Biodiversity thrives in rare events
UQ research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.
17 June 2025
Pioneer varieties of legume for Australian growers
The University of Queensland has developed 5 new varieties of pigeonpea as a step towards the legume being grown more widely in Australia.
17 June 2025
Reawakening ancient grains
Returning locally extinct native grains to Queensland’s grasslands is the goal of Gamilaraay man and UQ PhD candidate Jacob Birch.
16 June 2025
Researchers at The University of Queensland have moved one step closer to sending small satellites into space via a reusable launch system.
24 December 2015
University of Queensland scientific research on the Great Barrier Reef is in the international spotlight with this week’s launch of an interactive website to complement a BBC television series to be released on 30 December.
23 December 2015
Efforts to control invasive plant species and to help plants withstand extreme events could be boosted by a new international study led by researchers from The University of Queensland.
22 December 2015University of Queensland Press will release a 10th anniversary edition of award-winning author Tara June Winch’s debut novel Swallow the Air on January 4.
21 December 2015
The festive season can provoke positive and negative feelings in people of all ages, but can pose particular challenges for some older people, a University of Queensland expert has warned.
21 December 2015More than 100,000 people spread across more than 190 countries have joined a free University of Queensland Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to help prepare them for English language testing.
18 December 2015
The director of a University of Queensland institute has been appointed as Interim President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, replacing outgoing President Dr Alan Finkel.
18 December 2015
Unless you’ve been living in exile on Dagobah, you’ve probably noticed that Star Wars: Episode VII screened around Australia overnight.
17 December 2015
Australia’s saltwater crocodiles appear to be in hot water, with a University of Queensland study linking climate warming to shorter dives, putting the crocs’ survival at risk.
16 December 2015
The Australian Research Council has awarded five new Future Fellows at The University of Queensland, from a total of only 50 awarded across the nation.
16 December 2015
University of Queensland research has pinpointed artificial light as a threat to coral reproduction, in a discovery that will help guide reef and marine ecosystem protection plans.
15 December 2015
Move over partridge. It’s the brush turkey’s time to shine. UQ is counting down to Christmas with its very own 12 Days of Christmas carol.
14 December 2015
The diagnosis and treatment of cancers, mental health disorders and conditions such as dementia is set to reach new heights in Brisbane with the launch of a $24 million facility that combines state-of-the-art equipment with world-class research and...
14 December 2015
You can do it reef-walking, snorkelling or scuba diving. You can do it with the elderly or with kids. It’s a great way to spend your holidays, and you can help save the world’s coral reefs in the process.
14 December 2015
The Brisbane Broncos are known to have big appetites, but they’ll be paying special attention to what they eat after announcing a scholarship for their own nutritional advisor.
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