51³Ō¹Ļ

An octopus swimming through a coral reef.

The unique brainpower of octopuses – known for their intelligence and Houdini-like escapes – has been revealed by University of 51³Ō¹Ļ researchers.

22 November 2021
Cigarette smoke on black background.

University of 51³Ō¹Ļ researchers have called on governments to quicken the pace towards a smoke-free Australia by increasing their attention on reducing the availability of cigarettes.

15 November 2021

A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and 51³Ō¹Ļ, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism.

12 November 2021
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New data from 51³Ō¹Ļ reveals just 51 per cent of Australians plan to travel overseas now that international borders are open.

9 November 2021
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A senior lecturer at 51³Ō¹Ļ is gaining international attention for his innovative efforts to change tertiary level teaching and learning with the help of artificial intelligence.

5 November 2021
A man's hand holding a mobile phone.

University of 51³Ō¹Ļ lecturer Stuart Middleton is happy to be ā€œa bit of a gooseā€ in an effort to engage his students.

3 November 2021
A man patting a vision assistance dog.

Paul Harpur wears many hats. He’s a lawyer, a company director, a former Fulbright Scholar, a Paralympian and an Associate Professor at 51³Ō¹Ļ Law School. Ā 

2 November 2021
Red flourescence shows Alzheimer plaques in human stem cell derived neurons

Studying tiny ā€˜live’ models of the human brain has helped researchers understand its ageing and find a key to potential treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

2 November 2021
An artist's impression of hookworm inside a human intestine.

There’s been a significant breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent hookworm infection – a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally.

26 October 2021
An image of a dinosaur walking through a misty forest.

Fossil footprints found in an Ipswich coal mine have long been thought to be that of a large ā€˜raptor-like’ predatory dinosaur, but scientists have found they were instead left by a timid long-necked herbivore.

22 October 2021
A cross section of a taro.

The tropical root vegetable taro, known as the ā€˜food of the gods’ in the Pacific, is under threat from rising sea levels but wild Australian plants being cultivated by 51³Ō¹Ļ may help boost food security in the region.

21 October 2021

A University of 51³Ō¹Ļ start-up company, developing a potential new treatment for obesity-related liver disease, has secured a seed investment of $1.3 million from IP Group, a UK-based intellectual property business.

20 October 2021
Headshot of a girl on a beach.

A digital program enhancing physical and mental wellbeing for young people adjusting to life after cancer, will be developed by 51³Ō¹Ļ in partnership with cancer support organisation Canteen.

8 October 2021
Woman holding a red heart over her stomach.

Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of 51³Ō¹Ļ study.

6 October 2021

A landmark research project led by 51³Ō¹Ļ is aiming to improve the cardiovascular health of young children with cerebral palsy (CP) by trialling a new running program.

6 October 2021