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
Microfluidics tools such as this are used to manipulate liquids and gas at incredibly small scales

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
Three key boxes attached to a gate at a holiday rental complex
Gastrointestinal diseases like peptic ulcers affect between five and 10 per cent of people at some time in their lives. Getty.

University of Queensland researchers have confirmed a link between depression and stomach ulcers, in the world’s largest study of genetic factors in peptic ulcer disease.

25 February 2021

Greenhouse gas waste from factories could be turned into environmentally-friendly chemicals and fuels under an international project seeking to better understand the gene function of bacteria.

24 February 2021
close up of green coloured bacteria

Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by ‘resuscitating’ old antibiotics, with The University of Queensland researchers leading an international project to help combat the growing threat.

23 February 2021
Image above: ‘Meidum Geese’, Chapel of Itet, mastaba of Nefermaat and Itet (Dynasty 4), Meidum, Egypt. Image: C.K. Wilkinson.

As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.

23 February 2021
'Nemo" orange fish looking at a UV screen of coloured dots

University of Queensland scientists have developed an ultraviolet ‘television’ display designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world.

22 February 2021
Professor Naomi Wray

Australians who have recovered from COVID-19 are being called on by researchers to help unravel the mystery of why people respond so differently to the virus.

19 February 2021
Dog looking up at camera on vet table.

Researchers at The University of Queensland are looking for volunteer pet dogs with a specific cancer diagnosis to test a new treatment.

19 February 2021
Close up of a plate containing Indigenous food coloured orange and purple

A $1.5 million collaboration between Indigenous Traditional Owners and Custodians and The University of Queensland will boost the burgeoning bushfood industry, and create long-lasting Indigenous businesses.

18 February 2021
Prof Matt Trau standing in the lab with Dr Alain Wuethrich looking at the tiny chips

An ‘immuno-storm chip’ developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially lethal reaction.

17 February 2021
Woman holding asthma inhaler to her mouth

A subtype of asthma in adults may cause higher susceptibility to influenza and could result in dangerous flu mutations.

17 February 2021
Stock image - International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses.

16 February 2021