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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Pharmacy researcher celebrated for excellence in Indigenous education

A First Nations Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024
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Long COVID inflammation damages the heart

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led research has found inflammatory markers in the blood of long COVID patients which could explain why many experience ongoing cardiovascular issues.

31 October 2024
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Need to be in two places at once? It may be possible

Need to be in two places at once? It may be possible

Quantum physics has demonstrated that tiny particles can exist in multiple places at once, but a new method may prove that it is possible for larger, visible objects to also exist in multiple places.

15 October 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ congratulates Vaxxas on $30m partnership

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ congratulates Vaxxas on $30m partnership

A startup company developing technology based on University of Queensland research will partner with the US Government to test its needle-free vaccine delivery technology.

14 October 2020

Therapy dog helps give counselling jitters the lick

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Therapy dog helps give counselling jitters the lick

A little puppy love is helping University of Queensland students experiencing a ‘ruff’ time improve their mental health and wellbeing.

13 October 2020

Funding allows researchers to uncover the secrets of COVID-19 immunity

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Funding allows researchers to uncover the secrets of COVID-19 immunity

Federal funding will help a team of researchers determine how long immunity lasts in people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, critical information as the world waits for a vaccine.

12 October 2020

Research reveals the economic contribution of Queensland’s national parks

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Research reveals the economic contribution of Queensland’s national parks

A University of Queensland report has revealed that visits to the state’s national parks generate $2.64 billion in spending annually and support thousands of jobs.

12 October 2020

Endgame: centre hopes to stamp out smoking in Australia

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Endgame: centre hopes to stamp out smoking in Australia

A roadmap to eradicate cigarette smoking in Australia will be the focus of a new University of Queensland and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-funded $3 million Centre of Research Excellence.

9 October 2020

Broken promises: almost 80 per cent of threatened species lack sufficient protection

Broken promises: almost 80 per cent of threatened species lack sufficient protection

A failure by governments to deliver on commitments under a global nature conservation treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity, could have devastating effects.

8 October 2020

Confronting Australia’s ‘history in chains’

PhD candidate Max Brierty

Confronting Australia’s ‘history in chains’

Combing archives for information on the use of restraints on Indigenous Australians led University of Queensland scholar Max Brierty to reflect on his family’s experiences.

8 October 2020

Supercharged ‘clones’ spark scarlet fever’s re-emergence

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s Dr Stephan Brouwer is helping reveal why scarlet fever is making a comeback.​

Supercharged ‘clones’ spark scarlet fever’s re-emergence

Scarlet fever is on the rise worldwide, after being almost eradicated by the 1940s.

7 October 2020

US Defense supports Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ pain research

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US Defense supports Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ pain research

Why back pain persists in some cases but not others will be the focus of an international study, which has received more than $1.4 million in funding from the US Department of Defense.

7 October 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ tech could offer ‘faster, cheaper and mobile’ COVID-19 diagnosis

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ tech could offer ‘faster, cheaper and mobile’ COVID-19 diagnosis

Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyse genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and remote testing centres.

6 October 2020