Map app reveals Australia’s cultural landscape

A new, free smartphone application offers a guide to the locations and landscapes that provide the backdrop for Australia’s most loved films, novels, and plays.
16 January 2015

Baby, we’ve come a long way in measuring lung function

An international team of researchers has developed a simple, non-invasive way to measure the impact of smoking during pregnancy on babies’ lung development.
15 January 2015

Climate and friends influence young corals’ choice of real estate

Coral larvae use ocean temperature and the presence of symbiotic algae to determine where they should settle, researchers have found.
15 January 2015

Thousands of highly talented students choose UQ

University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj today said he looked forward to welcoming new students who had received offers.
15 January 2015

Obituaries for coral reefs may be premature, study finds

Overfishing, pollution and declining water quality have all taken their toll on the Great Barrier Reef, where coral cover has disappeared over the past 25 years.
15 January 2015

We need new antibiotics to beat superbugs, but why are they so hard to find?

As the threat of superbugs continues to rise, the number of new treatments available has flatlined, placing us close to a return to the pre-antibiotic era.
14 January 2015

UQ merges schools of nursing and social work

The University of Queensland’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the School of Social Work and Human Services, have joined to become the School of Nursing, Midwifery a
14 January 2015

Boys are more likely to play up at school, but it’s more social than biological

While research generally agrees that boys are more likely to be disengaged with school than girls, there is far less agreement as to why.
14 January 2015

Queenslanders now have to prove their identity to vote – but why?

In a first for an Australian general election, when Queenslanders head to the polls on January 31 they’ll need more than loose change for the sausage sizzle and cake stal
14 January 2015

Sun damage and cancer: how UV radiation affects our skin

While small amounts of UV radiation are required for the production of vitamin D, skin can burn from just 15 minutes of exposure to the summer sun.
13 January 2015

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