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Technology developed at UQ can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.

4 September 2024
Professor Ranjeny Thomas AM wearing white coat working in her lab. Image, UQ

Long term relief is within reach for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis after an $11.5 million grant to a UQ-led team.

3 September 2024
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UQ researchers have received two $3 million grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council to accelerate knowledge and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and to improve gynaecological cancer treatment.

30 August 2024

A bioscience startup and a world-leading immunologist at The University of Queensland are among the winners in the Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) GENE Awards.

30 August 2024
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One of Australia’s leading musicians and educators will join UQ as the Kinnane Professor of Music early next year.

30 August 2024
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UQ research has won an international innovation award for successfully tackling odour and corrosion in sewers.

29 August 2024
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UQ is leading a trial across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast focusing on improving the delivery of life-saving treatments for hospitalised babies.

26 August 2024
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The UQ community is remembering the achievements of activist, academic and author, Adjunct Associate Professor Merle Thornton AM.

23 August 2024
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UQ research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

21 August 2024

A University of Queensland researcher developing targeted treatments for life-threatening diseases has been named the 2024 Queensland Young Tall Poppy of the Year.

16 August 2024
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UQ researchers are seeking participants for a study looking to understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain.

9 August 2024
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Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to blame.

8 August 2024
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University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

1 August 2024
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Three teams of researchers and a science engagement team from The University of Queensland are finalists in the prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, honouring excellence in scientific discovery, invention, communication and innovation.

31 July 2024
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A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at UQ.

31 July 2024
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More culturally responsive diversion programs are needed to prevent the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, according to University of Queensland research.

25 July 2024
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A UQ-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.

22 July 2024
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UQ's Associate Professor Emma Beckman is headed to the Paris Paralympic Games, as part of a group of experts doing on-the-ground sport intelligence data-gathering.

18 July 2024
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Researchers have uncovered an under the sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as ‘sea sawdust’.

18 July 2024
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A chemical-free method of controlling flystrike in sheep is a step closer, according to University of Queensland research.

15 July 2024