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Today is a very special day – we're celebrating 20 years of
#HarryPotter
! Yep, we’re totally Sirius…
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Thank you to our absolutely incredible team of scientists for their work on the
#UQ
/
@CSLBehring
COVID-19 vaccine, as well as our generous supporters and donors. While the vaccine will not be progressing, we're extremely proud of their hard work. Read more:
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COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE:
The long days in the lab have paid off.
A
#UQ
team has met a key milestone in their fast-tracked research to develop a vaccine for the
#Coronavirus
COVID-19.
@CEPIvaccines
@ProfPaulYoung
Read more:
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The timeline to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine by UQ researchers could be cut by six months following a funding injection of up to $17 million.
Read more -
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💉51 million doses of
#UQ
's COVID-19 vaccine could be supplied to Australians from mid-2021 if clinical trials prove successful. The deal announced today between
@CSL
and
@healthgovau
is based on two doses per person.
#UQResearch
#COVID19
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Thank you
@couriermail
for acknowledging the tremendous commitment and collaboration behind
#UQ
's
#COVID19
vaccine team.🧪🔬👏👏👏👏
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Today's the day. Human clinical trials for
#UQ
's COVID-19 vaccine have begun! 🧪💉🩺
Thank you to the 120 Queensland volunteers involved in our Phase 1 clinical trials, launched this morning.
Read more:
#UQResearch
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Great work
#UQ
Vets
@UQscience
While recently treating a young female koala that had been attacked by a dog, vets found she was lactating, but her pouch was empty.
Mumma koala was stabilised & wildlife carers went off to search for her joey ... they were reunited that night.
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Queensland researchers are set to begin clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19 – using two existing drugs 👏💥
Huge congratulations to
@davidantibiotic
and his team!
Read more:
@UQMedicine
@RBWHFoundation
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"I contacted UQ and told them my concerns. I then received calls from student centre to confirm my address, and at night I received a huge food parcel from the lovely volunteers. There are meals, breakfast, snacks, coffee, tea, honey and a UQ brand lipstick!"
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Queensland researchers are set to begin clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19 – using two existing drugs 👏💥
Huge congratulations to
@davidantibiotic
and his team!
Read more:
@UQMedicine
@RBWHFoundation
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This turkey-sized herbivore got caught in a log jam more than 100 million years ago. Now
#UQ
@implexidens
/
@MonashUni
team have described it in an international journal for the first time.
@thePeerJ
#dinosaurs
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Thank you to our incredible team of scientists for their work on the
#UQ
/
@CSLBehring
COVID-19 vaccine, and to the project’s supporters and donors.
The vaccine is not progressing but
#UQ
is extremely proud of everyone’s huge effort. More:
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#UQ
has climbed 7 places in the QS World University Rankings this year to 43 in the world 🎉 This means we're once again the highest-ranked university in Queensland and in the top 3% globally.
Read more:
@worlduniranking
@TopUnis
#QSWUR
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Pandemic proofing our future.
#UQ
’s
@K_RenfreeShort
receives a
#1
.37 million
@nhmrc
grant to develop a test and treatments effective against multiple virus threats.
@UQscience
#UQResearchandInnovation
Week 2021
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Six
#UQ
researchers - three of them women - have been named Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellows – the most ever awarded to a single university in the scheme’s history.
#UQwomencreatechange
.
@jetten_j
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I see trees of green 🎶...and purple...and yellow.
Welcome to Spring at St Lucia! 🌲
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'Coronavirus: Three wise men crack the code, now to save the world'
Our amazing
#UQ
team featured in
@australian
Read more:
@ProfPaulYoung
@trent_munro
@ChappellDr
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We are delighted to share the news that the Queensland Government has announced the phased return of international students to UQ starting from January 2022.
Follow the link for more information:
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#UQ
is flying the rainbow flag today in solidarity with the LGBTIQ community after the
#OrlandoShooting
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'In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary' ~ Aaron Rose
📸 credit: anushree666
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High profile foreign correspondent
@PeterGreste
will help guide the future of
#journalism
after accepting an appointment at
#UQ
.
