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Two University of Queensland educators have combined their law and social work classes to break down professional stereotypes and better ready their students for working life.

2 November 2022
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Research led by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson’s disease.

1 November 2022
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¹û¶³´«Ã½ is celebrating innovation and creativity with the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

1 November 2022
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Feeding the world’s spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.

31 October 2022
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A University of Queensland course is preparing business students for future technologies and jobs that haven’t been invented yet by encouraging them to turn theory into innovation action.

31 October 2022
A foggy graveyard under a full moon. Jack-o-lanterns and leafless trees are scattered around the graveyard.

Most of us only celebrate Halloween each October, but three University of Queensland experts research the strange and spooky all year round, from the history of horror stories to scary costumes.

28 October 2022
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The COVID pandemic has highlighted rapid shifts in where, when and how Australians work, and universities have an important role in ensuring graduates are ready for a future of continuing change.

27 October 2022
A young woman wearing a navy floral dress stands holding a railing with a flowering jacaranda tree in the background. She has blonde hair and is smiling.

Economist, mathematician, climate campaigner and athlete Josephine Auer has been named Queensland’s 2023 Rhodes Scholar.

26 October 2022
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A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event.

26 October 2022
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The use of cocaine and MDMA has fallen in Queensland since COVID-19 disruptions began in 2020, but the use of methylamphetamine or ‘ice’ has increased according to a report from Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).

26 October 2022

​​​​​​​¹û¶³´«Ã½ has achieved 10 out of 11 subject areas in the world’s top 100 in the latest rankings.

26 October 2022

Research co-led by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.

25 October 2022
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Methane emissions could be substantially cut through a $7.5-million project to develop slow-release biopolymer technology for cattle containing a gas-reducing bioactive.

25 October 2022
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his first budget on 25 October. ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has a range of experts who can answer questions and provide context and budget analysis.

24 October 2022
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Researchers from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have identified two desirable traits in macadamia trees to make orchards more productive and profitable.

24 October 2022
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Some of Asia’s largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.

22 October 2022

¹û¶³´«Ã½ has appointed Professor Mark Blows as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) following a competitive recruitment process.

21 October 2022
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Researchers at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

21 October 2022
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Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an ageing population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.

20 October 2022
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This week's QLD housing summit could see a blueprint sketched out for the future of the state - ¹û¶³´«Ã½ experts weigh in with what they'd like to see in the plan.

19 October 2022