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The University of Queensland takes pride in its research intensiveness
and recognises the pursuit of excellence in research and research training
as being central to its mission.
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UQ Research Report 2005 is a showcase of the outstanding talents and achievements that position UQ among the best, research-intensive universities in Australia.
UQ’s strategy of attracting to...
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A multi-functional computer system will help the US space agency aim for the heavens.
UQ electronics engineers have teamed up with the National Aeronautics and Space ...
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Training railway staff and preventing rail corrugations will put Australia on track for a much improved safety record.
Railways and rail staff are on the right track through two innovative UQ research projects. ...
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Grass roots involvement in research by commercialisation facilitators is already producing impressive results.
As the projects it is helping reach full potential, a strategy to promote commercialisation at UQ i...
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Research facilities and centres in hospitals are a hub for vital breakthroughs in medical science.
Amidst the buzz and bustle at Brisbane’s hospitals are a dedicated group of UQ researchers trying to find cure...
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Prevention of the “concrete cancer” that eats away at buildings along Australia’s coastline and costs an estimated $200 million annually to repair could be as simple as applying the correct coating.
UQ civil engineering ...
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How to deal with the angry antics of tearaway toddlers became a hit reality television show in the United Kingdom with help from UQ researchers.
UQ psychology professor Matt Sanders helped parents tame their children through a televisio...
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Beefing up cow size and profits without increasing herd size is every farmer’s dream.
Dr Viv Perry, from the UQ School of Veterinary Science Pastoral Veterinary Centre at Goondiwindi, is manipulating the protein intake of cows durin...
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Before reality TV, computer games or Quentin Tarantino movies, many Australians received their popular culture “fix” from a unique medium.
Pulp fiction books, popular in Australia in the 1940s and 1950s, blended the graphics...
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Imagine walking into a shopping centre and instantly being notified of where the sales are via an SMS on your mobile phone.
Mobile or m-marketing research by UQ Busi...
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UQ researchers are claiming a breakthrough in spinal regeneration research with the potential to develop therapies for people with head and spinal injuries.
Professor Perry Bartlett, Director of the Queensland Brain Institute at UQ, sai...
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Algal blooms are not as hazardous to human health as has been feared because most people are sensible enough to avoid them.
Although it contains a cocktail of 70 potentially harmful chemicals, the fireweed alga...
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One of Australia’s most valued scientific awards is now among the many honours conferred on three remarkable researchers.
Leading-edge research in renal disease treatment saw Professor Melissa Little from the ...
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Thinking locally but acting globally could well be the motto for a successful campaign against transnational criminal groups.
Light is being shed on the deepest secrets of the world’s major criminal organisati...
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Music is providing a backbeat to revolutionary research which suggests that rhythm can both take away the blues and be an important rehabilitation instrument.
From tribal chants to pop music, Dr Felicity Baker is pr...
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A major global reef rescue effort combining rigorous research and a comprehensive education program is underway.
Oceans occupy more than 70 percent of the globe and over half the world’s population live withi...
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The Queensland Government has made a substantial investment in growing the State’s knowledge economy.
Groundbreaking UQ research into obesity reduction, computer chip manufacture and the control of crop-damag...
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Addressing worldwide health issues takes vision, dedication and vast private and government funds.
UQ research projects to halt the spread of the life-threatening dengue fever virus and to improve public health worl...
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Appearances will no longer be deceptive to face recognition software when a system capable of operating in busy public areas is in production.
A smile, frown or a bad hair day has been enough to stump even the best ...
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Vanuatu’s tribal chiefs and University researchers will learn from each other through a new five-year project.
The role of Vanuatu’s traditional leaders in development and conflict resolution will be str...
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A building opened in May represented the culmination of a strong partnership forged between UQ and the minerals industry over 50 years.
UQ’s reputation as a leader in research and teaching was enhanced with th...
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Health issues faced by former and serving military personnel are a top priority operation for a UQ-based centre.
Post-deployment illnesses in Australia’s defence and veterans’ c...
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Shocks to the global tourism industry, such as the London bombings in July, have kept the focus of world attention on safety issues for travellers.
Since its inception in 2000, the Centre for Tourism and Risk Management at UQ Ipswich ha...
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The aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has triggered some vital studies and dire predictions.
A UQ civil engineer is working with a team of international experts in coastal and river hydraulics to produce a n...
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Grants for two projects will bring about detailed viewing of the smallest of organs and improve treatments for hospital patients.
The establishment of the Queensland Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network (QNN) has put ...
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Two respected UQ scientists have joined an elite group of researchers receiving funding for projects of national and international significance.
Since being launched in 2002, the Australian Research Council (ARC) F...
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A life-like model built by a UQ research team comprising civil engineers and a child health expert is helping show how quickly Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) can damage the brain of an infant.
Their work could help form guidelines for carin...
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The cane toad is coming under a three-pronged scientific attack by UQ researchers keen to improve control and eradication programs for the introduced pest.
Researchers from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and Scho...
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A protein crucially involved in how human memories are stored and processed has been discovered by UQ researchers.
The discovery by Dr Louise Faber and Professor Pankaj Sah, from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), paves the wa...
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A UQ chemical engineering PhD student studying at the Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management is using oysters for pollution research in Moreton Bay.
Russell Richards has found the filter feeding oyst...
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UQ’s 2004 Graduate of the Year, Canadian-born Lindsay Hogan, is hoping her PhD research will help save the endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat.
Ms Hogan earned a Bachelor of Applied Science with first class honours in 2004 tha...
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UQ was a key player at the Premier of Queensland’s Smart State Awards 2005.
UQ’s Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre’s (JKMRC) technology transfer vehicle, JKTech, won the Smart Award of the Year in the Mining or...
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The best and brightest young UQ researchers and postgraduate students are making their marks on the national and international academic stage.
A strong commitment to postgraduate education at UQ is delivering both s...
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