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The LA wildfires are still causing devastation. Last night, global insurance expert Prof Paula Jarzabkowski joined The Project to discuss how the fires could impact insurance premiums in Australia. Watch from 21:43 > brnw.ch/21wQ0x6


Research from #UQ's Karen Tuesley and Prof Susan Jordan and QIMR Berghofer has looked into the cancer risk for long-term contraceptive users. UQ Medicine Via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand brnw.ch/21wQ0Fu


Research by #UQ's Theresa Scott has highlighted the need for specialised support services to help people with young onset dementia cope with giving up driving. Health at UQ #dementia brnw.ch/21wQ3OZ

Dr Caroline Knight from UQ Business School has co-developed a SMART way to tackle burnout in the workplace. The framework encourages managers to think more broadly about how they curate work that allows their employees to thrive.🔗brnw.ch/21wQi4F 📸Adobe


Congratulations to #UQ's Claire Reilly from UQ's School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences who has been jointly awarded Three Minute Thesis Universitas 21 2024 Highly commended prize 👏 Claire’s thesis  investigates the management & experiences of children with temporary feeding tubes


A @UQScience team has found a relative of the deadly Hendra virus in the US. Rhys Parry says henipaviruses have caused disease and death in people and animals in other regions but it's not yet known what impact Camp Hill virus could have. đź“·: Adobe brnw.ch/21wQjCL


Help could be on the way for struggling marsupial populations after the first kangaroo embryo was produced via IVF by @UQScience, Andrés Gambini. brnw.ch/21wQA0M

#UQ researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by 65 per cent. UQ Medicine đź“–brnw.ch/21wQF33

#UQ researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement 🌿 @UQScience AIBN Research QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation #Uniquest brnw.ch/21wQGts


Clinical trials, led by Carlos Salomon, of a simple blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at #UQ later this year. UQ Medicine 📖 brnw.ch/21wQOPp




20 #UQ subjects have been ranked in the global top 50 in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject QS World University Rankings #QSWUR #SubjectRankings More: brnw.ch/21wRhY0


From cleaning up after major storms to preparing a pitch for the English cricket team – we celebrate the career of UQ Gatton grounds supervisor Steve Barakin, who retired on 20 March after more than 43 years tending to the campus. brnw.ch/21wRxXJ UQ Science


#UQ's A/Prof Emma Hamilton-Williams has co-led research which found improving the function of the gut microbiome may delay, or even prevent, the onset of type 1 diabetes. #FrazerInstUQ UQ Medicine đź“–brnw.ch/21wRKy1