Australians will be happier, safer and healthier if they look after the nature spots in their cities, according to new research led by The University of Queensland.

16 April 2013

Make your next visit to The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus a memorable one by touring the new Sustainability Walk.

15 April 2013

Researchers based at The University of Queensland believe they have developed a way for governments to balance the needs of society and industry with those of endangered wildlife and environments.

26 March 2013

Being involved in a research project in the Solomon Islands has given University of Queensland student Lotus DesFours first-hand experience of the complexities that can surround community development.

22 March 2013

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has today announced a $4 million international collaboration to improve sorghum productivity under drought conditions.

12 March 2013

The University of Queensland will host a screening of Switch, a documentary aimed at building a balanced national understanding of energy, from solar to coal, biofuels to oil.

8 March 2013

Two scientists from The University of Queensland are leading a call to legalise international trade in rhinoceros horn in a bid to save the animals from extinction.

28 February 2013
All set for Clean Up Australia Day are, from left, Professor John Dorgan, Professor  Peter Halley and Professor Joe Greene.

Researcher to get hands dirty in the name of going green

21 February 2013

An immediate investment in multiple energy technologies is vital for meeting carbon abatement targets and building a robust power system, a new study from the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland has found.

18 February 2013
A UQ PhD student helped gather footage of the giant squid south of Japan.

Researchers from The University of Queensland played a key role in filming the first video images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, in lightless water up to a kilometre under the ocean.

6 February 2013
Professor Katherine Pancak from the University of Connecticut checks out UQ's 1.22 megawatt photovoltaic solar array, which generates electricity for the St Lucia campus in Brisbane.

Academics from three US universities met with Australia’s leading sustainability companies this month as part of a program developed by The University of Queensland (UQ).

22 January 2013
UQ researchers uncover the disappearance of a pre-historic culture, predating present day aboriginal inhabitants. (Photo courtesy of Kimberley Foundation Australia)

A new study has shed light on the disappearance of a pre-historic culture, predating present day aboriginal inhabitants.

12 December 2012

There is growing scientific concern that corals could retreat from equatorial seas and oceans as the Earth continues to warm, a team of international marine researchers warned today.

11 December 2012
Senator Chris Evans presents Adrian Ward with the Outstanding Excellence in Collaboration award

The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Management Alliance in Research and Teaching, SMART, program has received an award for Outstanding Excellence in Collaboration.

15 November 2012

The University of Queensland has responded to “the grand challenge of our generation” by launching a new energy initiative today.

9 November 2012