‘Are we there yet?’ Driving Australia toward an EV future
UQ researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.
30 May 2024
UQ leads efforts to improve Australia-China agricultural engagement
The University of Queensland is leading a collaborative project to assist Australian agricultural organisations refine and improve their trade strategies toward China.
24 April 2024
Setting a course for markets to improve Queensland’s waterways
University of Queensland scientists are leading efforts to explore a water quality trading scheme to improve the state’s waterways.
4 December 2023
Federal government has officially listed koalas as ‘endangered’ along Australia's east coast to protect shrinking populations. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer expert comment on this development.
11 February 2022
Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have disappeared from almost 70 per cent of Australia since European colonisation.
7 February 2022
As vaccination rates continue to rise and government border policies change, the need for hotel quarantine is fading.
21 January 2022
The University of Queensland has teamed up with Australia’s largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, on a research project to help reduce the carbon emissions of the company’s locomotive fleet.
6 January 2022
A “game changing” new telescope will soon be blasted into space to embark on a lonely 1.5-million-kilometre orbit around the Sun to provide a clearer view of the ever-expanding universe.
24 December 2021
A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could be lost by the end of this century.
17 December 2021
Adopting superhero behaviours such as maintaining physical activity and strong social connections may improve health later in life, a University of Queensland study has found.
14 December 2021
A world-first real-time bushfire hazard detection and warning system using artificial intelligence (AI) is under development thanks to a new partnership between The University of Queensland and Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm.
11 December 2021
Stabilising reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.
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The unique brainpower of octopuses – known for their intelligence and Houdini-like escapes – has been revealed by University of Queensland researchers.
22 November 2021
The tropical root vegetable taro, known as the ‘food of the gods’ in the Pacific, is under threat from rising sea levels but wild Australian plants being cultivated by The University of Queensland may help boost food security in the region.
21 October 2021
A University of Queensland researcher has spent decades compiling a first-of-its-kind database of the butterfly species of the Torres Strait Islands, boosting biosecurity and conservation measures in the region.
16 October 2021
Researchers at The University of Queensland are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world’s top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum.
28 September 2021
Increasing reforestation efforts in coastal regions could substantially reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching coral reefs and improve their resilience, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
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An international study has found a global target to eradicate childhood anaemia by 2030 will fail, presenting a major public health challenge.
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