UQ researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024A $15 million collaboration between The University of Queensland and the German Research Foundation (DFG) will accelerate genetic improvements in cereal and pulse crops.
9 December 2022
The tropical root vegetable taro, known as the ‘food of the gods’ in the Pacific, is under threat from rising sea levels but wild Australian plants being cultivated by The University of Queensland may help boost food security in the region.
21 October 2021
Exploiting quirks in plant reproduction could boost yields in two staple crops, sorghum and cowpea, for crop farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SA).
9 June 2020
Scientists must speak out about the benefits of new genetic technologies such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene editing, according to The University of Queensland’s new Director of Crop Science, Professor Ian Godwin.
5 February 2019
Eating organically grown food might make you feel good inside, but a University of Queensland researcher says organic agriculture is not necessarily sustainable and— contrary to popular belief — often relies on chemical sprays.
25 August 2015
A consortium of Australian and Chinese researchers has discovered that sorghum, Africa's most widespread crop, contains vastly more genetic variation than previously realised.
28 August 2013
University of Queensland scientists have identified a sorghum gene which could lead to development of more digestible feedstocks for farm animals and much-improved nutrition for some of the world’s poorest nations.
20 February 2013
The University of Queensland has recognised seven of its most inspiring research higher degree supervisors.
27 September 2010
Eleven young University of Queensland researchers have been honoured at the 2010 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards.
22 September 2010UQ research ranging from better pearls to better plastics was given a $3.5 million boost today with the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.
29 May 2009Researchers from The University of Queensland will share in more than $22.2 million in funding in the latest round of Australian Research Council Linkage grants announced today.
28 May 2008UQ researchers are about to embark on an ambitious research project to develop more water-efficient turf grass varieties.
10 November 2006The University of Queensland has performed exceptionally well in the Australian Research Council funding scheme, consistent with its status as one of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities.
11 October 2006Canola is the latest oilseed crop to be drought-proofed.
31 August 2006This year’s EKKA is set to open with a bang, with the University of Queensland (UQ) hosting its inaugural “Great Debate” on one of the most controversial issues in both the bush and the city.
22 July 2004
