Search UQ News

As ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred loomed over South-East Queensland last week, eagle-eyed Brisbane residents might have spotted hulking yellow boxes appearing at key traffic intersections.

Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, according to an international survey led by UQ researchers.

Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus threatening their species.

A UQ researcher has confirmed a boulder at a regional school contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints per square metre ever documented in Australia.

Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by UQ researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.

UQ is going back to primary school to give young learners access to top-tier education, in a unique collaboration to combat the growing shortage of language teachers.

Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at UQ this year.

A UQ team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia’s subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.