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  • A photo of a stage, lit up with pink and blue lights, and a glass trophy in the foreground saying Eureka Prizes.

    ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· researchers and educators awarded three Eureka Prizes

    Teams of researchers from ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· working on pioneering melanoma imaging and preventing deadly infections, along with a science engagement team, have won prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

    5 September 2024
  • A group of 8 people standing shoulder to shoulder, smiling.

    A quantum leap for biology

    ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.

    3 September 2024
  • Different sized coral underwater

    Reef tourism encourages climate action

    ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action.

    3 September 2024
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²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· 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
A man standing in a sandstone building holding a clarinet

One of Australia’s leading musicians and educators will join ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· as the Kinnane Professor of Music early next year.

30 August 2024
A woman in bathers and swimming cap sitting on the edge of an indoor swimming pool.

University of Queensland research is supporting elite athletes to adjust to life after retiring from sport.

27 August 2024
A baby in a hospital bed with an IV tube and bandaged limbs.

²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· is leading a trial across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast focusing on improving the delivery of life-saving treatments for hospitalised babies.

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 ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

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

²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited.

22 August 2024
A man in a lab coat and glasses

²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

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

A ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.

16 August 2024

Scientists have unearthed the deepest column of marine rock ever extracted from Earth’s mantle – the enormous layer below its crust – which could help reveal conditions at the dawn of life.

9 August 2024
A person clutches their lower back as if in pain. They are outside with greenery in the background.

²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· researchers are seeking participants for a study looking to understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain.

9 August 2024
A hand scooping into a barrel of coffee beans

The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

7 August 2024
A graphic illustrating a red virus being dragged behind a model of a human being against a grey background.

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ·-led and developed COVID-19 Risk Calculator has been updated to determine a person’s risk of developing long COVID.

1 August 2024
A shadow of a little girl holding a parent's hand

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

1 August 2024
A man in a white lab coat, goggles and gloves in profile, working at a laboratory bench.

A new facility at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.

26 July 2024
A silver, bronze and gold medal

²ÝÁñÉçÇøµØÖ· has a range of experts available to comment on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – from sports coaching and sports psychology to tourism and marketing.

26 July 2024