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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
A side by side composite of two men, one with grey hair and beard with sandstone cloisters behind him, the other a bald man with glasses whose chin rests on his hand. They are both smiling.

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
An image of an Australian green-head ant.
The Bird Language Diversity web app open on a mobile phone.

Researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have helped design an app to protect birds at risk of extinction across the world by breaking down language barriers between scientists.

21 April 2022
QARC researcher Jessica Campbell showing a person with aphasia an app on a phone.

A new University of Queensland research centre dedicated to helping people with aphasia will transform the recovery journey for thousands of Australians and their families.

21 April 2022
A koala sitting in a tree

Wildlife researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have developed a new management approach which could protect the iconic koala from extinction.

20 April 2022
Image of industrial facility

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300...

19 April 2022
A small white plastic device being held to a man's forehead

A skin microbiopsy device developed by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland, that takes tissue samples smaller than 0.5mm in diameter, could change the way skin cancers and other skin conditions are diagnosed and monitored.

19 April 2022
Young boys on a field playing rugby league, with a player being tackled

Practical tips to help maximise children’s enjoyment and participation in Junior Rugby League (JRL) will soon be available for Queensland parents via an online program.

19 April 2022
Older woman holding her hand to her head

Almost two thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care.

15 April 2022
The outside of the Andrew N. Liveris building.

An innovative new building at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland is more than just smart architecture - it has the potential to unlock ways for Australia to transition to a sustainable, zero-emissions economy.

13 April 2022
Garlic in fields, side-by-side showing different yield. (C) Sari Nurulita

Garlic has traditionally been used to ward off evil spirits, but its reputed powers do not stop it from being infected by multiple viruses.

13 April 2022
Phil Barnett

A security officer at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has won a prestigious international award.

13 April 2022
L-R Robert Henry, Patrick Mason - at Gatton library of sorghum mutants. Image: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland

A crop of half a million genetically diverse sorghum plants growing at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s Gatton campus will help future-proof cereal production in a changing climate.

12 April 2022