UQ sets ambitious target to increase First Nations doctors in Central Á¢²©¹ÙÍø
UQ has launched an ambitious strategy to train more First Nations doctors, with many expected to stay on to practice in regional and rural communities.
17 March 2025
Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness
Researchers at UQ have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.
5 March 2025
Culturally tailored interventions key to combatting early onset type 2 diabetes
Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a UQ study has found.
26 February 2025
The University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø will welcome a strong line up of emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stars next month for its inaugural Deadly Noize concert.
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A training program to build Indigenous Australians’ skills in preventing suicides has brought national acclaim for a University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø researcher.
10 September 2021
Improving the impact of high dementia rates on Indigenous Australians and communities is the focus of a University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø-led telehealth project with a global track record of success.
12 August 2021
A University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø commerce and IT student’s path to becoming a business analyst has been boosted thanks to scholarship support from Baidam Solutions – an Indigenous-owned Supply Nation-certified Information Technology business.
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Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ancient, vast inland sea once covering much of outback Á¢²©¹ÙÍø.
10 August 2021
Indigenous communities can now assess the quality and sweetness of their wild-harvested native bush fruits in the field, rather than sending samples off to food science laboratories.
22 July 2021A University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø study is calling for changes to the way depression is treated in Indigenous communities in Australia.
7 July 2021
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will benefit from the expansion of a University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø-led health project aimed at improving clinical care within primary health care services nationally.
6 July 2021
South East Á¢²©¹ÙÍø’s eucalypt trees can provide everything from medicines to tools, traps and building materials, according to rediscovered records of regional Indigenous knowledge.
1 June 2021
Indigenous academics commencing at The University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences will benefit from a new program designed to advance their academic career aspirations in a supportive environment.
27 May 2021
The University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø has chosen National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) to launch a ‘UQRAP Network’, open to all staff and students, as part of a busy program of campus events and activations.
26 May 2021
A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living in remote north Á¢²©¹ÙÍø, a study has found.
12 March 2021
A $1.5 million collaboration between Indigenous Traditional Owners and Custodians and The University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø will boost the burgeoning bushfood industry, and create long-lasting Indigenous businesses.
18 February 2021
A short story for a University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø project that evolved into the draft of a novel has helped secure Indigenous Arts student Sharlene Allsopp a prestigious literary prize.
10 February 2021
Archaeologists are generating a 65,000-year-old rainfall record from ancient food scraps found at Australia’s earliest-known site of human occupation.
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