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A slice of a 3D map of the universe showing Earth at its centre.

An international team of researchers has created the world's largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe – measuring the expansion of the cosmos over the past 11 billion years.

5 April 2024
a girl's face is illuminated by the light of a phone screen

ҹɫÊÓƵ research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.

4 April 2024
A four wheeled rover with an excavator attachment on a sandy field

A team of aspiring students from ҹɫÊÓƵ has won a share in honours in an international space competition.

3 April 2024
A man stands looking at an ultrasound machine in a hospital room or clinical setting.

University of Queensland researchers have found targeting amyloid plaque in the brain is not essential for ultrasound to deliver cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative disorders.

2 April 2024
A doctor holding hands with an elderly patient

University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.

28 March 2024
Sugarcane crop with trees and house in background under blue sky.

Researchers have unravelled the mystery of sugarcane genetics, finding the crop’s genome is three times the size of the human genome and more complex.

28 March 2024
A goanna eating a black snake.

A University of Queensland-led study has shed light on how some lizards have evolved to resist deadly neurotoxins from Australia’s most venomous snakes.

26 March 2024
A gloved hand holds a pipette containing blood, with a label that reads Sepsis.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ failure.

26 March 2024
an aerial image of suburbs and a river with brown water coming out of it

ҹɫÊÓƵ sampling during and after the February 2022 Brisbane River flood has sounded a warning about the future of Moreton Bay with climate change predicted to bring more extreme weather.

25 March 2024
a man stands in water holding a plastic container

ҹɫÊÓƵ researchers estimate there could be up to 7000 tonnes of microplastics polluting vital ecosystems in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay.

25 March 2024
Large cattle grazing in a grassy field

University of Queensland researchers say mRNA vaccine technology could play an important role in boosting livestock production to meet global food demands.

22 March 2024
Picture of neighbours talking to each other over the fence.

University of Queensland research has found building a sense of community is key to improving people’s mental health, particularly in low socio-economic suburbs.

21 March 2024
Dark coloured beetle covered in white hairs sitting on green leaf. Image: James Tweed.

A researcher from ҹɫÊÓƵ has discovered a remarkable new genus of fluffy longhorn beetle while camping within rainforest in the Gold Coast hinterland.

21 March 2024
a group of women sit at a table talking

Women diagnosed in adulthood with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are encouraged to join a ҹɫÊÓƵ study into the impact of the diagnosis.

20 March 2024
A closeup of a young women in different images clutching various body parts shaded red to indicate pain.

ҹɫÊÓƵ researchers have discovered how the ‘on-switch’ for the body’s inflammation machinery can get stuck and cause rare genetic inflammatory diseases.

19 March 2024