Muhammed Soheil Mazhar ... most avocado bruising happens at the grocery store

Researchers may soon understand more about why avocados are often bruised when they come home from the grocery store.

17 July 2013

Chinese students have taken first and second place at the 2013 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) which concluded at the University of Queensland today (Friday 12 July).

12 July 2013

Telling someone they are going to die and that further treatment is futile is a regular challenge for many doctors, but few have had formal training in how to do it.

10 July 2013

The University of Queensland this week welcomes more than 600 people from 80 countries for one of the world’s most elite informatics competitions.

4 July 2013

Global food safety was on the agenda at a recent University of Queensland seminar in Vietnam.

3 July 2013
Dr. Brad Fenwick of Elsevier-ASPIRE Sponsor; Governor of North Sumatera, Indonesia; Minister Gusti M. Hatta- Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology; Dr. Carissa Klein of Australia-ASPIRE winner, Mr. Anthony Lau of Wiley-ASPIRE sponsor.

Finding a balance between ocean conservation and sustainability has led to a University of Queensland (UQ) scientist winning a prestigious international prize.

2 July 2013

A team led by a University of Queensland researcher has proven that the fearsome Komodo dragon is a victim of bad press.

25 June 2013

A University of Queensland researcher has been recognised as a future leader in medical research for his groundbreaking work on understanding the biological basis of disease to develop new treatment options.

21 June 2013

Australia’s tropical mammals are in trouble, with a quarter of species suffering serious decline since 1970, and the devastation evident in iconic areas such as Kakadu National Park.

20 June 2013

Vampire bat venom could hold the key to new treatments for stroke and high blood pressure.

20 June 2013

Crucial knowledge on how Queensland koalas adapt to heat, cope with habitat loss and transmit common diseases will be the focus of five research projects.

11 June 2013

The University of Queensland is one of six universities to be awarded funding in the priority project round of the Federal Government's first-ever Australian Maths and Science Partnerships Program (AMSPP).

4 June 2013
Receiving the Australian Leadership Award from Elizabeth Alexander AM, Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

Dane Moores was one of 20 young Australians recognised for their talent and vision at a gala dinner in Melbourne for the 2013 Australian Leadership Awards.

29 May 2013
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology Director Dr Rob Vertessy will be the focus of an upcoming public lecture at The University of Queensland.

Monitoring and forecasting the state of our planet using sophisticated environmental intelligence will be the focus of an upcoming public lecture at The University of Queensland (UQ) on 25 June.

29 May 2013
The University of Queensland Body Donor Program Thanksgiving Service

The University of Queensland Body Donor Thanksgiving Service will be held tomorrow (Thursday 31 May) to commemorate 179 donors whose bodies were received into the care of the School of Biomedical Sciences.

29 May 2013

Have you ever wanted to dive into tropical reef research with a world-renowned marine scientist? Maybe travelling many times faster than the speed of sound interests you more?

21 May 2013
The 20 million-year-old skull of the extinct Bulungu palara (bottom) is much smaller than the skulls of the modern bandicoots, such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot (above).

A 20 million-year-old fossil skull identified as a ‘pocket-sized’ ancestor of the bandicoot will give insights into the future of Australia’s modern endangered animals.

15 May 2013
UQ's new Archaeology Teaching and Research Centre is a $340,000 purpose-built outdoor teaching area where archaeology students can practice their excavation skills.

University of Queensland’s archaeology students are able to dig up the ancient past and investigate contemporary murder scenes, thanks to a $340,000 purpose-built outdoor teaching area that includes a projectile firing range.

13 May 2013
A Downlands College student participates in plant science activities during  last year’s Weigh-In Day event.

High school students across Queensland and New South Wales are discovering the role that weather plays in plant science as participants in The University of Queensland’s annual Sunflower Competition.

9 May 2013
Military missiles

Researchers from The University of Queensland are helping to establish the Middle East as a zone free from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

7 May 2013