Professor Richard Lewis with a textile cone.

Cone snails change “weapons”, depending on whether they are hunting or defending themselves, researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered.

27 March 2014

Physicists at The University of Queensland and the Australian National University (ANU) have demonstrated a software-based quantum amplifier which has the potential to expand the use of ultra-secure quantum cryptographic communications.

18 March 2014
Photo of madeleine cakes and tea here

Brain researchers have boosted understanding of the powerful connection between memory and smell

18 March 2014
Bilby (image source: Wikipedia). Inset picture: Fossil teeth of the fossil bilby, Liyamayi dayi (photo by Kenny Travouillon).

An ancient fossil of the bilby, Australia’s answer to the Easter rabbit, has been discovered at the Riversleigh World Heritage site in north west Queensland.

17 March 2014
Caption: UQ’s Centre for Advanced Imaging captured these images on its 7 Tesla (T) whole-body Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner.

The Southern Hemisphere's most powerful body scanner, capable of capturing extremely fine anatomical details, is now operating at The University of Queensland.

12 March 2014
Gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection with similar characteristics to chlamydia.

A pandemic of super-resistant gonorrhoea could be kept in check using new methods to track outbreaks of the disease, according to a University of Queensland infectious diseases expert.

11 March 2014
Dr Emma Hutchison, Dr Leanne Sakzewski and Dr Margaret Hardy.

As the world prepares to celebrate annual International Women’s Day tomorrow, The University of Queensland is celebrating the groundbreaking research of three of its leading female early-career researchers.

7 March 2014
UQ research has found that budgerigars are inclined to favour the left or right side.

University of Queensland researchers believe they have discovered how flocks of birds navigate difficult environments, with individuals inclined to favour the left or right side.

7 March 2014
IMB student Cindy Bermudez spent her holidays studying plants, bacteria and fungi in an effort to find treatments for infectious diseases.

While many students took a well-earned break over summer, Brisbane woman Cindy Bermudez spent her holidays studying plants, bacteria and fungi in an effort to find treatments for infectious diseases.

4 March 2014
Professor Matt Cooper

Researchers have developed a new method for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic molecules in the blood and how they work against bacteria, paving the way for personalised treatments for bacterial diseases.

3 March 2014

The University of Queensland has performed strongly in a global league table of subjects released today (26 February).

26 February 2014
Joshua Soderholm: Chasing destructive storms.

A University of Queensland student has tackled South East Queensland’s fierce and unpredictable summer storms to improve thunderstorm forecasting.

24 February 2014
The University of Queensland community is saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor Raymond Stalker, a pioneer within the field of Hypersonics and Scramjet technology.

The University of Queensland community is saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor Raymond Stalker, a pioneer within the field of Hypersonics and Scramjet technology.

13 February 2014
Heisenberg’s uncertainty limits how sharp measurements can be performed on quantum systems. UQ researchers have now performed joint measurements of single photons, challenging the limits of quantum theory. (Photo credit: Martin Ringbauer)

A team of physicists is challenging the very limits of Heisenberg’s famous uncertainty principle by measuring quantum particles with unprecedented accuracy.

5 February 2014
 Dr Andy Fairbairn gets down and dirty on a dig.

An inspirational lecture by a UQ history professor almost 20 years ago has led to a regular archaeology segment starting on 612 ABC Brisbane radio this week.

30 January 2014
Eva Wang from Brisbane, has won today’s final of the 2013 Australian Brain Bee Challenge in Adelaide.

Australia's ‘brainiest' secondary school student, Eva Wang from Brisbane, has won today’s final of the 2013 Australian Brain Bee Challenge in Adelaide.

29 January 2014

Australia’s neuroscientists of the future will be unveiled when the country’s brightest young minds compete in the finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABCC) held at the Adelaide Convention Centre this afternoon.

28 January 2014
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake. Photo credit: Chip Cochran.

A surge in snakebite deaths caused by one of North America’s most dangerous snakes has been baffling doctors, but new research may hold the key to saving lives.

28 January 2014
Colour blindness test surprisingly reveals that mantis shrimp have poor colour sense.

University of Queensland researchers have revealed new insights into colour vision in a study on a tropical reef shrimp.

24 January 2014
University of Queensland Emeritus Professor Curt Wentrup this week received recognition for scientific excellence from the Australian Academy of Science.

The Australian Academy of Science has lauded University of Queensland Emeritus Professor Curt Wentrup for his outstanding contributions to chemical research.

22 January 2014