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Future-proofing Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s student experience through teaching excellence

Six Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ educators have received awards for Teaching Excellence, celebrating their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

29 October 2024
A group of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers holding award trophies standing out the front of a sandstone building on a red carpet

Using weather radar to track Australia’s migrating birds

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

28 October 2024
Two small fluffy birds with bright yellow heads sitting together on a branch
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
Jack Wang studies three test tubes in a holder in a laboratory

A University of Queensland microbiologist with a unique teaching approach has been announced as the University Teacher of the Year by Universities Australia.

25 February 2021
Gastrointestinal diseases like peptic ulcers affect between five and 10 per cent of people at some time in their lives. Getty.

University of Queensland researchers have confirmed a link between depression and stomach ulcers, in the world’s largest study of genetic factors in peptic ulcer disease.

25 February 2021

Greenhouse gas waste from factories could be turned into environmentally-friendly chemicals and fuels under an international project seeking to better understand the gene function of bacteria.

24 February 2021
close up of green coloured bacteria

Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by ‘resuscitating’ old antibiotics, with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland researchers leading an international project to help combat the growing threat.

23 February 2021
Image above: ‘Meidum Geese’, Chapel of Itet, mastaba of Nefermaat and Itet (Dynasty 4), Meidum, Egypt. Image: C.K. Wilkinson.

As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.

23 February 2021
'Nemo" orange fish looking at a UV screen of coloured dots

University of Queensland scientists have developed an ultraviolet ‘television’ display designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world.

22 February 2021
Professor Naomi Wray

Australians who have recovered from COVID-19 are being called on by researchers to help unravel the mystery of why people respond so differently to the virus.

19 February 2021
Dog looking up at camera on vet table.

Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland are looking for volunteer pet dogs with a specific cancer diagnosis to test a new treatment.

19 February 2021