Giving doctors an AI-powered head start on skin cancer
Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool that analyses multiple imaging types simultaneously.
7 June 2025
Quit smoking study expanded to North Queensland
Cairns and Townsville residents who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a research study.
30 May 2025
Breakthrough could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease
Considered the natural “hunger hormone”, Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, UQ researchers have found.
29 May 2025
An international study has revealed the age at which women experience major reproductive events, such as their first period or giving birth, has changed significantly over time.
6 March 2019
Researchers are launching a $9 million study which aims to embed ethics and the law into autonomous defence systems, such as self-driving military vehicles.
1 March 2019
University of Queensland researchers trying to pinpoint the mystery killer behind ‘pasture dieback’ find their research is fascinating – but they would much prefer to watch grass grow.
28 February 2019
When scientists examine very small and swift objects they see the laws of physics working wildly differently than in the everyday “normal-sized” world.
27 February 2019
A clinical psychologist who personally experienced ‘mum-shaming’ is leading a study aimed at addressing the effects of self-criticism among new mothers.
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A new process turning waste glass into everyday products could save tens of millions of tonnes of glass from going to landfill every year.
22 February 2019
Research has shown that international cooperation has been critical in protecting migratory shorebirds in the Asia Pacific, but ongoing challenges exist.
21 February 2019
Researchers are calling for Australia’s system of managing driver retirement for people with dementia to be overhauled.
21 February 2019
A ground-breaking agreement has been signed by The University of Queensland and Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC), to undertake joint research and development projects.
20 February 2019
University of Queensland research may explain why vitamin D is vital for brain health, and how deficiency leads to disorders including depression and schizophrenia.
20 February 2019
University of Queensland quantum physicist Dr Jacqui Romero has been selected as a L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent for 2019.
14 February 2019
A trial of ways to cool turtle nests is underway in Queensland’s Far North as global warming threatens turtle populations throughout the tropics.
11 February 2019
Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs under threat from ocean warming and bleaching events, according to researchers.
6 February 2019
Scientists must speak out about the benefits of new genetic technologies such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene editing, according to The University of Queensland’s new Director of Crop Science, Professor Ian Godwin.
5 February 2019
The top 100 Australian plant species at risk of extinction have been identified by Threatened Species Recovery Hub research.
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