A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at UQ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.
26 August 2024A UQ library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.
16 August 2024UQ researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.
30 May 2024University of Queensland scientists are leading efforts to explore a water quality trading scheme to improve the state’s waterways.
4 December 2023A UQ-led industry survey has found Australian architects are worried about the climate crisis and frustrated by barriers to action but are confident the profession can contribute to a sustainable future.
30 November 2023All eyes will be on Dubai this week as 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries meet at the United Nations backed climate summit, known as COP28. The University of Queensland has a range of researchers available to offer expert analysis.
29 November 2023Researchers from The University of Queensland hope wild millet from outback Australia’s Channel Country could help feed the world as climate change impacts established grain crops.
26 October 2023Associate Professor Carissa Klein, who is working to improve sustainability in the fishing and seafood industries, has been named the 2023 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.
19 October 2023University of Queensland research has found despite considerable conservation efforts, the illegal killing of critically endangered orangutans on Borneo may be an ongoing threat to the species.
11 October 2023UQ researchers are developing a web-based management program capable of mapping ocean water pollution almost as it happens.
4 October 2023The UQ Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition Mare Amoris | Sea of Love poses timely questions about the role of oceans in personal stories and cultural practices.
14 July 2023University of Queensland researchers have shown Australian tobacco plants could be used as ‘biofactories’ to manufacture medicines on a large scale.
1 June 2023University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.
3 April 2023A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges.
27 January 2023Researchers at The University of Queensland have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.
20 January 2023University of Queensland School of Architecture lecturer Dr Liz Brogden has been awarded a 2022 Churchill Fellowship to further her work pioneering climate action in the profession.
28 November 2022Research co-led by UQ has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.
25 October 2022Some of Asia’s largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.
22 October 2022A new way of using compost could boost global crop production and deliver huge benefits to the planet, according to a study co-led by The University of Queensland.
6 September 2022If Australia is to achieve a net zero future, we need “out-of-the-box” thinking and a major economic overhaul, according to study involving The University of Queensland.
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