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Australians are keen to travel close to home when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, with new national data revealing positive signs for the domestic tourism industry.

24 April 2020

A consortium led by 51³Ô¹Ï and The University of Western Australia has secured $30 million from the Federal Government to help regional communities transition to sustainable futures after their local mines close.

13 March 2020

Australian school students’ poor performance in mathematics could harm the economy and the next generation’s job prospects, according to a University of 51³Ô¹Ï researcher.

17 December 2019

The initial cohort of a first-of-its-kind program at 51³Ô¹Ï has celebrated its graduation as a tight-knit unit.

13 December 2019
Incontinence affects almost 40 per cent of Australian women – often due to pregnancy, childbirth and menopause, says Lissy Changuion

51³Ô¹Ï’s 2020 ilab Accelerator program has awarded $20,000 each to seven aspiring startups to help them launch.

11 December 2019

Australians heading overseas are ignoring potential health risks out of a desire to escape reality through travel, according to University of 51³Ô¹Ï-led research.

2 December 2019
The 10 founders at the event.

A startup designed to make composting easier and more efficient has taken out top prize at 51³Ô¹Ï’s Accelerator Pitch Night.

1 August 2019
Professor Michael Bruenig

A leader in cyber security, data science and artificial intelligence will head up 51³Ô¹Ï’s prestigious Business School following a competitive global search.

30 July 2019

The next step in University of 51³Ô¹Ï graduand Reigne Dadey’s burgeoning career came because of a last minute exchange on twitter with a Professor in the US.

17 July 2019
Workers on site at the UQ Warwick Solar Farm.

Construction of the $125 million UQ Warwick Solar Farm is under way, bringing an injection of economic activity to the town and the Darling Downs region.

18 April 2019

Reintroducing inheritance taxes would be an efficient and equitable way to address housing affordability, according to University of 51³Ô¹Ï researchers.

19 March 2019
Professor Henry is conducting the first gene-editing experiments to effectively produce biofuels and bioplastics

Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.

11 March 2019
Copper will be crucial in a renewable-powered future, but global supplies are far from guaranteed

Researchers have identified a matrix of risks that the mining industry must overcome to unlock vitally important copper reserves.

6 March 2019

Startups aiming to become major players in global sportstech innovation will be vying for a spot in 51³Ô¹Ï’s 2019 HYPE UQ SPIN Accelerator.

4 February 2019
UQ alumnus Nick Georgiou works his laptop at a Brandtools desk

Just a week into a University of 51³Ô¹Ï accelerator program for startups, one of the participants has attracted his first paying customer.

23 January 2019