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Researchers investigating the heritage of thousands of rice varieties have identified just two distinct maternal lineages, a discovery which could help address the issue of global food security.

11 November 2020
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Methamphetamine ‘cooks’ in domestic labs are most likely to be male, Caucasian and about 30 years’ old, according to University of Queensland researchers.

11 November 2020
Humans and zebrafish share neural networks and pathways that can produce hypersensitivity to sound. Getty.

A tiny fish is helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound, while also giving insight to autism spectrum disorder.

10 November 2020

Locally made coronavirus proteins produced in a state-of-the-art laboratory in Brisbane are proving highly useful in a sophisticated blood test for COVID-19.

9 November 2020
Grey-green coloured sea sponge sitting in a bed of white and green-coloured coral

In a discovery spanning millions of years, scientists have found that humans, and most likely other animals, share important genetic mechanisms with a prehistoric Great Barrier Reef sea sponge.

5 November 2020
Closeup of UQ's cloister columns with the carvings visible

University of Queensland researchers will help Indigenous businesses develop markets for native bushfoods and ornamental plants, nurture Indigenist Health Humanities as a new field of inquiry, and provide a framework for the new co-design approach...

4 November 2020

Women in Science is a podcast series featuring interviews with inspiring researchers who are breaking barriers in their fields and making remarkable contributions to science.

4 November 2020

Twenty one University of Queensland researchers are among 200 nationwide awarded $84 million in grants through the Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRAs) scheme.

3 November 2020
No credible evidence or data exists to suggest asylum seekers are a security risk to Australia. Getty image.

University of Queensland researchers have debunked the theory that asylum seekers pose a terrorism threat in Australia.

3 November 2020
Professor Tapan Saha in the UQ TestLab

A new facility that will enhance global knowledge on electricity networks by focusing on power system analytics, energy management and microgrids, has been officially launched at The University of Queensland.

3 November 2020
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The more narcissistic the leader, the higher their interest in leadership theories, according to University of Queensland research.

30 October 2020
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Mega-droughts – droughts that last two decades or longer – are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research.

30 October 2020
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It may seem a little hard to swallow but the larvae of a waste-eating fly could become a new alternative protein source for humans, according to a University of Queensland scientist.

29 October 2020
UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences researcher Elissa O’Malley conducting wastewater analysis. Image: UQ

Queensland has the highest regional MDMA consumption in Australia and the second highest of cocaine and methyl amphetamine, according to a report released by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission today.

29 October 2020

Queenslanders will vote in a state election on October 31. In the midst of a global pandemic, it will be a campaign like never before. University of Queensland experts say issues likely to influence voters will range from the usual economics...

28 October 2020
Sheafs of wheat with a blue sky behind

The numbers – and the engineering – may stack up for the Bradfield Scheme, according to final-year civil engineering students from The University of Queensland.

28 October 2020
Rhodes Scholar Justin Clarke

University of Queensland final year student Justin Clarke is bound for Oxford University after being named Queensland’s 2021 Rhodes Scholar.

27 October 2020
doctor typing on a laptop with a stethoscope curled about beside the keyboard, and a patient skyping or zooming for a telehealth consult

Delivering healthcare services online can cut costs for patients, but not necessarily for providers, according to a new study.

26 October 2020
Close up on the head of Seymour, the dog

A 3D-printed titanium bone implant is giving a senior rescue dog a new leash on life, thanks to a team of vets from The University of Queensland and engineers from RMIT University.

23 October 2020

Final-year chemical engineering students at The University of Queensland are investigating how sugarcane can be used as a clean energy source to create hydrogen.

23 October 2020