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An underwater photo of a coral reef showing algal overgrowth.

91É«ÊÓƵresearchers are developing a web-based management program capable of mapping ocean water pollution almost as it happens.

4 October 2023
Two people wearing lab coats looking down into a round metal furnace

A custom-built furnace that can heat materials to almost 3000 degrees Celsius has been installed at 91É«ÊÓƵ to build components for Australia’s burgeoning space industry.

8 September 2023

The 91É«ÊÓƵArt Museum’s upcoming exhibition Mare Amoris | Sea of Love poses timely questions about the role of oceans in personal stories and cultural practices.

14 July 2023
Three women standing in front of a screen displaying corporate logos

Brisbane is set to become a hub for Paralympic sport with the announcement of a nationally-significant partnership between 91É«ÊÓƵ and Paralympics Australia.

23 June 2023

First Nations PhD candidate Emily Hall is combining her studies in high performance sport with an innovative exercise program co-designed with an Aboriginal community.

12 June 2023
A man wearing a lab coat and safety goggles using a large piece of equipment in a laboratory. The equipment consists of a large half-filled container with tubes directed into several smaller containers.

Queensland will become a major international hub for vaccine discovery and development with a global partnership formed in the United States today to help address the world’s critical health challenges.

7 June 2023
Green seedlings grow in soil in a black plastic tray, the photo is taken from above.

University of Queensland researchers have shown Australian tobacco plants could be used as ‘biofactories’ to manufacture medicines on a large scale.

1 June 2023
A elephant calf surrounded by two adult elephants

University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.

3 April 2023
View through water to rows of plants on the sea floor with a beach and palm trees in the background

A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges.

27 January 2023
A close up of gloved hands holding a magnet against a small vial of brown liquid with two faces in the background

Researchers at 91É«ÊÓƵ have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.

20 January 2023
A woman in a black top and brown hair pulled back smiles broadly at the camera with a brick laneway out of focus in the background.

University of Queensland School of Architecture lecturer Dr Liz Brogden has been awarded a 2022 Churchill Fellowship to further her work pioneering climate action in the profession.

28 November 2022

91É«ÊÓƵ will establish three Centres of Excellence to tackle major global challenges and opportunities.

4 November 2022

Research co-led by 91É«ÊÓƵhas found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.

25 October 2022
Elephant

Some of Asia’s largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.

22 October 2022
cow with lumpy skin disease symptoms in a green field

Scientists at 91É«ÊÓƵ are developing a protein-based vaccine to protect Australia’s beef industry from lumpy skin disease (LSD).

7 October 2022