Mantis shrimp eyes are inspiring the design of new cameras that can detect a variety of cancers and visualise brain activity.
5 December 2014University of Queensland scientists have discovered that genes switch off as memories are being formed, allowing for new connections between nerve cells. The discovery could eventually lead to a key for treating conditions such as autism and...
21 November 2014A University of Queensland researcher’s respected career designing unmanned aerial vehicles based on biologically inspired systems has seen him elected onto the Australian Academy of Science Council.
17 November 2014Australia’s first Centre of Research Excellence in Chronic Kidney Disease will be established at The University of Queensland with a $2.5 million grant announced today.
17 October 2014Birds have been found to display superior judgement of their body width compared to humans, in research to help design autonomous aircraft navigation systems.
19 September 2014The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded six new Research Fellowships at The University of Queensland, and extended funding on another four.
2 September 2014A newly discovered method of identifying the creation of proteins in the body could lead to new insights into how learning and memories are impaired in Alzheimer’s disease.
2 September 2014The world’s leading researchers will work together to tackle dementia after The University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) joined with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Biophysics (IBP) to create a research centre.
26 August 2014Researchers at The University of Queensland have made a key step that could eventually offer hope for stroke survivors and other people with brain damage.
6 June 2014University of Queensland researchers have led a study that will help unravel the genetic mystery of autism and, for the first time, help diagnose children under two years of age with the disorder.
5 June 2014Two University of Queensland professors have been named inaugural Science and Innovation Champions by the Queensland Government.
29 May 2014For many people, fear of flying or of spiders skittering across the lounge room floor is more than just a momentary increase in heart rate and a pair of sweaty palms.
28 April 2014Experts will share the latest advances in super-resolution microscopy during a four-day symposium at The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Microscopy Week starting today.
1 April 2014Brain researchers have boosted understanding of the powerful connection between memory and smell
18 March 2014University of Queensland researchers believe they have discovered how flocks of birds navigate difficult environments, with individuals inclined to favour the left or right side.
7 March 2014University of Queensland researchers have made a surprise discovery about how the brain plans movement that may lead to more targeted treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
3 February 2014Australia's ‘brainiest' secondary school student, Eva Wang from Brisbane, has won today’s final of the 2013 Australian Brain Bee Challenge in Adelaide.
29 January 2014University of Queensland researchers have revealed new insights into colour vision in a study on a tropical reef shrimp.
24 January 2014Children with older fathers are more susceptible to mental health disorders a University of Queensland (UQ) study has found.
22 January 2014Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered how a species of squid perceives distance, providing an evolutionary solution to a problem divers regularly encounter in featureless waters.
21 January 2014