窪蹋勛圖厙

A picture of an ocean reef

Water quality in the Great Barrier Reef will be improved thanks to a multimillion-dollar collaboration between 窪蹋勛圖厙 and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

22 April 2022
The Bird Language Diversity web app open on a mobile phone.

Researchers from 窪蹋勛圖厙 have helped design an app to protect birds at risk of extinction across the world by breaking down language barriers between scientists.

21 April 2022
A koala sitting in a tree

Wildlife researchers at 窪蹋勛圖厙 have developed a new management approach which could protect the iconic koala from extinction.

20 April 2022
View of the ocean and sky, with the sun beaming in the centre of screen and emitting rays of golden light

A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30 per cent this decade, according to international researchers.

5 April 2022
A koala in a gum tree.

A koala, specially bred as part of a University of Queensland-led conservation project, could turn around the fate of endangered koala colonies along Australias east coast.

29 March 2022
Professor Lianzhou Wang in the laboratory

Flat batteries could be a thing of the past thanks to lithium-ion battery nanotechnology developed by 窪蹋勛圖厙.

28 March 2022
Woman standing with head in hands in middle of busy city. Adobe

A piece of junk DNA could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobia, according to a study from 窪蹋勛圖厙.

23 March 2022
Injured axons of the nematode C. elegans and other invertebrate species are able to rejoin with their separated segments, preventing degeneration and restoring the original axonal tract in a process known as axonal fusion. Credit: Nick Valmas

Researchers at 窪蹋勛圖厙 have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people recover from nerve damage.

17 March 2022
A pair of hands in surgical gloves examing a petri dish

窪蹋勛圖厙 has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the worlds greatest global public health threats.

10 March 2022
A woman in a white shirt smiling

Dr Sonia Shah is deciphering some of the most difficult scientific and medical dilemmas facing society, but it was returning to work after having a baby that almost unravelled her.

9 March 2022
Bull ants emerging from the nest, through a rocky hole

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators the echidna that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of Queensland researchers say.

3 March 2022
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has handed down the second instalment of its Sixth Assessment report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability.

1 March 2022
Flying fish flying above the water

A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.

16 February 2022
A koala sitting in a tree

Federal government has officially listed koalas as endangered along Australia's east coast to protect shrinking populations. 窪蹋勛圖厙 has a range of experts available to offer expert comment on this development.

11 February 2022
The prickly redfish, an endangered sea cucumber fished on the Great Barrier Reef, and globally.

Overharvest has put the Great Barrier Reefs tropical sea cucumber populations in peril, researchers have revealed, with strong demand for this delicacy from East and Southeast Asia.

11 February 2022