UQ tech bringing regenerative medicines closer than ever

Tiny gel droplets enhanced with UQ microfluidics technology could open new pathways to repairing and replacing damaged organs.

20 June 2025
Microfluidics tools such as this are used to manipulate liquids and gas at incredibly small scales

Holiday rental caps not the solution to housing crisis

A cap on short-term holiday rentals in regional New South Wales tourist hot spots has had no impact on the housing crisis, a UQ study has found.

20 June 2025
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Using tiny brains to treat rare, hereditary diseases

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Using tiny brains to treat rare, hereditary diseases

Brain tissue grown in a laboratory by University of Queensland researchers will be used to test a treatment for a rare disease in children and help unlock therapies for a range of neurological disorders.

6 April 2023

Children with asthma at risk of anxiety

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Children with asthma at risk of anxiety

Children diagnosed with asthma were at significantly increased risk of developing anxiety, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 April 2023

Predators munch crown-of-thorns starfish

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Predators munch crown-of-thorns starfish

University of Queensland scientists have identified natural predators which could help fight outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) on the Great Barrier Reef.

5 April 2023

Concern about chemicals in compostable food containers

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Concern about chemicals in compostable food containers

University of Queensland researchers are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially polluting chemicals.

4 April 2023

Pachyderm perfume: How African elephants use odour to communicate

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Pachyderm perfume: How African elephants use odour to communicate

University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.

3 April 2023

HR leader to return to UQ in chief role

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HR leader to return to UQ in chief role

University of Queensland has appointed accomplished people and culture leader Phillip Vaughan to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

30 March 2023

Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados

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Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados

Bees can help prove Australia's valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that could be a barrier to exports according to research by The University of Queensland and the national science agency CSIRO.

30 March 2023

Building 50 years of memories

Building 50 years of memories

The University of Queensland community is celebrating a half-century of graduations, music, concerts, exams, lectures, protests and exhibitions in Mayne Hall.

29 March 2023

UQ researchers selected to attend 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

UQ researchers selected to attend 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Two University of Queensland researchers have been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in June.

28 March 2023

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

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Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

The inaugural recipient of The University of Queensland Kev Carmody Scholarship met the celebrated singer-songwriter at the official unveiling of a mural at the St Lucia campus.

28 March 2023

Compassion could be key to combating body shame

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Compassion could be key to combating body shame

University of Queensland researchers have found compassion could reduce self-criticism, body shaming and depression in overweight or obese adults.

28 March 2023