Transforming societies /research/ en Acknowledging our past for a brighter future: the role of truth-telling /research/article/2024/08/acknowledging-our-past-brighter-future-role-truth-telling <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Research%20News/Web/uq-research-referendum-frontier-violence.jpg?itok=t53x4J6u" width="240" height="240" alt="Small dry bushes sprouting from red dirt" /><span class="date-display-single">26 August 2024</span>New research has found links between historical frontier violence and the “no” vote in the Voice referendum.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Impact</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:22:57 +0000 uqnross4 14681 at /research How ̽ researchers turned CO2 emissions into electricity /research/article/2024/06/how-uq-researchers-turned-co2-emissions-electricity <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Dr%20Zhuyuan%20Wang%20-2%282%29.jpg?itok=_Y9MM_by" width="240" height="240" alt="" /><span class="date-display-single">24 June 2024</span>In the race towards Net Zero 2050, every discovery helps. But this breakthrough could revolutionise energy production and waste consumption. This is how it occurred. <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item even">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 24 Jun 2024 03:42:56 +0000 uqccla15 14667 at /research ‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice /research/article/2024/05/%E2%80%98witches%E2%80%99-are-still-killed-all-over-world-pardoning-past-victims-could-end-practice <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Brendan%20Walsh.jpeg?itok=E8myqC3W" width="240" height="240" alt="Brendan Walsh" /><span class="date-display-single">10 May 2024</span>Violence directed at suspected witches persists across the world today and, alarmingly, seems to be intensifying, writes Dr Brendan Walsh.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Sun, 19 May 2024 23:13:36 +0000 uqccla15 14656 at /research From the outback to the Olympics: how native food is changing how we eat and buy /research/article/2024/04/outback-olympics-how-native-food-changing-how-we-eat-and-buy <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Bushfood%20at%20Nyanda%20Life.png?itok=DPAwTewB" width="240" height="240" alt="Bushfood" /><span class="date-display-single">26 April 2024</span>Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa has a vision: native food telling the story of Australia&#039;s Indigenous culture at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Agribusiness</div><div class="field-item even">Building better bioeconomies</div><div class="field-item odd">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item even">Environment</div><div class="field-item odd">Impact</div><div class="field-item even">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:15:32 +0000 uqccla15 14650 at /research Australian writers have envisioned AI for a century. Here are 5 titles that capture our fears well /research/article/2024/04/australian-writers-have-envisioned-ai-century-here-are-5-titles-capture-our-fears-well <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/AI1.jpg?itok=ozwWc_6Q" width="240" height="240" alt="A concept of AI" /><span class="date-display-single">22 April 2024</span>Australians are nervous about AI. AustLit has picked 5 titles that it believes expertly capture our sense of anxiety and foreboding. <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item even">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:00:59 +0000 uqccla15 14645 at /research 80% of Australians think AI risk is a global priority. The government needs to step up /research/article/2024/03/80-australians-think-ai-risk-global-priority-government-needs-step <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/5274_79607_Close-up%20of%20a%20computer%20keyboard_Single%20use_%20request%20permission.jpg?itok=g7fFFSF6" width="240" height="240" alt="Computer keyboard" /><span class="date-display-single">11 March 2024</span>A new nationally representative survey has revealed Australians are deeply concerned about the risks posed by artificial intelligence.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:43:17 +0000 uqccla15 14627 at /research Inside Australia’s unique literary wonderland /research/article/2024/02/inside-australia%E2%80%99s-unique-literary-wonderland <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Maggie%20Nolan_preferred%20%282%29.jpg?itok=YyyaTYqA" width="240" height="240" alt="Associate Professor Maggie Nolan" /><span class="date-display-single">26 February 2024</span>With more than a million titles, AustLit has become one of the world’s most important and significant literary resources. The team behind AustLit&#039;s recent success reflect on its impact.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item odd">Impact</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:08:26 +0000 uqccla15 14622 at /research ̽ celebrates windfall for humanities research /research/article/2023/12/uq-celebrates-windfall-humanities-research <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/HASS%20Data%20Commons%202.jpg?itok=6RzHwfo_" width="240" height="240" alt="HASS and Indigenous Data Commons" /><span class="date-display-single">6 December 2023</span>Researchers at The University of Queensland are celebrating Australia’s largest investment in humanities, arts, social sciences and Indigenous research infrastructure.