Replanted rainforests may benefit from termite transplants

Despite a bad reputation for their destructive abilities, termite ‘transplants’ may be necessary to give regenerated rainforests a boost.

7 May 2025
a view of forested hills with clouds above the top of the slope

Light conversion tech to power wearable X-rays for children

Light conversion technology developed by UQ researchers will be used for wearable X-ray devices that make respiratory scans more comfortable for young children.

6 May 2025
UQ reseachers examining light conversion technology in a lab.
New combinations of resident and migrant species will present unprecedented challenges for conservation planning.

Warming oceans will cause profound changes in the global distribution of marine species, new research shows.

26 August 2015

Ten journalism students from The University of Queensland have won the Communication and Media Achievement Award at the Queensland Multicultural Awards.

26 August 2015
Nick Kenny

If Nick Kenny was looking for a way to break a cycle, hammering his pushbike through 3000km of Central Australia’s most barren land was a good way to go about it.

25 August 2015
CEP winners

Benevolence has paid off for a group of UQ business/law students who have been recognised for helping national charity Youngcare boost its social media presence.

25 August 2015

Tara Shire State College students are being linked directly with health professionals via video, thanks to the latest rollout of UQ’s Health-e-Regions project.

25 August 2015
Dr Elliott is nominated for a prestigious prize for young researchers

A young superbug researcher at The University of Queensland is seeking public support in her bid to win the Centenary Institute’s Lawrence Creative Prize people’s choice award.

25 August 2015
Third year psychology students from Universitas Indonesia, Nihal Kaur and Amanda Soengadie and Professor Bruce Abernethy

The University of Queensland will celebrate one of its most significant and enduring international partnerships when Professor Bruce Abernethy visits Universitas Indonesia on August 28.

25 August 2015

Eating organically grown food might make you feel good inside, but a University of Queensland researcher says organic agriculture is not necessarily sustainable and— contrary to popular belief — often relies on chemical sprays.

25 August 2015
A watercolour by artist Augustus Earle, from the Rex Nan Kivell Collection; NK12/36 - National Library of Australia.

Art historian Dr Mary Eagle will deliver the 2015 Mayne Centre Lecture this week at The University of Queensland.

24 August 2015
Rosewood trees on the corner of Walcott Steet and Sir Fred Schonell Drive.

The University of Queensland St Lucia campus is known for its lakes, sandstone and lush greenery, but invasive species are lurking among the foliage.

24 August 2015
Tracking point of gaze using an eye tracker.

An online video game championship has paid out almost $20 million in prize money — placing it among some of the world’s most lucrative sports tournaments.

24 August 2015