US Defense supports UQ pain research

Why back pain persists in some cases but not others will be the focus of an international study, which has received more than $1.4 million in funding from the US Departme
7 October 2020

Confronting Australia’s ‘history in chains’

Combing archives for information on the use of restraints on Indigenous Australians led University of Queensland scholar Max Brierty to reflect on his family’s experience
8 October 2020

UQ cuts emissions with state’s first hydrogen buses

The University of Queensland will add two hydrogen fuel cell buses to its fleet by 2022, expected to be the first of their kind in the state.
2 October 2020

Supercharged ‘clones’ spark scarlet fever’s re-emergence

Scarlet fever is on the rise worldwide, after being almost eradicated by the 1940s.
7 October 2020

Hidden DNA fragment the ‘trigger switch’ for male development

Biology textbooks may need to be re-written, with scientists finding a new piece of DNA essential to forming male sex organs in mice.
2 October 2020

Plant researcher from Singapore wins virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT

A student from Singapore has topped a field of 54 talented researchers in the 2020 Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, winning the first virtual final hos
2 October 2020

Research reveals the economic contribution of Queensland’s national parks

A University of Queensland report has revealed that visits to the state’s national parks generate $2.64 billion in spending annually and support thousands of jobs.
12 October 2020

UQ tech could offer ‘faster, cheaper and mobile’ COVID-19 diagnosis

Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyse genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and remote test
6 October 2020

More choice hasn’t improved aged care

Sweeping changes to national aged care funding in the past decade have resulted in worse mental health for older Australians, University of Queensland research shows.
30 September 2020

There’s no single gene for left-handedness: at least 41 regions of DNA are involved

We know genetics plays a big part in which hand a person prefers, but it has been difficult to identify the exact genes responsible.
30 September 2020

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