Yeast dust makes a cheap, fast virus test

Researchers from The University of Queensland have made a dust from baker’s yeast that can detect COVID-19 and could safeguard communities against future pandemics.
26 June 2023

UQ researchers tackle viruses with pandemic potential

Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus, that has recently transferred from animals to people, is able to enter human cells.
22 June 2023

Begging dolphins prompt calls to reform recreational fishing

University of Queensland researchers have found bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay off Brisbane could be teaching other dolphins to ‘beg’ for food from recreational fishe
23 June 2023

UQ community recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

An internationally-recognised scientist is among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the King’s Birthday Honours List thi
12 June 2023

Video games spark exciting new frontier in neuroscience

University of Queensland researchers have used an algorithm from a video game to gain insights into the behaviour of molecules within live brain cells.
15 June 2023

Queensland Budget 2023: UQ experts

Cost-of-living will be front of mind when Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick delivers his economic plan on June 13. UQ has experts available to analyse the budget.
12 June 2023

From the NBA to FNQ - bringing sport science on Country

First Nations PhD candidate Emily Hall is combining her studies in high performance sport with an innovative exercise program co-designed with an Aboriginal community.
12 June 2023

Biodegradable bags to revolutionise mushroom farming

University of Queensland researchers are working with industry to develop biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags for use in mushroom farming, which could open lucrative opportuniti
9 June 2023

Dark energy study releases first insights

Understanding the mysterious force behind the expanding universe is a step closer with the first tranche of data released from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (D
14 June 2023

UQ forges global partnership to create home-grown vaccines

Queensland will become a major international hub for vaccine discovery and development with a global partnership formed in the United States today to help address the wor
7 June 2023

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