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
Three key boxes attached to a gate at a holiday rental complex
A man in a blue shirt with a beard stands behind trays of grass-like plants

An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.

1 March 2023
A brown and cream hawk sits on the branch of a gum tree.

Australia’s rarest bird of prey - the red goshawk - is facing extinction, with Cape York Peninsula now the only place in Queensland known to support breeding populations.

27 February 2023
A warehouse with tables piled with illicit drug parcels and a desk light shining down.

UQ hosts an international research and learning initiative putting transnational organised crime under the spotlight.

27 February 2023
a woman with short grey hair looks to the left on a black background, a white superimposed drawing of a brain is on her head

Researchers from the University of Queensland have identified that a gene associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s Disease also contributes to a build-up of cell debris in the brain.

24 February 2023
A woman in a dress and boots stands in front of a building which is labelled Theodore Hospital

University of Queensland medical students who completed a 12-week training program in a rural or remote area were more likely to work as doctors in similar communities, a study has shown.

24 February 2023
Dr Poh Hillock

First year mathematics students at The University of Queensland are getting the best possible start to their studies with their program director named Australia's University Teacher of the Year.

23 February 2023
A large reddish bull stands in a grass paddock with bushland in the background.

An experimental vaccine created at UQ could mitigate the impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

23 February 2023
Three women in brightly coloured shirts smile and laugh. They have their arms around each other.

University of Queensland research has found women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.

22 February 2023
An office space with desks, chairs and monitors but no people, and a graphic of connecting lines linking each workstation.

A University of Queensland and KPMG Australia study has found only 40 percent of Australians trust the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at work.

22 February 2023
two people in helmets hold hoses and direct water spray at tall flames

A cost-effective invention aimed at preventing up to half of all firefighter deaths each year is being developed as part of a UQ entrepreneurship program.

21 February 2023

Two Cooperative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) involving The University of Queensland have received funding under the Federal Government program, which provides support for industry-led research collaborations.

20 February 2023