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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

Combatting multiple sclerosis with smartwatches

A Queensland researcher’s goal of using smartwatches to combat the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) will see her fly to the USA on an MS Research Australia grant.

11 March 2016

New program helps student start-ups grow

Students with a passion for entrepreneurship are set to benefit from The University of Queensland’s new UQ Idea Hub program.

10 March 2016

Plastic not so fantastic for marine creatures or our diets

Toxic plastic is wreaking havoc on marine life – and University of Queensland researchers fear it could be making its way up the food chain and ending up on our dinner plates.

10 March 2016

World carbon dioxide emissions could rise more rapidly than expected

Global warming could occur more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.

10 March 2016

Award proves research is cream of the crop

Professor Peter Halley and QUT’s Emeritus Professor Graeme George with the award.

New degradable plastic film that is less than the width of a human hair is helping to regenerate native trees and establish high-value crops.

9 March 2016

Surf’s up for Queensland secondary students

A future world champion ironman or ironwoman could be uncovered this week, thanks to a surf competition being rolled out by The University of Queensland and Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ).

9 March 2016

Fire-chaser wins national prize

UQ researcher Nick McCarthy has won $5000 for his bushfire project.

Research into fighting fires with science has helped a University of Queensland student net $5000 in a national competition in the lead-up to World Science Festival Brisbane.

9 March 2016

Fetal motor neuron imbalance can hard-wire later problems, researchers say

A 3D rendering of the motor neurons that control breathing

Motor neuron connections are refined in the weeks before and just after birth, and they are crucial for normal development later, University of Queensland research suggests.

9 March 2016

Three-legged Ziggy back on his paws

The future seems bright for Ziggy the three-legged wonder dog, after specialist surgery at The University of Queensland’s Veterinary Medical Centre at Gatton.

8 March 2016

Playing the Game

The book explores his journey to overcome poverty, discrimination and family tragedy.

His 50-year political career, including two terms as Prime Minister, spanned decades of economic and social change in Papua New Guinea, including the country’s independence from Australia.

8 March 2016

Say hello to UQ science at World Science Festival Brisbane

Join the University of Queensland and the Queensland Museum to transform Brisbane into a city of science at the World Science Festival Brisbane from 9-13 March.

7 March 2016

UQ study questions Indian viability of Galilee Basin coal

Researchers have calculated that a micro-grid infrastructure based on renewable energy would result in an estimated 79,000 jobs for the Indian State of Bihar. Photo © Abbie Trayler-Smith

University of Queensland analysis of the costs associated with delivering Galilee Basin coal to India has called into question the project’s long-term viability.

7 March 2016