Two hands, each holding half a passionfruit. One half has the pulp facing the camera

A new breeding strategy to reboot Australia’s passionfruit industry is being led by researchers at The University of Queensland.

4 July 2023
A man in a blue shirt with a beard stands behind trays of grass-like plants

An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.

1 March 2023
The winners are... Nanango State High School

Budding plant scientists from Nanango State High School have won the Overall Grand Champion prize at The University of Queensland Sunflower Competition for the second year in a row.

17 May 2018
Farmers have been warned to be cautious of using drones for farm management.

Farmers should be cautious of drone imagery being offered by rogue operators, researchers have warned.

16 April 2018
Professor Robert Henry ... discovery turns half a century of plant biology on its head

A new photosynthesis discovery at The University of Queensland may help breed faster-growing wheat crops that are better adapted to hotter, drier climates.

17 August 2016
Silver nanoparticles could impact food grown in contaminated soil.

Changing Australian soil conditions are exposing crops to silver nanoparticles, which are widely used in household products, a study led by The University of Queensland has found.

8 July 2016
Professor Peter Halley and QUT’s Emeritus Professor Graeme George with the award.

New degradable plastic film that is less than the width of a human hair is helping to regenerate native trees and establish high-value crops.

9 March 2016
The Queensland node of the centre will be led by Professor Graeme Hammer from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation.

Queensland scientists will play a key role in a new Australian research centre working to increase major food crop yields. University of Queensland researchers will form the Queensland node of the $22 million Australian Research Council Centre of...

24 October 2014
High-tech farming practices, including the use of drones, will be on display at the UQ Gatton Open Day on Sunday.

Take a walk with the wildlife, watch a farrier demonstration and see how to train a detector dog at The University of Queensland Gatton campus Open Day this weekend.

12 August 2014
The winning team Ananda Unnikrishnan, Jesse Smart,  Breyton Mann, Nicholas Valese and Georgia Semrau.

It’s a bloomin’ record-breaking year for the University of Queensland’s annual sunflower competition.

21 May 2014

Students from Downlands College in Toowoomba have broken a 13-year old record to win UQ’s annual Sunflower Competition.

25 May 2012

A vet who helped avert international disease outbreaks has been awarded The University of Queensland (UQ) Gatton Gold Medal for 2010.

10 December 2010