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UQ event sheds light on ATAR options

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UQ event sheds light on ATAR options

With ATAR scores out today, school leavers can learn how to make the most of their results and influence their future at The University of Queensland’s online event this Sunday 18 December.

16 December 2022

A PhD in Regency protocol, petticoats and plot twists

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A PhD in Regency protocol, petticoats and plot twists

Newly conferred Dr Alison Goodman, who wrote two Regency-era novellas as part of her PhD in Creative Writing at UQ, has signed a major international publishing deal.

15 December 2022

Indigenous graduate’s chance pathway to medicine

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Indigenous graduate’s chance pathway to medicine

University of Queensland graduate Dr Ella Ceolin can partly thank school holiday boredom for setting her on a career path in medicine.

14 December 2022

Trial of ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer’s underway

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Trial of ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer’s underway

A pioneering treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, developed at The University of Queensland, is being tested in a small safety trial underway in Brisbane. 

13 December 2022

Researchers kick goals with soccer findings

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Researchers kick goals with soccer findings

University of Queensland scientists have developed a model that gives soccer players their best chance of kicking a penalty goal.

12 December 2022

Researchers infect a ‘brain in a dish’ in search for Zika antivirals

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Researchers infect a ‘brain in a dish’ in search for Zika antivirals

A University of Queensland-led project has used a ‘brain in a dish’ to study the effects of the Zika virus, taking research a step closer towards developing drugs to combat the infection.

12 December 2022

Life-saving light beam to detect malaria

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Life-saving light beam to detect malaria

A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of Queensland-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives annually.

9 December 2022

Masks can put cognitive performance in check

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Masks can put cognitive performance in check

Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research.

6 December 2022

UQ partners in global vaccine hub in Queensland

Griffith University Vice-Chancellor Professor Carolyn Evans, UQ Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry, Sanofi's Dr Jean-Francois Toussaint, Premier Annastacia Palasczcuk, Deputy Premier Steven Miles, and Minister for Science Meaghan Scanlon

UQ partners in global vaccine hub in Queensland

Queensland will become a global mRNA vaccine hub with a $280 million Translational Science Hub to be established in Queensland.

5 December 2022

Research finds Queenslanders are bad at estimating their level of intoxication

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Research finds Queenslanders are bad at estimating their level of intoxication

Queenslanders are incapable of assessing their own intoxication levels, especially when their blood alcohol level is high, according to research co-led by The University of Queensland.

1 December 2022

Debunking autism myths rewarded with national prize

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Debunking autism myths rewarded with national prize

A University of Queensland PhD student has been awarded a national prize for debunking a common myth about children with autism.

30 November 2022

Important discovery could help extinguish disease threat to koalas

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Important discovery could help extinguish disease threat to koalas

University of Queensland virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.

30 November 2022

Spinal cord injury research earns a Churchill Fellowship

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Spinal cord injury research earns a Churchill Fellowship

UQ's Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg is set expand his research into finding new treatments for spinal cord injury after being awarded a 2022 Churchill Fellowship.

29 November 2022

Pioneering climate action in architecture education

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Pioneering climate action in architecture education

University of Queensland School of Architecture lecturer Dr Liz Brogden has been awarded a 2022 Churchill Fellowship to further her work pioneering climate action in the profession.

28 November 2022

How well do humpback whales hear?

How well do humpback whales hear?

When Associate Professor Rebecca Dunlop left Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2003 for Brisbane, the move was meant to be temporary – and testing the hearing of humpback whales wasn’t part of the plan for the physiology graduate either.

26 November 2022
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