Biodiversity thrives in rare events

UQ research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.

17 June 2025
Flowers in the Atacama desert with water in the background

Pioneer varieties of legume for Australian growers

The University of Queensland has developed 5 new varieties of pigeonpea as a step towards the legume being grown more widely in Australia.

17 June 2025
green bushes with small yellow flowers and clusters of seed pods

Merriment Movement to save stressed students

Members of the UQ Red Cross Society.

Merriment Movement to save stressed students

Mid-terms stressing you out? Get behind The University of Queensland Red Cross Society’s inaugural Merriment Movement, running from Tuesday 12 - Friday 15 May.

6 May 2015

UQ and UN team up on Asian migrant smuggling report

UQ and the UN have collaborated to produce a report on migrant smuggling in Asia

UQ and UN team up on Asian migrant smuggling report

The University of Queensland has collaborated with the United Nations to produce a world-first comprehensive report on migrant smuggling in Asia.

5 May 2015

Progress towards a new asthma treatment

Progress towards a new asthma treatment

University of Queensland researchers are developing a new asthma treatment that targets the underlying cause of asthma, rather than just the symptoms.

4 May 2015

Not a sweet heart: Researchers find bitter taste receptors on human hearts

Professor Walter Thomas.

Not a sweet heart: Researchers find bitter taste receptors on human hearts

A team of University of Queensland researchers is investigating the surprising discovery that smell and taste receptors normally found in the nose and mouth can also be present on the human heart.

4 May 2015

Teenagers: They're not that bad, apparently

Teenagers: They're not that bad, apparently

The image of the rebellious teen might be more myth than reality, according to researchers at The University of Queensland’s Parenting and Family Support Centre.

1 May 2015

Plan ahead with new parking technology on campus

Plan ahead with new parking technology on campus

New technology has been installed across The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus car parks to reduce delays and queues for motorists.

1 May 2015

Egg-stealing goannas get GPS trackers

A goanna is caught on a sensor camera eating a loggerhead turtle egg at Wreck Rock Beach. Photograph: David Booth

Egg-stealing goannas get GPS trackers

Scientists at The University of Queensland are fitting goannas with GPS tracking devices as they search for ways to stop them devouring loggerhead turtle eggs.

1 May 2015

Fossils reveal tropical marine ecosystems under threat

Extinctions are difficult to detect in oceans, but fossils are helping.

Fossils reveal tropical marine ecosystems under threat

An international scientific team has used a 23-million-year fossil record to calculate which marine animals and ecosystems are most at risk of extinction today.

1 May 2015

UQ community celebrates Buddhist festival

UQ will celebrate Vesak Day on Tuesday

UQ community celebrates Buddhist festival

The Buddhist Vesak festival will be celebrated at The University of Queensland with a series of presentations on Tuesday (5 May).

30 April 2015

UQ’s top tweeters

Go on a virtual dinosaur hunt with the School of Biological Sciences Senior Lecturer Dr Steve Salisbury’s twitter feed. Photo: Josie Fraser

UQ’s top tweeters

The University of Queensland attracts top academic minds from across the globe, but how does their genius translate to 140 characters or less? To celebrate @UQ_News reaching 13,000 twitter followers, UQ is sharing a list of some of its most engaging...

30 April 2015

UniQuest, AstraZeneca collaborate on drug discovery

The collaboration fosters medical innovation by bringing together complementary skills.

UniQuest, AstraZeneca collaborate on drug discovery

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and UniQuest have formed an “open innovation” program to support academic research that holds promise of new therapeutic drugs.

30 April 2015