Divers with their heads out of very blue ocean water

Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, UQ research has found.

30 April 2025
Three female athletes running around sandstone building with purple overlay.

For 40 years, the Great Court Race has been a test of speed, strategy and stamina in which UQ’s fastest students jostle their way through the arched cloisters, battling lactic acid and chasing a place in history.

29 April 2025
Professor Ranjeny Thomas wearing a lab coat and safety glasses working in the lab

Researchers at UQ have dosed 5 participants in the first clinical trial of a potentially revolutionary immunotherapy drug to treat Type 1 diabetes.

29 April 2025

A collection of rare novels has been uncovered by a team of dedicated ‘book detectives’ in anticipation of the 24th UQ Alumni Rare Book Auction.

28 April 2025
The Solutions for Manufacturing Advanced Regenerative Therapies (SMART) Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will bolster Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capabilities.

UQ will host a $238 million industry-led research centre to accelerate industrial-scale manufacturing of regenerative therapies for illnesses including heart disease, cancer, arthritis and dementia.

24 April 2025
Stacked gold coins on an orange and gold background.

For Australians approaching retirement, recent market volatility may feel like more than just a bump in the road, writes UQ's Dr Natalie Peng.

24 April 2025
A bright pink sea slug under water near coral

Rather than hiding from predators, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are active during the day so their colours shine, a UQ study has found.

17 April 2025
two koalas sleep on thin branches in a gum tree

Queensland is widely known as the land clearing capital of Australia. But what’s not so well known is many of the cleared trees can grow back naturally.

17 April 2025
Examining the small but mighty solar cell technology set to revolutionise photovoltaics after another world-record efficiency breakthrough are (from left) Dr Peng Chen, Professor Lianzhou Wang and Dr Dongxu He.

UQ researchers have set a world record for solar cell efficiency with eco-friendly perovskite technology.

16 April 2025
Researchers are workng in UQ labs to vcreate the first ever vaccine for the Bolivian Chapare Virus.

UQ researchers are attempting to create a vaccine in just 150 days to prove how far their response capabilities to a viral pandemic have come since COVID-19.

16 April 2025
UQ PHD student Thi Thanh Nhan An during a harvest inside her semi-greenhouse urban farming prototype.

Fresh research from UQ could help apartment dwellers enjoy a backyard garden in their own flat and a year-round harvest of fruit and vegetables.

15 April 2025
Grey cat sitting on a wire fence in front of an aqua building

UQ research has found evidence-based non-lethal cat management strategies save lives, reduce stray populations and ease the emotional toll on staff involved in euthanasia.

11 April 2025
University of Queensland design students used an iterative process to refine and improve their guide to a VAD. Image: UQ.

UQ design students have helped develop a world-first guide to help doctors and nurses in emergency departments better understand mechanical heart devices.

11 April 2025
3 Firebirds players dressed in their purple netball uniforms smiling.

UQ, Netball Queensland and the Firebirds are marking a decade-long partnership in 2025 by increasing its impact on and off the court.

7 April 2025
 Macro photo of colourful bacteria in a petri dish.

UQ scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis.

4 April 2025
A boy and a girl swinging on swings

The types of play equipment found in Australian households is associated with the sex of the children living there, a UQ study has found.

4 April 2025
Women sitting behind desks in individual booths with their backs to the camera tasting food

Researchers at FaBA have developed a toolkit to help manufacturers improve the texture of products to be more appealing to consumers.

3 April 2025
A photo of a green sapling growing out of scorched earth.

Research led by UQ has explained why some businesses not only survive crises like recessions, pandemics or natural disasters, but thrive, with periods of extreme growth.

1 April 2025
Flowers on top of a coffin at a funeral

When Lisa’s husband passed away unexpectedly, she assumed accessing his superannuation death benefit would be straightforward. Instead, she spent months navigating a bureaucratic maze.

1 April 2025
Researchers studying skin lesions on computer image. Credit, UQ

The potential for 3D photography to improve melanoma early detection is a topic of increasing interest in the medical community.

27 March 2025