Researchers from The University of Queensland have launched the world’s biggest drug survey, to gain insight into drug use around the globe.
10 January 2024An international project mapping millions of galaxies has provided a ‘tantalising’ insight into the mysteries of dark energy and could reshape our understanding of the history of the Universe, according to a leading UQ astrophysicist.
9 January 2024An international team of astronomers has discovered a giant ‘bubble’ of galaxies, measuring one billion light-years across, in the nearby Universe.
7 September 2023Queensland will become a major international hub for vaccine discovery and development with a global partnership formed in the United States today to help address the world’s critical health challenges.
7 June 2023Feeding the world’s spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.
31 October 2022Countries with female leaders recorded 30 per cent fewer COVID-19 deaths than nations governed by men, according to University of Queensland research.
16 June 2022Volunteer-collected data on coral bleaching has been credited with supporting scientific findings about reef health across the globe.
9 June 2022It’s one of the biggest challenges facing the environment and farmers across the globe - pest control. Now, University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly spray which could prove to be a game-changer for the...
17 May 2022Globally, most adolescents who experiment with vaping don’t develop an addiction, but the way tobacco products were taxed may be linked with higher e-cigarette use among young people, according to new University of Queensland research.
13 May 2022A Brisbane startup company founded on University of Queensland technology to monitor the health of electricity network transformers has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal.
5 April 2022The University of Queensland has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world’s greatest global public health threats.
10 March 2022The tropical root vegetable taro, known as the ‘food of the gods’ in the Pacific, is under threat from rising sea levels but wild Australian plants being cultivated by The University of Queensland may help boost food security in the region.
21 October 2021A University of Queensland start-up company, developing a potential new treatment for obesity-related liver disease, has secured a seed investment of $1.3 million from IP Group, a UK-based intellectual property business.
20 October 2021Attempts to redevelop informal settlements with apartment buildings could cause more harm than good in developing regions, according to a University of Queensland PhD architecture student.
8 July 2019Skyrocketing prices for rare animal products can push species to extinction even when their populations are abundant, researchers say.
5 December 2017A new gene behind a rare form of inherited childhood kidney disease has been identified by a global research team.
23 May 2017An international study led by University of Queensland researchers seeks to understand how white and tiger shark populations have changed over time.
21 December 2016Issues critical to communities across the world will be discussed at an international symposium in Brisbane from September 22 to 25.
20 September 2016Urban and small island communities facing major social and environmental challenges will be the first to benefit from close to half a million dollars of joint investment by The University of Queensland and Indonesia’s national research organisation...
26 April 2016The number of well-managed protected areas in the world looks set to increase, thanks to University of Queensland research to foster global conservation.
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