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Plugging into pain: ant toxin causes electrical sting

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have uncovered the workings of ant venom by measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how it causes pain.

17 October 2024
An image of an Australian green-head ant.

Do the traits we value in a partner predict who we pursue?

¹ú²ú̽»¨ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.

15 October 2024
A man and a woman on a date, the woman holding a drink
Generic image of a sprinters getting ready to start a race on an athletics track.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ will pioneer quantum sensory methods that could improve the detection of performance-enhancing drugs in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

15 October 2024
A koala sitting on a tree branch

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have created new tools that could change how conservation experts monitor and protect some of Australia’s most endangered species.

15 October 2024
Woman wearing head scarf power walking through park. Adobe

Two hundred people are being recruited for a major study investigating how diet and exercise can help those living with metastatic breast cancer.

11 October 2024
A pregnant woman holds a coffee mug and looks through sheer curtains out a window.

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨-led study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children.

10 October 2024
Dr Chris O'Brien holding an avocado plant in pot.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at ¹ú²ú̽»¨ to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.

9 October 2024
A male scientist in a lab coat and goggles holds a pipette above a large black spider in a container.

A ¹ú²ú̽»¨-led project to develop the first-ever drug to treat heart attack and protect donor hearts will move to human clinical trials, after receiving $17.8 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

7 October 2024
Male researcher under red light in a quantum physics lab.

The University of Queensland will be at the forefront of developing quantum technologies on a global stage, after securing more than $29 million through the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy.

4 October 2024
An illustration of red virus cells against a light blue background.

More than 1,400 experts have visited Brisbane for the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated to influenza, chaired by ¹ú²ú̽»¨'s Associate Professor Kirsty Short.

4 October 2024

¹ú²ú̽»¨ has launched its inaugural Disability Inclusion Research and Innovation Plan to enhance disability research culture, capabilities, and collaboration across the university.

4 October 2024
a large brick building against a blue sky with glasshouses on its roof

A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.

4 October 2024
Two Indigenous story books fanned out on a white desktop. One is titled Out in the Bush, the other is For Our Elders.

A project co-designed by community and ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers has set a benchmark for how school curriculums can reflect Indigenous knowledge.

4 October 2024