Signing the QED Alliance: (back, from left) Professor David Stephens, Emory; Mr Stephen Sencer, Emory, Professor Max Lu, UQ; Professor Dennis Liotta, Emory; (front) Dr James Wagner, Emory; Professor Peter Høj, UQ, Professor Frank Gannon, QIMR.

An alliance that combines Queensland’s research excellence with the market capabilities of a leading US research university could drive new cancer treatments and infectious disease vaccines to market sooner.

14 December 2012

The University of Queensland's Centre for Clinical Research has received $2 million in funding from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) for state-of-the-art imaging equipment that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in...

3 December 2012
Professor Brian Head

Leading social scientist from The University of Queensland Professor Brian Head has received two accolades for his research leadership and expertise this year.

22 November 2012
Back row L-R: Professor Graham Schaffer, Professor Gordon Dunlop, Steve Healy. Front row L-R:
Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Denis Audet, Francois Tremblay

Queensland’s future in bauxite and alumina processing has been strengthened thanks to a partnership between The University of Queensland (UQ) and Rio Tinto Alcan, one of the world’s leading bauxite and alumina producers.

12 November 2012

Could traditional research methods be missing the big picture?

3 October 2012
A Phaius orchid

University of Queensland start-up company Aussie Colours has come to the rescue of two rare and endangered Australian native Phaius orchids.

11 September 2012
Dr Victor Galea is developing Australia’s first ‘home-grown’ commercial bioherbicide.

A simple one-dose pill could help end the scourge of woody weeds that are choking Australia’s waterways, smothering native vegetation and robbing our farmers of agricultural land.

14 August 2012

The University of Queensland has been appointed the Lead Research Organisation for two large solar photovoltaic (PV) projects which will be built in the next three years in western New South Wales.

8 August 2012

A strategic alliance between The Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) at The University of Queensland (UQ) and Axiom Molecular Pty Ltd is set to boost radiopharmaceutical research, development and commercialisation.

29 April 2012

UniQuest’s Consulting and Research Division has facilitated a contract for researchers from The University of Queensland and University of Technology Sydney to collaborate on a significant climate change project.

14 March 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) graduates Mark Cracknell and Nathan Hoad have the World Wide Web at their feet after creating their own social networking site.

7 March 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ)-based start-up company, Bilexys Pty Ltd, has been announced as a finalist in the US$200,000 Imagine H20 2011 Prize for Water Start-ups.

22 February 2012

Staff at The University of Queensland (UQ) are now able to utilise vehicles that do not emit carbon dioxide and are powered by 100 per cent green energy.

13 February 2012

UniQuest, The University of Queensland’s main research commercialisation company, announced today that it has facilitated a strategic research collaboration agreement with Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd in Australia, one of the Janssen pharmaceutical...

17 January 2012