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Stacked gold coins on an orange and gold background.

For Australians approaching retirement, recent market volatility may feel like more than just a bump in the road, writes UQ's Dr Natalie Peng.

24 April 2025
Dr Kevin M. Koo in a research lab. Researchers are hoping to make targeted alpha therapy more precise and effective.

99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµwill play a key role in a national effort to revolutionise treatment for men with prostate cancer.

23 April 2025
A bright pink sea slug under water near coral

Rather than hiding from predators, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are active during the day so their colours shine, a 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµstudy has found.

17 April 2025
two koalas sleep on thin branches in a gum tree

Queensland is widely known as the land clearing capital of Australia. But what’s not so well known is many of the cleared trees can grow back naturally.

17 April 2025
A homeless man asleep on the sidewalk

Measures to tackle homelessness in Australia have been conspicuously absent from the election campaign, writes UQ's Professor Cameron Parsell and Honorary Professor Karyn Walsh.

16 April 2025
Researchers are workng in 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµlabs to vcreate the first ever vaccine for the Bolivian Chapare Virus.

99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµresearchers are attempting to create a vaccine in just 150 days to prove how far their response capabilities to a viral pandemic have come since COVID-19.

16 April 2025
99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµPHD student Thi Thanh Nhan An during a harvest inside her semi-greenhouse urban farming prototype.

Fresh research from 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµcould help apartment dwellers enjoy a backyard garden in their own flat and a year-round harvest of fruit and vegetables.

15 April 2025
a tray of plums among other fruit in a supermarket

A high-antioxidant fruit created in Queensland could have the potential to boost human brain activity and scientists at 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµare keen to carry out further research.

14 April 2025
Grey cat sitting on a wire fence in front of an aqua building

99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµresearch has found evidence-based non-lethal cat management strategies save lives, reduce stray populations and ease the emotional toll on staff involved in euthanasia.

11 April 2025
University of Queensland design students used an iterative process to refine and improve their guide to a VAD. Image: UQ.

99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµdesign students have helped develop a world-first guide to help doctors and nurses in emergency departments better understand mechanical heart devices.

11 April 2025
Graphic depicton of a person with fibromyalgia experiencing widespread pain and fatigue depicted as glowing points.

One of the world’s foremost pain experts has highlighted the risks of bypassing established processes for assessing the safety and effectiveness of medicines at the launch of a research centre at UQ.

10 April 2025
Open packet of cigarettes with $A50 note in the background.

Disadvantaged households have higher rates of smoking, putting pressure on their household budgets, 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµresearch has found.

10 April 2025
A woman wearing a wide brimmed hat and long sleeved shirt standing in soybean crop about 1 metre high

Field trials conducted at 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµshow microbial biotechnology could be a game-changer for farming with simultaneous benefits for soil regeneration, crop yield and carbon sequestration.

9 April 2025
Woman in yellow jacket blowing her nose in a tissue standing in a city park with trees in the background

A 99¸±ÀûÊÓÆµstudy has revealed Australian capital cities are experiencing longer pollen seasons due to climate change.

9 April 2025
Four adolescents standing in a group, looking on their smart phones.

Poor dietary habits in adolescence – lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast – is directly linked to overusing social media, University of Queensland research has found.

8 April 2025