The University of Queensland has secured more than $9 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research program to support a more productive and sustainable agriculture sector in Australia.

31 July 2023
Three UQ researchers in the Great Court

Two University of Queensland researchers have shared more than $500,000 in funding from the Westpac Scholars Trust to tackle major sustainability challenges facing Australia.

22 March 2023
Silverleaf Whitefly attacks 500 plant species including cotton, grain and vegetables.

It’s one of the biggest challenges facing the environment and farmers across the globe - pest control. Now, University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly spray which could prove to be a game-changer for the...

17 May 2022

The University of Queensland will lead Australia’s effort to supercharge commercialisation in the food and beverage industry, with a share of $362 million in federal government funding.

16 May 2022
UQ's research will benefit Queensland and have global impact

University of Queensland researchers are celebrating a combined multi-million-dollar success in the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Fellowships scheme.

24 March 2017
A before and after of coral bleaching in American Samoa: XL Catlin Seaview Survey.

The University of Queensland has been tasked with helping fight climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, just days after government agencies revealed an increase in coral bleaching and mortality.

15 March 2016

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

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

The University of Queensland will use a State Government investment in solar energy to help install Australia’s largest and most powerful array of photovoltaic panels.

15 April 2010

UQ’s newly established Global Change Institute has received $1.4 million in ARC funding to attract the best young minds to tackle climate change.

9 April 2010

An international research team including experts from The University of Queensland has looked to cleaner fish to appreciate how humans may have evolved to punish free-loaders.

5 January 2010