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Dr Sarah Kendall, Adjunct Research Fellow in the TC Beirne School of Law, writing in The Conversation.. This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment.. His approach this time was unprecedented. Instead of focusing on past and present threats, Burgess declassified parts of ASIO’s assessment for the future, warning us about Australia’s security outlook to 2030.

Wait before you whack that toad. Not only is it frowned upon to kill cane toads inhumanely, but the amphibian’s venom could be worth a bucket-load.

University of Queensland researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome drug resistance and prevent tumour regrowth in cancer patients.

“More and more, social norms and the definitions of crime or disorder are starting to be constructed online,” she said. “And very safe places end up being unjustly stigmatised.” Dr Zahnow said other common community online posts were calls to ‘watch out’ for a particular group of people.

Rowing coaches in the United States will be the first outside Australia to use an online coaching course designed by The University of Queensland and Rowing Australia.. Community Rowing Inc (CRI) in Boston, the largest rowing club in the US with more than 5000 rowers, is now offering the Rowing Australia Level 1 Coach Accreditation course as part of its coach education strategy.

UQ is further supporting this talent pool by including hypersonics among the University’s first four Massive Open Online Courses, which are offered free on the internet through the edX consortium. As well as leading one of the world’s fastest research projects, The University of Queensland has proven its research excellence is also ...

University of Queensland researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs). The Federal Government recently passed the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) requiring car makers to reduce carbon emissions for new vehicles from January 2025.

One of The University of Queensland’s most popular edX courses has hit a 500,000 enrolment milestone. The IELTSx – IELTS Academic Test Preparation course is offered on edX.org, the non-profit online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT.. Since launching in 2015, IELTSx has attracted people from more than 218 countries and territories, with learners from Vietnam, Egypt and India ...

UQ research has found a traditional extract of Kava, a medicinal plant from the South Pacific, to be safe and effective in reducing anxiety.. To be published online this week in the journal Psychopharmacology are the results of a world-first clinical trial which found that a water-soluble extract of Kava was effective in treating anxiety and improving mood.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have helped design an app to protect birds at risk of extinction across the world by breaking down language barriers between scientists.