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Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions

A UQ-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.

11 December 2024

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Volunteers needed for trial of newly developed vaccine candidate for respiratory diseases

Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with The University of Queensland’s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening

7 November 2024

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UQ researchers reveal the long, silent history of sports concussion

UQ researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.

5 November 2024

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UQ partnership to bolster biotech innovation in Queensland

UQ's capabilities in drug discovery and development are set to be strengthened by a new partnership between UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.

8 November 2024

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Age related health decline a predictor of future dementia risk

An international study led by a UQ researcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

12 November 2024

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Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses

A three-year pilot project led by UQ has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

19 November 2024

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UQ Pharmacy researcher celebrated for excellence in Indigenous education

A First Nations UQ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024

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Call for volunteers for quit smoking study with benefits

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study

1 November 2024