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Future-proofing 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 student experience through teaching excellence

Six 麻豆传媒映画 educators have received awards for Teaching Excellence, celebrating their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

29 October 2024
A group of 麻豆传媒映画 researchers holding award trophies standing out the front of a sandstone building on a red carpet

Using weather radar to track Australia鈥檚 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
Two small fluffy birds with bright yellow heads sitting together on a branch

Chemotherapy with fewer side effects may be on the way

Archer while undergoing chemotherapy in 2019, with his dad. Image: Claire Bermingham.

Chemotherapy with fewer side effects may be on the way

A discovery by University of Queensland pain researchers may allow some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid their chemotherapy鈥檚 worst and most debilitating side effects.

15 March 2021

Pollen forecasting research a boost for asthma and hay fever sufferers

Grass trees with pollen in the wind.

Pollen forecasting research a boost for asthma and hay fever sufferers

New research has revealed a potential link between pollen from certain grass species and respiratory health issues such as asthma and hay fever.

12 March 2021

Indigenous kids鈥� tooth decay rates reduced in remote north Queensland

A young boy receives preventative oral dental treatments

Indigenous kids鈥� tooth decay rates reduced in remote north Queensland

A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living in remote north Queensland, a study has found.

12 March 2021

Finding quvigints in a quantum treasure map

Hologram encoding a quvigint (left), such as that photographed during the experiment (right). Image credit: Markus Rambach

Finding quvigints in a quantum treasure map

Researchers have struck quantum gold鈥攁nd created a new word鈥攂y enlisting machine learning to efficiently navigate a 20-dimensional quantum treasure map.

11 March 2021

It鈥檚 time to bolster women in conservation

Mangoro Market Meri training young women in rural PNG mangrove science 漏 Ruth Konia/TNC

It鈥檚 time to bolster women in conservation

Women are largely being excluded from decisions about conservation and natural resources, with potentially detrimental effects on conservation efforts globally, research has revealed.

8 March 2021

COVID conspiracy theorists: worried about others or just selfish?

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COVID conspiracy theorists: worried about others or just selfish?

COVID-19 conspiracy theorists are more concerned about their own health and less concerned about the health of others, according to a study led by University of Queensland researchers.

4 March 2021

Drug target could fight Parkinson鈥檚 and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

The ring-like structure of the SARM1 protein, developed with X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy.

Drug target could fight Parkinson鈥檚 and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson鈥檚 and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease are in the firing line after researchers identified an attractive therapeutic drug target.

4 March 2021

A silver swining: 鈥榙estructive鈥� pigs help build rainforests

Wild pigs or boars (Sus scorfa) are native to Malaysia and also the entire of Eurasia, and are invasive in all other continents, including Australia and the Americas.

A silver swining: 鈥榙estructive鈥� pigs help build rainforests

Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has found they also cultivate biodiverse rainforests in their native habitats.

3 March 2021

鈥楩ish DJ鈥� tackles fish hearing

Zebrafish swimming in water.

鈥楩ish DJ鈥� tackles fish hearing

A DJ-turned-researcher at 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland has used her knowledge of cool beats to understand brain networks and hearing in baby fish.

3 March 2021

Study investigates PFAS changes in blood

Sample preparation for PFAS analysis

Study investigates PFAS changes in blood

Questions about PFAS exposure in Williamtown, Oakey and Katherine will be the subject of a University of Queensland study, with affected residents invited to participate.

3 March 2021

Untested espionage laws blast chill winds through news publishing

Sarah Kendall, Professor Peter Greste, Richard Murray and Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh ... advocating for a 鈥渏ournalism-based exemption from criminality鈥�. Photo: 麻豆传媒映画.

Untested espionage laws blast chill winds through news publishing

Journalists must be protected from prosecution in a much-needed overhaul of Australia鈥檚 Espionage Act 2018, according to a group of academics pushing for reform.

1 March 2021