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Professor Kevin Thomas showing Minderoo Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder Dr Andrew Forrest,  Minderoo Foundation Co-Chair and Co-Founder Nicola Forrest and լе Vice Chancellor, Professor Debbie Terry inside the plastics contamination-controlled lab.

In one of the world’s first plastics contamination-controlled laboratories, University of Queensland researchers have begun testing blood and tissue samples to develop ways to detect and measure nanoplastics in the human body.

11 March 2022
A pair of hands in surgical gloves examing a petri dish

լе has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world’s greatest global public health threats.

10 March 2022
լе's Natalie Grider says AFLW's growing popularity is good for achieving equity goals.

Natalie Grider has kicked many personal goals since being drafted into the Brisbane Lions’ AFLW team, including one that many professional footballers never achieve – a premiership title.

10 March 2022
A woman in a white shirt smiling

Dr Sonia Shah is deciphering some of the most difficult scientific and medical dilemmas facing society, but it was returning to work after having a baby that almost unravelled her.

9 March 2022
Close up of green-coloured cannabis leaves

Young people who stop using cannabis or amphetamines before becoming adults experience life success at the same levels of those who have never used drugs, according to a University of Queensland study.

9 March 2022
A woman sitting cross-legged in a black and red dress

Dr Anh Tran has a very personal reason to try to make life better for women and children living in refugee settings around the world.

8 March 2022
Cassandra Algy Nimarra and Professor Felicity Meakins documenting the Indigenous language Gurindji. Image: Jennifer Green

լе’s Professor Felicity Meakins describes her childhood as “free range”, having grown up in a semi-rural area near Toowoomba.

7 March 2022
Empty plastic bottles piled together

Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, according to research from լе and University of Exeter.

4 March 2022
Floods inundating several homes with only the roof tiles visible of the one in the centre of the picture

As South-East Queensland and New South Wales wade through the devastation of storms and flooding that now threatens the greater Sydney region, residents and businesses will be turning to insurance as their only hope of recovery.

4 March 2022
Bull ants emerging from the nest, through a rocky hole

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators – the echidna – that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of Queensland researchers say.

3 March 2022
Men looking at flood water across road. Adobe

Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster.

1 March 2022
Overhead shot of flooded homes surrounded by brown water

The 2022 floods devastated communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and pushed emergency services to their limits. լе has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.

1 March 2022
Sun shining through smoke onto high-rise buildings. Adobe

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has handed down the second instalment of its Sixth Assessment report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability.

1 March 2022
The flags of Russia and Ukraine with the silhouette of a soldier in front

Russia has invaded Ukraine – creating the largest security crisis in Europe since World War II. How will the West respond to this Russian aggression and what does it mean for world peace, energy prices and international trade? The University of...

25 February 2022
լе's Forgan Smith Building lit up in rainbow colours.

լе has increased the number and types of bursaries available for LGBTQIA+ students and expanded the eligibility criteria, to include students who’ve accepted a full-time place but are yet to enrol.

25 February 2022