Maxing out chemical-free crop protection with dsRNAmax

A software package developed and validated at UQ can tailor safe, effective and chemical-free crop protection using RNA interference.

7 July 2025
two men in white coats stand by a microscope with a light

Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.
Tracking point of gaze using an eye tracker.

An online video game championship has paid out almost $20 million in prize money — placing it among some of the world’s most lucrative sports tournaments.

24 August 2015
Mr Glen Wimberley and Professor H. Peter Soyer using the VECTRA Whole Body 360

University of Queensland researchers now have access to technology that is set to be a game changer in the fight against skin cancer.

23 August 2015
Can understanding compassion make the world a better place?

Can the world become a better place if we unravel the motivations that drive people to display compassion?

21 August 2015
Photo: Cleaner wrasse with a client Scarface damsel by Richard Smith

University of Queensland researchers have discovered the presence of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse increases the number of juvenile fish on reefs.

19 August 2015
Queensland students competing in this year's Australian Brain Bee Challenge.

Queensland will host 23 of the world’s brightest high school students for the 2015 International Brain Bee neuroscience competition in Cairns from 20-26 August.

19 August 2015
Dr Christine Dudgeon (left) and Dr Jennifer Ovenden (right).

A University of Queensland scientist has cautioned against culling sharks because the long term ecological impact cannot be predicted.

18 August 2015
UQ had the strongest improvement of any of the four Australian universities in the top 100.

The University of Queensland has jumped higher in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities, to rank 77th globally and equal second in Australia.

17 August 2015
The UQ St Lucia campus has Australia's largest rooftop solar array

The University of Queensland is celebrating Sustainability Week, which promotes sustainable transport, clean energy and – of course – getting down and dirty to plant native trees.

17 August 2015
UQ researchers have have worked with rare metastatic brain tumour samples to discover genetic information that could lead to new cancer treatments.

Checking what’s in the bank – the Brisbane Breast Bank, that is – has paid dividends for UQ cancer researchers.

17 August 2015
Dr Tamara Keeley and a Lumholtz tree kangaroo

University of Queensland researchers and Dreamworld staff are celebrating the birth of one of Australia’s rarest species of tree kangaroo.

17 August 2015
His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey

Queensland’s Governor features in a distinguished line-up of community and business leaders celebrated in The University of Queensland’s 2015 Alumni Awards.

17 August 2015