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

Cutting costs and emissions in beef production

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Cutting costs and emissions in beef production

A research team led by the University of Queensland has developed a tool to help the global beef industry simultaneously reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions while meeting demand for meat.

12 January 2023

Demand booms for experimental mRNA from UQ BASE

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Demand booms for experimental mRNA from UQ BASE

A University of Queensland team has become the biggest supplier of experimental mRNA vaccines and therapies in Australia, with burgeoning demand from research and industry across the country.

11 January 2023

Project fuels driving test solution for people with dementia

Dr Theresa Scott and dementia advocate John Quinn discuss the online driver safety test.

Project fuels driving test solution for people with dementia

University of Queensland researchers are working with people living with dementia to develop an online driver safety test that can be performed by GPs in their surgeries.

5 January 2023

Scientists tackle rusty plant threat

Spray bottle on plants.

Scientists tackle rusty plant threat

University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants.

19 December 2022

Speech pathology graduate with Tourette syndrome begins dream job

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Speech pathology graduate with Tourette syndrome begins dream job

Meet Lachlan Scott, the 2022 Valedictorian of UQ’s Bachelor of Speech Pathology, who has Tourette syndrome.

16 December 2022

UQ event sheds light on ATAR options

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UQ event sheds light on ATAR options

With ATAR scores out today, school leavers can learn how to make the most of their results and influence their future at The University of Queensland’s online event this Sunday 18 December.

16 December 2022

$31 million boost for UQ medical research

$31 million boost for UQ medical research

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $31 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to progress life-changing health and medical research.

15 December 2022

A PhD in Regency protocol, petticoats and plot twists

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A PhD in Regency protocol, petticoats and plot twists

Newly conferred Dr Alison Goodman, who wrote two Regency-era novellas as part of her PhD in Creative Writing at UQ, has signed a major international publishing deal.

15 December 2022

UQ bestows Honorary Awards on outstanding community leaders

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UQ bestows Honorary Awards on outstanding community leaders

Indigenous Elders, senior figures in Queensland law and leaders in education are among The University of Queensland’s seven 2022 Honorary Award recipients.

15 December 2022

Indigenous graduate’s chance pathway to medicine

A woman with long black hair is smiling at the camera, she is wearing a graduation cap and gown over a white dress and is standing in the sandstone cloisters of UQ's Great Court.

Indigenous graduate’s chance pathway to medicine

University of Queensland graduate Dr Ella Ceolin can partly thank school holiday boredom for setting her on a career path in medicine.

14 December 2022

Trial of ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer’s underway

A man sitting on a chair receiving ultrasound treatment on his head in a lab. Two ultrasound technicians are behind him.

Trial of ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer’s underway

A pioneering treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, developed at The University of Queensland, is being tested in a small safety trial underway in Brisbane. 

13 December 2022