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UQ ranks 46th globally and has increased its standing for the second consecutive year in the QS World University Rankings for 2021.
#QSWUR
#UQResearch
@topunis
@worlduniranking
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Queensland researchers are set to begin clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19 – using two existing drugs 👏💥
Huge congratulations to
@davidantibiotic
and his team!
Read more:
@UQMedicine
@RBWHFoundation
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#COVID19
vaccine developed to save millions of lives will be fast-tracked, with a $17 million injection to shave six months off human trials starting.
Our
#UQ
researchers featured on
@couriermail
Read more:
@ProfPaulYoung
@ChappellDr
@trent_munro
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Last week was a big one! In case you missed it,
#UQ
is working on developing a vaccine for the
#coronavirus
💉 Click play to learn more.
@UQscience
@UQ_SCMB
@AIBNatUQ
@UniQuestUQ
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#UQ
working to develop a vaccine for the
#coronavirus
. Find out more below.
@UQscience
@UQ_SCMB
@AIBNatUQ
@UniQuestUQ
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#UQ
has received $35 million in funding for a new
@arc_gov_au
Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture.
Watch video below.
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We are delighted to officially open our newest location,
#UQBrisbaneCity
, which offers beautiful and contemporary facilities in a thoughtfully restored heritage, space steeped in
#Queensland
history.
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#UQ
’s COVID-19 vaccine has now moved out of the lab and into human trials. 🧪💉🩺
Thank you to our incredible UQ team and partners at
#NucleusNetwork
,
@CEPIvaccines
,
@CSL
,
@QldGov
and
@AusGov
. 🙏
Read more:
#UQResearch
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Got a big week ahead? You've got this!
#justkeeptrying
#uqwildlife
Video: IG chelsea.obscura
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Our little fluffs are growing up so fast. 😍
📸 credit: iliriaphotography
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“We want everyone who comes to our campuses, including our LGBTQIA+ students and staff, to feel supported and safe to express themselves freely. We want you to be proud of who you are and always bring your authentic self to UQ." - Professor Deborah Terry, VC 💜
#WearItPurpleUQ
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Gorgeous sunset over our St Lucia glasshouses 💜💜💜
Have a great weekend everyone!
📸 credit: ainnazlinn
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a mechanical engineer, writer, social commentator and QLD Young Australian of the Year. She is also a 2015 UQ Distinguished Young Alumni Award recipient. Nominations for the 2020 UQ Alumni Awards close on Friday 15 May.
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Thank you to our incredible team of scientists for their work on the
#UQ
/
@CSLBehring
COVID-19 vaccine, and to the project’s supporters and donors.
The vaccine is not progressing but
#UQ
is extremely proud of everyone’s huge efforts.
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A student-led initiative to vaccinate homeless people for free has received an “overwhelming response”, according to its seven
#UQ
founders.
@UQMedicine
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Can you spot the two Curlew chicks sheltering from the rain? What an incredible photo by
@DoktrNick
📸
#UQwildlife
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Australia will finally ban cosmetic testing on animals.
#UQ
animal welfare Professor Clive Phillips
@ConversationEDU
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Hundreds turnout at
#UQ
to hear a special address by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Australian universities.
#UnisWithUKR
#ukraine
@ANUmedia
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Weather alert: all
#UQ
SEQ locations closed today & Mon 28 Feb:
-Teaching/classes cancelled Monday incl online
-Critical research/authorised essential staff only on campus if safe to travel
-Other staff work from home if they can
-No intercampus buses
⚠️Check for email updates
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UQ stands with you.
We want all members of our community to feel respected and safe.
We are sincerely thankful to the University for their compassion, concern and support.
Salaat Al Ghaaib Prayer service for shooting victims Christchurch, NZ.
