Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region’s history and risk of tsunamis.

22 May 2025
a man stands in front of a large rock holding a measuring tape

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

Could traditional research methods be missing the big picture?

3 October 2012

UQ criminologist Dr Adrian Cherney is heading a research project aimed at examining the factors influencing government legitimacy following post-conflict reconstruction.

3 October 2012

Teaching is no longer restricted just to the classroom, with students now venturing outdoors to learn how to connect with their environment and develop the values, knowledge and practices of environmental sustainability.

3 October 2012

The answer to early childhood tooth decay could be just a phone call away, thanks to new research by the University of Queensland and Queensland Health.

2 October 2012

A $50 million Federal Government project that aims to transform the storage of research data has revealed the location of its next two nodes — in Perth and Townsville.

2 October 2012

A study has found that trafficked women in the Greater Sydney region lacked access to a breadth of health and community services, as there was a national focus on border protection and criminalisation rather than human rights.

2 October 2012

Secondary school science teachers have an opportunity to participate in a practical course to assist in the teaching of Science as a Human Endeavour, a component of the new national curriculum.

2 October 2012

The University of Queensland is spending $3.9 million on upgrading AV equipment in lecture theatres across the University.

28 September 2012

UniQuest Pty Limited, The University of Queensland’s (UQ) main commercialisation company, has appointed Joe McLean as General Manager of its Consulting & Research (C&R) Division.

28 September 2012
Michael Kehoe, UQ final year student of the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. Pictured with his final year thesis project, a satellite that uses Android mobile phone technology as its on-board computer. Michael has recently completed a five week-internship with NASA. He has built a phonesat that will be launched by NASA into space on November 25.

A University of Queensland staff member is sending a satellite into space more powerful than the Curiosity Rover which recently landed on Mars.

27 September 2012
UQ Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education), Professor Cindy Shannon being interviewed in the JacTV mobile studio by journalism student Nicole Rowles.

Eleven UQ journalism student volunteers are reporting the international Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development Network conference on St Lucia campus this week.

27 September 2012