Travellers could ‘opt in’ for a lower emissions hotel room and go without single-use shampoo and conditioner, daily towels or room cleaning in an innovative plan by UQ researchers to make tourism more eco-friendly.
25 March 2025
University of Queensland researchers are among finalists in the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Projects in Science, Business and Humanities have been nominated for the event which is known as the ‘Oscars’ of Australian science.
2 September 2021
It’s not every week a researcher finds the actual answer to her academic challenge is to offer free drinks all round – then wins a global prize for the discovery.
16 June 2020
Four University of Queensland professors have been elected as fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for their contribution to topics of national importance.
11 November 2019
World Tourism Day has been nominated to raise awareness of the role of tourism and how it affects social, cultural and economic values worldwide.
26 September 2019
Three University of Queensland researchers have been awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowships – with UQ securing the largest share of funding in the competitive grants.
13 September 2019
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a university with some of the world’s leading experts on issues such as space travel, porg evolution, and emotion-grabbing music.
3 May 2018
UQ experts are available to comment on various issues relating to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
29 March 2018
A record number of researchers and research supervisors has been honoured for their outstanding achievements at the 2017 UQ Research Week awards.
13 September 2017.JPG?itok=yrtALvX4 "Professor Sara Dolnicar receives her award in Slovenia")
UQ tourism Professor Sara Dolnicar has been recognised by the Republic of Slovenia with an Ambassador of Science award for her outstanding research achievements in fields as diverse as sustainable tourism and foster care.
22 November 2016The following experts are available to comment to media on issues relating to the Queensland Budget and subsequent developments (expertise areas listed). Journalists can also search for experts on a wide range of topics at UQ Experts.
15 July 2015
Trendy California is going for it, but recycled water still won’t wash in Queensland – and a University of Queensland researcher is warning that we need to stop being squeamish about drinking treated water.
9 April 2015
Looking for interview talent on Ebola and its impact? The University of Queensland has several researchers and experts happy to take media calls on the subject, listed below.
3 November 2014
People who have environmentally friendly lifestyles at home often engage in environmentally harmful behaviour when they go on holiday, research shows.
21 July 2014
A University of Queensland senior academic has been appointed a Fellow of one of the most prestigious global organisations in her field of research.
14 October 2013Disasters such as Tropical Cyclone Usagi that closed airports in Hong Kong at the weekend, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights, can have catastrophic effects on tourism, causing traveller numbers to plummet and decimating tourism...
23 September 2013A new project lead by The University of Queensland will enable the development of more effective tourism destination marketing plans through better consumer behaviour research
1 August 2013The University of Queensland’s School of Tourism has welcomed Professor Sara Dolnicar, an expert in tourism market segmentation methodology, as a Professor of research and the new Chair of Discovery.
25 February 2013
