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Beach littered with plastic waste

The urgency of reducing single-use plastic in global supply chains has been highlighted by a University of Queensland study in collaboration with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.

4 September 2020
Stock image: A female doctor sitting with an elderly male patient

Improving communication treatment for stroke recoverees is the focus of a new research project at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland, supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

4 September 2020
A close up of a parasitic wasp against a white background

Biological control of insect pests – where ‘natural enemies’ keep pests at bay – is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to University of Queensland-led research.

3 September 2020

A tiny weed with huge potential has prompted University of Queensland PhD candidate and 2020 Charlie Perkins Scholarship winner Audrey McInnerney to head to the UK’s University of Cambridge.

3 September 2020
Sandstone pillars in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Great Court.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has jumped four places in the highly regarded Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, continuing its climb up the global ladder.

2 September 2020
Mine with blue water

Researchers have warned that mining threats to biodiversity caused by renewable energy production could surpass those averted by climate change mitigation.

2 September 2020
Mite

Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the ‘natural’ rate – a finding a University of Queensland researcher says is another warning that global biodiversity is in deep trouble.

2 September 2020
RUbble Biodiversity Samplers (RUBS) deployed in dead rubble habitat on a coral reef in Palau to attract the great diversity of cryptic animals.

‘Dead’ coral rubble can support more animals than live coral, according to University of Queensland researchers trialling a high-tech sampling method.

1 September 2020
New guide is designed to help pharmacists advise customers about complementary medicines

Pharmacists should get more involved in providing guidance to customers purchasing supplements and complementary medicines, a new University of Queensland research paper says.

1 September 2020
Professor Heiss says the jacaranda motif makes the lanyards perfect for the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ community

Prolific author Professor Anita Heiss has promoted Indigenous language and literacy in many and diverse ways – but her latest venture is particularly novel.

1 September 2020
Stock image: two wines glasses with white wine on a table

University of Queensland researchers reveal how alcohol advertisers are using social media to prey on parents and encourage drinking as a way to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 August 2020
Illustration of northern quolls by Nellie Pease

The northern quoll, one of Australia’s most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes – which may be key to the species’ survival.

28 August 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Space, the number one student rocketry organisation, holding their Project Athenia prototype

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland could soon be the first university to fly a student-built rocket into space next year.

28 August 2020

University of Queensland scientists have been rewarded for their work tackling diseases burdening the healthcare system and conserving threatened native species with 2020 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

28 August 2020
Cattle yards outside of Rockhampton, Central Queensland. (Photo supplied QAAFI).

A strong association between the genes influencing cattle temperament and autism in humans has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers.

28 August 2020

A call to arms has gone out to Queenslanders aged 56 and over to help advance Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine project.

27 August 2020
A lab scientist pipettes vaccine solution

Pre-clinical testing of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine has produced positive indications about its potential effectiveness and manufacturability.

26 August 2020

University of Queensland researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold which more effectively detect early signs of disease, improving patient outcomes.

25 August 2020
Image of pink-coloured cancer cells

An innovative technique to improve cancer treatments using tumour biopsies less than 30 minutes after they’re taken has been developed at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

25 August 2020
The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family, found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia. Credit: Saketh Upadhya.

The world’s tropical regions are home to the widest range of plants and animals, but research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland reveals that climate change is pushing species away, and fast.

25 August 2020