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
Some public schools raise up to $1 million a year – and not just via cake stalls. Getty image.

Anyone who’s slaved over a school sausage sizzle may not be surprised to learn that parents and friends raise an average $752 a year for every state school student in Australia.

12 February 2021

Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to University of Queensland research.

11 February 2021
Closeup of red-coloured COVID-19 virus

Australia has recently seen SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) escape several times from hotel quarantine, including in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.

10 February 2021
Buds of cannabis with vaping utensil.

YouTube videos showing cannabis vaping as fun and joyful are widely available and easily accessible to young people, a study led by University of Queensland researchers has found.

10 February 2021
Photo of Sharlene Allsopp sitting on top of a purple-coloured armchair with her arms crossed across her crossed legs

A short story for a University of Queensland project that evolved into the draft of a novel has helped secure Indigenous Arts student Sharlene Allsopp a prestigious literary prize.

10 February 2021
Squirrelfish are part of a family of coral fish that take advantage of a 'multibank retina' to survive on the reef at night. Image: Justin Marshall

To see – and survive – at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths, new research shows.

9 February 2021
Close-up of kangaroo.

Researchers are aiming to unlock the microbial secrets of native Australian animals’ low-methane digestive footprint and how environmental changes might disrupt their bacterial balance.

3 February 2021
Image credit: Dr Juan Polanco, The University of Queensland.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells that could be a cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

2 February 2021

An expert in Indigenous architecture, a noted historian and a history-making teacher joined a raft of talented University of Queensland alumni recognised in the 2021 Australia Day honours.

29 January 2021
(L-R) Ed Kerr and Dr Ben Schulz have shrunk critical beer experiments, potentially leading to whole new beer varieties.

A PhD student and ‘beer scientist’ has inadvertently discovered a way to conduct extremely small-scale brewing experiments, potentially leading to better beer.

28 January 2021
Image of a woman wearing jeans sitting down with a joint in her hands

Regular cannabis use has harmful effects regardless of the age a person starts using, a University of Queensland-led study has found.

27 January 2021