Great Barrier Reef water quality monitoring gets a funding boost
UQ researchers have received $3.6 million from the Federal and Queensland governments to improve water quality monitoring in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
8 May 2024
Replacing kerbside carparking with bike lanes: a Robin Hood planning idea
Turning kerbside carparks into cycling lanes could improve city accessibility and liveability without affecting business revenue, University of Queensland research has found.
7 May 2024
Plum perfect: a natural alternative to preserve meat
A native bushfood has proven to be a promising natural alternative to synthetic chemicals used to preserve meat, according to University of Queensland research.
24 April 2024
University of Queensland researchers are developing a plastic that breaks down in seawater to help turn the tide on marine waste.
14 September 2023
A tool developed by UQ researchers that measures floodwater depth and velocity will be sold globally after it was licensed to a US-based company.
13 September 2023South East Queenslanders living near bushland and green spaces are being encouraged to join a University of Queensland study on the health impacts of bushfire smoke.
12 September 2023
More than half of the world’s top fossil fuel producers will fail to meet climate targets unless they ramp up decarbonisation plans, according to an international team led by The University of Queensland.
15 August 2023
Artificial intelligence could hold the key to feeding 10 billion people by 2050 in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving pests and pathogens according to researchers at The University of Queensland.
11 August 2023
A University of Queensland study has found that, though they looked like wolves, the extinct Tasmanian tiger – or thylacine – had brain cells like other carnivorous marsupials.
1 August 2023The University of Queensland has secured more than $9 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research program to support a more productive and sustainable agriculture sector in Australia.
31 July 2023
A major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers look for solutions to the world's growing plastics problem.
19 July 2023
The alarming impact of drones on one critically endangered shorebird species has been revealed in research led by The University of Queensland.
14 July 2023
The UQ Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition Mare Amoris | Sea of Love poses timely questions about the role of oceans in personal stories and cultural practices.
14 July 2023
Financial payments made by land developers to offset their impacts on threatened species may fall short, according to University of Queensland-led research.
12 July 2023
Research conducted by The University of Queensland revealed that Queensland native forestry, including timber harvesting, could actually help conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate risks.
7 July 2023
Exploding populations of wild pigs and macaque monkeys in Southeast Asia are threatening native forests and disease outbreaks in livestock and people, according to research led by The University of Queensland.
30 June 2023_1 620W.jpg?itok=jqY0AYzz "UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry presents at the 2023 World Mining Congress in Brisbane.")
The University of Queensland’s vision for a sustainable future will be at the centre of an international conversation as Brisbane hosts the 2023 World Mining Congress this week.
27 June 2023
University of Queensland researchers have found bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay off Brisbane could be teaching other dolphins to ‘beg’ for food from recreational fishers, with the behaviour creating short and long-term risks.
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