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Women can competently take over financial decision-making when they perceive a decline in their husband’s cognitive ability but the same can’t be said for men, according to University of Queensland research.

10 August 2023
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Food and beverage manufacturers can apply to share in $20 million to develop their ideas for products and ingredients to grow their business through Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA).

10 August 2023

TEDxUQ returns to The University of Queensland this month with a line-up of insightful speakers at its 2023 event, Small Ripples, Big Waves.

8 August 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have received a $3.1 million grant for a trial which could revolutionise endometrial cancer treatment.

7 August 2023
A heavily pregnant woman sits cross-legged with her arms protectively around the top and bottom of her belly.

A study led by UQ researchers has found women who have experienced maltreatment, domestic violence or household substance abuse as children have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy.

4 August 2023

Prospective students will be able to discover what triggers a fire tornado, learn how 3D printers could save lives, and use virtual reality to navigate a medical helicopter at this year’s UQ Open Day.

4 August 2023
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University of Queensland research reveals that spring, rather than summer, is the peak time for tick paralysis in dogs and cats and there are cases year-round.

3 August 2023

Three University of Queensland-led research projects have been awarded more than $11.2 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant.

2 August 2023
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A landmark research project will place health workers in Indigenous communities across Queensland to study the long-term wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

1 August 2023
An artist's impression of a Tasmanian tiger, a marsupial with a wolf-like face and body and brown fur with black stripes across its back

A University of Queensland study has found that, though they looked like wolves, the extinct Tasmanian tiger – or thylacine – had brain cells like other carnivorous marsupials.

1 August 2023

The University of Queensland has secured more than $9 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research program to support a more productive and sustainable agriculture sector in Australia.

31 July 2023

University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $10 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme.

31 July 2023

Ten University of Queensland researchers have been recognised in the 2023 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for their outstanding early career research.

31 July 2023
An older woman with white hair and glasses looks at the viewer. A girl of around 5-6 years old has her arms around her neck affectionately.

A global study co-led by researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School has found one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime.

31 July 2023
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A report by University of Queensland researchers has warned a global crisis of antibiotic resistance is inevitable, despite promising developments in new antibiotics.

25 July 2023
A female scientist in a blue lab coat sits at a computer beside a digital microscope scanning system.

Patients will receive faster and more accurate pathology results following a decade-long research project that is set to transform medical diagnosis.

21 July 2023
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University of Queensland veterinary researchers are recruiting pet dogs diagnosed with cancer to test an experimental vaccine.

21 July 2023
Researcher checking samples of bioplastics at Seaworld on the Gold Coast. Image, UQ

A major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers look for solutions to the world's growing plastics problem.

19 July 2023
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have found an anti-ageing function in a protein deep within human cells.

18 July 2023
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The University of Queensland has recognised a leading Aboriginal philosopher and a visionary entrepreneur with Honorary Doctorates.

14 July 2023