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Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe as the pill when it comes to cancer risk: new study

Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.

15 January 2025
doctor holding 3D model of uterus

¹ú²ú̽»¨ and Vaxxas win prize to advance patch-based mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

¹ú²ú̽»¨â€™s BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

14 January 2025
An image of the Vaxxas high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) technology, showing a small patch containing thousands of microprojections.
A man and a woman in graduation attire posing on stage - the man holding a cylinder

Recent graduate Dr T’kido Titasey almost gave up on his medicine degree, but a strong connection to his hometown encouraged him to give it another try.

9 December 2024
Coloured pills falling out of a container

University of Queensland research has found antimicrobial usage is significantly higher in affluent communities in Australia.

6 December 2024
A black and white still image from a video showing a bee with a refelective marker on its back approaching a flower.

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.

5 December 2024
A lady sulking on a couch

Women who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have found.

5 December 2024
A woman stands at the front of a classroom holding period products.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have launched a menstrual health teaching guide for classrooms co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.

4 December 2024
A man and three women stand on a stage in front of a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ banner that reads Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ will continue on its path to ensuring a fair, equal and inclusive society with the launch of a second Reconciliation Action Plan.

2 December 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured more than $35 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects 2025 scheme to expand research in national priority areas.

29 November 2024

A topical cream to help prevent and treat skin cancers in organ transplant patients is a step closer to development.

29 November 2024
Large piece of white coral in a sea of blue with little fish in the distance.

Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists.

29 November 2024

The University of Queensland has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading research institutions with the fastest growing influence in The Australian’s 2025 Research Magazine.

27 November 2024

Three University of Queensland academics have received the nation’s highest honour in humanities.

25 November 2024