New brain pathway discovered as key to memory formation

A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

18 June 2025
Dendritic spines under magnification. Image, UQ.

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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Women essential to research on Indigenous languages

Cassandra Algy Nimarra and Professor Felicity Meakins documenting the Indigenous language Gurindji. Image: Jennifer Green

Women essential to research on Indigenous languages

UQ’s Professor Felicity Meakins describes her childhood as “free range”, having grown up in a semi-rural area near Toowoomba.

7 March 2022

Update: UQ flood impact

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Update: UQ flood impact

Most UQ locations will re-open this weekend with some restrictions/exclusion zones in place.

4 March 2022

Plastic labelling needs 'sustainability scale'

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Plastic labelling needs 'sustainability scale'

Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, according to research from The University of Queensland and University of Exeter.

4 March 2022

Victims of NSW and Queensland floods have lodged 60,000 claims, but too many are underinsured. Here’s a better way

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Victims of NSW and Queensland floods have lodged 60,000 claims, but too many are underinsured. Here’s a better way

As South-East Queensland and New South Wales wade through the devastation of storms and flooding that now threatens the greater Sydney region, residents and businesses will be turning to insurance as their only hope of recovery.

4 March 2022

Bull ant evolves new way to target pain

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Bull ant evolves new way to target pain

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators – the echidna – that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of Queensland researchers say.

3 March 2022

Pandemic provides unique opportunities for disrupting disadvantage

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Pandemic provides unique opportunities for disrupting disadvantage

COVID-19 has turned a spotlight on inequalities in Australian society, while also presenting a chance for long-term reforms.

2 March 2022

Want to help people affected by floods? Here’s what to do – and what not to.

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Want to help people affected by floods? Here’s what to do – and what not to.

Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster.

1 March 2022

Flood emergency and recovery: UQ experts

Overhead shot of flooded homes surrounded by brown water

Flood emergency and recovery: UQ experts

The 2022 floods devastated communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and pushed emergency services to their limits. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.

1 March 2022

UQ researchers co-author IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

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UQ researchers co-author IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has handed down the second instalment of its Sixth Assessment report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability.

1 March 2022

Russia/Ukraine conflict: UQ experts

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Russia/Ukraine conflict: UQ experts

Russia has invaded Ukraine – creating the largest security crisis in Europe since World War II. UQ has experts available to offer comment on this crisis.

25 February 2022

UQ affirms support for LGBTQIA+ students

UQ's Forgan Smith Building lit up in rainbow colours.

UQ affirms support for LGBTQIA+ students

The University of Queensland has increased the number and types of bursaries available for LGBTQIA+ students and expanded the eligibility criteria, to include students who’ve accepted a full-time place but are yet to enrol.

25 February 2022