Research Highlights - 2001

Stories from the 2001 Research Report
Research Highlights - 2001 section

$30 million for state-of-the-art equipment

The University of Queensland will share in more than $30 million in Federal Government funding for Major National Research Facilities.

Brisbane's inner-city renaissance

After several decades of population decline, the inner suburbs are attracting people back to live, with some areas experiencing growth of more than 25 percent in the last 10 to 15 years, according to a new report by researchers at The University of Queens

Building bio business

The University of Queensland is at the forefront of the so-called biotechnology revolution and the building of new businesses and industries capitalising on this new area

Clawing your way to the top

The quickest path to corporate success might not be to watch your back, but to watch your cat.

Colorectal cancer

According to a series of upcoming research publications, colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the western world, with one in 30 Australians eventually dying due to the disease.

Dating a very old man

UQ researchers have dated ancient human fossils in China as being at least 620,000 years old-much older than previously thought

Ecology odyssey

What do statistical calculations on a super-computer have to do with demonstrators chaining themselves to trees?

Fame games

It's not often that Kylie Minogue's images adorn the cover of an academic study, but they do in an important new book by University of Queensland researchers

Following rock movements

A new radar system will increase safety in open-cut coal mines by detecting possible locations of rock failure

Good things come in threes

The award-winning Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) is a multi-level family intervention strategy promoting the well-being of children and parents.

Going with Boeing

The Boeing company is providing $1.55 million to fund a Chair of Systems Engineering at The University of Queensland. The Chair will boost Australia's capacity to build and design complex engineering ...

Hearing cancer concern

A more sensitive and rapid method for detecting hearing loss resulting from the toxic effects of a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatinum, will improve quality of life for cancer patients

Hotline lifeline

University of Queensland researchers have recommended the Commonwealth Government create a national counselling hotline specifically for suicidal youth.

Indigenous violence examined

The first comprehensive report on violence in Australian Indigenous communities was recently released by former Federal Justice Minister Amanda Vanstone.

Innovate or stagnate

A UQ study has compared the efforts Australian business managers put into building and nurturing innovative capabilities with their American counterparts

Koalas at the coal-face

Pacific Coal and UQ have announced a $400,000 research and management program for an important population of koalas in central Queensland. The Koala Venture program at the Blair Athol Coal mine in the Bowen Basin...

Learning Nature's lessons

Biodegradable plastic bags, designer "grow-your-own" blood vessels and a whirlwind DNA test are top of the list this year for researchers in the chemical and medical sciences at UQ's St Lucia campus

Let-7 it grow

Worms, sponges, snails, flies and humans all use the same gene to know when to grow, according to new research recently published in the international journal Nature.

Tackling a fishy problem

Two University of Queensland researchers in collaboration with overseas industry partners are helping Japanese aquaculture farmers improve management and husbandry of a popular Japanese eating fish.

Taking the agony out of agriculture

A $10 million R&D contract is seeking solutions to worldwide agricultural problems of pestilence, soil salinity, drought and extreme temperatures.

Making magnesium greener

An industry collaboration involving University of Queensland researchers will reduce greenhouse gas emissions during magnesium processing by millions of tonnes per annum

Magic marker

An automated essay and assignment-marking system being developed at The University of Queensland could revolutionise mass-marking.

No more woofing down pills

Trying to get your pet dog to take a monthly heartworm tablet will become a battle of the past due to new drug delivery systems.

Pioneering health care revolution

UQ is taking health care to the final frontier with a new suite of postgraduate programs focused on the delivery of quality care through cyberspace. Harnessing the power of the Internet, UQ's Centre for...

Playing Smart card

The University of Queensland says the Queensland Government's decision to establish a $60 million Institute in Biomaterials and Nano Applications is further evidence the Smart State is taking shape. Queensland Premie...

Quantum quandary quashed

People who grew up amid the information revolution often take it for granted that computing power will go on accelerating. However, the days of the incredible shrinking microchip are numbered

Regarding Henri

Adventurer Henri Gilbert may soon become as well-known to Australian school children as explorers Burke and Wills, Charles Sturt, Gregory Blaxland and Matthew Flinders.

Research with bite

"Better check the dental records" used to be the catchcry of dramatised police officers investigating a murder case

Safety in numbers

Beach-goers are willing to pay more for extra lifeguards and lifesavers, a new UQ study shows

UQ Fulbright and beautiful

The University of Queensland's world-class reputation in research and development has led to four American students selecting UQ to complete their prestigious Fulbright scholarships. Of all Australian univers...

ViSAC becomes a reality

Queensland is set to develop into the virtual reality capital of Australia following the opening of a new virtual reality centre based at The University of Queensland and funded by the State Government. T...

Seeing through smokescreens

A joint Australian and American research project has pioneered ground-breaking techniques to map Australian landscapes through a veil of heavy cloud and smoke

Seeing patient hearts

For the first time in Australia, doctors have been able to "see" the human heart using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This follows a $4.5 million agreement announced earlier this year between The Unive...

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