UQ and Europe

Queensland will become a global mRNA vaccine hub with a $280 million Translational Science Hub to be established in Queensland. The Hub will link leading Queensland researchers with scientists at the Sanofi mRNA Centre of Excellence in France and the United States.

Researchers from UQ, Argentina and Spain have created the world's first successful donkey embryo using IVF, which could save dozens of endangered donkey species.

A study from UQ, together with the University of Adelaide, UWA and the University of Bristol in the UK, has found no link between community water fluoridation and adverse effects on children's brain development.

Following the competitive selection process, nine outstanding initiatives have received funding totalling $76,660 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnership Seed Funding Scheme.

UQ, Oxford and Princeton researchers have developed a "test" to measure if businesses are on track to meet Paris Agreement climate action goals, and so far the results are not promising.

Nine cutting-edge initiatives have been awarded $72,824 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.