The University of Queensland announced the 2001 winners of its teaching excellence and research supervision awards at a ceremony at Customs House in Brisbane last night.

23 November 2001

Genetically modified crops are not a threat to the environment or human health, and have significant consumer benefits, a University of Queensland scientist told delegates today at a Brisbane conference.

5 July 2000

A University of Queensland botanist has criticised vandals who this week damaged part of a pineapple experiment aimed at boosting Australia's economy.

10 March 2000

A Queensland project involving the world's first transgenic pineapples will be good for the Australian economy and good news for consumers, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

2 March 2000

Mangoes and papayas could have a longer shelf life without refrigeration following a $1 million project involving Australian, Filipino and Malaysian researchers.

3 August 1998

Mangoes and papayas could have a longer shelf life without refrigeration following a $1 million project involving Australian, Filipino and Malaysian researchers.

5 December 1997

A University of Queensland researcher has cloned and patented the gene which controls fruit ripening and flowering in pineapples.

5 December 1997

Celebrities provide a way for people to talk publicly about very personal issues, according to a University of Queensland academic.

12 May 1997