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University of Queensland research has revealed that having more babies reduces a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer.

8 November 2022

The University of Queensland will establish three Centres of Excellence to tackle major global challenges and opportunities.

4 November 2022
A graphic showing a brain in blue with viruses in red 'infecting' it and lighting it up against a medical background.

Research led by ¹ú²ú̽»¨ has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson’s disease.

1 November 2022
Rows of lettuces growing inside a glass house. Image, ¹ú²ú̽»¨

Feeding the world’s spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.

31 October 2022
A foggy graveyard under a full moon. Jack-o-lanterns and leafless trees are scattered around the graveyard.

Most of us only celebrate Halloween each October, but three University of Queensland experts research the strange and spooky all year round, from the history of horror stories to scary costumes.

28 October 2022
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The COVID pandemic has highlighted rapid shifts in where, when and how Australians work, and universities have an important role in ensuring graduates are ready for a future of continuing change.

27 October 2022
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A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event.

26 October 2022
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The use of cocaine and MDMA has fallen in Queensland since COVID-19 disruptions began in 2020, but the use of methylamphetamine or ‘ice’ has increased according to a report from Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).

26 October 2022
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It is amid fears of a global recession that Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his first budget on 25 October. What will it mean for cost of living, income tax, wages, national debt, and government services? ¹ú²ú̽»¨ has a wide range of...

24 October 2022
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Some of Asia’s largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.

22 October 2022
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

21 October 2022
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have found young adults and baby boomers are bearing the brunt of Queensland’s housing affordability crisis.

18 October 2022
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Scientists at The University of Queensland are developing a protein-based vaccine to protect Australia’s beef industry from lumpy skin disease (LSD).

7 October 2022
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Journalists may face decades in prison for ‘foreign interference’ offences unless urgent changes are made to Australia’s national security laws, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

6 October 2022

University of Queensland researchers have discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the door to future treatments.

30 September 2022