Maxing out chemical-free crop protection with dsRNAmax

A software package developed and validated at UQ can tailor safe, effective and chemical-free crop protection using RNA interference.

7 July 2025
two men in white coats stand by a microscope with a light

Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

When the first cases of H1N1 Influenza (swine flu) were reported in Mexico in April, UQ researchers got to work developing a test to diagnose the virus.

2 September 2009
Ryan Bayldon-lumsden accepting his Qld Young Volunteer Award from Minister for Community Services and Housing Karen Struthers.Photo courtesy of the Office for Volunteering, Strategic Partnerships, Department of Communities

First year Pharmacy student Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden has been awarded a Queensland Young Volunteer Award for 2009, in the Community Volunteers, 12-17 years division.

1 September 2009

A struggle for equality and freedom from oppression is coming to The University of Queensland.

1 September 2009
Workshop participants and UQ Metallurgical Engineering staff.

Science teachers and pre-service science teachers from across Brisbane and Ipswich are now better equipped to teach minerals-related subjects thanks to a joint initiative between UQ and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).

31 August 2009
Professor Fiona Rohde

Resilience is the theme of a business summit at The University of Queensland, featuring Ausenco’s Zimi Meka and former investment banker John R. Talbott.

31 August 2009

A University of Queensland ecologist has won a prestigious award for her work in designing more effective control strategies to combat the spread of invasive weeds.

31 August 2009
David Solnet

Savvy tourism operators are using the economic downturn to rise above their competitors.

28 August 2009
Professor Michael Drinkwater and Forest Lake College entry Captain Stewart Wright

What began as a nationwide contest to encourage an interest in astronomy has ended with a tour of one of the world’s largest telescopes in Hawaii – all without leaving Brisbane.

28 August 2009

Despite years of legislative reform, women who report rape may still be treated insensitively by the criminal justice system, UQ research has found.

27 August 2009

A University of Queensland researcher is part of a national project which has received $1 million funding to discover the proteins that cause multiple sclerosis (MS).

27 August 2009

In the wake of changes in life style and pressures affecting natural resources, a UQ law academic is helping Solomon Islands’ traditional leaders deal with related law and governance issues.

26 August 2009