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Cows standing under a shaded structure on a large dry property

A three-year pilot project led by Õ¬Äе¼º½ has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

19 November 2024
Two hands lean on a desktop holding a phone

A Õ¬Äе¼º½-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.

18 November 2024
Three people standing on a stage, one of them holding a trophy

A First Nations Õ¬Äе¼º½ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024
Three people investigating a sorghum stem

A research team led by Õ¬Äе¼º½ is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.

28 October 2024
A man with greying hair and beard wearing a navy shirt stands with sandstone columns behind him.

An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

25 October 2024
A man and a woman on a date, the woman holding a drink

Õ¬Äе¼º½ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.

15 October 2024
Generic image of a sprinters getting ready to start a race on an athletics track.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ will pioneer quantum sensory methods that could improve the detection of performance-enhancing drugs in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

15 October 2024
A koala sitting on a tree branch

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have created new tools that could change how conservation experts monitor and protect some of Australia’s most endangered species.

15 October 2024
Dr Chris O'Brien holding an avocado plant in pot.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at Õ¬Äе¼º½ to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.

9 October 2024
A male scientist in a lab coat and goggles holds a pipette above a large black spider in a container.

A Õ¬Äе¼º½-led project to develop the first-ever drug to treat heart attack and protect donor hearts will move to human clinical trials, after receiving $17.8 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

7 October 2024
An illustration of red virus cells against a light blue background.

More than 1,400 experts have visited Brisbane for the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated to influenza, chaired by Õ¬Äе¼º½'s Associate Professor Kirsty Short.

4 October 2024
Two Indigenous story books fanned out on a white desktop. One is titled Out in the Bush, the other is For Our Elders.

A project co-designed by community and Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers has set a benchmark for how school curriculums can reflect Indigenous knowledge.

4 October 2024
An award recipient holding up a large cheque

A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the Õ¬Äе¼º½ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

3 October 2024
A 3D high resolution image showing multicoloured tiny dots in a long, organic shape against a black background.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a common and highly effective anti-seizure medication.

1 October 2024
A group of men and women stand side by side on stage with a slide behind them reading Indigenous Futures Centre.

The first Indigenous-led Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence, based at Õ¬Äе¼º½, will work toward better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

23 September 2024