A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus.
3 May 2023
A University of Queensland landmark has been named in honour of extraordinary philanthropist Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, whose generosity permanently changed Australia’s research landscape and led to many research discoveries.
27 July 2022
A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from a very unlikely source – the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders.
16 July 2021
A dengue virus vaccine candidate has passed an important milestone, with promising results in animal model testing providing hope to the 390 million people infected every year.
13 May 2021
Deep brain stimulation has been found to help people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) that has not responded to other treatment, in a clinical trial led by University of Queensland researchers.
21 April 2021
An experimental Alzheimer's disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent, life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
18 November 2020
Two international studies have shed important light on why the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses.
21 October 2020
Two University of Queensland environmental scientists have been named 2020 Australian Laureate Fellows.
9 July 2020
The University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine has passed another important milestone, showing the ability to raise high levels of antibodies that can neutralise the virus in early pre-clinical testing.
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University of Queensland researchers are celebrating a combined multi-million-dollar success in the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Fellowships scheme.
24 March 2017
A list of the world’s top-100 ‘most-discussed’ journal articles of 2016 features research from The University of Queensland in 16th and 59th spots.
14 December 2016
Issues critical to communities across the world will be discussed at an international symposium in Brisbane from September 22 to 25.
20 September 2016
Motor neuron connections are refined in the weeks before and just after birth, and they are crucial for normal development later, University of Queensland research suggests.
9 March 2016
Originality and exceptional technical skills will decide which University of Queensland anatomy student wins the 2016 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Dissection Prize.
25 February 2016
Australian scientists have discovered a new virus carried by one of the country’s most common pest mosquitoes.
18 November 2015
Better drugs for chronic pain, building food security, and research into evolutionary diversity have attracted more than $8 million in funding for The University of Queensland’s latest ARC Laureate Fellowships, announced today (23 June).
23 June 2015
An international multi-million dollar grant will support a University of Queensland researcher’s attempts to crack a 90-year old mystery around the detailed biology of cancer cells.
6 February 2015A 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 2013Healthcare will soon be more accessible for more Australians, thanks to a $2.5 million Federal Government grant to The University of Queensland to advance telehealth research.
19 August 2013
A new way of interpreting information from a low-tech, age-old method used in pregnancy care is expected to more accurately identify potential health issues for mothers and babies.
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