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CQUniversity researchers collecting sea grass at Gladstone. Photo credit: Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre

Griffith researchers at Sea Jellies Illuminated research lab at Sea World. Photo credit: Griffith Coastal and Marine Research Centre

QUT research to understand coral attachment and reproduction for reef restoration. Photo credit: Collaborative coral by Brett Lewis QUT

UniSQ researcher examining a crop at the Tosari Crop Research Centre. Photo credit: Anna Singleton - University of Southern Queensland

Close up of the pore structure of a hydrogel membrane. Photo credit: Dr Katrin Kockler - Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

UniSC A/Prof Kathy Townsend researcher in marine conservation. Photo credit: University of the Sunshine Coast

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News from Queensland universities and research organisations.

  • UQ turns CO2 into sustainable power

    UQ researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide to make electricity. Dr Zhuyuan Wang from UQ’s Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation says the small, proof-of-concept nanogenerator is carbon negative because it consumes the greenhouse gas.

    18 Apr 2024

    Advanced manufacturingEnergyEnvironment & nature

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  • First evidence of human occupation in lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia

    Exploration of underground caves and lava tubes reveal archaeological abundance in Arabia. Recent strides in interdisciplinary archaeological research in Arabia have unveiled new insights into the evolution and historical development of regional human populations, as well as the dynamic patterns of cultural change, migration, and adaptation to environmental fluctuations.

    18 Apr 2024

    Social sciences

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  • Queensland – Bavaria Collaborative Research Program - Applications open

    The new Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research Program has opened for applications with two categories: Seed Grants and Development Grants. Seed Grants close on 10 May 2024. Development Grants close on 10 July 2024

    17 Apr 2024

    Advanced manufacturingBiotechnologyDefence, aviation & spaceDigital economyEnergyEngineeringEnvironment & natureHealth & medicalQuantum

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  • Bacteria behind meningitis in babies explained

    A milestone study led by UQ researchers has identified the main types of E. coli bacteria that cause neonatal meningitis, and revealed why some infections recur despite being treated with antibiotics.

    17 Apr 2024

    Digital economyHealth & medical

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  • Climate-change driven cold snaps threaten marine life

    The impacts on marine species from secular warming and heatwaves are well demonstrated; however, the impacts of extreme cold events are poorly understood. Tropical marine species venturing into new areas as the climate changes could fall victim to another effect of the phenomenon – as bursts of cold water from…

    16 Apr 2024

    Environment & natureTropical

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  • Combatting disruptive ‘noise’ – a quantum communication breakthrough

    In a significant milestone for quantum communication technology, an experiment has demonstrated how networks can be leveraged to combat disruptive ‘noise’ in quantum communications. The international effort led by researchers from Griffith University’s Centre for Quantum Dynamics highlights the potential of quantum networks in revolutionising communication technologies on a quantum…

    16 Apr 2024

    Digital economyQuantum

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  • World-class cancer research centre announced for QIMR Berghofer

    QIMR Berghofer scientists hope to revolutionise personalised cancer treatment with a $2-million grant from Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) to establish a world-class national cancer research centre in Brisbane. Led by Professor Steven Lane and Dr Nicola Waddell, the ACRF Centre for Optimised Cancer Therapy (ACRF-COCT) will integrate the latest…

    16 Apr 2024

    BiotechnologyDigital economyHealth & medical

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  • $2.5M Medical Research Future Fund grant to study recurrent wheeze in preschoolers

    QUT Professor Anne Chang has been awarded a $2,588,607.14 Medical Research Future Fund grant to lead a multidisciplinary, multi-institution project, “Improving outcomes of recurrent preschool wheeze: a multicentre randomised controlled trial with biomarker discovery”.

    16 Apr 2024

    BiotechnologyDigital economyHealth & medical

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  • UQ celebrates 10 Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships

    Ten researchers from The University of Queensland have been awarded $3 million through the 2023 Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships. The program supports collaboration with industry partners on research that aims to drive a resilient and inclusive Queensland economy.

    16 Apr 2024

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