Human activities have destroyed more than 7.7 million hectares of threatened species habitat, revealing critical failures with Australia’s federal environmental protection laws.

9 September 2019
A day in the lab. Image by Virginia Frey

Calling all super-powered super-positioners, imminent doom evaders and local uncertainty crash entanglers!

9 September 2019
A pregnant woman waves off a glass of red wine.

Most Australians know it is unsafe to drink during pregnancy, but researchers say the number of children with lifelong impacts from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) remains far too high.

9 September 2019
PhD student Mateo Gutierrez explores the potential of bamboo

A passion for sustainable construction led University of Queensland PhD student Mateo Gutierrez to explore the potential of bamboo as an environmentally friendly local building material.

9 September 2019
"Precision medicines” are a big focus for researchers seeking new ways to treat and prevent autoimmune diseases

People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an ‘immune system reboot’, and researchers have isolated specific cells to target.

6 September 2019

A University of Queensland PhD student is working on creating a simpler, more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technique to extract helium from the earth.

6 September 2019

A donation of $1 million to The University of Queensland will offer hope to thousands of Australians left without the ability to communicate following a stroke.

5 September 2019

Ensuring society’s most vulnerable have access to legal services is the focus of The University of Queensland’s Pro Bono Centre, which is celebrating a decade of continued service to the community.

5 September 2019
Photonic characters from Michael Kewming’s quantum alphabet.

Secret quantum alphabets could revolutionise how secure communication networks are built and utilised, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

4 September 2019
UQ's first dedicated e-mobility researcher Dr Jake Whitehead

Advancing the performance, economics and uptake of electric vehicle (EV) technology globally will be the focus of The University of Queensland’s first dedicated e-mobility researcher Dr Jake Whitehead.

4 September 2019

New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian bird species, and south-eastern Australia has been the worst affected.

3 September 2019

A University of Queensland alumnus will fight for biodiversity protection at this month’s United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

3 September 2019

Humans had caused significant landcover change on Earth up to 4000 years earlier than previously thought, UQ researchers have found.

30 August 2019
Artist Elizabeth Willing with some of the wallpapers in the exhibition

A new University of Queensland Art Museum exhibition will explore how visual design, touch, taste and smell can shape our most poignant and powerful memories.

29 August 2019
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt touring UQ's IMB lab

Research into global health issues has been boosted after UQ received more than $29.7 million in funding from the NHMRC and Medical Research Future Fund.

29 August 2019