Synthetic cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has been shown for the first time to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease.
20 January 2021A startup company developing treatments for inflammatory diseases based on a research partnership between The University of Queensland and Trinity College Dublin has been acquired in a landmark deal – one of the largest in Australian and Irish...
22 September 2020The development of eco-friendly pesticides urgently required to protect crops will be accelerated with funding from the Australian Research Council.
4 August 2020The director of The University of Queensland’s Research Computing Centre has been named the iTnews Education Chief Information Officer of the Year.
23 February 2016A vaccine against cervical cancer, a global parenting program, new forms of pain relief, better yielding crops and improved medical imaging are some of many high-impact outcomes of University of Queensland research.
19 September 2013UniQuest has facilitated a research and development contract with US biotech company Viral Genetics, Inc. for University of Queensland (UQ) Associate Professor Ben Hankamer to collaborate on an innovative biofuel production system.
19 June 2012Australian scientists are working with industry to develop a spider venom extract for treating chronic pain.
17 February 2012THE United States Navy’s Director for Operational Energy today visited The University of Queensland for discussions on UQ’s world-leading biofuels research.
6 February 2012The University of Queensland will receive $33.32 million in federal government research funding through 94 successful Australian Research Council Discovery Projects grants announced yesterday.
26 October 2010University of Queensland researchers will have access to some of the world’s leading cancer imaging equipment with today’s opening of a $2.5 million facility funded by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).
10 February 2010