Research

An Dr Kai Li Lim and Dr Dia Adhikari Smith with a Tesla.

Jolt needed to drive electric-vehicle uptake

Published on: 26 August 2022

The recently announced mandate of phasing out fossil fuel vehicle sales in the ACT by 2035 is certainly a welcome decision, and it is hoped that other states and territories – like Queensland – will follow its lead.

Dr Gilbert Price sitting at a desk with a microscope and an array of fossils. He is holding and looking at a large fossilised jaw.

Unearthing Australia's giants

Published on: 26 August 2022

Dr Gilbert Price is part of a long line of UQ researchers who have hunted for megafauna fossils near the rural Queensland town of Chinchilla, some of which are over 3.5 million years old!

E-cigarettes and vaping: what we know so far

Published on: 27 July 2022

Around the world and in Australia, parents and teachers are alarmed about increasing youth vaping and e-cigarette use. News and media stories have labelled it as the ‘vaping epidemic’ that creates a cohort of nicotine-addicted youth. So, what do we know from the research so far?

An image of a farmer feeding his cows on his farm in Palembang, Indonesia, where thousands of livestock have been infected with foot and mouth disease.

What you need to know about the foot and mouth disease threat

Published on: 25 July 2022

Tourists travelling to Bali have been warned to avoid farm stays and traditional Balinese cooking classes, as authorities ready for a possible incursion of foot and mouth disease in Australia.

This is an image of Professor John Quiggin

Could a four-day work week become a reality?

Published on: 25 July 2022

A research team is exploring the viability of a four-day work week following the success of trials in Europe. UQ's Professor John Quiggin discusses the factors that could turn this proposal into a reality.

An image of Turtle Tribe founder Ned Heaton snorkling with sea turtle.

The clean-ocean crusader

Published on: 15 July 2022

Meet the UQ Create Change Young Achiever award-winner who's on a mission to reduce plastic waste.

Myriam Preker at the book fair, holding a book called "The Fring of the Sea" by Isobel Bennett

From reef labs to research libraries

Published on: 15 July 2022

Meet the UQ volunteer who has turned a new page to help give books a second life.

My brush with death

Published on: 14 July 2022

What’s it like to be bitten by one of the world’s most venomous snakes? Find how a near-fatal snake bite sparked a partnership of discovery and education.