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​​​​​​​Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has jumped five places to be ranked 33rd in the world in the National Taiwan University (NTU) Ranking.

5 August 2022
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University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses.

4 August 2022
A group of teenage girls next to a smaller group of young girls. The teenagers are wearing pale blue short pleated skirts, red hats, red shirts with tassels, mid-length white socks, and white shoes. The younger children are wearing white dresses, hats, socks and shoes.

At a time when Aboriginal people’s lives were controlled – including what language they spoke, where they could go and who they could marry – Aunty Lesley Williams was marching outside these restrictions.

3 August 2022
A woman stands in a freshwater swamp holding a bundle of long straight reeds.

Weaving is part of Sonja Carmichael’s cultural inheritance, but despite always living on Country, she only arrived at it by chance.

2 August 2022
Students walking through the Great Court at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ St Lucia, which is surrounded by sandstone buildings

Learn how insects are used to solve crime, walk through a replica Stonehenge and see wearable technology as fashion at this year’s University of Queensland Open Day.

2 August 2022
Dylan Berger

Dylan Berger is set to explore how language is a living form of Indigenous Knowledge, as the inaugural recipient of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s Indigenous Languages Scholarship.

1 August 2022
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Deadly Noize is set to showcase First Nations artists in four hours of live music at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

30 July 2022
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A University of Queensland researcher and a research team have been named finalists in the prestigious 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

29 July 2022
A hand holding a cannister containing the vaccine patch.

A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional needle vaccine according to a University of Queensland study in mice.

28 July 2022
Chuck and Helga Feeney sitting down and smiling. Helga has her arm across Chuck's shoulders.

Throughout the 2000s, The Atlantic Philanthropies (founded by American philanthropist Chuck Feeney) gave more than $100 million to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ to help establish the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and...

27 July 2022
Feeney Way sign in front of building

A University of Queensland landmark has been named in honour of extraordinary philanthropist Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, whose generosity permanently changed Australia’s research landscape and led to many research discoveries.

27 July 2022
A young hockey player guiding the ball with her stick on a blue hockey field

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ student and emerging hockey star Claire Colwill is experiencing a whirlwind of emotions after being selected to represent Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this week.

25 July 2022
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Legislated ‘diversity’ quotas are not the answer to having more empowered women on Australian boards, according to research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

25 July 2022

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has been ranked in the top 10 worldwide in three academic subjects with more than a dozen more in the top 50.

20 July 2022
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Groundbreaking Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research into developing new treatments for conditions such as cancer, inflammatory diseases and type 1 diabetes has received recognition and funding support from a national incubator for biomedical startup companies.

20 July 2022
Dr Sonia Shah and Cadence Taylor sitting on a log on a beach with the ocean in the background

They look like any other tourists walking along the sand on Lady Musgrave Island, off the southern Queensland coast. But award-winning University of Queensland scientist Dr Sonia Shah and Bundaberg State High School student Cadence Taylor are...

18 July 2022
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Sore throat is a common symptom of COVID and its newer variants. And of course, many sore throats are caused by viral colds or flu, so they can be treated at home. The most common treatment is probably throat lozenges – but do they really work any...

15 July 2022
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown holds a netball and leans against a column in the St Lucia Great Court

After 11 years of juggling the demands of an elite sporting career with study, Queensland Firebird Gabi Simpson has been acknowledged for her hard work and success, graduating from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland as valedictorian.

15 July 2022
A woman scientist in a laboratory

Australian researchers may be a step closer to preventing Type 1 diabetes after identifying a crucial protein that could prevent the autoimmune disease from taking hold.

14 July 2022
A young woman faces the camera wearing graduation robe and cap, smiling. She is holding a bunch of flowers.

Naomi Sweasey changed the direction of her Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Bachelor of Arts degree after an "enthralling" elective subject in her first semester.

14 July 2022