UQ News

Maxing out chemical-free crop protection with dsRNAmax

A software package developed and validated at UQ can tailor safe, effective and chemical-free crop protection using RNA interference.

7 July 2025

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Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025

A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols

3 July 2025
Coral larvae travelling further makes populations stronger

3 July 2025
Call for rethink of food nutrition labelling

3 July 2025

Strength in sharing stories and living histories

Two Indigenous story books fanned out on a white desktop. One is titled Out in the Bush, the other is For Our Elders.

A project co-designed by community and UQ researchers has set a benchmark for how school curriculums can reflect Indigenous knowledge.

4 October 2024

Child tube-feeding research wins UQ’s 2024 3MT final

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A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the UQ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

3 October 2024

STEM program to compete for global title

A University of Queensland STEM education program is one step closer to winning a Science Breakthrough of the Year category in the Falling Walls Global Call 2024.

2 October 2024

UQ researchers named ATSE Fellows

Two University of Queensland researchers have been named as 2024 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

2 October 2024

Forecasting Australia’s disaster migration future

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A multi-disciplinary UQ project aims to quantify how many Australians will be forced to relocate because of climate change disaster scenarios in the next 25 years.

2 October 2024

Relationship between sleep and pain is not what we think

Dr David Klyne fits Wolbert van den Hoorn with a sleep monitoring device on his head

A University of Queensland study investigating the links between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain.

2 October 2024

Lab-grown spines unlock safer treatment for women with epilepsy

A 3D high resolution image showing multicoloured tiny dots in a long, organic shape against a black background.

UQ researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a common and highly effective anti-seizure medication.

1 October 2024

ARC helps strengthen Indigenous health outcomes

A University of Queensland researcher has received $149,000 through the Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous scheme to improve health outcomes for Indigenous women and babies.

30 September 2024

UQ model predicts tick cases in Queensland pets

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For the first time UQ scientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.

26 September 2024