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  • A close up photo of 2 microscope plates showing tiny green seedlings and their roots.

    Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

    ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

    14 February 2025
  • A group of people standing in a laboratory wearing white lab coats.

    AgriSkills Accelerator given green light

    A first-of-its-kind program will encourage university students from diverse disciplines to ‘test-drive’ a career in Australia’s agriculture industry.

    29 January 2025
  • a man with a beard sits behind a tray of small plants in a glasshouse

    New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at UQ

    Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵhave resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.

    20 January 2025
the round skull of an animal with large teeth

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.

7 January 2025
A black and white still image from a video showing a bee with a refelective marker on its back approaching a flower.

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.

5 December 2024
A black and white cow stands in a sorghum field, looking straight at the camera.

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.

20 November 2024
Cows standing under a shaded structure on a large dry property

A three-year pilot project led by ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵhas shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

19 November 2024
A man in a white coat and blue gloves sits in front of a silver cannister

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.

18 November 2024
Three people investigating a sorghum stem

A research team led by ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵis on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.

28 October 2024
Dr Chris O'Brien holding an avocado plant in pot.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵto grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.

9 October 2024
a large brick building against a blue sky with glasshouses on its roof

A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.

4 October 2024
the top of a dark brown cat's head with a tick visible near its ear

For the first time ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵscientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.

26 September 2024
shelves of plants in a room with purple lights

Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to UQ’s Professor of Protected Cropping.

25 September 2024
a man in a white lab coat sits at a bench holding a container of small round green fruit

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearch has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.

18 September 2024
A group of 8 people standing shoulder to shoulder, smiling.

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵhas launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.

3 September 2024
A male scientist in lab coat and goggles inspects a glass full of red liquid.

A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵwill use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024
A hand scooping into a barrel of coffee beans

The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

7 August 2024
A flock of sheep grazing in a paddock

A chemical-free method of controlling flystrike in sheep is a step closer, according to University of Queensland research.

15 July 2024