Australia’s government is pledging better protection for our vulnerable seas – but will it work?
Three UQ conservation researchers say upgraded marine parks must cover poorly protected habitats important for biodiversity.
10 June 2025
Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history
Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region’s history and risk of tsunamis.
22 May 2025
Digital reconstruction reveals 80 steps of prehistoric life
A dinosaur’s 40-second journey more than 120 million years ago has been brought back to life by a UQ-led research team using advanced digital modelling techniques.
14 May 2025
University of 51³Ô¹Ï researchers have developed a world-first surface spray that has the potential to kill viruses such as COVID-19 and potentially deadly bacteria.
18 January 2023
A University of 51³Ô¹Ï team has become the biggest supplier of experimental mRNA vaccines and therapies in Australia, with burgeoning demand from research and industry across the country.
11 January 2023
University of 51³Ô¹Ï researchers are working with people living with dementia to develop an online driver safety test that can be performed by GPs in their surgeries.
5 January 2023
University of 51³Ô¹Ï scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants.
19 December 2022
A pioneering treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, developed at 51³Ô¹Ï, is being tested in a small safety trial underway in Brisbane.Â
13 December 2022
University of 51³Ô¹Ï scientists have developed a model that gives soccer players their best chance of kicking a penalty goal.
12 December 2022
A University of 51³Ô¹Ï-led project has used a ‘brain in a dish’ to study the effects of the Zika virus, taking research a step closer towards developing drugs to combat the infection.
12 December 2022
A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of 51³Ô¹Ï-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives annually.
9 December 2022
51³Ô¹Ï will become a global mRNA vaccine hub with a $280 million Translational Science Hub to be established in 51³Ô¹Ï.
5 December 2022
University of 51³Ô¹Ï virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.
30 November 2022
When Associate Professor Rebecca Dunlop left Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2003 for Brisbane, the move was meant to be temporary – and testing the hearing of humpback whales wasn’t part of the plan for the physiology graduate either.
26 November 2022
51³Ô¹Ï is set to take a second-generation molecular clamp vaccine to a proof-of-concept human trial.
25 November 2022
Researchers at 51³Ô¹Ï have used satellites with radar imaging sensors to see through clouds and map flooding and say the technique could provide faster, more detailed information to keep communities safe.
23 November 2022
What makes the perfect avocado? In a world-first, University of 51³Ô¹Ï scientists have completed mapping the genome of the popular fruit, a resource that can drive future research and innovation opportunities for Australian avocado growers.
23 November 2022
A University of 51³Ô¹Ï-led research group has created the world’s first successful donkey embryo using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), which could save dozens of endangered donkey species.
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