Leadership as legacy: a Kiwi rugby team's secrets to success

Fresh from clinching the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific title, the Crusaders are proving they’re not only built for big moments but for lasting success.

27 June 2025
Hands holding a rugby ball on a kicking tee.

Safety check for Brisbane e-scooter riders

A UQ study has examined the behaviour of e-scooter riders in Brisbane before and after the introduction of tighter regulations.

26 June 2025
A man in high-vis and wearing a helmet and backpack rides an e-scooter across a Brisbane road.

First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

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First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

A UQ-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025

Pioneering pathway welcomes first-year medical students

First-year medical students with Professor Riitta Partanen.

Pioneering pathway welcomes first-year medical students

The first cohort of “home grown’’ doctors, trained exclusively in the Central Queensland and Wide Bay regions, has begun first-year studies through The University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School.

5 February 2025

New technique to detect dark matter using atomic clocks and lasers

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New technique to detect dark matter using atomic clocks and lasers

A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos.

5 February 2025

UQ researcher secures funding for cancer treatment research

UQ researcher secures funding for cancer treatment research

A University of Queensland (UQ) researcher Dr Debottam Sinha has received $450,000 from the Passe & Williams Foundation to improve health outcomes for patients with a rare form of cancer.

4 February 2025

AgriSkills Accelerator given green light

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AgriSkills Accelerator given green light

A first-of-its-kind program will encourage university students from diverse disciplines to ‘test-drive’ a career in Australia’s agriculture industry.

29 January 2025

UQ team finds relative of deadly Hendra virus in the US

A northern short-tailed shrew in forest leaf litter

UQ team finds relative of deadly Hendra virus in the US

Researchers at UQ have identified the first henipavirus in North America. 

29 January 2025

New model a SMART way to tackle burnout

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New model a SMART way to tackle burnout

Managers are often at a loss on how to increase morale and reduce burnout for their employees, but a UQ researcher has helped develop a framework that could be the perfect tool.

28 January 2025

UQ community recognised in Australia Day honours

University of Queensland's Great Court

UQ community recognised in Australia Day honours

Critical care researcher Professor John Fraser and former Alumni Friends president Dr Catherine Lawrence are among members of The University of Queensland community recognised in today’s Australia Day honours.

26 January 2025

Moment in the sun: why greenspace planning is key to better health

People in New Farm Park in the late afternoon sun with the Brisbane urban skyline in the background.

Moment in the sun: why greenspace planning is key to better health

UQ researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025

Nickel mining a serious concern for climate action

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Nickel mining a serious concern for climate action

Land clearing for nickel mines is causing a more severe threat to the climate than initially thought, a study led by a UQ researcher has found.

21 January 2025

New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at UQ

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New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at UQ

Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at UQ have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.

20 January 2025