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 02:41:15 +0000 uqccla15 14428 at /research ̽ designates campus in Queensland biomed hotspot /research/article/2023/11/uq-designates-campus-queensland-biomed-hotspot <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Dutton%20Park1.jpg?itok=hjMA0DpQ" width="240" height="240" alt="̽ Dutton Park" /><span class="date-display-single">1 November 2023</span>̽ is cementing its presence in the rapidly growing biotechnology precinct in Brisbane’s south, announcing that an existing site will become ̽’s fourth campus: ̽ Dutton Park.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Sun, 05 Nov 2023 23:48:29 +0000 uqccla15 14329 at /research Hemanshi Galaiya: STEM for kids and building a future for Kenya /research/article/2023/10/hemanshi-galaiya-stem-kids-and-building-future-kenya <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Hamanshi%20Galayai.png?itok=mr5Di9Fd" width="240" height="240" alt="Hemanshi Galaiya" /><span class="date-display-single">6 October 2023</span>A Q&amp;A with Hemanshi Galaiya, who is completing her PhD with the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Building better bioeconomies</div><div class="field-item odd">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Sun, 08 Oct 2023 23:18:23 +0000 uqccla15 14296 at /research Is Queensland defence smart? /research/article/2023/09/queensland-defence-smart <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Defence1.jpg?itok=E7LeMSGe" width="240" height="240" alt="Air Force plane" /><span class="date-display-single">27 September 2023</span>An expert panel has heard that ̽ can help usher in the next generation of defence capabilities, including hypersonics, quantum technologies, and AI.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:04:19 +0000 uqccla15 14281 at /research After school care needs to be more than a babysitting service /research/article/2023/09/after-school-care-needs-be-more-babysitting-service <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/After%20school%20care1.jpg?itok=oeVB9yS9" width="240" height="240" alt="Upset parent with naughty kids in the background" /><span class="date-display-single">22 September 2023</span>New research shows how designing activities with children and their communities can help improve the quality of these services.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item odd">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:28:29 +0000 uqccla15 14273 at /research How noisy offices can make us more territorial /research/article/2023/09/how-noisy-offices-can-make-us-more-territorial <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Office1.jpg?itok=YMYU8uOk" width="240" height="240" alt="Office" /><span class="date-display-single">20 September 2023</span>From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on keyboards, the evidence that open-plan offices take a toll on our wellbeing continues to mount.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:46:27 +0000 uqccla15 14268 at /research ̽ heats up the space race /research/article/2023/09/uq-heats-space-race <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Furnace1.jpg?itok=fkqkzQhV" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Christian Kudisonga (left) and Dr Michael Heitzmann" /><span class="date-display-single">8 September 2023</span>A custom-built furnace that can heat materials to almost 3000 degrees Celsius has been installed at The University of Queensland to develop components for Australia’s burgeoning space industry.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 01:06:02 +0000 uqccla15 14233 at /research The future of telehealth /research/article/2023/09/future-telehealth <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Telehealth%2021%20%281%29.jpg?itok=kYSjFIE3" width="240" height="240" alt="Telehealth" /><span class="date-display-single">11 September 2023</span>Health consumers are inviting ̽ researchers to their tables to work out how to improve telehealth.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item odd">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:45:53 +0000 uqccla15 14200 at /research Award winner's AI plan to prevent youth vaping /research/article/2023/09/award-winners-ai-plan-prevent-youth-vaping <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/DrJLeung_KS.jpg?itok=y0plk4U4" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Janni Leung" /><span class="date-display-single">5 September 2023</span>Vaping has dramatically increased in popularity in recent years, with a 40% surge in users between 2018 and 2022. But what if Artificial Intelligence could stop young people from taking up the habit?<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:14:16 +0000 uqccla15 14197 at /research Why the Middle East is spending billions on sport /research/article/2023/08/why-middle-east-spending-billions-sport <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Ronaldo1.jpg?itok=QyedGFKI" width="240" height="240" alt="Cristiano Ronaldo" /><span class="date-display-single">18 August 2023</span>You might have noticed that in the last 15 years Middle Eastern nations have spent billions of dollars on sporting ventures, attractions, and events.