Researchers hope to save significant time, money and resources in Australian hospital wards, with findings from a new University of Queensland-led study.
7 May 2021A parliamentary inquiry has endorsed a law professor’s proposal for a multidisciplinary tribunal to manage parenting disputes for those unable to afford legal representation.
5 May 2021Employees and journalists who expose organisational corruption are in danger of criminal charges under severe and complex national security laws, according to University of Queensland academics.
30 April 2021The motivations of a rebellious class of car-free citizens in the sprawling, low-density city of Brisbane have been investigated by researchers at The University of Queensland.
27 April 2021Doctors need more evidence to help patients stop taking antidepressants safely and effectively, a collaborative study with The University of Queensland has found.
23 April 2021A University of Queensland startup ready to help 1.7 million Australian diabetics has won UQ’s top entrepreneurship program, Ventures ilab Accelerator, Pitch Night.
22 April 2021An Indian student who grew up in a slum in Delhi will have access to an international education thanks to The University of Queensland’s partnership with Asha – an Indian non-profit organisation which improves the lives of slum dwellers.
21 April 2021E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research.
7 April 2021For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age.
6 April 2021Researchers are calling for parents and kids to be involved in a national study into early childhood sleeping patterns at The University of Queensland.
19 March 2021Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has found they also cultivate biodiverse rainforests in their native habitats.
3 March 2021Questions about PFAS exposure in Williamtown, Oakey and Katherine will be the subject of a University of Queensland study, with affected residents invited to participate.
3 March 2021Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland.
26 February 2021Three University of Queensland PhD candidates will receive up to $120,000 each plus leadership training after being named 2021 Westpac Future Leaders Scholars.
26 February 2021Greenhouse gas waste from factories could be turned into environmentally-friendly chemicals and fuels under an international project seeking to better understand the gene function of bacteria.
24 February 2021Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to University of Queensland research.
11 February 2021Researchers are aiming to unlock the microbial secrets of native Australian animals’ low-methane digestive footprint and how environmental changes might disrupt their bacterial balance.
3 February 2021A PhD student and ‘beer scientist’ has inadvertently discovered a way to conduct extremely small-scale brewing experiments, potentially leading to better beer.
28 January 2021Archaeologists are generating a 65,000-year-old rainfall record from ancient food scraps found at Australia’s earliest-known site of human occupation.
26 January 2021Synthetic cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has been shown for the first time to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease.
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