UQ News

UQ model predicts tick cases in Queensland pets

For the first time UQ 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

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More student accommodation set for St Lucia

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

25 September 2024

Artist impression of UQ's new student residence complex.

UQ alum Matisse Reed named Queensland’s 2025 Rhodes Scholar

25 September 2024
Lighting a path to the future of vertical farming

25 September 2024
Indigenous-led research centre opens at UQ

23 September 2024

Gold for UQ Cycle Club star

UQ Cycle Club member Korey Boddington collected a gold medal and a Games record in the C4–C5 1000 metres time trial in his Paralympic Games debut.

2 September 2024

Hall back on the podium as UQ swimmers win Australia's first Paralympic medals in Paris

UQ Paralympians have had a remarkable weekend in the pool, with swimmers Jack Ireland, Lakeisha Patterson and Brenden Hall claiming silver and bronze medals.

2 September 2024

Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage

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Technology has enabled athletes with disabilities to reach incredible heights but it has also introduced new challenges, particularly in ensuring fairness and equity in competition.

2 September 2024

UQ granted $6 million for two new Centres of Research Excellence

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UQ researchers have received two $3 million grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council to accelerate knowledge and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and to improve gynaecological cancer treatment.

30 August 2024

UQ recognised in Life Sciences Queensland Awards

A bioscience startup and a world-leading immunologist at The University of Queensland are among the winners in the Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) GENE Awards.

30 August 2024

Critically acclaimed Australian musician takes up new role at UQ

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One of Australia’s leading musicians and educators will join UQ as the Kinnane Professor of Music early next year.

30 August 2024

UQ project sweetens sewers to extend pipe life

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UQ research has won an international innovation award for successfully tackling odour and corrosion in sewers.

29 August 2024

Emerging UQ researchers secure ARC boost

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $7.2 million through the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) program to strengthen national research and innovation capacity.

28 August 2024

UQ mid-career researchers top the nation in ARC Future Fellowships scheme

Fifteen University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $15.3 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships 2024 scheme to drive research and innovation.

28 August 2024