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:17:22 +0000 uqccla15 14130 at /research Groundbreaking report details how Australia can make net zero happen /research/article/2023/07/groundbreaking-report-details-how-australia-can-make-net-zero-happen <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Simon%20Smart.jpeg?itok=QJ7xOfHe" width="240" height="240" alt="Simon Smart" /><span class="date-display-single">21 July 2023</span>Australia will need to speed up and broaden its decarbonisation efforts to achieve net zero by 2050, according to the final report of the Net Zero Australia project.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Agribusiness</div><div class="field-item even">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item odd">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item even">Environment</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 01:46:32 +0000 uqccla15 14010 at /research For our Elders: Q&A with Lorelle Holland /research/article/2023/07/our-elders-qa-lorelle-holland <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Lorelle%20Holland%202%281%29.jpeg?itok=KatQ1lUC" width="240" height="240" alt="Lorelle Holland" /><span class="date-display-single">4 July 2023</span>To address the 2023 National NAIDOC Week theme ‘For our Elders’, we asked HaBS academics to share their stories about some of the Elders who have inspired them, and why it’s important to have these strong relationships.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:19:33 +0000 uqccla15 13983 at /research Preparing Australian forces for future conflict /research/article/2023/07/preparing-australian-forces-future-conflict <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Future%20conflict1.jpg?itok=gnpmzOIj" width="240" height="240" alt="Cara Wrigley and Karla Straker" /><span class="date-display-single">30 June 2023</span>The world faces an uncertain future. So, how can defence forces around the world educate personnel to fight in an ever-changing environment?<br /> <br /> <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:54:23 +0000 uqccla15 13968 at /research The real cost of your chocolate habit /research/article/2023/06/real-cost-your-chocolate-habit <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Chocolate.jpeg?itok=ZCXFpSXS" width="240" height="240" alt="Chocolate" /><span class="date-display-single">20 June 2023</span>New research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:10:05 +0000 uqccla15 13940 at /research From the NBA to FNQ: bringing sports science on Country /research/article/2023/06/nba-fnq-bringing-sports-science-country <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Emily%20Hall1.jpg?itok=664Qk_Z6" width="240" height="240" alt="Emily Hall" /><span class="date-display-single">15 June 2023</span>Yarrabah in Far North Queensland is a long way from the packed stadiums of the NBA. But First Nations sport scientist Emily Hall is comfortable putting a sneaker clad foot in both camps.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Biomedical and clinical sciences</div><div class="field-item odd">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item even">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:40:53 +0000 uqccla15 13935 at /research What are generative AI systems really doing with our data? /research/article/2023/06/what-are-generative-ai-systems-really-doing-our-data <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Shazia%20Sadiq1.jpg?itok=Ufv_3WAP" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Shazia Sadiq" /><span class="date-display-single">9 June 2023</span>̽ data expert Professor Shazia Sadiq worries that we are not doing enough to manage the risk of AI.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:52:13 +0000 uqccla15 13908 at /research Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too /research/article/2023/06/our-cemeteries-face-housing-crisis-too <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Cemetery%201.jpg?itok=Y65-gOOu" width="240" height="240" alt="Cemetery" /><span class="date-display-single">8 June 2023</span>Australia’s housing crisis is no secret. What many people don’t realise is that there’s another, less visible housing crisis. Australia’s urban cemeteries are running out of space.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:57:19 +0000 uqccla15 13905 at /research Researchers fermenting their way to next-gen jet fuels /research/article/2023/05/researchers-fermenting-their-way-next-gen-jet-fuels <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-karen-rodriguez%281%29.png?itok=YUYYqPjX" width="240" height="240" alt="Karen Rodriguez" /><span class="date-display-single">1 May 2023</span>AIBN associate professor Esteban Marcellin and PhD candidate Karen Rodriguez are exploring gas fermentation as a cost-competitive method to decarbonise the aviation industry.