‘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.

UQ mechanical engineering alumna wins global communication title

UQ alumnus Yassmin Abdel-Magied won the international Speaking Out for Engineering competition in Singapore.

UQ mechanical engineering alumna wins global communication title

By engaging an international audience with tales of mechanical engineering, an alumna of The University of Queensland has won a global communication title.

3 May 2012

UQ Law academic warns against banning 'Bikie' gangs

UQ Law academic warns against banning 'Bikie' gangs

Banning biker gangs and criminalising membership of outlaw motorcycle groups will not be an effective way to combat organised crime says legal expert Dr Andreas Schloenhardt of UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law.

3 May 2012

UQ turns red to raise awareness of MS

The Forgan Smith building at the UQ St Lucia campus is lit up red in support of MS Awareness Month.

UQ turns red to raise awareness of MS

The University of Queensland will glow red for the month of May to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that researchers at the university are working to combat.

2 May 2012

Lecturer and graduate team up for UNWTO ecotourism research

Lecturer and graduate team up for UNWTO ecotourism research

UQ School of Tourism Senior Lecturer Dr Lisa Ruhanen and graduate Ms Leonie Bowles have joined forces to research best practices in ecotourism on behalf of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

1 May 2012

Biofuel tree project discovers Indigenous partners

Biofuel tree project discovers Indigenous partners

University of Queensland researchers have planted five hectares of Pongamia trees at Hope Vale, north Queensland in a bid to create a commercially viable plantation for sustainable regional development and biofuel production in northern Australia.

1 May 2012

Queensland mums to have their say on maternity care

Queensland mums to have their say on maternity care

Queensland mums are being given the opportunity to have their voices heard on maternity care in Queensland.

1 May 2012

Humble worm helps Queensland and US scientists in nerve research

Humble worm helps Queensland and US scientists in nerve research

Australian and US scientists have developed a new technology for studying the genetics of a common roundworm used to understand nerve development and nerve degeneration.

30 April 2012

Australian vaccine delivery investment wins global award

Australian vaccine delivery investment wins global award

UniQuest, based at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus, has congratulated NanopatchTM vaccine technology developer Vaxxas Pty Ltd and its investors on winning the prestigious 2012 Best Venture Capital Investment prize.

30 April 2012

WiggleZ project reaches new heights in measuring neutrino mass

From the three-dimensional WiggleZ galaxy map, the team measured a statistical number related to the number of galaxy pairs with a given separation. The tail of this distribution depends theoretically on the neutrino mass as illustrated by the different coloured lines. The more massive the neutrinos, the more they suppress the formation of galaxy pairs with short distances (large inverse distances measured in inverse mega-parsec). Credit: NASA, ESA and M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

WiggleZ project reaches new heights in measuring neutrino mass

The lightest known subatomic particles in the universe are now able to be more accurately scrutinised, in light of new astronomic research two years in the making.

30 April 2012

Better information empowers electricity consumers

Andrew Harvey with advisors Dr Sean Rintel and Dr Richard Fitzgerald

Better information empowers electricity consumers

Meters displaying live data on home electricity consumption have become commonplace in recent years, but researchers are now seeking ways to deliver even more useful information to householders.

30 April 2012

UQ opens up new opportunities for tech-based start-up companies

UQ opens up new opportunities for tech-based start-up companies

The University of Queensland (UQ) will welcome the new Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Ros Bates, at the official opening of new premises for innovative business incubator, ilab, at 3 pm on Monday, April 30.

29 April 2012