The power of pee as a potential sustainable source of fertiliser is about to be tested for the first time.
15 December 2017Maps of the world’s most important wilderness areas are now freely available online following a University of Queensland-led study published today.
13 December 2017Skyrocketing prices for rare animal products can push species to extinction even when their populations are abundant, researchers say.
5 December 2017Just three per cent of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals may hold the key to regenerating reefs damaged after major disturbances, new research reveals.
29 November 2017Australia will soon hold the record for the world’s tallest timber office building at 5 King St Brisbane, and with the help of The University of Queensland’s new research hub, wooden skyscrapers could become the norm.
23 November 2017For the first time since US President Barack Obama’s historic visit in 2014, The University of Queensland has welcomed another international president to its St Lucia campus – this time, a UQ alumnus.
8 November 2017UQ has a range of experts available to talk to media during the Queensland election campaign.
30 October 2017Native marsupials reintroduced in south-western Australia are a threat to ground-dwelling birds, a UQ study has found.
24 October 2017University of Queensland research projects to develop better batteries for renewable energy and a way of predicting crop yields from space have been funded under a joint Queensland-China scheme.
17 October 2017In a ground-breaking study, tiny sound recorders will be set up near the nests of south-eastern red-tailed black-cockatoos to monitor the nesting habits of the endangered species.
7 September 2017UQ researchers are undertaking research on the potential effects of cat eradication on an island.
7 September 2017Over the past 60 years, Australia has lost more than 90 per cent of a type of forest that once covered 130,000 square kilometres, and could be losing plants with important medicinal uses.
6 September 2017Global US food and animal safety company Neogen Corporation is establishing an animal genomics facility at The University of Queensland Gatton campus in a move that will reinforce UQ’s capacity to support the livestock industry and animal breeders.
1 September 2017Why is a banana leaf a million times bigger than a common heather leaf? And why are leaves generally much larger in tropical jungles than in temperate forests and deserts?
1 September 2017Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an international study has revealed more about how they recognise toxic species.
23 August 2017A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.
17 August 2017Grain research technology that will help combat food shortages stemming from climate change and a burgeoning world population have helped a young researcher claim the title of Advance Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.
14 August 2017A young adult wedge-tailed eagle shot out of the sky near Gympie last month is recuperating after surgery at the UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital at Gatton.
7 August 2017University of Queensland researchers have developed new knowledge on how animals see and use colour, and how their colour vision has evolved.
4 August 2017A new Netflix documentary, Chasing Coral, is about to hit the world’s small screens.
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