Productivity problems must be addressed with AI, Olympics and energy transition on horizon

Australia needs to address its productivity problem as the country approaches a multitude of demands on its workforce, according to University of Queensland business experts.

6 June 2025
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3D Bioprinting is booming but patent laws may be holding it back

The use of 3D printers to create living tissues and organs is revolutionising medicine - but UQ research reveals the legal system is struggling to keep up as the technology races ahead.

6 June 2025
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UQ bestows Honorary Awards on outstanding community leaders

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UQ bestows Honorary Awards on outstanding community leaders

Indigenous Elders, senior figures in Queensland law and leaders in education are among The University of Queensland’s seven 2022 Honorary Award recipients.

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

International coup for food crop research

International coup for food crop research

A $15 million collaboration between The University of Queensland and the German Research Foundation (DFG) will accelerate genetic improvements in cereal and pulse crops.

9 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