A UQ research group has spent decades working to improve the lives of Australia’s Indigenous people, enhancing the awareness and emphasising the importance of culturally appropriate designs.
A major discovery about habitat changes that are threatening many of Australia’s migratory bird species has led to widespread policy changes and influenced coastal development decisions both in Australia and abroad.
Land mapping tools developed by UQ’s Joint Remote Sensing Research Program have been adopted by multiple Australian states and industry bodies, helping inform effective environmental management policies at local, state and national levels.
A team of UQ researchers is working tirelessly to find an environmental engineering solution for a very human problem in the Solomon Islands, where the lives of entire communities are in turmoil thanks to drastic sea level rises.
UQ’s Global Change Institute is creating a record of the world’s coral reefs. Through their research and the publicity generated, they aim to impact policy on ocean management.
UQ nanotechnologists are working with remote Indigenous communities to process native spinifex grass into diverse commercial applications, from super-strong roads and tyres to super-thin condoms and surgical gloves.
Exploring the power of the soil and nature's littlest helpers, UQ researchers are relying on science – not hype – to help farmers produce high-yielding crops with minimal environmental impact.
Findings from the UQ-Borneo Futures Research Initiative have led to the Bornean Orangutan now being recognised as Critically Endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species. In an effort to save them, the team has revealed the importance of banning illegal hunting activities and expanding protected forests.
