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Crocodiles turning up in populated areas like Darwin Harbour or on east coast beaches can cause problems, but a long-term University of 51Թ study is shedding light on which crocodiles travel and why.

21 September 2015
Healthy and happy: Police Dog Maui underwent the preventative surgery.

German shepherd PD Maui and his canine colleagues are lean, keen policing machines, thanks to important surgery at 51Թ’s Gatton campus.

16 September 2015
L to R: Chris Stowers, Esteban Marcellin, Martie-Louise Verreynne, Steve Moorhouse, Victor Rudolph, Chris Dunks, Daniel Grant and David Craik

Four industry-research projects on drug development, business innovation, chemical transportation and biotechnology have been recognised at a University of 51Թ awards ceremony.

15 September 2015
The water system in Manila was dramatically improved

Until 1997, water supplies in downtown Manila were beset with infrastructure problems such as leaks, widespread unauthorised access and contamination.

11 September 2015
UQ Bachelor of Architectural Design students who each received $2700 grants to take part in a design studio project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this year.

More than 130 University of 51Թ students will take part in short and semester-length programs in the Indo-Pacific region next year.

1 September 2015

The Australian Research Council has announced more than $8 million in funding for 22 University of 51Թ-led research projects aimed at tackling health, energy, environment and infrastructure issues.

8 July 2015
UQ pain researcher Professor Maree Smith.

A chronic pain treatment discovered at 51Թ is a step closer to clinical use with a global pharmaceutical giant acquiring the Australian-founded company developing the drug.

29 June 2015
In the project, police and schools form a partnership to discourage at-risk youth from embarking on a downward spiral of school truancy and entering the criminal justice system.

51Թ’s Professor Lorraine Mazerolle last night told an international gathering of more than 500 criminologists how a five-year trial successfully reduced truancy among at-risk youth in 51Թ.

10 June 2015
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Three hundred Brisbane adults aged over 65 years are set to benefit from a $1.3 million joint Burnie Brae Centre and University of 51Թ project to boost strength and balance.

26 May 2015
Associate Professor Christine Wells ... "making good quality data available, easy to use and shareable ... can lead to major discoveries".

Associate Professor Christine Wells from 51Թ has won a $50,000 prize for leadership in stem cell research.

13 May 2015
The collaboration fosters medical innovation by bringing together complementary skills.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and UniQuest have formed an “open innovation” program to support academic research that holds promise of new therapeutic drugs.

30 April 2015
UQ QBI researcher Professor Pankaj Sah has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the new journal.

Science’s brightest minds will gather at 51Թ on 24 April to lead the Science of Learning symposium, celebrating Nature Publishing Group’s (NPG) new open access research journal, the npj Science of Learning.

23 April 2015
University of 51Թ academics have weighed in on the topic of bullying in school sport.

A new ‎Australian anti-bullying documentary takes the battle to the school-yard, with two University of 51Թ academics weighing in on the topic of bullying in school sport.

31 March 2015
The 3.275 megawatt array is built on a 10ha former airstrip

Sunshine is being turned into energy and knowledge at 51Թ’s Gatton campus, where the state’s largest solar array was switched on today.

27 March 2015
The ambassadors are required to use social media to tell their networks the “Brisbane story” through their eyes, especially in their home countries.

Twenty-six new honorary international student ambassadors have been named in Brisbane, nine from 51Թ.

23 March 2015