‘Cyborg’ beetles could revolutionise urban search and rescue

Common beetles equipped with microchip backpacks could one day be used to help search and rescue crews locate survivors within hours instead of days following disasters such as building and mine collapses.

1 July 2025
A black beetle with some electronics on its back against a white background.

Leadership as legacy: a Kiwi rugby team's secrets to success

Fresh from clinching the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific title, the Crusaders are proving they’re not only built for big moments but for lasting success.

27 June 2025
Hands holding a rugby ball on a kicking tee.
Dr Nick Gattas ... planning to combine digital innovation skills with his medical knowledge

A prestigious scholarship is helping University of Queensland alumnus Dr Nick Gattas pursue dreams of a prototype private hospital harnessing technology to treat chronic illness.

10 May 2016

Nearly three quarters of Australian 14-year-olds have tried alcohol, but how much of that is being provided by their parents?

9 May 2016
UQ's new Laureate Fellows - Professor Alan Rowan, left, and Professor Paul Burn

The University of Queensland has received $24.5 million in the competitive Australian Research Council grants announced in Canberra today, securing a greater share of the pool than any other university.

6 May 2016
Chances are they aren’t copying it from you.

That cute thing your newborn is doing that you’ve been telling everyone about… Chances are they aren’t copying it from you.

6 May 2016
A reef manta ray at Lady Elliot Island. Photo: Amelia Armstrong.

A team of international scientists has unlocked the foraging secrets of manta rays at Lady Elliot Island, which could help conservation efforts for the vulnerable species.

5 May 2016

Saltwater crocodiles may help solve male infertility after a remarkable discovery that crocodile sperm, after leaving the testes, behave differently than previously thought.

5 May 2016
Australia’s newest ambassador to Cambodia is none other than University of Queensland alumnus Angela Corcoran.

Australia’s newest ambassador to Cambodia is none other than University of Queensland alumnus Angela Corcoran.

5 May 2016

Leicester City’s against-all-odds English Premier League football title teaches us that a leader is “the one who makes us feel special”, not somebody who considers themselves “the special one”.

4 May 2016
Zachary Fook in Birdsville, where the Simpsons Desert Challenge begins.

University of Queensland Business School alumnus and budding young entrepreneur Zachary Fook today starts a 250km trek across the Simpson Desert to raise funds for Youngcare.

29 April 2016
Dr John Drayton has studied the toll involved in identifying and handling the dead. Photo: Shutterstock.

As the nation paused this week to remember the Port Arthur Massacre and ANZAC Day, a former Senior Coronial Counsellor has spoken of the toll involved in identifying and handling the dead.

29 April 2016
The Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Kick-starter funding of $50,000 has helped unite Brisbane-based researchers in the battle against Zika virus.

28 April 2016