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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Fifteen University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $15.3 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships 2024 scheme to drive research and innovation.

28 August 2024
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University of Queensland research is supporting elite athletes to adjust to life after retiring from sport.

27 August 2024
A baby in a hospital bed with an IV tube and bandaged limbs.

UQ is leading a trial across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast focusing on improving the delivery of life-saving treatments for hospitalised babies.

26 August 2024

The University of Queensland has honoured its most innovative students and entrepreneurs with awards to coincide with World Entrepreneurs Day.

26 August 2024
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A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at UQ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024
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The UQ community is remembering the achievements of activist, academic and author, Adjunct Associate Professor Merle Thornton AM.

23 August 2024
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UQ researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited.

22 August 2024
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UQ research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

21 August 2024
Heavy machinery clearing trees from land.

Australia’s environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and mining, according to University of Queensland research.

21 August 2024

The University of Queensland has partnered with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub to accelerate the development and commercialisation of industry-led research.

20 August 2024

Researchers from The University of Queensland have been awarded more than $2.9 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Projects scheme to develop early health interventions.

19 August 2024