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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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Do the traits we value in a partner predict who we pursue?

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.

15 October 2024
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Technology has enabled athletes with disabilities to reach incredible heights but it has also introduced new challenges, particularly in ensuring fairness and equity in competition.

2 September 2024
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have received two $3 million grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council to accelerate knowledge and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and to improve gynaecological cancer treatment.

30 August 2024

A bioscience startup and a world-leading immunologist at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland are among the winners in the Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) GENE Awards.

30 August 2024
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One of Australia’s leading musicians and educators will join Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ as the Kinnane Professor of Music early next year.

30 August 2024
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research has won an international innovation award for successfully tackling odour and corrosion in sewers.

29 August 2024

Researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have secured more than $7.2 million through the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) program to strengthen national research and innovation capacity.

28 August 2024

Fifteen University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $15.3 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships 2024 scheme to drive research and innovation.

28 August 2024
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University of Queensland research is supporting elite athletes to adjust to life after retiring from sport.

27 August 2024
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is leading a trial across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast focusing on improving the delivery of life-saving treatments for hospitalised babies.

26 August 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has honoured its most innovative students and entrepreneurs with awards to coincide with World Entrepreneurs Day.

26 August 2024
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A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024