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The Bramble Cay melomys

University of Queensland and Queensland Government researchers have confirmed that the Bramble Cay melomys – the only mammal species endemic to the Great Barrier Reef - is the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change.

14 June 2016
Queensland great Quentin Bryce

Two University of Queensland alumni have been named Queensland Greats for their outstanding achievements in the community.

14 June 2016

Superbug research from Monash University and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland could change the way critically ill patients across the world are treated.

14 June 2016
AIBN PhD graduate Dr Jamileh Nabizadeh.

Queensland researchers have discovered that the first-stage response of the immune system can contribute to melanoma, colon and breast cancer growth, rather than helping the body to fight it.

14 June 2016
Volunteer gives blood. Credit: Red Cross Australia

University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher Associate Professor Barbara Masser has identified a similar sensation for first-time blood donors.

14 June 2016
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Excellence awardees 2016

Staff who have contributed to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s vision of excellence have been celebrated and awarded at the 2016 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Awards for Excellence.

10 June 2016
Cane toad.

Queensland researchers have made a big leap forward in their quest to eradicate the billions of cane toads wreaking havoc on our native wildlife and habitats.

10 June 2016

Dr Joseph Powell from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Institute for Molecular Bioscience has been awarded the Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research....

10 June 2016

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has responded to inaccurate media reports about a decision of the Fair Work Commission.

9 June 2016
Ageing well in a foreign land

The vulnerability of older adults from non-English speaking backgrounds living in Australia will be central to a new joint research project.

9 June 2016

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland is inviting all its hard-working and committed staff to comment on an issues paper that examines the roles and functions of its finance and human resources staff.

9 June 2016

Gathering evidence on the impact of Kenya’s record-breaking ivory burn on elephant conservation should be an urgent priority according to four University of Queensland scientists.

9 June 2016
Archerfish can recognise faces

The tropical archerfish can recognise people and spit at familiar faces, researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and University of Oxford have found.

9 June 2016

The mining, navigation, minerals exploration and environmental hydrology sectors are set to benefit from new University of Queensland research into quantum technology.

9 June 2016

Researchers have distilled 40 years of coastal marine restoration studies into a set of powerful guidelines for anyone hoping to rejuvenate coastal habitats.

9 June 2016
60 Olympic swimming pools of waste arrive every day

Sewage treatment uses huge amounts of energy, accounting for up to 20 per cent of total electricity consumption in some cities – but what if that waste could be turned back into power?

8 June 2016
Earring with Goose, Gold, Hellenistic period, 300 - 100 BC. Purchased from Fragments of Time, Massachusetts, 2008.

The extravagant lifestyle of the Roman Empire will be on show at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland from this weekend, in a new exhibition at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum.

7 June 2016
Professor Glenn King

Spiders have helped researchers from Australia and the US discover a new target for irritable bowel syndrome pain.

7 June 2016
Two young men in Minyerri (faces not shown) participating in a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research project (looking at dialectal variation in Kriol)

University of Queensland linguists will join Aboriginal language experts in Katherine in the Northern Territory next week to workshop Australia’s largest newly adopted language – Kriol.

6 June 2016
Dr Lim with the prototype

New technology that helps detect skin cancers early could be transformed into a commonplace tool for clinicians, thanks to research at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

6 June 2016