Address by Bob Bishop (Chairman and CEO of Silicon Graphics, Inc.) following his receipt of his Doctor of Science Honoris Causa at the UQ Centre, St Lucia today at 10am.

15 December 2004

Integrating farm forestry with conventional beef production in the Fitzroy Basin could deliver better economic returns for cattle producers while reducing damaging run-off into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, award-winning new University of...

10 December 2004

A University of Queensland student’s research has found a way to control a disease that has plagued one of Australia’s most important native floriculture products and won her a coveted award.

2 December 2004

The University of Queensland’s technology transfer company, UniQuest, and the University of Wollongong (UOW) will today (November 29) sign a historic commercialisation agreement.

29 November 2004

Groundbreaking University of Queensland research into obesity reduction, computer chip manufacture and the control of crop damaging pests will be significantly advanced through Smart State Fellowships awarded today.

26 November 2004

Home 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 2004

Most people only think about legumes when they have a couple of peas roll off their forks and across the dinner table.

25 November 2004

Drought affected farmers could soon be planting sunflower crops developed specifically for dry conditions by University of Queensland researchers.

25 November 2004

A five-year research program aimed at developing high yield sugarcane could help re-establish Australia’s ailing sugar industry on the world market.

23 November 2004

The University of Queensland’s fascination with rocket science continues with students testing and launching three different types of supersonic propulsion systems in the last month.

19 November 2004

An Australian company is developing a salmonella vaccine aimed at bringing about a major improvement in cattle productivity.

15 November 2004

The University of Queensland will exchange students, research and resources with Japan’s biotech capital Osaka after signing an international agreement.

10 November 2004

Martin Sammut, a successful Ipswich businessman and philanthropist, has been named as The University of Queensland’s Young Alumnus of the Year.

28 October 2004

A new drug to combat obesity at a cellular level is in the sights of a University of Queensland scientist.

25 October 2004

Debilitating back pain will soon be a thing of the past with BakBalls taking out the UQ Business School’s $100,000 Enterprize business commercialisation competition last night.

22 October 2004

Members of the public are invited to join The University of Queensland community in celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the restoration of the Brisbane Customs House this Sunday.

18 October 2004

The hearing impaired and journalists would benefit from a smart microphone system that can extract specific sounds from noisy environments such as parties and board rooms.

15 October 2004

Twenty-one bright sparks who’ve come up with a host of inventions in areas as diverse as cervical cancer and smart microphones, are vying for a slice of $40,000 to get their ideas off the ground.

13 October 2004

Professional health care training and research will be significantly enhanced by a decision by The University of Queensland to establish a School of Nursing at the Ipswich campus in 2005.

12 October 2004

A University of Queensland research team will test the safety training of many of NSW’s 9000 rail staff so they can better manage stress and crises.

6 October 2004