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item odd">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2023 23:52:08 +0000 uqccla15 13863 at /research Predators munch on crown-of-thorns starfish /research/article/2023/05/predators-munch-crown-thorns-starfish <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-research-sea-ocean-predator.png?itok=9TaqqzR5" width="240" height="240" alt="Crab" /><span class="date-display-single">5 April 2023</span>̽ scientists have identified natural predators which could help fight outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2023 23:08:20 +0000 uqccla15 13843 at /research Addressing the challenge of water scarcity in Chile /research/article/2023/03/addressing-challenge-water-scarcity-chile <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Dr%20Douglas%20Aitken1.jpeg?itok=wpU0p4TT" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Douglas Aitken" /><span class="date-display-single">2 March 2023</span>Rainfall in Central Chile has dropped by a third in the past decade. It&#039;s a major climate issue that needs urgent attention, and SMI&#039;s researchers believe they have a solution.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Building better bioeconomies</div><div class="field-item even">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:25:41 +0000 uqccla15 13570 at /research Could fungi really be the last of us? /research/article/2023/02/could-fungi-really-be-last-us <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/The%20Last%20of%20Us.jpeg?itok=PXMM5jpf" width="240" height="240" alt="The Last of Us" /><span class="date-display-single">28 February 2023</span>Inside the threat of Cordyceps — the very real fungus at the centre of the latest TV smash hit.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:00:08 +0000 uqccla15 13562 at /research ̽ researcher puts organised crime under the spotlight /research/article/2023/02/uq-researcher-puts-organised-crime-under-spotlight <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/CENTRAL%20organised%20crime%20Professor%20Andreas%20Scholenhardt%20profile%20pic%281%29.jpg?itok=4enyzGr9" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Andreas Schleonhardt" /><span class="date-display-single">21 February 2023</span>Organised crime is not just the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters. This month The University of Queensland hosts the annual Transnational Organised Crime Program – an international research and learning initiative. <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:43:42 +0000 uqccla15 13557 at /research How a digital tool aims to prevent Vietnam's Dengue epidemic /research/article/2023/02/how-digital-tool-aims-prevent-vietnams-dengue-epidemic <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Dr%20Dung%20Phung.jpeg?itok=zu2iMvYw" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Dung Phung" /><span class="date-display-single">9 February 2023</span>E-Dengue uses a prediction model to help local communities and health centres mitigate outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease in the Mekong Delta Region.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:10:55 +0000 uqccla15 13404 at /research For the first time, we have a complete skull description of a giant wombat /research/article/2023/01/first-time-we-have-complete-skull-description-giant-wombat <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-giant-wombat1.jpg?itok=0zu5KW32" width="240" height="240" alt="An illustration of Ramsayia magna." /><span class="date-display-single">6 January 2023</span>Researchers have described the most complete skull of a giant wombat – an animal resembling a giant beaver crossed with a modern hairy-nosed wombat.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:24:38 +0000 uqccla15 13329 at /research Creating the first culturally safe suicide intervention program /research/article/2022/12/creating-first-culturally-safe-suicide-intervention-program <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Professor%20Maree%20Toombs.jpeg?itok=raN2iuCn" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Maree Toombs" /><span class="date-display-single">14 December 2022</span>&quot;Some participants have had 5 or 6 direct members of their family who have taken their own life – they come to our program because they’ve had enough and want to be empowered to create change in their communities,” Professor Maree Toombs explains.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:54:27 +0000 uqccla15 13259 at /research Does a 4-day work week help or hinder business? /research/article/2022/11/does-4-day-work-week-help-or-hinder-business <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-remi-ayoko1.jpeg?itok=KuI2GmGy" width="240" height="240" alt="Remi Ayoko" /><span class="date-display-single">25 November 2022</span>Companies participating in a new trial, along with business, economics and law experts have shared their critical insights into the viability of a 4-day work week.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:18:14 +0000 uqccla15 13199 at /research Many companies not on track to meet Net Zero /research/article/2022/11/many-companies-not-track-meet-net-zero <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/saphira-rekker-headshot.png?itok=qPWFCorA" width="240" height="240" alt="Saphira Rekker" /><span class="date-display-single">3 November 2022</span>Only one Australian energy company is on track to comply with the Paris Agreement, ̽ research has found. A new tool has been created to help other businesses get there.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item even">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:27:05 +0000 uqccla15 13124 at /research Using native ingredients to create low sugar soft drink /research/article/2022/11/using-native-ingredients-create-low-sugar-soft-drink <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/QAAFI%20sweetening.png?itok=dLtBjVJs" width="240" height="240" alt="Native fruit" /><span class="date-display-single">1 November 2022</span>Reducing the consumption of sugary drinks in remote Indigenous communities is one of the aims of University of Queensland PhD candidate Jessica Cartwright.