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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland is Australia's top research institute in the 2020 CWTS Leiden Rankings for the third consecutive year, placing first nationwide and 31st in the world.

14 July 2020

Mathematical modelling inspired by social media is identifying the significant impacts of warming seas on the world’s fisheries.

14 July 2020

The next critical phase for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine is underway – with the research effort moving out of the lab and into human trials.

13 July 2020
Man's hand grasping a wire prison fence

Legal professionals, journalists and researchers now have access to a new-and-improved version of the Deaths in Custody Project – the first comprehensive national database of its kind.

13 July 2020

Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery by University of Queensland researchers.

10 July 2020
Professor Peter Visscher

An Australian scientist born in the Netherlands has been given a lifetime honour by a European organisation in recognition of his outstanding achievements in life sciences.

9 July 2020
Professor Catherine Lovelock studies 'blue carbon' in soils and coastal wetlands

Two University of Queensland environmental scientists have been named 2020 Australian Laureate Fellows.

9 July 2020

A novel rapid cancer diagnostic technology with the potential to quickly and easily detect cancer has been licensed for further development.

9 July 2020

Increasing the levels of a chemical found in all human cells could boost a woman’s fertility and help select the best eggs for IVF, according to University of Queensland research.

8 July 2020
Faure Island in Shark Bay, Western Australia (Credit: Graham Fulton)

Artificial watering points in rangelands are posing an increasing threat to surrounding biodiversity long after the removal of livestock, according to University of Queensland research.

7 July 2020

Sterile water injections provide effective pain relief for women with labour back pain, according to University of Queensland-led research.

6 July 2020
According to Professor James Watson, the current UN goals are missing the mark for biodiversity conservation

A team of scientists has warned that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), designed to bring together environmental protection and socioeconomic development, are failing to protect biodiversity.

6 July 2020
MRI image - white matter fibres in the human brain

A portable MRI device which could offer safe diagnostic imaging to patients who are unable to be moved, travel or have medical implants is a step closer following a $1 million federal government grant.

3 July 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland remains the only Australian university to have at least four subjects ranked in the top 10 worldwide in the prestigious ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (ARWU) 2020.

3 July 2020

New research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has found that women who have hot flushes and night sweats after menopause are 70 per cent more likely to have heart attacks, angina and strokes.

2 July 2020

Serving in East Timor was a positive experience for most of the 1200 Australian Defence Force personnel surveyed by University of Queensland researchers.

29 June 2020

It only takes a moment to fall off a ladder, but the psychological impacts are long-lasting, particularly for older males.

29 June 2020

The humble marine sandworm may help in the hunt for a new class of antibiotics after University of Queensland researchers improved a molecule in the sand-dwelling animal which kills superbugs.

26 June 2020

Ultra-rapid genetic testing can transform the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill children with suspected genetic conditions, according to an Australian Genomics study.

25 June 2020

A major clinical trial has found the drug Allopurinol does not prevent worsening of kidney disease.

25 June 2020