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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.

3 September 2024
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A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024
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A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

31 July 2024
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Associate Professor Emma Beckman is headed to the Paris Paralympic Games, as part of a group of experts doing on-the-ground sport intelligence data-gathering.

18 July 2024
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers are playing a key role in the education sector’s response to the new learning environment of ChatGPT and other generative AI language programs.

11 July 2024

 A new training Centre led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is partnering with industry to tackle the global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant infections, which affect humans, animals and the environment.

5 July 2024
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Zapping rocks with a high-voltage pulse – similar to a lightning strike – could be the answer to decarbonising the mining industry according to researchers from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

14 May 2024
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A University of Queensland founded startup that builds exhibition design software for art galleries, museums and theatres has been acquired by Swiss company Culture Software Group.

23 April 2024
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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
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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
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University of Queensland researchers have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated for sepsis in Intensive Care Units.

18 March 2024
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A tech start-up from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is set to make efficiencies in the renewable energy sector by detecting faults in solar farm panels.

20 February 2024
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A three-year project led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and the tourism industry has delivered a roadmap to help one of the state’s most important sectors develop resilience and recover from disaster.

5 February 2024
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An international project mapping millions of galaxies has provided a ‘tantalising’ insight into the mysteries of dark energy and could reshape our understanding of the history of the Universe, according to a leading ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø astrophysicist.

9 January 2024
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A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led industry survey has found Australian architects are worried about the climate crisis and frustrated by barriers to action but are confident the profession can contribute to a sustainable future.

30 November 2023