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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
a person lied on a bed with their feet in a round machine and another person stands nearby

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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Biodiversity offsetting is contentious – here’s an alternative

Target-based ecological compensation resolves much of this uncertainty by explicitly linking compensatory requirements to biodiversity targets.

Biodiversity offsetting is contentious – here’s an alternative

A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to biodiversity offsetting – and help nations achieve international biodiversity targets.

12 February 2020

Rangeland weeds in splatter gun scope

A demonstration of the technique, which involves applying a high concentration jet or ‘splatter’ of herbicide on to foliage.

Rangeland weeds in splatter gun scope

Splatter gun technology testing is successfully attacking several rangeland weeds, minimising chemical usage and better targeting weed outbreaks.

11 February 2020

‘Rule breaking’ plants may be climate change survivors

Lead author Dr Annabel Smith measures a plantain during the annual census on Inis Oirr, Ireland.

‘Rule breaking’ plants may be climate change survivors

Plants that break some of the ‘rules’ of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research.

10 February 2020

Melanoma risk in young Australians goes beyond the burn

A sunbather on the beach. Stock image.

Melanoma risk in young Australians goes beyond the burn

Australians with melanoma detected before they turn 40 are more likely to have the cancer on non-sun damaged parts of the body compared to people diagnosed when older.

6 February 2020

Parenting can transform children, families, communities and big global problems

Around 300 people from more than 20 countries are expected to attend the conference.

Parenting can transform children, families, communities and big global problems

The pathway to addressing many of the world’s biggest social problems could be found in improved parenting according to an international parenting conference presented by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and the Life Course Centre in Brisbane.

5 February 2020

Primate venom sheds light on why so many people suffer cat allergies

The slow loris ... its bite can induce allergy-like reactions in humans.

Primate venom sheds light on why so many people suffer cat allergies

Research into the toxin of the world’s only venomous primate, the slow loris, is shedding light on the potential origins of the allergic qualities of cats.

5 February 2020

Sustainability expert to lead Liveris ‘change enablers’

Professor Peta Ashworth. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ image.

Sustainability expert to lead Liveris ‘change enablers’

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has appointed Professor Peta Ashworth OAM as inaugural director of the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership.

4 February 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers develop framework for climate change mitigation in mining

Aerial image of an open-cut mine open. Contributed.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers develop framework for climate change mitigation in mining

University of Queensland researchers have developed a framework that aims to reduce the mining industry’s impact on climate change by accounting for sources and sinks of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

4 February 2020

Positive outcome for Hendra antibody trial

Researchers work on the Hendra virus therapeutic antibody. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ image.

Positive outcome for Hendra antibody trial

A process developed by University of Queensland researchers to produce larger quantities of the Hendra virus therapeutic antibody could be expanded to manufacture treatments for other potentially deadly viruses around the world.

4 February 2020

Window commission sparks conversations about future cities

Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun in front of his commissioned work wrapped around the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Art Museum at St Lucia

Window commission sparks conversations about future cities

A large-scale, text-based artwork by Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun spanning the façade of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland Art Museum has been unveiled, providing a thought-provoking statement about how we occupy our cities.

30 January 2020

National awards highlight Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ high achievers

Dr Paul Eliadis AM, left; Mrs Joan Cribb OAM; Emeritus Professor Edward White AM.

National awards highlight Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ high achievers

More than 50 people connected with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland received Australia Day Awards.

30 January 2020