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

Allowing forests to regrow and regenerate is a great way to restore habitat

two koalas sleep on thin branches in a gum tree

Allowing forests to regrow and regenerate is a great way to restore habitat

Queensland is widely known as the land clearing capital of Australia. But what’s not so well known is many of the cleared trees can grow back naturally.

17 April 2025

UQ researchers set new solar cell world record

Examining the small but mighty solar cell technology set to revolutionise photovoltaics after another world-record efficiency breakthrough are (from left) Dr Peng Chen, Professor Lianzhou Wang and Dr Dongxu He.

UQ researchers set new solar cell world record

UQ researchers have set a world record for solar cell efficiency with eco-friendly perovskite technology.

16 April 2025

Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about

A homeless man asleep on the sidewalk

Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about

Measures to tackle homelessness in Australia have been conspicuously absent from the election campaign, writes UQ's Professor Cameron Parsell and Honorary Professor Karyn Walsh.

16 April 2025

UQ tests vaccine response in ‘moonshot’ challenge

Researchers are workng in UQ labs to vcreate the first ever vaccine for the Bolivian Chapare Virus.

UQ tests vaccine response in ‘moonshot’ challenge

UQ researchers are attempting to create a vaccine in just 150 days to prove how far their response capabilities to a viral pandemic have come since COVID-19.

16 April 2025

UQ obesity study needs dog volunteers

A dog sitting on scales

UQ obesity study needs dog volunteers

Vets at UQ are investigating how overweight golden retrievers and labradors are affected by their curvy physique.

15 April 2025

UQ architecture research reveals how families could grow own produce inside apartments

UQ PHD student Thi Thanh Nhan An during a harvest inside her semi-greenhouse urban farming prototype.

UQ architecture research reveals how families could grow own produce inside apartments

Fresh research from UQ could help apartment dwellers enjoy a backyard garden in their own flat and a year-round harvest of fruit and vegetables.

15 April 2025

Potent brain potential in Queen Garnet plum

a tray of plums among other fruit in a supermarket

Potent brain potential in Queen Garnet plum

A high-antioxidant fruit created in Queensland could have the potential to boost human brain activity and scientists at UQ are keen to carry out further research.

14 April 2025

Turning off the kitten tap with education and assistance

Grey cat sitting on a wire fence in front of an aqua building

Turning off the kitten tap with education and assistance

UQ research has found evidence-based non-lethal cat management strategies save lives, reduce stray populations and ease the emotional toll on staff involved in euthanasia.

11 April 2025

Life-saving guide to cardiac devices developed by UQ design undergraduates

University of Queensland design students used an iterative process to refine and improve their guide to a VAD. Image: UQ.

Life-saving guide to cardiac devices developed by UQ design undergraduates

UQ design students have helped develop a world-first guide to help doctors and nurses in emergency departments better understand mechanical heart devices.

11 April 2025

Robust research and regulation critical in quest for pain relief

Graphic depicton of a person with fibromyalgia experiencing widespread pain and fatigue depicted as glowing points.

Robust research and regulation critical in quest for pain relief

One of the world’s foremost pain experts has highlighted the risks of bypassing established processes for assessing the safety and effectiveness of medicines at the launch of a research centre at UQ.

10 April 2025

More support needed to reduce high smoking burden in low-income households

Open packet of cigarettes with $A50 note in the background.

More support needed to reduce high smoking burden in low-income households

Disadvantaged households have higher rates of smoking, putting pressure on their household budgets, UQ research has found.

10 April 2025