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Two Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers honoured as AAHMS Fellows for 2024

An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

25 October 2024
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Plugging into pain: ant toxin causes electrical sting

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have uncovered the workings of ant venom by measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how it causes pain.

17 October 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $10 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme.

31 July 2023

Ten University of Queensland researchers have been recognised in the 2023 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for their outstanding early career research.

31 July 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has secured more than $9 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research program to support a more productive and sustainable agriculture sector in Australia.

31 July 2023
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A global study co-led by researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and Harvard Medical School has found one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime.

31 July 2023
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A report by University of Queensland researchers has warned a global crisis of antibiotic resistance is inevitable, despite promising developments in new antibiotics.

25 July 2023
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Patients will receive faster and more accurate pathology results following a decade-long research project that is set to transform medical diagnosis.

21 July 2023
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University of Queensland veterinary researchers are recruiting pet dogs diagnosed with cancer to test an experimental vaccine.

21 July 2023
Researcher checking samples of bioplastics at Seaworld on the Gold Coast. Image, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

A major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers look for solutions to the world's growing plastics problem.

19 July 2023
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Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have found an anti-ageing function in a protein deep within human cells.

18 July 2023
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has recognised a leading Aboriginal philosopher and a visionary entrepreneur with Honorary Doctorates.

14 July 2023
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Consulata Bilal graduates this week from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ with a Bachelor of Science, after navigating the challenges of living with a debilitating disease.

14 July 2023