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Immune cell ‘atlas’ will help kids fight life-threatening diseases

Researchers at UQ are developing a comprehensive paediatric immune cell ‘atlas’ to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of children with life-threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes and lupus.

6 September 2024
Two scientists in lab coats and goggles working in a lab.

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ researchers and educators awarded three Eureka Prizes

Teams of researchers from °ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ 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 photo of a stage, lit up with pink and blue lights, and a glass trophy in the foreground saying Eureka Prizes.

Environmental laws failing to slow deforestation

Heavy machinery clearing trees from land.

Environmental laws failing to slow deforestation

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

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ and ARM Hub partnership accelerates innovation

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ and ARM Hub partnership accelerates innovation

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

20 August 2024

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ researchers secure NHMRC Partnership Projects funding

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ researchers secure NHMRC Partnership Projects funding

Researchers from °ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ 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

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ researcher awarded top Queensland science prize

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ researcher awarded top Queensland science prize

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

Hailstone library to improve extreme weather forecasting

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

Hailstone library to improve extreme weather forecasting

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

16 August 2024

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ alum dives into Olympic history with silver medal

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

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ alum dives into Olympic history with silver medal

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ 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

Silver has never tasted so sweet

The Australian women's water polo team celebrate after winning a silver medal in Paris

Silver has never tasted so sweet

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ's Gabi Palm and Abby Andrews have helped create a powerful legacy by winning an inaugural Olympic silver medal.

12 August 2024

Earth’s mantle may reveal origins of life

Earth’s mantle may reveal origins of life

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

People with back pain needed for °ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ study

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

People with back pain needed for °ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ study

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ researchers are seeking participants for a study looking to understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain.

9 August 2024

Securing voices of Country

An image showing a laptop screen over a person's shoulder, with an Indigenous Australian on the screen.

Securing voices of Country

°ÄÃÅÆßÐÇͼ is moving to protect Australia’s invaluable heritage of Indigenous languages with the development of a centralised digital archive.

8 August 2024

Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage

White coral underwater.

Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage

Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to blame.

8 August 2024