UQ researcher Dr Abdalla Ali holding a 3D-printed bone scaffold in a laboratory.

A technological advancement that has the potential to stimulate bone formation inside the human body has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.

15 October 2020
Professor Ben Hayes, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at The University of Queensland (photo QAAFI).

Genome technology has unlocked new cattle breeding methods which could improve fertility and lead to increases in profitability, sustainability and productivity.

30 September 2020
Emma Schimke, UQ 3MT Final Winner, presenting her 3MT

University of Queensland PhD student Emma Schimke had a dream ending to her Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation after being named the winner of UQ’s first ever virtual 3MT competition.

17 September 2020
The greater one-horned rhinoceros standing on muddy ground

A University of Queensland-led research team has revealed that many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish without them.

7 September 2020
Stock image: A female doctor sitting with an elderly male patient

Improving communication treatment for stroke recoverees is the focus of a new research project at The University of Queensland, supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

4 September 2020
Stock image: two wines glasses with white wine on a table

University of Queensland researchers reveal how alcohol advertisers are using social media to prey on parents and encourage drinking as a way to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 August 2020
Illustration of northern quolls by Nellie Pease

The northern quoll, one of Australia’s most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes – which may be key to the species’ survival.

28 August 2020
The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family, found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia. Credit: Saketh Upadhya.

The world’s tropical regions are home to the widest range of plants and animals, but research from The University of Queensland reveals that climate change is pushing species away, and fast.

25 August 2020

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday the state had recorded 723 new COVID-19 cases, a huge jump from the 295 new daily cases announced the day before, Dr Ian Mackay writes.

30 July 2020

Graduation looks a little different this semester at for the Class of 2020 at The University of Queensland. COVID-19 has meant the postponement of graduation ceremonies on campus. Instead, there'll be an online celebration. Here we celebrate just a...

30 July 2020
Salvage logging after the bushfires (Credit: David Lindenmayer)

The damage caused by the catastrophic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires could lead to a dramatic jump in the number of native species at risk, according to University of Queensland-led research.

21 July 2020

New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of pesticide mixtures in creeks and rivers discharging to the Great Barrier Reef.

14 July 2020

The next critical phase for The University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine is underway – with the research effort moving out of the lab and into human trials.

13 July 2020
Faure Island in Shark Bay, Western Australia (Credit: Graham Fulton)

Artificial watering points in rangelands are posing an increasing threat to surrounding biodiversity long after the removal of livestock, according to University of Queensland research.

7 July 2020
According to Professor James Watson, the current UN goals are missing the mark for biodiversity conservation

A team of scientists has warned that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), designed to bring together environmental protection and socioeconomic development, are failing to protect biodiversity.

6 July 2020

New research from The University of Queensland has found that women who have hot flushes and night sweats after menopause are 70 per cent more likely to have heart attacks, angina and strokes.

2 July 2020

The humble marine sandworm may help in the hunt for a new class of antibiotics after University of Queensland researchers improved a molecule in the sand-dwelling animal which kills superbugs.

26 June 2020

An international research team has been stunned to discover that some species of ancient crocodiles walked on their two hind legs like dinosaurs and measured over three metres in length.

11 June 2020

A landmark partnership will help to accelerate the future development, manufacture and distribution of a University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine.

5 June 2020

A spinout company developing technology based on innovative University of Queensland research has announced two partnerships that could revolutionise the manufacture and delivery of vaccines.

1 June 2020