UQ leaps up list of world’s best universities
The University of Queensland has rocketed up the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities, to rank 55th globally and second in Australia. In the University’s best result since the annual...
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Coconut researcher to compete in global competition
University of Queensland PhD student and Australia Awards Scholarship recipient Quang Nguyen knows his coconuts, and is working to help farmers increase coconut crop production during global climate...
View ArticleUQ researcher leads women in transport leadership project
A University of Queensland researcher is leading a project designed to combat the fact that women across the world are persistently disadvantaged by transportation systems. School of Geography,...
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Scientific glassblowing helps research effort at UQ
Scientific laboratories across The University of Queensland (UQ) are filled with interesting and delicate devices, each with its own purpose, but where do they come from and how are they made? Despite...
View ArticleLearn and increase your employability skills at UQ
Did you know that a good time to grow your networks, gain employability skills and connect with potential industry employers, is while you are still at university? The University of Queensland (UQ) has...
View ArticleImproving patient care through biotechnology
Biotechnology – the technology that uses scientific knowledge about living things to make products or solve problems – is a fast expanding industry with a tremendous demand for experienced people at...
View ArticleSnake shares killer technique with cone shells
New research involving University of Queensland scientists has revealed that one of the world’s most beautiful and venomous snakes also has a venom unlike any other snake. Associate Professor Bryan Fry...
View ArticleBeating mineral deficiency through agricultural research
A University of Queensland PhD candidate is investigating how a common vegetable could be used in the fight against one of the leading factors of disease in the developing world – zinc deficiency. Mr...
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Australian rays could pose toxic Asian medicine risk
Consumers of Asian alternative medicine derived from Australian marine life may be inadvertently consuming toxins, according to research by The University of Queensland. Dr Kathy Townsend of the School...
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Coconut researcher to compete in global competition
University of Queensland PhD student and Australia Awards Scholarship recipient Quang Nguyen knows his coconuts, and is working to help farmers increase coconut crop production during global climate...
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Fossil discovery rewrites understanding of reproductive evolution
A remarkable 250 million-year-old “terrible-headed lizard” fossil found in China shows an embryo inside the mother – clear evidence for live birth. University of Queensland School of Earth and...
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Queensland-led team develops effective economical Ebola treatment
An effective and economical treatment for Ebola patients has been developed by an international team led by Queensland researchers. The post-exposure treatment made with antibodies from horses could be...
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How cobras developed flesh-eating venom
A University of Queensland-led international study has revealed how one of the world’s most feared types of snakes – cobras – developed their potent venom. Associate Professor Bryan Fry of UQ’s School...
View ArticleUQ a great place to study environment and agriculture says latest global uni...
The University of Queensland has cemented its place as the top university in Australia for environmental sciences, and agriculture, in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017. Executive Dean...
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Environmental researchers win Mahathir Science Award
(Orangutan photo credited to: Nardiyono) Work by a trio of University of Queensland researchers and their teams to help save tropical habitats has prompted government policy changes in Malaysia,...
View ArticleJoint UQ-India research harnesses light for the future
Enabling children from remote communities to study at night will be one impact of a University of Queensland partnership that has attracted $1 million from the Australian government, and matching...
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Indonesian farmers’ economic success can grow on trees
Collaborative project fattens cattle and Indonesian farmers’ wallets Indonesian journalists have visited The University of Queensland to hear about a successful cattle fattening project in their...
View ArticleVenom becomes more potent as brown snakes age
The “blood nuking” capabilities of adult brown snake venom only come about after an amazing transformation. New research led by University of Queensland scientist Associate Professor Bryan Fry has...
View ArticleUQ Vet School earns top marks in global ranking system
The University of Queensland has been ranked the best in Australia for Veterinary Sciences by a major international rankings system. Acting Head of the UQ School of Veterinary Science Associate...
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New study provides wake up call for orangutan preservation in Borneo
A first population trend analysis of Bornean orangutans reveals that despite decades of conservation work, the species is declining rapidly – at a rate of 25 per cent over the past 10 years. University...
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