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Inside a canga cave. Photo by Dr Gerald Hartig.

Termite guts could contribute to mining site rehabilitation and pay big dividends for the planet, thanks to University of Queensland research.

22 April 2016
Far Eastern Curlew in flight. Photo: D.S. Hovorka.

How do you reconcile the recreational needs of a city of two million people with the protection of migratory birds recovering after journeys half way around the planet?

22 April 2016
Associate Professor Christa van Kraayenoord

Reading comprehension levels of children in the Bowen Basin have improved thanks to a University of Queensland-led project.

22 April 2016
Tarwine, a fish commonly found in South East Queensland estuaries and rocky or sandy coastal areas.

Keen anglers heading out this long weekend should seek a quiet spot or prepare themselves for disappointment, new University of Queensland research shows.

21 April 2016

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland is again Australia’s highest-ranking institution on the Nature Index, further strengthening its global reputation as a top-tier research organisation.

21 April 2016
Dr Ivan Kassal, recipient of a Westpac Research Fellowship.

Research into advanced solar-energy harvesting at the University of Queensland is getting a fresh spark, thanks to the inaugural Westpac research fellowships.

21 April 2016
Professor John Quiggin

The Beattie Government’s Smart State program deserves credit for the resilience of the State’s economy and labour market despite the end of the mining boom, according to analysis by a University of Queensland economist.

21 April 2016
Bleaching on Lizard Island 2016. Photo: XL Catlin Seaview Survey.

More than half of the corals in many parts of the Great Barrier Reef are dying as unprecedented mass bleaching spreads across Australia’s coral reefs.

20 April 2016

A new way to detect explosives and an alternative to antibiotics for animals are among 19 research projects at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland to secure funding to build the state’s future.

20 April 2016

Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have identified a protein which plays a key role in brain cancer, opening the door to potential new treatments.

20 April 2016

University of Queensland Chief Operating Officer Mr Greg Pringle met with a student delegation from Fossil Free Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ on Monday.

19 April 2016
Malcolm Broomhead

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland Business School will name its Chair in Finance in honour of Malcolm Broomhead, in recognition of a $3 million gift from the alumnus and leading Australian businessman.

19 April 2016
The team used a helicopter to extract a plesiosaur skeleton.

Seasickness, snow and sea ice couldn’t keep a University of Queensland scientist from his mission to learn more about Antarctica’s dinosaurs, with the palaeontologist returning from his trip with more than a tonne of fossils.

19 April 2016
Dane Bird-Smith and Gabrielle Simpson

University of Queensland students Dane Bird-Smith and Gabrielle Simpson have been named Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sport 2016 Club and Sports Awards.

18 April 2016

Barbara Blackman, a blind 87-year-old alumna of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland, has delivered her first book of prose in 20 years.

18 April 2016

Australian cattle farming could become safer and cheaper thanks to the work of an animal genetics team at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

18 April 2016
The St John's Anglican College NASA team with Professor David Mee (far right).

For most high school students, competing at an international competition at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre is an idea that is simply out of this world.

15 April 2016
Sidney Nolan: Untitled (Lovers and flowers) c.1942

A new exhibition at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland Art Museum presents the most comprehensive display ever assembled of a rare series of paintings on roofing slates, produced by renowned Australian artist Sidney Nolan in 1941 and 1942.

14 April 2016
The greatest health benefits from a sugary drinks tax are likely to be seen in young people

A 20 per cent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks would result in widespread, long-lasting public health benefits and significant health cost savings, a new study shows.

14 April 2016
Associate Professor Kirsten Nielsen.

Cryptococcus is so forsaken by research that it doesn’t even make the neglected diseases list – but the deadly fungal pathogen has lured an American scientist all the way to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

14 April 2016