2011 Eureka Prize nominee and GCI research fellow John Cook

University of Queensland alumnus Mr John Cook, the creator of SkepticalScience.com and a new appointment to UQ’s Global Change Institute (GCI), has been named as a finalist in the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

24 August 2011
UQ PhD student Justus Deikumah measure the bill-skull length of a Grey-Headed Bristlebill in South-West Ghana as part of his study of the health of birds post rainforest clearing.

The first ever study of the impact of habitat loss on the health and condition of birds in South-West Ghana will be conducted by a PhD student from The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Geography Planning and Environmental Management.

28 July 2011

A voracious predator that devours prey larger than itself has been found lurking beneath Queensland’s golden sandy beaches.

28 July 2011
Reefs are naturally highly diverse and resilient

Climate change and acidifying ocean water are likely to have a highly variable impact on the world’s coral reefs in space, time and diversity, according to an international team of coral scientists, including UQ researchers.

21 July 2011
UQ graduate and business sustainability analyst Kristine Dewar

The announcement of the Federal Government's Carbon tax led to an immediate surge of interest in how to reduce carbon emissions, according to business sustainability analyst Kristine Dewar.

21 July 2011

The UQ Solar Array underpins a number of cutting-edge research projects, in diverse fields including physics, engineering, economics and sustainability.

15 July 2011

UQ staff, students, retailers and visitors have played their part in helping TransLink achieve two million sales of go cards since their launch in 2008.

13 July 2011

The University of Queensland is asking staff and students to “take the pledge” to help achieve a more sustainable university.

13 July 2011
Lucy Bechtel (right) with members of The Global Sunrise at UQ

A University of Queensland graduate is playing her part in an ambitious solar energy project in Africa.

12 July 2011

University of Queensland researchers are offering Queensland manufacturing and resource industries practical tools to manage their carbon costs.

7 July 2011
Coral reef monitoring in the Solomon Islands

A multidisciplinary team from The University of Queensland have produced a new book to help promote sustainability in the Solomon Islands.

17 June 2011
The cleaner fish

Telling your partner to watch her weight is not recommended-unless you’re a male cleaner fish, reports a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

15 June 2011

A strategic research partnership between The University of Queensland (UQ), Griffith University and SeqWater will provide long-term benefits for South East Queensland's water resources.

15 June 2011

UQ celebrated World Environment Day today by recognising the significant contribution of its 100 Green Office representatives to its many sustainability programs and initiatives across all four campuses.

3 June 2011

Leading researchers in clean alternative fuel technologies, industry representatives and international experts will attend Queensland’s first future fuels conference in Brisbane in July.

3 June 2011