Like eating fish? It’s time to start caring where it comes from

Australians love seafood. Yet very little of the seafood we consume is sustainable. For a country with such a love affair with the ocean, I find this perplexing.
30 October 2014

Anthropology exposes how miners shape our world and our views of it

Miners do much more than extract minerals and make profits. All over the world mining corporations are collaborating with governments, local populations and NGOs.
30 October 2014

Journalism students to report on G20 Summit

University of Queensland journalism students will take Brisbane news to the global stage when they report on the G20 summit in November.
30 October 2014

Fire safety expert named academy fellow

A lifetime of fire safety and civil engineering research has led to a fellowship with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering for The University
30 October 2014

Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia

An agricultural green paper proposes 27 new water and irrigation projects, which the government claims will be necessary for Australia’s agricultural expansion.
30 October 2014

Palmer deal gives green light to Direct Action – experts react

The federal government’s Direct Action climate policy, a A$2.5 billion scheme aimed at paying polluters to cut their greenhouse emissions, is set to be approved in the Se
30 October 2014

While old Indigenous languages disappear, new ones evolve

By now we know that traditional Indigenous languages are losing speakers rapidly and tragically.
29 October 2014

Two UQP titles up for Australia’s richest literary prizes

Two books published by the University of Queensland Press have been shortlisted in the 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
29 October 2014

Reflecting on tragedy through music

As Remembrance Day approaches on November 11, The University of Queensland will reflect on the tragedies of the Great War through music.
29 October 2014

German parliamentary head speaks at UQ

The President of the German Bundestag, Professor Norbert Lammert, will give a public address at The University of Queensland tonight.
27 October 2014

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