Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyse genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and remote testing centres.
6 October 2020
New pineapple varieties which grow more reliably and predictably are being developed in a University of Queensland-led project that will benefit farmers and industry.
9 March 2020
New dipstick technology that enables pathogen detection and the rapid diagnosis of human, animal and plant disease in even the most remote locations has been developed by University of Queensland scientists.
22 November 2017
Plants get stressed and send defensive signals in the same way humans do, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.
11 October 2016
As many Indigenous languages lose their speakers, a researcher from The University of Queensland has developed a unique audio book to keep the words alive for generations to come.
19 June 2015
A single-drop DNA test invented by University of Queensland scientists could revolutionise the detection of diseases in humans, livestock and crops.
20 March 2015A researcher from The University of Queensland, has conducted the world’s first pineapple microarray to gain a better understanding of tropical fruit development at the molecular level.
2 September 2013
The Australia China Youth Association at The University of Queensland is helping students to thrive in the “Asian Century”.
5 July 2013Students and staff passionate about exchanging extraordinary ideas have secured top speakers for The University of Queensland’s first ever TEDx event on March 23.
7 March 2013With the world population predicted to hit 9 billion in 2050 and land and water resources in decline, the focus for World Food Day on Tuesday 16 October will be on how to do more with less.
12 October 2012The University of Queensland is giving Brisbane foodies a chance to stretch their culinary skills in a Chinese cooking course featuring distinguished chefs from across Australia.
3 September 2012UQ's performance in the highly competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) funding arena has gone from strength to strength with the announcement of successful Future Fellowships and Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) yesterday (...
15 November 2011Cheese-making and techniques for producing sustainable plastic dollar bills from sugar cane are among the new research projects on which The University of Queensland and industry partners will collaborate from next year.
2 November 2011
A free public lecture by Australian literary legend Thomas Keneally headlines a page-turning program of UQ events at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival.
4 September 2009
Art lovers and novices alike will be thunderstruck by a new exhibition opening at the UQ Art Museum next month.
24 April 2009Tim Gaze is spending less time at university and more time on the road touring with Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes.
27 October 2005The University of Queensland has won two major awards at the Australian Awards for University Teaching announced at Parliament House in Canberra today (Tuesday, November 30).
30 November 2004Home gardeners are set to benefit from Australian company, Origo Biotech Pty Ltd’s latest University of Queensland research into developing plants which produce more flowers over an extended season.
26 November 2004The University of Queensland will have three finalists in this year’s Australian Awards for University Teaching, to be announced at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, November 30.
15 November 2004Brilliant green turf all-year round, needing less maintenance and mowing, could soon be available through technology developed at The University of Queensland.
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