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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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Sepsis study to power new antibiotic discoveries

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Sepsis study to power new antibiotic discoveries

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have led a national study on the four main bacteria that cause sepsis, providing new targets for developing antibiotics.

28 March 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ entrepreneurs shoot for the stars

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ entrepreneurs shoot for the stars

A team of University of Queensland engineers which has designed a sustainable and affordable 3D printed rocket engine has won two awards at an annual event celebrating entrepreneurship.

27 March 2023

QS World University Ranking shines spotlight on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ subjects

QS World University Ranking shines spotlight on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ subjects

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has been ranked in the global top 20 in five academic subject areas in this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject, reflecting Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s research and teaching capabilities.

24 March 2023

Brisbane on track to be Australia’s home of Paralympic sport

L-R: Stirling Hinchliffe (Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement), Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Paralympics Australia president Jock O’Callaghan announce support for the Paralympics Australia Centre of Excellence in Brisbane on 22 March 2023.

Brisbane on track to be Australia’s home of Paralympic sport

The Queensland Government and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have each committed $44 million funding to establish a world-leading Paralympic Centre of Excellence at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s St Lucia campus.

22 March 2023

Shaping a sustainable future with the help of the Westpac Scholars Trust

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Shaping a sustainable future with the help of the Westpac Scholars Trust

Two University of Queensland researchers have shared more than $500,000 in funding from the Westpac Scholars Trust to tackle major sustainability challenges facing Australia.

22 March 2023

MRFF provides $31 million boost to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research

MRFF provides $31 million boost to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research

University of Queensland researchers have secured almost $31 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to tackle health and medical challenges in Australia and around the world.

21 March 2023

Volunteers needed for ‘Clamp2’ vaccine testing

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Volunteers needed for ‘Clamp2’ vaccine testing

Recruitment is underway for a pivotal proof-of-concept human trial of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s second-generation molecular clamp vaccine.

20 March 2023

Stress test kit could boost koala joey survival

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Stress test kit could boost koala joey survival

Mortality rates of orphaned koala joeys could be greatly reduced by a non-invasive stress test kit being trialled by University of Queensland researchers.

20 March 2023

Key sectors unite to electrify Queensland’s transport industry

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Key sectors unite to electrify Queensland’s transport industry

Queensland’s brightest minds in electric transport will descend on Brisbane for the State’s inaugural Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum on Friday 17 March.

17 March 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ VETS save glorious green python

A green tree python with a tube down its throat and its mouth held open with a wooden tool

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ VETS save glorious green python

Gloria, a beloved pet green tree python, bit off more than she could chew and ingested a puppy pee pad along with her dinner.

17 March 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers awarded Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships

Minister Stirling Hinchliffe with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ recipients of the Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers awarded Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships

Eleven researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­) have been awarded more than $3.1 million through the 2022 Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships.

16 March 2023