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

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.

The University of Queensland has honoured its most innovative students and entrepreneurs with awards to coincide with World Entrepreneurs Day.

26 August 2024
A male scientist in lab coat and goggles inspects a glass full of red liquid.

A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at UQ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024
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The UQ community is remembering the achievements of activist, academic and author, Adjunct Associate Professor Merle Thornton AM.

23 August 2024
Two scientists wearing white lab coats, and goggles stand in a corridor smiling at the camera.

UQ researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited.

22 August 2024
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UQ research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

21 August 2024
Heavy machinery clearing trees from land.

Australia’s environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and mining, according to University of Queensland research.

21 August 2024

The University of Queensland has partnered with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub to accelerate the development and commercialisation of industry-led research.

20 August 2024

Researchers from The University of Queensland have been awarded more than $2.9 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Projects scheme to develop early health interventions.

19 August 2024

A University of Queensland researcher developing targeted treatments for life-threatening diseases has been named the 2024 Queensland Young Tall Poppy of the Year.

16 August 2024
A spiky white hailstone, flecked with small dots of black paint, rests on a scale on a desk.

A UQ library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.

16 August 2024
Maddison Keeney holding a silver Olympic medal and smiling with an Australian flag around her shoulders

UQ alum Maddison Keeney has won the silver medal in the women’s 3-metre springboard, the first Australian in history to win an individual Olympic medal in a springboard diving event.

12 August 2024