Researchers at The University of Queensland believe Western Queensland wildflowers could boost the growth of Outback tourism and water-wise urban gardens.
17 March 2006A University of Queensland graduate has reversed the brain drain by returning from NASA to work on air-breathing engines known as scramjets in Brisbane, Australia.
15 February 2006Dr Elsie Harwood, a pioneer in the field of the psychology of ageing, was closely associated with The University of Queensland for most of her distinguished 94 years. Dr Harwood died on December 31, 2005.
13 January 2006A University of Queensland commercialisation company is the first in the world to sell leading-edge mineral analysis technology to the booming Chinese market.
19 December 2005The strength and depth of research at The University of Queensland has again been confirmed with the University receiving almost $36 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announced today (November 9).
9 November 2005Seven UQ researchers have been honoured with awards totalling $450,000 at the 2005 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards for early career researchers held at Brisbane Customs House.
22 September 2005Botox, used by Hollywood stars to smooth out facial wrinkles, is playing an important role in UQ research to understand how nerve cells communicate with each other.
21 September 2005Professor Melissa Little from UQ`s Institute for Molecular Bioscience has been selected as a 2006 Eisenhower Fellow and is the first Queenslander in 32 years to receive the honour.
6 September 2005UniQuest Pty Limited is working with three University of Queensland scientists to commercialise a unique contrast agent to enhance the use of MRI in treating cancer and brain diseases.
29 August 2005Eight finalists have been selected on the strength of their concept documents to battle it out for the Enterprize competition’s $100,000 prize at ‘pitch day’ on 14 October.
3 August 2005The University of Queensland is set to enhance its position as a leading centre for magnetic resonance research with the establishment of the Queensland Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network.
8 July 2005The University of Queensland`s commitment to excellence in research has been recognised with two of the University`s world-renowned researchers being awarded Federation Fellowships this week.
16 June 2005One of the largest rural wireless networks in Australia was officially launched today (June 7) at The University of Queensland's Gatton campus.
7 June 2005Winning the prestigious Roche Medal has further enhanced University of Queensland Associate Professor Jennifer Martin`s international reputation as a leader in structural biology and protein crystallography.
5 May 2005Some of Australia’s best-known literary hoaxes are examined in detail in a new book to be launched this month.
2 February 2005A five-year research program aimed at developing high yield sugarcane could help re-establish Australia’s ailing sugar industry on the world market.
23 November 2004A new drug to combat obesity at a cellular level is in the sights of a University of Queensland scientist.
25 October 2004University of Queensland researchers studying subjects as diverse as sunscreens for fish, young people and mobile phones, to how babies understand themselves to be human have been recognised in this year`s UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards.
23 September 2004Understanding how our kidneys absorb protein from urine should give medical researchers more ammunition to fight skyrocketing kidney disease in diabetics.
23 September 2004A promising lead in developing anti-viral drugs with the potential to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) has been boosted by a University of Queensland Research Excellence Award.
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