¹ú²ú̽»¨

¹ú²ú̽»¨ top of Nature rankings The University of Queensland is the highest-ranked Australian university in the prestigious 2024 Nature Index of Research Leaders.

21 June 2024
A woman sits at an open doorway with her back to the camera. She is facing a garden with a green lawn, trees and wooden chairs.

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨-led study has found a link between exposure to gardens and a lower risk of being diagnosed with obesity-related cancer.

21 June 2024
A woman administering a vaccine to a cow

A vaccine developed at The University of Queensland has proven highly effective in early trials to address one of the country’s top cattle pests.

19 June 2024
A bowl of peanuts is offered to a young woman who holds up her hand to say no.

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨ project aims to make the teenage years safer for Australian children diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies.

19 June 2024
A person wearing headphones looking at a computer screen gaming

University of Queensland researchers are suggesting a new diagnosis should be added to the official world diseases list to better identify those with gaming disorders.

14 June 2024
A photo showing an antibiotic drip on a stand in the foreground, with the corridor of a hospital in the blurred background.

Changing the way antibiotics are given to adult patients with sepsis will save thousands of lives a year globally, according to research by ¹ú²ú̽»¨ and The George Institute for Global Health.

13 June 2024
Toddler with nasal oxygen prongs insitu lying with head on pillow and sucking on dummy. Adult hand supporting head.

A new high-flow oxygen technique is as safe as standard anaesthetic methods during tubeless upper airway surgery in children, according to University of Queensland research.

12 June 2024
Elite swimmers training in pool.

Only a small proportion of elite swimmers regularly checked their skin for signs of cancer despite being at increased risk, according to University of Queensland research.

11 June 2024
A small child is held by medical staff with a mask with tubes over their nose and mouth

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨-led study has found multiple doses of anaesthetics do not compromise brain function in young children.

10 June 2024
Close up of mine worker in high vis writing on a piece of paper

¹ú²ú̽»¨ research is at the forefront of finding ways to improve the return to work for people diagnosed with dust lung disease.

7 June 2024
Emeritus Professor Peter Andrews AO

A University of Queensland Emeritus Professor has been named a Queensland Great for his efforts to create and foster the state’s knowledge economy.

7 June 2024
A street in daylight with people with pedestrians looking at their phones as they walk with a young woman in the foreground.

Young Australians are being exposed to an alcohol advertisement on social media every 2 minutes and 43 seconds on average, according to ¹ú²ú̽»¨ research.

7 June 2024
A microscopic view of brain organoids

A first-of-its-kind brain organoid grown at The University of Queensland has helped researchers identify therapies that reduce the impact of COVID-19 on people with Down syndrome.

6 June 2024
Four smiling people wearing safety equipment in a laboratory

Queensland will be a major international hub for vaccine discovery and development with a $32 million partnership between ¹ú²ú̽»¨ and US-based Emory University to establish the Queensland Emory Vaccine Centre at ¹ú²ú̽»¨.

31 May 2024

The Queensland Aphasia Research Centre at The University of Queensland has been awarded almost $5 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to improve treatment for the growing number of Australians living with post-stroke aphasia.

31 May 2024