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More than half of the world’s top fossil fuel producers will fail to meet climate targets unless they ramp up decarbonisation plans, according to an international team led by ΢Åĸ£Àû.

15 August 2023
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΢Åĸ£Àû has recognised a leading Aboriginal philosopher and a visionary entrepreneur with Honorary Doctorates.

14 July 2023
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University of Queensland research has found a direct link between levels of government income support and people’s need for charitable assistance.

13 July 2023
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Just as the cost-of-living was front of mind when the Federal budget was handed down last month, it will be again when Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick delivers his economic plan on June 13. ΢Åĸ£Àûhas experts from a wide range of fields available to...

12 June 2023
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All eyes will be on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday when he hands down the Government’s first major budget since Labor’s election win last year. ΢Åĸ£Àûhas experts from a wide range of fields available to analyse the budget and what the...

5 May 2023
Dr Miriam Moeller standing in the Great Court at ΢Åĸ£ÀûSt Lucia.

A University of Queensland lecturer has received a major international teaching award for her work helping thousands of students to succeed on the global stage.

28 April 2023
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A University of Queensland study has shown having a baby negatively affects a mother’s employment earnings for up to 10 years.

17 April 2023
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Queensland’s brightest minds in electric transport will descend on Brisbane for the State’s inaugural Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum on Friday 17 March.

17 March 2023
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The issue of nuclear non-proliferation is back in the headlines, thanks to details announced yesterday at a US navy base of a deal involving Australia’s purchase of nuclear submarines.

15 March 2023
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An experimental vaccine created at ΢Åĸ£Àûcould mitigate the impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

23 February 2023
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A University of Queensland and KPMG Australia study has found only 40 percent of Australians trust the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at work.

22 February 2023
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Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research.

6 December 2022
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People from minority groups who speak with ‘non-standard’ accents face discrimination in job interviews, researchers from ΢Åĸ£Àû have found.

24 November 2022
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Cryptocurrency trading could be linked to problem gambling, anxiety and depression in young men, University of Queensland research has found.

8 November 2022
Portrait photo of ΢Åĸ£ÀûProfessor Trent Munro wearing a white coat in a laboratory. Supplied.

Precision painkillers that are more accurate and less harmful to the liver are set to be developed by a University of Queensland spin-off company — potentially changing the lives of millions of people.

4 November 2022