Researchers show aspirin added to cancer drug improves effectiveness

Adding aspirin to some existing cancer drugs could increase their effectiveness against a group of tumours resistant to treatment, new research has shown.
4 December 2017

Stillbirth is not just stillbirth: more information is needed

Forty two babies are stillborn in Australia every week, and 60 per cent of them are recorded as “unexplained”.
4 December 2017

Literature student on the path to Oxford

A passion for bringing English literature to the public has led to a Rhodes Scholarship for University of Queensland (UQ) student Damian Maher.
1 December 2017

Crop gene discovery gets to the root of food security

Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered that a key gene which controls flowering time in wheat and barley crops also directs the plant’s root growth
4 December 2017

African protected area saving endangered megafauna

One of Africa’s last remaining wilderness areas is in good shape and could potentially support 50,000 elephants and 1000 lions, a University of Queensland-led study has f
1 December 2017

UQ graduates named as John Monash Scholars

Three University of Queensland graduates will head to England to further their studies at the distinguished Cambridge and Oxford universities after winning postgraduate s
1 December 2017

Viewing cricket through rose-tinted glasses

Anyone watching the Ashes this summer and struggling to see the pink cricket ball used in day-night matches should try wearing rose-tinted glasses, according to Universit
30 November 2017

Major book award for UQ graduate

An anthology of Australian science fiction and fantasy stories, edited by University of Queensland graduate and award-winning writer Dr Jack Dann, has taken out a top awa
29 November 2017

Soccer success is all about skill

A soccer player’s performance on the field is determined by their skill rather than their athletic ability, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.
29 November 2017

Resilient reefs offer hope for regeneration

Just three per cent of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals may hold the key to regenerating reefs damaged after major disturbances, new research reveals.
29 November 2017

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