Dishwashing containers a source of microplastic pollution

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, UQ researchers have found.

20 May 2025
Fingers holding microplastics shown through a magnifying glass

The UQ law students helping the vulnerable and disadvantaged

UQ's pro bono team will take to the streets today to raise funds so vulnerable and disadvantaged people can access legal help.

20 May 2025
Professor Tamara Walsh at The University of Queensland
From left, John Story (Chancellor of UQ), Dr Gregory Harper (Director, External Engagement, CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences), Professor Peter Høj (Vice-Chancellor of UQ), Campbell Newman (Premier of Queensland), John McVeigh (Queensland Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and David Inall (Chief Executive Officer Cattle Council of Australia).

Scientists from The University of Queensland, the Queensland Government and the CSIRO have joined together to form the Northern Beef Research Alliance (NBRA).

16 October 2012

A group of fourth year chemical and metallurgical engineering students from The University of Queensland recently gained international experience during a field trip to Chile.

15 October 2012

Thousands of University of Queensland students and staff at major Queensland hospitals now have access to a high-speed secure wireless network, following yesterday’s launch of a new service.

15 October 2012
David Lavell: New Associate Director, Investigations at UQ

The University of Queensland has appointed a former government senior manager with a substantial ethics education background to its senior role in investigations.

15 October 2012
Dr Anneline Padayachee with orange carrot juice and other vegetables included in her research.

Fibre not only works as a “bowel scourer”, but may also help to protect the colon from cancer by transporting antioxidants to the large bowel, new Queensland research has found.

14 October 2012

With the world population predicted to hit 9 billion in 2050 and land and water resources in decline, the focus for World Food Day on Tuesday 16 October will be on how to do more with less.

12 October 2012
Tim Paris from the University of Western Sydney has won the 2012 Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman competition hosted by UQ yesterday.

Tim Paris from the University of Western Sydney has beaten 42 competitors from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Fiji to win the 2012 Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman competition hosted by UQ yesterday.

12 October 2012

A cohort of students from The University of Queensland is set to take to the stage in an upcoming performance of ‘7’ at the Geoffrey Rush Drama Studio at 7:30pm on Wednesday, October 31.

12 October 2012

The University of Queensland Chancellor John Story has been awarded the 2012 Gold Medal by the Queensland division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

12 October 2012

The University of Queensland is now ranked fifth in the world in the area of environment and ecology and has further improved its rankings in the world's top 100 universities in another world university ranking system announced this week.

11 October 2012

A paper published last year by the Centre of Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS) researchers has been selected for the New Journal of Physics (NJP): Highlights of 2011.

11 October 2012