Coral larvae travelling further makes populations stronger
Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at risk populations, UQ research has found.
3 July 2025
Almost nothing known about endangered Queensland seahorse
UQ researchers have begun the state’s first study of White’s Seahorses to save them from extinction.
26 June 2025
Protecting aquatic ecosystems by better understanding toxicity risk
Queensland scientists have pioneered a new method to assess the long-term risks posed by toxicants such as insecticides in rivers and the ocean.
23 June 2025
Laws intended to protect Queensland’s most-threatened forests are failing, with the most vulnerable forests falling even faster than other forests.
29 January 2018
The continued survival of one of Australia’s rarest rodents, the water mouse, could hinge on significantly increasing the size of development buffer zones around their habitats.
25 January 2018
Animal carnivores living in and around human habitation are declining at an unprecedented rate – but they may provide crucial benefits to human societies.
19 January 2018
The University of Queensland’s UQx Massive Open Online Course program has reached two million enrolments, and is set to continue growing as it expands its MicroMasters offerings.
12 January 2018
No net loss – a buzz phrase in environmental policy – is an approach that aims to neutralise negative environmental impacts from human activities.
12 January 2018
Fleas from domestic pets are infesting native wildlife and feral animals in all continents except Antarctica, a new study reveals.
8 January 2018
The power of pee as a potential sustainable source of fertiliser is about to be tested for the first time.
15 December 2017
Maps of the world’s most important wilderness areas are now freely available online following a University of Queensland-led study published today.
13 December 2017
Skyrocketing prices for rare animal products can push species to extinction even when their populations are abundant, researchers say.
5 December 2017
Just three per cent of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals may hold the key to regenerating reefs damaged after major disturbances, new research reveals.
29 November 2017
Australia will soon hold the record for the world’s tallest timber office building at 5 King St Brisbane, and with the help of The University of Queensland’s new research hub, wooden skyscrapers could become the norm.
23 November 2017
For the first time since US President Barack Obama’s historic visit in 2014, The University of Queensland has welcomed another international president to its St Lucia campus – this time, a UQ alumnus.
8 November 2017UQ has a range of experts available to talk to media during the Queensland election campaign.
30 October 2017
Native marsupials reintroduced in south-western Australia are a threat to ground-dwelling birds, a UQ study has found.
24 October 2017
University of Queensland research projects to develop better batteries for renewable energy and a way of predicting crop yields from space have been funded under a joint Queensland-China scheme.
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