Rising monkey and pig populations pose human disease risk
Exploding populations of wild pigs and macaque monkeys in Southeast Asia are threatening native forests and disease outbreaks in livestock and people, according to research led by The University of Queensland.
30 June 2023New venom discovery from deadly cone snails
UQ researchers have reared deadly cone snails in a laboratory aquarium for the first time, uncovering a potential treasure trove of new venoms for drug development.
29 June 2023A UQ-developed vaccine will protect farmed saltwater crocodiles from West Nile virus, providing economic and biodiversity benefits to northern Australia.
29 June 2023The University of Queensland has jumped seven places to be ranked 43 in the world in QS World University Rankings 2024.
28 June 2023A $13.7 million project to unlock digital health data on debilitating diseases could reduce hospitalisations, tackle complications and cut health costs.
28 June 2023University of Queensland research into the impact of listening to music while studying has been so positive it is now a practical short course offered to all undergraduate students.
28 June 2023The University of Queensland’s vision for a sustainable future will be at the centre of an international conversation as Brisbane hosts the 2023 World Mining Congress this week.
27 June 2023Promoting the cultivation and use of a nutritious and tasty native plant tuber is the aim of a research project at The University of Queensland.
27 June 2023Researchers from The University of Queensland have made a dust from baker’s yeast that can detect COVID-19 and could safeguard communities against future pandemics.
26 June 2023Brisbane is set to become a hub for Paralympic sport with the announcement of a nationally-significant partnership between The University of Queensland and Paralympics Australia.
23 June 2023University of Queensland researchers have found bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay off Brisbane could be teaching other dolphins to ‘beg’ for food from recreational fishers, with the behaviour creating short and long-term risks.
23 June 2023Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus, that has recently transferred from animals to people, is able to enter human cells.
22 June 2023Research using venom from a rare tarantula is one of two University of Queensland projects which have received funding to develop treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
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