Dr Claudia Vickers from UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology will talk about 'The science of beer' at the Queensland launch of National Science Week

The science behind beer and barbecues will be on show – and taste – when The University of Queensland launches National Science Week celebrations in Brisbane on Saturday 16 August.

11 August 2014
Professor Darren Martin from UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

Highly-durable extreme-performance plastics and rubbers for use in industries ranging from automotive to construction are now closer to realisation, thanks to a $1 million investment in a Brisbane materials company.

13 May 2014

A University of Queensland researcher is applying human medical techniques to soil in a project likely to save sugar producers money and help protect the Great Barrier Reef.

18 March 2013

With up to a billion hectares of wilderness likely to be cleared to feed the world in the coming half century and an area the size of China devoured by cities, leading environmental scientists are urging caution over the extent to which lost...

31 July 2012

The most complicated human organ goes under the microscope in Auckland later this month with the world’s leading brain researchers arriving to attend the annual Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Conference.

24 January 2011

A study to identify why prolonged sitting could be fatal is one of 16 prestigious national awards and fellowships granted to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).

18 November 2010