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A champion for professional sportswomen and a pioneer for healthcare reform are among members of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland community recognised with Queen’s Birthday Honours.

14 June 2021
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ blasting and fragmentation technology team standing socially distanced in a lab

It’s not easy to predict how rock will fracture when exposed to a blast hundreds of metres below the earth’s surface, but a piece of experimental equipment will take away the guess work for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s blasting and fragmentation...

13 June 2021
Kelp forest

The world's giant kelp forests – vital marine wildernesses as important to Earth’s ecology as rainforests and coral reefs – are being mapped by a team of international scientists.

11 June 2021
Professor Nicole Gillespie speaking at a podium

Trust is an issue when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) according to a University of Queensland study that found 72 per cent of people don’t trust it, with Australians leading the pack.

11 June 2021
Artist's impression of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s new quantum microscope in action

In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.

10 June 2021
Person with head in their hands against red brickwall.

Screening and early interventions to address loneliness, sleep disturbances and alcohol consumption can help to reduce the association between being bullied at school and suicidal behaviours, a new study has found.

10 June 2021

Variants of viruses such as that causing COVID-19 can now be quickly studied in the laboratory, even before they emerge in nature and become a major public health challenge.

9 June 2021
Young girl sitting at desk while being homeschooled.

Researchers are urging key decision makers and sector stakeholders to adopt 16 recommendations to help close the educational divide and improve Australia’s treatment of children and young people experiencing disadvantage.

9 June 2021
Stock image of a doctor examining a patient's skin

Researchers investigating a group of microscopic cells have discovered they can put the brakes on the rapid development of melanoma lesions.

8 June 2021
COVID-19 virus with spikes protruding

Victoria’s current COVID outbreak took another turn last week when a new variant was discovered by health authorities.

8 June 2021
Man sitting at a laptop clutching at this chest with one hand

Researchers have praised healthcare systems in Australia and New Zealand, after both nations recorded some of the world’s best long-term recovery rates for heart attack sufferers.

7 June 2021
Andrew Flannery stands in the foreground with greenery and sandstone buildings behind him.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has appointed highly regarded Andrew Flannery as Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s next Chief Operating Officer (COO).

7 June 2021
Police car with blue lights in urban setting.

Stay-at-home restrictions implemented around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an average 37 per cent reduction in crime across the globe, an international study has found.

4 June 2021
Technicians working with the high-density microarray patch in the Vaxxas cleanroom. Credit: Vaxxas

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has delivered the Hexapro vaccine candidate from the USwith the Vaxxas high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP).

3 June 2021
Picture of stonefish

University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia’s deadly stonefish have made a discovery which could change how sting victims are treated in the future.

1 June 2021

South East Queensland’s eucalypt trees can provide everything from medicines to tools, traps and building materials, according to rediscovered records of regional Indigenous knowledge.

1 June 2021
(L-R) GCP Applied Techologies' Niki Jackson, Masters student Sai Manaswi Reddy Basireddy, Dr Mehdi Serati, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Shane Walker, Aurecon's Dr Harry Asche, Masters student Gautam Malgotra in the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ laboratory

Crushed wine bottles and other recycled glass could replace sand in vital tunnelling supports, cutting construction costs and improving the sustainability of mining.

31 May 2021
Woman sitting against tree with facemask on.

Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year’s COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms and sports facilities shutting down, a University of Queensland study found.

28 May 2021

Cutting-edge innovation in Paralympic sport performance will enter a new era after an agreement was signed between Paralympics Australia and key Queensland-based sporting and research bodies including Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

28 May 2021

Indigenous academics commencing at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences will benefit from a new program designed to advance their academic career aspirations in a supportive environment.

27 May 2021