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Environment</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:52:30 +0000 uqccla15 13119 at /research Seeing Australia more clearly from afar /research/article/2022/10/seeing-australia-more-clearly-afar <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-Dr-Max-Brierty1.jpg?itok=6-L_Z5Ko" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Max Brierty" /><span class="date-display-single">28 September 2022</span>Kullilli and Wakka Wakka man Dr Maxwell Brierty will take his research on Indigenous philosophy and history to Harvard University.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:43:13 +0000 uqccla15 12969 at /research 5 simple steps to a more sustainable life /research/article/2022/09/5-simple-steps-more-sustainable-life <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-sustainability1.jpg?itok=IfiggfpL" width="240" height="240" alt="Edible cups from natural packaging company Uuvipak" /><span class="date-display-single">7 September 2022</span>There are a lot of easy changes we can make at home to improve our sustainability, and ̽ startups are leading the way in creating sustainable products and services. See how.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:50:40 +0000 uqccla15 12807 at /research Unearthing Australia's giants /research/article/2022/08/unearthing-australias-giants <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-megafauna1.jpeg?itok=j2w6Glki" width="240" height="240" alt="Nellie Pease at a fossil site in Western Queensland" /><span class="date-display-single">15 August 2022</span>Hidden in rocks and dirt just three hours north-west of Brisbane, the fossilised remains of prehistoric megafauna that roamed the Australian continent millions of years ago lie waiting to be unearthed.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Environment</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:13:39 +0000 uqccla15 12776 at /research Jolt needed to drive electric-vehicle uptake /research/article/2022/08/jolt-needed-drive-electric-vehicle-uptake <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Dr%20Kai%20Li%20Lim.jpeg?itok=Ocpl3L5l" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Kai Li Lim" /><span class="date-display-single">23 August 2022</span>St Baker Fellow in Electromobility Dr Kai Li Lim takes a look at what needs to happen before electric vehicles become more viable in Australia.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:09:43 +0000 uqccla15 12771 at /research Could a four-day work week become reality? /research/article/2022/07/could-four-day-work-week-become-reality <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-john-quiggin.jpeg?itok=UJUHVUhZ" width="240" height="240" alt="John Quiggin" /><span class="date-display-single">21 July 2022</span>̽&#039;s Professor John Quiggin discusses the factors that could turn this white-collar dream into a reality.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:15:36 +0000 uqccla15 12567 at /research Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick /research/article/2022/07/australia-isn%E2%80%99t-experiencing-great-resignation-yet-there-has-been-uptick <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Martin%20Edwards.jpeg?itok=rwUR22z5" width="240" height="240" alt="Martin Edwards" /><span class="date-display-single">11 July 2022</span>There are more job vacancies than ever before in Australia. So could we be about to experience the great resignation? <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:21:55 +0000 uqccla15 12515 at /research What does your city sound like? /research/article/2022/07/what-does-your-city-sound <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/City%20Symphony%20cover%20pic.jpg?itok=J-JliuVB" width="240" height="240" alt="City Symphony" /><span class="date-display-single">5 July 2022</span>An exciting interactive mobile app, City Symphony, streams a personal cinematic soundtrack while you stroll through Brisbane’s streets and landmarks, revealing a world of audio based on your location. See how it works. <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:50:12 +0000 uqccla15 12450 at /research Lessons from the Robodebt debacle /research/article/2022/05/lessons-robodebt-debacle <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Professor%20Nicole%20Gillespie.jpeg?itok=agk15P2b" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Nicole Gillespie" /><span class="date-display-single">24 May 2022</span>While there are benefits to using algorithmic decision-making, including efficiency, cost savings and operational transparency, its use can also have unintended negative consequences. This was the case with Centrelink’s Online Compliance Intervention program – otherwise known as Robodebt.