Promoting menstrual health awareness in Indigenous communities

UQ researchers have launched a menstrual health teaching guide for classrooms co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.
4 December 2024

70% of Australians with depressive disorders not getting adequate treatment

Researchers have found 70% of Australians diagnosed with major depressive disorder are not receiving even the minimal treatment necessary.
22 November 2024

Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock

UQ researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency
20 November 2024

Queensland the home of Quantum

Growing Australia’s quantum ecosystem will be the focus when hundreds of delegates from government, industry and research converge in Brisbane next year.
19 November 2024

Facebook ads targeting people at risk of harm under scrutiny

A UQ-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.
18 November 2024

Traffic safety start-up gains global traction

A Brisbane-based software start-up formed by Uniquest and using AI to improve road safety has been acquired by Canadian company Transoft Solutions.
15 November 2024

UQ named Australia’s best in AFR ranking

The University of Queensland has topped the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Best Universities Ranking for the second consecutive year.
14 November 2024

The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan

Here's what to expect as the next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, gets underway.
11 November 2024

Fermenting a future for food in Australia

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia
18 November 2024

New oral drug to calm abdominal pain

UQ researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions
18 November 2024

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