Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.

5 December 2024
A black and white still image from a video showing a bee with a refelective marker on its back approaching a flower.

Study exposes link between genetic risk of depression and heart disease in women

Women who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, UQ researchers have found.

5 December 2024
A lady sulking on a couch
A lady sulking on a couch

Women who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, UQ researchers have found.

5 December 2024
A woman stands at the front of a classroom holding period products.

UQ researchers have launched a menstrual health teaching guide for classrooms co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.

4 December 2024
A man and three women stand on a stage in front of a UQ banner that reads Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan.

UQ will continue on its path to ensuring a fair, equal and inclusive society with the launch of a second Reconciliation Action Plan.

2 December 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured more than $35 million through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects 2025 scheme to expand research in national priority areas.

29 November 2024

A topical cream to help prevent and treat skin cancers in organ transplant patients is a step closer to development.

29 November 2024
Large piece of white coral in a sea of blue with little fish in the distance.

Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists.

29 November 2024

The University of Queensland has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading research institutions with the fastest growing influence in The Australian’s 2025 Research Magazine.

27 November 2024

Three University of Queensland academics have received the nation’s highest honour in humanities.

25 November 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured funding through the 2024 Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation scheme to advance globally-significant projects.

25 November 2024

The University of Queensland received the equal highest number of Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) awards in Australia.

22 November 2024
Sad woman lying on bed

Researchers have found 70% of Australians diagnosed with major depressive disorder are not receiving even the minimal treatment necessary.

22 November 2024