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 23 May 2022 22:42:14 +0000 uqccla15 12209 at /research What impact will inflation have on you? /research/article/2022/05/what-impact-will-inflation-have-you <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-dr-min-zhu%281%29.jpeg?itok=Gu3ZNCLq" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Min Zhu" /><span class="date-display-single">5 May 2022</span>Three ̽ Business and Economic experts share insights on housing, investment and wages growth, as inflation in Australia hits its highest level in more than 20 years.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 05 May 2022 03:25:27 +0000 uqccla15 12089 at /research There’s no ‘I’ in team, and that may ring true for Putin /research/article/2022/03/there%E2%80%99s-no-%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99-team-and-may-ring-true-putin <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Ukraine.jpeg?itok=qvVxNKMt" width="240" height="240" alt="A protested with a sign that says stop war, relating to Russia&#039;s invasion of Ukraine" /><span class="date-display-single">22 March 2022</span>What makes a good leader? Professor Alex Haslam and Dr Nik Steffens discuss the approaches to leadership at the centre of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:54:02 +0000 uqccla15 11825 at /research The big question: Close the Gap Day 2022 /research/article/2022/03/big-question-close-gap-day-2022 <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/CTG2022%202.jpg?itok=v79ZQNY8" width="240" height="240" alt="Indigenous Australians" /><span class="date-display-single">16 March 2022</span>How can Australia improve to ensure greater health and wellbeing for First Nations People? Research News asked members of ̽&#039;s Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:32:19 +0000 uqccla15 11754 at /research Pooling risk to insure against natural disaster /research/article/2022/02/pooling-risk-insure-against-natural-disaster <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Paula%20̽.png?itok=ZXc1r5i3" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Paula Jarzabkowski" /><span class="date-display-single">24 February 2022</span>We have to pivot to a new insurance model for climate change before we go under, warns University of Queensland expert.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:30:42 +0000 uqccla15 11673 at /research How inclusive research is forging stronger policies to protect young Australians with disabilities /research/article/2022/01/how-inclusive-research-forging-stronger-policies-protect-young-australians-disabilities <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/News/article-thumbnails/2022/inclusive-research-policies-young-australians-disabilities-teaser.jpg?itok=P7vkCzVi" width="240" height="240" alt="Illustration of an online video conference with a diverse group of professionals." title="How inclusive research is forging stronger policies to protect young Australians with disabilities" /><span class="date-display-single">24 January 2022</span>Meet the ̽ researcher determined to create a safer, more inclusive society via research for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:14:28 +0000 uqrwestb 11562 at /research Children of the Revolution /research/article/2022/01/children-revolution <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Sol%20Rojas-Lizana.png?itok=OfgfKtFU" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana" /><span class="date-display-single">13 January 2022</span>Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana grew up in a safe house with some of Chile’s most-wanted political fugitives. Her research and her experiences have helped shape an understanding of a nation torn apart.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Impact</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:43:18 +0000 uqccla15 11527 at /research Understanding where we’ve been and where we’re going /research/article/2021/11/understanding-where-we%E2%80%99ve-been-and-where-we%E2%80%99re-going <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Headshot.jpg?itok=RbysDq_y" width="240" height="240" alt="Dr Alison Crowther" /><span class="date-display-single">17 November 2021</span>Dr Alison Crowther is in the midst of research that addresses historical riddles more than 1000 years old. Her latest findings on the movement of people, plants, animals, goods and customs across the Indian Ocean, have been ground-breaking.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:31:16 +0000 uqccla15 11238 at /research Documenting ancient Indigenous languages /research/article/2021/10/documenting-ancient-indigenous-languages <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/felicity.jpg?itok=zRkc97ec" width="240" height="240" alt="Felicity Meakins and Cassandra Algy have worked with Gurindji people in northern Australia to document their language (Photo: Jennifer Green 2017) " /><span class="date-display-single">28 October 2021</span>The story of how four dictionaries and two grammars of traditional Indigenous languages were co-compiled.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 02:36:56 +0000 uqccla15 11167 at /research Australia's oldest dinosaur was a peaceful vegetarian, not a fierce predator /research/article/2021/10/australias-oldest-dinosaur-was-peaceful-vegetarian-not-fierce-predator <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/uq-research-news-vego-dino-prosauropodsROMILIO_900px.jpg?itok=kmdpDUMO" width="240" height="240" alt="Prosauropod" /><span class="date-display-single">22 October 2021</span>Researchers have reanalyse a sequence of 220-million-year-old tracks from the Ipswich Coal Measures, thought to have belonged to a carnivorous dinosaur. They actually belonged to an early herbivore.