Bacteria behind meningitis in babies explained

A milestone study led by UQ researchers has identified the main types of E. coli bacteria that cause neonatal meningitis, and revealed why some infections recur despite being treated with antibiotics.

17 April 2024
A pre-term baby lies in a humidi-crib while two blue gloved hands administer medicine.

Saving Queensland’s earless dragons

Remote cameras and conservation dogs will be deployed as part of a University of Queensland research project aiming to conserve four threatened Queensland reptile species.

12 April 2024
A human hand holding a small earless dragon
A human hand holding a small earless dragon

Remote cameras and conservation dogs will be deployed as part of a University of Queensland research project aiming to conserve four threatened Queensland reptile species.

12 April 2024

The University of Queensland has ranked in the global top 50 for 20 academic subject areas in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

11 April 2024
An underwater photo of a large coral structure.

Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heatwaves but that protection will be lost if global warming continues, according to research by UQ and University of Exeter.

9 April 2024
A slice of a 3D map of the universe showing Earth at its centre.

An international team of researchers has created the world's largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe – measuring the expansion of the cosmos over the past 11 billion years.

5 April 2024
a girl's face is illuminated by the light of a phone screen

UQ research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.

4 April 2024

Three researchers from The University of Queensland have...

3 April 2024
A four wheeled rover with an excavator attachment on a sandy field

A team of aspiring students from The University of Queensland has won a share in honours in an international space competition.

3 April 2024
A man stands looking at an ultrasound machine in a hospital room or clinical setting.

University of Queensland researchers have found targeting amyloid plaque in the brain is not essential for ultrasound to deliver cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative disorders.

2 April 2024
A doctor holding hands with an elderly patient

University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.

28 March 2024
Sugarcane crop with trees and house in background under blue sky.

Researchers have unravelled the mystery of sugarcane genetics, finding the crop’s genome is three times the size of the human genome and more complex.

28 March 2024
A goanna eating a black snake.

A University of Queensland-led study has shed light on how some lizards have evolved to resist deadly neurotoxins from Australia’s most venomous snakes.

26 March 2024