Organised crime is not just the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters. This month The University of Queensland hosts the annual Transnational Organised Crime Program – an international research and learning initiative.
E-Dengue uses a prediction model to help local communities and health centres mitigate outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease in the Mekong Delta Region.
"Some participants have had 5 or 6 direct members of their family who have taken their own life – they come to our program because they’ve had enough and want to be empowered to create change in their communities,” Professor Maree Toombs explains.
There are a lot of easy changes we can make at home to improve our sustainability, and UQ startups are leading the way in creating sustainable products and services. See how.
Hidden in rocks and dirt just three hours north-west of Brisbane, the fossilised remains of prehistoric megafauna that roamed the Australian continent millions of years ago lie waiting to be unearthed.