University of Queensland researchers are investigating the use of maggots, locusts and other alternative proteins in a range of specialty foods.
1 May 2019Thrifty parents in low-income households could be inadvertently encouraging unhealthy fussy eating habits in their children.
17 April 2019A high-yield Mexican wheat variety identified by University of Queensland researchers is now available to Australian wheat farmers.
9 April 2019A new centre promoting animal welfare standards internationally is to be established in China, thanks to a University of Queensland-led project.
9 April 2019Ageing coconut palm trees could be replaced quickly and cheaply by superior cloned coconuts being developed by University of Queensland researchers.
11 March 2019Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.
11 March 2019The University of Queensland has jumped to the top of the national table in Agriculture and Forestry, and it also ranks first in Australia for Environmental Sciences and Sports-Related Subjects, according to the latest international rankings survey.
28 February 2019University of Queensland researchers trying to pinpoint the mystery killer behind ‘pasture dieback’ find their research is fascinating – but they would much prefer to watch grass grow.
28 February 2019Caviar will never be the way to Brisbane woman Anna Hendra’s heart.
5 February 2019A new collaboration will help feed the world’s growing demand for poultry and eggs, while minimising the risk to international public health from animal-to-human-diseases.
24 January 2019University of Queensland researchers are working on a new project to keep smut off our playing fields; but it’s not the kind of smut that first comes to mind.
24 January 2019Agriculture and soil scientist Dr Glen Simpson has been awarded The University of Queensland Gatton Gold Medal for improving the welfare of communities around the world.
6 December 2018The Great Barrier Reef and Australia’s delicate ecosystems will benefit from a research project that aims to cut the amount of nitrogen fertiliser that ends up in our waterways.
4 December 2018Avocado aficionados will benefit from a Queensland research project that aims to strip bare the avocado to reveal detailed information about the popular fruit’s biology.
21 November 2018Plant speed breeding could be part of the solution to minimise the devastating effects of drought and climate change on crops in the future, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
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