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Two scientists wearing white lab coats, and goggles stand in a corridor smiling at the camera.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited.

22 August 2024
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¹ú²ú̽»¨ research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

21 August 2024
A spiky white hailstone, flecked with small dots of black paint, rests on a scale on a desk.

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨ library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.

16 August 2024

Scientists have unearthed the deepest column of marine rock ever extracted from Earth’s mantle – the enormous layer below its crust – which could help reveal conditions at the dawn of life.

9 August 2024
A person clutches their lower back as if in pain. They are outside with greenery in the background.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers are seeking participants for a study looking to understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain.

9 August 2024
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The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

7 August 2024
A graphic illustrating a red virus being dragged behind a model of a human being against a grey background.

The ¹ú²ú̽»¨-led and developed COVID-19 Risk Calculator has been updated to determine a person’s risk of developing long COVID.

1 August 2024
A shadow of a little girl holding a parent's hand

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

1 August 2024
A man in a white lab coat, goggles and gloves in profile, working at a laboratory bench.

A new facility at ¹ú²ú̽»¨ is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.

26 July 2024
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¹ú²ú̽»¨ 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
Silhouette of two people spear fishing

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
A mobile phone on a flat surface with its screen lit up, and a hand hovering above it.

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.

22 July 2024
A woman stands smiling in a gymnasium, beside large colourful weights.

¹ú²ú̽»¨'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
Image of crown-of-thorns starfish larvae taken under a florescence microscope.

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
A flock of sheep grazing in a paddock

A chemical-free method of controlling flystrike in sheep is a step closer, according to University of Queensland research.

15 July 2024