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Future-proofing Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s student experience through teaching excellence

Six Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ educators have received awards for Teaching Excellence, celebrating their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

29 October 2024
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Using weather radar to track Australia’s migrating birds

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

28 October 2024
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ student’s journey from Indian slum to university

Amritesh Kumar Maurya with his parents

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ student’s journey from Indian slum to university

An Indian student who grew up in a slum in Delhi will have access to an international education thanks to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s partnership with Asha – an Indian non-profit organisation which improves the lives of slum dwellers.

21 April 2021

Human land use wasn’t always at nature’s expense

Indigenous villagers in the heavily forested state of Odisha, India, with the forest behind them

Human land use wasn’t always at nature’s expense

Nearly three-quarters of Earth’s land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it largely wasn’t at the expense of the natural world.

20 April 2021

Study shows clamp technology promising for future vaccine development

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Study shows clamp technology promising for future vaccine development

University of Queensland scientists have published the clinical trial data confirming their molecular clamp-stabilised vaccine technology was safe and potentially effective.

20 April 2021

Discontinuing antidepressants requires careful planning

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Discontinuing antidepressants requires careful planning

The decision to stop prescribing long-term anti-depressants should be made only after careful preparation by GPs and their patients, University of Queensland research has found.

20 April 2021

Increased exercise could help reduce heavy periods

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Increased exercise could help reduce heavy periods

Increased physical activity could reduce the chance of heavy menstrual periods in women who are overweight or obese, a University of Queensland-led study has found.

19 April 2021

Tiny cat-sized stegosaur leaves its mark

A life reconstruction of the stegosaur trackmakers and palaeo-environment of 110 million years ago. Image: Kaitoge

Tiny cat-sized stegosaur leaves its mark

A single footprint left by a cat-sized dinosaur around 100 million years ago has been discovered in China by an international team of palaeontologists.

16 April 2021

Overweight or obese COVID-19 patients at risk of more severe disease

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Overweight or obese COVID-19 patients at risk of more severe disease

COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese have more severe symptoms and are highly likely to require invasive respiratory support, according to a new international study.

16 April 2021

Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse

Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse

Researchers are calling for greater support for young mothers to reduce the incidence of child abuse after a study found children of mothers under 20 – and their subsequent siblings - were most at risk.

16 April 2021

Grider and Davies named Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sportspeople of the Year

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Grider and Davies named Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sportspeople of the Year

Brisbane Lions’ AFLW grand finalist Natalie Grider and Australian middle-distance runner Callum Davies have been announced as Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s 2021 Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.

13 April 2021

Suicidality among childbearing women a major challenge

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Suicidality among childbearing women a major challenge

A study by University of Queensland researchers has highlighted the need to improve mental health assessments and pathways to care for childbearing women who experience suicidality.

9 April 2021

E-cigarettes help smokers quit for good

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E-cigarettes help smokers quit for good

E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research.

7 April 2021