cardiovascular medicine as a clinician, researcher, academic and mentor has earned cardiologist Professor Malcolm West recognition as an Emeritus Professor within the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (M+BS) at The University of Queensland.

One of The University of Queensland’s most influential and accomplished public health researchers is about to head north to take up a leading position at James Cook University (JCU).

In 1980, a young Peter Sly began his first job in respiratory medicine at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. There, his appetite for research began with the publication of his very first academic paper.

The University of Queensland has awarded honorary doctorates to philanthropists Greg Poche AO and Kay E. Van Norton Poche, in recognition of their life-changing dedication to Indigenous health.

They’re tracking dinosaurs, treating epilepsy, battling superbugs, figuring out quantum biophysics and working to save the environment for future generations – meet The University of Queensland’s women scientists.

University of Queensland scientist Dr Matt Fogarty will begin a two year research project focusing on breathing at the prestigious Minnesota Mayo Clinic in April.

People recovering from mild stroke will soon be aided by a new smart phone app, thanks to University of Queensland researchers.

University of Queensland Bachelor of Science student Jessica Von Pein’s personal story, dedication to her studies and video-making skills have earned her a “Student of the Year” prize from an educational company.

A University of Queensland gynaecological researcher and cancer surgeon is urging women facing hysterectomy – surgical womb removal – to consider removal of their fallopian tubes to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer.

Around 20,000 late-pregnancy stillbirths could have been avoided globally, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal today.

Women from lower socio-economic families face twice the risk of delivering a stillborn baby than their wealthier counterparts, an international study led by a Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland (MRI-UQ) researcher has found.

Whether it’s your head, tooth or back, when you’re in pain, it’s hard to think about anything else. If it’s not too strong, some can ride it out. But in many cases, the pain just gets worse and won’t go away until you take something.

The Australian Research Council has awarded five new Future Fellows at The University of Queensland, from a total of only 50 awarded across the nation.

Two of The University of Queensland’s most successful and entrepreneurial medical scientists, Professor Maree Smith and Professor Ian Frazer, have earned a new accolade for their contributions to Australian innovation.