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Why medium-sized animals are better built for speed

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024
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Study finds fluoride in water does not affect brain development

A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.

19 December 2024
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Giving animal strength to medical robotics

Animal-inspired liquid metal 'spines' in focus being held with tweezers with a researcher wear safety goggles in the background.

Giving animal strength to medical robotics

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.

19 December 2024

NHMRC funding supports 28 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research projects

NHMRC funding supports 28 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research projects

University of Queensland researchers have secured 28 grants totalling more than $29 million to address critical health challenges.

18 December 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ celebrates successful NCP Scholarships outcome

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ celebrates successful NCP Scholarships outcome

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland is celebrating its largest and most successful cohort of New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarships with 11 students to advance their studies in the Indo-Pacific in 2025.

18 December 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research aims to improve fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research aims to improve fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but University of Queensland researchers have established the most scientific approach to detecting the disorder.

18 December 2024

Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce

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Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce

A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

17 December 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer's licensed to new startup

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer's licensed to new startup

A promising ultrasound therapy to potentially restore brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease has been licenced to a new startup spun out of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

17 December 2024

How helicopter parenting protects baby reef fish

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How helicopter parenting protects baby reef fish

Researchers have discovered a rare example of ‘great fish parenting’ with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites.

12 December 2024

Four extraordinary individuals recognised with honorary Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ awards

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Four extraordinary individuals recognised with honorary Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ awards

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has conferred its highest honour on one of the university's first Torres Strait Islander graduates along with a highly regarded economist and an acclaimed author.  

11 December 2024

Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions

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Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.

11 December 2024

Major milestone for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ spin-out’s promising MND drug

An illustration of the protein buildup on neurons that contributes to motor and cognitive symptoms.

Major milestone for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ spin-out’s promising MND drug

A potential new treatment for motor neurone disease developed by a company spun out of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has produced successful results in a human clinical trial.

10 December 2024

Biodiversity at risk in most rainforests

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Biodiversity at risk in most rainforests

New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction.

10 December 2024