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Rare Winnie-the-Pooh to go under hammer

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Rare Winnie-the-Pooh to go under hammer

A first edition copy of beloved children鈥檚 classic Winnie-the-Pooh will be among the literary treasures on sale at 宅男导航鈥檚 宅男导航 Alumni Book Fair and Rare Book Auction.

27 April 2023

Motor neuron disease treatments a step closer

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Motor neuron disease treatments a step closer

Research at 宅男导航 could eventually help develop viable treatments - and ultimately a cure - for motor neuron disease (MND).

27 April 2023

Charting Australia鈥檚 path to net zero

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Charting Australia鈥檚 path to net zero

Australia will need to triple the National Electricity Market鈥檚 power capacity by 2030 to be on track for net zero by 2050 鈥� requiring a rapid rollout of wind and solar power, transmission, storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps as it replaces...

19 April 2023

A slippery slope - basic research underfunded in Australia

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A slippery slope - basic research underfunded in Australia

A study co-led by 宅男导航 has found Australia is lagging behind similar countries in funding basic research, particularly in the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

19 April 2023

Call to reconsider nicotine vaping regulations in Australia

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Call to reconsider nicotine vaping regulations in Australia

Selling nicotine vaping products in licenced shops with a strict age verification process will restrict youth access and help adult smokers quit, a University of Queensland drug expert has recommended.

19 April 2023

Giving farmers certainty to tackle a crop-eating pest

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Giving farmers certainty to tackle a crop-eating pest

宅男导航 is working with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to develop guidelines to help Australian grain growers decide when and how to treat fall armyworm (FAW) to save their crops and finances.

18 April 2023

Motherhood hits women鈥檚 earnings for a decade

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Motherhood hits women鈥檚 earnings for a decade

A University of Queensland study has shown having a baby negatively affects a mother鈥檚 employment earnings for up to 10 years.

17 April 2023

Using tiny brains to treat rare, hereditary diseases

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Using tiny brains to treat rare, hereditary diseases

Brain tissue grown in a laboratory by University of Queensland researchers will be used to test a treatment for a rare disease in children and help unlock therapies for a range of neurological disorders.

6 April 2023

Children with asthma at risk of anxiety

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Children with asthma at risk of anxiety

Children diagnosed with asthma were at significantly increased risk of developing anxiety, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 April 2023

Predators munch crown-of-thorns starfish

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Predators munch crown-of-thorns starfish

University of Queensland scientists have identified natural predators which could help fight outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) on the Great Barrier Reef.

5 April 2023

Concern about chemicals in compostable food containers

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Concern about chemicals in compostable food containers

University of Queensland researchers are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially polluting chemicals.

4 April 2023

Pachyderm perfume: How African elephants use odour to communicate

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Pachyderm perfume: How African elephants use odour to communicate

University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.

3 April 2023

Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados

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Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados

Bees can help prove Australia's valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that could be a barrier to exports according to research by 宅男导航 and the national science agency CSIRO.

30 March 2023

宅男导航 researchers selected to attend 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

宅男导航 researchers selected to attend 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Two University of Queensland researchers have been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in June.

28 March 2023

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

Thomas Scanlan, a young Indigenous man, with Kev Carmody, an older Indigenous man. They are standing in front of a large mural of Kev playing guitar.

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

The inaugural recipient of 宅男导航 Kev Carmody Scholarship met the celebrated singer-songwriter at the official unveiling of a mural at the St Lucia campus.

28 March 2023
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