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Why medium-sized animals are better built for speed

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024
A cheetah in front of a racetrack

Study finds fluoride in water does not affect brain development

A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.

19 December 2024
Child filling glass with water from kitchen tap
A pregnant woman holds a coffee mug and looks through sheer curtains out a window.

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children.

10 October 2024
Dr Chris O'Brien holding an avocado plant in pot.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.

9 October 2024
A male scientist in a lab coat and goggles holds a pipette above a large black spider in a container.

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led project to develop the first-ever drug to treat heart attack and protect donor hearts will move to human clinical trials, after receiving $17.8 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

7 October 2024
Male researcher under red light in a quantum physics lab.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland will be at the forefront of developing quantum technologies on a global stage, after securing more than $29 million through the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy.

4 October 2024
An illustration of red virus cells against a light blue background.

More than 1,400 experts have visited Brisbane for the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated to influenza, chaired by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Associate Professor Kirsty Short.

4 October 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has launched its inaugural Disability Inclusion Research and Innovation Plan to enhance disability research culture, capabilities, and collaboration across the university.

4 October 2024
a large brick building against a blue sky with glasshouses on its roof

A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.

4 October 2024
Two Indigenous story books fanned out on a white desktop. One is titled Out in the Bush, the other is For Our Elders.

A project co-designed by community and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers has set a benchmark for how school curriculums can reflect Indigenous knowledge.

4 October 2024
An award recipient holding up a large cheque

A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

3 October 2024

A University of Queensland STEM education program is one step closer to winning a Science Breakthrough of the Year category in the Falling Walls Global Call 2024.

2 October 2024

Two University of Queensland researchers have been named as 2024 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

2 October 2024