Schematic of a superconducting circuit [thin black lines] on a silicon chip [yellow base], being imaged using terahertz scanning near-field microscopy [red beam focused into yellow tip].

Physicists and engineers have found a way to identify and address imperfections in materials for one of the most promising technologies in commercial quantum computing

2 September 2021
A red and blue graphic depiction of virus

Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

1 September 2021

Researchers are taking to the skies to help see what is happening underground in a new project that aims to improve one of Australia’s largest grain crops - barley.

6 July 2021
Artistic representation of Gunggamarandu maunala. Credit: Eleanor Pease.

A new species of large prehistoric croc that roamed south-east Queensland’s waterways millions of years ago has been documented by University of Queensland researchers.

14 June 2021
Sir Llew Edwards in UQ's Great Court

The University of Queensland today pays tribute to one of the most influential figures in the history of the University and the State, the Honourable Sir Llew Edwards AC.

26 May 2021
Professor Parkinson pictured on the UQ campus

A parliamentary inquiry has endorsed a law professor’s proposal for a multidisciplinary tribunal to manage parenting disputes for those unable to afford legal representation.

5 May 2021
A femaile scientists pipettes from a vial of vaccine

University of Queensland scientists have published the clinical trial data confirming their molecular clamp-stabilised vaccine technology was safe and potentially effective.

20 April 2021
Grider laces up her boots in the change rooms.

Brisbane Lions’ AFLW grand finalist Natalie Grider and Australian middle-distance runner Callum Davies have been announced as The University of Queensland’s 2021 Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.

13 April 2021

University of Queensland students are the first cohort to experience interprofessional practice education and training in Metro North Hospital and Health Service’s new Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).

30 March 2021

Popular native Australian essential oils including tea tree oil and eucalyptus are being studied to determine if they better equip chicken embryos and hatchlings to fight disease.

30 March 2021

The winners of the 2020 UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning have been announced and celebrated at a ceremony held at Customs House.

16 March 2021
Fruit of the Anyakngarra, also known as pandanus. The soft base is made into a drink and their nuts are an excellent source of fat and protein.

Archaeologists are generating a 65,000-year-old rainfall record from ancient food scraps found at Australia’s earliest-known site of human occupation.

26 January 2021

A prehistoric croc measuring more than five metres long – dubbed the ‘swamp king’ – ruled south eastern Queensland waterways only a few million years ago.

22 December 2020
Rebecca Gavin and Bec Dunne and flanked by ACCCE staff.

Two University of Queensland students have joined forces with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to contribute to the prevention of child sexual exploitation.

21 December 2020
Dr Daniel Watterson in research lab.

UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences is at the forefront of this discovery, landing a significant share of the $25 million NHMRC Ideas Grants funding received by the University.

15 December 2020
Dr Joel Carpenter and Dr Mickael Mounaix

Optics researchers from The University of Queensland and Nokia Bell Labs in the US have developed a new technique to demonstrate the time reversal of optical waves, which could transform the fields of advanced biomedical imaging and...

14 December 2020
A vaccine researcher works in a labortory

Phase 1 trial of the UQ-CSL v451 COVID-19 vaccine has shown that it elicits a robust response towards the virus and has a strong safety profile. There were no serious adverse events or safety concerns reported in the 216 trial participants. However...

11 December 2020
Yellow cancer cells

A University of Queensland imaging scientist has secured more than $800,000 (US$595,000) to help unlock scientific discoveries by improving the use of big data from Australia’s most advanced microscopes.

3 December 2020
UQ Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology student practitioner Kristin Murray works with Emeritus Professor Tian Po Oei and his wife Elizabeth at UQ Healthy Living.

The University of Queensland has become the first in the Southern Hemisphere to join the Age-Friendly University Global Network.

16 November 2020
Research Radiochemist, Damion Stimson, working in the Centre for Advanced Imaging Radiochemistry Facility, The University of Queensland.

The University of Queensland’s Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) has received $1.2 million from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) to establish an Australian first facility to develop radiometals for cancer therapy.

13 November 2020