A high-yield Mexican wheat variety identified by University of Queensland researchers is now available to Australian wheat farmers.

9 April 2019
Immigration is a particularly charged political issue, researcher Timothy Gravelle says.

Australians’ willingness to accept immigrants and asylum seekers is heavily influenced by the neighbourhoods they live in, a University of Queensland researcher has found.

9 April 2019

The first plan for conserving the river Nile’s highly threatened biodiversity has been developed by a University of Queensland-led team.

9 April 2019
UQ’s Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics is working to improve animal welfare during farming, slaughter and transport

A new centre promoting animal welfare standards internationally is to be established in China, thanks to a University of Queensland-led project.

9 April 2019

The presence of different strains of grass pollen in the atmosphere can help predict when hay fever and asthma could strike, a study involving a University of Queensland researcher has found.

9 April 2019

For the first time, the Great Barrier Reef will be mapped in unprecedented 3D detail thanks to a collaboration between Australia’s lead managers of the Reef and spatial experts.

8 April 2019

Parents who experience stillbirth or neonatal death will be offered “the best possible care in the worst possible circumstance”, thanks to guidelines developed by the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence and The University of Queensland.

2 April 2019

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on issues around the 2019 Federal Budget. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

1 April 2019
Alex Bond of the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre teaches students about native plants on the UQ campus

The University of Queensland leads Australia in a nationwide assessment of research impact and engagement released today by the Australian Research Council.

29 March 2019

The University of Queensland and Cricket Australia are developing a new standard giving community cricket clubs and associations access to high quality, competitively-priced cricket balls.

28 March 2019
Agricultural research ... one of the areas where UQ excelled in ERA

Excellence in Research for Australia 2018 has rated UQ above and well above world standard in more specialised fields of research than any other Australian university, across 93 disciplines.

27 March 2019
Southbank's Rain Bank in Brisbane

Researchers from The University of Queensland have helped to develop a four-point plan to create more sustainable, liveable, prosperous and resilient cities.

27 March 2019

A discovery about how exercise improves brain function could be harnessed for research into ageing, and boosting learning and memory.

26 March 2019

Warming coral reefs are losing their capacity to feed themselves from sunlight, making nutritious deep ocean water critical for their survival, according to a University of Queensland study.

26 March 2019

Experts are gathering in Brisbane this week to establish a road map for reducing melanoma deaths in Australia.

25 March 2019