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Unidentified patient sitting in chair while undergoing kidney dialysis. Image, Adobe

A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25 per cent.

7 July 2023

University of Queensland research has found people are more attracted to those who look like them.

6 July 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have used genetics to reveal that much of the risk of developing a common and sometimes fatal intestinal disease is inherited.

5 July 2023
Colourful text on a black background that reads - 50+ Indigenous people changing the world.

Six University of Queensland staff members are featured on a national NAIDOC Week list of 52 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are changing the world.

4 July 2023

Four University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $12.8 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowships.

4 July 2023
Two hands, each holding half a passionfruit. One half has the pulp facing the camera

A new breeding strategy to reboot Australia’s passionfruit industry is being led by researchers at ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

4 July 2023

Exploding populations of wild pigs and macaque monkeys in Southeast Asia are threatening native forests and disease outbreaks in livestock and people, according to research led by ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

30 June 2023
An image from a microscope showing four orange coloured cone-shaped snail shells, each measuring around 1.5mm.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers have reared deadly cone snails in a laboratory aquarium for the first time, uncovering a potential treasure trove of new venoms for drug development.

29 June 2023
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A $13.7 million project to unlock digital health data on debilitating diseases could reduce hospitalisations, tackle complications and cut health costs.

28 June 2023
a person with black hair wearing a yellow top and pale blue headphones sits at a desk with a laptop and open books

University of Queensland research into the impact of listening to music while studying has been so positive it is now a practical short course offered to all undergraduate students.

28 June 2023

¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s vision for a sustainable future will be at the centre of an international conversation as Brisbane hosts the 2023 World Mining Congress this week.

27 June 2023
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Promoting the cultivation and use of a nutritious and tasty native plant tuber is the aim of a research project at ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

27 June 2023
three people in safety glasses and white coats look at a glowing round yellow dish on a metal table

Researchers from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have made a dust from baker’s yeast that can detect COVID-19 and could safeguard communities against future pandemics.

26 June 2023
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Brisbane is set to become a hub for Paralympic sport with the announcement of a nationally-significant partnership between ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and Paralympics Australia.

23 June 2023
A grey bottlenose dolphin reaching it's head above the surface of the water

University of Queensland researchers have found bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay off Brisbane could be teaching other dolphins to ‘beg’ for food from recreational fishers, with the behaviour creating short and long-term risks.

23 June 2023