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Congratulations to Marina Fortes (SCMB) - and colleagues in SCMB, AGFS, QAAFI, CSIRO, MLA, DETSI and beyond - on securing $4.78 million through the Australian Research Council's Industrial Transformation Research Program to establish the ARC Training Centre for Animal Reproductive Biotechnologies.

A homegrown vaccine platform demonstrated in animals could soon become a ‘plug-and-play’ system to rapidly adapt to future mosquito-borne disease threats in humans.

A University of Queensland virologist and vaccinologist received the top honour at the Life Science Queensland Gene Awards 2026 to advance vaccine discovery and translation. 

A program which empowers adolescents to avoid vaping has won the 2026 UNSW Eureka Prize for Societal Impact in Science.

Finger lime “caviar” and vitamin C-rich Kakadu plum are winning fans in kitchens worldwide, but University of Queensland researchers say the booming native food industry must put Indigenous rights and knowledge at its centre.

The University of Queensland has 1 winner and 2 finalists in the Australian Financial Review's Higher Education Awards 2026, claiming the top spot for research commercialisation.

Professor Phil Hugenholtz has been named a finalist in this year’s Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for his work on The Genome Taxonomy Database.

Scientists have documented thousands of different microbes contributing to healthy reef communities as a step to using them to measure and monitor changes.

Associate Professor Cheong Xin Chan writes for The Conversation.

A University of Queensland researcher has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for advancing understanding of proteins in the immune system. 

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020.

The University of Queensland’s Emerita Professor Mary Garson has made history as the new President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry — only the second Australian to lead the organisation in its 105-year history.

In a major boost for health research, 22 UQ researchers - including several from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences - have secured $29 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council across the Ideas grants and Postgraduate Scholarships.

One of the world’s leading healthcare companies has completed its acquisition of the biopharmaceutical company commercialising The University of Queensland's Molecular Clamp technology.

At The University of Queensland, research into an insect-specific flavivirus platform offers hope of commercial-scale vaccines for vector-borne diseases.

University of Queensland researchers have captured the first high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV), a potentially deadly viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects the liver.

University of Queensland research has shown the head and neck should be searched first if a dog or cat is suspected of suffering from paralysis tick toxin.

Researchers have revealed a clear relationship between stress and increased disease risk in koalas in South East Queensland and on the New South Wales North Coast.

To celebrate the incredible work of UQ's educators – and another group of graduates joining the alumni community in July – Contact Magazine asked the UQ community to pay tribute to an educator who changed their lives for the better.

Acquisition of a biopharmaceutical company commercialising The University of Queensland’s Molecular Clamp technology has been agreed by one of the world’s leading healthcare companies in a landmark deal.