Professor Craig Franklin measuring pH in a tributary of the Wenlock River, on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in northern Queensland.

Scientists have been startled to discover unique ecosystems of fauna and flora thriving around highly acidic springs in far north Queensland.

21 December 2010
Ernest Tee, from Malayasia, completed his honours project at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and will graduate first in his class with a grade point average of 7.0 – a perfect score.

A student who used his honours year to investigate a potential drug to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Valedictorian for the Bachelor of Science degree.

16 December 2010
Hypothesised reconstruction of the large Lark Quarry track-maker. Illustration by Anthony Romilio, The University of Queensland.

Doubt has been cast over the only known piece of evidence that large carnivorous dinosaurs once roamed Australia, following new research by The University of Queensland (UQ).

16 December 2010

The environmental scientist whose work on dioxins last year prompted governments around the world to suspend the use of some pesticides says there is more to the problem and authorities need to act urgently.

6 December 2010

A form of spinal arthritis is genetically linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, researchers at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute in Brisbane, Australia, have found.

3 December 2010

The University of Queensland (UQ) has signed a five-year, $2.5 million industry partnership agreement to design and deliver world-class class geosciences research, education and training programs.

3 December 2010

Researchers at The University of Queensland have a powerful new tool to help reveal the extent of environmental and human exposure to harmful contaminants.

2 December 2010

Groundbreaking research into nanotechnology and advanced polymers will be accelerated with $3.6 million in infrastructure funding awarded to The University of Queensland (UQ) today.

1 December 2010
Honey bees have taught researchers how to guide planes through complex manoeuvres

Australian scientists have developed a novel autopilot that guides aircraft through complex aerobatic manoeuvres by watching the horizon like a honey bee.

1 December 2010

World-first trials aimed at eliminating dengue fever are set to begin in Cairns.

25 November 2010
Dow Chair and CEO, Dr Andrew Liveris, and UQ Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Greenfield, take questions from the audience at the UQ Centenary Oration.

The Dow Chemical Company Chairman and CEO, Dr Andrew Liveris, has called on Australia to keep more of its natural gas at home to turn into high value, high margin products.

23 November 2010

Leading scientists and marine managers have called for a greater national effort to protect vital 1000-kilometre stretches in the middle of Australia’s eastern and western coastlines.

22 November 2010

A new malaria study by UQ scientists challenges World Health Organisation guidelines for using DDT chemical spray to kill mosquitoes.

18 November 2010

The University of Queensland topped the nation in the prestigious Australian Research Council Future Fellowships announced today, being awarded 31 fellowships worth a total of more than $22 million.

17 November 2010
Dr Lexa Grutter

UQ research has found fish have developed their own mosquito nets in order to get a good night’s sleep.

16 November 2010

An international team of physicists, including a scientist based at The University of Queensland, has recently closed an additional "loophole" in a test explaining one of science’s strangest phenomena — quantum entanglement.

15 November 2010
Professor Melissa Little

UQ has received almost $29 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grants - the fourth-largest share of the $447.5 million awarded to institutions across Australia.

12 November 2010
Associate Professor Peer Schenk inspects new algae strains

An Australian biodiesel company and a UQ student research group have teamed up to produce green energy.

12 November 2010

A physicist from The University of Queensland (UQ) has helped make a breakthrough discovery that will turn quantum computers from a theory into a reality.

11 November 2010

A new article in the international scientific journal Conservation Biology shows that Australia’s most endangered species are extremely poorly represented in the nation’s protected area system.

3 November 2010