a bottle, plastic bag and straw float in blue water

University of Queensland researchers are developing a plastic that breaks down in seawater to help turn the tide on marine waste.

14 September 2023
Injured axons of the nematode C. elegans and other invertebrate species are able to rejoin with their separated segments, preventing degeneration and restoring the original axonal tract in a process known as axonal fusion. Credit: Nick Valmas

Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people recover from nerve damage.

17 March 2022
Sorghum crop lodging, with stalks fallen over onto the ground

After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year.

31 March 2021

Improved treatment for type 2 diabetes might result from a new study by University of Queensland researchers.

30 July 2018

The University of Queensland has partnered with education platform XuetangX to offer five massive open online courses (MOOCs) in Chinese, attracting an audience of more than 65,000 learners.

22 December 2016
US flag.

Experts from The University of Queensland are available to comment on various aspects of the United States Presidential Election.

7 November 2016
Professor Xue Li ... his analysis is based on data from the previous 24 hours’ social media

A University of Queensland computer scientist who harvests social media to accurately predict election results says he can confidently call next week’s United States election.

4 November 2016
Federal election experts available for comment

A range of University of Queensland experts is available to comment on issues relating to the 2 July 2016 Federal Government election.

30 June 2016

They made global headlines by proving the importance of social groups in retirement, and now Australian researchers are transforming the lives of young adults who feel socially isolated.

22 March 2016
The worm is less than 1mm long, and has the same proteins as in flies, mice and humans.

A discovery in a transparent roundworm has brought scientists one step closer to understanding nerve degeneration.

12 February 2016
UQ scientists have discovered the molecular mechanisms that allow severed nerves to fuse back together.

A small transparent roundworm with the remarkable ability to self-heal may hold the secret to treating nerve injuries in humans.

8 January 2015
The Wiki team with Queensland Premier Campbell Newman.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have won two Queensland Premier Awards for Open Data for a web application that could assist residents in receiving real-time snapshots of damage inflicted by extreme weather events.

4 December 2014

Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.

17 May 2011

Video cameras and iPhones are the tools students have identified as important for hotels of the future during a competition at The University of Queensland

23 June 2010
Maria and Claudia Bruckner with the project team

Seven UQ Business School students learnt a valuable entrepreneurship lesson this semester—business isn’t just about making money, it’s about improving peoples’ quality of life.

9 July 2009

University of Queensland researchers have discovered and developed a way to turn up or turn down the effects of a gene.

2 July 2001

Today's (24/4/98) University of Queensland graduation ceremony for Tropical Health, Public Health and Nutrition proSgrams will have a strong international flavour.

24 April 1998