@UQ_News
@UQscience
@QAAFI
@uq_wellness
@
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'Gold Coast Wildlife: Photographer Dr Nick Hamilton snaps ‘miracle’ photo of pelican on Coomera River'
Our resident
#UQwildlife
photographer is getting the credit he deserves with this great piece from
@theheraldsun
📷
Amazing shots!
@DoktrNick
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Rise and shine! It's the shortest day of the year .. get out and enjoy the sunshine.
#wintersolstice
#uq
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Two Indigenous Australian brothers set to study medicine at
#UQ
will draw on their shared cultural knowledge and life experience, with the one shared goal of improving health outcomes in their communities.
Watch
@NITV
[starts at 7:22]
@atsisuq
@UQMedicine
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Looking glorious.
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Big news for
#UQ
today - we will establish 3 new
@arc_gov_au
Centres of Excellence👏
UQ is the first uni to be awarded 3 CoEs in two consecutive rounds. And, UQ is now the most awarded university since the scheme started.
More: and in below thread⬇️
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Game-changing heart attack treatment using deadly spider venom on way to human trials thanks to $23 million investment.
@IMBatUQ
@UniQuestUQ
#UQResearch
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Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change.
#UQResearch
on gene editing technology for future crops from
@QAAFI
@karenmassel
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'Coronavirus: Three wise men crack the code, now to save the world'
Our amazing
#UQ
team featured in
@australian
Read more:
@ProfPaulYoung
@trent_munro
@ChappellDr
+ the amazing Dan Watterson and magnificent lab team who have been working 24/7!
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Stunning.
The perks of working and studying late at
#uqlibrary
. St Lucia campus is looking beautiful during the 2019 Bloom Festival 17-27 October - there's a few days left to enjoy the light show.
#UQLife
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Amazing news to share...
Congratulations to
#UQ
's Chloe Yap
@doyouseewhy
on winning the Qld Women in STEM Judges Award for her work using big data to try to improve early autism diagnosis.
@UQMedicine
#UQresearch
@IMBatUQ
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Today
#UQ
was named as one of the world’s top 10 universities led by women ♀️
Check out the list by
@THEUniAdvice
which recognises UQ’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry:
#IWD2023
#CrackingTheCode
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#UQ
has maintained its global rank of 54 and Australian rank of 2 in the
@ShanghaiRanking
's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 👏
Read more here:
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Happy Birthday Dorothy Hill! Prof Hill was a pioneer of Great Barrier Reef research & a leader for women in science
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In case you missed it,
#UQ
’s COVID-19 vaccine has now moved out of the lab and into human trials. 🧪💉🩺
Thank you to our incredible UQ team and partners at
#NucleusNetwork
,
@CEPIvaccines
,
@CSL
,
@QldGov
and
@AusGov
. 🙏
Read more:
#UQResearch
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A
#UQ
study has revealed how COVID-19 damages the heart differently to the flu.
The research from
@aruthak
and Prof John Fraser has opened the door to future treatments.
Read more:
@UQMedicine
📷 Adobe
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Just in case you missed it - big news from the amazing
#UQ
team working to develop a vaccine for the
#Coronavirus
COVID-19.
COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE:
The long days in the lab have paid off.
A
#UQ
team has met a key milestone in their fast-tracked research to develop a vaccine for the
#Coronavirus
COVID-19.
@CEPIvaccines
@ProfPaulYoung
Read more:
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566
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Here’s an end of year result for everyone at
#UQ
to smile about.
UQ has held its spot at 42nd on the global list of universities and 2nd place nationally.
The Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities brings together the results from the 3 main world university rankings in 2022 🙌
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Queensland-made coronavirus proteins are being used in a sophisticated antibody test for COVID-19 detection.
The proteins were developed in partnership with
#FSS
and
#UQ
's Protein Expression Facility.
@qldhealthnews
@AIBNatUQ
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#UQResearch
finds lion’s mane mushrooms show promise in boosting brain cell growth 🍄
Read more via
@PopSci
:
@QldBrainInst
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