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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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Global deal follows Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ superbug drug discoveries

Dr Mark Blaskovich, Professor Matt Cooper and Dr Karl Hansford are joining forces with CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria) to develop new antibiotics to fight superbugs.

Global deal follows Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ superbug drug discoveries

Antibiotics discovered at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland will be fast-tracked under a $A16 million international research deal.

23 June 2020

One in five adolescents have suicidal thoughts or anxiety

One in five adolescents have suicidal thoughts or anxiety

A global study on mental health has found approximately one in five teenagers experience thoughts of suicide or anxiety.

22 June 2020

Humans outsource thinking from early childhood

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Humans outsource thinking from early childhood

The human tendency to make thinking a little easier by using external objects or actions – known as cognitive offloading – begins at an early age, according to research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

22 June 2020

Santa, Spongebob or Stegosaurus: real or not real?

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Santa, Spongebob or Stegosaurus: real or not real?

Children as young as three can understand the difference between real figures and those that are make believe, according to University of Queensland research.

18 June 2020

African lion counts miss the mark, but new method shows promise

A young male lion named Jacob stands in the branches of a large sycamore fig tree in the Ishasha region of Uganda. (Credit: Alex Braczkowski)

African lion counts miss the mark, but new method shows promise

The current technique used for counting lion populations for research and conservation efforts doesn’t add up, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

18 June 2020

Tracking Australia’s gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs

A reconstruction of a Jurassic dinosaur track-maker from southern Queensland in front of a silhouette of the largest known T. rex.

Tracking Australia’s gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs

North America had the T. rex, South America had the Giganotosaurus and Africa the Spinosaurus – now evidence shows Australia had gigantic predatory dinosaurs.

17 June 2020

When a free drink on vacation can save the environment

If guests agree to forgo their full daily room clean, it saves money and the environment. Image: Pexels.

When a free drink on vacation can save the environment

It’s not every week a researcher finds the actual answer to her academic challenge is to offer free drinks all round – then wins a global prize for the discovery.

16 June 2020

Maternal depression: seeking help sooner is better for mums and kids

The longer a mother suffers maternal depression, the worse the outcomes for the child

Maternal depression: seeking help sooner is better for mums and kids

The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk than others of behavioural problems and poor development.

15 June 2020

Ancient crocodiles walked on two legs like dinosaurs

Ancient crocodiles walked on two legs like dinosaurs

An international research team has been stunned to discover that some species of ancient crocodiles walked on their two hind legs like dinosaurs and measured over three metres in length.

11 June 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ moves up in world top 50 rankings

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ moves up in world top 50 rankings

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has increased its standing in the QS World University Rankings for 2021, coming in at number 46 worldwide and taking out the top spot for Queensland once again.

10 June 2020

Mysterious night parrots may be blinded by the night

Night parrot

Mysterious night parrots may be blinded by the night

Australia’s most elusive bird, the night parrot, may not be as good at seeing in the dark as its name would suggest, and not much better at seeing in the dark than daytime active parrots.

10 June 2020