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Call for volunteers for quit smoking study with benefits

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study.

1 November 2024
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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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Giant weeds slain by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ innovation

(L-R) Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Ciara O’Brien and Brooke Johnstone sizing up a giant, invasive Chinese elm tree.

Giant weeds slain by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ innovation

Giant, invasive Chinese elm trees with a trunk circumference of up to three metres are being swiftly slain thanks to a new herbicide technology developed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and BioHerbicides Australia.

23 July 2020

Artists explore our complex connection to the internet 

Artists explore our complex connection to the internet 

Conflict in My Outlook_We Met Online, a major Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Art Museum exhibition investigating how the internet shapes social relations and ideas, while also functioning as a surveillance device, will ‘go live’ on 21 August.

22 July 2020

Early menstruation linked to increased menopause symptoms

Menopause: symptoms include sweating and hot flushes. Stock image.

Early menstruation linked to increased menopause symptoms

Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a University of Queensland study.

22 July 2020

‘Liquid fat’ to help incurable childhood disease

‘Liquid fat’ to help incurable childhood disease

A dietary fat supplement could improve the prognosis and quality of life for the 40 Australian children living with the incurable degenerative disease Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).

21 July 2020

Bushfires could trigger 14 per cent rise in threatened native species

Salvage logging after the bushfires (Credit: David Lindenmayer)

Bushfires could trigger 14 per cent rise in threatened native species

The damage caused by the catastrophic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires could lead to a dramatic jump in the number of native species at risk, according to University of Queensland-led research.

21 July 2020

Lack of affordable housing blocks efforts to reduce rough sleeping

International research backs the effectiveness of a ‘housing-first’ strategy

Lack of affordable housing blocks efforts to reduce rough sleeping

A partnership between public and not-for-profit agencies has adopted a proven strategy to permanently end homelessness for people sleeping rough in Brisbane.

21 July 2020

Partnership to progress treatments for Sjogren’s syndrome

Professor Ranjeny Thomas

Partnership to progress treatments for Sjogren’s syndrome

A potential new treatment for autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome is a step closer to development, thanks to a partnership between Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and global biotechnology company CSL Limited.

20 July 2020

$125m Warwick Solar Farm powers Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ to 100 per cent renewable

$125m Warwick Solar Farm powers Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ to 100 per cent renewable

Australia’s renewable energy research capacity has been boosted with the completion of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s 64 megawatt solar farm at Warwick in the state’s south east.

17 July 2020

Gentrification no longer an ‘inner-city phenomenon’ in Aussie cities

Gentrification no longer an ‘inner-city phenomenon’ in Aussie cities

The innermost suburbs of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne are not seeing a change in gentrification according to new research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

16 July 2020

Australian researchers track COVID-19 in wastewater from plane and cruise ship passengers

Australian researchers track COVID-19 in wastewater from plane and cruise ship passengers

As Australia considers how to safely welcome international visitors again, testing wastewater systems on long-haul planes and cruise ships could provide crucial information on detecting the presence of the COVID-19 virus in incoming passengers.

16 July 2020

Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought

Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought

New research led by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of pesticide mixtures in creeks and rivers discharging to the Great Barrier Reef.

14 July 2020