A scientist in cap, gown and mask stands in profile looking down through a microscope as a second scientist looks on in the background. They are in a lab.

A study co-led by The University of Queensland has found Australia is lagging behind similar countries in funding basic research, particularly in the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

19 April 2023
Two hands - one holding a pack of traditional cigarettes, the other holding a vape

Selling nicotine vaping products in licenced shops with a strict age verification process will restrict youth access and help adult smokers quit, a University of Queensland drug expert has recommended.

19 April 2023
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The University of Queensland is working with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to develop guidelines to help Australian grain growers decide when and how to treat fall armyworm (FAW) to save their crops and finances.

18 April 2023
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A University of Queensland study has shown having a baby negatively affects a mother’s employment earnings for up to 10 years.

17 April 2023
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Brain tissue grown in a laboratory by University of Queensland researchers will be used to test a treatment for a rare disease in children and help unlock therapies for a range of neurological disorders.

6 April 2023
Woman holding inhaler mask to child's face. Image, Adobe.

Children diagnosed with asthma were at significantly increased risk of developing anxiety, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 April 2023
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University of Queensland scientists have identified natural predators which could help fight outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) on the Great Barrier Reef.

5 April 2023
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University of Queensland researchers are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially polluting chemicals.

4 April 2023
A elephant calf surrounded by two adult elephants

University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.

3 April 2023
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University of Queensland has appointed accomplished people and culture leader Phillip Vaughan to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

30 March 2023
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Bees can help prove Australia's valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that could be a barrier to exports according to research by The University of Queensland and the national science agency CSIRO.

30 March 2023

The University of Queensland community is celebrating a half-century of graduations, music, concerts, exams, lectures, protests and exhibitions in Mayne Hall.

29 March 2023

Two University of Queensland researchers have been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in June.

28 March 2023
Thomas Scanlan, a young Indigenous man, with Kev Carmody, an older Indigenous man. They are standing in front of a large mural of Kev playing guitar.

The inaugural recipient of The University of Queensland Kev Carmody Scholarship met the celebrated singer-songwriter at the official unveiling of a mural at the St Lucia campus.

28 March 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have found compassion could reduce self-criticism, body shaming and depression in overweight or obese adults.

28 March 2023
A gloved hand holds a petrie dish with two different forms of bacteria - one white, the other pink with red dots.

UQ researchers have led a national study on the four main bacteria that cause sepsis, providing new targets for developing antibiotics.

28 March 2023
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A team of University of Queensland engineers which has designed a sustainable and affordable 3D printed rocket engine has won two awards at an annual event celebrating entrepreneurship.

27 March 2023

The University of Queensland has been ranked in the global top 20 in five academic subject areas in this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject, reflecting UQ’s research and teaching capabilities.

24 March 2023
An artist's impression of a rectangular, cream building.

The Queensland Government and The University of Queensland have each committed $44 million funding to establish a world-leading Paralympic Centre of Excellence at UQ’s St Lucia campus.

22 March 2023
Three UQ researchers in the Great Court

Two University of Queensland researchers have shared more than $500,000 in funding from the Westpac Scholars Trust to tackle major sustainability challenges facing Australia.

22 March 2023