University of Queensland researchers hope to devise new measures and approaches to the impact of animal infections on humans, thanks to a US$100,000 grant through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill and Melinda Gates...
26 November 2013
Joshua Soderholm loves a good thunder storm. It means he can head into the field and collect data for a University of Queensland research project that could lead to more accurate warnings of South East Queensland’s unpredictable and destructive...
25 November 2013
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a vivid new species of giant clam on reefs in the Solomon Islands and at Ningaloo in Western Australia.
21 November 2013
Science student Lexus Hughes has followed in his brother’s footsteps, being awarded the University of Queensland Gatton Past Student’s Association Scholarship.
13 November 2013
University of Queensland School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management students have a new space to develop their skills using innovative, collaborative technology.
12 November 2013
Mount Kinabalu is well known to climbers and adventurers all over the world – now a University of Queensland researcher is putting the Borneo mountain region on the map for trees that contain some of the world's highest concentrations of nickel.
11 November 2013A collaborative research project aimed at discovering a drug to treat a highly resistant form of breast cancer is one of two projects given the green light by the Queensland Emory Development (QED) Alliance.
7 November 2013The University of Queensland is playing a part in a clinical trial of the only known effective treatment for humans exposed to Hendra virus.
1 November 2013The influence of genes on body mass index scores is substantially lower than previously thought, researchers at The University of Queensland have found.
31 October 2013A team of researchers has pinpointed a handful of genes that could drive the formation of medulloblastoma, the most aggressive and frequent form of brain tumour found in children.
31 October 2013
Australia’s first in situ sectioning electron microscope is helping researchers at The University of Queensland gain insights into diabetes and liver disease.
30 October 2013University of Queensland (UQ) scientists have made a fundamental breakthrough into how the brain decodes the visual world.
30 October 2013Scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered how the honeybee can land anywhere with utmost precision and grace – and the knowledge may soon help build incredible robot aircraft.
29 October 2013Links between the humanities and complex environmental issues such as climate change and species extinction will be explored when the University of Queensland hosts the Australian Academy of the Humanities’ 44th Annual Symposium next month.
28 October 2013
The University of Queensland has signed a contract with First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd for the construction of a solar photovoltaic research facility at Gatton.
23 October 2013The University of Queensland is offering people around the world the chance to add their name to the world’s longest running laboratory experiment, the Pitch Drop.
18 October 2013
After years of losing patients to brain tumours — despite having access to the best of modern medicine — a Brisbane neurosurgeon has had enough.
15 October 2013A 1927 donation of just five pounds and five shillings to The University of Queensland has been listed among ‘Australia’s Top 50 Philanthropic Gifts’ of all time.
14 October 2013
A University of Queensland researcher hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruits to make clean, renewable jet fuel.
9 October 2013
Developing better batteries has won a young researcher from The University of Queensland a prestigious international award.
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