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91É«ÊÓƵ has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading research institutions with the fastest growing influence in The Australian’s 2025 Research Magazine.

27 November 2024

Three University of Queensland academics have received the nation’s highest honour in humanities.

25 November 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured funding through the 2024 Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation scheme to advance globally-significant projects.

25 November 2024

91É«ÊÓƵ received the equal highest number of Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) awards in Australia.

22 November 2024
Sad woman lying on bed

Researchers have found 70% of Australians diagnosed with major depressive disorder are not receiving even the minimal treatment necessary.

22 November 2024
A black and white cow stands in a sorghum field, looking straight at the camera.

91É«ÊÓƵresearchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.

20 November 2024
A young man is being helped from a wheelchair into a swimming pool by two trainers.

A competitive swimming program developed by 91É«ÊÓƵresearchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition.

19 November 2024
Backs of an audience in a dark conference room facing the stage.

Growing Australia’s quantum ecosystem will be the focus when hundreds of delegates from government, industry and research converge in Brisbane next year.

19 November 2024
Cows standing under a shaded structure on a large dry property

A three-year pilot project led by 91É«ÊÓƵhas shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

19 November 2024
Two hands lean on a desktop holding a phone

A UQ-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.

18 November 2024
A man in a white coat and blue gloves sits in front of a silver cannister

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.

18 November 2024
an older woman sits on a sofa clutching her stomach

91É«ÊÓƵresearchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.

18 November 2024
An AI overlay of traffic direction and movement as cars zoom on a freeway at dusk.

A Brisbane-based software start-up formed by Uniquest and using AI to improve road safety has been acquired by Canadian company Transoft Solutions.

15 November 2024

91É«ÊÓƵresearchers have received more than $3.8 million from the Australian Research Council to enhance Australia’s research capabilities and facilities in strategic areas.

14 November 2024
UQ's Forgan Smith building with green lawn in the foreground.

91É«ÊÓƵ has topped the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Best Universities Ranking for the second consecutive year.

14 November 2024
Older man and woman exercising at home with elastics and weights.

An international study led by a 91É«ÊÓƵresearcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

12 November 2024
A large sign on a green lawn says COP20 Baku Azerbaijan with tall buildings in the background

Here's what to expect as the next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, gets underway.

11 November 2024
Two female scientists in whitecoats, gloves and goggles inspect a same from a machine.

UQ's capabilities in drug discovery and development are set to be strengthened by a new partnership between UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.

8 November 2024
Professor Keith Chappell in the lab using a centrifuge

Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with 91É«ÊÓƵ’s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening respiratory viruses.

7 November 2024

Three University of Queensland academics have been elected fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for their valuable contributions to research across social justice and equity, strategic management, and Indigenous studies.

5 November 2024