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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
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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

Towards an Indigenous-led bushfood industry

Close up of a plate containing Indigenous food coloured orange and purple

Towards an Indigenous-led bushfood industry

A $1.5 million collaboration between Indigenous Traditional Owners and Custodians and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland will boost the burgeoning bushfood industry, and create long-lasting Indigenous businesses.

18 February 2021

Early warning for immune system over-reaction in cancer treatment and COVID-19

Prof Matt Trau standing in the lab with Dr Alain Wuethrich looking at the tiny chips

Early warning for immune system over-reaction in cancer treatment and COVID-19

An ‘immuno-storm chip’ developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially lethal reaction.

17 February 2021

Asthma may heighten flu risk and cause dangerous mutations

Woman holding asthma inhaler to her mouth

Asthma may heighten flu risk and cause dangerous mutations

A subtype of asthma in adults may cause higher susceptibility to influenza and could result in dangerous flu mutations.

17 February 2021

Astronauts test virus-fighting surface coating developed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Boeing

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Astronauts test virus-fighting surface coating developed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Boeing

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses.

16 February 2021

Public schools lean on $1.8b ‘private income’ – but is that a good thing?

Some public schools raise up to $1 million a year – and not just via cake stalls. Getty image.

Public schools lean on $1.8b ‘private income’ – but is that a good thing?

Anyone who’s slaved over a school sausage sizzle may not be surprised to learn that parents and friends raise an average $752 a year for every state school student in Australia.

12 February 2021

Outrunning dementia with physical activity

Outrunning dementia with physical activity

Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to University of Queensland research.

11 February 2021

COVID variants and what they mean for the pandemic

Closeup of red-coloured COVID-19 virus

COVID variants and what they mean for the pandemic

Australia has recently seen SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) escape several times from hotel quarantine, including in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.

10 February 2021

Call for tougher age restrictions on YouTube vaping cannabis videos

Buds of cannabis with vaping utensil.

Call for tougher age restrictions on YouTube vaping cannabis videos

YouTube videos showing cannabis vaping as fun and joyful are widely available and easily accessible to young people, a study led by University of Queensland researchers has found.

10 February 2021

Uni project sparks novel reflections on Indigenous heritage

Photo of Sharlene Allsopp sitting on top of a purple-coloured armchair with her arms crossed across her crossed legs

Uni project sparks novel reflections on Indigenous heritage

A short story for a University of Queensland project that evolved into the draft of a novel has helped secure Indigenous Arts student Sharlene Allsopp a prestigious literary prize.

10 February 2021

Deep-sea vision linked to night life on the reef

Squirrelfish are part of a family of coral fish that take advantage of a 'multibank retina' to survive on the reef at night. Image: Justin Marshall

Deep-sea vision linked to night life on the reef

To see – and survive – at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths, new research shows.

9 February 2021

Marsupials low-methane footprint could help fight climate change

Close-up of kangaroo.

Marsupials low-methane footprint could help fight climate change

Researchers are aiming to unlock the microbial secrets of native Australian animals’ low-methane digestive footprint and how environmental changes might disrupt their bacterial balance.

3 February 2021