Koalas set to benefit from new genetic screening tool

A UQ-led project has developed a tool to standardise genetic testing of koala populations, providing a significant boost to conservation and recovery efforts.

13 June 2025
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Online tool connecting businesses and universities

Researchers from UQ have developed an online tool to help small businesses work with universities to innovate their products and expand their trade.

13 June 2025
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A new way to deliver brain cancer treatment and how socioeconomic status impacts on health care access are among projects to be investigated by this year’s University of Queensland Fulbright scholars.

6 February 2024
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Researchers at UQ have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the brain’s consolidation of memories.

6 February 2024
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A three-year project led by UQ and the tourism industry has delivered a roadmap to help one of the state’s most important sectors develop resilience and recover from disaster.

5 February 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have used machine learning to help predict the risk of secondary bacterial infections in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

2 February 2024

University of Queensland researchers have found improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% could unlock supply for an extra 8,000 homes to be built in Australia each year.

31 January 2024
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University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry and leading criminologist and educator, Professor Lorraine Mazerolle have received the nation’s highest civil award in the 2024 Australia Day Honours.

26 January 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have found there are two key reasons people choose to be anonymous online – self-expression or toxic behaviour.

24 January 2024
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Researchers have found Queenslanders from lower socio-economic areas are at higher risk of dental disease due to a lack of fluoridated water.

22 January 2024
A photo of a murky body of water with black tadpoles in it.

UQ researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows tadpoles in cold environments to mitigate the detrimental effects of ultraviolet radiation.

19 January 2024

University of Queensland researchers say a requirement for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games to be climate positive presents an opportunity for the state to be bold and leave the city with a valuable legacy.

18 January 2024
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A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.

17 January 2024