Database reveals vital ocean links to aid conservation
Scientists have launched an interactive global map to show the migratory patterns of more than 100 marine species in an effort to protect at-risk wildlife.
9 May 2025
Replanted rainforests may benefit from termite transplants
Despite a bad reputation for their destructive abilities, termite ‘transplants’ may be necessary to give regenerated rainforests a boost.
7 May 2025
Satellites a solution for tracking coral reef health
Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, UQ research has found.
30 April 2025
The University of Queensland’s landmark six-star sustainability building has been recognised at the nation’s leading architecture awards.
9 November 2015
An international research team led by University of Queensland scientists has returned from the Great Barrier Reef with historical insights that could predict how the reef will respond to future environmental change.
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A University of Queensland scientist is calling for volunteer divers to photograph the underside of manta rays in waters off the Western Australian coastline and upload them to Facebook as part of a research project.
19 October 2015
Mangrove forests around the Indo-Pacific region could be submerged by 2070, according to international research published today.
15 October 2015
A global coral bleaching event expected to heavily impact the Great Barrier Reef has been confirmed by scientists from The University of Queensland and the National Ocean Atmospheric Administration.
8 October 2015
The University of Queensland has formally joined the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to contribute to fighting extreme poverty and sustaining the planet.
1 October 2015
More than 150 keen green volunteers have again teamed up in the name of sustainability to help plant thousands of trees along The University of Queensland St Lucia riverbank.
30 September 2015
Climate change will have a major impact on life in Antarctica this century, according to a landmark study published in Nature Climate Change today.
29 September 2015
New Queensland research is indicating that green turtles living near urban and farming areas are absorbing possibly thousands of chemicals.
25 September 2015
An echidna-breeding partnership between The University of Queensland and the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has proved so successful that researchers hope their model could help save endangered echidna species.
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New technology from The University of Queensland could transform electricity generation, making it cheaper and more reliable for drought-affected areas.
23 September 2015Crocodiles turning up in populated areas like Darwin Harbour or on east coast beaches can cause problems, but a long-term University of Queensland study is shedding light on which crocodiles travel and why.
21 September 2015
An international study led by a University of Queensland researcher has revealed more than half the world’s sea turtles have ingested plastic or other human rubbish.
14 September 2015
Until 1997, water supplies in downtown Manila were beset with infrastructure problems such as leaks, widespread unauthorised access and contamination.
11 September 2015
Many of the world’s 27 species of crocodylians will soon be either totally or locally extinct due to human population expansion and intensive land-use, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
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