Imagine if doctors could tailor cancer treatments for individual patients, training their immune system to recognise and precisely target their tumour cells without harming healthy tissue.
UQ researchers are working with students to help them learn how to think critically – a program that is improving their school results and inspiring them to become lifelong learners in the process.
UQ research is enabling ‘good-for-gut’ bacteria to be cheaply and easily added to lactose-free food and drinks, allowing more people to experience the benefits of probiotics.
The expertise of a specialist group of UQ researchers is helping influence policies that are protecting Queensland’s fisheries – a vital natural resource that contributes nearly $600 million each year to Queensland’s economy.
UQ researchers working in criminal justice and domestic violence have influenced key legal reforms designed to better protect Australian women from domestic violence.
By connecting teachers, students and the wider community with William Shakespeare’s works, UQ researchers are ensuring his important lessons continue to have an extraordinary impact on future generations.
A group of UQ researchers are working to solve the crucial energy challenges facing our developing regions – discovering solutions and driving changes that could help save millions of lives.
A 40-year UQ study that has followed people with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood has helped change perceptions and led to the development of programs that are improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities around the world.
UQ researchers are helping teachers make mathematics more engaging and accessible for students, showing how it can be a productive and rewarding tool for life.