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

A Â鶹ÊÓƵ-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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ-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.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Associate Professor Kirsty Short.

4 October 2024

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers has set a benchmark for how school curriculums can reflect Indigenous knowledge.

4 October 2024
An award recipient holding up a large cheque

A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the Â鶹ÊÓƵ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

3 October 2024

A University of Queensland STEM education program is one step closer to winning a Science Breakthrough of the Year category in the Falling Walls Global Call 2024.

2 October 2024

Two University of Queensland researchers have been named as 2024 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

2 October 2024
aerial view of the rooves of houses in brown floodwater

A multi-disciplinary Â鶹ÊÓƵ project aims to quantify how many Australians will be forced to relocate because of climate change disaster scenarios in the next 25 years.

2 October 2024
Dr David Klyne fits Wolbert van den Hoorn with a sleep monitoring device on his head

A University of Queensland study investigating the links between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain.

2 October 2024
A 3D high resolution image showing multicoloured tiny dots in a long, organic shape against a black background.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a common and highly effective anti-seizure medication.

1 October 2024

A University of Queensland researcher has received $149,000 through the Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous scheme to improve health outcomes for Indigenous women and babies.

30 September 2024
the top of a dark brown cat's head with a tick visible near its ear

For the first time Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.

26 September 2024
Artist impression of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's new student residence complex.

Construction is set to begin on a 1,000-bed student accommodation complex at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's St Lucia campus.

25 September 2024
Two women smiling at the camera

Â鶹ÊÓƵ law alum Matisse Reed has been announced as Queensland's 2025 Rhodes Scholar.

25 September 2024
shelves of plants in a room with purple lights

Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Professor of Protected Cropping.

25 September 2024
A group of men and women stand side by side on stage with a slide behind them reading Indigenous Futures Centre.

The first Indigenous-led Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence, based at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, will work toward better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

23 September 2024