One of the great tussles of science – whether our health is governed by nature or nurture – has been settled, and it is effectively a draw.
19 May 2015
An all-girl team of high school students competing in the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge has consulted with University of Queensland neuroscientists ahead of the national final at the Australian Grand Prix next week.
6 March 2015
New insights into how nerves cells in the brain maintain efficient communication with each other may help offset the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
6 February 2015
Nature Publishing Group has partnered with The University of Queensland to publish npj Science of Learning, a new open access research journal that will explore the neurobiology of learning in experimental and educational environments.
2 February 2015
University of Queensland scientists have discovered that genes switch off as memories are being formed, allowing for new connections between nerve cells. The discovery could eventually lead to a key for treating conditions such as autism and...
21 November 2014
A University of Queensland researcher’s respected career designing unmanned aerial vehicles based on biologically inspired systems has seen him elected onto the Australian Academy of Science Council.
17 November 2014
Australia’s first Centre of Research Excellence in Chronic Kidney Disease will be established at The University of Queensland with a $2.5 million grant announced today.
17 October 2014
A newly discovered method of identifying the creation of proteins in the body could lead to new insights into how learning and memories are impaired in Alzheimer’s disease.
2 September 2014Two University of Queensland professors have been named inaugural Science and Innovation Champions by the Queensland Government.
29 May 2014
For many people, fear of flying or of spiders skittering across the lounge room floor is more than just a momentary increase in heart rate and a pair of sweaty palms.
28 April 2014-1.jpg?itok=0KuqMc5Q "Trajectories of individual molecules of cholera toxin B-subunit binding to the plasma membrane of cultured neurons")
Experts will share the latest advances in super-resolution microscopy during a four-day symposium at The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Microscopy Week starting today.
1 April 2014
Brain researchers have boosted understanding of the powerful connection between memory and smell
18 March 2014
University of Queensland researchers believe they have discovered how flocks of birds navigate difficult environments, with individuals inclined to favour the left or right side.
7 March 2014
Australia's ‘brainiest' secondary school student, Eva Wang from Brisbane, has won today’s final of the 2013 Australian Brain Bee Challenge in Adelaide.
29 January 2014
University of Queensland researchers have revealed new insights into colour vision in a study on a tropical reef shrimp.
24 January 2014
A University of Queensland researcher has been awarded $1.2 million to unlock the genetic underpinning of thousands of diseases, including schizophrenia, Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and cancer.
5 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 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 2013
After years of losing patients to brain tumours — despite having access to the best of modern medicine — a Brisbane neurosurgeon has had enough.
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