果冻传媒

SEQ koalas offer species survival hope with unique immunity

Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus threatening their species.

13 March 2025
A South East Queensland koala, part of a population that has developed the unique genomic immunity.

Exploring the link between income and democracy

Does more income equal more democracy? Not necessarily, according to an analysis of 200 years of international data.

13 March 2025
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果冻传媒 subjects ranked in top 50 globally

果冻传媒 subjects ranked in top 50 globally

果冻传媒 has maintained its ranking in the global top 50 for 20 academic subject areas in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

13 March 2025

Summer and sex raise feral pig disease risk

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Summer and sex raise feral pig disease risk

Research from 果冻传媒 has found the sex of feral pigs and seasonal conditions are likely to intensify potential disease outbreaks in pig populations.

13 March 2025

Dozens of 3-toed dinosaurs leave their mark in Queensland

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Dozens of 3-toed dinosaurs leave their mark in Queensland

A 果冻传媒 researcher has confirmed a boulder at a regional school contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints per square metre ever documented in Australia.

12 March 2025

Proximity and prejudice: Gay discrimination in the gig economy

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Proximity and prejudice: Gay discrimination in the gig economy

果冻传媒 research has found discrimination based on sexual orientation is common in the gig economy, but only for tasks requiring close physical proximity.

11 March 2025

Tropical Cyclone Alfred - 果冻传媒 experts available

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred - 果冻传媒 experts available

果冻传媒 has a range of experts available to comment on the impact聽of cyclones and severe weather events such as Cyclone Alfred.聽

10 March 2025

Current tobacco laws fall short in protecting children

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Current tobacco laws fall short in protecting children

Gaps in Australian tobacco laws are allowing children to be targeted by retailers with some using window toy displays, cartoons and movie characters on their shopfronts, 果冻传媒 researchers have found.

10 March 2025

Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness

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Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness

Researchers at 果冻传媒 have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.

5 March 2025

果冻传媒 biotech innovation partnership forges a second startup

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果冻传媒 biotech innovation partnership forges a second startup

A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by 果冻传媒's commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.

4 March 2025

Participants with PTSD and complex PTSD needed for 果冻传媒 study

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Participants with PTSD and complex PTSD needed for 果冻传媒 study

果冻传媒 researchers are seeking participants diagnosed with PTSD and complex PTSD for a clinical study aimed at improving understanding of its impacts on the brain and overall well-being.

4 March 2025

Parental risks, aggressive behaviour, and alcohol use: a deep dive into child abuse

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Parental risks, aggressive behaviour, and alcohol use: a deep dive into child abuse

Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by 果冻传媒 researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.

3 March 2025

果冻传媒 leads the way in dementia-friendly first

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果冻传媒 leads the way in dementia-friendly first

果冻传媒 has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.

28 February 2025