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Woman taking blood sugar level of patient

Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵstudy has found.

26 February 2025
Five people, including Professor Deborah Terry and Prof Tracey Bunda standing in a row in front of a stage and lectern.

A ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵprofessor recognised for a 35-year career in Indigenous education has been honoured with a Career Achievement Award.

25 February 2025
Two young Indigenous Australian girls smiling

Indigenous children and young adults are dying from rheumatic heart disease due to ‘culturally unsafe’ and inaccessible healthcare in Australia, ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have found.

25 February 2025
a fine yellow filament is bent between three black points

Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

24 February 2025
A picture of the Australian flag made up of computer coding.

ASIO's latest Annual Threat Assessment warns of an unprecedented number of challenges ahead - are Australia's criminal laws up to the task?

20 February 2025

A ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearcher has been awarded a 2025 Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Mobility Grant from the Australian Academy of Science to collaborate with international field-leading experts on ways to support cancer patients.

20 February 2025

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵ has been named among the world’s top universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 World Reputation Ranking, rising to 4th in Australia and 78th globally.

19 February 2025
·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers Associate Professor Joe Gattas (left) and PHD student Mahmoud Abu-Saleem with one of their timber-cardboard web-core sandwich (TCWS).

Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels developed by ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers.

19 February 2025
Healthcare worker preparing to take blood from middle aged woman

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵthis year.

19 February 2025

Institute for Molecular Bioscience Executive Director Professor Ian Henderson has been elected a Fellow by the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of his work as a world-leading microbiologist. 

18 February 2025
sunset over a skyline

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵshowing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
Two scientists in a lab wearing white lab coats

Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by UQ.

17 February 2025
Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

A ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵteam has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia’s subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025
A close up photo of 2 microscope plates showing tiny green seedlings and their roots.

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

14 February 2025
a crocodile moves away on a sandy bank

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

13 February 2025
Photos of patient's forearm showing the decrease in lesions over a 12-month period.

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.

13 February 2025
Person holding cigarettes in one hand and a vape in the other

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.

12 February 2025
Students sit at a table in a library in Italy as one takes notes

Cultural artefacts and historic sites around the world are being threatened by organised crime groups who traffic the items for lucrative profits, a team of researchers from ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵfound.

12 February 2025
Sick child in a hospital bed with a drip

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearch using 'natural killer' cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years.

12 February 2025