UQ tech bringing regenerative medicines closer than ever
Tiny gel droplets enhanced with UQ microfluidics technology could open new pathways to repairing and replacing damaged organs.
20 June 2025
Holiday rental caps not the solution to housing crisis
A cap on short-term holiday rentals in regional New South Wales tourist hot spots has had no impact on the housing crisis, a UQ study has found.
20 June 2025
New brain pathway discovered as key to memory formation
A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by UQ researchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.
18 June 2025
Why is a banana leaf a million times bigger than a common heather leaf? And why are leaves generally much larger in tropical jungles than in temperate forests and deserts?
1 September 2017
Whale shark researchers have solved a long-standing mystery about where the world’s largest fish go during the Australian spring and summer.
30 August 2017
Three University of Queensland students have recorded top five placings at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.
30 August 2017
Minimising the impact of viruses upon the pig industry is a major objective of a $3.83 million grant to international scientific collaborators, including a team from Queensland.
30 August 2017
Self-compassion is an important part of recovery for people with eating disorders, University of Queensland researchers have found.
29 August 2017
Queensland researchers have shown that single crystals, typically thought of as brittle and inelastic, are flexible enough to be bent repeatedly and even tied in a knot.
29 August 2017 Anne Winters.jpg?itok=yw5452Gv "Goniobranchus_splendidus: fish use the yellow rim to identify the danger. Photo: Anne Winters")
Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an international study has revealed more about how they recognise toxic species.
23 August 2017
Australian tiger snakes have “hit the jackpot” because prey cannot evolve resistance to their venom.
22 August 2017
Researchers say their new knowledge on the inner workings of a bacterium has important implications for Australia’s billion dollar cheese industry.
17 August 2017
A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.
17 August 2017
A University of Queensland discovery may lead to new treatments for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
15 August 2017
Grain research technology that will help combat food shortages stemming from climate change and a burgeoning world population have helped a young researcher claim the title of Advance Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.
14 August 2017
An international team of researchers has found a drug previously approved to treat breast cancer could also be used to shrink medulloblastoma, a common form of childhood brain tumour.
14 August 2017
Testing for two gene mutations commonly associated with melanoma would be insufficient to determine whether a mole could turn cancerous, University of Queensland research has found.
11 August 2017
UQ scientists are studying plants' microbial communities, with the aim of improving crop and plant yields. A piece of land on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has proved vital to their quest, with its wide range of species in close proximity, in very...
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