The University of Queensland will establish three Centres of Excellence to tackle major global challenges and opportunities.

4 November 2022
Artist's impression of UQ's new quantum microscope in action

In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.

10 June 2021

Quantum physics has demonstrated that tiny particles can exist in multiple places at once, but a new method may prove that it is possible for larger, visible objects to also exist in multiple places.

15 October 2020
Turbulence (seen here in cyclones) ... is described as the oldest unsolved problem in physics. Image by WikiImages from Pixabay

University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies and improved understanding of the turbulent dynamics of cyclones...

20 December 2019
UQ Research Award winners 2019

The University of Queensland has shined a spotlight on its outstanding researchers at the 2019 Research Week awards.

18 September 2019
mechanical sensors on a silicon chip

Quantum sensors being developed at The University of Queensland could revolutionise navigation and communications in unmanned and autonomous vehicles.

1 February 2019

A new and extremely sensitive method of measuring ultrasound could revolutionise everything from medical devices to unmanned vehicles.

15 January 2019
 UQ's Mr Nicolas Mauranyapin, Professsor Warwick Bowen and Dr Lars Madsen

A diagnostic technique that can detect tiny molecules signalling the presence of cancer could be on the horizon.

27 June 2017
Mechanical vibrations inside the computer chip will be used to perform computations

University of Queensland researchers have partnered with global technology leader Lockheed Martin to develop next generation computers for aerospace applications.

8 June 2017
Professor Milburn ... has made a sustained contribution to physics at the highest level

University of Queensland School of Mathematics and Physics quantum physics researcher Emeritus Professor Gerard Milburn has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

11 May 2017
Brahman cattle grazing on an Australian property

Increasing fertility in cows, building better computers for aerospace, more accurately predicting land values, and revolutionising athletic footwear are research projects about as diverse as could be imagined.

5 May 2017
From left: Professor Warwick Bowen with members of the UQ Superfluid Team, PhD student Eric Hexin, postdoc Dr Rachpon Kalra, postdoc Dr Christopher Baker, and PhD student Yauhen Sachkou.

While most of us crave a heater this winter, University of Queensland scientists have eagerly welcomed Australia’s coldest refrigerator.

22 June 2016
A bright laser beam was used to draw energy out of waves on the surface of the superfluid. Credit: Dr Christopher Baker and Professor Warwick Bowen

Australian researchers from The University of Queensland have, for the first time, used laser light to cool a special form of quantum liquid, called a superfluid.

5 April 2016

The University of Queensland has welcomed 16 new Future Fellows as part of a major Australian Research Council funding announcement today.

23 July 2014
Artist impression of the quantum microscope. A light field with quantum photon interactions is focused through the wall of a cell. Detection of the transmitted field allows enhanced measurement precision of dynamics within the cell. Image credit: Michael Taylor.

A team of Australian scientists has developed a powerful microscope using the laws of quantum mechanics to probe the inner workings of living cells.

4 February 2013

A University of Queensland researcher is set to enhance disease-detecting technology through quantum mechanics after winning a $100,000 UQ Foundation Research Excellence award.

23 September 2010
UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award winners.

Eleven young University of Queensland researchers have been honoured at the 2010 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards.

22 September 2010

Many of our large country towns are doing well and it is a myth that all is gloom and doom in regional Australia.

3 December 2000