Student racers go high-tech in search for speed

An all-girl team of high school students competing in the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge has consulted with University of Queensland neuroscientists ahead of the nati
6 March 2015

Disease-resistant avocados closer to reality

A root-rot fungus that costs the avocado industry more than $10 million a year is facing a dubious future thanks to a genome sequencing project at The University of Queen
5 March 2015

Study shows benefits of fluoride to children

A study showing that tooth decay in Logan-Beaudesert children has dropped 19 per cent since the introduction of fluoridation has been backed by the Australian Dental Asso
5 March 2015

Space-age sculptures to feature in UQ Art Museum exhibition

An exhibition surveying a decade of work by contemporary Australian artist Peter Hennessey will open at The University of Queensland Art Museum on 14 March.
5 March 2015

Spider venom may have legs as future painkiller

University of Queensland researchers have found seven peptides (mini-proteins) in spider venom that block the molecular pathway responsible for sending pain signals from
4 March 2015

Does chemical exposure in the workplace affect hearing?

With one in six Australians recording some form of auditory loss, a new study by The University of Queensland is examining how exposure to chemicals in the workplace can
4 March 2015

Ballet classes offer benefits to Parkinson's patients

In the boxing ring he famously floated like a butterfly, but for Parkinson’s disease sufferers such as Muhammad Ali it could be an ability to dance The Nutcracker that d
4 March 2015

UQ international education pioneer retires

After more than three decades at the helm of The University of Queensland’s Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ), Director Ms Christine Bundesen AM has
3 March 2015

Australian virus might be answer to effective Ebola vaccine

An experimental Ebola vaccine made using an Australian virus called Kunjin might help in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus, an international study led by The Unive
3 March 2015

Few friends for shy kangaroos

Kangaroo social networks could provide insight into the evolution of human personality differences.
3 March 2015

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