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Preventable dental disease sending children to emergency

Queensland children from disadvantaged backgrounds are presenting to hospital emergency departments with painful yet preventable dental issues, researchers have found.
1 October 2026
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UQ redesigns urban planning degree to meet emerging challenges

UQ has reduced its key urban planning degree from 4 to 3 years amid industry concern a scarcity of qualified planning experts is directly impacting housing supply and affordability across Australia.
1 October 2026
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Who decides what time it is? The politics behind contested clocks

Despite contentious local debates about time zones and seasonal shifts, UQ research shows there is no official global time zone system.
30 September 2026
A researcher wearing a lab coat and face shield pulls cells from liquid hydrogen.

Manufacturing a lab-grown solution for complex blood needs

Technology to enable efficient production of lab-grown blood is being developed as a potentially life-saving future alternative to donated blood for a small percentage of the population with unique transfusion needs.
29 September 2026
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Unlocking AI as a research tool for plant microscopy

Software created by University of Queensland scientists could help AI platforms overcome a blind spot limiting their value in plant research.
30 September 2026

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