Replanted rainforests may benefit from termite transplants

Despite a bad reputation for their destructive abilities, termite ‘transplants’ may be necessary to give regenerated rainforests a boost.

7 May 2025
a view of forested hills with clouds above the top of the slope

Light conversion tech to power wearable X-rays for children

Light conversion technology developed by UQ researchers will be used for wearable X-ray devices that make respiratory scans more comfortable for young children.

6 May 2025
UQ reseachers examining light conversion technology in a lab.
Dr David Copland

UQ researchers have found certain drugs can change how the brain processes language in a finding that has implications for new treatments of communication disorders.

21 August 2009

The University of Queensland’s Healthy Communities Research Centre is continuing to support international efforts in the field of community health by bringing UK Emeritus Professor Richard Wilkinson to Ipswich for a lunch seminar on August 25.

21 August 2009

In the face of impending climate change impacts coastal mangrove defence has been declining rapidly, while support for assessment of this valuable habitat has weakened, according to a panel of International experts at INTECOL 2009 in Brisbane this...

20 August 2009

Ever wanted to bottle the green fresh aroma of a forest? UQ researcher Dr Nick Lavidis has done just that with a new "eau de grass" spray soon to be launched on the market.

20 August 2009

Queensland scientists are leading research into the purification of our drinking water, researching community reactions to recycled waste and understanding how to influence people to see water conservation as a way of life.

20 August 2009
Dr Liam Viney

Dr Liam Viney has a truly international view of music, studying with a famous Russian teacher at Yale, teaching in California and performing in Europe.

20 August 2009
Dr David Geelan

A series of science textbooks co-written by UQ Education lecturer Dr David Geelan and used widely in Queensland classrooms has won a prestigious publishing award.

20 August 2009

Two physics students from The University of Queensland have taken their passion for science on the road and into Queensland classrooms, after earning major Australian ambassador awards.

20 August 2009
Kathryn Zealand

In just one and a half years, one University of Queensland physics student has completed her Bachelor of Science degree – that’s only half the time it usually takes.

20 August 2009
Ray Collins speaks to Gayndah Packers General Manager, Mr
Barry Scott,

The University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Ray Collins has been appointed to chair a $35 million program to boost Australia’s regional food and seafood industries.

19 August 2009
Editor of the Fiji Times newspaper Netani Rika

UQ’s School of Journalism and Communication will be visited by the award winning Editor in Chief of the Fiji Times on Wednesday, August 26.

19 August 2009