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Environment</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:08:02 +0000 uqccla15 11126 at /research Who owns our virtual legacy after we’re gone? /research/article/2021/09/who-owns-our-virtual-legacy-after-we%E2%80%99re-gone <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Katy%20McHugh.jpeg?itok=rpFM5gDb" width="240" height="240" alt="Phd candidate Katy McHugh" /><span class="date-display-single">28 September 2021</span>Who decides what happens to our online memories when we’re no longer here to curate them? Who ‘owns’ our virtual legacy? And how do we create new rituals for death and grieving in this era of social media?<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:17:26 +0000 uqccla15 11046 at /research 'We need to do better for young people' /research/article/2021/09/we-need-do-better-young-people <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Lisa_Featherstone%203.jpg?itok=2hKei6c3" width="240" height="240" alt="Lisa Featherstone" /><span class="date-display-single">14 September 2021</span>An expert panel of University of Queensland researchers is examining the issue of sexual consent and will make recommendations to governments and schools about how to better teach young Australians about sexual violence.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:02:58 +0000 uqccla15 10979 at /research Food systems and the bioeconomy /research/article/2021/09/food-systems-and-bioeconomy <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Professor%20Matthew%20Morell%281%29.png?itok=0jIbAVNx" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Matthew Morell" /><span class="date-display-single">13 September 2021</span>Modern food systems must take into consideration the complexities of sustainably producing nutritious food while reducing the use of increasingly scarce and fragile resources to meet the needs of consumers, writes Professor Matthew Morell.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Building better bioeconomies</div><div class="field-item even">Energy, water and resources</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:54:41 +0000 uqccla15 10969 at /research New brain research offers hope for PTSD, anxiety and depression /research/article/2021/09/new-brain-research-offers-hope-ptsd-anxiety-and-depression <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Research-Pankaj-Sah.jpeg?itok=GEkE-fvC" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Pankaj Sah" /><span class="date-display-single">10 September 2021</span>Professor Pankaj Sah&#039;s laboratory uses a combination of electrophysiology, imaging and cutting-edge molecular tools to unravel the impact fear can have on the brain.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Biomedical and clinical sciences</div><div class="field-item odd">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:15:50 +0000 uqccla15 10954 at /research 'No need to panic' about viral variant found in South Africa /research/article/2021/09/no-need-panic-about-viral-variant-found-south-africa <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-research-COVID-19-clinical-trials.jpg?itok=or1RKYJL" width="240" height="240" alt="Virus cell" /><span class="date-display-single">2 September 2021</span>Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">COVID-19</div><div class="field-item odd">Biomedical and clinical sciences</div><div class="field-item even">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:18:35 +0000 uqccla15 10854 at /research WATCH: Spear-mouthed pterosaur that soared over dinosaurs in outback Queensland /research/article/2021/08/watch-spear-mouthed-pterosaur-soared-over-dinosaurs-outback-queensland <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Contact-Tim-Richards-pterosaur-skull.jpeg?itok=3kxoepvg" width="240" height="240" alt="Tim Richards" /><span class="date-display-single">10 August 2021</span>Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ancient, vast inland sea once covering much of outback Queensland.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 01:35:48 +0000 uqccla15 10632 at /research The digital health generation /research/article/2021/08/digital-health-generation <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Andrew%20Burton%20Jones.jpeg?itok=NpG1AZKT" width="240" height="240" alt="Professor Andrew Burton-Jones" /><span class="date-display-single">6 August 2021</span>̽ Business School researchers are working with Queensland Health and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre to help digitalise and transform healthcare delivery in Queensland.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Leading healthy lives</div><div class="field-item odd">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:24:15 +0000 uqccla15 10587 at /research Ticket to freedom /research/article/2021/07/ticket-freedom <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Contact-vaccine-passport-teaser-image.jpg?itok=Rj58N1ip" width="240" height="240" alt="A woman with a mask on at an airport" /><span class="date-display-single">12 July 2021</span>Should Australia introduce a vaccine passport?