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The University of Queensland has co-led a project to design a cost effective yet robust pen to expand fish farming into deeper ocean areas to help feed the growing global population.

29 February 2024
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University of Queensland researchers and international collaborators have found a deadly synthetic drug in wastewater in the United States – the first such detection globally.

23 February 2024

University of Queensland researchers have found improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% could unlock supply for an extra 8,000 homes to be built in Australia each year.

31 January 2024
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Researchers have found Queenslanders from lower socio-economic areas are at higher risk of dental disease due to a lack of fluoridated water.

22 January 2024
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Dr Bronwyn Herbert is the embodiment of lifelong learning. At the age of 90, the long-time social worker is graduating from The University of Queensland after completing her PhD thesis on the generational impacts of homelessness.

11 December 2023

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute have received $350,000 from the Translational Research Institute Australia (TRI) to accelerate medical research ‘from bench to bedside’.

7 December 2023
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All eyes will be on Dubai this week as 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries meet at the United Nations backed climate summit, known as COP28. The University of Queensland has a range of researchers available to offer expert analysis.

29 November 2023
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University of Queensland researchers are working with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to increase the number of people aged over 50 who start donating blood.

27 November 2023
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The University of Queensland’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as an approved vaccine considered among the best in its class.

23 November 2023

The University of Queensland researchers and start-ups have won 4 out of 6 awards at the prestigious Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) GENE Awards.

17 November 2023

Researchers from The University of Queensland have received more than $3.7 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme.

15 November 2023
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A University of Queensland-led research team says the key to a more sustainable food future may be a better understanding of ancient Indigenous food production systems.

10 November 2023

Three University of Queensland projects have received more than $3.3 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.

7 November 2023

Four University of Queensland educators have received 2023 Awards for Teaching Excellence for their leadership and innovation.

2 November 2023
A dark, eerie street surrounded by houses. One window is lit up from the inside. A pumpkin carved with a spooky face in the bottom left

With Halloween enthusiasts young and old preparing for another evening of trick or treating, UQ News spoke to Associate Professor Tom Aechtner about the universal fascination surrounding two popular supernatural phenomena. 

31 October 2023

University of Queensland researchers have shown that endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) share genetic risk factors, explaining why patients with one condition may also have the other.

27 October 2023
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Researchers from UQ and QUT have traced the unique evolution of Brisbane’s punks and goths, and their role in shaping the city’s ‘alternative’ identity.

26 October 2023

High achieving students from across India will be eligible to receive international scholarships at one of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities.

12 October 2023
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UQ researchers are developing a web-based management program capable of mapping ocean water pollution almost as it happens.

4 October 2023

A University of Queensland study highlights a direct link between young people’s exposure to alcohol-related social media content and problem drinking.

27 September 2023