There is growing scientific concern that corals could retreat from equatorial seas and oceans as the Earth continues to warm, a team of international marine researchers warned today.

11 December 2012
Senator Chris Evans presents Adrian Ward with the Outstanding Excellence in Collaboration award

The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Management Alliance in Research and Teaching, SMART, program has received an award for Outstanding Excellence in Collaboration.

15 November 2012

The University of Queensland has responded to “the grand challenge of our generation” by launching a new energy initiative today.

9 November 2012

Australia is now the world’s second largest producer of iron ore, with University of Queensland researchers working to reduce exposure to toxic dusts.

9 November 2012
Professor Zhiguo Yuan

Scientists from UQ’s Advanced Water Management Centre have found a way to curb the cost – and smell – of sewage transportation.

31 October 2012
Dr Perach Nuriel's image, which appears on the cover of the October issue of Geology magazine

Research conducted by Dr Perach Nuriel has featured on the cover of the October issue of Geology magazine published by The Geological Society of America.

23 October 2012

A study by a scholar at The University of Queensland reveals that the ‘green revolution’ advertised by the world’s biggest brands and corporations is misleading consumers.

10 October 2012
Mahogany glider.

They may be voted cutest on campus, but some of the critters gaining attention at Gatton are having trouble in the real world.

12 September 2012

New approaches to cancer treatment and improved nickel mining output were the winning ideas from the grand final of UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition held at The University of Queensland on September 4.

10 September 2012

The diverse topics of biofuels and religion will be explored at a public lecture in Brisbane next week.

10 September 2012

The discovery of a synthetic molecule made up of 60 simple components able to reorganise themselves to produce new functions will lead to better understanding of nature’s processes.

22 August 2012
The University of Queensland's Advanced Engineering Building will provide opportunities for research in undergraduate engineering studies.

More than $740 million worth of building projects are in progress across the campuses and properties of The University of Queensland (UQ), with some completion dates set from early 2013.

22 August 2012

Life in the world’s oceans faces far greater change and risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, a team of the world’s leading marine scientists has warned.

21 August 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) is the first university to sign an agreement with the world's largest copper producer – The National Copper Corporation of Chile (CODELCO).

21 August 2012

A University of Queensland scientist is involved in an international collaboration that has proposed a new strategy for marine conservation, which involves unconventional, proactive tactics, in a paper published in Nature Climate Change today.

17 August 2012
Dr Victor Galea is developing Australia’s first ‘home-grown’ commercial bioherbicide.

A simple one-dose pill could help end the scourge of woody weeds that are choking Australia’s waterways, smothering native vegetation and robbing our farmers of agricultural land.

14 August 2012
UQ scientists and volunteers measure coral health

A passionate team from The University of Queensland will be offering free public workshops on coral conservation for National Science Week (August 11- 19) as part of a UQ project called Corals at Your Doorstep.

7 August 2012
Kuranda tree frog.

A Queensland biologist, who has spent the past 15 years studying frog and reptile evolution, is about to embark on one of his most ambitious projects to date - attempting to rediscover a species that "vanished'' almost 30 years ago.

7 August 2012

An ancient plant isolated in the heart of Australia, more than 1200km from its coastal cousins, is now believed to have arrived inland far more recently than initially thought.

6 August 2012

The University of Queensland will hold a Sustainability Market between 11am and 2pm at the Ipswich Campus, on Challinor Court on August 1.

31 July 2012