Biodiversity thrives in rare events

UQ research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.

17 June 2025
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Pioneer varieties of legume for Australian growers

The University of Queensland has developed 5 new varieties of pigeonpea as a step towards the legume being grown more widely in Australia.

17 June 2025
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The Union Complex will take on a village design in a landmark redevelopment that will seek to incorporate some of the existing buildings and elements at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus.

29 March 2022
Professor Lianzhou Wang in the laboratory

Flat batteries could be a thing of the past thanks to lithium-ion battery nanotechnology developed by The University of Queensland.

28 March 2022
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The University of Queensland has launched Doomscroll Remedy, a new podcast featuring renowned researchers tackling some of the world’s biggest issues.

24 March 2022
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Unlocking the mystery behind the catastrophic death of nerve cells in neurodegenerative disease is driving University of Queensland researcher Dr Adam Walker and his team to new heights in the fight against motor neuron disease (MND) and...

23 March 2022
UQ's 2022 Fulbright scholars

The impact of light on children’s sleep patterns and how anaesthesia disrupts brain function are some of the valuable research projects from University of Queensland students and alumni awarded Fulbright scholarships.

23 March 2022

Findings from the 2021 National Student Safety Survey commissioned by Australian universities have been released today, including reports for individual institutions. Warning: this article references themes that some readers may find distressing.

23 March 2022
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A piece of “junk DNA” could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobia, according to a study from The University of Queensland.

23 March 2022
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When clinical psychiatrist and University of Queensland researcher Dr Cathy Franklin saw her first patient with Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome in 2009, she was shocked.

22 March 2022
Thomas Neilll sitting with arms on his knees wearing his swimming cap and goggles

Australian swimmer Thomas Neill has credited his University of Queensland Sporting Scholarship with helping him claim a bronze medal at last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

18 March 2022
Injured axons of the nematode C. elegans and other invertebrate species are able to rejoin with their separated segments, preventing degeneration and restoring the original axonal tract in a process known as axonal fusion. Credit: Nick Valmas

Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people recover from nerve damage.

17 March 2022
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University of Queensland researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding of both diseases.

16 March 2022