UQ News

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

Pleasure and pain: what nude sunrise swims in winter tell us about social connection

20 June 2025
New brain pathway discovered as key to memory formation

18 June 2025
Biodiversity thrives in rare events

17 June 2025

Light conversion tech to power wearable X-rays for children

UQ reseachers examining light conversion technology in a lab.

Light conversion technology developed by UQ researchers will be used for wearable X-ray devices that make respiratory scans more comfortable for young children.

6 May 2025

Endometriosis linked to premature and early menopause

A woman in pain sitting on her bed clutching her stomach.

Women who suffer from endometriosis have an increased risk of premature and early menopause, both naturally and surgically, UQ researchers have found.

1 May 2025

Satellites a solution for tracking coral reef health

Divers with their heads out of very blue ocean water

Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, UQ research has found.

30 April 2025

Packaging up a sustainable future for Australian business

a pile of brown boxes, cups and utensils

Researchers at Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator have developed a roadmap to help Australian food and beverage businesses shift towards more eco-friendly packaging.

29 April 2025

Chasing History: Celebrating 40 years of the Great Court Race

Three female athletes running around sandstone building with purple overlay.

For 40 years, the Great Court Race has been a test of speed, strategy and stamina in which UQ’s fastest students jostle their way through the arched cloisters, battling lactic acid and chasing a place in history.

29 April 2025

World-first immunotherapy trial to treat Type 1 diabetes

Professor Ranjeny Thomas wearing a lab coat and safety glasses working in the lab

Researchers at UQ have dosed 5 participants in the first clinical trial of a potentially revolutionary immunotherapy drug to treat Type 1 diabetes.

29 April 2025

The joy of the hunt: UQ puts literary gems on show for Alumni Book Fair

A collection of rare novels has been uncovered by a team of dedicated ‘book detectives’ in anticipation of the 24th UQ Alumni Rare Book Auction.

28 April 2025

SMART move: UQ to host national push for next-gen therapy manufacturing

The Solutions for Manufacturing Advanced Regenerative Therapies (SMART) Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will bolster Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capabilities.

UQ will host a $238 million industry-led research centre to accelerate industrial-scale manufacturing of regenerative therapies for illnesses including heart disease, cancer, arthritis and dementia.

24 April 2025