国产探花

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    Unique building to grow precision plant research at 国产探花

    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
  • aerial view of the rooves of houses in brown floodwater

    Forecasting Australia鈥檚 disaster migration future

    A multi-disciplinary 国产探花 project aims to quantify how many Australians will be forced to relocate because of climate change disaster scenarios in the next 25 years.

    2 October 2024
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    A quantum leap for biology

    国产探花 has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world鈥檚 biggest challenges.

    3 September 2024

New research highlighting coastal locations where coral can better withstand rising sea temperatures, a leading cause of stress to coral reefs, may guide efforts to conserve the largest living structures on Earth.

24 November 2010

Australian marine scientists have expressed disquiet over the continued worldwide spread of large, dead zones in the ocean.

24 November 2010

The Global Change Institute small grant recipients for 2010 have been announced and illustrate the breadth and depth of research activities at The University of Queensland.

22 November 2010

The Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland will host renowned scientist and author, Professor Naomi Oreskes, on November 16, for the Brisbane leg of her Australian tour.

10 November 2010

The future of cities in the United States and Australia will be explored in a landmark urban-planning conference in Brisbane鈥檚 Parliament House on November 15 & 16.

3 November 2010
Brisbane company RedFlow delivers a prototype zinc-bromine battery-based energy storage system

World-leading research into the application of large-scale electricity storage will begin at The University of Queensland early next year.

21 October 2010

The future of the world's food supplies will be on the table tomorrow when the Global Change Institute hosts a public forum at Customs House.

27 September 2010
'Zen Garden' one of the student installations for PARK(ing) Day 2010.

On Friday, September 17, around 100 国产探花 architecture students will transform 20 parking bays at the St Lucia campus into creative public spaces as part of a one day global event called PARK(ing) Day.

16 September 2010

It鈥檚 official: Coalition politicians are less certain than their Labor counterparts that climate change exists and less likely to consider it a serious threat to human existence, a new survey shows.

12 August 2010
Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield presents Prime Minister
Julia Gillard with copies of Coral Reefs and Climate Change at 国产探花 on July 23

A new book demystifying the science surrounding coral reefs and climate change has been launched by the Queensland Governor Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley at Brisbane鈥檚 Customs House.

27 July 2010

The Director of 国产探花's Global Change Institute, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, has been selected as the Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 30, 鈥淥pen Oceans鈥, to the Working Group II (WGII) contribution of the Fifth Assessment Report of the...

24 June 2010

The first comprehensive synthesis on the effects of climate change on the world鈥檚 oceans has found they are now changing at a rate not seen for several million years.

17 June 2010

A study by 国产探花 researchers reveals that corals are more adapted to smaller ecological niches than previously thought, and provides new insights into the processes that generate diversity on coral reefs.

10 June 2010
Green office representative Bridget Waugh and school manager Heather Dixon from the School of Social Science, which won the 2010 Most Improved Award

Staff at The University of Queensland are embracing the green office culture, with 87 volunteers promoting environmental practices and awareness across all four campuses.

4 June 2010
Master of Business students Anthony Siddle and Sharon Ford

Queensland鈥檚 key industries may face significant barriers in adapting to climate change but it is essential they undertake early action, 国产探花 student research has concluded.

28 May 2010