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  • Close up of koala in tree. Image, Adobe.

    Grim statistics on koala survival odds

    Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland show euthanasia was the most common outcome, according to University of Queensland research.

    10 September 2024
  • A photo of a stage, lit up with pink and blue lights, and a glass trophy in the foreground saying Eureka Prizes.

    Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers and educators awarded three Eureka Prizes

    Teams of researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ working on pioneering melanoma imaging and preventing deadly infections, along with a science engagement team, have won prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

    5 September 2024
  • Different sized coral underwater

    Reef tourism encourages climate action

    Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action.

    3 September 2024
A human hand holding a small earless dragon

Remote cameras and conservation dogs will be deployed as part of a University of Queensland research project aiming to conserve four threatened Queensland reptile species.

12 April 2024
A slice of a 3D map of the universe showing Earth at its centre.

An international team of researchers has created the world's largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe – measuring the expansion of the cosmos over the past 11 billion years.

5 April 2024
A four wheeled rover with an excavator attachment on a sandy field

A team of aspiring students from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has won a share in honours in an international space competition.

3 April 2024
A goanna eating a black snake.

A University of Queensland-led study has shed light on how some lizards have evolved to resist deadly neurotoxins from Australia’s most venomous snakes.

26 March 2024
a man stands in water holding a plastic container

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers estimate there could be up to 7000 tonnes of microplastics polluting vital ecosystems in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay.

25 March 2024
Dark coloured beetle covered in white hairs sitting on green leaf. Image: James Tweed.

A researcher from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has discovered a remarkable new genus of fluffy longhorn beetle while camping within rainforest in the Gold Coast hinterland.

21 March 2024
A closeup of a young women in different images clutching various body parts shaded red to indicate pain.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have discovered how the ‘on-switch’ for the body’s inflammation machinery can get stuck and cause rare genetic inflammatory diseases.

19 March 2024
An image showing the head and some of the body of a large snake on green grass at night.

A team of scientists on location with a film crew in the remote Amazon has uncovered a previously undocumented species of giant anaconda.

20 February 2024
Colourful coral on the ocean floor, surrounded by small fish and blue water in the background.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led research has shown there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, with detailed satellite mapping helping to conserve these vital ecosystems.

14 February 2024
A man holds an animated model of a lung

University of Queensland researchers have used machine learning to help predict the risk of secondary bacterial infections in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

2 February 2024
A photo of a murky body of water with black tadpoles in it.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows tadpoles in cold environments to mitigate the detrimental effects of ultraviolet radiation.

19 January 2024
Students walking through a university campus

More than 4,750 students have received offers to study at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland in the state’s major offer round taking the total number so far to more than 9,900 for Semester 1.

15 January 2024
A graphic showing a space background with colourful rings.

An international project mapping millions of galaxies has provided a ‘tantalising’ insight into the mysteries of dark energy and could reshape our understanding of the history of the Universe, according to a leading Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ astrophysicist.

9 January 2024
Two red feathered chickens looking straight at the camera

A University of Queensland-led study has found humans can tell if chickens are excited or displeased, just by the sound of their clucks.  

4 January 2024
A weighing scale on a wooden floor next to a tape measure and a surgical face mask

University of Queensland-led research shows being overweight can impair the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but not to the protection offered by vaccination.

4 December 2023