Eradicating influenza, learning from Italian scientists and explaining the secret of successful postgraduate studies are among the topics being covered at The University of Queensland during its upcoming Research Week.
The week from September 21-25 will include public lectures, the announcement of UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards and a presentation from the finalists in the Three Minute Thesis Competition.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu said the week was about helping people understand the importance of the work of UQ’s many world-class researchers, celebrating their achievements and reflecting on where the research would take us into the future.
“Research will lead to innovation and innovation will improve the quality of life of the ordinary person in the street,” Professor Lu said.
“The ordinary person will see the things they have in their hands, such as mobile phones and their iPod. They may take it for granted, but all these things people enjoy are results of technological innovations.
“Without research we would not have tomorrow’s iPhones or super computers or wonder drugs to cure cancer.”
Professor Lu said UQ was ranked among one of the top 50 research institutes in the world, according to the UK's Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings.
Eight finalists in the Three Minute Thesis Competition will take to the stage at the UQ Centre lecture theatre from 2-4pm on Monday.
The public lecture called Engineering an End to Influenza will be at the Queensland Bioscience Precinct auditorium from 6-7.30pm on Wednesday.
Visit www.uq.edu.au/research-week.
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