Tail hair the key to predicting performance in cattle
Plucking a single tail hair could allow beef producers to quickly and easily identify the most efficient cattle, according to UQ research.
11 June 2025
Tackling a mystery that’s killing blueberries in the field
Identifying the cause and prevalence of a costly disorder in blueberries is the goal of a team of UQ researchers.
27 May 2025
Global partnership on wheat adaptation
A new collaborative laboratory will allow researchers to share expertise between Australia and France to boost wheat yields in the changing climate.
26 May 2025
The Federal Government has selected The University of Queensland as one of four universities that will train future scientists to lead food industry transformation and innovation.
1 May 2013
The changing nature of work life in Queensland means that working parents face a range of challenges and pressures raising their families.
30 April 2013
The way we grow rice could help combat worldwide food shortages, says Australia’s new board member on the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI
23 April 2013
The University of Queensland Gatton students and staff were photographed all around the globe this summer, sending in pictures from India, New Zealand, England, America, Indonesia, Thailand and more as part of the ‘Where are you this Summer?’ photo...
25 March 2013
An Australian authored research paper published today in the pre-eminent Nature Geoscience Journal is attracting international attention for its findings that demonstrate a link between seismic activity and the precipitation of gold and other trace...
19 March 2013A University of Queensland researcher is applying human medical techniques to soil in a project likely to save sugar producers money and help protect the Great Barrier Reef.
18 March 2013QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has today announced a $4 million international collaboration to improve sorghum productivity under drought conditions.
12 March 2013The effect that global warming will have on plants is now better understood thanks to advanced modelling provided by The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Graeme Hammer, one of Australia’s leading crop scientists.
4 March 2013
First-year agricultural science student Gabrielle Penna’s time at The University of Queensland is off to a good start after being awarded two scholarships valued at $26,000 over the duration of her program.
19 February 2013
In a first for Fiji and the South Pacific, a new vegetable research project has been launched to identify strategies to strengthen food production and manufacture in the region.
11 February 2013
New vegetable research into protective cropping in the South Pacific islands and Australia could help overcome challenges posed by climate and global food security.
18 December 2012
Twenty two students are taking the next step in their careers after graduating from the Queensland Certificate in Agriculture (QCA) at The University of Queensland (UQ) yesterday.
13 December 2012On Wednesday, December 12, 400 students will graduate from The University of Queensland's Gatton Campus ready to enter the agribusiness, agriculture, equine, veterinary and wildlife science industries.
10 December 2012
Materials scientists from The University of Queensland (UQ) are set to revolutionise the fresh fruit industry with a new technology that converts gases into a powder form.
27 November 2012
After almost 20 years as a South-east Queensland dairy farmer, Paul Roderick sought formal agricultural training at The University of Queensland.
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