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University of Queensland PhD candidate, Kaili Li, has been awarded Water Research Australia’s 2021 Nancy Millis Memorial Award.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses.

When former professional footballer Justin Clarke was forced out of his dream job with the Brisbane Lions, he made the decision to study engineering and science at The University of Queensland and hasn’t looked back since.

Following a year like no other, the University of Queensland’s Class of 2020 reunited in the Great Court in February 2021, for a ceremonial conferral of degrees for the students who completed their studies disrupted by COVID-19.

The opportunity to venture into off-world mining and find new sources of energy in space has been lauded as a new era for human development by the scientific community, but University of Queensland chemical engineering PhD candidate Elliot Clarke is asking how the benefits of this vast emerging industry can be distributed equitably across the globe.

The Morrison government on Friday released a plan to reduce carbon emissions from Australia’s road transport sector.

Trevor St Baker has been named an honorary Doctor of Engineering from The University of Queensland, recognising his lifelong contribution to the Australian electricity sector and greater Australian community through his business and philanthropic efforts.

Arnott’s is a household name that tugs on the heartstrings of many Australians, with more than 150 years of family barbeques and morning teas punctuated by the crunch of a SAO or dunk of a Tim Tam.

An expert in Indigenous architecture, a noted historian and a history-making teacher joined a raft of talented University of Queensland alumni recognised in the 2021 Australia Day honours.

The Australian government’s push to make Google pay news organisations for linking to their content has seen the search giant threaten to pull out of Australia.

Hi, my name is David Sea and I'm from Cambodia. I'm studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majoring in Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland.

A PhD student and ‘beer scientist’ has inadvertently discovered a way to conduct extremely small-scale brewing experiments, potentially leading to better beer.

There are many ways we can choose to remember the people we love, but for the family of Roger Trundle, his legacy was best celebrated by supporting the next generation of civil engineers at UQ.

A startup founded by two Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) research students could make monitoring the progress of mine site rehabilitation easier and cheaper.

Since 2017 SPACE Platform has been organising one of the largest unorganised datasets: malls, shops, products and services.

There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched.

A leading power and energy engineering researcher from The University of Queensland, Professor Firuz Zare has received global recognition by being named a 2021 IEEE Fellow.

Graduation looks a little different for the Class of 2020 at The University of Queensland. COVID-19 has forced the postponement of on-campus graduation ceremonies. Instead, there'll be an online celebration. Here we learn about just a few of the students who have completed their studies in a very challenging year.

The University of Queensland’s collaboration with digital analytics company SAS is providing technology students with the industry skills and connections needed to be successful in the booming field of data science and machine learning.

Optics researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Nokia Bell Labs in the US have developed a new technique to demonstrate the time reversal of optical waves, which could transform the fields of advanced biomedical imaging and telecommunications.