Research

Child hearing loss more common in culturally and linguistically diverse families

Published on: 9 July 2025

Children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families are more likely to have hearing loss compared to their ethnic majority peers, research led by The University of Queensland has found.

Robust research and regulation critical in quest for pain relief

Published on: 11 April 2025

One of the world's foremost pain experts has highlighted the risks of bypassing established processes for assessing the safety and effectiveness of medicines at the launch of a research centre at the University of Queensland.

Social media use linked to poor adolescent diets

Published on: 8 April 2025

Poor dietary habits in adolescence – lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast – is directly linked to overusing social media, University of Queensland research has found.

Exploring the relationship between sleep and chronic pain

Published on: 14 March 2025

It is well known that poor sleep and pain, especially chronic pain, are growing health problems. Yet the relationship between the two is less understood.

Uncovering the hidden challenges of healthcare for South Asian Australians

Published on: 11 March 2025

Research by Dr Mehwish Nisar from UQ’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR) investigated the unique challenges faced by South Asian Australians when accessing healthcare.

Mechanisms and trajectories

The Mechanisms and trajectories theme of CIPHeR focuses on understand what causes pain, why it changes over time and how it affects different people in different ways.

Knowledge dissemination, education and implementation

The Knowledge dissemination, education and implementation theme of CIPHeR aims to ensure our work has a significant impact, including by enhancing education programs at UQ through knowledge translation and implementation science.

Impactful clinical trials

The Impactful clinical trials theme of CIPHeR focuses runs clinical trials to find out what really works, by testing new and existing treatments to reduce pain and help people live and function better.

Prevention and interventions

The Prevention and interventions theme of CIPHeR focuses on creating treatments and prevention strategies that work early, effectively and personally.

Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research (CIPHeR)

CIPHeR is a multidisciplinary alliance of global leaders in pain research, uniting groups of pain researchers across UQ to work collaboratively toward the single end of cracking the code on pain. The Centre is nation-leading in its diversity and size, and the impact of its research.