World Environment Day – UQ experts available

UQ experts are available to comment on issues relating to World Environment Day on 5 June.
4 June 2019

High profile alliance targets potential cancer treatment

UniQuest, The University of Queensland’s commercialisation company, will partner with Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) in the hope of creating and develo
3 June 2019

UQ’s dedication to diversity recognised

The University of Queensland’s commitment to inclusivity and support for the LGBTIQ+ community has been recognised with a prestigious Pride in Diversity national award.
3 June 2019

Law backs doctors who prescribe opioids to the dying

Some doctors fear litigation and professional ruin if they are seen to have overprescribed opioids to terminally ill patients, according to a University of Queensland res
31 May 2019

UQ Vice-Chancellor to retire in June 2020

After seven years of exceptional service to The University of Queensland, Professor Peter Høj AC formally advised UQ’s Senate on Thursday 30 May of his intention to retir
31 May 2019

Big genomics data milked to feed the future

With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Queensland researchers are assisting smallholder milk producers in India with AI-based breeding t
31 May 2019

‘Floating forest’ could protect vulnerable shorelines

A team of civil engineers has invented and patented a “floating forest” they say is capable of reducing wind and wave damage during a natural disaster.
29 May 2019

Tackling hate speech on social media in the Asia-Pacific

Facebook has joined forces with Australian university experts to devise policy that better manages online harmful content and hate speech in the Asia-Pacific region.
29 May 2019

Gympie identified as birthplace of global macadamia industry

The global macadamia industry may have originated from a single tree taken from Queensland to Hawaii in the 19th century, according to new research.
29 May 2019

Two leading UQ researchers named Academy of Science Fellows

Two University of Queensland researchers have joined the ranks of the nation’s top scientists after being elected to the Australian Academy of Science.
28 May 2019

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