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A row of coloured vapes stand upright on a wooden base, with vapour in the background.

A University of Queensland researcher said current Australian laws were failing to prevent young people using nicotine vaping products (NVPs).

10 May 2023

University of Queensland researchers have developed a roadmap for the integration of smartwatches into Australian health care but acknowledge there are several challenges to overcome.

8 May 2023
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All eyes will be on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday when he hands down the Government’s first major budget since Labor’s election win last year. ¹ú²ú̽»¨ has experts from a wide range of fields available to analyse the budget and what the...

5 May 2023
A long train travels on a track with fields and open country either side of it.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have worked with industry to map how Australia could move towards decarbonising its heavy haulage rail network.

2 May 2023
A purple, red and yellow graphic depicting motor neurons degenerating.

Research at The University of Queensland could eventually help develop viable treatments - and ultimately a cure - for motor neuron disease (MND).

27 April 2023
A scientist in cap, gown and mask stands in profile looking down through a microscope as a second scientist looks on in the background. They are in a lab.

A study co-led by The University of Queensland has found Australia is lagging behind similar countries in funding basic research, particularly in the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

19 April 2023
A elephant calf surrounded by two adult elephants

University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.

3 April 2023
A gloved hand holds a petrie dish with two different forms of bacteria - one white, the other pink with red dots.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have led a national study on the four main bacteria that cause sepsis, providing new targets for developing antibiotics.

28 March 2023
Koala joey in tree

Mortality rates of orphaned koala joeys could be greatly reduced by a non-invasive stress test kit being trialled by University of Queensland researchers.

20 March 2023
Person charging their electric vehicle.

Queensland’s brightest minds in electric transport will descend on Brisbane for the State’s inaugural Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum on Friday 17 March.

17 March 2023
A hand is stretched out, holding a graphic image of a genetic sequence against a dark background.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have contributed to the largest ever genetic study of endometriosis, finding new data about the variants that increase risk of the disease.

14 March 2023
Gloved hands are smoothing a bandaid onto a child's upper arm. The child is on the lap of an adult carer.

Parents can now use a ‘COVID calculator’ to help weigh up the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations for their children.

13 March 2023
A close up of a man wearing a disposable mask over his chin, holding a cigarette to his lips.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent during the early stages of COVID-19.

10 March 2023
A woman sits at a desk looking at two monitors while she conducts a Zoom call with her face and a man's shown on one of the screens.

More people with aphasia will have access to quality treatment, particularly those in rural and regional areas, thanks to the expansion of a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ developed therapy program.

6 March 2023
A brown and cream hawk sits on the branch of a gum tree.

Australia’s rarest bird of prey - the red goshawk - is facing extinction, with Cape York Peninsula now the only place in Queensland known to support breeding populations.

27 February 2023