18129 /news/t/international-projects en Â鶹Çø leads the world’s largest drug survey /news/article/2024/01/uq-leads-world%E2%80%99s-largest-drug-survey <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Researchers from Â鶹Çø have launched the world’s biggest drug survey, to gain insight into drug use around the globe. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-01-10T09:15:00+10:00">10 January 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:12:12 +0000 uqebla11 135510 at /news Stargazers’ new approach to reshape our understanding of the Universe /news/article/2024/01/stargazers%E2%80%99-new-approach-reshape-our-understanding-of-universe <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">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 hi</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-01-09T06:00:00+10:00">9 January 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 03:50:51 +0000 uqebla11 135509 at /news ‘Bubble’ of galaxies discovery may revolutionise cosmology /news/article/2023/09/bubble%E2%80%99-of-galaxies-discovery-may-revolutionise-cosmology <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">An international team of astronomers has discovered a giant ‘bubble’ of galaxies, measuring one billion light-years across, in the nearby Universe.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-09-07T08:00:00+10:00">7 September 2023</span></div></div></div> Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:31:46 +0000 uqdcla21 135186 at /news Â鶹Çø forges global partnership to create home-grown vaccines /news/article/2023/06/uq-forges-global-partnership-create-home-grown-vaccines <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Queensland will become a major international hub for vaccine discovery and development with a global partnership formed in the United States today to help address the wor</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-07T09:30:00+10:00">7 June 2023</span></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:31:09 +0000 uqnross4 134828 at /news Research reveals ants inflict pain with neurotoxins /news/article/2023/06/research-reveals-ants-inflict-pain-neurotoxins <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-06T06:00:00+10:00">6 June 2023</span></div></div></div> Wed, 31 May 2023 23:20:37 +0000 uqnroock 134806 at /news Securing global food supply focus of international agriculture conference /news/article/2022/10/securing-global-food-supply-focus-of-international-agriculture-conference <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Feeding the world’s spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-10-31T06:00:00+10:00">31 October 2022</span></div></div></div> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0000 uqdcla21 133382 at /news Female leadership attributed to fewer COVID-19 deaths /news/article/2022/06/female-leadership-attributed-fewer-covid-19-deaths <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Countries with female leaders recorded 30 per cent fewer COVID-19 deaths than nations governed by men, according to University of Queensland research.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-06-16T06:00:00+10:00">16 June 2022</span></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:00:00 +0000 uqdcla21 132182 at /news 20 years of citizen science backs up findings on coral bleaching /news/article/2022/06/20-years-of-citizen-science-backs-findings-coral-bleaching <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Volunteer-collected data on coral bleaching has been credited with supporting scientific findings about reef health across the globe. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-06-09T09:00:00+10:00">9 June 2022</span></div></div></div> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 23:35:42 +0000 uqebla11 132162 at /news Â鶹Çø research to revolutionise pest control around the world /news/article/2022/05/uq-research-revolutionise-pest-control-around-world <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">It’s one of the biggest challenges facing the environment and farmers across the globe - pest control. Now, University of Queensland scientists have developed an environ</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-05-17T15:30:00+10:00">17 May 2022</span></div></div></div> Fri, 13 May 2022 05:54:27 +0000 uqdcla21 131946 at /news Tobacco tax linked to higher levels of teenage vaping /news/article/2022/05/tobacco-tax-linked-higher-levels-of-teenage-vaping <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Globally, most adolescents who experiment with vaping don’t develop an addiction, but the way tobacco products were taxed may be linked with higher e-cigarette use among </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-05-13T06:00:00+10:00">13 May 2022</span></div></div></div> Thu, 12 May 2022 14:06:05 +0000 uqnross4 131936 at /news