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University of Queensland researchers have partnered with global technology leader Lockheed Martin to develop next generation computers for aerospace applications. ARC Future Fellow and project lead Professor Warwick Bowen said the partnership would develop a new approach to computer technology, with the potential for future commercial impacts in the aerospace industry. “In contrast to today’s…

A clinical-stage biotechnology company established by The University of Queensland and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) to develop novel cancer supportive care and anticancer therapies has raised US$16 million in series A investment. The investment from the Brandon Capital-managed Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) and Uniseed will enable the company, called QUE Oncology Inc. (QUE) to…

Three University of Queensland researchers have each received $1 million from the FightMND foundation for clinical trials to help fast-track potential treatments for motor neurone disease. UQ Centre for Clinical Research and Queensland Brain Institute’s Associate Professor Robert Henderson and QBI’s Professor Perry Bartlett, along with UQ School of Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor Trent Woodruff…

The University of Queensland has moved higher in the influential QS World University Rankings, coming in at 47th globally, placing it well inside the top one per cent of the world’s 26,000 universities. UQ’s placing in the annual QS ranking announced today follows the University’s impressive performance in the prestigious Leiden ranking last month and…

The University of Queensland’s world-leading research is well positioned to benefit from a landmark deal with IP Group plc which will see A$200 million available for investment in technology from top universities in Australia and New Zealand. IP Group plc, an international leader in building companies based on scientific innovation developed in research universities, today…

Projects that link University of Queensland research with business and industry have received a $4.3 million Australian Government funding boost today. The Australian Research Council Linkage Projects funding will support 12 UQ projects designed to deliver practical solutions to problems across a range of industries. UQ researchers will work with industry on projects to improve…