David LaMotte. Image: Johnno Chen

Recent UQ graduate and former Rotary World Peace Fellow David LaMotte has been appointed to a prestigious committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize nominees.

21 December 2010
Brisbane company RedFlow delivers a prototype zinc-bromine battery-based energy storage system

World-leading research into the application of large-scale electricity storage will begin at The University of Queensland early next year.

21 October 2010

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) technical expertise and cutting-edge research in unconventional gas resources, like coal seam gas, has attracted the attention of the single largest importer of liquefied natural gas in the world.

20 October 2010
Conducting fieldwork during the Advanced Rangeland Ecology course

Rangeland Management students from The University of Queensland were recently treated to good old fashioned ‘bush’ hospitality at Glenorn Station, Leonora WA, managed by Minara Resources Limited.

6 October 2010
Collecting DNA from dolphins

Collecting DNA from dolphins is now easier thanks to scientists at The University of Queensland, Georgetown University, and the Baltimore Aquarium

3 September 2010
Leonie Bowles

When in Spain, do as the Spanish do. It's a principle Leonie Bowles is sticking to, allowing her to immerse herself in the country's history and culture, while learning to speak the language fluently.

13 August 2010

An interdisciplinary research team at The University of Queensland has been awarded a third grant from the US based MacArthur Foundation to continue a conservation project in Solomon Islands for a further three years.

21 June 2010

Corals right out on the exposed edges of the world’s great coral reef zones may hold an important clue to the survival of coral ecosystems facing intensifying pressure from human activities and climate change.

17 June 2010
Mr Waldie prepares for a scuba dive off Lizard Island. Image: Tane Sinclair-Taylor

Eager to save shrinking fish stocks and shape the future of their field, two UQ marine biology graduates will soon dive headfirst into a tour of Papua New Guinea.

11 June 2010

The Queensland Government has worked with UQ to secure a world-first green fuel initiative which could slash greenhouse gas emissions by fuelling planes with algae.

5 May 2010

UQ research has found being a copycat works out pretty well for a certain reef fish.

23 February 2010