<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Business transformation</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Public and allied health</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:12:10 +0000 uqccla15 10331 at /research The power of pictures to change global politics /research/article/2021/07/power-pictures-change-global-politics <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/Visualising%20Humanitarian%20crises%20press%20pic%20Adobe%20.jpeg?itok=xH0r2UhV" width="240" height="240" alt="A photographer in a war zone" /><span class="date-display-single">7 July 2021</span>Professor Roland Bleiker from ̽’s School of Political Science and International Studies will lead eight scholars from three universities and four industry partners examining how compelling images can transform the delivery of international aid. <div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item even">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:51:54 +0000 uqccla15 10311 at /research Regulating hate speech in the Asia Pacific /research/article/2021/07/regulating-hate-speech-asia-pacific <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Research-Hate-Speech.jpeg?itok=TPHFImnV" width="240" height="240" alt="Counter hate speech button on a keyboard" /><span class="date-display-single">6 July 2021</span>A study has analysed a cross section of public pages administered by LGBTQ+ groups in India, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines and Australia and found most felt they had little or no support from Facebook when they were targeted by hate speech.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Digital technology</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:40:41 +0000 uqccla15 10286 at /research What is COVAX-19? Australia's most advanced COVID vaccine candidate /research/article/2021/06/what-covax-19-australias-most-advanced-covid-vaccine-candidate <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Research-Vaccine-David-Mariuz-AAP.jpeg?itok=xx5Ljp1d" width="240" height="240" alt="David Mariuz/AAP" /><span class="date-display-single">23 June 2021</span>The most advanced of our local COVID vaccines in development is a shot called “COVAX-19” by South Australian-based biotech, Vaxine.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">COVID-19</div><div class="field-item odd">Biomedical and clinical sciences</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Social understanding</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:56:46 +0000 uqccla15 10242 at /research Researchers smash avocado production bottleneck /research/article/2021/06/researchers-smash-avocado-production-bottleneck <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Research-Avocado%281%29.jpeg?itok=zswiwO-7" width="240" height="240" alt="Avocado" /><span class="date-display-single">17 June 2021</span>If you enjoy avocado on your toast in the morning, you will soon be thanking University of Queensland researchers for keeping up the supply of your favourite breakfast fare.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods</div><div class="field-item odd">Agribusiness</div><div class="field-item even">Building better bioeconomies</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:24:51 +0000 uqccla15 10182 at /research Needle-free COVID-19 vaccine shows promise /research/article/2021/06/needle-free-covid-19-vaccine-shows-promise <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Research-COVID-patch.jpeg?itok=i-tbRvtJ" width="240" height="240" alt="A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’." /><span class="date-display-single">3 June 2021</span>A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">COVID-19</div><div class="field-item odd">Biomedical and clinical sciences</div><div class="field-item even">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 22:44:23 +0000 uqccla15 9902 at /research My robotic co-worker /research/article/2021/04/my-robotic-co-worker <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-research-drone.jpeg?itok=PXtNmseN" width="240" height="240" alt="A drone in the palms of Dr Pauline Pound" /><span class="date-display-single">30 April 2021</span>How ̽ researchers are helping the Australian defence force design autonomous machines that will one day work alongside us.<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Defence, cyber and space</div><div class="field-item odd">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:26:12 +0000 uqccla15 8267 at /research Batteries on wheels /research/article/2021/04/batteries-wheels <img src="/research/sites/www.uq.edu.au.research/files/styles/uq_core_small_square/public/ckfinder/images/̽-Research-Gatton-Electric-vehicle.jpeg?itok=AoInftCa" width="240" height="240" alt="An electric vehicle charging at ̽&#039;s Gatton campus" /><span class="date-display-single">30 April 2021</span>If electric vehicles stored energy from the grid that you could sell later for a profit, would you be more likely to want one?<div class="field field-name-field-uq-tag field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Designing technology for tomorrow</div><div class="field-item odd">Environment</div><div class="field-item even">Materials and advanced manufacturing</div><div class="field-item odd">Transforming societies</div></div></div> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:20:25 +0000 uqccla15 8257 at /research