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Syringe needle tip going into container of vaccine with blurred background

The Australian government is urgently deploying 8,000 vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea's health workers – but poor electricity access means there are serious questions over PNG’s broader vaccine roll-out.

19 March 2021
Baby peaking up from crib.

Researchers are calling for parents and kids to be involved in a national study into early childhood sleeping patterns at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

19 March 2021
A group of about 16 men from PNG stand watching something over a fence, some with cameras

Until this week, it did not occur to most Australians to ask themselves how our nearest neighbours in Papua New Guinea were faring with coronavirus, according to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Adjunct Professor Ian Kemish.

18 March 2021
Black-throated brilliant. Image credit: Pablo Negret

An analysis has found deforestation is severely affecting forest bird species in Colombia, home to the greatest number of bird species in the world.

18 March 2021

The winners of the 2020 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning have been announced and celebrated at a ceremony held at Customs House.

16 March 2021
Mosquito sucking blood from human hand

A global health organisation and state-of-the-art laboratory at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland are collaborating to support the development and evaluation of point-of-care diagnostics for malaria with new custom-made proteins.

15 March 2021
Archer while undergoing chemotherapy in 2019, with his dad. Image: Claire Bermingham.

A discovery by University of Queensland pain researchers may allow some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid their chemotherapy’s worst and most debilitating side effects.

15 March 2021
Grass trees with pollen in the wind.

New research has revealed a potential link between pollen from certain grass species and respiratory health issues such as asthma and hay fever.

12 March 2021
A young boy receives preventative oral dental treatments

A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living in remote north Queensland, a study has found.

12 March 2021
Hologram encoding a quvigint (left), such as that photographed during the experiment (right).  Image credit: Markus Rambach

Researchers have struck quantum gold—and created a new word—by enlisting machine learning to efficiently navigate a 20-dimensional quantum treasure map.

11 March 2021
Mangoro Market Meri training young women in rural PNG mangrove science © Ruth Konia/TNC

Women are largely being excluded from decisions about conservation and natural resources, with potentially detrimental effects on conservation efforts globally, research has revealed.

8 March 2021
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COVID-19 conspiracy theorists are more concerned about their own health and less concerned about the health of others, according to a study led by University of Queensland researchers.

4 March 2021
The ring-like structure of the SARM1 protein, developed with X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy.

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease are in the firing line after researchers identified an attractive therapeutic drug target.

4 March 2021
Wild pigs or boars (Sus scorfa) are native to Malaysia and also the entire of Eurasia, and are invasive in all other continents, including Australia and the Americas.

Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has found they also cultivate biodiverse rainforests in their native habitats.

3 March 2021
Zebrafish swimming in water.

A DJ-turned-researcher at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has used her knowledge of cool beats to understand brain networks and hearing in baby fish.

3 March 2021
Sample preparation for PFAS analysis

Questions about PFAS exposure in Williamtown, Oakey and Katherine will be the subject of a University of Queensland study, with affected residents invited to participate.

3 March 2021
Sarah Kendall, Professor Peter Greste, Richard Murray and Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh ... advocating for a “journalism-based exemption from criminalityâ€. Photo: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

Journalists must be protected from prosecution in a much-needed overhaul of Australia’s Espionage Act 2018, according to a group of academics pushing for reform.

1 March 2021
Dr Karen Masset standing in a greenhouse holding a stalk of sorghum

Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

26 February 2021
Jessica Harper sitting amidst green-coloured crops

Three University of Queensland PhD candidates will receive up to $120,000 each plus leadership training after being named 2021 Westpac Future Leaders Scholars.

26 February 2021
A man adds artificial sweetener tablets to a mug of tea

Common artificial sweeteners such as saccharine and aspartame could speed up the spread of antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research.

26 February 2021