Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.

5 December 2024
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Study exposes link between genetic risk of depression and heart disease in women

Women who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, UQ researchers have found.

5 December 2024
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UQ researchers and educators in the running for prestigious Eureka Prizes

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UQ researchers and educators in the running for prestigious Eureka Prizes

Three teams of researchers and a science engagement team from The University of Queensland are finalists in the prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, honouring excellence in scientific discovery, invention, communication and innovation.

31 July 2024

Harnessing CO2 for a better world

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Harnessing CO2 for a better world

A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at UQ.

31 July 2024

Encore for Avalon Theatre

The revitalised Avalon Theatre

Encore for Avalon Theatre

Drama students are taking the stage at the revitalised Avalon Theatre, more than a century after construction of the original building in St Lucia.

30 July 2024

Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new UQ lab

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Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new UQ lab

A new facility at UQ is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.

26 July 2024

Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

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Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny.

26 July 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: UQ experts

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Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: UQ experts

UQ has a range of experts available to comment on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – from sports coaching and sports psychology to tourism and marketing.

26 July 2024

UQ researcher promotes health in Indigenous communities

UQ researcher promotes health in Indigenous communities

A University of Queensland researcher has secured more than $1.4 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Targeted Call for Research: Commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2023 scheme.

25 July 2024

Changes needed to keep First Nations children out of incarceration

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Changes needed to keep First Nations children out of incarceration

More culturally responsive diversion programs are needed to prevent the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, according to University of Queensland research.

25 July 2024

Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum

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Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum

A UQ-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.

22 July 2024

UQ’s secret weapon in Australia’s Paralympic campaign

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UQ’s secret weapon in Australia’s Paralympic campaign

UQ's Associate Professor Emma Beckman is headed to the Paris Paralympic Games, as part of a group of experts doing on-the-ground sport intelligence data-gathering.

18 July 2024

Reef pest feasts on ‘sea sawdust’

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Reef pest feasts on ‘sea sawdust’

Researchers have uncovered an under the sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as ‘sea sawdust’.

18 July 2024