UQ student completes PhD against the odds

Completing a PhD is no easy feat, but throw in significant health challenges and that makes the academic achievements of one UQ graduate even more remarkable.

19 September 2024

Science backs traditional knowledge of Kakadu plum health benefits

UQ research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.

18 September 2024
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Brewing up a home-grown coffee variety

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Brewing up a home-grown coffee variety

The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

7 August 2024

Calculate your personal long COVID risk

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Calculate your personal long COVID risk

The UQ-led and developed COVID-19 Risk Calculator has been updated to determine a person’s risk of developing long COVID.

1 August 2024

UQ research shows positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

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UQ research shows positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

1 August 2024

UQ researchers and educators in the running for prestigious Eureka Prizes

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UQ researchers and educators in the running for prestigious Eureka Prizes

Three teams of researchers and a science engagement team from The University of Queensland are finalists in the prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, honouring excellence in scientific discovery, invention, communication and innovation.

31 July 2024

Harnessing CO2 for a better world

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Harnessing CO2 for a better world

A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at UQ.

31 July 2024

Encore for Avalon Theatre

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Encore for Avalon Theatre

Drama students are taking the stage at the revitalised Avalon Theatre, more than a century after construction of the original building in St Lucia.

30 July 2024

Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new UQ lab

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Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new UQ lab

A new facility at UQ is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.

26 July 2024

Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

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Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny.

26 July 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: UQ experts

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Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: UQ experts

UQ has a range of experts available to comment on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – from sports coaching and sports psychology to tourism and marketing.

26 July 2024

UQ researcher promotes health in Indigenous communities

UQ researcher promotes health in Indigenous communities

A University of Queensland researcher has secured more than $1.4 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Targeted Call for Research: Commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2023 scheme.

25 July 2024

Changes needed to keep First Nations children out of incarceration

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Changes needed to keep First Nations children out of incarceration

More culturally responsive diversion programs are needed to prevent the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, according to University of Queensland research.

25 July 2024